{"id":1445,"date":"2010-02-16T22:53:27","date_gmt":"2010-02-17T03:53:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/?p=1445"},"modified":"2010-02-16T22:53:27","modified_gmt":"2010-02-17T03:53:27","slug":"on-russian-tv-talking-about-american-dictatorial-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/2010\/02\/16\/on-russian-tv-talking-about-american-dictatorial-power\/","title":{"rendered":"On Russian TV Talking About American Dictatorial Power"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I was on Russian Television (the English language edition) last night talking about\u00a0all the &#8220;emergency&#8221; declarations and power grabs by recent presidents. The interview on &#8220;The Alyona Show&#8221; \u00a0starts about 6 minutes into this YouTube segment <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JwaksHeQQaI\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It was ironic to\u00a0be commenting on the danger of excessive presidential power on Russian TV&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps\u00a0at some point the mainstream American media will also take this\u00a0issue seriously.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was on Russian Television (the English language edition) last night talking about\u00a0all the &#8220;emergency&#8221; declarations and power grabs by recent presidents. The interview on &#8220;The Alyona Show&#8221; \u00a0starts about 6 minutes into this YouTube segment here. It was ironic to\u00a0be commenting on the danger of excessive presidential power on Russian TV&#8230;. 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