Was anyone watching Morning Joe this morning when the guy Shia was on and talking

[EV_Ares]

about electric cars.

Man they cut him off quick when he explained how in China they called all their electric company people into a room & told the head guy this is what you are going to do which was something about the head of a grid for setting up electric cars to be able to operate all over China and get them off of oil. They are ahead of the US in this. He said here, it would take over 2000 people.

Lesley Stahl said but that is Communism (the fact they could call someone in and say you will do this).

He said it is planning more than communism, then they just said thanks Shai, they didn't want to talk about how China is beating the US in getting off of oil with that.

[CTyankee]

1. I gave up on MJ before that ...I'm giving up a LOT on MJ these days.

Rand Paul was slated to be on, too, and I switched channels. by the time Stahl came on I had had it...the TV was turned OFF.

[dkf]

2. MJ does the best job of explaining the international stuff though.

Richard Haass is excellent as is Mika's dad.

[CTyankee]

8. I try to check their guest list ahead of time if I can.

And sometimes I simply oversleep and miss 3/4 of the show entirely...I love oversleeping too much to complain, tho!

[whathehell]

4. Same here....Switched as soon as I heard of that "lineup". n/t

[alcibiades_mystery]

3. The insanity of the market logic

The market logic has taken hold so viciously that any *planning* is viewed as the imposition of a control economy. It's absolutely jaw-dropping. Governments are no longer allowed to plan, as that sours the perfect workings of the market.

These people are religious fanatics, with the market being their God. They're literally fucking crazy.

[jtrockville]

5. The market isn't their god. Gluttonous profit is.

The market is just an instrument used to honor their god.
Jaw-dropping indeed.

[Yavin4]

6. Here's Where You Went Wrong...

"Was anyone watching Morning Joe this morning..."

See that. Right there.

[dgibby]

7. I saw it.

Interesting idea. Big Oil and it's sycophants aren't going to be happy. I'd stay off of small planes if I were him.