‘Our Gang’: a.k.a. ‘The Little Rascals’

 George ‘Spanky’ McFarland and Marianne Edwards

1936 publicity photo

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thanks to Facie Populi

http://www.faciepopuli.com/

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Our Gang, also known as The Little Rascals or Hal Roach’s Rascals, was a series of American comedy short films about a group of poor neighborhood children and the adventures they had together. Created by comedy producer Hal Roach, the series is noted for showing children behaving in a relatively natural way, as Roach and original director Robert F. McGowan worked to film the unaffected, raw nuances apparent in regular children rather than have them imitate adult acting styles.

In addition, Our Gang notably put boys, girls, whites and blacks together in a group as equals, something that “broke new ground,” according to film historian Leonard Maltin. Such a thing had never been done before in cinema but has since been repeated after the success of Our Gang.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Gang

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skepticism

skepticism: an attitude of doubt or a disposition to incredulity either in general or toward a particular object.

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Rupert Murdoch joins Twitter, expresses support for Santorum

Via: Think Progress

A couple of hours ago, Rupert Murdoch joined twitter. His verified account is here. In one of his first tweets, he expresses support for Rick Santorum in the upcoming Iowa caucus.

“Good to see santorum surging** in Iowa. Regardless of policies, all debates showed principles, consistency and humility lik’e no other.

— Rupert Murdoch(@rupertmurdoch) January 1, 2012″

http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2012/01/01/396188/breaking-rupert-murdoch-joins-twitter-expresses-support-for-santorum/

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** Santorum: 1. The frothy mix of lube and fecal matter that is sometimes the byproduct of anal sex. 2. Senator Rick Santorum.

http://www.google.com/webhp?hl=en&tab=Tw#hl=en&cp=6&gs_id=m&xhr=t&q=santorum&pf=p&sclient=psy-ab&site=webhp&source=hp&pbx=1&oq=santru&aq=0s&aqi=g-s3g1&aql=&gs_sm=&gs_upl=&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&fp=dc9072f4d1d34f4c&biw=1192&bih=492

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The Republican Candidates’ Economic Agenda For The 1 Percent

Via: Think Progress

https://seattle98.wordpress.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=9977&action=edit&message=10

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