Fred Rogers = Greatness

[RobMoney$]

In 1969, Fred Rogers appeared before the United States Senate Subcommittee on Communications. His goal was to support funding for PBS and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, in response to significant proposed cuts by President Nixon.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXEuEUQIP3Q&feature=player_embedded

[yeahwho]

That video made my girlfriend cry. Fred Rogers was such a first class act, so genuine and kind.

[YoungRemy]

this is the first time I've had goose bumps for the last two days

[RobMoney$]

The ability to change the Senators' tone from obnoxious and contentious to complete support of his point in a matter of approximately 5 minutes was one of the more bad ass displays I've seen in some time.

Now if only a candidate capable of the same type of greatness would step forth, we'd be on the right path.

[yeahwho]

During the 1997 Daytime Emmys, the Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Rogers. The following is an excerpt from Esquire's coverage of the gala, written by Tom Junod:

"Mister Rogers went onstage to accept the award — and there, in front of all the soap opera stars and talk show sinceratrons, in front of all the jutting man-tanned jaws and jutting saltwater bosoms, he made his small bow and said into the microphone, "All of us have special ones who have loved us into being. Would you just take, along with me, ten seconds to think of the people who have helped you become who you are. Ten seconds of silence."

And then he lifted his wrist, looked at the audience, looked at his watch, and said, "I'll watch the time." There was, at first, a small whoop from the crowd, a giddy, strangled hiccup of laughter, as people realized that he wasn't kidding, that Mister Rogers was not some convenient eunuch, but rather a man, an authority figure who actually expected them to do what he asked. And so they did. One second, two seconds, three seconds — and now the jaws clenched, and the bosoms heaved, and the mascara ran, and the tears fell upon the beglittered gathering like rain leaking down a crystal chandelier. And Mister Rogers finally looked up from his watch and said softly "May God be with you," to all his vanquished children"

the above from wiki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Rogers#Emmys_for_programming)

Fred Rogers Acceptance Speech - 1997 youtube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Upm9LnuCBUM)

[RobMoney$]

Yauch & Mr. Rogers...kindred spirits in many ways.