Charlie Rose

winter  05/17/2012 02:32 PM Report

Good posts Shark, got some chuckles out of them. It is truly bizarre what the right is throwing at us in the way of explanations they rely on to keep from being obsolete.

anne4444  04/23/2012 03:09 PM Report

Thank you for sharing.

Hopefully he will spend a little time to himself during his busy life and ask himself a question… “why are we here?”

The lowest beings in the universe are focused to survive by all means. If our souls trap only on surviveship, we would not turn ourselves into space-beings. Without liberation of our souls from surviving status into compassion, our souls will always connect to earth instead of milk way galaxy.

If we have the compassion, we will not over-populate earth and kill animals (we share the genes with many animals and they are our ancestors) to sustain our lives. If we have the compassion, we will not gain pleasure at cost of others.

Sadly… our science is still far behind to give us an answer of understanding.

Slim  04/23/2012 11:26 AM Report

Looking over the comments listed here , it becomes evident that John Boehner brings out the lunatic fringe idiot element that has created its own alternate universe, complete with fantastical liberal villans and olympian conservative heroes, taking over Republican thought and action in a party headed for a nervous breakdown and the trash heap of history.

topazgirl  04/23/2012 02:05 AM Report

John Boehner? (..."BAY-NER", as opposed to "BONER"?)... Don't get me started!

Miguel_Ruz  04/22/2012 03:56 PM Report

Boehner is a paradigmatic example about how insane and aberrant has became the GOP. After the economy was almost destroyed by extreme deregulations supported by the financial and political elite, this guy wants to dismantle all social programs and do nothing.

It is true, you need a sort of courage to sign a shameful agreement.

SharkswithfrikingLazers  04/22/2012 02:41 AM Report

CR: Yet at the same time the two of you came to an agreement that in your mind was acceptable.

JB: Until he lost his courage.

CR: He lost his courage?

JB: He lost his courage.

CR: He couldn’t face what?

JB: Why did he blow the deal up?

CR: What did he tell you?

JB: He needed more revenue. He needed more revenue. He lost his courage.

He lost his courage? Where are we in the "Wizard of Oz"? I thought the President was too cerebral?

SharkswithfrikingLazers  04/22/2012 02:38 AM Report

CR: And how do you understand him (the President)?

Watch ol’ JB squirm at that question and then go on to talk about himself (the 9:18 mark).

SharkswithfrikingLazers  04/22/2012 02:37 AM Report

CR: How do you see Simpson-Bowles as a way out (at 8:26)?

JB: We know what the menu looks like. We need real leadership and real courage.

Yes, you know the menu so either order or get out of the restaurant.

SharkswithfrikingLazers  04/21/2012 06:51 PM Report

Charlie, shall we add the Speaker's endorsement of candidate Romney to those shown on "The Daily Show"?

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-april-2-2012/indecision-2012---endless-suffrage-2012---jump-on- the-bandwagon-edition

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-april-2-2012/moment-of-zen---marco-rubio-s-endorsement

SharkswithfrikingLazers  04/21/2012 06:40 PM Report

Charlie, great question.

How, indeed, does he know that?

So working in a bar was God’s plan for John to be the Speaker of the House.

Run, don't walk, when someone of power tells you they know God's plan.

chawlydollydoodah  04/21/2012 03:27 PM Report

... at least, on a subconscience level, 'john boehner' knows what I'm talking about.

Thank God for America!

Right? ;)

chawlydollydoodah  04/21/2012 03:24 PM Report

...it makes me cry, to think what I would do. What I would Have to do.

chawlydollydoodah  04/21/2012 03:06 PM Report

... yeah, and watching 'Saddam Hussein' in parliament (or it could have been a 'neighborhood power thingy') 'tear up' as he ordered his 'friends' to be executed, as they were being ushered out (while trying their very best to kiss his ass the best they could (unfortuneately they couldn't grow moustaches within 5-10 minutes), seeing Saddam tear up over what 'he had to do' makes me think about the Amazing Grace TV show; and how Stupid human beings are, especially the smart ones.

tabs  04/21/2012 02:44 PM Report

As a point of clarification:

"comparing someone crying over a friend lost in a cataclysm that lincoln blamed himself for to a politician crying over the american dream is ridiculous" MDBS

Lincoln did not blame himself for starting the CW. Lincoln was probably one of the two most politically astute observers of human nature that America has ever produced. He would not be confused about where reponsibility lay.

