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Producer Katie Ball visits a child's lemonade stand in her Orlando neighborhood. After a cool drink and good-hearted conversation with the Edgars family Ball notices that they had deliberately removed and/or covered their McCain campaign signs so as not to risk offending any would-be customers.
This spoken word essay, set against a musical backdrop, reflects on political intolerance within a battleground state and within her own heart.
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Producer Katie Ball visits a child's lemonade stand in her Orlando neighborhood. After a cool drink and good-hearted conversation with the Edgars family Ball notices that they had deliberately removed and/or covered their McCain campaign signs so as not to risk offending any would-be customers. This spoken word essay, set against a musical backdrop, reflects on political intolerance within a battleground state and within her own heart.
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Mary Ellen Ball
Posted on November 03, 2008 at 12:48 AM | Permalink
Review of McLemonade: A taste of political intolerance.
I enjoyed this piece very much. It's a realistic view of the problems facing our country during this election, and yet- it is hopeful. So am I.