Jerry Springer Explains How We Are ALL Liberals

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of McCain?

It surprises me, but he's pretty good.

It's called "Leaving the Fold" I think.

Very insightful into Springerand the bizarre disconenct between the content of the show and his Final Thoughts.

..he should have continued in politics; he'd go far; he makes sense;and is very bright ..too bad he took the trash talk show route and wrecked his reputation...

just minor but important refinements.

Jerry is used to talk show hosting and probably is used to
writing much of his own material.
His basic premise is sound, life is not just about ourselves.

His premise and argument about government role of protection
is not quite on the mark. Instead, without exception,
Government role is to hold the monopoly power on violence.
It grants or withholds the priviledge to use violence.
And enforces that right with violence (through police).

When Jerry says that government is there to protect us, that is an
incorrect (and I think dangerous, from a civil rights standpoint)
proposition. In fact, there is no legal duty for a police officer to
protect anyone. This may upset some people, so before flaming me
be please have your opposition legal citations available and checked,
for I doubt you will find any except for special cases (duty to protect
prisoner in custody).

Thus Jerry's argument proceeds from a false, although popular,
misconception. However, this is not fatal to his overall message
of community, which is sound of itself and does not need the
'government is there to protect us' as a premise.

We the people ...
That doesn't mean that we do not have a MORAL obligation to enact just laws
and to be committed to regulation that help achieve community and social
justice. But in America that is not the government's job. "IT IS OUR JOB!"

And for any who still have a doubt of that, please re-read the first
three words of the US Constitution. Never give them up!


*** Note, the language of preamble of the constitution is:
"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."

Brave words, and to help understand what they mean, go here
http://www.usconstitution.net/consttop_pre.html
***

Springer is one of the things wrong with this country, so hard for him to start preachin' to the country about ANYthing.

And what does Springer have to do w/what's wrong w/America?

The Jerry Springer Show debuted on September 30, 1991. It was developed by WLWT-TV to replace its Phil Donahue Show. It started as a politically oriented talk show, a longer version of Springer's commentaries. Guests included Oliver North and Jesse Jackson, and topics included homelessness and gun politics.

In the spring of 1994, Springer and his new producer Richard Dominick revamped the format of the show in order to garner higher ratings. The show became more and more lowbrow, with an emphasis on infidelity. Its guests are typically lower class, minimally-educated, blue collar people confronted on a television stage with a spouse or family member's adultery, homosexuality, prostitution, transvestism, hate group membership, or other controversial situations. These confrontations often lead to profane shouting, chair-throwing, fist-fights, and removal of clothing. Female guests also receive 'Jerry Beads' when exposing their breasts to the crowd.

Setting a nice tone I'd say.

between a role someone has played and how that same person is in reality.

Duh!

But that's beside the point.

IT WAS A SHOW! IT HE WAS PLAYING A ROLE!

He is much different in real life. I know, I have been following his political speeches for years.

Guess what? Not everyone watches tv. And to those that do and have watched his show, I believe most understand it's a SHOW and that he's playinga ROLE.