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THE TEDIUM TWINS Relevant Passages from the Prophet Isaiah I . THE ·FOURTH ESTA'TE . I ing about the tax burden. Terror- ism, particularly in Galilee, has been on the increase. In recent months, a carpenter's son from the town of Nazareth has been attracting a large following with novel doctrines and faith healing. He recently entered Jerusalem amid popular acclaim, but influential Jewish leaders fear his power. Here in Alexandria the situation is seen as dangerous. Robin? MACNEIL: Recently in Jerusalem on a fact-finding mission for the Em- peror's Emergency Task Force on Provincial Disorders was Quintilius Maximus. Mr. Maximus, how do you see the situation? MAXIMUS: Robin, I had occasion to hear one of this preacher's sermons a few months ago and talk with his aides. There is no doubt in my mind that he is a threat to peace and should be crucified. MACNEIL: Pontius Pilate should wash his hands of the problem? MAXIMUS: Absolutely. MACNEIL: I see. Thank you. Jim? LEHRER: Now for a view from Mr. Simon, otherwise known as Peter. He is a supporter of Christ and has been standing by in a Jerusalem studio. Robin? MACNEIL: Mr. Simon Peter, why do you support Christ? SIMON PETER: He is the Son of God and presages the Second Coming. If I may, I would like to read some THE TEDIUM TWINS relevant passages from the prophet Isaiah. by Alexander Cockburn' MACNEIL: Thank you, but I'm afraid we'll have to break in there. We've Tonight: are there two sides to every question? Back to run out of time. Good night, Jim. you, Robin. LEHRER: Good night, Robin. MACNEIL: Sleep well, Jim. LEHRER: I hope you sleep well, too, (Tease) being urged by civil libertarians to Robin. ROBERT MACNEIL (voice over): A intervene in what is seen here in MACNEIL: I think I will. Well, good Galilean preacher claims he is the Rome as being basically a local dis- night again, Jim. Redeemer and says the poor are pute. Tonight, the crucifixion de- LEHRER: Good night, Robin. blessed. Should he be crucified? bate. Jim? MACNEIL: We'll be back again to- • (Titles) JIM LEHRER: Robin, the provinces morrow night. I'm Robert MacNeil. MACNEIL: Good evening. The Ro- of Judaea and Galilee have always Good night. man procurator in Jerusalem is try- been trouble spots, and this year is ing to decide whether a man re- no exception. The problem is part DMIRERS of the "MacNeill garded by many as a saint should religious, part political, and in many Lehrer Report"-and there be put to death. Pontius Pilate is ways a mixture of both. The Jews are many of them-often believe in one god. Discontent in talk about it in terms nor- Alexander Cockburn writes columns for A the Village Voice and the Wall Street the province has been growing, with mally reserved for unpalatable but Iournal. many local businessmen complain- nutritious breakfast foods: unallur- HARPER'S/ AUGUST 1982 25 ing, perhaps, to the frivolous news LEHRER: Robin, advocates of the HUNTER-GAULT: A few critics of consumer, but packed full of fiber. continuing system of slavery argue slavery argue that it should be abol- It is commended as the sort of news that the practice has brought unpar- ished outright. One of them is Mr. analysis a serious citizen, duly alleled benefits to the economy. Wilberforce. Mr. Wilberforce, why weighing the pros and cons of world They fear that new regulations be- abolish slavery? history, would wish to masticate be- ing urged by reformers would un- WILBERFORCE: It is immoral for fore a thoughtful browse through dercut America's economic effective- one man ... the Federalist Papers, a chat with ness abroad. Reformers, on the MACNEIL: Mr. Wilberforce, we're spouse about civic duties incumbent other hand, call for legally binding running out of time, I'm afraid. Let on them on the morrow, and final standards and even for a phased re- me very quickly get some other blameless repose. duction in the slave force to some- points of view. Mr. Ginn, you think The promotional material for the thing like 75 percent of its present slavery is good? "Report" has a tone of reverence of size. Charlayne Hunter-Gault is in GINN: Yes. the sort usually employed by peo- Charleston. Charlayne? MACNEIL: And you, Mr. Haljmea- ple reading guidebooks to each oth- HUNTER-GAULT: Robin and Jim, [ sure, think it should be regulated. er in a French cathedral: "The have here in Charleston Mr. Ginn, HALF MEASURE : Yes. week-nightly newscast's unique mix head of the Cottongrowers Asso- MACNEIL: Well, l've got you to dis- of information, expert opinion, and ciation. Robin? agree, haven't I? (Laughter) That's debate has foreshadowed an indus- MACNEIL: Mr. Ginn, what are the all we've got time for tonight. Good try trend toward longer and more arguments for unregulated slavery? night, Jim. detailed