Second it is not the "American Dream" that Mr Boehner gets choked up about, but rather the humility that a person of such lowely beginnings such as himslef could acheieve so much. Think in terms of the hymm "Amazing Grace"

chawlydollydoodah  04/21/2012 02:07 PM Report

...republicans like to french-kissing with banking lobbyists, all hot and heavy and gay, while farting about 'Obamacare', a big orgy of disgusting sights and smells. ..except for Frankly Barney, who likes to take chris dodd by the hand and dive into the action from time to time, 'depravitity' donald trumping political party'sin'ship. Go to Fire Island (or Capitol Hill) and you'll survey... Donald Trump spreading BoehnerBreath thru the world today...

chawlydollydoodah  04/21/2012 01:54 PM Report

I would watch this interview, but I don't want to get a bad case of , 'BoehnerBreath' ...really bad and stinky.

mdbs  04/20/2012 11:28 PM Report

comparing someone crying over a friend lost in a cataclysm that lincoln blamed himself for to a politician crying over the american dream is ridiculous

SharkswithfrikingLazers  04/20/2012 05:29 PM Report

Charlie, I really, really appreciate what you are trying to do here.

I am pulling for you here and in the Middle East.

jevan  04/20/2012 02:55 PM Report

I would have thought that Mr. Rose had attained enough clout in his career to actually ask tough questions and get answers from politicians like Mr. Boehner. Apparently that is not the case. Instead, it's simply another opportunity for Mr. Boehner to reiterate the party line, truth (and thus insight)strictly optional. I kept expecting to see "paid for by The Committee to Elect Mitt Romney" scroll across the bottom of the screen...It's too bad Mr. Rose doesn't hold his political guests to the same standards as authors, actors, corporate CEOs and scientists...

D_c  04/20/2012 11:56 AM Report

John Boehner's attitude towards fairness shows how out of touch republicans are. Seeing someone cheat for their own benefit and then get away with it has an impact on our moral behavior—loosening it to a substantial degree. If we are to be competitive on a global scale, having a bartender's approach isn't going to work. That said, Boehner was absolutely right about the debt issue.

tbo88  04/19/2012 11:14 PM Report

Thank you, John Boehner! You spoke the truth. I watched last August's debt ceiling negotiations that both you and President Obama nearly put together, but in the end, Obama flinched because the Senate crankies told him to go back for $400 billion dollars in more revenue. Obama screwed up. Boehner had a heck of a time with the screwy Tea Party members, but he kept them in check, kept negotiating and they nearly had it put together until the Democratic Senators told Obama to ask for more, he cracked and didn't tell them to screw themselves and he lost. Obama screwed the pooch and may lose in the end. Thank you John Boehner, you made this Ohioan proud!

tbo88  04/19/2012 11:14 PM Report

Thank you, John Boehner! You spoke the truth. I watched last August's debt ceiling negotiations that both you and President Obama nearly put together, but in the end, Obama flinched because the Senate crankies told him to go back for $400 billion dollars in more revenue. Obama screwed up. Boehner had a heck of a time with the screwy Tea Party members, but he kept them in check, kept negotiating and they nearly had it put together until the Democratic Senators told Obama to ask for more, he cracked and didn't tell them to screw themselves and he lost. Obama screwed the pooch and may lose in the end. Thank you John Boehner, you made this Ohioan proud!

tabs  04/19/2012 05:05 PM Report

Some on the Left have made light of John Boehners tearing up upon occasion, others have felt that it is unbecoming of a Leader and that he should "man up." Let one remind that the Greatest of the American Presidents Abraham Lincoln UNABASHEDLY cried when that he heard that friends of his had been killed during the Civil War. A good political leader integrates intellect and emotion. Using emotion as a gauge not only for the sentiment of their constituency, but as a means of keeping themselves grounded in reality .

