The man who sees absolutes, where all other men see nuances and
shades of meaning, is either a prophet, or a quack.
Donald H. Rumsfeld is not a prophet.
That's how Keith Olbermann starts out his commentary of Rumsfeld's speech to the American Legion this past week. It is well worth the 6 minutes and 15 seconds to watch.
an Olbermann money quote:
Dissent and disagreement with government is the life’s blood of human freedom; And not merely because it is the first roadblock against the kind of tyranny the men Mr. Rumsfeld likes to think of as "his" troops still fight, this very evening, in Iraq. It is also essential. Because just every once in awhile… it is right - and the power to which it speaks, is wrong.
Freedom, liberty and democracy are based on the right to dissent and disagree with one's government. Mr. Rumsfeld and his boss do not like this. They want us to be afraid of loosing our freedom by taking away our freedom for our own sake. What's the difference between Big Brother in George Orwell's 1984 and Mr. Bush and Mr. Rumsfeld keeping us in constant fear by keeping us in perpetual war?
just asking...
1 comment:
I enjoy Keith Olbermann and his "Countdown" show on MSNBC. I watched when he gave his editorial and copied it from his blog on MSNBC. Very well written.
Keeping us in fear is all Bush and Rumsfeld have to hang onto. Truth an dreal debate do nothing to sway them. Sadly it works on many people. And the contention that the Dems would not protect the USA -- riduculous BS.
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