'Mad As Hell': Behind a Political-Season Refrain

Over the past several months Carl Paladino, the surprise winner of New York's Republican primary for governor -- and a Tea Party favorite -- invoked a theme that prompted wild cheers from his supporters: "I'm as mad as hell."? He's just one of many from across the political spectrum who "aren't going to take this anymore." But do they know the phrase's roots -- the 1976 movie Network -- and its context?

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