The Republican Party should not be looking for another Ronald Reagan. To be doing so is to be looking at a sentimental past that can never be recreated as the bar of idealization is too high. Instead it should look to individuals that have clarity in defining the problems and have the courage of conviction to suffer slings and arrows to go into that unknown territory by offering a vision of the future and the solutons to get there. The Party should also not judge them too harshly if they do not adhere to the conventional wisdom of the past. There is something to be said for the growth or evolution of ideas and concepts to match the paradigm of the times while honoring the past. Leadership grows into great leadership one step or decision at a time. One is not an instantanous great leader. It is usually only in retrospect that people can look back and say hey that guy was great!

tabs  04/19/2012 03:13 PM Report

Now Comes Part 3:

Is it Barrack or just a cheap immitation?

Channelig Barrack

Wed, 06/29/2011 - 14:06 — tabs

Calling on Barrack , what we need is a true avenger to sweep the the streets clean of these verminous freebooting Capitalists... Come in Barrack...

The American Middle Class basically understands that I am working in their best interests, That the object of the release of the Strategic Oil Reserves is to stimulate the economy just at a time when it might be faltering. To give hard working Americans a bit of relief from high energy prices. The Right Wing in American politics opposes everything that I propose, Their agenda is to vilify everything that promotes the American ideals of fairness and equality. They do this at the beckon and call of their corporate allies whose interest is not that of the American people but pure and simple profits. My failure has been that I don't explain in simple enough terms the long term trans formative benefits that my policies and programs will have on the well being of the American people...... .

Thank You Barrack...now back to our regular channeling...

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tabs  04/19/2012 03:05 PM Report

Now comes Part Two:

For further illumination on Obama as posted to Mr Roses Comment Board on 12/7/11

Mr Rose during the Dowd interview you asked, "Is it inexperience" in Obama that makes him a sic poor leader? The answer to your question is that if it were an issue of "EXPERIENCE" one would think that the on the job training of nearly 3 full years years would make Obama a more efficaious leader. THIS HAS NOT BEEN THE CASE, President Obama is as inept at leading the nation as the day he stepped into office. Therfore there MUST be another cause for the Obama leadership style and that comes down to PERSONALITY TRAITS.

One will reiterate to you once again, in very clear terms why President Obama is a POOR LEADER:

1. Barrack Obama's personality set is more suited for academia than the Oval Office. As stated so many times before BO likes to stay in his head (INTELLECTUALIZE) and does not like to be emotional. BO pushes emotion away as being something confusing and messy to deal with. This is a sure prescription of someone who does not do well in real time..(Make Decisions)as decision making involves risk and therefore emotion. He will seem detached as Gen MCHrystal noticed in his conversations with BO on Afghan policy. Further his intellectualization seperates him from using emotion as an intutive device, this seperation leads him to make false assumptions based upon intellectualization about the mood of the nation. This is what makes BO out of touch with the American people.

2. BO's was brought up by a very "Socially Conscience" Mother. As such he has a perception of the world as seen through the eyes of Social Democrat/Marxist. His chosen profession is that of a Community Organizer,as such he does not understand what makes the US economy tick. Rather his Economic Perceptions are based upon ideological notions of social and economic equality which are anthama to the business class. He does not see nor understand the other side of the coin, nor does he listen and learn even though he may give lip service to the contrary.

Further Mr Dowd stated that Preident Obama "has never confronted his own Party." Mr Rose this issue was addressed to you, in an email in 8/09 and is reprinted as follows for the edification of the matter .

tabs  04/19/2012 02:53 PM Report

The first thing one wonders is why did Speaker Boehner decide to make a vistit to The Charlie Rose Show to clarify his and the Republican position? It can only be that he needed to reassure the nation and the world that the Republicans are acting in as responsible a way as possible under the present conditions. This does give the world reassurance that not all of DC has lost their persepective on ratinality and reality. This in affect does purchase some time, but precious little.

Speaker Boehner has finally hit the nail on the head about President Obama and that is, "We had a deal but Obama lost his courage." To wit the following was sent to Mr Rose as an e-mail on or about the date indicated. So this is nothing new to one as a reality as one has been saying it right along.

Why Obama Will Never Be A Lincoln

Fri, 08/21/2009 - 02:20 — tabs

This observation goes beyond trite partisan politics, but instead goes to the heart and soul of a man. It takes a look at insides of a mans character and the "true grit" that he brings to the table.

