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DemocratSinceBirth

(99,719 posts)
Mon Nov 20, 2017, 06:55 PM Nov 2017

*BREAKING* Charlie Rose suspended by CBS amidst sexual harassment allegations

Last edited Mon Nov 20, 2017, 07:40 PM - Edit history (1)

Eight women have told The Washington Post that longtime television host Charlie Rose made unwanted sexual advances toward them, including lewd phone calls, walking around naked in their presence, or groping their breasts, buttocks or genital areas.

The women were employees or aspired to work for Rose at the “Charlie Rose” show from the late 1990s to as recently as 2011. They ranged in age from 21 to 37 at the time of the alleged encounters. Rose, 75, whose show airs on PBS and Bloomberg TV, also co-hosts “CBS This Morning” and is a contributing correspondent for “60 Minutes.”

There are striking commonalities in the accounts of the women, each of whom described their interactions with Rose in multiple interviews with The Post. For all of the women, reporters interviewed friends, colleagues or family members who said the women had confided in them about aspects of the incidents. Three of the eight spoke on the record.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/eight-women-say-charlie-rose-sexually-harassed-them--with-nudity-groping-and-lewd-calls/2017/11/20/9b168de8-caec-11e7-8321-481fd63f174d_story.html?utm_term=.8191c1f76d5b

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*BREAKING* Charlie Rose suspended by CBS amidst sexual harassment allegations (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2017 OP
They already did?! BigmanPigman Nov 2017 #1
Due process? Thats so 6 months ago. BannonsLiver Nov 2017 #8
They knew already MaryMagdaline Nov 2017 #17
This tells me they knew and were keeping it tamped down. n/t X_Digger Nov 2017 #27
And the beat goes on. And the beat goes on. Sneederbunk Nov 2017 #2
The way it goes on, we soon will run out of shows to watch. LisaL Nov 2017 #4
Yes I don't watch much on tv but my early hours allow me to catch the next morning reruns of lunasun Nov 2017 #52
Hard to imagine Charlie Rose doing these things... comes across as such a decent guy. InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2017 #3
And a totally nerdy guy, too. Shit - sure didn't see that one coming. calimary Nov 2017 #11
I prefer straitlaced. DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2017 #14
! femmocrat Nov 2017 #5
I imagine there are hundreds of male public figures shitting their pants these days. stopbush Nov 2017 #6
What makes you think they won't come for the women next? LisaL Nov 2017 #9
+1 BannonsLiver Nov 2017 #13
Theyve been coming at us since the beginning. Nt NCTraveler Nov 2017 #47
Oh for crying out loud.... FarPoint Nov 2017 #7
one million percent jodymarie aimee Nov 2017 #10
Yes... FarPoint Nov 2017 #16
Or a sign romana Nov 2017 #12
Indeed it has ALWAYS been rampant... FarPoint Nov 2017 #19
Are you serious?? B2G Nov 2017 #20
I can't read it .. FarPoint Nov 2017 #21
I posted the link B2G Nov 2017 #22
It will not let me read it... FarPoint Nov 2017 #23
I'm sure you'll figure something out. B2G Nov 2017 #25
Your opinion... FarPoint Nov 2017 #26
Which l can only assume have never been violated. Nt B2G Nov 2017 #28
Very false assumption... FarPoint Nov 2017 #30
Open an "incognito" window in chrome (control + shift + N) FarCenter Nov 2017 #46
Great... FarPoint Nov 2017 #50
Live long and prosper FarCenter Nov 2017 #51
I tried to click on the link you posted and it says it requires a subscription....n/t Upthevibe Nov 2017 #53
Roy Moore is accused of sexual assault ClarendonDem Nov 2017 #29
Weinstein's accusers didn't file charges ClarendonDem Nov 2017 #33
I am an evidence based individual... FarPoint Nov 2017 #36
Fair enough ClarendonDem Nov 2017 #38
Translation: you like Charlie Rose nt Dreamer Tatum Nov 2017 #45
8 women B2G Nov 2017 #15
No access on phone since at my WAPO limit anything you can post from it -his response etc lunasun Nov 2017 #54
Is Charlie Rose Republican or Democrat? Not Ruth Nov 2017 #18
He asks nuanced questions and listens to answers maxsolomon Nov 2017 #32
He is open minded. DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2017 #37
He leans left and does a very good job. JI7 Nov 2017 #43
This is getting ri-goddamn-diculous! superpatriotman Nov 2017 #24
His statement basically admits to the behavior he was accused of ClarendonDem Nov 2017 #34
the one they sholud be bdamomma Nov 2017 #31
So some victims are more equal than others. B2G Nov 2017 #39
No they are all equal (the victims) bdamomma Nov 2017 #40
Big round of applause for: #MeToo 4139 Nov 2017 #35
Seriously starting to wonder who's going to be left to make the doughnuts.... lindysalsagal Nov 2017 #41
Women. Nt B2G Nov 2017 #42
+1 uponit7771 Nov 2017 #44
So many revelations at once has a brain-fogging effect; the impact of the misdeeds may be lost. VOX Nov 2017 #48
Damn... this is becoming our new national crisis. Initech Nov 2017 #49

