"America does not let its needy citizens fend for themselves."

[oregonjen]

Christopher Reeve said that at the DNC in 1996. Currently watching Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story on Max. It’s a really good poignant movie and that quote stood out, especially right now.

I loved his movie Somewhere In Time, but he will always be Superman to me.

[elleng]

1. Its very good, saw it Saturday.

Sadly he was wrong, America DOES let the needy fend for themselves. Reeves did as much as he could, and others do too, but there is too much to be done for the needy to suggest things are OK.

[Skittles]

2. I saw this pic the other day

I remember the first time I saw it, it made me smile. But now, it's like, WTF, they should still be here

[regnaD kciN]

3. Great quote, but...

...one must keep in mind that this was a convention to renominate a Democratic POTUS who had just signed a Republican welfare-"reform" bill that, essentially, did tell its needy citizens to "fend for themselves."

[oregonjen]

4. Yeah, I'm well aware. It's just nice to think of what we could do, if we had the political will

and the will of the people to make it happen.

[niyad]

5. He was creepy good in "Deathtrap" with Michael Caine.

[KT2000]

6. Just watched it and

had the feeling it was an anachronism. Since he spoke at the convention, America has become more hard hearted. His comments would have been met by ridicule and cruelty from the right if said today.