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A discussion with author Niall Ferguson about the fate of empires and his book "The War of the World: 20th Century Conflict and the Descent of the West".
- Keywords:
- empires
- Niall Ferguson
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chicova 11/04/2009 03:15 AM Report
You took the words out of our mouths robroy. As we watched the most recent interview with Mr.Ferguson, my friend and I both repeatedly said aloud and in unison,"LET HIM ANSWER THE QUESTION!". There is little doubt as to Ferguson's knowledge and he is an incredibly clear and concise speaker. We were frustrated by Mr. Rose's constant interruptions.
robroy 04/26/2009 12:57 PM Report
I often wish Charlie would just kind of keep his mouth shut after he asks a question and let his guest answer it, without interupting and trying to answer the question himself in some witty manner that tries to show Charlie knows something. Charlie manages to bring on interesting guests, but too often tries to make himself the same or more prominent than his guest. Charlies also brings a liberal bias that just screams agenda and prejudices instead of objectivity. Charlie, just be a reporter, and remember as a host you should be secondary to your guest, not the focus yourself of the interview. And let your guest answere completely before you chime in. Charlie, I want each interview to leave me wondering "is Charlie a Democrat or Republican", instead of being resigned to conclude "oh, there's Charlie, another mainstream media Democrat." Other than that, Charlie gets an A for effort for the breadth of guests he invites.