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Lawmakers - February 11, 1982 - Commentary
Lawmakers - February 11, 1982 - Commentary
Lawmakers - February 11, 1982 - Commentary
Paul Duke intro commentary. As we ve said members of Congress have been studying President Reagan s proposed budget all week. Trying to figure out what the numbers add up to. Our commentator, Otis Pike believes they would be better off if they stopped reading and started listening.
Ladies' Day
MS male service station attendant talking to woman in front of 1953 Chevrolet Bel Air coupe with open hood. GV station attendant standing next to Bel Air coupe at gas pump, he talks to woman behind the wheel and gives her a "good day" salute as she drives away.
Ladies' Day
MS male service station attendant inside shop talking to woman while standing in front of Goodyear battery display.
Ladies' Day
MCU male service station attendant inside shop talking to woman while standing in front of white wall tire & Goodyear products. Similar shots repeated.
Ladies' Day
MCU male service station attendant inside shop talking to woman while standing in front of white wall tire & Goodyear products. Similar shots repeated.
Ladies' Day
Nice MCU from over the shoulder of male service attendant as he talks to woman seated behind the wheel of her 1953 Chevrolet Bel Air coupe. Similar shots repeated.
Ladies' Day
Nice MCU from over the shoulder of male service attendant as he talks to woman seated behind the wheel of her 1953 Chevrolet Bel Air coupe. Similar shots repeated.
Dude Ranch Fashions
Dude Ranch Fashions - Teenage girls pose their western styles at fairground.
Dude Ranch Fashions
GV two models posing by empty horse corral, one in a frilly Mexican style skirt, the other in bandanna shirt, short jean shorts, cowboy hat and red cowboy boots, a third girl walks in leading a horse, her outfit is almost identical to the other in short-shorts. MS girls posing with the horse. GV girls posing with horse.
Dude Ranch Fashions
GV two models posing their western wear near horse corral, leaning on the fence, lone pony seen inside the corral, sticking his head out of gate, third girl walks in leading a horse. Similar shot repeated.
Dude Ranch Fashions
MCUs girls in their cowboy hats & western ribbon ties posing with horse.
Beauty Contest & Winter Fest
GV large ice sculpture in front of snow-covered mountain peak. MS line of beauty contestants posing in winter scarves, coats & mittens, women also wear sashes & ribbons, they wave to camera. Cute MS beauty contestants posing on roadblock barrier that reads DANGER, the women smile & wave to camera, some of their sashes read: Miss Calgary, Edmonton, West Pass and Vancouver. GV parade along snow covered street, first seen is Dalyce Smith titled Queen & riding in a 1955 Ford Thunderbird convertible, waving while wearing crown and ermine cape, her car is followed by more waving winter beauties. GV marching band.
Lawmakers - February 11, 1982 - Commentary
Commentary by Otis Pike on subject of the budget. The numbers in the budget are interesting, but you can learn more from the sounds of the budget. For openers you know its bad news by the way the administration tries to sneak it quietly to Congress. No Joint session with the President, proudly presenting his budget to Congress. Instead, it was first whispered to select groups of Republicans behind closed doors. These trusted lieutenants silently leaked the budget to members the media, knowing full well that they can t keep anything quiet. After two days of the media trumpeting the 758 billion dollar total and 92 billion dollar deficit, the President passed it quietly up to Congress. Hoping no one would notice. The next sound you heard was weeping and wailing from Republican Senators and Representatives you have to run this year. They made small noises about how it was all Jimmy Carter s fault. But those faint sounds were drowned out by the weeping and wailing. The Democrats joined in with moaning and groaning about how the budget was unfair. A rich man s budget for the country club set. They kept singing the song about how awful, how dreadful, how terrible the deficits were. They were plenty loud, but the harmony was poor, for their still learning the deficit song. There was one sound everyone listened for but no one heard. No matter what a good ear you have, there was no sound from the Democratic leadership about how the Democrats would change that awful, terrible, dreadful budget. Would they cut defense spending? Would they raise taxes? What would they do about Social Security and Federal Employees? What was their plan to balance the budget? Simon and Garfunkel had a song about that sound. They called it The Sound of Silence.
Lawmakers - February 11, 1982 - Commentary
Paul Duke signs off. But in the days ahead, the sound of silence is likely to be broken many times by the sound of acrimony. Meanwhile, the lawmakers are taking ten days off to consult with their constituents on the budget. From my colleagues Linda Wertheimer and Cokie Roberts, I m Paul Duke and on Capitol Hill, we ll see you next week.
Lawmakers - February 11, 1982 - Commentary
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Beauty Contest & Winter Fest
MS parade float featuring a comic bear on covered wagon promoting the Buckhorn Guest Ranch. MS clown on snow sled with sign reading "Banff Athlete", she tips her hat to the crowd. MS people parading under a Chinese dragon. GVs interesting old truck with "1905" license plates, belching steam. Nice TLSs people lined up along snowy downtown street for ski exhibition, two shots as Jeep barrels along snow packed road toward camera towing man on skis, skier jumps a ramp.
Coach Makes Pointers
Coach Makes Pointers - Baseball practice for a team of pre-teen / teen boys dressed in matching hats & t-shirts with cuffed jeans.
Coach Makes Pointers
MS in the diamond as boys practice baseball, batter ducks out of the way, third base runner steals home as catcher misses throw from the outfield. MS third base runner laying on home base as catcher hovers above. GV coach leading players onto field. MCU/MS coach using blackboard to explain plays as boys watch from bleachers.
Coach Makes Pointers
Cute MSs boys dressed in their green & yellow "Solons" team shirts & hats while they sit listening to off screen coach.