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jeff_crowded  12/31/2009 12:50 PM Report

To those below picking-up on the overpopulation comments by Mr. Turner: "you got it!"

What follows are my comments posted to 'A Converstion with Thomas L. Friedman, on 9/8/08, on his book: "Hot, Flat and Crowded"':

The interview reflects the book, "Hot, Flat and Crowded" sure enough, but I am disappointed in each as to the missing treatment of 1/3 its namesake: "Crowded". Ted Turner said it best on this very program, not long ago: paraphrasing: "the root cause/source of global warming/climate change is too many people..."

Until the collective world deals with that most unpleasant and most controversial problem (which I predict to be impossible in the time-frame needed), everything else (such as Friedman suggests in the other 2/3 of his book and this interview), although a help, is/will be a drop in the bucket, and as such the world as we know it is on a collision-course to catastrophe.

Contemporary thought has it that the world as we know it can sustain approx 20-25B people. The world at present is at approx 7B. The population at present doubles approx every 8 generations; assuming approximately 20yrs per generation world-wide, that's a population doubling approx every 160yrs. Thus, in about 250yrs or so from now, at the current world-uncontrolled human population growth rate, the earth will be at its maximum sustainable population - but that's all in consideration of the climate and resources of today remaining flat, which given Friedman's thesis, which I believe to be true, will not be flat, but will decline drastically, due to that same population's consumptions. So its a double-whammy effect. We can therefore expect, at best, that 250yr sustainment point to be more like 1/2 that: approx 100yrs from now.

The current world-wide human population growth and its present and projected carbon-based energy consumption, without drastic cut-back measures to both (not likely) are like a freight-train traveling 100mph, 100ft from a concrete impasse, and accelerating! Stopping the train at this point would require a miracle - not going to happen.

In the blink of time, it will happen at once, but in our lifetimes, changes might appear "gradual", but these "gradual" changes over our and our children's lifetime will be catastrophic. There will be drought, famine and disease on an unprecedented scale. It means a massive collapse of the food chain as we know it and all the consequences attendant thereto. Billions of people will necessarily have to die before nature, after a millennia or so, is able to correct; only then, if still in existence, the homo sapiens might get the bright idea to control its population within the available sustainable resources of the planet.

We are now starting to see the beginning effects (ice melts, unprecedented species extinctions and inhalations, jelly fish over-abundance in the Sea of Japan, ocean acidity,…it goes on-and-on right now, and will continue…).

Mainstream thought has that the same was the demise of the Maya: over exploitation of their resources relative to their population growth (due to agricultural ignorance at the time combined with unplanned, unsustainable population growth). Yet, as a parody, this was the most advanced civilization of its time...

In the very good recent PBS miniseries "Becoming Human", in particular, part 3 of 3, it is explained that the homo sapiens, only approx 200K yrs in existence while habitable conditions have existed for approx 1000X longer - 200M years, has been, and is, not only the most, but highly exploitive of the environment, of all species past and present.

Too many people is a big problem.

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And this a follow-up posting on the same Friedman Conversation site on the specific math...it was developed separately so appologies if some thoughts are redundant with that above:

The following equation represents a rough/first approx of human population multiplication factor, N; that is, N is the approx multiplication factor of the human population after approx G generations, each having approx x surviving babies on average per generation:

N = 2^(G(x/4 - .5))

x = no of babies per generation

G = no of generations

That is, if humans had but 2 babies, there would be zero growth, N = 1;

If x = 2.5 and G = 8, then N = 2; that is, under these circumstances, the population approximately doubles after approx 8 generations given each generations bearing on average approx 2.5 surviving babies per generation.

The average is about 2.5 babies per couple world-wide; this means at this continued rate, the population doubles every 8 or so generations.

250 generations @ 2.5 surviving babies per generation, yields approx 6-7 billion people, i.e. the population today.

