Must: Olbermann Is Right (again), Don’t Think of a US Soldier Unarmed, Moyers Advises Graduates, Al Gore’s Second PowerPoint, and More!
19 May 2007
“Southern Methodist University Commencement Address,” By Bill Moyers
Can commencement speeches be franchised? Yes, they can! Send this to every graduate you know. Moyers: “America’s a great promise but it’s a broken promise.”
20 May 2007
“Al Gore Has Big Plans,” By James Traub
Another book? Another Power Point? Another run?
21 May 2007
“Edwards charges $55,000 to speak to UC Davis students about poverty, by Carla Marinucci (SFGate: Politics Blog)
Is it problematic to me that Edwards charged a public university something on the order of our median incomes for a single lecture on poverty? Yes. But is it problematic that our media salivates at going after a rich guy for addressing poverty issues? Yes. Would it be better if he weren’t talking about and/or addressing poverty at all?
23 May 2007
“The Entire Government Has Failed Us,” a Special Comment by Keith Olbermann (AlterNet.org) [VIDEO]
“Who among us will stop this war of lies?,” asks Keith Olbermann.
24 May 2007
“Don’t Think of a US Soldier, Unarmed, Abandoned in Iraq’s Civil War!,” By Jeff Cohen (truthout.org)
Jeff Cohen takes a page out of Lakoff’s “Don’t Think of an Elephant,” to explain how the Democrats have once again accepted the language of the Bush administration and the Republican party instead of challenging their misleading rhetoric.
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May 28th, 2007 at 2:11 pm
About Bill Moyer’s Speech:
I was at this speech in Dallas last week for my wife’s nephew’s graduation. It had a powerful effect upon many who were in the audience. SMU is the heart of privilege in Texas, and Mr. Moyer’s words cut to the heart of what most there seem to subscribe to. At the end there was a rousing standing ovation. I looked around the crowd during this response and saw pockets of people not standing or clapping. This confirms exactly what Mr. Moyers was saying this country is indeed broken.