Wednesday, January 24, 2007

Nine Words - Over Here Podcast 2

When Ronald Reagan convinced the nation that the nine most dangerous words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help, the Gipper knew better. He was a member of the WW II generation, and half his colleagues in Hollywood, from Newman to McQueen to Matthau, were there because they got their educations, training and first homes through the biggest of big government programs, the G.I. Bill. My new Over Here Podcast examines how we once generously honored veterans and lifted up the whole nation in the process — and how we're cheating our veterans, and our future, today.