Powerful programs

This past Sunday the wife and I watched two programs that we had previously recorded on our DVR. Both of them were from the Memorial Day weekend timeframe and both of them were very powerful. Neither of us could keep a dry eye. It's a bit of a drag, however, that we can't seem to keep current. I finally get around to watching something that I've recorded, and the "conversation" about it has already passed. It's near-impossible to view everything we'd like to see in real time. There just isn't enough time in the day.

Program #1 - Bill Moyers Journal from May 25. This is the one with Maxine Hong Kingston (left). Within the first 10 minutes of this program, I stopped it and told the wife that I wasn't sure if I could watch the entire program. I already had tears streaming down my face. I'm such a sensitive guy! Maxine has a new book out called, Veterans of War, Veterans of Peace. This is an amazing show, and it's just a pleasure watching and listening to Maxine, as compared to so many other people on the tube these days. They talk about the power of writing, and if you haven't seen this, watch it. And, keep some tissues handy. We are soooooooooo glad that Moyers is back on the air.

Here's a link to the program - http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/05252007/profile.html3

Program #2 - Democracy Now! program from May 28, Memorial Day. The whole hour was devoted to readings from Howard Zinn's "Voices of a People's History of the United States." A little I had heard before, but there were several very powerful vignettes here, read by various actors. Democracy Now! is a priceless program. We record them every day and try to watch them when we have time. Even the older programs usually contain very interesting items that we often missed when the events first happened.

You can watch the entire program, or read the transcript (watching is better) at this link: http://www.democracynow.org/index.pl?issue=20070528

Both of these program will really make you THINK about America. And THINKING is a good thing. Amazing things can happen when you BREATHE, and THINK.