BigmanPigman

(51,674 posts)
1. They already did?!
Mon Nov 20, 2017, 06:57 PM
Nov 2017

That was fast. Did they even do any investigations first? This could be true but proof is needed.

I guess this will be the new normal (more and more of this will be coming out and some of it may be false equivalencies).

We must stay focused and also not get sucked into the orchestrated distractions.

Focus on Russia, taxes, healthcare, the 2018 midterms, etc.

Let's not become the National Inquirer on DU.

lunasun

(21,646 posts)
52. Yes I don't watch much on tv but my early hours allow me to catch the next morning reruns of
Mon Nov 20, 2017, 10:32 PM
Nov 2017

his daily hour long PBS show. I will miss that show very much if it is stopped I admit it .
He doesn't seem the type to walk around nude etc. But then some Fundie is in shock when one of thiers is getting it from behind over his office desk so that's how it goes if true.

InAbLuEsTaTe

(24,128 posts)
3. Hard to imagine Charlie Rose doing these things... comes across as such a decent guy.
Mon Nov 20, 2017, 06:58 PM
Nov 2017

Just goes to show you never really know people and the things they're capable of.

BannonsLiver

(16,548 posts)
13. +1
Mon Nov 20, 2017, 07:05 PM
Nov 2017

That’s why I look at threads about sticking to one gender as far as the 2020 nominee, which sounds all well and good on its face, and think “yeah because nobody will ever accuse a female presidential nominee of something she didn’t do. That would neeever happen.”

In case it’s needed

FarPoint

(12,486 posts)
7. Oh for crying out loud....
Mon Nov 20, 2017, 07:00 PM
Nov 2017

This is now a Media Frenzy....it will not serve anyone...

This is not any different than McCarthyism.... Everyone was a Communist... innocent lives destroyed....I'm an evidence based individual who is skeptical....claims are subjective...file a report when any abuse occurs... otherwise... don't make claims 5-10 years after the fact.

 

jodymarie aimee

(3,975 posts)
10. one million percent
Mon Nov 20, 2017, 07:02 PM
Nov 2017

agree...fucking media elected this pig and now are doing his bidding...squirrels....

romana

(765 posts)
12. Or a sign
Mon Nov 20, 2017, 07:04 PM
Nov 2017

Of just how widespread and insidious this behavior is.

The WaPo story on Rose claims there are 8 women.

FarPoint

(12,486 posts)
19. Indeed it has ALWAYS been rampant...
Mon Nov 20, 2017, 07:09 PM
Nov 2017

Today, the ancient cry out of harassment now is grossly diminished...

This is equal to McCarthyism....destructive without evidence...

