Koppel on Discovery :: Town Meeting
I just watched the "Koppel on Discovery" show called The Price of Security. This is nothing new for Ted Koppel. While at Nightline, Koppel brought plenty of American audiences together too  for a gathering in Tampa, Fla., to discuss health care; in Decker, Mich. to discuss domestic terrorism; and in Houston, Texas to talk about disaster management.
I wanted to give a light critique of the show. It lasted about an hour and a half and had a very wide range of invited guests which ranged from both sides, Republican and Democrat. Ted Koppel himself tried to stay out of the discussion himself as much as possible. Althoughh it seemed he wanted to say much more. There was a few times he fired back. One time was when Zoe Baird spoke about Wire tapping and Call intercepting. She how there is a discussion of the legality of this. Ted Koppel fired back about how the Government did this without worrying about the legality of it until they were found out.
Overall, I found it informative but at a very high level. There was a lot of talk (from the Republicans) about how this is a difficult time and the administration is doing a great job in providing security to thAmericanan people. I was very amused at thalmostst apologist attitude the former and current Republican governmenofficialsls took when speaking about or nearly about the government.
I found the thing slanted a bit to the right for me. I think that is only because of the people invited, Government Officials, People who co-authored the USA Patriot Act, and three or four Tom Ridges.
I did find one person that actually said something of value. His name is Alamdar Hamdani and he is the Director of the ACLU of Texas. He said of how he represented people who were just like him (he was the only Muslim in the room, as far as I could tell) and were approached and questioned by the F.B.I. He said that he understood why people looked at him with jaundiced eyes when they look at the color of his skin of find out he is Muslim. What he could not tolerate is when Government looked at him with jaundiced eyes. He was actually put on the No Fly List.
Hmmm... I wonder why? Could it be because he is a terrorist? Or is it really because he has views that differ from the administration.
This was just a shallow scratch at the surface of the problems we as a people face with this current administration and the World.
I would love to see this discussion continue in every home and street corner in this country. Would we need to involve the government? We would not have to. They are already listening.
Discovery Channel :: Koppel on Discovery :: Town Meeting
I wanted to give a light critique of the show. It lasted about an hour and a half and had a very wide range of invited guests which ranged from both sides, Republican and Democrat. Ted Koppel himself tried to stay out of the discussion himself as much as possible. Althoughh it seemed he wanted to say much more. There was a few times he fired back. One time was when Zoe Baird spoke about Wire tapping and Call intercepting. She how there is a discussion of the legality of this. Ted Koppel fired back about how the Government did this without worrying about the legality of it until they were found out.
Overall, I found it informative but at a very high level. There was a lot of talk (from the Republicans) about how this is a difficult time and the administration is doing a great job in providing security to thAmericanan people. I was very amused at thalmostst apologist attitude the former and current Republican governmenofficialsls took when speaking about or nearly about the government.
I found the thing slanted a bit to the right for me. I think that is only because of the people invited, Government Officials, People who co-authored the USA Patriot Act, and three or four Tom Ridges.
I did find one person that actually said something of value. His name is Alamdar Hamdani and he is the Director of the ACLU of Texas. He said of how he represented people who were just like him (he was the only Muslim in the room, as far as I could tell) and were approached and questioned by the F.B.I. He said that he understood why people looked at him with jaundiced eyes when they look at the color of his skin of find out he is Muslim. What he could not tolerate is when Government looked at him with jaundiced eyes. He was actually put on the No Fly List.
Hmmm... I wonder why? Could it be because he is a terrorist? Or is it really because he has views that differ from the administration.
This was just a shallow scratch at the surface of the problems we as a people face with this current administration and the World.
I would love to see this discussion continue in every home and street corner in this country. Would we need to involve the government? We would not have to. They are already listening.
Discovery Channel :: Koppel on Discovery :: Town Meeting
posted by Mindwolf | 9/11/2006 12:19:00 AM
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