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colsohlibgal

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73. Moyers is 100% Correct

Wed Apr 3, 2013, 12:49 AM

Apr 2013

The 'Justice For All" line is laughable and has been laughable for about the whole of this nation's existence - and it's getting less true daily.

The question is how long it will be till enough people actually think, put 2 and 2 together, and act enough to change things.

I really think we have to break the two party monopoly for any real and lasting positive change. We need people and parties for which we can say more than they're not as bad as the other party's people.

Wake Up America!

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MOYERS: "The next time you say the Pledge of Allegiance � remember: it�s a lie. A whopper of a lie." [View all] kpete Apr 2013 OP

The time has come, Newest Reality Apr 2013 #1

Hear, hear. woo me with science Apr 2013 #2

Hear, hear to that. zeemike Apr 2013 #15

What an incredibly well thought-out... tex-wyo-dem Apr 2013 #18

Thanks so much! Newest Reality Apr 2013 #19

Excellent reply! n/t defacto7 Apr 2013 #66

Bill Moyers is a national treasure. nt woo me with science Apr 2013 #3

Indeed kenfrequed Apr 2013 #8

Possibly the next best thing to Molly Ivins lastlib Apr 2013 #16

Yes, he definitely is. I wish there were more of him though. sabrina 1 Apr 2013 #41

So glad he's back on the air. progressoid Apr 2013 #47

If Dubya had his way, the guy would have been given a one-way ticket to the MADem Apr 2013 #53

K&R forestpath Apr 2013 #4

I love Bill Moyers malaise Apr 2013 #5

K & R !!! WillyT Apr 2013 #6

k&r and thanks for posting rhett o rick Apr 2013 #7

K&R patrice Apr 2013 #9

Born in Oklahoma and raised in Texas KansDem Apr 2013 #10

I quit saying it after the Iraq war Live and Learn Apr 2013 #11

I quit saying it when the Supremes ruled in favor of the bushes. fasttense Apr 2013 #21

That hit me quite hard too. Live and Learn Apr 2013 #65

I stopped quacking it in the 1970s n/t defacto7 Apr 2013 #67

K&R Solly Mack Apr 2013 #12

K & R!!! LuckyLib Apr 2013 #13

Moyers has come a long way since his LBJ days byeya Apr 2013 #14

Bill Moyers is a national treasure. democrank Apr 2013 #17

i quit saying the pledge a long time ago madrchsod Apr 2013 #20

We're 68th! Woo Hoo abelenkpe Apr 2013 #22

We have a bus waiting for Mr. Moyers. He just does not understand today's dynamic Democratic Party. Safetykitten Apr 2013 #23

I sort of love you BrotherIvan Apr 2013 #30

I do say...that is the best.... ReRe Apr 2013 #33

K&R midnight Apr 2013 #79

I pledge DFW Apr 2013 #24

K&R redqueen Apr 2013 #25

This message was self-deleted by its author alfredo Apr 2013 #26

The original pledge was written by a Socialist. The phrase "Under God" was an election year alfredo Apr 2013 #27

+++++ haikugal Apr 2013 #29

Hear! Hear! ReRe Apr 2013 #34

Treat your population well you don't need to coerce them alfredo Apr 2013 #56

Exactly, alfredo! ReRe Apr 2013 #57

It's treated like a loyalty oath. alfredo Apr 2013 #60

This is a fact! n/t defacto7 Apr 2013 #68

Hundreds of retirees fleeced by Enron in 2000 are STILL waiting for 'justice' ... Myrina Apr 2013 #28

Thousands ReRe Apr 2013 #35

Iraq war is now 6 trillion; Afghanistan 3 trillion! grahamhgreen Apr 2013 #31

Frontline 2 has a program on PBS; this one titled, "10 Trillion and Counting", that is very good. DhhD Apr 2013 #50

Ten Thousand Ks and Ten Thousand Rs. JDPriestly Apr 2013 #32

I'll be damned- Bill Moyers is punk. Gregorian Apr 2013 #36

I didn't either and I am old enough to remember when the 'under god' phrase was inserted. byeya Apr 2013 #40

I always thought it was kind of silly to make vows to a piece of colored cloth or something as Tierra_y_Libertad Apr 2013 #37

I take exception at the word republic... awoke_in_2003 Apr 2013 #38

Bill Moyers: A Pit Bull for Democracy! ReRe Apr 2013 #39

I was watching also. xxqqqzme Apr 2013 #46

Do you talk to your to your TV? ReRe Apr 2013 #54

The only prayer I ever remember xxqqqzme Apr 2013 #82

. libodem Apr 2013 #42

K & R Amonester Apr 2013 #43

As an Englishman in NC... mwooldri Apr 2013 #44

Presidential Medal of Freedom to Moyers NOW benld74 Apr 2013 #45

I quit saying it when I was 14 (38 years ago) because even then I knew CBGLuthier Apr 2013 #48

Seems to be The Wizard Apr 2013 #49

I stopped saying it on April 5, 1968. DeSwiss Apr 2013 #51

I prefer the original version--the politicians really screwed up the MADem Apr 2013 #52

Original version or not . . . markpkessinger Apr 2013 #61

Like I said--ASPIRATIONAL....not the present state of being. MADem Apr 2013 #71

That's what I think about the Pledge. amandabeech Apr 2013 #76

Hope springs eternal!! MADem Apr 2013 #77

Same back at ya! n/t amandabeech Apr 2013 #80

more fall-out from the reagan programme, which started defunding legal aid services and HiPointDem Apr 2013 #55

You just have to read it to know it's not true. demosincebirth Apr 2013 #58

It's not just the 'justice for all' amuse bouche Apr 2013 #59

Oh I always knew that it was, but I don't confuse nationalism Rex Apr 2013 #62

shared this on fb with a real cry of anguish about how it seems fascistic to say the pledge. SleeplessinSoCal Apr 2013 #63

Haven't said the Pledge of Allegiance in years and years. Flying Squirrel Apr 2013 #64

kick kick kick defacto7 Apr 2013 #69

And don't think I'll ever fucking forget it! lonestarnot Apr 2013 #70

the last seven words are a lie... SHRED Apr 2013 #72

Moyers is 100% Correct colsohlibgal Apr 2013 #73

"With liberty & never-ending indulgence for the rich & powerful." pacalo Apr 2013 #74

That really griped me too. UtahLib Apr 2013 #75

Thanks for remembering it, UtahLib! pacalo Apr 2013 #78

It's a pledge, not a description. MineralMan Apr 2013 #81

No truer words. alp227 Apr 2013 #83

I can't REC Moters enough. blackspade Apr 2013 #84