Competing on Skill
One of the main reasons that I love public television is due to the Charlie Rose Show...
Last night, he not only provided an aveune for more access to insights of Governors, but he also introduced the nation to Governor Mike Easley and how the state of North Carolina is creating a the university system as a laboratory for the future.
Check out the full interview at Charlie Rose's site, or through GoogleVideo.
My belief is that the Charlie Rose Show is the best show on television. Rose is a stellar interviewer, and I dare anyone to name a journalist who is better interviewer than Rose.
With that said, Rose pulled no punches last night. He asked Easley to touch upon topics ranging from higher education, RTP, the death penalty, his appointment of Duke Lacrosse prosecutor, Mike Nifong, and the issues that are under current neglect at the federal level.
Easley responded with a call for higher education in order to compete with foreign influences on skill development, and he stressed the importance of a state's university system as a tool to combat the flight of manufacturing and outsourcing within the state's economy.
Retaining talent within the state of North Carolina is of extreme importance for the state of North Carolina. With towns such as Robersonville, Mebane, Kinston, and Thomasville taking major hits from the loss of textile and agricultural production, the call is for finding new ways of attracting new industries to support the population boom of the state. Easley did a solid job of explaining how North Carolina is addressing re-training our workforce and supplying our economy with an high-skilled employment in order to compete with overseas talent and production.
Easley referred to Thomas Friedman's philosophies in order to stress the importance of promoting innovation and creating competitive skills through education. That's a line-drive double to left-field in my book...
Easley also touched upon the lack of federal government funding to support North Carolinians, who are serving in the Gulf. We need to find ways for families to sustain themselves while the main income earners of their homes are overseas. With men and women serving over a year's time in the Persian Gulf, their lives have been put on hold back in the states, especially in North Carolina. There has to be more funding in order to sustain their lives back home. Easley is on point addressing this issue.
Easley also hung tough when Rose addressed the issue of his appointment of Nifong as the District Attorney of Durham. I gained a lot of respect for Easley when he met the issue head-on. He mentioned that he initially thought Nifong wouldn't run for office, and he emphasized that he wouldn't have appointed Nifong if he had known that Nifong was going to run for office...Way to man-up.
What I respect most about Easley is that he is paying attention to the people and the education of the state. This state has been heavily affected by outsourcing for textiles, agriculture, and furniture, and the slow-down in tobacco growth. I feel comfortable about Easley taking steps to meet these issues.
Rose ended the conversation with an invite to all governors to talk on his show. The invitations are to from governors with views not only shared by Easley, but also Governors Mitt Romney to Jeb Bush. Why are they not showing up on Charlie Rose? Hell, the show is on public television...How much of a public forum do you want?
Here's to hoping that governors will share their views upon how their states can be laboratories for the future.
Also, kudos to CRose for promoting the North Carolina Ballet.
HomeTown,
Irondog
Last night, he not only provided an aveune for more access to insights of Governors, but he also introduced the nation to Governor Mike Easley and how the state of North Carolina is creating a the university system as a laboratory for the future.
Check out the full interview at Charlie Rose's site, or through GoogleVideo.
My belief is that the Charlie Rose Show is the best show on television. Rose is a stellar interviewer, and I dare anyone to name a journalist who is better interviewer than Rose.
With that said, Rose pulled no punches last night. He asked Easley to touch upon topics ranging from higher education, RTP, the death penalty, his appointment of Duke Lacrosse prosecutor, Mike Nifong, and the issues that are under current neglect at the federal level.
Easley responded with a call for higher education in order to compete with foreign influences on skill development, and he stressed the importance of a state's university system as a tool to combat the flight of manufacturing and outsourcing within the state's economy.
Retaining talent within the state of North Carolina is of extreme importance for the state of North Carolina. With towns such as Robersonville, Mebane, Kinston, and Thomasville taking major hits from the loss of textile and agricultural production, the call is for finding new ways of attracting new industries to support the population boom of the state. Easley did a solid job of explaining how North Carolina is addressing re-training our workforce and supplying our economy with an high-skilled employment in order to compete with overseas talent and production.
Easley referred to Thomas Friedman's philosophies in order to stress the importance of promoting innovation and creating competitive skills through education. That's a line-drive double to left-field in my book...
Easley also touched upon the lack of federal government funding to support North Carolinians, who are serving in the Gulf. We need to find ways for families to sustain themselves while the main income earners of their homes are overseas. With men and women serving over a year's time in the Persian Gulf, their lives have been put on hold back in the states, especially in North Carolina. There has to be more funding in order to sustain their lives back home. Easley is on point addressing this issue.
Easley also hung tough when Rose addressed the issue of his appointment of Nifong as the District Attorney of Durham. I gained a lot of respect for Easley when he met the issue head-on. He mentioned that he initially thought Nifong wouldn't run for office, and he emphasized that he wouldn't have appointed Nifong if he had known that Nifong was going to run for office...Way to man-up.
What I respect most about Easley is that he is paying attention to the people and the education of the state. This state has been heavily affected by outsourcing for textiles, agriculture, and furniture, and the slow-down in tobacco growth. I feel comfortable about Easley taking steps to meet these issues.
Rose ended the conversation with an invite to all governors to talk on his show. The invitations are to from governors with views not only shared by Easley, but also Governors Mitt Romney to Jeb Bush. Why are they not showing up on Charlie Rose? Hell, the show is on public television...How much of a public forum do you want?
Here's to hoping that governors will share their views upon how their states can be laboratories for the future.
Also, kudos to CRose for promoting the North Carolina Ballet.
HomeTown,
Irondog
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