Brugge Blog

The nominees are set, so Bill Moyers can’t be president this time around, but it seems like he should be put in the running for vice president, or cabinet position or some place where he can have the influence he deserves. Or perhaps he should just be left alone to do what he does best: stand up to the blowhards and show what is good. That’s what he did last weekend during the National Conference on Media Reform in Minneapolis when Bill O’Reilly’s man tried to badger him (there’s a full segment and a slightly shorter piece from Keith Olbermann’s show that shows clips of O’Reilly’s spin on it.) He didn’t acquiesce, or ignore, or shout, he talked to the Fox person with dignity and respect and a forceful truth. And as Olbermann said, he had “the special ingredient of being 100% morally and factually correct.”

For a fuller picture of his vision, and his challenge to us all, watch his keynote address. As he reminds us, “you are not alone.”