A Shortcut to Impeachment

Summary:

A Presidential look at misconduct, dirty politics and Impeachment

Website:

http://www.mixedup.com/shortcut.html

Tones:

Engaging, Offbeat, Sound Rich

Language:

English

Description:

Propelled by themes of war, deception and distrust, including various degrees of presidential misconduct, "A Shortcut To Impeachment" draws parallels between the Richard Nixon and George W. Bush administrations with additional stops in the Oval Offices of Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush, Ronald Reagan and LBJ. From Vietnam to Iraq, from Watergate through Contragate this program underlines the "History Repeating" theory with clips from all these leaders of the free world, mixed with commentary from Daniel Ellsberg, Howard Zinn, Howard Dean, Stephen Colbert, Colin Powell, Gore Vidal, Dick Cheney, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Dr. Jennifer Melfi, John Kerry, Hillary Clinton, Dwight David Eisenhower, Marge & Bart Simpson, Ken Starr, Bobby Bacala, Tony Soprano and Gerald Ford. Music from Marvin Gaye, Gnarls Barkley, Al Green, The Propellerheads, Shirley Bassey, Madonna, Steve Earle, Steely Dan, Charlie Chaplin, John Barry, The Buffalo Springfield, The Rolling Stones, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, ELO, Pearl Jam, The Average Whie Band, Linda Ronstadt and Neil Young with our themesong-- "Let's Impeach The President".

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