{It’s interesting to me that I worked this out over a couple hours on a recent Sunday morning…I’m not a rocket scientist…as such, it begs the question as to why someone has not put forth a similar analysis/projection a 50-100 hundred years ago or so (the simple math above is/would-have-been the same) when corrective measures would have been perhaps “easier”, but then no one wants to erect a stop-sign or traffic light until someone dies – we are a reactionary society, so even if one or some did run the predictions, nobody would have paid any attention or would have done anything about it…a hundred years ago or so the population was “only” a few billion…”nothing to worry about”…}

The equation predicts that human population must therefore have been small & more-or-less “flat” (little growth) at about 250 generations ago and before, or approx 5000 yrs ago - the historical data and analyses support this (ref: Wikipedia human growth data). This is reasonable since major civilization & agriculture started about 10K - 5K years ago.

This also means that in only about 8 more generations (100 - 160 yrs assuming approx 20yrs per generation on average world-wide), the population would be expected to double again, to about 14B +/-; contemporary thought has it that the world as we know it can only support/feed about 20-25B, under the best of current circumstances, and this is based solely on current resources and their availability; remember, that there are only certain latitudes (30 - 50 deg) that are "inhabitable" and "farmable" for livelihood and proteins (wheat/grains, other produce, as well as animal products), and those lands in those latitudes are already pretty much full/occupied.

Now this situation is bad enough, but now add the effects of climate change/global warming of the world/s massive and increasing population and all the energy and survival demands attendant thereto (CO2 and other hydro-carbons emissions into the atmosphere as a result of current and projected world energy consumption (1st, 2nd, and up-and-coming 3rd worlds), and the deforestation activities due to burgeoning local peoples and the economic/survival forces on them as well as land development forces – more and more people again) - that is, as Ted Turner well-pointed-out, the global warming effect is a direct result of more people - more people means more energy consumption, which means more burning of carbon-based resources (fuel and forests), not only for us, the 1B people in the "first world", but also the 2B in the "second world" that are "up-and-coming", and that of the 3B in the "third world" that want (and we obviously want them) to go to the first and second worlds…and then what about the 3B "in-the-oven"?

It is therefore a double-whammy due to the burning of carbon of a growing population approaching the limits of their environment’s capacity; a snow-ball effect. I highly doubt that we have 8 or so generations left before catastrophe/calamity set in (climate change, drought, famine, disease, disasters, commensurate wars (over resources: historically the primary rational for war)) - we are already now seeing the initial effects (effects will appear most gradual at first, as at present), but the current global changes (extinctions, plant/animal growth/population abnormalities, ice-melts, etc.) will disrupt food-chain and plant/animal populations, and as an ultimate result, disrupt our food supply, as minute as they may now appear, the current species and food-chain disruptions are only the beginning of what is to come in the end.

Such is the contemporary thought of the demise of the great Mayan civilization (the most advanced, philosophically and scientifically, of their time): overexploitation of their environment/resources and the commensurate wars.

We must control our population, energy consumption, and live within the means of our resources should we want to endure - we have in our (inherent) power to do so...shall we? Or shall we be the cause of own demise, like that of a parasite which kills its host?

The time has come (in fact, past) to change course and speed; a great many of us, and those yet to come, are already facing unprecedented calamity and suffering.

It’s ironic that climate change and geography, changed us into who we are (the homo-sapiens species, about 50,000 yrs ago, reference recent PBS series “Becoming Human” in particular Part 3 or 3), and yet now we are inflicting our own change on our own selves and our planet, its climate, its environment, and thus back onto ourselves….

Midge  05/02/2009 04:42 AM Report

I was quite impressed with Ted Turner & learned a lot of things I didn't know. He is indeed a remarkable person. I only came across this video after my son saw him today and was concerned about his eye. My stepbrother, Ti, also worked for Turner as his personal exec asst when he was still at CNN. The loss of Turner at CNN & HN damaged those networks irreparably. He's right. It is terrible. HN isn't watchable anymore with those slanted pitbull celebrity shows (Nancy Grace, etc) which replaced the news. CNN is no better. CEO Alan Parsons (groomed by Rockefeller & politics, etc) has turned it into another Fox farce network. I had noticed long ago that these underage harebrained females & males the news networks are using are ridiculous. Their lack of intelligence & poor grammar is an embarrassment. The news is a joke... there isn't any real news reported anymore. And these couch casted bimbo's don't have the competence to work on some podunk station, let alone a major network. Those positions used to be earned by talented investigative news anchors which worked their way up and garnered the respect of the audience. And I agree... Dobbs has become a broken record. There's no news on his show either. None of the networks would go after Bush while he was destroying the country... but they suddenly have plenty of criticism about a new and decent president.

