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Ten O'Clock News (1984-10-11)
About this film
Barney Frank at a press conference. He discusses the threat that the John Birch Society poses to rational politics. He quotes their opinion that America is being increasingly controlled by communism and on their attack on the genocide convention. He discusses Ray Shamie's connection to the John Birch Society, especially in the context of his campaign for the Senate, running against John Kerry. Frank mentions his relationship with Republicans and his fear of the effect far right wings groups, like the John Birch Society, are having on American politics.
Directors & creators
WGBH
Subjects
public broadcasting, AAPB, Barney Frank, Ray Shamie, John Kerry, Robert Welch, Margaret Thatcher, Jesse Helms, Fred McManus, John Birch Society, Genocide Convention, Massachusetts, United States Senate election 1984, far-right politics, conspiracy theories, communism, political campaigns, anti-communism
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