George Papandreou, Prime Minister of Greece

with George Papandreou
in Current Affairs
on Tuesday, March 9, 2010 * * * * *

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George Papandreou, Prime Minister of Greece, who is in Washington for meetings with US Officials and President Obama

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    1. charlizecourriers  03/10/2010 05:52 PM Report

      Beware Greeks bearing debts! As to the German tourists in Greece-my fondest memory was created when the German girls at the beach at Skopelos ripped off their tops when they hit the surf. I guess they were happy to find some Greek eleutheria. Which brings me to the question Charlie didn't ask: What about that 14th paycheck? It's a different Greece from the one Katzantkis embodied..."I want nothing, I need nothing, I am free!" But that was before shyster capitalism was invented in the USA, wasn't it? (And Goldman-Sacks arrived.) Speaking of hope-I recall Camus said that "Hope equals resignation and to be resigned is not to be alive." I have no hope for this one.

    2. JLRmapman  03/10/2010 05:18 PM Report

      Is it just me? I find the show getting more BORING lately.

      It's not Charlie. I think it is because there are more and more high profile guests -acting leaders, CEO,s generals etc. And they cant be expected to express anything other than flat PR talk.

      The show is much better with authors, retired people and others guests who's job is not to maintain a public image.

      I hope the producers take not of this.

    3. REMant  03/10/2010 12:46 PM Report

      I can see that he intends to court the Obama admin and no doubt will succeed since he is saying what they like to hear. Nevertheless, greater risks require higher returns and thus higher interest rates. If Greece had not spent herself into oblivion she would have little to fear from currency speculators, credit default swaps, etc. They have had really nothing to do with this financial situation except in the minds of those who would like, as he apparently does at times, to sweep profligacy under the carpet. The only way to reduce interest rates is to have someone with better security, like Germany, stand behind you. It is not, and cannot be, just a matter of regulation or bank policy, as the central bankers I trust will eventually discover. The only reason the US gets away with it is because we print the money and thus can force others to pay for it. He has a better idea tho of what stimulus means than a lot of ppl, however a race to lower wages through productivity is certainly a better idea than a race to increase them via inflation. There are places in Holland, BTW, where they have actually removed the traffic lights and reduced the accident rate. Also fundamentalism is fundamental; people are not born liberals.

    4. doodahdaze  03/10/2010 11:39 AM Report

      Mr. Rose failed to ask him what he thinks of the movie, Greece, starring Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta.