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Good evening from Broadcast Information and Entertainment. These following conversations are made upon the subject of the Dragons d'Alacala and their indefinite servitude from the view point of ordinary citizens. Our objective is simple: to shine light upon the public and how they view this certain matter of public policy. All of these interviews are age appropriate so children are not discouraged from listening. With the magic of television, we are able to deliever and preserve this moment of history for future generations.

We hope you will be listening with open ears and open minds.

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Good evening, my name is Ezekiel Finch from Broadcast Information and Entertainment. I had the great oppertunity to sit down with Govenor Terrence of this state during the last few legs of his campaign tour for re-election. I inteviewed him on his party positions, his goals, and his hopes upon this upcoming election. On behalf of BIE, I hope you shall be listening with open ears and open minds.

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"Hello Mr. Finch."

"Hello Govenor Terrence."

"It's good to be with you on this fine afternoon."

"It sure is, only a few weeks till election day!"

"Yes sir. What can you tell me about the educational reforms and what your party intends to do for education?"

"Well I can say this, seventy percent of all youth under twelve years are in school right now and we plan on extending that percentage. I plan on building new schools in more rural areas to catch the last thirty percent and give them a good deserving education."

"That's fantastic what about teachers?"

"Well, our curriculum does not call for any specialized subjects."

"But sir, looking at this teacher's application in box twelve; you ask if an applicant has received 'specialized instruction in psychiatric arts.' Is there a reason for that?"

"Uhh,"

"And according to research, those who have this 'special instruction' have been hired directly as high-paid educational reformers."

"Well, as the word changes our curriculum has to change. And every grade and standard has a specific emotional and intellectual effect on the student's development. We must carefully monitor those effects and either intensify them or remove them."

"What exactly are those effects?"

"I'm no expert but I can say that some of the simplest ones are 'the student's outlook on life' and 'enjoyment of school.'"

"So what would you say the eighty-seven percent fail for the Dragons d'Alacala rate reflects?"

"I cannot say."

"Mr. Govenor, can you tell me about the party's position on social integration?"

"Yes! I'm glad you've asked! The party believes that all people should be active in modern society. After the Great War, refugees poured into our cities and quickly formed camps on the fringes of the city. Our position is to promote maximum refugee interaction with local government and communities."

"So why are most Dragons not allowed to vote until they have lived in the state for twenty years?"

"Well it's only fair."

"And that they pass a literacy test?"

"If people are unable to read, how can they be educated voters?"

"But the literacy test in Latin and Greek."

"I cannot stress the importance of the classics."

"What person is educated in Latin and Greek?"

"Well…"

"Moving on, how is this social integration plan affecting the economic sector?"

"Industry is up thirty percent in job growth and trade is up fifteen percent."

"What about white collar and government jobs?"

"Well there hasn't been much of a growth in those sectors."

"Back to the industry statistic, what jobs have experienced that thirty percent growth?"

"Mining, logging, assembly line manufacturing, farming…"

"So labor intense and low skill jobs?"

"Well I wouldn't say educationally lacking per say."

"But these are still labor intense and low skill jobs correct?"

"Yes."

"Have there been stronger lobby efforts for higher minimum wages?"

"I am not sure."

"Even though that specific lobby group has called for the legislative floor every week, raised questions at press conferences, and threatened to use their influence on labor unions against you in the upcoming election?"

"…Power is such a subjective thing to quantify don't you agree?"

"I assume so. Mr. Govenor, why are crime rates so low?"

"Well Mr. Finch; we can credit our neighborhood watch groups for such a fine job, youth curfews, a strong educational system which would provide young ones a life away from crime, and a strong police force monitoring the Dragon camps."

"But there has not been a patrol unit in two months."

"The Civic Defense Secretary and I have decided that the Dragons are not malignant to a degree where they must not be monitored at all times."

"So you concede that you these people do not need or require policing?"

"Yes."

"Do you believe the reason for this is that they fear the law or that they are not a threat at all?"

Silence from Govenor Terrence.

"Govenor, have you heard about the rebellions in the adjacent state?"

"Yes, citizens in the street rioting against the government."

"Are you going to send troops to support the state government?"

"Yes, all troops are going to move to suppress the rebellion. While some states are weary to fight this grass roots campaign against indentured servitude, I am not going to stand by and watch a mob tear a state apart. Every man, gun, and car that the state military owns will be sent to suppress this rioting."

"When will we see this decision take action?"

"In a few days Mister Finch."

"Thank you Govenor. Well that concludes the interview. From everyone at Broadcast Information and Entertainment, good night."

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UNRELEASED TAPE EXCERPT:

"Mister Finch," Govenor Terrence leaned in close, "If you think you're going to make a fool of the party you're dead wrong. The people are too stupid and too angry to care about the 'educational welfare' or the 'economic livelihood' of those Dragons. They just want payback."

"Excuse me?"

"Revenge. People don't vote based on educated choices anymore."

"You mean the educated choices of the political machine?"

"You say it's an orange, I say it's a tangerine, does it matter when we are talking about the same thing?"

"So how do people vote now?"

"They only care about what they've been getting lately. And lately, they want some blood."

"The people are inherently selfish."

"See Mister Finch, we're speaking the same language."

"Even if that is true, what makes you believe that you can stop this movement? Let alone this report?"

"Expect a call from the National Communications Board."

"They can't stop me from reporting."

"But they can put a little pressure on your station who just might suspend you until my election is over," he taps his chin in thought, "or I could just blacklist you. Try getting your 'story' out then."

"A storm is coming Govenor."

"Good thing I shut the doors and windows."

Govenor Terrence leaves.