Saturday night’s All Things Considered on National Public Radio came to an overtly pacifist conclusion. Substitute host Guy Raz (an NPR Defense Department correspondent) conducted a seven-minute interview with John Cusack on his satirical anti-war, anti-Bush film "War Inc.", and Cusack predictably denounced the war and Bush as absurd. Then came a six-minute interview with a smitten John Lennon fan who’s hoping to make a half-million dollars auctioning the original hand-written lyrics to "Give Peace a Chance," since she was there in Montreal for the original "bed-in" protest that produced the anthem. Then, as the music continued, Raz unloaded a little editorial.
Raz decided to read from Dwight Eisenhower, a "man who knew war better than most," on the need for peace: "I like to believe that people in the long run are going to do more to promote peace than our governments. Indeed, I think that people want peace so much that one of these days governments had better get out of their way and let them have it."
Pacifists never seem to care what the actual particulars are of a geopolitical conflict. They’re against conflict. For a bunch of liberals who would claim to be champions of nuance and sophistication, it certainly has an implacably crude see-no-evil, hear-no-evil cast to it.
I’d rather turn Eisenhower’s quote around on NPR: I’d like to believe that people are going to do more to promote radio than our government. Indeed, I think that people want radio so much that one of these days government better get out of it and let them have it.
For how many decades do we have to send our tax dollars to DC for a bunch of aging socialists and their children to decry the military-industrial complex?
—Tim Graham is Director of Media Analysis at the Media Research Center.
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my tax dollars at work, all things not considered
June 1, 2008 - 09:00 ET by lunaticcringeradiotake tax payers money by force and push a propoganda agenda in a media form that more than half of the people who PAY taxes don't agree with. never ever offer a "fairness doctrine" just pump out a one sided point of view at all times despite the fact it is funded by forcefully taking money from people who don't agree with the programming, what a fine example of liberals policies at work in a media outlet. but in the meantime people of the same ilk cry that commercial radio needs a "fairness doctrine" because it promotes agendas they don't like. commercial radio an industry that thrives without taking money by force but instead relies on it's sponsers toadvertize and it's programming to interest the listening audience. a fine example of capitalism and a freemarket enterpise succeeding. somethingliberals hate. a perfect example why npr and air america have to take money from unwilling people or are in financial ruin, it's managed by liberals.
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context?
June 1, 2008 - 09:07 ET by forest"I like to believe that people in the long run are going to do more to promote peace than our governments. Indeed,
I think that people want peace so much that one of these days governments had better get out of their way and let
them have it."
TV Talk with Prime Minister Macmillan
August 31. 1959
I'd like to point out that Eisenhower didn't say that during WW2 or Korea. Judging by the date and reference to Macmillan, I'd guess this was directed at the people of Europe - especially Eastern Europe - more than it was a pacifist message for the domestic audience.
more
June 1, 2008 - 09:23 ET by forestThis was part of an historic TV discussion between the two leaders in reference to the Berlin issue and setting up a summit with the Soviets. There's partial video at the Ministry of Truth website:
http://news.bbc.co.u...
It's all a part...
June 1, 2008 - 09:40 ET by okiehawk44Our education system today creates this type nonsense and revisionism -- I come from a long line of educators -- grandmother, mother, aunt, sister, etc all dead or long retired now so I have nothing against educators -- but what is going on today is not education, it's indoctrination. This may be fun for the practitioners, but it is dangerous. We do not now (never have) live in a world free from those wishing us harm or worse. We need to stop this constant indoctrination by NPR and most other media that Americans are the bad guys and the rest of the world is all about peace, love, and rock & roll. Crap!
"All we are saying, is
June 1, 2008 - 09:49 ET by Jack BauerNegotiations
June 1, 2008 - 10:34 ET by FoolicanLiberal: It's nice to finally meet with you in person, Mr. Terrorist. I know that we can come to a peaceful solution--
Terrorist: Stick that peaceful solution up your swine butt! Either you conform to Sharia law or we kill you!
Liberal: Oh, come now, there's got to be a more peaceful way of coming about this--
Terrorist: No! Either you bow to our will or we kill you!
Liberal: Surely, we can make some form of negotiation. Money, perhaps, or even a cessation of territory--
Terrorist: The United States becomes an Islamic state or we kill every single one of you! Jews, Christians, the whole lot!
Liberal: Please have mercy on us, we're a peace-loving state--
Terrorist: You've given us all the time we needed to develop a nuclear bomb. Now you can say goodbye to the tower of babel that is New York City, or you can surrender to us within 8 hours of your perverted Western time.