We haven't seen news in years. That's why they've lost all the viewers. People turn on the news for news. Time Warner and the others have made news a joke... so we have to resort to the internet if we want to know what is going on. I've dealt with Time Warner in my business. Backstabbing was their forte. They never had any integrity to start with. They truly trashed his network & I understand how he must feel about it. I'm sorry the AOL merger was so costly to Mr Turner. I'm sure he's one of the few that might have done some good with the billions he lost.

There are a lot of us who would also go totally green on our homes if we could afford it, but the current pricing is intolerable. I've been looking into a way to do it without going broke. There is no reason for those solar or wind systems to cost so much. Perhaps Turner, Gore & Obama can do something about it. That is really the only thing that is holding a lot of us back. $25,000 for solar, $8,000 for low-E windows... I'd have everything green including the car & grow all the food but they would have to do something about those prices.

I still think these electrical coops could arrange for their members to all go solar or wind by making low cost solar & wind systems available to be installed on their homes and businesses. The coop could use their cabling infrastructure to tie all of the members systems together to create free energy for every member without a single fossil fuel being used... and the surplus energy could be sold to other energy companies. A very simple concept.

The most ridiculous thing of all is when I heard that "hydrogen" fuel for cars is being extracted from "oil" at an enormous cost. I can't believe they are doing that. We must have sold our souls to the oil monopolies because water is 2 parts hydrogen and 1 part oxygen (H2O). Just a little heating & electrolysis causes the water to release the hydrogen as a gas which is easily collected. Any first year chemistry student in high school knows this. The cost & effort is negligible. We have ample water in the oceans. There is no reason whatsoever that oil is being used. Someone needs to stop that farce.

As for cars, they not only could be using small cowled wind turbines (about the size of a fire extinguisher) in the engine compartment for continuous charging. They can additionally use the turning of the wheels with windings, magnets & commutators to create as much power as the vehicle needs along with all the accessories the car owners like. The turning wheels are very similar to the design in hydroturbines at dams. I'm an engineer. This is a simple design. There is no limit on how far you could drive. There would be no more need to plug in the cars to charge them. The continuous charging of the car batteries is similar to what the alternators do now... except on a larger scale where the entire car can run unlimited distances by continuous charging.

The public has been lied to about so many things for so long, they can't tell the truth from lies anymore & are now their own worst enemies. The auto companies don't make free energy vehicles because the car company execs are on the oil company boards of directors & vice versa and own each others stocks. They are in bed together. They didn't want us to drive cars which needed no energy. The more fuel the vehicles use, the richer they get. That's why they used the truck Chassis loophole in the 90's to create all of those gas guzzling SUV's while appealing to the vanity of car buyers. That's also why they made those alternative energy cars so ugly. They did everything imaginable to make them unsellable so they could claim the public wasn't interested and the "technology wasn't there yet." The technology has been there for many decades... but no one of sufficient power to challenge them.

There is an easy way to take down the oil companies. The public just has to adjust their methods slightly. But there is nothing to it. Instead of everyone going a day without gas... which never works because you would need it the next day anyway... everyone should boycott one oil company at a time. For instance, if everyone refused to buy gas from Exxon... they could buy gas from anyone else, except those stations owned by Exxon... it wouldn't take more than a week or two to make Exxon squeal and force them to stop gouging the public. If they continue to gouge huge profits from the public... simply continue to boycott their products worldwide until they go under. Then one at a time, start on each of the other oil companies. Within a month, the public could have those companies squealing uncle, dropping their prices & stopping their corrupt practices. They might even pay back some of their profit gouging as penance and they could be forced into alternative clean fuels... or out of business entirely. The idea is to take them down one at a time. It is the only thing that will work.

