Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Words of Wisdom

A great quote on the American scene--political and otherwise--from Tony Kushner, who won a Pulitzer Prize and two Tony Awards for his Broadway production, Angels in America:


"What used to be called liberal is now called radical, what used to be called radical is now called insane, what used to be called reactionary is now called moderate, and what used to be called insane is now called solid conservative thinking."--from Mother Jones, August 1995)

2 comments:

cK said...

Apt.

It was interesting flipping on the television yesterday after I'd read of Falwell passing away. On CNN, the daytime broadcasts are full of people writing in emails and the anchors respond or read a few notes aloud. With the Falwell news, one anchor had to backtrack after he'd gone live to a reporter then returned to the studio and said, "We've been getting emails ever since this news came out and some of them are even passing along condolences."

Some.
-cK

Night Editor said...

That's classic.