Charlie Rose

Krystyna Wise  10/31/2008 09:50 AM Report

In reflecting on the conversation between Mr. Brokaw and Mr. Rose, I am reminded of an anecdote told by Alexander Solzhenitsyn in the Gulag Archipelago, about Stalinist Russia in the late 1930's. One way Communist officials would identify "independent" thinkers was to watch for those who stopped clapping first at Party meetings. The offenders often times ended up in prison. Last night Mr. Brokaw came accross as a clapper. He probably considers himself to be a jounalist, not just a news reader, as such he has a duty not to be just a "clapper" but to use his position to confront the bastards who are giving themselves bonuses after receiving taxpayer bailout money and the many others who are undermining the good of the country in this moment.

jbirch  10/30/2008 11:41 PM Report

Brokaw is past tense and shows no sign of recognizing it. He comes off as all knowing and yet on air, frequently falls flat, uninteresting, even stodgy. I pray for Tim Russert to rise and return to Meet the Press and tonight, Charlie - I'm hating listening except to YOU. Brokaw again, I don't believe, has much of an audience except my Mother's age group. He's not owning up to a current view; he drags back to a past no longer relevant.

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Tim  04/08/2008 09:16 PM Report

Dear Charlie,

Please honor Dr.King by inviting someone who is doing his work today. Putting him on a pedestal and proclaiming "how far we've come," is a disservice to his life, given the social realities today. We need someone who calls a spade a spade. The truth is if MLK was around today he would be appalled. If you are a black male, you are more likely to end up in prison than to graduate from college. How do we explain that? Here is an idea: invite back Jonathan Kozol. Last year he went on a hunger strike out of protest against the injustice of "No Child Left Behind". His 2006 book about the state of inner city public schools is called "Shame of the Nation." This is how MLK would feel could he come back and see what's going on today. Ashamed on our behalf of what we have done since he's gone. And that's even before he would learn about Iraq.

Shaft  04/07/2008 11:36 PM Report

This was a very important program, I enjoyed it a lot. It just puts some calmness into your head, the concept of none violence struggle has such a powerful message. While watching a program about Dr. king, I heard a member of Black Panthers asking Dr. King why they cannot wadge 'an eye for an eye' struggle in Chicago, and Dr. King replied with full certainty that non-violence concept works in almost every case in life, from relationship to parenting a whole a lot in between and non-violence concept has no reason why it wouldn't work for seeking justice. What a powerful answer that was! How true and timeless that advice is, it just shakes you to the core. Non-violence denies your opponent the chance to squash you with it's might, and also gains you sympthy from righteous people and all corners of the world, such a powerful weapon. The civil rights struggle was focused on the prize thru a means of non-violence. Sometimes I hear people saying Democracy has been in America for 230 years, the truth is America only embraced the principles of Democractic values since 1965, after allowing all her children to be able to vote and take part in election.

Mike R.  04/07/2008 03:26 PM Report

Mr. Rose, I can tell you from experience that the evil spectre of racism is alive and well in the North. I experienced it years ago in NYC and my sister has to deal with it now in upstate NY. I cannot be stirred by this discussion any further without remembering Dr. King's 1967 NATRA speech where he not only spoke against the war, but quoted several poets. Maybe you might like a copy of it?

Suzy Crosby  04/07/2008 12:14 PM Report

I have not seen the program yet but I am curious about Mr. Brahmin's comment and I'dd like him to explain what he means.

Bull Brahmin  04/07/2008 12:11 PM Report

My god if there was ever a program to define what is the OLD perception this was it. Long live Johm Hope and wife and Orchids.

All the rest on the program ...please read more slowly.

Carol J  04/05/2008 10:45 AM Report

To Barry Goodman: I am not sure what Mr. Rose can do about boradcasting and re-=broadcast. You can try and contact your local PBS station and suggest a re-broadcast for daytime the next day. Are you lucky to have more than one PBS station to watch? I am, I have 3 stations and the earliest in the evening is 10:30 pm and the other 2 start a broadcast at 11 pm and 12 pm. My viewing of the Charlie Rose program is either at Noon on one station and at 5 pm on the another station the next day.

barry goodman  04/05/2008 10:19 AM Report

cant you find a way to have your shows rerun later at night or early next am ? Also old shows on days your not on the air with current programming?

Jeanne  04/05/2008 01:49 AM Report

I just finished watching the program here in the Midwest. I am wondering if anyone can tell me the name of the author of the book on Dr. King that Tom Brokaw referenced in his discussion. I believe he said the author had been a writer for the NY Times. Thanks.

RE Mant  04/05/2008 12:55 AM Report

Martin Luther King may have considered it non-violence, but boycotting as a means of protest against injustice is ingrained in American character. We did it several times against the British, and many other times since. We are talking about boycotting the Olympics right now. And the reasoning is simple: "If you don't really want me, then I don't want you." But this can be interpreted two ways: 1. as a demand for independence; or 2. as a demand for more attention, quite the opposite. While I think King certainly wanted equal treatment, I am not sure he wanted Negroes considered, as many do today, victims, entitled to compensation, and viewed through a lens of primitivism. While I'm sure he would have condemned savagery whether by white or black men, he would have had equal contempt all forms of servility.