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John Cassellis:
It seems like no man's life is worth anything anymore. You see, the media's got a script now by the numbers. Memorial meetings, Memorial marches. Moments of silence. A widow cries, and then she says brave words. A lot of experts saying how sick our society is, how sick we all are. The script is a national drain-off
It seems like no man's life is worth anything anymore. You see, the media's got a script now by the numbers. Memorial meetings, Memorial marches. Moments of silence. A widow cries, and then she says brave words. A lot of experts saying how sick our society is, how sick we all are. The script is a national drain-off
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Seems like no man's life's worth anything anymore
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You see
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the media's got a script now
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By the numbers
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Flags at half mast Trips cancelled
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Ball games called off Schools closed
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Man on TV flags at half mast
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Memorial meetings Memorial marches
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Moments of silence
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The widow cries and then she says brave words
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More moments of silence Standing by in our Washington studio
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then the funeral procession
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is the foremost expert on urban violence and the contemporary scene
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A lot of experts
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saying how sick our society is how sick we all are
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The script is a national drain off
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Movie Summary
A TV news reporter finds himself becoming personally involved in the violence that erupts around the 1968 Democratic National Convention.
