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Preview: The co-founder

August 4, 2011 7:24 AM

Is Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen's book a "revenge book"? He answers that question and more in a "60 Minutes" profile this Sunday, August 7 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.

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by ChubbyBrit August 7, 2011 10:18 PM EDT
I agree Sal. A man who shaped the technological age gets treated like a hag. CBS had an agenda "Let's make this man into a Howard Hughes bitter recluse." Why ask him about marriage? That wasn't discussed in the book, he isn't Angelina Jolie, he's a computer scientist. Do you ask Angelina Jolie or Bill Cosby about mathematics?

They obviously wanted to focus on what he was "lacking" to destroy his image. They began by the slanted question "I this a revenge book" instead of "Where would we be without Allen"?

Intelligence in this country is considered "geeky". While the media celebrates Charlie Sheen and Ryan Dunn or Jackass. What a joke!
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by Sal_Aversa August 7, 2011 7:39 PM EDT
Her interview style is horrid. You can hear her condescending tone in her questions. You don't ask "How can you justify that lawsuit?" Instead, ask "What was the lawsuit about?" Her entire interview seemed more aimed at trying to put him down, than allowing him to either sink or swim on his own.

Hey, 60 Minutes. Do yourself a favor. Fire her!
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by auntshelle123 April 17, 2011 8:30 PM EDT
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