To begin with one must take a look at the mans personal history. As everyone knows BO was a kid who was moved from family situation to family situation. The hallmark of this as previously stated was that he was always the outsider looking in, even within his own personality. This has given him the objectivity of the outsider, or one who has the ability to be a detached observer of events and feelings.

It was only when BO met his Michelle that he was accepted for who he was and given the comfort and stability of a home. That he found love. It has been reported that while on the campaign trail he would always travel with someone from back home to give him the familiarity of that grounding stability.

BO has always been known as a cautious individual, always evaluating the risk involved in any political move. Further he has always relied on discourse as his method of achieving his goals. These two behavioral traits leads us to the third piece and that is BO legislative history, he has always voted Yes or Present with his own Party and never ever voted NO against his party.

This leads one to conclude that within him himself he can not risk being ostracized by his own political family. He will always go along, he will never be his own man but be subservient to the dictates of his own party. He will not face the fear and disappointment within himself of losing the only home he has ever known. He is not willing to go it alone in the world if necessary and suffer the slings and arrows of being your own man with his own principles and thoughts. This becomes obvious in letting his own party dictate the terms of the Stimulus, Budget, Cap and Trade and Health Care bills. This is why BO will never be a Lincoln.

Lincoln by contrast was willing to face adversity and was willing to go it alone if necessary to be his own man. . The most telling fact of this in Lincolns life is the fact that rose above his own fathers ostracization of him for wanting to rise above his station in life of being a poor illiterate dirt farmer from Illinois's. This was Lincolns transcendent moment. He became his own man guided by his own principles and own thoughts.

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nathan62969  04/19/2012 02:19 PM Report

For some reason, when clicking the link/box for the video, the John Boehner interview is not showing. Instead, the Mike Wallace interview is. Please correct, or am I missing something?

SharkswithfrikingLazers  04/19/2012 01:00 PM Report

"The Seven Biggest Economic Lies" by Robert Reich:

http://youtu.be/mM5Ep9fS7Z0

If you are playing at home you have to take a shot of whiskey every time our Speaker says one.

SharkswithfrikingLazers  04/19/2012 12:58 PM Report

John Boehner says Obama promised the stimulus would keep unemployment below 8 percent.

PolitiFact could find no evidence of anyone in the administration making a public pledge that the stimulus would keep the unemployment rate below 8 percent.

Charlie, where are the integrity police my friend?

SharkswithfrikingLazers  04/19/2012 12:55 PM Report

According to Politifact http://www.politifact.com/personalities/john-boehner/ I put his credibility at about 50%.

So I will look at the glass as half full and say about half of what he said was true.

(I am generous to a fault.)

Richard_DeBiase  04/19/2012 11:29 AM Report

Dear Speaker Boehner,

Here is my suggestion for how Republicans can steal some of us left-wing voters from Barack Obama in November.

During his 2008 campaign, candidate Obama promised to respect states rights in regard to medical marijuana. He has not. President Obama is widely considered, among pro-marijuana voters, to be a heavy-handed federal thug. (In spite of this, MSNBC is still trying to convince us that Mitt Romney would be worse.)

Here is a link to a recent Gallup poll showing that 50% of Americans think marijuana should be legalized:

http://www.gallup.com/poll/150149/record-high-americans-favor-legalizing-marijuana.aspx

Pat Robertson will be happy to help you sell marijuana decriminalization to the Religious Right.

Also, at the recent Summit of the Americas, when Western Hemisphere leaders complained to President Obama about the horrible effects of the U.S. Drug War, Barack Obama told them to drop dead. Maybe if Mitt Romney can act like he cares whether Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador are destroyed by drug traffickers, then he might improve his standing among Hispanic voters.

And if you really cannot work up any concern that almost 40,000 Mexican citizens have been killed in the Drug War on Obama's watch, then you still have one more option. That is, make sure that the Libertarian Party candidate, former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson, gets into the presidential debates with Obama and Romney; Governor Johnson will single-handedly take every pro-marijuana voter away from Obama.

Personally, I hope you can sincerely support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes. Marijuana is great, and too many Americans know it; you have not been able to defeat us in the past 70 years, and I think it is time for you to peacefully coexist with us. People like me will vote for whatever candidate is the most pro-marijuana, regardless of their positions on any other issues.

Best regards,