Charlie Rose

winter  07/30/2009 10:26 PM Report

Chomsky should have the opportunity to rebutt every popular pundit that comes down the pike. He instructs that the reason our conventional media is pegged by conservative talk show greed peddlers as liberal; in support of liberal values is so that actual liberal values, the ones that it seems only Kucinich has the guts to hold the line on, can be thought of as just off the charts and unthinkable as an option. Chomsky is allowed to surface just enough for Americans to think they have freedom of speech.

cello10  07/30/2009 04:45 PM Report

Charlie, rather than duplicate what we can already see on "Meet the Press", I have a suggestion: Bring in Noami Klein and Noam Chomsky. Have them debate Howard Dean, Nancy Pelosi, and Harry Reid. Then, rather than airing a fabricated debate between Republican conservatives - who care more about the health of the private insurers, the health of conservative ideology, and the winning of elections - and the Democratic centrists - who are forced to make public policy that favors corporations at the expense of public infrastructure, individual people, and the environment - we could see a real debate between the far left and the liberal center. This would be more meaningful and actually serve the public interest. Your PBS friend and colleague, Bill Moyers, is much further ahead of the curve: Bill Moyers doesn't try to be "objective" about the public policy debate between conservative Republicans and centrist Democrats. He understands the game in Washington is already rigged and the conventional debate is phony. Even Howard Dean openly stated on this episode that the Republican side of the debate has a hidden agenda and is not sincere. Conservative Republicans rely primarily on fear, hate, propaganda, and dysfunctional ideology to influence the voting public. These tactics have no place in the 21st century and they most certainly have no place on your show. You do the American public a disservice when you try to make the conservative debate legitimate in the name of journalistic fairness._Cameron L. Stewart

winter  07/30/2009 08:06 AM Report

The watered down version of the health care bill wasn't Democrats giving in to Blue Dogs or Republicans, it was Democrats giving in to the lobby who by now everyone believe pulls the strings on these matters. Middle class Americans can't seem to do anything for themselves w/o it making a contribution to the disparity of income. Its like we have to pay Vito before he'll let anything trickle down.

Between abuse and profits by middlemen theres probably enough cost savings there to fund MiddleClass Americans healthcare needs. Has Goldman figured out how to profit from this yet? Just wait.

FK  09/20/2007 01:45 AM Report

I was no big fan of Bill Frist when he was in office, but this interview really turned me around with regards to him.

Ironically, after I watched this interview, I switched over to Leno and heard Thompson announce his nomination. Leno talked about the Peace Corps and asked Thompson what the US could to do be more liked around the world. Since Frist is a supporter of Thompson, I was all ready for him to talk about Save the Children or how we need to get more Americans out in the world volunteering and showing the best of America. Instead he talked about how people don't like America because we are strong and powerful, and how the US has shed more blood for the liberty and freedom of other peoples in this country than all the other countries put together. Thompson had a chance to win my support and he completely blew it. The exchange is at the end of this transcript: http://campaignspot.nationalreview.com/post/?q=ODhkNWRjMWU2YWMzNWFkMDlkYWNkYmFlMzBkM2RlZDQ=