Because the tone of your email seemed a bit confrontational and because =
I highly value this thoughtful and respectful community I revisited =
Fred's email. I found that he was recommending Moyer's show because the =
guests, artists and activists, have enriched his intellectual life. As =
educators I hope we encourage our students to "entertain a thought =
without accepting it." I agree with Fred that Bill Moyer's Journal has =
been a wonderful forum for exploring a broad range of ideas and I am =
grateful to him for informing me of Moyer's retirement. I hope we can =
discuss "extremism in defense of liberty is no vice" and other =
political matters elsewhere.=20
Best,
Carolyn Wilson Koerschen=20
On Apr 26, 2010, at 5:52 AM, Peter Greer wrote:
> Because I remembered the time I heard Bill Moyers speak at the =
Metropolitan Museum of Art (I remember because the Boston Red Sox beat =
the Yankees for the division title on that evening in 2004) and how =
Moyers speech sounded so one-sided, I refreshed myself with a little =
research after reading Fred's passionate email. I found that Moyers =
wrote the nuclear bomb commercial LBJ used against Barry Goldwater. =
Moyers was such a leading voice for civility in politics? Not that =
time! Could Moyers possibly be a sanctimonious hypocrite (that brings =
tears to my eyes)?!
>=20
> We must CONTINUE to search for the truth and seek out those who speak =
the truth.
>=20
> PRGreer
> Washington, D.C.
> On Apr 25, 2010, at 11:03 AM, Fred Bartels wrote:
>=20
>> For me, and I'm certain for many others, Bill Moyer's show has been a
>> shining beacon of hope and reason over the past 10 years.
>>=20
>> He has introduced me to many thinkers, artists and activists who =
rarely, if
>> ever, get covered by the mainstream corporate-owned media.
>>=20
>> Many times the stories told by his guests have brought tears to my =
eyes.
>>=20
>> As educators we hold searching for the truth, and speaking the truth, =
as two
>> of our most essential values.
>>=20
>> More than any other journalist I'm aware of, Moyers has lived by =
those
>> values.
>>=20
>> If you don't watch Moyers often please consider taking a moment to =
watch his
>> interviews this week with William Black and Michal Copps.
>>=20
>> http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/04232010/watch.html
>>=20
>> We will be losing a giant voice for democracy with Moyer's =
retirement.
>>=20
>> Let's hope others will step in to fill the void.
>>=20
>> Fred
>>=20
>> --=20
>> Fred Bartels
>> Dir. of Info. Tech.
>> Rye Country Day School
>>=20
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