Guelph Politicast

From the Open Sources Guelph archive, it's our very first political movies show from 2015. On this one, we cover the struggles of standing between competing parties in the Danish parliament and comedic efforts to beat the odds and be elected President of the United States. We also have the struggles of a Communist fighting the Spanish Civil War and the reconsideration of an American pariah. From Thursday, December 24, 2015, at 5 pm, Scotty Hertz  and Adam A. Donaldson discussed: 1) Scotty’s Pick #1. Borgen: Birgitte Nyborg becomes Prime Minister of Denmark through a political fluke and has to learn the ways of power, quickly. She’s an altruistic public servant in an old boys club and must master the art of the deal overnight, manage her image and understand that she has advisors but no real friends. She also must perform the impossible juggling act of maintaining a family life while serving as Denmark s first female Prime Minister. The rigors of public life and the press may attract some of Denmark s finest