Bill Moyers Journal - "Capitol Crimes" (Podcast)

[WiffenPoof]

I rarely post anymore. For the past couple of years I have become so disillusioned and discouraged that a sense of hopelessness has come over me. It seems that the only thing that makes me feel any better is to gain a better understanding of how we got here. Perhaps I retain some hope that we can learn from the past. But that is for another post.

In playing with my new iPhone 6 Plus, I started listening to podcasts which had in large part, escaped my attention. I mostly listen to NPR and TED...some great and informative programming. In sampling different podcasts I came upon one that I feel compelled to share with the rest of this group.

Yes, I'm sure that many of you have already heard this podcast and I am admittedly slow on the uptake...but as I have mentioned, I have become disillusioned and have avoided feeding that political junkie inside of me that appeared to be on its last breaths. In listening to this podcast, I feel invigorated (at least I have increased my understanding of "what happened&quot .

It is a Bill Moyer podcast called "Capitol Crimes" and it documents the past activities and goals of people like Ralph Reed, Jack Abramoff and Tom DeLay (to mention a few).

While many of you may already have an excellent understanding of how the Right was able to accomplish their agenda, for me, it was very eye-opening.

Here is the opening description that should peak your interest:

Capitol Crimes
With disgraced lobbyist back in the news and on the big screen in Alex Gibney's new film, CASINO JACK, we re-present Bill Moyers 2006 in-depth exploration of Abramoff and his Washington world. CAPITOL CRIMES investigates the Abramoff lobbying scandal, revealing the web of relationships, secret deals and political manipulation and opening a disturbing window on the dark side of American politics. The fall of Jack Abramoff has exposed a huge web of corruption that still remains vastly unreported by the broadcast media, even as prosecutors continue to chase down leads and quiz insiders and witnesses. Moyers and his colleagues untangle emails, reports, interviews and facts on the record to provide viewers with a coherent pattern of criminal and political chicanery.


http://www.pbs.org/moyers/moyersonamerica/capitol/index.html

-Paige

[Cleita]

1. Bill Moyers is the best journalistic voice on the face of this

planet as far as I'm concerned. Thanks.