FarPoint

(12,486 posts)
21. I can't read it ..
Mon Nov 20, 2017, 07:13 PM
Nov 2017

Not a subscription member..m

Yes, I'm serious... enough with claims...file charges or they can shut up .... Evidence is needed...complaints need to be timely...it's fair.

 

B2G

(9,766 posts)
25. I'm sure you'll figure something out.
Mon Nov 20, 2017, 07:21 PM
Nov 2017

As for the rest our your post, I have only one word.

Abhorrent.

FarPoint

(12,486 posts)
26. Your opinion...
Mon Nov 20, 2017, 07:24 PM
Nov 2017

I happen to to wear my big girl pants...I adamantly detest Trial by Media...if one can't deal with the issue timely... Then it's over...

 

FarCenter

(19,429 posts)
46. Open an "incognito" window in chrome (control + shift + N)
Mon Nov 20, 2017, 09:21 PM
Nov 2017

In Internet Explorer control+shift+P for a "private" window.

WaPo won't know you've visited before, and it will let you past the paywall.

 

ClarendonDem

(720 posts)
29. Roy Moore is accused of sexual assault
Mon Nov 20, 2017, 07:26 PM
Nov 2017

That happened 30+ years ago. So should we ignore those claims?

 

ClarendonDem

(720 posts)
33. Weinstein's accusers didn't file charges
Mon Nov 20, 2017, 07:28 PM
Nov 2017

Cosby's accusers didn't file charges, etc., etc., etc. So all these women need to "shut up"?

FarPoint

(12,486 posts)
36. I am an evidence based individual...
Mon Nov 20, 2017, 07:32 PM
Nov 2017

Claims/ assults and such with such socially triggered feelings should be exposed with due process...not Trial by Media...Cosby and soon Weinstein's complaints will go to a court...for due process. Fairly processed...

 

ClarendonDem

(720 posts)
38. Fair enough
Mon Nov 20, 2017, 07:34 PM
Nov 2017

So you agree that Roy Moore should serve his full term as senator from Alabama, unless convicted by a court? And Donald Trump committed no wrong, since he's never been convicted of any crime?

lunasun

(21,646 posts)
54. No access on phone since at my WAPO limit anything you can post from it -his response etc
Mon Nov 20, 2017, 10:40 PM
Nov 2017

Appreciated

 

ClarendonDem

(720 posts)
34. His statement basically admits to the behavior he was accused of
Mon Nov 20, 2017, 07:29 PM
Nov 2017

So the accusations are ridiculous or prevalence of sexual assault? I'd go with the latter.

bdamomma

(63,974 posts)
31. the one they sholud be
Mon Nov 20, 2017, 07:27 PM
Nov 2017

going after is this POS sitting in the WH!! what about the 16 women he assaulted. He should not get away with his crap either.

bdamomma

(63,974 posts)
40. No they are all equal (the victims)
Mon Nov 20, 2017, 08:48 PM
Nov 2017

it is the person who did the assaulting who should not get away with their offences.

VOX

(22,976 posts)
48. So many revelations at once has a brain-fogging effect; the impact of the misdeeds may be lost.
Mon Nov 20, 2017, 09:53 PM
Nov 2017

With so many high-profile men having to face up to their shitty behavior (past and present), the overall picture becomes murkier. which leads to simple-minded conclusions such as Al Franken's inconsiderate, crude foolishness cast as equal in magnitude to Roy Moore's repeated stalking pedophilia, or Bill Cosby's drugging/raping his victims. It feels wrong and sexist to even suggest that there are differing levels of offense, but we do exist in a world of spectrums and scales and degrees.

If these revelations continue, and they likely will, their impact cannot avoid being dulled by sheer repetition and numbers, to the point where the public will allow these heartbreaking accounts to simply slip away into the ether.

It's a sticky wicket -- because these men SHOULD pay the price for what they've done. Exactly how to achieve this without the public thinking, "Oh, here we go again," and turning away, eludes me at present. But it needs to be sorted out, and the sooner, the better.

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