This morning when I tuned to Bloomberg's coverage of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission hearings, I thought Richard Belzer was questioning Alan Greenspan.
Mr. Belzer is an American actor, famous for his portrayal of a rather tough policeman, Detective John Munch, in the Law and Order series.
Alas, it was only Phil Angelides, the chairman of the FCIC.
It would take a Richard Belzer to pry the truth out of Greenspan, that fox.
Cox: Don't you even wonder why?
Munch: Why what?
Cox: Why he lied.
Munch: I'm a Homicide Detective. The only time I wonder why is when they tell me the truth.
Well, here comes a little emotional satisfaction. Jim Grant is reacting to the testimony now, and is just excoriating Greenspan's testimony as 'exculpating nonsense.'
If they are going to stage these shows for the public, that purport to actually achieve something, some progress towards the truth, perhaps they should hire famous actors to do the questioning.
The politicians and bankers are good enough actors to portray themselves.
This might be a commercially viable idea. If it becomes a hit reality show all I ask is a small creative fee, not nearly the amount that Sarah Palin is asking.
Entertainment is always good for filling the gaps that reality leaves.
What the American people voted for was this:
But what they got was this:
And even worse, this:
