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SCRIPT:A Decade In Review: The 1920s

Cast in order of appearance

sorry if its weird I just didnt want to change what you guys have already written

Will Rogers(WILL): Ada

Nellie Bly(!"LLI"): !yrene

Woodrow Wilson(WIL#$!): "than

Henry Cabot Lodge(L$%&"): Willow

Chaim Weizmann(W"I'A!!): #a C

Robert Lansing(LA!#I!&): !oah

Attorney eneral A! "it#hell Palmer(A*): !ina +

Langston H$ghes(L,): #a +ose %avidoff

%ranz Boas(-.): "a

Hiram Wesley &'ans (,W"/000 Leader): AyseAndrew "ellon(A): !ora

Lois Long(LL): Aanda

Lillian ish(L&): #ai

Sin#lair Lewis(#L): 1ac2

%iorello La$ardia (LA&3A+%IA): 1ohannes

"arie Waite(WAI4"): addy

Al Ca(one(CA*$!"): 1ohannes

Carrie Nation(!A4I$!): Le5ie

Lois Long(L$!&): Aiden L

)orothy Par*er(*A+0"+): .ridget"argaret Sanger(#A!&"+): 6irginia

Introduction

WILL: ,ello all7 and welcoe to the show8 I your host7 Will +ogers

!"LLI": And I your co9host and news reporter7 !ellie .ly 4he ;een a wonderful

tie7 filled with twists and turns and lots of surprises

WILL: ?ou 2now !ellie jo2e

!"LLI": $h Will7 now is not the tieWILL: (laughs)Anyway7 here well e5plore the issues of this decade fro >eginning to end

-ro iigration to prohi>ition7 and world affairs to flappers7 well tal2 a>out it all #o sit

down7 and enjoy the ride8

Segment +: ,S-s role in world a..airs /Leag$e o. Nations0


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!"LLI": After the end of World War I7 leaders of the Allies7 including our own forer president

Woodrow Wilson7 et together in the *aris *eace Conference in ;; $ne of the outcoes fro

this critical conference was the creation of the League of !ations7 founded >y Wilson hiself 4o

this day7 Aericans still argue whether or not the 3nited #tates should have joined the League

We now ta2e you to a de>ate a>out this tough issue

WILL: -or our new listeners7 this segent is all a>out trying to prove your point "ach

contestant has a inute to a2e their case7 and then the other contestants have @= seconds to

re>utt the arguent

Enter Wilsn

WIL#$!: &ood evening to all the lovely ladies and fine gentleen out here tonight I a

Woodrow Wilson reincarnated7 the forer le terri>le warF 4he &reat War which7 in its

final years7 our glorious nation supplied troops to end all terri>le wars &erany has paid for its

cries in the 4reaty of 6ersailles !ow it is Aericas turn to lead the world into a new age

without wars7 in which the >anners of deocracy and freedo will fly over this great earth

Aerica ust stand with the League of !ations7 and against these incopetent repu>lican

senators and all the evils of wic2edness and villainy


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!"LLI": $2 contestants7 you have @= seconds to refute this If you agree with r *resident7

you ay siply reain Guiet r LansingD

LA!#I!&: I spent several years wor2ing in the Wilson adinistration7 including five wor2ing

directly for hi as #ecretary of #tate In y tie7 I did not once see hi accept the counsel I

gave -ro this e5perience7 I have no reason to >elieve r Wilson will even listen to what

Lodge and I say !evertheless7 I would re>utt r Wilson >y saying that the League of !ations

does not loo2 li2e it will at all serve to >ring a>out the peace7 freedo7 and deocracy of which

r Wilson spea2s7 >ut rather to >egin new wars7 siilar7 in fact7 to the &reat War through which

we have just suffered

WILL: 4han2 you r Lansing r Lodge7 would you li2e to say anything in response to r

WilsonD ?ou have thirty99

!"LLI": (l*ing at !dge wh is rustrated with Wilsns stu'idit&) I pretty sure he has a lot

to say Lets go ahead and give hi his inute to spea2

L$%&": Why would we join the League of !ations when alost all it could possi>ly lead to is

destruction 4he League is a dangerous and ur2y covenant that will a2e proises the 3#

cannot 2eep ,ow could we possi>ly join such a thing and ris2 so uchD 4he 3nited #tates is the

worldHs >est hope7 >ut if you fetter her in the interests and Guarrels of other nations7 if you tangle

her in the intrigues of "urope7 you will destroy her power for good and endanger her very

e5istence 4he 3nited #tates ust not fall out of the line of arch7 we ust join the war7 >ut not

the League Wilson supported a terri>le treaty siply to get into the League7 he has gone too far

to try and ruin this country

WILL: 4hat seeed a pretty strong arguent (l*s at Wilsn) +efuteD ?our thirty seconds start

F now

WIL#$!: r Lodge 4he League of !ations is the child of deocracy and peace With the 3#

governing this no>le organiation we shall certainly have peace in our tie ,owever if you pull

us out now it could certainly alost cause the destruction of huanity in the coing years If

Aerica doesnHt step up to the plate no>ody will 4hese Guarrels and wars will certainly pull us

>ac2 into "urope if we do a>solutely nothing A greater evil always lies around the corner and it

is your responsi>ility r Lodge to either help the world detect and e5terinate it or leave it till

eventually they >urst down our doors

!"LLI": What do you thin2 on the su>ject r WeiannD ?ou have si5ty seconds


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W"I'A!!:Dr+Weiann 4he 1ewish people need the League of !ations7 and the League of

!ations needs Aerica Wilson played an iportant part in creating the League7 and for Aerica

to >ac2 out now would severely stunt the future of the organisation In the Covenant Wilson calls

for Aerican ideals such as self deterination7 which is e5actly what the 1ewish people and

other peoples around the world without nations need 4he League7 if copleted with the addition

of Aerica7 will have the power to create new nations for these groups 4he first order of

>usiness should >e to address the issue of the lac2 of a nation for the 1ews We are the ost

interesting >ut the ost trou>lesoe child of the League of !ations We have >een ignored for

too long7 and soon the League ust reedy that A land without a people for a people without a

land8

WILL: ,7 I dont 2now if that isFcopletely relevantF What do you have to say on that7

guysD ?ou have thirty seconds to respond

L$%&": 4he League itself doesnt actually feel its terri>ly iportant for us to join7 why what

possi>le gain is there to joining itD

WIL#$!: .ut he did say we should join7 >ecause were a powerhouse Itd >e helpful and a

ta>le9turner

LA!#I!&: ,e said it didnt A44"+ 4he League doesnt need us or particularly want us

!"LLI": And to round it off7 Lansing7 lets hear what you thin2 ?ou have si5ty seconds7 starting

now

LA!#I!&: 4he League of !ations which r Wilson started was a reincarnation of the League

to "nforce *eace7 >lessed with the support of the *resident of the 3nited #tates 4he original

League gained popularity >y anipulating Aericans into supporting for it When the League of

!ations was proposed >y r Wilson7 it was even naed after the League to "nforce *eace to

draw its supporters If the League of !ations clais to >e different fro the ineffective League

to "nforce *eace7 the difference ust therefore coe fro the second aspect of its e5istence: the

>lessing of the *resident of the 3nited #tates .ut7 if you paid very close attention to the news in

the year of ;y conseGuence7 is no longer

a possi>le draw of the League of !ations And I say that7 at this point7 so any years and so

any *residents have gone >y to finally find one that supports Aericas participation in this

League that it ust not >e soething which the ajority of intelligent Aericans support


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WILL: r Wilson7 you ay refute7 >ut really Guic2ly let e reind the audience7 after this last

re>uttal you all ay vote on who won the de>ate >ased on whose arguent swayed your opinion

Contestants7 finish your re>uttal7 and a2e sure its thirty seconds or less8

WIL#$!: %o you trust r Lansing I trusted hi7 and he sta>>ed e in the >ac2 during y

position of wea2ness Ladies And &entleen I as2 you to stand with deocracy7 and if you stand

with r Lodge or r Lansing then you are an eney of the &reat 3nited #tates7 an eney of

%eocracy7 and an eney of *eaceF &ood %ayF (during this s'eech !ansing is grwing

#re and #re urius with Wilsn)

!"LLI": Audience7 if you thin2 Wilson won7 cheer8 LodgeD WeiannD and LansingD

WILL: Congratulations whoever8 ?ou have won over the audience

WIL#$! or L$%&": Whichever lst #ooth9tal2ing7 stupid uttering

!"LLI": And that concludes the %e>ate #egent

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#AI: Ladies and &entlean7 >oys and girls8 &uys and gals7 and non >inary pals8

A%%I": 4his is what youve all >een waiting for7

/ne the# 'ulls the sheet t reveal the da* the ther and ,a#i d a"" hands+


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A?#": ?ou ay not 2now it7 >ut his is the >est gosh darndest caera you fol2s have ever seen8

#AI: ?es7 the .rownie7 not a >a2ed treat7 >ut a caera you can ta2e anywhere8

A%%I": 1ust point and shoot7 and youll get instant photos to iortalie fond oents

/ne hlds u' a sheet with a drawing a larger lder ca#era+

A?#": 3nli2e older caeras7 the .rownie is sall7 cheap7 and porta>le

#AI: 4he pictures are crystal clear8 4hey alost see li2e the real thing8

A%%I": If youre sic2 of grainy photos or >ul2y caeras7 >uy the .rownie 0oda28

A?#": And now7 for a liited tie only7 you get a sall stand for pictures fro high up8

#AI: &et a .rownie today8

#egent


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A*: ?es7 Will7 that is correct 4hose daned anarchists hailing fro +ussia7 >ringing all their

radical >eliefs into our deocratic syste We can no longer stand for it8 Action needs to >e

ta2en against these counist aliens >efore they attac2 our sacred nation7 just li2e they did to

y front porch8

W+: -ran .oas7 what do you have to say on the atterD

-.: 4heres a>solutely no difference >etween the Irish7 &eran7 Chinese or even the +ussians

We7 as a people7 have >uilt up this unreasona>le hatred for people >ased solely on their s2in tone

and I >elieve we should start spending ore tie understanding the different cultures of the

world $ur differences are >y products of our environents7 so if we welcoe iigrants7 we

will >e strengthening our nation8

W+: And now7 a poe fro the poet Langston ,ughes8

L,: 4he land thatHs ine99the poor anHs7 IndianHs7 !egroHs7 "99Who ade Aerica7

Whose sweat and >lood7 whose faith and pain7Whose hand at the foundry7 whose plow in the rain7

ust >ring >ac2 our ighty drea againIigrants have created this good nation ?oure an i>ecile if you thin2 otherwise8

,W": I was not aware that I would >e on a radio show with a colored person9 not only is he

colored7 >ut hes counist Iigration is ruining our >eautiful country 4hese iigrants

coe over here7 ta2e advantage of the freedo earned and then try throw counist revolution

As the Iperial Wiard of the 0u 0lu5 0lan7 I see iigrants every single day ta2ing our jo>s8

$3+ jo>s8

-.B Arent we all iigrantsD Isnt that what Aerica stands forD

,W": A!I-"#4 %"#4I!?7 ?$3 3!C3L43+"% #WI!"8 &$% T/!D3# 4$ 0""*

"J*A!%I!& A!% *3#, $34 4," 3!%"#I+A.L"# %$ ?$3 "A! 4$ 4"LL " ?$3

WA!4 4$ &$ A&AI!#4 &$% ,I#"L-D

A*: r "vans7 you are Guite ista2en We only need to restrict iigration fro countries

li2e Counist +ussia8 4he safety of our nation is whats at sta2e7 not going against &od8

L,: Whats wrong with soe people >elieving in soething you dontD

A*: 4hese people are a danger to us8 %o you even 2now what anarchists doD 4hey dont

>elieve in governent7 so they start riots and attac2 people8 We cant have that in our country8

L,: 4hey havent done anything wrong yet8

A*: 4hey >lew up y front porch8


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WILL: &entleen7 please8 *ipe down8 4his is not the %eocrat party convention

,W": 4ta*es a dee' %reath5 #ir7 have you ever heard of the good LordD

L,: $h7 coe on8

,W": Listen Iigrants threaten not only the good7 Christian citiens >ut also the governent

If the 3nited #tates governent fails7 the whole universe will suffer8 Its up to us to a2e sure

Aerica reains pure

-.: *3+"D #cientific investigation does not countenance the assuption that in any one part of

"urope a people of pure descent or of a pure racial type is found7 so dont continue spouting

nonsense

L,: I just want to get this out7 Aericas a free nation "ver since I was a child7 the idea of

freedo has >een deeply iplanted in y >rain When this nation was foredF

,W": ,ave yall not seen the researchD8 Iigrants are destroying the econoy8 4heyre

useless8 We need to stop the >efore our nation cru>les at our feet

-.: What in &ods nae are you tal2ing a>outD 4he iigrants having >een nothing >ut help to

us all these years

,W": II&+A!4# .+I!& %I#"A#"8 A!% 4,"?+" ILLI4"+A4"888888888888

-.: I7 yself a an iigrant Are you calling e illiterateD

,W": ?"A, ?$3 %"W%+$**"+7 I A8

A*: Listen8 Last wee2 y front porch was >o>ed >y an anarchist7 dan it8 If we restricted

iigration ore and 2ept out the radicals7 everyone would >e safe8

,W": .lac2s are ruining this country8 4heyre a enace to society8

L,: "5cuse eD I here to spea2 to you a>out iigrants8

,W": .ut your type are iigrants8

A*: I was once a hu>le Kua2er .ut as Attorney &eneral7 I see soe serious pro>les with

this country 4he Counists iigrating every day fro +ussia are a threat to the safety of our

nation Ive launched raids to trac2 down suspected radical aliens and deport the iediately

?ou 2now7 I ought to e5plain to you a >it ore a>out what these radical aliens do $ne night7 as

argaret and I were >arneyugging9

L,: Ill %et you were >arneyugging

A*: "5cuse eD ,ow dare youD Anyway7 there was a huge e5plosion y front porch and the

downstairs of y hoe was ruined And you 2now what it wasD An anarchist plot to 2ill e #o

now7 I loo2ing for every single radical alien in this country7 and when I find you7 I deport you


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-.: #o just >ecause your house was daaged7 youre trying to deport innocent AericansD

,W": 4hat doesnHt atter8 What hes doing is justified ,es at least 2eeping this country safe >y

ta2ing out the >lasted >ug9eyed .ettys8

L,: #afeD ,ows it safe when illions of people cant coe here for a >etter lifeD 4his nation

was created on the >ac2s of slaves and now it is >eing >uilt on the >ac2s of iigrants8 4hrough

our sweat and >lood7 weve persevered7 only to >e >loc2ed >y you i>eciles8

,W": We need to ta2e care of our own 2ind8 $+ "L#" ?ALL WILL99

L,: We are all one 2ind: huans8

WR gives u' and wal*s awa&6 his hands in the air in rustratin

,W": ,ure we are Why would we need >orders7 thenD Countries are ade for a reason: to 2eep

the people in their place We need civilied people in our land

-.: ?ou call yourself civiliedD Ive seen what you do in the 0008

,W": "5cuse e7 >ut I not half as >ar>aric as you8

-.: .ar>aric8 I a an of science8

,W": ?oure a foreign an8 ?oure not as good as e8 I a white an7 and &od said

that whiteness is greatness

,W": I dont have to listen to a counist swine8

A*: Iigrants are the pro>le here We need to stop the anarchists who live aong us8

Ever&ne starts ighting and screa#ing+ WR c#es in and ends the 'rgra#

WILL: $0A?8 4,A4# ALL W" ,A6" 4I" -$+ -$L0#8 and now a word fro our

sponsor

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A?#": Is it ta2ing too long to get the jo> doneD

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A?#": ,as your hoe gotten too oldD

#A:Wa&too old8


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!I!A: We have all 2inds of hoes7 such as the *ush ,oe7 for when youre tired of pulling7 or the

#cuffle ,oe7 for those who li2e to i5 it up8 4he *ointed Aerican hoe7 if you want to try it the

Aerican way8

#A: .ut what if I want soething higher GualityD

!I!A: We can help you with that8 4ry our new stirrup hoe and weed faster than you thought

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ell+

1$,A!!"#: 4T Audience5,ave you ever felt so stuffed after dinner that you dont even have

roo for dessertD

AI%A!: We have7 too All that pup2in pie and pudding gone to waste

The& l* dwn sadl& and sha*e their heads r a cunt

#A: .ut that doesnt have to >e the fate of your dessert8 4heres always roo for 1ell9$8

1$,A!!"#: ?es7 our new delecta>le treat that chars the taste >uds and weighs nothing in your

stoach8

#A: It coes in lie7 cherry7 rasp>erry7 leon7 and even pina colada8 And for those not

loo2ing for a sweet treat7 were introducing savory flavors7 li2e italian salad7 i5ed greens7 and

celery8 #o >uy jello7 and eat to your hearts content8

AI%A!: Its uch less pricy than ca2e or ice crea7 and its twice as good8 4ry 1ello today8


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#egent @: aterialis

WILL: "veryones got their favorite piece of jewelry7 or a shiny new car7 or even a piece of

silverware .ut are we getting too attached to our thingsD

!"LLI": What do you eanD

WILL: any people are saying that aterial things are corrupting our lives

!"LLI": ,eavens8 Is it trueD

WILL: 4hats up for discussion now 1oining us in the studio is Andrew ellon7 Lois Long7

#inclair Lewis7 and Lillian &ish to discuss this disputed topic

A: Well I thin2 its fairly o>vious that Aerica is >ecoing too aterialistic !o one cares

a>out anything else >ut getting their hands on as any new9fangled things as possi>le

LL: I disagree7 and as a wealthy >usinessperson7 your viewpoint is Guite >iased ?es7 we have all

of these new products7 >ut everything we have today helps us7 or allows us to have a little fun in

our daily lives

L&: s Long has a point7 no>ody wants to forget the fun7 so dont >e a pill7 itll give you

wrin2les

A: Wrin2lesD8 A pillD8 Why I cant say I surprised a dae li2e you7 who parades herself

around on the screen7 would use such a wordD After all your jo> is never a>out tal2ing is it7 what

with all those silent scenes and your a2e upD


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#L: !ow7 now lets not get riled up7 were trying to have a discussion here

LL: I dont thin2 you Guite grasp the eaning of a discussion then do you r LewisD We ust

have different viewpoints for this to >e entertaining for our listeners7 correctD .ut7 lets get >ac2

to the topic

L&: Well as I was saying7 >efore I was (ahe#) interrupted 4here is no need to worry a>out

Aerica >ecoing too aterialistic7 I ean y own jo> is all a>out a2ing fils7 which are

considered part of the pro>le and since I wor2 with the it ust not >e 4,A4 >ig a pro>le

#L: ?our jo> is e5act proof that Aerica is indeed too aterialistic Why would you have to sell

useless products otherwiseD

L&: Why sir I Guite sure you dont ean to high9hat eD y jo> is the reason any

Aericans e5perience adventure7 lust7 love and fantasy7 do you really wish to ta2e that away

fro theD I for one thin2 the ovies are Guite iportant and Aerica could never survive

without stars li2e yself "venIwatch ovies7 roance only of course All those spar2ly

nec2laces and >eautiful dresses

LL: I in agreeent that we all love the ovies7 as the screen is a 2ey part of Aerican culture

As well7 I have a siilar e5perience to s &ish in the againe >usiness We rely on the ads

that copanies >uy to 2eep the copany going As well7 isnt it just fun to >uy the pretty things

in store windows or spend a night out at the clu>D

A: I do not spend Ma night out at the clu>N ever7 s Long7 nor do I intend to and its precisely

the clu>s that are adding to aterialis7 convincing young people to loo2 li2e one another and

only advancing the >uying process of ites Id hope that a journalist such as yourself would

have a little >it ore sense7 >ut o>viously I was wrong

LL: Ill have you 2now that I ta2e no offense in that stateent7 r ellon 4he7 well7 older

generations are always prone to react >adly to change

A: Ill have you 2now that I OE7 I%%L" A&"% And its Guite rude to go around

discussing ones age7 >ut I suppose soeone li2e yourself wouldnHt 2now such social anners

#L: Can we just ove this alongD

LL: Anywaywe need the happiness in our lives7 after the war %ont people deserve to >e

happyD I would call our actions an opposition to the stuffy therapy that any are reluctant to

enter in

#L: #tuffy therapy has served our nation well for the past few decades and centuries even7 and

such traditions only help infor us of certain possi>le wrongs7 such as >ecoing so o>sessed


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with new inventions that we end up in such a aterialistic world as Aerica is soon to >e At this

rate7 it wont >e a hundred years >efore we all >ecoe slaves to our products8

L&: $ur world >ecoing too aterialisticD y acting allows others to escape the hardships of

daily life7 without e they would li2ely >e dying inside If ovies are a part of aterialis then

it ust not >e a pro>le >ecause what I do #A6"# lives I ean people who dont li2e the

ovies are stone cold onsters7 the ovies are the only savior to so any and people who dont

li2e the ust only want everyone else dead

A: ?our acting allows others to escapeD "scape reality and all sense surelyD I just dont

understand why people would WA!4 to >e o>sessed with aterial things !ot everything is

ade for a purpose as you say7 soe things only hurt us7 and create insipid people

LL: Is having Minsipid peopleN really a >ad thingD Isnt it >etter to have happy7 insipid7 people

rather than depressed realists in our populationD I ean depressed people never live very long or

do uch that can a2e a real ipact on society so why encourage an entire nation full of the

A: Insipid people cant lead our country into the future 4hey are not civil or capa>le

L&: Insipid people are not all as horri>le as you say7 and yes7 though they ay >e worse in soe

areas7 they are still a>le to carry on in a civilied anner and they at least understand the worth

of acting li2e ine

#L: And what would you 2now a>out civiliedD ?ou have no right to spea2 a>out such a su>ject

It sees your relationships are not at all of a civil anner "specially those relationships >etween

you and your superiors

A: "JAC4L?8 And neither are flappers8 -lappers contri>ute nothing to our society8 All they

chase after is fun7 fun fun -3! doesnt get you anywhere 4hey are contri>uting to the >ad state

of Aerica7 and that is unaccepta>le -lappers are ruining Aerica888 At this rate well never get

anywhere7 aterialis will grow7 and our nation will perish8 Were finished I say8 -I!I#,"%888

L&: I dont agree8 I friends with any flappers7 Ive et any ore at y ovie preiers7

and I can easily hold a conversation with any of the If you cant interact with people7 it sees

as if&uare to >lae here7 not the flappers 4hey are all lovely people with good taste and

spar2ling clothes

7ellie: All right and %ere an&ne can res'nd t TAT thught we have a ;uic* wrd r#

ur s'nsr+

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=et these stic*& little critters n &ur cuts and &ull %e healed u' real ;uic*

>ic* u' a %3 at &ur lcal drugstre tda&

A-: I can 'ersnall& sa& that these antastic new irst aid inventins wr*+ I #ean I ell a

train and in ust tw da&s ater cvering u' with these %a%ies I was %ac* t nr#al+

I &u dnt use %and


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L&: What do you thin27 has Aerica >ecoe too aterialisticD %o y style and >eauty not fill

your dreasD I ean didnt y jo> and life #A6" your life

(Rand# Audience -e#%er tal*s a%ut hw #aterialis# is %ad)

A: #ee7 there you have it +especta>le society does support the idea that Aerica has >een

ruined7 even if you young hooligans dont

(ices 'rtest %& =ish and !ng are shushed %& !ewis)

#L: ,ope this helpedeven if only to show you the stupidity of the arguent ade >y s Long

and s &ish And seeing as thats tie7 I thin2 wed all >etter leave &ood orning fol2s8 and

good9>ye8

A: 4hese dan 2ids always cutting e9

#L: ,ey +ogers8 ?ou ind oving this alongD Were done here

Will: $2ay7 uhnow we >ring you a recording of !ellie .ly live fro *aris

!ews #egent: Charles Lind>erghs trip across the Atlantic

!"LLI": We are here for a oentous occasion7 and possi>ly the highlight of the decade

