CBS takes off the gloves!

Bob Scheiffer really gave it to the Admin! Go to page 9 of the transcript:
http://www.cbsnews.com/htdocs/pdf/face_90405.pdf

SCHIEFFER: Finally, a personal thought. We have come through what may have been one of the worst weeks in America's history, a week in which government at every level failed the people it was created to serve. There is no purpose for government except to improve the lives
of its citizens. Yet as scenes of horror that seemed to be coming from some Third World country flashed before us, official Washington was like a dog watching television. It saw the lights and images, but did not seem to comprehend their meaning or see any link to reality.

As the floodwaters rose, local officials in New Orleans ordered the city evacuated. They might as well have told their citizens to fly to the moon. How do you evacuate when you don't have a car? No hint of intelligent design in any of this. This was just survival of the richest.

By midweek a parade of Washington officials rushed before the cameras to urge patience. What good is patience to a mother who can't find food and water for a dehydrated child? Washington
was coming out of an August vacation stupor and seemed unable to refocus on business or even think straight. Why else would Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert question aloud whether New Orleans should even be rebuilt? And when he was unable to get to Washington in time to vote on emergency aid funds, Hastert had an excuse only Washington could understand: He had to attend a fund-raiser back home.

Since 9/11, Washington has spent years and untold billions reorganizing the government to deal with crises brought on by possible terrorist attacks. If this is the result, we had better start over.
(emphasis added)

edit to add: And Nancy Giles ripped into them earlier with "What if they were White?:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4628175

I'm glad you posted this.

Peace.

That's brutally beautiful.

Exactly the right simile.

Let's hope they keep up the fight.

...and having the courage to speak from his heart over the national airways. Let us hope he will remain on the side of truth and what is best for the common people of this country.

<on edit> Recommended

Read his biography. He's a great guy and a terrific journalist.

And remember his totally lameass, softball questions to Chimpyshit during the so-called "debate"?

Whoops. Yet another miscalculation by BushCo.

Schieffer is more liberal than Rather, IMO.

back to 11/00

says it all

Recommended :kick:

just just too sobering. He was dead-on, right-on, and courageous for saying what needed to be said yesterday.

Thank you & please keep it up, Mr. Scheiffer, and I'll start tuning in every time you're on TV.

Considering what she said this a.m. on ABC, it should be good!

these essays and speeches. Say his name. Say his fucking name! HE is responsible not "Washington". Fuck that.

Powerful stuff.

He has no love for Bush. Maybe he feels he needs to carry the banner for Dan Rather now.

Thanks for posting his commentary. I saw it this morning and the line "This was just survival of the richest." is dead on.

Please Watch The Video and then BLAST MEDIA, SAVE LIVES:

Jeff. Parish President sobbing on "Meet the Press"!
<http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=106x22581>

I wonder how much more impassioned Dan Rather would have been if he were still there?

Thanks for posting the transcript

:hi:

:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

he actually became coherent again!

AMEN! That is EXACTLY what it was and is! And those who think otherwise are usually in the white and well-off group.

people it was created to serve"

Sounds like 9/11

Period! :mad:

I saw the video at crooks and liars and it was terrific.

"a week in which government at every level failed the people"

Let's just call that a little Bob Scheiffer insurance policy.

and I'm grateful for him. Bob Scheiffer won my heart Sunday.....
Bama