David E. Kelley, James Spader, and The Writers of "Boston Legal"
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Okay, we never thought we would be giving the BuzzFlash "Wings of Justice Award" to the people associated with a weekly tv program, one of its stars, and the show's writers, but we were wrong.
Each time we watched James Spader's closing arguments in the "Boston Legal" episode titled "Stick It," we wondered: "Why don't Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi say this? Why aren't there Democratic Party advertisements on television with this message?"
 You can read the speechat Boston-Legal.org |
We don't know.
We do know that it is a splendid experience to watch someone say what needs to be said. Spader was talking to a fictional jury, but he's really talking to every American. Never was the case for democracy so articulately and compellingly -- and entertainingly -- distilled into an argument that lasts just a few minutes.
Our nominator said that those involved in making this Boston Legal episode deserved the BuzzFlash "Wings of Justice Award" "Because they somehow managed to bypass corporate censorship, intimidation and the mainstream propaganda machine to bring some fire and hope to the millions who watched that episode."
BuzzFlash couldn't agree more.
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Nominated by: Elaine Lucia of Petaluma, California
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