Gore Vidal on Bush's Inaugural Address: "The Most Un-American Speech I've Ever Heard."
by Democracy Now!
January 25, 2005We take a look at President Bush’s inaugural address with Gore Vidal, one of America’s most respected writers and thinkers and the author of more than 20 novels and 5 plays. Vidal says, "If the United States does go abroad to slay dragons in the name of freedom, liberty and so on, she could become dictatress of the world, but in the process she would lose her soul." [includes rush transcript]
As we continue our discussion of President Bush’s inaugural address. Let’s hear a portion of that speech.
President Bush, inaugural address January 20, 2005.
We are joined now by Gore Vidal. He is one of America’s most respected writers and thinkers. He is the author of more than 20 novels and 5 plays. He is author, most recently, of the national bestsellers "Dreaming War" and "Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace." His latest book is called "Imperial America: Reflections on the United States of Amnesia."
AMY GOODMAN: As we continue our discussion of President Bush’s inaugural address, let’s hear a section of that speech.
PRESIDENT BUSH: America will not impose our own style of government on the unwilling. Our goal, instead, is to help others find their own voice, attain their own freedom, and make their own way. The great objective of ending tyranny is the concentrated work of generations. The difficulty of the task is no excuse for avoiding it. America’s influence is not unlimited; but fortunately for the oppressed, America’s influence is considerable, and we will use it confidently in freedom’s cause.
AMY GOODMAN: President Bush, his second inaugural address. Today we’re joined by Gore Vidal, one of America’s most respected writers and thinkers. Author of more than twenty novels, five plays. Author most recently of, Dreaming War and Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace. His latest book is, Imperial America: Reflections on the United States of Amnesia. Yesterday we caught up with Gore Vidal and I asked him his reaction to the inaugural address.
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