Dick Clark Dead At 82

Via The LA Times: "Dick Clark, who died of a massive heart attack on Wednesday in Santa Monica, was considered by many to be the person most responsible for the bonfire spread of rock 'n' roll across the country in the late 1950s through his show "American Bandstand"...For three decades, he was the first and last voice many Americans heard each year with his New Year's Eve countdowns...".* Ana Kasparian and Cenk Uygur discuss on The Young Turks.

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[AXESMI]

NOT A WORD on the news channels about his death. WTF????

[gastfreund76]

Michael Moore accused him in "Bowling for Columbine" of taking advantage of poor people through the "Welfare to Work" program in Michigan for his "American Bandstand Diner". I don't know the details, but I think he shouldn't be praised to the sky this uncritically.

[YoyoCarlanie]

Rx: IMAGINE/ SNOOP DOGG

White (f) dog walkers NYC

Impeach OBAMA!

[GP382NJ]

With out Dick Clark New Years Eve will never be the same in NYC. :(

[DaRyteJuan]

I was being facetious. Have a nice day.

[PlanetZelka]

He died the year we're not supposed to have a new year. Well played Mayans!

[winterlandboy]

I don't know what that was all about,but this guy was single handedly responsible for  bringing new music acts to the world for a long long time. RIP

[winterlandboy]

Well if you don't know who he was then wtf are you doing on this video about him?

[marco1413g]

R.I.p Dick Clark

[Pauly69s]

Ryan Seacreast = LOSER

[rubymcfadden]

82? HELL HE WAS ALREADY DEAD!

[nsx1com]

Jack Benny, Milton Berle, Ed Sullivan, Red Skelton, Jackie Gleason... they were MASSIVELY popular. Most of today's TV viewers do not even know who they are.