Charlie Rose

writersblock25  12/06/2010 01:27 AM Report

Wow, Obama looks like he is already aging. Perhaps his hair is bracing itself for the transition.

Gina  11/22/2008 05:03 PM Report

I agree with Snazel. These comparisons must stop. Let's deal in the facts and not in the philosophies of the mind. Bom dia! Tudo bem Ricardo. I shall reverse the other way to say that the most common relativity relating to both President Lincoln and President Kennedy was that both men were of Caucasian lineage and that President-elect Obama is of half Caucasian lineage, you seem to want to ignore that fact. The other half being of African lineage. And that is where the connection ends. As I've said before the people of this country (the United States of America) have spoken of which slightly more than 30 million blacks reside here. Keeping in mind of which not all voted for Obama. The numbers speak for themselves. It was a combiantion of all ethnicities that voted the President-elect into office of which most were not black who put him there. This is a nation of 300 plus million people. 30-40 millions African-Americans, 40- 50 million Latino/Hispanics (keeping in mind that all latinos are not hispanic) and, 15 Asian-Americans & others leaving at at least an approximate 175 million Caucasian/Europeon lineage that put him into office over the top. You do the math....Boa noite, tchau!

hrc  11/19/2008 08:27 PM Report

Possibly the most intellectually wanting show of the year barring a few words by Eric Foner.

Snazel  11/19/2008 03:54 PM Report

A very enjoyable show. Rose really shines when he has a small panel to work with, he directs traffic well, and maintains momentum with the conversation.

I think the comparisons with Lincoln, FDR and Kennedy just need to stop. Obama, just hasn't done anything to merit such comparisons - yet.

I do agree with Halperin, that so far Obama's transition period is going well, and that Obama performed well on 60 Minutes.

2morecents  11/18/2008 10:52 PM Report

To know the risks of dead, and not be stopped by it, that's called courage.

DEastlick  11/18/2008 05:30 PM Report

Mark Halperin is an idiot if he thinks that people do not see the economy as a crisis. I, like many other Americans, know many people who have lost their jobs, homes and savings. I wonder what he thinks we think is more important?

"They see there are big problems. But in the real economy, for most people, things are still OK.

There`s not a sense of abject crisis. I think they`re very smartly trying

to bring three things to a crescendo by January 20th when he takes office. "

Ricardo_Amaral  11/18/2008 04:28 PM Report

John Kennedy and Abraham Lincoln - there is only one thing that connects these two American political figures they had a similar ending to their political careers.

Ricardo_Amaral  11/18/2008 04:24 PM Report

Barack Obama very interesting choice of role model: Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was the sixteenth President of the United States. He successfully led the country through its greatest internal crisis, the American Civil War, only to be assassinated as the war was coming to an end.

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The day after the presidential election one of the major newspapers in Lebanon had a front page headline that said the United States had elected a Black Kennedy. It seems to me that Barack Obama wants to become the new Black Abraham Lincoln. One fact is very interesting there is only one thing that connects these two American political figures they had a similar ending to their political careers.

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REMant  11/18/2008 03:58 PM Report

Lincoln delegated, his cabinet quarreled perpetually, and as a result the management of the war was fragmented and ineffective.

FDR came into office having little or no idea of what to do, except that he opposed what the Republicans had done, which, ironically, was the Progressivism which he had previously championed as much as anyone else. But it was no accident that he won the South overwhelmingly.