coverage, while at the same GINN: Robin, our economic data LEHRER: Good night, Robin. time helping to reveal a growing show that attempts at regulation of MACNEIL: Did you sleep well last public appetite, for informational working hours, slave quarters, and night? television. Nearly 4.5 million view- so forth would reduce productivity LEHRER: [ did, thank you. ers watch the 'MacNeil/Lehrer Re- and indeed would be widely re- MACNEIL: That's good. So did L port' each night during the prime sented by the slaves themselves. We'll be back again tomorrow night. viewing season .... " MACNEIL: You mean, the slaves l'm Robert MacNeil. Good night. "A program with meat on its would not like new regulations? bones," said the Association for They would resent them? Continuing Higher Education, in GINN: Exactly. Any curbing of the HE "MacNeil/Lehrer Re- presenting its 1981 Leadership slave trade would offer the Tsar port" started in October Award. "The 'MacNeil/Lehrer Re- dangerous political opportunities in 1975, in the aftermath of port' goes beyond the commercial western Africa, and menace the stra- Watergate. It was a show networks' rushed recital of news to tegic slave-ship routes. dedicatedT to the proposition that bring us in-depth coverage of single LEHRER: Thank you, Mr. Ginn. there are two sides to every ques- issues. There is a concern for Robin? tion, a valuable corrective in a pe- ideas rather than video images. MACNEIL: Thank you, Mr. Ginn and riod when the American people had and they accord us the unusual me- Jim. The secretary of the Commit- finally decided that there were ab- dia compliment of not telling us tee for Regulatory Reform in Slav- solutely and definitely not two sides what to think, but allowing us to ery is Eric Halfmeasure. Mr. Half- to every question. Nixon was a draw our own conclusions after we, measure, give us the other side of crook who had rightly been driven weigh conflicting views." the story. from office; corporations were often And the handout concludes in HALF MEASURE : Robin, 1 would like headed by crooks who carried hot triumph with some findings from a to make one thing perfectly clear. money around in suitcases; federal 1980 Roper poll: "Three quarters Weare wholeheartedly in favor of officials were crooks who broke the of those polled said they had dis- slavery. We just see abuses that di- law on the say-so of the president. covered pros and cons on issues on minish productivity and reduce in- It was a dangerous moment, for which they had not had opinions centives for free men and women a citizenry suddenly imbued with beforehand." to compete in the marketplace. the notion that there is not only a Lynching, tarring and feathering, thesis and antithesis, but also a syn- rape, lack of holidays, and that sort thesis, is a citizenry capable of all ROBERT MACNEIL (voice over): of thing. One recent study suggests manner of harm to the harmonious Should one man own another? that regulation could raise produc- motions of the status quo. (Titles) tivity by 15 percent. Thus came the "MacNeil/Lehrer MACNEIL: Good evening. The prob- MACNEIL: 1 see. Thank you, Mr. Report," sponsored by public-tele- lem is as old as man himself. Do Halfmeasure. Mr. Ginn? vision funds and by the most pow- property rights extend to the abso- GINN: Our studies show the oppo- erful corporate forces in America, lute ownership of one man by an- site. in the form of Exxon, "AT&T and other? Tonight, the slavery prob- MACNEIL: Jim? the Bell System," and other upstand- lem. Jim? LEHRER: Charlayne? ing bodies. Back to Sunday school HARPER'S! AUGUST 1982 26 went the excited viewers, to be in- desperately tries to suppress debate and delicious too. Without human structed that reality, as conveyed to and substantive argument, with vol- meat, our pioneers would be unable them by television, is not an excit- ley after volley of "We're nearly out to explore the West properly. This ing affair of crooked businessmen of time," "Congressman, in ten sec- would present an inviting opportu- and lying politicians but a serious onds could you ... ," and the final, nity to the French, who menace our continuum in which parties may dis- relieved "That's all for tonight." pioneer routes from the north. agree but in which all involved are It's even important that MacNeil MACNEIL: Thank you. Jim? struggling manfully and disinterest- and Lehrer say good night to each LEHRER: Now for another view of edly for the public weal. other so politely every evening. In cannibalism. Bertram Brussell Sprout The narcotizing, humorless prop- that final, sedate nocturnal exchange is leading the fight to control the erties of the "MacNeil/Lehrer Re- everything is finally resolved, even eating of animal fats and meats.
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