Moyers on America ; Capital Crimes

[Milton Bradley]

The Volconvo crowd cannot miss this presentation of the Gingrich/Abramoff/Norquist/Reed/Delay/Scanlan/Ney/Bush scandle. This is probably the most inflamatory piece of journalism I have seen since Bill Moyers told us of the LILO Leasing scandle.


Read up, and be ready to get mad as Hell. ( I think you can watch the program from this link as well. )


Moyers on America . Capitol Crimes | PBS

"It's a dizzying scope of perfidy and politics that boggles the imagination, and although Jack Abramoff and Tom DeLay have been brought down, the system remains as vulnerable as ever," says Bill Moyers. "The scale of corruption still coming to light dwarfs anything since Watergate. In one sense it's the age-old tale of greed, but greed encouraged now by the way our system works. Deep in the plea agreements of Jack Abramoff and his cronies is the admission that they conspired to use campaign contributions to bribe politicians; campaign finance is at the core of the corruption. They took great pains to cover their tracks, and they might have pulled it off except for a handful of honest people, and the work of some enterprising print reporters, Senate investigators, and the ethics team at the department of justice. Following the money in this story leads through a bizarre maze of cocktail parties, golf courses, private jets, four-star restaurants, sweatshops - and the aura of chandeliered rooms frequented by the high and mighty of Washington." With the MOYERS ON AMERICA series, we inaugurate the Citizens Class, an extensive, interactive curriculum designed to encourage and facilitate public discourse on the issues raised in the series. The workshop features multimedia discussions, reference materials on the key perspectives presented in the program, and questions for further reflection - all designed to stimulate deep and thoughtful community dialogue. Interested? Check it out. In search of specific information? Just browsing? Select topics below to explore a range of issues, from congressional ethics to the growth of lobbying in recent years to proposals for changing the system of money and politics in America. Check it out. In search of specific information? Just browsing? Select topics below to explore a range of issues, from the Congressional ethics to the growth of lobbying in recent years to proposals for changing the system of money and politics in America.

[gr8fuldaniel]

I saw most of it before Letterman came on. Taped the rest so I can watch it later. Why did they run this against Letterman? Sheesh!
You are right, its an excellent piece of journalism. He pulls no punches. Except there wasnt a report on the sex trades in the Marriannas. Did that get mentioned in the last half that I didnt see yet?

[Milton Bradley]

Quote by: gr8fuldaniel I saw most of it before Letterman came on. Taped the rest so I can watch it later. Why did they run this against Letterman? Sheesh!

It's PBS. I guess they figure their target demopgraphic is a little more sophisticated. I'd wager they're wrong, but they are good about repeating the program in the middlie of the night. I taped the late night showing after watching it because it was such a hard hitting piece that can be used a reference material.


He also raised my interest in those authors he was referencing.

Norman Ornstein, and his book Heist, and Thomas Frank's Whats the Matter With Kansas.

Quote by: gr8fuldaniel You are right, its an excellent piece of journalism. He pulls no punches.

Indeed, a wonderful attempt to connect the dots, and expose the crooks.


What would we do without PBS?

Quote by: gr8fuldaniel Except there wasnt a report on the sex trades in the Marriannas. Did that get mentioned in the last half that I didnt see yet?

No, but one could infer from the conditions that the environment was ripe for that sort of thing.