Contemporary Connections

CONTEMPORARY CONNECTIONS

That ‘70s show spoof of Reefer Madness—ACTORS/DESIGNERS/SOUND

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-45GvW7PvIM&feature=fvw

Why are Americans so Angry?—Tea Party Movement

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2010/0308/Why-Americans-are-so-angry/(page)/3

Political satire—

http://www.ask.com/questions-about/Political-Satire

Obama’s State of the Union Address

Glenn Beck

Sarah Palin

FAMILY GUY

Family guy—political humor

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2008/10/20/2008-10-20_family_guy_compares_john_mccain_and_sara.html

http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/10/04/rush-limbaugh-family-guy/

Family guy—political cartoon

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/postpartisan/2009/09/family_guy_could_learn_a_thing.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pacdFrzmRx4

Family guy- Top Five Satirical Episodes

http://www.xomba.com/top_five_satirical_family_guy_episodes

Best Bits of political satire from the simpsons to family guy

http://www.alternet.org/blogs/video/63385/

Family Guy Road to the multiverse

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

http://smotri.com/video/view/?id=v1157510beb4

Family Guy cutaway gags

Family Guy generally uses the filmmaking method of cutaways, which occur in the majority of Family Guy episodes.[95] Emphasis is often placed on gags which make reference to current events and/or modern cultural icons.

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

In interviews and on the DVD commentary of season one, MacFarlane explained that he is a fan of 1930s and 1940s radio programs, particularly the radio thriller anthology "Suspense", which led him to give early episodes ominous titles pertaining to death and murder, like "Death Has a Shadow" and "Mind Over Murder".

Union Voices from Madison: "We Will Be Out Here Marching Until Justice
is Served"
http://www.democracynow.org/blog/2011/2/25/union_voices_from_madison_we_will_be_out_here_marching_until_justice_is_served

Labor Protests Spread: Thousands Rally Against Anti-Union Bill in Ohio
http://www.democracynow.org/2011/3/2/thousands_protest_anti_union_bill_in

Idaho Students Stage Walkout to Oppose Teacher Layoffs, Collective
Bargaining Curbs
http://www.democracynow.org/2011/3/2/idaho_students_stage_walk_out_to

Uprisings: From the Middle East to the Midwest
http://www.democracynow.org/blog/2011/2/23/uprisings_from_the_middle_east_to_the_midwest