"... uneducated, illiterate people easily manipulated ..." - Richard Holbrooke

[Bozita]

For a while there, I was visualizing teabagger rallies, but I was wrong. Holbrooke was talking about Afghanistan.

It's just that the bullshit accepted as fact in many Afghanistan tribes closely resembles the same in mirror groups here in the States.

[Ozymanithrax]

1. Meet one fanatic bent on the destruction of the world for God, you've met them all. n/t

[PDJane]

2. But that was an amazing interview.......

A pair of fine minds with mutal respect talking about the problems in a disastrous war. Great interview; didn't always agree with Holbrooke, but respect his opinions.

[napi21]

4. Yes it was. Rachel did a great job, and I think you could see

a sense of espect between them. That's what makes a good journalist! Ge the good story but dont piss off the person you spoke to.

[Bozita]

5. "I'm not confusing you with Chris Matthews." - Holbrooke

Mutual respect, for sure!

[napi21]

3. You're right. Not much diff. between the Afghanies & the pubbies here.

That's really sad when you think about it.

[opihimoimoi]

6. KnR...and who the hell is Pat Toomey (R)? that he would sully DU with his GOPer FACE???

GOP = Anti Wellbeing Society....thrives on low level issues with lack of Truth

[Q3JR4]

7. Yes.

This is true in every case.

It is the reason why the gop hates public education.

Q3JR4.

[meowomon]

8. Ahh, Rachel

Another bang up job from my fave journalist. She just keeps getting better and better. I don't know if I can take much more fabulousness from this 6 foot tall butch Rhodes scholar. Be still my heart.

[Hannah Bell]

9. it's not only the poor & illiterate who are manipulated, the educated & well-off are equally so,

& perhaps in deeper ways, & even more easily.

[EFerrari]

10. It's Holbrooke talking, after all. He's on the wrong side of the class war.

[Politicalboi]

11. I would bet if Afghanistan tribes made signs

They would at least know what they are talikng about, and how to spell.

[old mark]

12. Sounds to me like the republicans vision for an ideal America.....slaves and masters,

none of those ickey "rights" 'n' stuff, you betcha!


mark