Can someone explain why Olbermann is going on and on blaming Bush for the fact that the World Trade Center site has not been rebuilt and that there is no memorial there yet?
Because that's what he does. (Among others)
For a group of people who claim to be progressive, they have a tendency to spend a lot of time looking back and criticizing what went wrong without saying what they would do or - better - will do. In addition, as Olbermann does here, they cite shining examples of past glory (Gettysburg) and somehow make it work for their purpose.
Set aside all the questions about who's responsible for building a memorial and consider just how different an open field in Pennsylvania some 140+ years ago is with the WTC site.
As flawed as the "Path to 911" was as entertainment or precise facts, it did point out the larger problems: we have too many egos and politicians worried about individual glory or being the fall guy, that we are less safe than we could be. Most of the bureaucracy remained the same - across the administrations. If it is filled with self-righteous egos or spineless wall flowers, I don't care who the President is, we are still vulnerable.
As for Olbermann and his ilk, I have little need or sympathy for them. There were many of his kind on the other side during the Clinton years too.
Stop looking to an individual to define you. Take some personal responsibility so we can move to where we must move - collective responsibility!
Let's all stop playing games and ignoring the tough problems. Let's grow up, face the problem together, and fix it.
1 comment:
Well said.
Of course Keith cannot do such a thing because the hatred in his heart makes him irrational beyond belief. It must really be an awful life to carry that much hatred around on a daily basis.
Thank God no one watches that network!
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