Makor Talk with The Wire's David Simon and Richard Price

The creator of The Wire, and the producer of Homicide: Life on the Street and the Emmy Award-winning The Corner, David Simon has consistently impressed viewers and critics with his realistic depictions of the streets of Baltimore.

A native of the Bronx, novelist Richard Price has written seven novels including Clockers and The Wanderers, and collaborated on the screenplay The Color of Money, earning a nomination for an Academy®Award for Screenwriting. He was also nominated for the National Book Critic Circle Award for Samaritan and Freedomland.

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[sleepcity]

"They killed Stringer! That's some cold shit!" Bahahahahaha!

[ktglez]

obama has been quoted that the wire is his only real obsession on television

[Jerome Milton]

You guys did a great job!!!!Thanks you touched my soul!!!!

[ermarauder]

hey krucoff, price wrote the color of money, not collaberated on it.

[Davy James]

Oh, and...

1) Abolish the department of education and "no child left behind" which has made education even worse and taken away even more power from teachers (much of season 4)

2) Bringing troops home, thus saving billions of dollars which would allow for the abolishment of the IRS. Lower taxes mean more prosperity for people on low incomes looking to start their own businesses etc.

[Davy James]

A few things ron paul would do that no other republican candidate will touch.

1) An end to the war on drugs (season's 3s thesis I believe)

2) Legalising competition to the fed reserve which would help halt inflation caused by printing money which is what destroys the middle class and the poor

3) Respecting the second amendment which would mean people in these neighbourhoods could defend themselves instead of having the guns only in the hands of the dealers.

[Davy James]

Obviously it's going to take a LOT of work to turn these neighbourhoods around. Hell, many of these children have been permanently damaged in their youth, it might be IMPOSSIBLE. But Ron Paul does not just say things without thought, he has written extensively on all his ideas and explains eloquently why every single one of his positions would help people, ESPECIALLY the poor. David Simon is a smart man but I'm sure he would find common ground with paul and maybe even learn a few things!

[Davy James]

Wrong. David Simon decries the war on drugs. Something Ron Paul would get rid of. He decries institutions, the failed schools the FBI etc. All symptons of big government which he would get rid of. Ron paul understands more than anyone the reason people are becoming poorer and poorer: the inflation tax robbing the poor and working class of the value of their dollar. Get a clue dude.

[Davy James]

HUGELY IMPORTANT

Type in "Ron Paul on Monetary Policy" into youtube here, this man needs our vote in 08. He understands the issues The Wire deals with. It all comes together. He is NOT politics as usual!