I think everybody is covering their posteriors with the Enron scandal and it was very convenient that Sept. 11 came along to deflect the fact that they should never have been in the White House in the first place. What happened in the election was completely corrupt.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Bernhard argues that a major tragedy was used to distract from political corruption during an election.
- In plain terms
- She claims a crisis hid the truth about corruption in politics.
- What can you take from it?
- Watch for events used to distract from real issues.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do we separate fact from distraction in news?
Another view
Attributing tragedy to conspiracy ignores the complexity of current events.
More from Sandra Bernhard
My father was a proctologist; my mother was an abstract artist. That's how I view the world.
Permalink to quote #1 The real terrorist threats are George W. Bush and his band of brown-shirted thugs.
Permalink to quote #3 If you close your eyes, you could just as well imagine me to be vintage Ali MacGraw, circa 1968.
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