A Career-Ending Vote
Wednesday, September 09 2009
A Career-Ending Vote
Marjorie Margolies Mezvinsky
President Obama addresses a joint session of Congress tonight. The last time that happened, it was President Bill Clinton in 1993, talking about the same two lightening rod issues: health care and the economy.
Back then, Marjorie Margolies Mezvinsky had just been elected to Congress. She was a Democrat from a mostly-Republican district near Philadelphia. After receiving a personal phone call from Clinton, she cast the deciding vote in favor of his controversial budget. She was not re-elected. Marjorie talks with Dick Gordon about her experience in contentious partisan debates and bitter town hall meetings - and how similar it all is to what she's seeing today.
- Learn about Marjorie's nonprofit work
Making Good on youtube
Brendan Bradley
Brendan Bradley has studied acting for years. It's going well - he's featured in five films that are making the film festival rounds across the country. But they don't pay so well. Between the economy and the writer's strike of last year, the industry is riding a downswing. To make ends meet, Brendan discovered his inner talent as a writer and director … of YouTube commercials. He won a few contests creating spots for Schick razors and Crazy Glue and PostIt Notes. He's created a made-for-internet series of shows called Squatters. This month, he's got an interview to sell the shows to Comedy Central.
- Visit Brendan's Web site
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