Consumers are being hit from every direction imaginable. It would take several books to list it all. I applaud Ted Turner for his efforts. At least he is trying to do what he can. Most of us thought our country and world was beyond help and there was no undoing the damage from the Bush's... but people like Obama, Turner, Gore & Carter have given some hope to the world where none existed. Maybe it's not too late.

There's no doubt there are too many people. But instead of thinning them out with disease, pre-emptive wars and toxins in the food... perhaps they should try a simple approach. Make a legal limit on the number of living children a family can have. This has to be worldwide. No foreign aid & no imported commerce if their countries don't cooperate. It is always the poor & uneducated people who have the most children. If they are not capable of feeding, clothing, raising, educating & taking care of all the needs of those children, then those parents are irresponsible and neglectful. If they can't manage themselves, regulations have to be implemented. China had to do this years ago.

The more money given to support the neglected kids, the more kids their parents have. In fact, they sell most of the things they are given. I've lived in poor nations and have witnessed many times how the locals see their kids as an opportunity for handouts from the US and other countries and organizations. It is a vicious circle. A pattern which needs to be broken. It's been going like this with global charity for more than 50 years and is only getting worse across the world.

Something immediate has to be done because Turner is right, it is burning up our planet's resources... food, air, water and destroying the environment. We are supposed to be out of water by 2020... so this isn't something that can wait. Parenting children is a responsibility... and it's time the world started ensuring that the global population stops rampant breeding. Through regulations, education & availability of effective preventatives... instill responsible global childbearing practices before it gets any worse.

Meister  02/03/2009 12:18 PM Report

Ted Turner deserves the Nobel Peace Prize... and I am not the only only one saying it. Certainly the United Nations Millennium goal is a positive step. However we can leap over that goal with a new goal of actually ending human starvation/malnutrition. Here is how we can do it:

An Annual World Summit for Children is a universal idea. Everyone from six-year-olds to CEOs can participate in the excitement of bringing it on. It will be a yearly meeting of world leaders and senior delegates. It will be a seven day summit. It will be in a place where world leaders look forward to attending. It will be in a city that is safe, with good climate, and recreational areas which can include golf courses, tennis courts, and beautiful beaches. It will be in a city with a variety of great evening entertainment. Our world leaders and senior delegates will sit down four hours per day. For two hours per day they will discuss the fate of children and specifically ending starvation and malnutrition Within five years. The other two hours per day they will discuss various topics including nuclear weapons, global warming, malaria, AIDS, cancers, and the exploration of the universe. Then they break and enjoy entertaining activities. Comradeship and good will is created during the seven day summit. Afterwards and during the year there are quarterly Internet conferences to gauge the progress of the new commitments. The World Summit for Children gathering returns each year in September.

Meister  02/03/2009 12:48 AM Report

Ted Turner deserves the Nobel Peace Prize... and I am not the only only one saying it. He has likely given us (the human species) more time. We are at a precipice regarding nuclear weapons. Ted Turner's work and actions have in my opinion delayed nuclear bombs of 2009 going off on our the tiny planet The human species have labeled our tiny planet as Earth. Amongst the cosmos of trillions and trillions of stars and planets... planet earth is a spec. Yet on our tiny planet... the human species is mad, slightly sick, and somewhat insane. I agree with everything Ted Turner says except for one thing... the United Nations Millennium goal of cutting poverty and starvation in half by the year 2015. With that goal if we succeed with it... it means there will still be human beings suffering to their deaths at 2015. We may not have that kind of time as we are late in the game. We as a human species can categorically end human starvation and malnutrition throughout earth within five years. The very process of creating this goal begins a new era. It turns back nuclear weapons, solves Malaria, greenhouse gases, and opens doors to the universe. So far I have not been able to contact Ted Turner and discuss this with him. I sure would like to because he has the power and contacts to make this happen. My work ethic combined with his can make it happen! The website that explains all this is www.thecount.org. My name is Steve Bruce and my number is (619) 437-1553

Professor Lynn  11/12/2008 08:35 AM Report

Ted Turner is absolutely correct about the deterioration of the news on television and had he not lost CNN the media might still be growing instead of dying. How unusual for a man of such wealth to have a heart full of love for humanity and nature! What a remarkable memory and analytical mind he has while so sadly struggling with multiple contradictions that fight against his finding lasting peace and happiness. I hope he donates his brain to science and let researchers try and discover what unique cortical structures helped distinguish this man's genius. It is a shame that people sometimes discount him because of his erratic personal behavior. His life represents an ongoing battle with his own impulsiveness and in most cases he has triumphed. He loves life and has made a real difference in this world.

