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MARCH 29, 2009 1:34AM

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Just ran across this extremely well-edited and comprehensive film looking at Gene McCarthy, both his political career and his poetry. In honor of what would have been McCarthy's 93rd birthday Sunday, March 29th, here is a description and a link to it.

Sorry I Was Right: Eugene McCarthy

Biographical documentary on the life of Eugene McCarthy, Congressman and Senator from Minnesota who challenged Lyndon Johnson for the Presidency in 1968 in opposition to the war in Vietnam.

Length: 28m 38s

Click here to play for free on realplayer on your computer.