The Lessons Of The Past Are Ignored

I Have Often Been Accused Of Putting My Foot In My Mouth, But I Will Never Put My Hand In Your Pockets

I Am Not Asking For Government Censorship Or Any Other Kind Of Censorship. I Am Asking Whether A Kind Of Censorship Already Exists When The News That Forty Million Americans Receive Each Night Is Determined By A Handful Of Men Responsible Only To Their Corporate Employers And Filtered Through A Handful Of Commentators Who Admit To Their Own Set Of Biases.

Sometimes It Appears That We're Reaching A Period When Our Senses And Our Minds Will No Longer Respond To Moderate Stimulation. We Seem To Be Approaching An Age Of The Gross. Persuasion Through Speeches And Books Is Too Often Discarded For Disruptive Demonstrations Aimed At Bludgeoning The Unconvinced Into Action.

In The Networks' Endless Pursuit Of Controversy, We Should Ask What Is The End Value ... To Enlighten Or To Profit? What Is The End Result ... To Inform Or To Confuse? How Does The Ongoing Exploration For More Action, More Excitements, More Drama, Serve Our National Search For Internal Peace And Stability.

Mcgovern Couldn't Carry The South If Rhett Butler Were His Running Mate.