Thomas Strome  11/10/2008 12:00 AM Report

Thanks for another fantastic interview Charlie Rose. You know, Ted Turner is an AMERICAN ORIGINAL. He calls them like he sees them. Sometimes off the cuff., sometimes off the wall, but honest as the day is long and a straight shooter.He also puts his money where his mouth is. I never pass up the opportunity to see what he has to say next.

Good luck to Ted's Montana Grill. The menu

looks fantastic !

kathy arender  11/09/2008 08:35 PM Report

ted,i just watched you on tv,,i would love to have some of your land,lol,fat chance

bobtripp  10/31/2008 11:50 PM Report

Ted is undoubtedly the quintessential American Entrepreneur!! Great man.....

Wayne E. Manzo  10/06/2008 12:55 AM Report

After Jane Fonda removed Ted's testicles you might say he is known as the Mouse of the South

and is being forced to give away all his money

to the NAZI Klan. The way they are reducing

poverty__exterminating the poor people and enslaving the rest. Sorry, Ted, it looks

like they have a gun to your head.

And the "Church"? They must have you by the

short-hairs on that one.

It looks like I'll have to start my own

TV news network because the Klan has taken

over all the Networks.

And yes, I sued Madonna on Federal Klan Slavery charges and gave copies of the case to JFK Jr, Princess Diana, and Kissinger. And, many other

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Nelson L  08/29/2008 06:19 PM Report

As far as I can tell, Ted Turner is the only graduate from a service academy who was asked by his class not to attend their reunion

Akbar   07/02/2008 09:40 PM Report

After watching his interview I had a good nights sleep, thinking there are people in this world who are smart,rich,influential and yet so humble, sincere, and giving. Everything he said is so straightforward but loaded with wisdom. I hope our leaders can find time to listen to people like Ted.

Rebecca  06/25/2008 12:55 AM Report

I thoroughly enjoyed the interview with Ted Turner. How refreshing it is to hear words of wisdom that ring true. Ted is a very wise man. Ted doesn't look at the world with rose colored glasses. Rather, he looks at it with a sense of realism, truth, logic, and with deep intelligence. It is time for people to wake up and not completely trust our government for one. Secondly, what he says completely makes sense. About everything in my opinion. Not once in my life have I ever encountered someone who thinks or looks at things exactly the way that I do. I'm glad I'm not alone. Thanks Ted! Also, during the interview, Ted mentioned that he wouldn't want to spend the rest of his life alone. Ted, here I am! ginestar1969@yahoo.com

Christopher  05/30/2008 04:07 AM Report

Too many people... No one raises this issue of population control. I agree. I am a Canadian and I would like to see a cap on population in Canada

Johnson  05/26/2008 05:09 AM Report

Great interview. I agree with Ted Turner on Lou Dobbs. But I do not think Lou Dobbs is flipped; Lou is capitalizing on the situation and cashing in. Ted Turner said he would have fired Lou Dobbs. Ted sees it clearly and calls it as it is. Ted Turner thanks for your sincerity and courage. Thanks Mr. Charlie Rose for your great service.

Brian Cuffari  05/23/2008 10:23 PM Report

John Doe 2, John Doe's facts were straight, but Mr. Turner simply didn't word the hint properly. Ted Turner is the man! A man like him deserves to be wealthy, powerful and influential. So many people can learn simply from studying his demeanor. And he's funny too........

Davor Miskulin  05/23/2008 04:32 PM Report

Great interview...Ted...finally we are hearing real America talking....man you are a star!!

