Comments on: Charlie Rose: A conversation with Tom Friedman http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2008/12/charlie-rose-a-conversation-with-tom-friedman/ Macro Perspective on the Capital Markets, Economy, Geopolitics, Technology, and Digital Media Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:15:53 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Mark E Hoffer http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2008/12/charlie-rose-a-conversation-with-tom-friedman/comment-page-1/#comment-133305 Mark E Hoffer Sun, 14 Dec 2008 19:13:25 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=12799#comment-133305 "There are plenty of people out there with some wisdom to impart on this subject that, while they may not be as silver tongued as Friedman, have a hell of lot more loyalty to the truth."--justaguy and, in keeping with my own sense: "To say much more, about the relative worth of his ‘Insights’, demeans us all.."--I'll be done w/ this thread. “There are plenty of people out there with some wisdom to impart on this subject that, while they may not be as silver tongued as Friedman, have a hell of lot more loyalty to the truth.”–justaguy

and, in keeping with my own sense: “To say much more, about the relative worth of his ‘Insights’, demeans us all..”–I’ll be done w/ this thread.

]]> By: justaguy http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2008/12/charlie-rose-a-conversation-with-tom-friedman/comment-page-1/#comment-133284 justaguy Sun, 14 Dec 2008 16:16:59 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=12799#comment-133284 Readers who are not familiar with Friedman's history of comments on the Iraq troubles might google: ' "Thomas Friedman " Iraq'. I am sure Friedman has some interesting things to say, but here it is a question of integrity and trust. There are plenty of people out there with some wisdom to impart on this subject that, while they may not be as silver tongued as Friedman, have a hell of lot more loyalty to the truth. Readers who are not familiar with Friedman’s history of comments on the Iraq troubles might google:
‘ “Thomas Friedman ” Iraq’. I am sure Friedman has some interesting things to say, but here it is a question of integrity and trust. There are plenty of people out there with some wisdom to impart on this subject that, while they may not be as silver tongued as Friedman, have a hell of lot more loyalty to the truth.

]]> By: Mark E Hoffer http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2008/12/charlie-rose-a-conversation-with-tom-friedman/comment-page-1/#comment-133257 Mark E Hoffer Sun, 14 Dec 2008 04:33:38 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=12799#comment-133257 blackbox, there's always room for someone, including myself, to be mistaken. maybe, I've the wrong take on dude. but, why not proffer one his Theses, as evidence of what you're trying communicate, as opposed to clips from one of his PR sheets, or snippets from his 'dust jacket'? full disclosure: I don't utilize E*Trade in any fashion. blackbox,

there’s always room for someone, including myself, to be mistaken. maybe, I’ve the wrong take on dude.

but, why not proffer one his Theses, as evidence of what you’re trying communicate, as opposed to clips from one of his PR sheets, or snippets from his ‘dust jacket’?

full disclosure: I don’t utilize E*Trade in any fashion.

]]> By: blackbox http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2008/12/charlie-rose-a-conversation-with-tom-friedman/comment-page-1/#comment-133247 blackbox Sun, 14 Dec 2008 02:32:14 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=12799#comment-133247 Friedman is part of a disappearing breed of humble Americans who travel the world to learn about the world's problems by listening to people who've never owned a stock or a health insurance policy. If he's wealthy it's a side effect of a life lived in search of answers for difficult problems. Maybe if the commenters above would step away from their e-trade screens for a week and take a trip overseas they'd come back a little wiser too. Friedman is part of a disappearing breed of humble Americans who travel the world to learn about the world’s problems by listening to people who’ve never owned a stock or a health insurance policy. If he’s wealthy it’s a side effect of a life lived in search of answers for difficult problems. Maybe if the commenters above would step away from their e-trade screens for a week and take a trip overseas they’d come back a little wiser too.

]]> By: Mark E Hoffer http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2008/12/charlie-rose-a-conversation-with-tom-friedman/comment-page-1/#comment-133236 Mark E Hoffer Sun, 14 Dec 2008 00:35:52 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=12799#comment-133236 this guy's, Tom Friedman's, missives need to be filed under the "Disinfo/Agitprop"-Tab of TBP 1.1.. To say much more, about the relative worth of his 'Insights', demeans us all.. this guy’s, Tom Friedman’s, missives need to be filed under the “Disinfo/Agitprop”-Tab of TBP 1.1..

To say much more, about the relative worth of his ‘Insights’, demeans us all..

]]> By: super_trooper http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2008/12/charlie-rose-a-conversation-with-tom-friedman/comment-page-1/#comment-133193 super_trooper Sat, 13 Dec 2008 21:13:36 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=12799#comment-133193 Well, Suck. On. This! Tom Friedman has repeatedly shown that he's not an expert in any field that he's covering. His crazy support for the war in Iraq and creation of a Friedman Unit. The next "few months" or "six months" are decisive and critical. Yeah, time is always critical wherever there's a crisis. Problem was that Bush kept using those few months to f*&k things up further. Why somebody would pay more than $50000 to listen to this bobblehead is beyond me. Well, Suck. On. This!
Tom Friedman has repeatedly shown that he’s not an expert in any field that he’s covering. His crazy support for the war in Iraq and creation of a Friedman Unit. The next “few months” or “six months” are decisive and critical. Yeah, time is always critical wherever there’s a crisis. Problem was that Bush kept using those few months to f*&k things up further.
Why somebody would pay more than $50000 to listen to this bobblehead is beyond me.

]]> By: vic http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2008/12/charlie-rose-a-conversation-with-tom-friedman/comment-page-1/#comment-133191 vic Sat, 13 Dec 2008 21:00:53 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=12799#comment-133191 Tom Friedman is so awful. He's explicitly calling for the creation of a new bubble when we're still picking up body parts from the explosion of the last one. Bubble economics does NOT work Tom. Government's encouraging industries through subsidization (aka boondoggles), easy money (aka Fed low interest rate policies) and self-interested "oversight" (aka Congress) leads to mal-investment, and ultimately the destruction of the currency. How can it be that we're still listening to neocons like Friedman (yes, he was an Iraq rah-rah boy), who advocate democratic imperialism and command-and-control economics? Are we truly a nation of morons run by idiots? Sadly, every day further evidence piles up to make that case. Tom Friedman is so awful. He’s explicitly calling for the creation of a new bubble when we’re still picking up body parts from the explosion of the last one.

Bubble economics does NOT work Tom. Government’s encouraging industries through subsidization (aka boondoggles), easy money (aka Fed low interest rate policies) and self-interested “oversight” (aka Congress) leads to mal-investment, and ultimately the destruction of the currency.

How can it be that we’re still listening to neocons like Friedman (yes, he was an Iraq rah-rah boy), who advocate democratic imperialism and command-and-control economics? Are we truly a nation of morons run by idiots?

Sadly, every day further evidence piles up to make that case.

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