Bowling for Columbine
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works at Dick Clark's
All-American Grill...

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- Forget it.
- ...in Oakland County...

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- Close the door.
- A Welfare-to-work program--

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- Close the door.
- These people are forced...

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Dick, no...
- Bye-bye. Come on, move over!

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- I want you to help me convince
the governor of Michigan...

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It's a Welfare-to-work pro...
These women are forced to work!

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They've got kids at home. Dick!
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Ah, jeez!
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In George Bush's America,
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the poor were not a priority.
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And after September 11th, 2001,
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correcting America's
social problems

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took a back seat to fear,
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panic and a new set
of priorities.

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- One way to express our unity
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is for Congress to set
the military budget,

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the defence of
the United States,

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as the number-one priority
and fully fund my request!

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- We've been selling
a lot of chemical suits,

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with the gloves and the hoods.
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And we've been selling
a lot of gas masks.

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- I'm trying to get one
for myself and my puppy.

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[female reporter]:
Denis Marks and his wife

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have been stocking up supplies.
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- Weapons, ammunition...
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[ male reporter]: Wal-Mart says
after September 11th,

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gun sales surged 70%,
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ammunition up 140%.
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In Dallas, they're
already taking potshots

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at Osama bin Laden.
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- In the months following
the 9/11 attacks,

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we, Americans, were gripped
in a state of fear.

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None of us knew
if we too would die

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at the hands of the evildoers,
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or who might be sitting
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next to some crazy guy trying
to light his shoes on fire.

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The threat seemed very real.
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- Sounds a little paranoid but
I'm not gonna take the chance.

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Just trying to protect
myself and my family.

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- Our growing fears were turned
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into a handsome profit
for many.

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- Mike Blake has seen
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a 30% increase in sales at ADT
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over the last month.
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Most of the people he talks to
are still a little uneasy

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over the September 11th
terrorist attacks.

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- How are we afraid of all these
things, it's because

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a lot of people are making
a lot of money off of it


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