Berman/Sherman "Brawl" at Pierce College - Why This Really Happened (from the Moderator)

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Friday October 12, 2012 · 9:09 PM PDT

2012/10/12 · 21:09

Last night was the final event in a tremendously successful politics-fest that I organized for my students and the community at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, California, where I am a full-time Political Science professor. We called these two all-day events "Day of Politics 1 and 2". They featured local political figures debating all 11 propositions on the California ballot, a Q&A session with the Green Party Presidential Candidate Dr. Jill Stein, and a multi-party debate. The final event happened last night when Congressmen Howard Berman and Brad Sherman debated each other to see who would represent the San Fernando Valley district in which Pierce College is located. I was completely shocked to discover the two had so much animosity for each other that they refused to wait in my office together and insisted on separate rooms before the debate. But nothing could prepare me for the two of them almost coming to blows over who really sponsored the Dream Act. The media storm that has followed this event has brought attention to our college and this race, but it has ignored the most obvious and glaring problem with our new election system in California. Continue below for the rest of this story...

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Tuesday December 22, 2009 · 1:39 PM PST

2009/12/22 · 13:39

As a single payer advocate I've been salivating over the idea of universal coverage in the United States. Naturally, I'm disappointed at all the concessions made to people intent on killing even the smallest reforms. Ever since the legislation was drafted my Republican uncle, my "moderate" cousin as well as a liberal friend and I have been going at it back and forth on emails sometimes 15 times a day. Today's entry from my cousin was so exasperating that I had to post our little dialogue. I apologize if this raises your blood pressure to dangerous levels. I am amazed that I am related to wealthy, conservative people who think Sarah Palin might make a good President. Here is this morning's entry:

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Berman/Sherman "Brawl" at Pierce College - Why This Really Happened (from the Moderator)

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