Brenda McGuire  04/30/2008 07:54 AM Report

Ted, Yes I did watch the Charlie Rose interview - I have watched many Ted Turner interviews. I have followed your input for years. However, I am asking for your advice, support,and help. I grew up a Kansas farmer's daughter, and now twenty years later I see odd seasonal changes, I see suburban sprawl on excellent soil needed for the growth of wheat and other crops. I see over population and polution everywhere. I see these crops being eliminated, I see pastures, the beautiful Flint Hill area being destroyed,

this area is needed to pasture thousands of cattle every year. I have a strong agricultural backgroud, I have an Ag Econ degree and an Organization Management and Leadership Bachelor of Science. However, the State of Kansas, as well as other states do not offer the Environment Educations (Prograns and Degrees) that are essential to today's global condition (chaos). I love Kasas agriculture and I understand the incredible importantance of it. It is going to Hell. I need,I NEED the knowledge and input of someone of your statue. Of coures, I would love to meet with you to discuss this problem and develope solutions for this problem. I need someone of your intellent and experence to teach and guide me. My E-Mail is brendamcguire@esagelink.com My home phone is (316) 282-0773.I would like to see Kansas remain an agricultural state. Just like you want Montana to have enough pasture ground for your buffalo. Thank you, Brenda McGuire

Mr. Wood  04/29/2008 12:24 PM Report

I enjoyed that very much. Great interview Charlie. Ted Turner has a lot to say and I have a different opinion of him now. I hope you have him back again. I try and watch the show all the time. Keep up the good work.

WendyNYC  04/14/2008 11:04 PM Report

Excellent interview - however Charlie - you are losing your touch - jeez - give your guest a chance - someone who has such well thought arguments - this is rare - for someone of his stature to speak so eloquently on so many current issues we face -

Charlie - think you could be some more patient with your guests!

Dm.D.  04/14/2008 12:39 AM Report

Thank you, Mr. Turner for an introspective view on a diversity of world situations, at the core of what our Political Leaders should also be focused on.

George  04/11/2008 02:11 PM Report

So. To any thinking human being, (not the 'sheep'): historically, at least since May 1, 1776, the global control mandate has included population control, et al. Once you have checked into that, I have just a couple of questions for you. For all of you that agree with the elitists population control,(ie.: look up, 'Georgia Guidestones' culling 500,000,000 people), have you ever asked yourself where supporting that paradigm will lead? Try to think ahead a little. Have you asked your grandchildren after that decision was given to the elitists to allow such control how they will feel to give up their lives for such a paradigm? Serious questions arise after serious consideration of such an impactful relinquishment of control. Why not ask Turner and the elitists if they would step up to be the first to give up the lives of their families. One more question: who decides who goes first? All of a sudden this paradigm is filed under "G". Don't be sheep.

Ryan  04/09/2008 03:38 PM Report

Ted Turner is man's (business)man. Only Mr. Turner is capable of giving such a great interview after drinking all day. I loved the singing, the family adages, and how he spilled the coffee and blamed it on Charlie at the end--priceless! I hope his next foray back into TV includes his own reality show!

mike sartor  04/08/2008 07:45 PM Report

I have always tho't Ted Turner was made of the right stuff. Even when he was outrageous!!!!

In his maturity, our views get closer and closer...... Still not right on, but I can live with the difference.. :)

Cyborg

J D Kennedy  04/07/2008 10:20 PM Report

Ted Turner is indeed a Man of All Seasons or maybe better personified on the cusp of the 20th/21st centuries. Certainly a Visionary who conceived the possibilities of world connections via the application of space technology opening the door to satellites beaming a global spotlight into our living rooms as we became voyeurs in our easy chairs and occasional activists in the streets and behind the podiums of our institutions as we viewed man's imprudence to one another and to our planet. I am reminded of all those men and women who have enriched our lives from Abraham Lincoln,Virginia Woolf,Eugene O'Neil Beethoven, Tennesee Williams, Vincent Van Gogh,Ernest Hemingway and Winston Churchill all of whom were people with a mental illness!

John Doe 2  04/07/2008 07:19 PM Report

john doe, The sudan may be the largest in size, but Nigeria is largest in Population, which Mr Turner was referring. Get your facts straight before posting :)

John Doe  04/07/2008 06:23 PM Report

The biggest country in Africa is Sudan not Nigeria.

