Charlie Rose

Reginald O'Neal  05/01/2008 11:38 AM Report

Thanks for this enlightening segment and the subsequent discussion with Sally Quinn and Floyd Flake. I hadn't watched CR's show in some time, stumbled upon it surfing, and immediately began recording. It was refreshing to hear a rational, neutral discussion about the '08 campaign. The Charlie Rose Show has the uncanny ability of making its viewers feel as if they are sitting at the table alongside their guests. Rare television, indeed. BY FAR THE BEST discussion on the gratuitous, derailing remarks of Dr. wright I have seen to date. PLEASE continue to bring more of this type of campaign coverage to the pundit/talking head-weary nation.

Shaft  04/30/2008 11:07 PM Report

This is one of the most balanced programs on Sen.Barack Obama and Rev.Wright's diametrically diverse views of the world and loosened relationship. Sen.Obama cannot be defined on what Rev Wright had to say, these are two different men meet by cosmically vague luck. They are in different age group and exposed to experiences in life. Sen.Barack Obama has already written a book on his inner feeling and convictions, which is he is happy to be an American despite all the challenges he faced as an African American, while Rev.Wright has seen it all thick and thin plus more and it is not fair to compare their lives and put them both in the same category. It is natural for both men to have diametrically different view of America and the world. When Rev.Wright grew up black folks were still beaten for walking by White neighborhoods and sanctioned to only limited areas and hold minor professions that would not allow them to grow and bo more. Today America is much better; we have few more miles to go to get to that desirable state for everyone to feel they belong. Sen. Barck Obama is carrying a huge number of his electorates who are young and do not understand what Rev. Wright is talking about, to them the 60s, 50s, 40s,... are all history while to older black folks its a scar they carry. For senior African-American citizens and the youth today is like they lived in same world, yet in a different parallel. Hence, must not be intertwined at any level at all, they do not have similar outlook in life and mut not be linked and be a detarmining factor on the question of his electability. There are other issues the candidates need to be talking, such as the economy, housing issues, the environment, energy security, healthcare, the ever depleting social security funds and more.

JustThink  04/30/2008 06:23 PM Report

Thank you for your balanced, perceptive observations. I so wish more people would stop using the Wright issue to rationalize their actual objections to Obama. The blurring of church and state and the McCarthyism that's come to fore is more frightening than any pastor's vainglorious performance.

Debbie Bartee  04/30/2008 01:47 PM Report

I just caught the program on Rev. Wright this afternoon. I have to say thank you because at least now I have an understanding of why Rev. Wright did what he did. I thought he was somehow working with the Clinton's. Now I get it. He's a man who was hurt and under all this media pressure he got lost. I agree with some of what he was trying to say but he ended up making himself look too extreme. At least now most people can now see the difference between him and Obama if they want to. It's now time to get on with the business of electing a president. As far as I am concerned Obama handled this just the way I would want my president to handle it, with tact and sincerity.

Alan L Clark  04/30/2008 11:35 AM Report

I greatly enjoyed the balance of yesterdays discussion of Rev. Jeremiah Wright. When the

sound bits came out in March, I used the internet to view larger portions of the sermon

from which they came. Although I did not necessary agree with the premise or the presentation, when taken in content I was not

offended. As the Storm grew, I was puzzeled

why what I easly found on the internet was not

shown or made part of the conversation. So I

commend you on your program. Through out all this, I have wounder to myself what message is

being sent to the Hispanic, or Asian, members of our country who's worship style may be different from my Protestant background.