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From the Ted Talk by Bob Inglis: American bipartisan politics can be saved -- here's how

Unscramble the Blue Letters

So here's the thing: it's not too late. There's still time to lead. Speak out, speak up, call lcanuy what it is: lunacy. Tell the amraiecn people that we still have moon sthos in us. Tell the folks at the county party convention, "You bet free enterprise can solve climate change." Tell them that Milton fdeirman would say to tax pollution rather than profits. Tell them that it's OK — no, it's a good thing that progressives would aegre. Tell them the very good news that we can bnrig America together to solve these cenlalhges and to lead the world. Tell them that free enterprise can do these things. Tell them that America must stop the dividing, and must start the uniting. Tell them. Play your part before it's too late.

Open Cloze

So here's the thing: it's not too late. There's still time to lead. Speak out, speak up, call ______ what it is: lunacy. Tell the ________ people that we still have moon _____ in us. Tell the folks at the county party convention, "You bet free enterprise can solve climate change." Tell them that Milton ________ would say to tax pollution rather than profits. Tell them that it's OK — no, it's a good thing that progressives would _____. Tell them the very good news that we can _____ America together to solve these __________ and to lead the world. Tell them that free enterprise can do these things. Tell them that America must stop the dividing, and must start the uniting. Tell them. Play your part before it's too late.

Solution

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  2. friedman
  3. lunacy
  4. agree
  5. challenges
  6. shots
  7. american

Original Text

So here's the thing: it's not too late. There's still time to lead. Speak out, speak up, call lunacy what it is: lunacy. Tell the American people that we still have moon shots in us. Tell the folks at the county party convention, "You bet free enterprise can solve climate change." Tell them that Milton Friedman would say to tax pollution rather than profits. Tell them that it's OK — no, it's a good thing that progressives would agree. Tell them the very good news that we can bring America together to solve these challenges and to lead the world. Tell them that free enterprise can do these things. Tell them that America must stop the dividing, and must start the uniting. Tell them. Play your part before it's too late.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations

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climate change 3
milton friedman 2
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governing process 2
county party 2

Important Words

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