Brenda Owens  04/06/2008 09:19 PM Report

I love Charlie Rose's show because it's one of the few places on television that takes time to interview people who are doing things that make a difference in our world. I think you can see that Ted Turner is not trying to be slick, or trying to trick people. He's just telling the truth. It's not common these days for people with power and money to try and make things better for everyone on Earth. I don't understand why people think it's so wacky to want to abolish nuclear weapons and clean up our environment. We need clean air and water don't we? Since this interview, all I've heard is did you hear Ted say we are all going to be cannibals...well, he made his point. Is that all you heard? What else did he say? I say thanks to the Mouth of the South. All that noise he's been making forever is starting to pay off, now with companies striving to go green.

martin  04/06/2008 12:12 AM Report

what a terrific person...who can talk so straight anymore!!! thanks for the show!!

Luca Menato  04/05/2008 06:08 AM Report

It's worth saving alright! And so are both of you. Thank you for a special hour.

Christine   04/04/2008 04:41 PM Report

This show aired on April 1. I get it, he was just joking! It's Ted's idea of an April Fool's joke. Hahaha. Too bad he just doesn't quite have a gift for delivery of humor. He is the joke.

Chuck Busser  04/04/2008 04:20 PM Report

Please enroll me very quickly into the Ted Turner Fan Club. I sat in awe as I watched this awesome man espouse so intelligently and interestingly on a multitude of subjects. But the singing really put the charge in the battery for me. Most people can hum a few bars and sing a few lines but Ted really knows the lyrics. And yes, he did once own all of those tunes. I hope that you have him back as an annual event. Good job, Charlie!

jimmie Beardsley  04/04/2008 02:41 PM Report

Is it true Ted?

You just have to cry and laugh with Ted Turner. What a special man that walks with us in these times that are so perilous.

Thanks for the interview Charlie.

I give thanks for both of you. Please just keep doing all that you do...and take care of that eye!

Fondly, Jimmie Beardsley

jimmie Beardsley  04/04/2008 02:40 PM Report

Is it true Ted?

You just have to cry and laugh with Ted Turner. What a special man that walks with us in these times that are so perilous.

Thanks for the interview Charlie.

I give thanks for both of you. Please just keep doing all that you do...and take care of that eye!

Fondly, Jimmie Beardsley

Matt  04/04/2008 01:31 PM Report

What a nutjob. I suppose he will be supporting Hezbamas for President.

Uncle Ron  04/04/2008 12:47 AM Report

I should correct a book reference I made from memory and was wrong in my previous post. The correct title and author is: "The Che Guevara Myth and the Future of Liberty" by Alvaro Vargas Llosa, The Independent Institute, 2006.

If people will read this book and the other one I referenced, those who ignorantly praise Guevara and Castro will have their illusions cured.

Irina Craig  04/03/2008 11:27 PM Report

Ted Turner will be a good Vice president,if he is ready to accept the post.

Each one of us is responcible for the future of our planet and we need to make changes in our attitudes. We are created by the same God "In His image and liking" and only PEACE and LOVE for each other will make difference in this world and save us from selfdestruction.

This was the best interview i ever watched on CR. I should be published

your point being?  04/03/2008 10:54 PM Report

Freemasonry Watch - Well what the hell, nobody's perfect. I still like them anyway despite your heads up. Thanks.

Freemasonry Watch  04/03/2008 09:50 PM Report

If anyone is interested both of these gentlemen are Freemasons.

Susan  04/03/2008 09:34 PM Report

Finally...someone talking about population as the root problem of global warming, the energy crisis and the water crisis.

Bianca  04/03/2008 09:09 PM Report

What an intelligent man and funny,too. Anyone who thinks he's over the top has a problem. The honesty is wonderful and he kept me on my toes...and his visions throughout his life make him special. Bravo. I thoroughly enjoyed this interview.

Come back soon, will you?

Lev Dorfman  04/03/2008 08:50 PM Report

Ted is great . USA has no right to teach even N.Korea. The more country make arm the most criminal country IS.

