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The Abrupt Shaming of Charlie Rose
Townhall.com ^ | Nov 24, 2017 | Brent Bozell

Posted on 11/23/2017 10:33:43 PM PST by Oshkalaboomboom

The privileged and prestigious professional life of Charlie Rose came to a shocking end this week. In the latest lurid front-page testimony on powerful men, the Washington Post reported that eight women have accused Rose of brutish and exhibitionist behavior. They said new employees were sometimes rubbed on the shoulders by his "crusty paw," and that he liked walking out naked in front of female staffers. Boom. CBS and PBS abruptly fired him.

This was shocking to people who watched Rose glide along with elites. He seemed to be a courtly Southern gentleman on air. But that turned out to be deeply false. His ego was immense, while his humble, facilitating TV persona seemed the polar opposite of an aggressive questioner like his late "60 Minutes" colleague Mike Wallace.

Did Rose see his day of reckoning drawing nearer in the wake of the Donald Trump "Access Hollywood" tape and the Harvey Weinstein wave? You couldn't tell from his interviews. He asked former magazine editor Tina Brown about Weinstein's rapacious ways and sympathized with Amy Schumer's tale of sexual assault. He let New York Times columnist David Brooks blame the hostile environment on the bubble of impunity surrounding former President Bill Clinton. He scolded Steve Bannon about President Trump's "locker-room talk" with Billy Bush.

Rose even let "Full Frontal" host Samantha Bee use him for a satirical skit for TBS last summer titled "What Are You Hiding, Charlie Rose?" The two were in his studio with the typical black backdrop, and when Bee turned on the lights, creepy clones of Rose were revealed to be hiding in the darkness. Her face was horrified as one clone pawed her shoulder. Perhaps like so many others of the ruling elite, Rose believed he was untouchable. (Apparently, lots of people thought that!) Rose must have believed that anyone he had wronged would never come forward. Even when they did, he insisted there was no "wrongdoing." Like many self-absorbed lechers caught up in this, well, "malestrom," he sounded clueless about his behavior. He put out a statement that included this sentence about his aggressive advances: "I always felt that I was pursuing shared feelings, even though now I realize I was mistaken."

The idea of a 75-year-old man strolling around naked in front of a college-age assistant like he is grade A material is the definition of delusion. He's just a dirty old man. It sounds like someone who always believed the old Henry Kissinger axiom "Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac," or in his case, that sitting and listening to the powerful and stroking their egos on public TV made him irresistible.

It was a slightly gentler echo of the comedian Louis C.K., who caused unintentional laughter by admitting, "At the time, I said to myself that what I did was okay, because I never showed a woman my d--- without asking first." He had to be taught that disrobing and masturbating in front of women he'd just met was for them a "predicament."

Every powerful man who is getting caught up in this wave isn't living by the Ten Commandments but by the "Access Hollywood" code: When you're a star, the women will let you do it. You can do anything.

Charlie Rose exploited women for decades as he produced shows at Bloomberg's TV studio for PBS and hosted shows on CBS. None of those news agencies ever seemed to find any wrongdoing inside their own offices worth reporting. The embarrassment and shame should also be theirs.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bozell; charlierose; perverts
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To: crazycat
the only good news, is being shut out of TV/MSM, will drive him insane.

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right

21 posted on 11/24/2017 1:35:57 AM PST by a little elbow grease (...... bless all who understand and aid the pain of struggling animals)
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To: Steely Tom
Ahhhh.....Dave Letterman. I never did like his fake humility and snideness. Remember when he was defended by his liberal elite circles when it came out that he was pure slime, cheating on his wife and taking advantage of aides?

This whole thing spun out of control because the Invisible Hand framed a false narrative in an attempt to steal a US Senate seat from the candidate Alabamans chose. It's selective outrage and hypocrisy at an out of control level.

The only way to rein it in is to blame the enablers of creepy guys, and also those who have handled real guilt in dishonest ways. Anyone in DC who received money from that slush fund or used campaign and other illegal payment money....they're the ones who should leave.

22 posted on 11/24/2017 1:40:46 AM PST by grania (Deplorable and Proud of It!)
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To: grania

Sarah Palin is laughing best over Letterman and Rose.


23 posted on 11/24/2017 2:06:06 AM PST by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS! I)
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To: lee martell

I agree. Was really surprised to hear about Charlie Rose...


24 posted on 11/24/2017 2:14:11 AM PST by Dr. Scarpetta
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To: Steely Tom

UGH!! Democrats are DISGUSTING!


25 posted on 11/24/2017 3:44:44 AM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Oshkalaboomboom
Did any of you catch Rose's morning show co-hosts Gayle King and Norah O'Donnell and their reaction to the Rose suspension the morning after?

It reeked to me of false outrage and false shock. Both of these sourpusses HAD TO HAVE KNOWN about Rose's behavior.

Video here... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SIp6xSP7ds

26 posted on 11/24/2017 3:58:54 AM PST by Corpus_Delicious
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To: Corpus_Delicious
Excuse me...

Here is the clickable link... Video here

27 posted on 11/24/2017 4:12:10 AM PST by Corpus_Delicious
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To: sparklite2

“such memes as ‘reach out to”. Equally annoying as the one I hear ‘Rat pundits using a lot: “ ...need to have a conversation about”.


28 posted on 11/24/2017 4:30:08 AM PST by MayflowerMadam ( "Freedom is not free; Free men are not equal, and Equal men are not free". Richard Berkeley Cotten)
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To: Corpus_Delicious

Yeah. Their acting abilities need to be honed. Their feigned outrage had me laughing.


29 posted on 11/24/2017 4:33:24 AM PST by MayflowerMadam ( "Freedom is not free; Free men are not equal, and Equal men are not free". Richard Berkeley Cotten)
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To: Steely Tom

He struck me as a phony and a slimeball from the first time I ever saw him back in the 90s. I couldn’t stand him, and never watched him, although I liked his weird theme song when he was on PBS.


Ditto


30 posted on 11/24/2017 4:38:28 AM PST by VTenigma (The Democrat party is the party of the mathematically challenged)
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

So is it Bannon who has the goods on some of these people or is it that they re are just now causing people to be brave and step up? What is the real cause now for the wave of bravery and exposing this? Is it part of Trump’s behind-the-scenes effort? Or is it just that the left realizes they will be in the wilderness for quite some time and some of these women are just saying enough is enough and if we’re going to be losing for many years to come we might as well blow up the whole thing?


31 posted on 11/24/2017 5:13:35 AM PST by CincyRichieRich (Extraordinary acts of God often start with ordinary acts of obedience. P. Yefros)
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To: lee martell

“......the Charlie Rose episode has been the biggest surprise to me thus far.”......

I’ve been on this earth for 80 years and NOTHING, repeat NOTHING ever surprises me that comes about these self important people.


32 posted on 11/24/2017 5:31:52 AM PST by DaveA37
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

Rose is still posting new content to his youtube channel.


33 posted on 11/24/2017 6:06:05 AM PST by Kirkwood (Zombie Hunter)
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To: iowamark
ya mean all women aren't interested in giving themselves to an old fool with more than a passing resemblance to the Crypt Keeper?


34 posted on 11/24/2017 10:58:43 AM PST by Chode (You have all of the resources you are going to have. Abandon your illusions and plan accordingly.)
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