Crooks and Liars:
Bill Moyers:
We were abroad these past two weeks trying to cleanse our journalistic pipes, so to speak. We thought we could put American politics out of sight and out of mind for a spell. We were wrong.
Everywhere we went people wanted to talk about America. The Greeks, Sicilians, Sardinians, Tunisians, Algerians, and Spaniards we met, were euphoric - cab drivers, guides, waiters, hotel clerks, bank tellers. They expect miracles from America. Their own economies are imploding: layoffs, budget shortfalls, failing banks, fear spreading among the populace. They want to believe that somehow the long arm of America will pull them back. I tried but I didn't have the heart to tell them just how much trouble their rich Uncle Sam is in.
Maybe I was wrong not to dispel their illusions about America; after all, they live on top of the ruins of long-gone empires, whose rise and fall is a far more familiar and consistent theme of history than democracy's success. I did my best, to say that America is trying very hard right now to put our own house in order.
That self-correcting faculty, even in the darkest hours, is the best thing we have going for us. That and the knowledge that nothing we face in the months ahead is more than was asked of our parents and grand parents in war and depression.
This giant of a country is bleeding badly from savage self inflicted wounds, but what happens next is still our story to write. We can be thankful for that.
That's it for the JOURNAL. See you next week, I'm Bill Moyers.
1 comment:
Moyer is right as that's the view the World has of the US. Now even some Americans take for granted and put the US above others. Reality check time. Our Foreign Policies have ruined our image because of our Govenment. Many Americans feel the USA is above every country now look where we are. We have paid for bribery, murders, blackmail and so much more and Bid Laden was right we're broke. The power was the US Economy and nothing else. Now we are no better then any other country, but they look to the US and the educated honest new President to help the World. Just listening to the difference between Obama vs Bush is clear. Americans allowed 8 years of corruption and looked for others to correct the problem and stop the criminals running the country. Bush was smart to pay off Demecrat Law Makers so he could continue his corrupt mission. The people of the World might look forward to the new improved America but the Leaders will soon be looking for compensation for the citizens held in Gitmo and those murdered in Gitmo. Bush and company have committed so many crimes it will take a decade to get to the bottom of it. Even if people like Gonzo are pardoned the fired lawyers will sue as will others who have been illegally fired or set up by the Bush Administration.
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