Michael  04/03/2008 08:05 PM Report

I liked the interview. He acknowledged he had foot in mouth disease at times. His doomsday approach to global warming was provocative and a call to action. Anyone who simply states he is absolutely wrong ignores the aquifers emptying, recurring drought in the United States, water wars in the Middle East, and pollution out of control.

Back in 6th grade I learned something called the Law of Conservation of Matter. It's basic conclusion with respect to water would be that there's always the same amount but it will be gaseous, or ice, or liquid. It's the distribution of it, the salinity of it and the polluting of it that will eventually matter.

John Graham  04/03/2008 07:44 PM Report

On this show what I most commonly learn is how human all people are. This man is an icon and more financially and politically powerful than 99 percent of the globe, but I could easily imagine meeting him at a dinner party. I was shocked about how open he was. His willingness to talk about this dissapointment in his marriages, which implied he felt lonely. I also learned that very succesful people forgive themselves for the mistakes they make. They do not have a delusion of grandeur. They expect to be imperfect.

yolanda p.h.  04/03/2008 05:17 PM Report

I wholeheartedly agree with the copmments above. Ted Turner was great. A no nonsense approach to the many problems facing our planet earth. I have watched you Mr. Rose and have admired your depth of knowledge and spirited conversation for years, but I do agree that you do interrupt too many times. I felt that very strongly when I watched your segment with Peter O'Toole. Please, fewer questions may allow your guests more time to finish their thoughts. I look forward to many years of your insightful

program.

Joseph B.  04/03/2008 04:12 PM Report

Those who say Charlie should stop interrupting Ted Turner, need to take into consideration the skill required to lead such a great conversation.

Charlie is very intelligent and informed on many issues. There is a reason world leaders from all backgrounds feel honored to speak on his show and he deserves to have an opinion for the sake of stimulating conversation.

Ted Turner is Obviously a bit eccentric with a strong personality and sweeping claims on a broad range topics. His approach is nonetheless honest and genuine. The conversation - including the interruptions on both sides, was one of friendly and spirited discourse from colleagues whose aim is to enlighten individuals and societies on these important issues.

This was Charlie at his best - getting Ted to sing was great! Charlie Rose is an American institution. Excellent show! Good show. Great Conversation.

Thank You

Joseph

Ezra Mansour  04/03/2008 02:16 PM Report

I'm a commercial photographer and would like to e-mail an image of the Israeli wall to Ted Turner via Charlie Rose. After hearing him comment about it I believe he would thoroughly enjoy this image. I am from Israel, Jerusalem, to be specific. Is there some way I can make this happen?

Marylou  04/03/2008 02:13 PM Report

My, my, such hostility for someone with a big heart, unquestionable business saviness, and who has given $1M+ to better humanity and hopes to help save the planet. We're all entitled to our opinions, but is hostility necessary or productive for that matter? Glad you're not on the UN council. I, for one, do believe Mr. Turner is correct in his order of priorities for the next president.....the clock is ticking. I found him to be bright, informed, passionate, peace loving and not a bad singer. Thank you Charlie for giving us another informed interview to broaden our knowledge of what's going on in the world.

Chad  04/03/2008 01:10 PM Report

Oh please...

Believe blindly in a certain religious dogma("GOD"), wipe your hands clean of any personal responsibility over the care of our planet, the only planet that supports life. God will "save" us from our sins and Jesus will just show up at the apocalyse and stop our current ignorance and everything will be OK. Get real.

Ignorance will be the end of humanity, not whether we believe or not in certain religious dogma. God gave us this fantastic planet to be creative and live, it is also our personal responsibility to take care of it. I have never understood why certain religious teachings promote the idea of our ultimate destruction. We create what we think about. So by accepting "the end" blindly, we will inherrantly create this reality.

Even though Ted Turner sounds quite naive at understating the complexity of human problems, the truth is that if we don't do the things that he states we may not survive as a human race.

Lo Mein  04/03/2008 12:56 PM Report

Did he just say im going to be a cannibal in 10--er 30 to 40 years??? That is if Im still alive living in a sub-standard civilization like Somalia where corn wont grow?