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“You could feel America starting to ease up a little bit on racism, against blacks in certain pockets, and then suddenly The Cosby Show bubbled up and it was the right time for it.”

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Adam McKay

Adam McKay, born on April 17, 1968, is an accomplished American screenwriter known for his sharp wit and social commentary in his films. more

“I grew up with a single mom who was a waitress. We were on food stamps. My mom then got Pell Grants, put herself through college to get a degree to get a better job. Because we were broke, I then had to go to a state school. I went to Temple University, and had to get loans. So I grew up in a world where I saw the government helping individuals pull themselves up, and saw it work very successfully.”

“I think American culture had just become so disengaged from the process of government, and we'd been so fuzzed out by our pop culture around us, that I don't think people really saw this guy for what he was.”

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“Blanket cynicism toward government has always existed.”

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“I don't think you have to make this choice about being on one side or the other side. My feeling is that when we are committed to growing the economy and making sure that our public employees have a place at the table through collective bargaining, everyone wins.”

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Author:Mary Burke

“I just love Wisconsin. I'm a fourth-generation Wisconsinite,and my great grandparents were farmers. My grandfather delivered the mail. My mom was the first in her family to go to college. My dad started this business that becomes an international success. And I just believe very strongly in Wisconsin and who we are and the potential that this state has. And I'm really concerned about the direction that we're headed.”

“I've been an advocate for public education for a long time. It's the way people are able to improve their lives.”

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Author:Mary Burke

“As governor I would have made sure that I bargained fairly but firmly, been able to get the changes that were needed to balance the budget, but done that through collective bargaining and making sure that our public employees had a voice at the table.”

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Author:Mary Burke

“No organization is going to be successful unless it places a high value on its employees and engages them in the work that it's doing.”

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Author:Mary Burke

“I'd been a film maniac since I was very young; by the time I was eight or nine years old, I was hooked on movies.”

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Author:Charles Ferguson

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