[lbo-talk] have to say it

Bill Bartlett billbartlett at aapt.net.au
Wed Nov 5 19:49:10 PST 2008


At 11:16 AM -0500 5/11/08, Doug Henwood wrote:


>>Anyway, let me be the first to say it: Today we are All Americans.
>
>My god. If you're saying this, this is pretty powerful medicine.

There's just the hint in there that I'm too cynical to be moved by a great speech and a great event. I'm a little hurt. I'm just stating what is obvious, the world is putty in his hands for a few months. You better be ready for that.

Well most of us anyhow. There are no doubt a few recalcitrants in the mountains of Afghanistan who are unmoved. And Utah, sure, no getting through to that lot with appeals to hope either. But the rest of us are human.

Bill Bartlett Bracknell Tas



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