Charles Lind>erg has landed in *aris8 After thirty9si5 hours flying over the tuultuous cold seas

fro !ew ?or2 to -rance7 he is the first person to fly across the Atlantic $cean7 nnition7 and whyD


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LA&3A+%IA: 4hats a good Guestion7 Will *rohi>ition has proven disastrous in the long run

Alcohol is tradition to the Aerican lifestyle7 and people still drin27 only now our jails fill up

with those who chose to continue drin2ing

WILL: arie7 what do you thin2 a>out prohi>itionD

WAI4": I agree with -iorello Alcohol has >rought e to y current glory7 what with all the

oney it provides I a2e oney with or without prohi>ition7 >ecause alcohol is always in

deand If there is prohi>ition7 I sell alcohol If there isnt prohi>ition7 I sell alcohol I fran2ly

couldnt care less7 as long as I selling alcohol7 and that happens either way

WILL: #ounds li2e youve got it all sorted out7 >ut lets ove on now ,ow do you thin2

prohi>ition has affected the countryD %id it succeed to: (reads intentl&)

eliinate drun2enness and resulting a>useD

lingD

@ prevent a>senteeis and jo> accidentsD

WAI4": Well7 all I 2now is that when the *rohi>ition Act was passed7 y >usiness sales rose

$nce the act was passed7 alcohol consuption rose as far as I can tell

WILL: +ight -iorello7 what can you tell us a>out the accoplishents of the *rohi>ition ActD

LA&3A+%IA: All that the *rohi>ition Act accoplished was creating ore pro>les for an

already trou>led nation

WILL: 3nderstanda>ly so !ow7 why do you thin2 prohi>ition was not necessaryD -iorelloD

LA&3A+%IA:?ou already 2now y opinion *rohi>ition is eaningless If you insist on as2ing

e the sae Guestion7 then why a I still hereD If this is what I have to deal with7 I leaving

(wal*s stage huing)

WILL: (Watches hi# wal* ) (turns twards audience)?ou 2now what fol2sD Well >e right

>ac2 (&elling t stage)Lets go to coercial8

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D &u want t i3 that@

Tr& Wrigle&s new ,'ear#int gu#+

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Even ladies can chew Wrigle&s gu#+


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Wrigle&s s'ear#int shuld %e chewed ater ever& #eal r clean resh %reath+

It even clears &ur thrat r the ne3t s#*e and hides the s#ell %"e n &ur %reath+

u& Wrigle&s6 The Blavr !asts (win*)

WILL: Welcoe >ac2 fol2sWhy dont we get another view on this pressing topicD Lets go live

with the well 2nown Chicago &angster7 Al Capone7 in the *ennsylvania #tate *enitentiary >y

phone7 of course

WILL: ,elloD Al CaponeD Can you hear e all rightD

CA*$!": ?eah7 sure

WILL: I understand youre loc2ed away as a result of urder and carrying concealed weaponsCA*$!": ?eahF Li2e I always say7 you can get uch farther with a 2ind word and a gun than

you can with a 2ind word alone

WILL: Well7 I calling to tal2 to you a>out an issue7 that you are Guite li2ely failiar with9

prohi>ition What is your stanceD

CA*$!": ?eahF *rohi>ition #ee7 itHs good >ut itHs >ad7 2now what I sayingD I can a2e a

sooch7 selling giggle water and such7 >ut I still li2e to ta2e a drin2 soeties7 yeahD I iss

wal2ing down the road with the 1aes >oys7 revolver in one hand7 glass in the other %o that

today7 got the cops on yo ass

WILL: Wow #o if you had the choice 9 *rohi>ition or no *rohi>itionD

CA*$!": !ah7 see7 thats li2e as2ing e to pic2 >etween y aa and y popB there aint no

good choice .oth got the ups and downs7 so7 whichever7 I good

WILL: Well7 just for arguents sa2e *ic2 one

CA*$!": I got a lot of oney Li2e7 a lot7 seeD #o I dont really need tons ore fro the giggle

>usiness I got lots of otherF oney a2ers7 so I rather end prohi>ition Its not li2e I would

lose that uch oney7 I >asically own Chicago It would >e nice to drin2 in the open And I

dont li2e >eing prosecuted for selling y good When I sell liGuor7 itHs called >ootleggingB when

patrons serve it on PLa2e #hore %rive7 itHs called hospitality %an

WILL: 4hats interesting (nds)!ow7 just to indulge our audience7 what is your favorite thing to

doD


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CA*$!": Well7 I li2e all the things yous would thin2 is >ad #hootin7 drin2in7 layin around7

see what I sayinD

WILL: Wow7 >ut you see Guite intelligent for a F ('ause)gangster (sund ver& white)

CA*$!": ?eah7 I guess7 >ut honestly7 I ainHt even 2now what street Canada is on

WILL: ,7 yeah that sounds li2e the #carface we all 2now7 doesnt it (tward audience) !ice

tal2ing to you (t $a'ne)

