The People Have Spoken, Mark Shields
The People Have Spoken, Mark Shields
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The People Have Spoken
A "This I Believe" Essay

Author: Mark Shields, Jay Allison, Dan Gediman

Narrator: Mark Shields

Unabridged: 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/03/2006


Synopsis

Political commentator Mark Shields expresses his faith in politics and admiration for politicians willing to take an unpopular stand, in "The People Have Spoken", his contribution to NPR’s This I Believe series.

This I Believe is a National Public Radio program that features Americans, from the famous to the unknown, completing the thought that begins with the series title. The pieces that make up the program compel listeners to re-think not only what and how they have arrived at their own personal beliefs, but also the extent to which they share them with others.

Featuring a star-studded list of contributors that includes John McCain, Isabel Allende, and Colin Powell, as well as pieces from the original 1950's series including Helen Keller and Jackie Robinson, the This I Believe collection also contains essays by a Brooklyn lawyer, a woman who sells yellow pages advertising in Fort Worth, and a man who serves on the state of Rhode Island's parole board. The result is a stirring, funny and always provocative trip inside the minds and hearts of a diverse group of Americans whose beliefs, and the incredibly varied ways in which they choose to express them, reveal the American spirit at its best.

This short audio essay is an excerpt from the audiobook edition of the This I Believe anthology.

Author Bio

Mark Shields has worked in politics for more than 40 years. He started as an assistant to Wisconsin Sen. William Proxmire, then worked on four Presidential campaigns and numerous other races. Shields is a political analyst and commentator for NewsHour on PBS.

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