I'm Not Writing A Ph.d. Dissertation.

My Parents Were Children During The Great Depression Of The 1930s, And It Scarred Them. Especially My Father, Who Saw Destitution In His Brooklyn, New York Neighborhood; Adults Standing In So Called 'bread Lines,' Children Begging In The Streets.

As A Former High School Teacher And A Student In A Class Of 60 Urchins At St. Brigid's Grammar School, I Know That Education Is All About Discipline And Motivation. Disadvantaged Students Need Extra Attention, A Stable School Environment, And Enough Teacher Creativity To Stimulate Their Imaginations. Those Things Are Not Expensive.

All I Ask Is For Powerful People To Respond Honestly To The Questions, And If They Can't, Explain Why.

One Of The Downsides Of Being Famous Is That Folks Pay Far More Attention To You Than They Should. American Celebrities Are Constantly Under Surveillance, And Every Word They Say Is Subject To Scrutiny. So, Be Careful What You Wish For If You Desire Fame. No Human Being Should Be A Goldfish.

Hitler And Joseph Goebbels Understood That If You Say Something Loud And Long Enough Many People Will Believe It. A Good Journalist's First Priority Should Be To Separate Propaganda From Fact - But Sometimes Its Very Hard To Do That.