CA*$!": !A,7 it wasnt nice tal2ing to you I hate that nae ?ou >est have 2ept yous outh

shut Watch when I >ust out I coing fo you (hangs u' ludl&)

WILL: !ow7 lets go to our ne5t guest7 Carrie !ation7 fro >eyond the grave (a''lause)

WILL: #o7 Carrie7 tell us a>out yourself

!A4I$!: I was >orn in &arrard County7 0entuc2y I had five si>lings and a other thatd lost

her ind I had two hus>ands !either arriage wor2ed out7 >ut y first sorry e5cuse of a

hus>and inspired e to live y life advocating prohi>ition >ecause of his alcoholis I never left

y house without y >i>le and y hatchet I too2 that trusty hatchet with e to the grave

WAI4": ,ey8 I a no longer arried either8 y hus>and died in a shootout7 and now all I do is

use en and then 2ill the >y encasing the in concrete and dropping the into the sea

WILL: &ood to 2now (scoots away fro WAI4") Carrie7 arent you 2nown as 4he Woan with

the ,atchet7 the #asher And this was all >ecause of your very vocal stance on alcohol7 correctD

!A4I$!: ?es7 I suppose .oth vocal and physical I pride yself in >eing one of the first

woen to state y opinions so forcefully I ade a variety of speeches to the pu>lic and often

arched into saloons7 hatchet in hand to serve those >ooe guling >ooehounds soe justice

WAI4": ?ou 2now7 s !ation7 I li2e you and your hatchet Its too >ad youHve >een dead since

; !ow7 I all for alcohol9 I sell it for a living9 >ut I agree7 you should terrorie saloons Itll

give e ore >usiness I sell all types of alcohol9 soeties even ore than saloons offer9 fro

y trading posts in the -lorida #traits

WILL: I have one ore Guestion for you7 Carrie

!A4I$!: What is itD

WILL: Why should others support prohi>ition li2e youD

!A4I$!: Alcohol is just >ad 4here is no other way of putting it *eople drin2 to forget their

pro>les7 >ut all that alcohol does is cause ore pro>les If you want to forget a>out the world

for awhile7 just ta2e a nap

(4hin2 a>out Carrie hatcheting up a >ar to conclude


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WAI4": I >eg to differ Alcohol isnt all >ad9 (7ATI/7 cuts her )

!A4I$!: Alcohol is all >ad8 4here aint no redeeing factors8 In fact7 theres a saloon up the

street thats still sellin alcohol I a>out to run up there and hatchet it up8 ?oure free to join

e8

WAI4": (running with !A4I$!) ?eah8

!ews #egent: .lac2wells Island Asylu refor

WILL: #o7 !ellie7 I heard a>out those articles you wrote for the7ew .r* Wrld7 several years

>ac27 yeahD 4hat asylu on .lac2wells Island ,as it gotten any feed>ac2 yetD

!"LLI": Ah7 yes8 I went undercover and investigated the conditions of patients It was

disheartening to see the aount of neglect and >rutality I and other woen had faced 4hey dont

deserve this8 !one do8 4hey need and deserve respect and adeGuate care to get >etter

4han2fully7 the %epartent of *u>lic Charities was given ore funding through this to iprove

these places

WILL: 4hats wonderful to hear

!"LLI": ?eah7 these iportant issues ought to >e >rought to the pu>lics eye (cughs)?ou

should >uy y >oo2 a>out it >y the way (cughs again nudges WI!!)Ten Da&s in a -adac2 on topic Were a>out to get firsthand loo2s at one of the ost controversial

groups around: -lappers8 In a segent wed li2e to call Bla''er Bur&


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!"LLI": Welcoe to todays airing ofBla''er Bur&7 where we hear politically active woen

discussing everything a>out flappers and their opinions on the topic We are joined here today >y

three woen %orothy *ar2er7 argaret #anger7 and Lois Long

L$!&: Its a delight to >e here

!"LLI": &lad to hear it Why dont you three introduce yourselvesD

L$!&: Well you 2now e7 Lois Long I write stories for the7ew .r*er>ased on !ew ?or2

nightlife ?ouve pro>a>ly read y colun7 itHs a total hit8

*A+0"+: 6ery odest of you (!/7= rlls e&es)

L$!&: $ne of y favorite articles I wrote was The ,hagg& air ,tr& a>out odern hairstyles

It reads MA trio of glaorous gaines naed Audrey ,ep>urn7 1eanaire and Leslie Caron have

recently roc2eted99N

!"LLI": I sorry we dont have tie for99

L$!&: (interru'ts) 1ust a >it ore As I was saying7 these glaorous gaines M have recently

roc2eted across the landscape artistically and >id fair also to typify the ost recent out>rea2

of99N

!"LLI": (interru'ts rceull&) We really need to 2eep oving s #anger7 we havent heard

fro you yet Anything you would li2e the listeners to 2now a>out youD

#A!&"+: Well7 I argaret #anger I the founder of the Aerican .irth Control League7

and currently the president of it

*A+0"+: Ive written soe poes7 theyre not all that good

L$!&: $f course they arenHt very good7 you wrote the dear (>retentiusl&)

