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Hoping4Change Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-04-06 01:54 PM
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Tonight on PBS: BILL MOYER'S "Capitol Crimes" (Abramoff ect.)
Edited on Wed Oct-04-06 01:58 PM by Hoping4Change
Airs on PBS at 9 pm.

http://www.pbs.org/moyers/moyersonamerica/index.html



Moyer's writes:


"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."
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Cooley Hurd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-04-06 01:58 PM
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1. K&R - a must watch!
:kick:
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Hoping4Change Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-04-06 02:01 PM
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2. You can watch a preview at the link below.
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Uncle Joe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-04-06 02:06 PM
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3. Bill Moyers rocks!
:yourock: One of the last real journalists left in the good old U.S.A.

Kicked and recommended

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Hoping4Change Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-04-06 02:12 PM
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5. I agree 100%. And given his political experience I think this will be
devastating to the GOP. There is no one out there who is more credible than Moyers.
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dkofos Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-04-06 02:09 PM
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4. I hope this program wakes the sheeple up
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Hoping4Change Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-04-06 02:13 PM
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8. I think it wake the sheep. I think it will be devastating to the the GOP.
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sadiesworld Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-04-06 02:12 PM
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6. He was discussing the program on Lou Dobbs' show last night....
Edited on Wed Oct-04-06 02:13 PM by sadiesworld
it should be excellent!
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Hoping4Change Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-04-06 02:31 PM
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9. Its great that Dobbs had Moyers as a guest. I think Dobbs
knows that no one in MSM will go as deep into this as Moyers.
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oc2002 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-04-06 02:12 PM
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7. must see TV! this is not to be missed. Enjoy it while you can.

as they will no doubt try to get Moyers and PBS again under the right wing choke hold.
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Hoping4Change Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-04-06 02:37 PM
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10. I think the rw choke hold on PBS is tightening.
One of the most glaring and nauseating proofs is Judy Woodruff on NewsHour.:mad:
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