Hi, Runner. I saw most of the Y2K PBS (re-run two nights ago,) for the first time. I, too, cringled with embarrassment and sickening revulsion!
FWIW, it ran in the 3AM time slot and was VCR'd for me to watch the next day upon my arising. The whole "Don't worry, be happy" COUPLED WITH the obvious, specific EXHORTATION for all of us to leave our money in the bank and we'll all get through this together and have a great new millenium," nearly made me gag on my decaf. Left no doubt in this O/49r's mind which "global bank" paid for that sickening infomercial!!!
Reminded me, quite frankly, of a Freshman English Comp 101 class assignment back in Fall of '65. We were instructed to write a whole 750 word essay and not use the key sentence or idea until the last sentence of the last paragraph. V-E-R-Y hard to do. A Subtle but effective writing technique. And so was that Federal Reserve sales pitch for no cash withdrawals for Y2K.
Anyone think there is a chance PBS or C-Span will now broadcast the British Y2K Leader's Herstatt Turd epithet who submitted the banking system risk GLOBALLY abstract that was too delicate to read outloud in that forum???
Oh, and BTW, last time I looked we ARE a part of the global village! Wish it could be supplemented with film footage of Dodd's face.
Thanks, Flatsville for posting that earlier. I find it amazing, even at this late date that I'm still surprised and hopeful that someone will actually come out and tell the truth before the grocery store shelves are stripped and the banking system is kaput.
Does anyone know if PBS has a "balanced programming guideline?" Of course, that is if some deep pockets can get the funding to have, oh, let's say, Webster Huebell reading the "dry" statistical banking parts.
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