Liberal: Okay, we surrender.
Terrorist: Glory to the Taliban! We have defeated the evil empire that is America!
Ignorance
June 1, 2008 - 10:36 ET by iveseenitallIt's the indocrtrination of ignorance. Yes, it has been happening in "schools" since the 60's. The real facts about this war, its beginnings, and its soon to be end are not being told. NPR is simply another media arm of the Democratic Party. But it's tax payer funded. Don't ever send this "public" radio a check for anything. As for the Hollywood fool, Sadsack, er, Cusack, what do you expect?
Who is Barry Sotero?
NEVER,NEVER trust a "liberal"
Military-Industrial Complex
June 1, 2008 - 10:50 ET by Agrarian-DecentralistMr.Graham wonders "For how many decades...we have to send our tax dollars to DC for a
bunch of aging socialists and their children to decry the military-industrial complex."
So, Mr. Graham, was President Eisenhower wrong in warning us to beware of the"acquisition of
unwarranted influence" by the military-industrial complex? Does it take "socialists and their children" to heed a prudent warning by one of the greatest Republican presidents? Sounds like you need to master some of that liberal "nuance and sophistication" so you can overcome what appears to be an "implacably crude see-no-evil, hear-no-evil" attitude toward that danger.
"greatest Republican
June 1, 2008 - 11:11 ET by NL207"greatest Republican presidents"
Says who?
Eisenhower was a RINO. His policies were most certainly Moderate-Liberal. Interstate Highway system. Further entrenchment of the Socialist Programs of the Roosevelt years. His foreign policy was one of accommodation with the Soviets and Maoists. He turned a blind eye to the Soviet rape of Eastern Europe. He did nothing to prevent Fidel Castro from coming to power. His sole decisive act as President was Lebanon in 1958, which I doubt seriously he would have done at all if not for the influence of the pro-Israel clique in the Congress.
You are simply so full of S*** it is running out your ears.
Yeah, maybe so but...
June 1, 2008 - 12:19 ET by irksomehe did play a mean game of golf. :)
Agrarian
June 1, 2008 - 17:35 ET by BDAgrarian Decentralist:
So, Mr. Graham, was President Eisenhower wrong in warning us to beware of the"acquisition of unwarranted influence" by the military-industrial complex?
Nope, the US population took heed and we no longer HAVE a military Industrial complex. In fact, much to our distress we have damn little of either, 1.) Military. 2.) Inudusty.
Reference their influence. I would say that any defense contractor who builds a major end-item for the Pentagon has significatnly LESS power in the hallowed halls of congress than the sainted "Community Activists" that we seem to be besiged by now days.
For instance. WHo has spent more time on television passing their views Al Sharpton, or the CEO's of Boeing, Lockheed, Northrup Grumman, General Atomics, General Dynamics, and Raytheon COMBINED.
There IS no Military Industrial Complex. If we had one it would not have taken us a full year to equip with MRAP, and uparmored HMMWV's.
But we sure as hell have a welfare/political line complex.
I think Ike would have seen
June 1, 2008 - 10:57 ET by Kevin HalpernI think Ike would have seen the wisdom in getting the former "goverments" of Afghanistan and Iraq out of the way of their people so that they can have a chance for peace. A number of countries say they want peace, but only if it allows them to carry on nefarious activities.
STHU
June 1, 2008 - 13:06 ET by BacchusIn a democracy, the government is run by the people, but not so in totalitarian regimes. Which does Raz think DDE was referring to more?
I also think he's confused "peaceful freedoms" with "peace through submission" - neither is bloody.
To have peace, one must submit. That's fair. But then submit to what? To tyranny? Or to the rule of law?
It's inconceivable to me that a liberal response to violent crime in American cities would be to pull all law enforcement back to a safe location, like to Okinawa. Peaceful freedoms aren't free. They require constant vigilence. There are still some in Iraq who have yet to submit to the rule of law. But they must. It's the will of the people, per DDE.
I stopped watching Cusack's movies
June 1, 2008 - 13:56 ET by Rush FanI stopped watching Cusack's movies after coming across one of his articles on Huffington Post. I occasionally read this far-left blog , although it’s difficult to spend too much time on that site without my stomach churning. Too many of the far-left who blog on that site are filled with hate, not only for Bush, but our country.
This is the link to Cusack’s long rant where I first became aware of his hatred for all things Bush/Republicans:
http://www.huffingto...
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