Well, Once You Get Involved

Hardly Anybody In America Pays Attention To Local Elections.

In The Case Of Michael Moore, Having A Deep, I'd Even Say Passionate, Understanding Of Other Types Of People In America Who Might Be Progressive Thinkers Without Even Realizing It.

I've Been To Enough Other Countries In The World To Know What Happens When You Have Socialized Single-payer Health Care. It Works. People Don't Get Sick As Much. They Don't Lose Their Life Savings With A Catastrophic Illness Like Cancer Or Aids.

I Saw The Ramones, Early On At A Country-rock Palace In Denver. They Were Opening For Some Record-company Band, So The Local Music Establishment, And I Emphasize The Word "establishment," Was There In Force, And The Handful Of Us Who Knew The Ramones Were Up In Front. And Half The Fun Was, You Know, Not Only Were The Ramones The Most Powerful Band I Had Ever Seen At That Point, But They Made It Look So Simple - That Anyone Could Do It, Hell, Even I Could Do It. This Is What I Should Be Doing.

When There's People On The Other Side Of The Room Trying To Wipe Out Your Life And Things Are Stacked Against You, You Can Get Nervous.