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‘Moynihan’ Celebrates A Different Kind Of Politician

JL;DR SUMMARY The documentary "Moynihan," co-directed by Joseph Dorman and Toby Perl Freilich, explores the complex legacy of Daniel Patrick Moynihan, a former New York Senator known for his diverse political career and controversial views. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Daniel Patrick MoynihanDocumentaryDemocratic PartyBipartisan PoliticsHenry KissingerNeoconservatismUn AmbassadorTa Nehisi CoatesBlack Family Report

Places mentioned

New York, United States
"Daniel Patrick Moynihan, then a New York Senator, in 1988."
Washington DC, United States
"The film rallies a number of black defenders of Moynihans study, including writer Ta-Nehisi Coates and DC Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton."
Harlem, New York, United States
"He grew up in the Depression without his father, mainly in Hells Kitchen and Harlem."
Hells Kitchen, New York, United States
"He grew up in the Depression without his father, mainly in Hells Kitchen and Harlem."
New York, United States
"producing and writers Joseph Dorman and Toby Perl Freilich premiering October 3 at New Yorks Film Forum."
Israel
"Moynihan suggested the government regard African American communities with benign neglect."
Somalia
"Moynihan is seen at the lectern of the United Nations, forelock flapping as he denounces a resolution by Somalia that likened Zionism to racism."

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