*A+0"+: (gru#%les)&ood thing&udidnt7 or the world would never hear the end of it

!"LLI": !ow7 lets 2eep this civil Why dont you read one of your favorites7 s *ar2er7 since

we actually scheduled soe tie for thatD ($ughs lightl& l*ing at !/7=)


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*A+0"+: I guess so +ee>er that I not pretending to >e any great writer7 li2e soe of us

(E&es glance ver t !/7=+) .ut7 I thin2 I have one that really fits this situation Its an e5cerpt

fro a poe called ,yn of ,ate

I hate the &ung set6

The& harden #& arteries+

The& are the & Authrs6

The nes wh are ging t 'ut %elle lettres n their eet+

The& *neel dwn and as* + !+ -enc*en

T %less the# and #a*e the# gd %&s+

The& are alwa&s caring vlu#es with h#e


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!"LLI": $f course7 s Long #ince the show iscalledBla''er Bur& I would li2e to hear each

of your opinions on flappers

L$!&: $h I love Pe -lappers reind e so uch of yselfB and they follow y Guote

R4oorrow we ay die7 so letHs get drun2 and a2e loveR

#A!&"+: $nly if you plan to use >irth control8

*A+0"+: (-utters) $nly fools with nothing new to say Guote theselves

L$!&: =lares at >ARER4rust e I have'lent&to say

*A+0"+: I not saying you donHt have'lent&to say7 I saying you have too uch of the

sae stupid thing to say

!"LLI": $2ay7 ladies letHs stay on topic .ac2 to flappers (laughs nervusl&)

#A!&"+: $>viously7 s Long is delusional ,ow could flappers >e goodD 4hey drin2 too

uch alcohol and have prearital se5 and they end up having SQ dollar >ac29alley a>ortions or

pro>les with their pregnancy .ut7 of course7 the >irth control pill that I creating could fi5

their pro>les

L$!&: ,ow can an old prude li2e you tell young woen how to live their livesD 4he last tie

you went on a date was pro>a>ly during the Civil War

#A!&"+: "5cuse e7 I wasnt even alive during the Civil War

*A+0"+:Interects 4his is getting ridiculous ?ou are >oth so full of yourselves its addening

"specially you Lois7 you are such a flapper7 shallow and childish

L$!&: ?ou say that li2e its a >ad thing -lappers are happy7 active woen who just want to live

their lives

*A+0"+: I understand that Its o2ay7 actually7 its a good thing to live your life the way you

want to .ut these flappers waste their lives7 pursuing their own fleeting shallow and childish

wishesB and do nothing of value to help in the fight for woenHs rights


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#A!&"+: "5actly what s *ar2er said -lappers li2e you are the perfect e5aple of whats

wrong with this society I watched y other give >irth to child after childB and eventually7 she

couldnHt handle all of the and she died at only Q= year old If flappers 2eep running around7

getting pregnant with en they donHt even 2now7 they are going to end up just li2e y other

L$!&: I really wish that we could see the sae way7 >ut I donHt thin2 I could anage to get y

head that far up y99

!"LLI": (A%ru'tl& interru'ting !/7=) $oooooo2ay lets go to a Guic2 coercial >rea2

Advertiseent: $valtine

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/r a chclate& sur'rise that runs dwn &ur thrat li*e sil*@

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!"LLI": And welcoe >ac2 toBla''er Bur& I thin2 we should ove on to newFa less

controversial topic !ow ladies7 whats your opinion on flapper fashionD

L$!&: $h I a>solutely adore it I love that woen are finally feel free to e5press theselves7

with the short pretty dresses and the >ig pretty hair7 as I entioned in The ,hagg& air ,tr&

*A+0"+: 3gh "verything a>out flappers is o>no5ious

#A!&"+: I 2now8 And ust you 2eep entioning your article all the tieD We get that&u

thin2 youre the >est writer >ut that doesnt ean the rest of us want to hear you >rag a>out your

a#a"ingarticles (Rlls e&es)

L$!&: At least I have soething to >rag a>out7 honey

!"LLI": ,ow do you three anage to get off topic every single tieDac* t the 'int+


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*A+0"+: 4hese i>eciles with their >ig heads 2eep pic2ing fights with each other7 so we can

never get anywhere8

L$!&: ?oure the one that always starts everything8 I done here

#A!&"+: IH finished tal2ing with you idiots8 &ood day8

!"LLI": I guess were done thenD 4han2 you listeners for coing to this special show7 a %ecade

in +eview

WILL: And now W1'' >rings the freshest >ig >and hits >efore a live dancing audience9 *lease

join us on the dance floor for the latest sensation9 4," C,A+L"#4$! #ee you in ;@=7 fol2s8

!"LLI": (invites ever&ne thrugh gestures)

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