Here's last night's interview with Charlie Rose

[ucrdem]

in case it hasn't been already posted. I couldn't figure out which thread to put it in, NSA or Ireland:
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President Barack Obama Sits Down with Charlie Rose 06/17/2013 (FULL INTERVIEW)

President Barack Obama sits down with Charlie Rose for an exclusive interview at the White House. The President shares his thoughts on Iran, Syria, China. NSA leaks, and more.

Published on Jun 17, 2013 - 50 minutes.
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Link borrowed from Uzair's excellent "Is It Because He's Black?" thread here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=3042330

Highlights:

1 - Iran, Syria, and China - first 25 minutes

2 - NSA-gate starts at 25 minutes

3 - A few words from Charlie about Fathers' Day and Ireland, then about 5 minutes of PBO's Belfast speech at the end.

[Cha]

1. This is perfect, ucr.. it needs its own thread in

the BOG. Important part of history in the Barack Obama Admin and that's what we're doing here.

Thanks and for breaking it down, too!

[ucrdem]

3. Thanks Cha, I'm listening again right now...

love it!

And the day before the G8!!

And on father's day too!!!

And a school recital!!!!

How does he do it????

[Cha]

6. How he does it?..

PBO's "magical super powers" come in awfully handy sometimes, ucr.

[ucrdem]

7. ROFL!

Now they're going to accuse us of magical thinking!

oh wait they already do . . . but so what!

[sheshe2]

2. I watched ucrdem

It was wonderful.

Our President was strong and stated the issues clearly!

BOG ucrdem!

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[ucrdem]

4. Thanks sheshe!

And ya know what? That's the first I've heard of Colum McCann! This is apparently the book with Frederick Douglass touring Ireland and George Mitchell in it, which I have got to get:

Taking place in three countries and a half-dozen different time periods, the novel traces two histories: that of a particular family as well as Irish-American relations in general. Starting with the world’s first transatlantic flight, before jumping backward and forward in time, McCann shows how woven together modern American and Irish identities are, from the influx of immigrants in the 1800s to the Good Friday Agreement.

The first section of the novel focuses on three specific trips to Ireland: the first flight across the Atlantic, Frederick Douglass’ journey to preach abolition and buy his freedom, and U.S. Senator George Mitchell’s peace brokering between North and South in the 1990s.

The Duggan family finds itself in the background of these stories, witnesses to these men and their accomplishments, while the second section of the book tells the history of the Duggans themselves, tracing how brief encounters with the men like Douglass and Mitchell impacted their lives. McCann manages to place the worldly and domestic side by side, showing how each affects the other.

http://www.avclub.com/articles/colum-mccann-transatlantic,98766/

[sheshe2]

5. It sounds like an excellent read ucrdem

As for your OP. So few know that he carries our weight on his shoulders.

He does this every single day. Against all hate filled attacks on him, he protects and serves the people.
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[ucrdem]

8. Thanks sheshe, perfect pic

And may I add




and may I also add: a bigger burden than I ever fully understood until today. Surprising but illuminating.

[sheshe2]

9. You are welcome~ and may I add

how he feels about this Nation. It's People and our Rights.

This is our President!



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[ucrdem]

10. Amazing guy. We're lucky.

I realize it more very day.

[Cha]

16. Thought you'd want to see this, ucr..

Office of VP Biden ✔ @VP

PHOTO: VP Biden speaks at a ceremony dedicating a statue of Frederick Douglass at the @uscapitol today. (WH Photo) pic.twitter.com/aovcBudPWP9:15 AM - 19 Jun 2013


http://theobamadiary.com/2013/06/19/more-from-germany/#comments

Pretty nice!

[femmocrat]

11. Thank you for posting this, ucrdem.

Despite his lengthy explanation, too many on this board are unwilling to listen. They believe what they want to believe and won't accept that there could be other realities.

[Whisp]

12. That was a great and informative interview.

And a needed balance to all the whackery nuttery here lately.

It gets worse every round, doesn't it?

[ucrdem]

13. Speaking of nuttery this just in:

Chomsky: Obama Is ‘Dedicated To Increasing Terrorism’

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023047121



And people get so bent out of shape when I point out that Democracy Now, Noam's home-on-the-air, is a propaganda show. So let's see what the professor has for us today:

“The Obama administration is dedicated to increasing terrorism,” he went on. “In fact, it’s doing it all over the world. Obama, first of all, is running the biggest terrorist operation that exists, maybe in history. The drone assassination campaigns, which are just part of it… All of these operations, they are terror operations.

Yes Noam, calling Obama the world's biggest terrorist is racist. Very.

[Whisp]

14. o geeze.

Presidentin' while Black. There is far more racism to this that I initially thought. Truly sad that we get an able President that aspires to fixing many wrongs that we have lived with for so long, and he gets knee capped because of his race.

I don't think most really know they are doing this - they just follow the loudest howler. So gullible, it's unbelievabel. I'm reading now that posters who have had nothing good to say about Obama now claim they have supported him all these years, but this NSA thing made them change their minds. Unbelievable bullshit going on here - the flat out fabrications the GOP would be proud of.

[ucrdem]

15. It boggles the mind.

And no one will convince that Chomsky doesn't know exactly what game he's playing.

[Major Hogwash]

17. This was a great interview.

Thanks for the link. I can go back and watch it over again later on.