<\/a>AOI Observer reader Andrew Estocin asked for a separate posting on the recent interview of Gov. Michael Dukakis on Orthodox Christian Network. I am glad to oblige because, like Andrew, I too have been critical about the lauding of Greek Orthodox politicians by the Greek Orthodox Church without any mention of their often radical positions against the sanctity of life.<\/p>\n

Dukakis is a Baby Boomer has the Kennedy-esque view that the first function of government is to foster cultural change. He says as much when he decries the racism and anti-semitism of past eras and implicitly credits government with changing it. Unfortunately the interview never gets past the surface of these beliefs and assertions. It would have been interesting for example, to ask the Governor if he had changed his mind on any issue, what he learned about governing that he thought was true but wasn’t, and so forth. <\/p>\n

Listen here:<\/strong><\/p>\n\nhttp:\/\/radio.myocn.net\/podcast\/CRTL\/On_Air\/crtl020616wv.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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