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." >> i worked with alton and i love alton. but let me ask you this because you're very good on it but you're playing yourself. so when you do that -- so i just did a movie called "thts the end" with seth rogan and we all played at least versions of ourself at least we're named after ourselves. so when you play charlie rose is there -- there must be stuff that people ask you to do that you won't do because you think charlie rose would never do that. >> rose: i don't think of it like that i just think of it as -- i wouldn't do that for whatever reason charlie rose would don't that but people have said that to me. you shouldn't do this and that because you are who you are would not do that in real life so you shouldn't do that. i've also been asked to do acting. robert redford once asked know do a part in a film but not play myself. in the end i wasn't very good i'm sure but i did a test for him. he said in the end i can't do this because he was also acting and directing in the film and he said in the end people will see you and
." >> i worked with alton and i love alton. but let me ask you this because you're very good on it but you're playing yourself. so when you do that -- so i just did a movie called "thts the end" with seth rogan and we all played at least versions of ourself at least we're named after ourselves. so when you play charlie rose is there -- there must be stuff that people ask you to do that you won't do because you think charlie rose would never do that. >> rose: i don't...
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too big into two cars to trade it for for for the larger economy and what i feel twenty twenty we see alton has done this to reinforce that. that structure the us economy and and and and all the benefits of cutie but ultimately gone to the bank's rabbits and two to mainstream active so if we see that over the course of five years. those that have benefited from q we have been the richest people in the united states and the richest companies the richest banks in the majority of americans are not benefiting from this why is he were he still continue the problem is that bad on the fed at this point is the only one doing something and so it feels that it keeps on having to do something to help. top mile to broaden its wits today is that not only helping. but it made me actually be hurting pop or whatever the us economy. had it not seem to national peacekeepers patrol the streets of greenspan people on the very small mistake and people like to compete but she can say that i was helping keep the lid on top of page. but some uninvited lived in aquinas into the country's some locals take classes in
too big into two cars to trade it for for for the larger economy and what i feel twenty twenty we see alton has done this to reinforce that. that structure the us economy and and and and all the benefits of cutie but ultimately gone to the bank's rabbits and two to mainstream active so if we see that over the course of five years. those that have benefited from q we have been the richest people in the united states and the richest companies the richest banks in the majority of americans are not...
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we're joined by alton, a star writer. thank you so much for joining us and congratulations on the new book. >> thank you, alex, and thank you for having me. >> let me ask you first, who qualifies as a white girl. when you went about thinking about this part of society, how did you sort of -- what were the determining factors? >> well, i think to qualify as a white girl in this book doesn't specifically mean gender and race, it has something to do with identification with power and marginalization. when we speak about michael jackson, at a certain point in his career when he performed with diana rosa lot of black homosexuals would refer to him as a white girl because he slowly eradicated any reference physically to his blackness. so i think that the term is complicated and the subjects are complicated by race and gender. >> speaking about michael jackson i'll quote a passage from the book. >> uh-oh. >> it's coming. this is a tame one for this family program. >> okay. >> you write, as his physical transformations began to o
we're joined by alton, a star writer. thank you so much for joining us and congratulations on the new book. >> thank you, alex, and thank you for having me. >> let me ask you first, who qualifies as a white girl. when you went about thinking about this part of society, how did you sort of -- what were the determining factors? >> well, i think to qualify as a white girl in this book doesn't specifically mean gender and race, it has something to do with identification with power...
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richard in alton bay said i'm a small business owner in new hampshire, and have been with my health insurance provider for over ten years. i was recently informed that the policy i have had for all of these years -- and i like quite a bit -- will be canceled due to provisions in obamacare. when i contacted the company, they said they are planning to transition me into a plan that costs more and offers substantially less benefits and protections than my original plan. i am outraged by this. jamie in littleton wrote me, today we received a letter from anthem blost stating -- blue cross stating my husband's individual health care plan which he's had for 15 years will be changing to conform to a.c.a. laws and will no longer be in effect come september 1, 2014. lewis in cenepe wrote me, what just happened? i received a cancellation notice from my insurance company and the coverage i am eligible for is more expensive. help me. president obama has made the promise that if you like your doctor, you will be able to keep your doctor, period. for those who are seeing their plans canceled, we know that t
richard in alton bay said i'm a small business owner in new hampshire, and have been with my health insurance provider for over ten years. i was recently informed that the policy i have had for all of these years -- and i like quite a bit -- will be canceled due to provisions in obamacare. when i contacted the company, they said they are planning to transition me into a plan that costs more and offers substantially less benefits and protections than my original plan. i am outraged by this....
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and sometimes a chuckle, but i represent the westernmost of illinois, river counties reaching from alton, know to cairo, illinois. and that piece encompasses the economic highway that is the economic backbone of our inland agriculture industry, indeed, all of our inland industries. the illinois river, which transits from the mississippi up to the great lakes, flows into the mississippi directly across from my district, the missouri river feeds into the mississippi. and then as you go downstream, the mississippi and the ohio converge at the very southern tip at cairo, illinois. so we understand in southern illinois the importance of these river systems. we understand the importance of port authorities. port authorities are not just limited to los angeles and new york and the east and west coast or the gulf coast, but they are very important to our inland maritime industry also. back when i serve as the commanding general for the illinois national guard, i had the unfortunate problem of dealing with floods on the mississippi and on the ohio and back when i was a young officer we had a terr
and sometimes a chuckle, but i represent the westernmost of illinois, river counties reaching from alton, know to cairo, illinois. and that piece encompasses the economic highway that is the economic backbone of our inland agriculture industry, indeed, all of our inland industries. the illinois river, which transits from the mississippi up to the great lakes, flows into the mississippi directly across from my district, the missouri river feeds into the mississippi. and then as you go...
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louis, running all the way from alton down through east st. louis, south to columbia, illinois, and it encompasses three counties -- counties, with the population of about 600,000 folks. so, it's very significant and it includes oil refineries, steel mills, chemical plants, residential areas and many of the bridges, both rail and passenger car that transit the mississippi there. . ment mr. garamendi: in california, we have those same issues. let me swap places with you, i . nt to put up a map mr. enyart, you were talking about the central part of america and you can see it here as you were discussing the mississippi river system and your area up here in the illinois area, but in california , we think we're a real big state and we've got a lot of ople and this legislation is extremely important for california. i'm going to point out some of the -- san francisco bay, one of the great maritime bays in the world. we would argue none more beautiful and none more important than the san francisco bay. in and out of this bay flows a great amount of co
louis, running all the way from alton down through east st. louis, south to columbia, illinois, and it encompasses three counties -- counties, with the population of about 600,000 folks. so, it's very significant and it includes oil refineries, steel mills, chemical plants, residential areas and many of the bridges, both rail and passenger car that transit the mississippi there. . ment mr. garamendi: in california, we have those same issues. let me swap places with you, i . nt to put up a map...