Salon.com > 60 Minutes http://www.salon.com Tue, 02 Jul 2013 20:34:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Must-see morning clip: Disguises on “60 Minutes” http://www.salon.com/2013/05/28/must_see_morning_clip_disguises_on_60_minutes/ http://www.salon.com/2013/05/28/must_see_morning_clip_disguises_on_60_minutes/#comments Tue, 28 May 2013 13:22:00 +0000 http://www.railrode.net/?p=13310772 Former Navy SEAL Team 6 member Mark Owen agreed to appear on "60 Minutes" to tell his first-hand account of the hunt for Osama bin Laden on the condition that he'd be in full disguise (Even "Mark Owen" is a pseudonym). In "60 Minutes Overtime," the show goes behind-the-scenes to show the various methods the program uses to disguise interviewees whose identities need protection:

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But "while government has all kinds of restrictions," on this type of software, says facial recognition software pioneer Joseph Atick, "big business is free to do this kind of surveillance."

There are "no rules for commercial companies," he says.

From CBS:

"What's unique about face recognition is the fact that you can do it surreptitiously, from a distance, and continually," explains Joseph Atick, one of the pioneers in developing facial recognition. Two decades ago, as a young scientist, he helped make the technology work. Now it gives him pause. "Big Brother is no longer big government; Big Brother is big business."

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2013/05/20/must_see_morning_clip_facial_recognition_software_identifies_faceprints/feed/ 4 Must-see morning clip: Bill Gates plans to eliminate polio and tuberculosis http://www.salon.com/2013/05/13/must_see_morning_clip_bill_gates_plans_to_eliminate_polio_and_tuberculosis/ http://www.salon.com/2013/05/13/must_see_morning_clip_bill_gates_plans_to_eliminate_polio_and_tuberculosis/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 13:06:00 +0000 http://www.railrode.net/?p=13297029 Tech billionaire and philanthropist Bill Gates plans to devote the next 20 years to the eradication of preventable human diseases. He tells "60 Minutes'" Charlie Rose that he wants to help "the bottom two billion" of the world who live in poverty:

Charlie Rose: Starting with polio?

Bill Gates: Get it done by 2018.

Charlie Rose: Tuberculosis?

Bill Gates: Take probably six or seven years.

Charlie Rose: Malaria?

Bill Gates: Malaria's the one that the tools are being invented now. Fifteen and perhaps even 20 years. But start to really shrink that map.

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2013/05/13/must_see_morning_clip_bill_gates_plans_to_eliminate_polio_and_tuberculosis/feed/ 4 Must-see morning clip: “60 Minutes” investigates the Boston bombings http://www.salon.com/2013/04/29/must_see_morning_clip_60_minutes_investigates_the_boston_bombings/ http://www.salon.com/2013/04/29/must_see_morning_clip_60_minutes_investigates_the_boston_bombings/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:13:00 +0000 http://www.railrode.net/?p=13284606 Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis sat with "60 Minutes'" Scott Pelley to discuss the rapid response to the Boston bombing. They identified the Tsarnaevs as suspects by isolating "people who didn't seem surprised" in camera footage of the scene.

The program also interviews friends of the Tsarnaev brothers:

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2013/04/29/must_see_morning_clip_60_minutes_investigates_the_boston_bombings/feed/ 2 Must-see morning clip: Visiting the 9/11 museum http://www.salon.com/2013/04/22/must_see_morning_clip_visiting_the_911_museum/ http://www.salon.com/2013/04/22/must_see_morning_clip_visiting_the_911_museum/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:26:00 +0000 http://www.railrode.net/?p=13278297 "60 Minutes'" Lesley Stahl went underground, 7 stories below ground zero at the tip of Manhattan, to give audiences a detailed look at the 9/11 museum, which is still being constructed.

"I think any American that walks into this space is going to feel the emotion," she told 60 Minutes Overtime. "It's church-like. I felt the same feelings you feel in a cathedral," she said.

On what you will experience inside:

"First of all, you're going to be thrust back. You're going to hear voices of people talking about what they were doing at that moment because all of us remember what we were doing at that moment. And then you're going to see all the faces--3,000 faces--and it's overwhelming to see the array of people."

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2013/04/22/must_see_morning_clip_visiting_the_911_museum/feed/ 1 Must-see morning clip: Hunting Joseph Kony http://www.salon.com/2013/04/15/must_see_morning_clip_hunting_joseph_kony/ http://www.salon.com/2013/04/15/must_see_morning_clip_hunting_joseph_kony/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:14:00 +0000 http://www.railrode.net/?p=13271043 A crew from CBS's "60 Minutes" joined a Ugandan tracking team on a mission is to find and capture warlord Joseph Kony, who is responsible for building one of the largest child armies in history. U.S. involvement in the mission is part of a broader goal to disband an emerging threat of terrorism in Africa, reports Lara Logan:

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2013/04/15/must_see_morning_clip_hunting_joseph_kony/feed/ 2 Must-see morning clip: Newtown victims call for gun control http://www.salon.com/2013/04/08/must_see_morning_clip_newtown_victims_call_for_gun_control/ http://www.salon.com/2013/04/08/must_see_morning_clip_newtown_victims_call_for_gun_control/#comments Mon, 08 Apr 2013 13:19:00 +0000 http://www.railrode.net/?p=13264623 Four months after the horrific massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School, "60 Minutes'" Scott Pelley interviewed the parents of the children shot dead, who advocated specific reforms to gun control: limiting the size of the magazines, requiring universal background checks and improving our mental health system.

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2013/04/08/must_see_morning_clip_newtown_victims_call_for_gun_control/feed/ 0 Must-see morning clip: Pussy Riot’s power and protest in Russia http://www.salon.com/2013/03/25/must_see_morning_clip_pussy_riots_power_and_protest_in_russia/ http://www.salon.com/2013/03/25/must_see_morning_clip_pussy_riots_power_and_protest_in_russia/#comments Mon, 25 Mar 2013 13:29:00 +0000 http://www.railrode.net/?p=13251058 A year after now-infamous Russian punk activist group Pussy Riot performed their 51-second long anti-Putin protest in a Moscow church,"60 Minutes" interviewed the only member not currently in jail or in hiding, Katya Samutsevich.

Samutsevich, a computer engineer by trade, tells Lesley Stahl, "This is the language we've chosen. The language of punk. It's not highly intellectual...it's intentionally dumbed down. We've chosen this specific kind of language to attract attention. The Kremlin didn't pay much attention until the church performance, because that went viral."

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2013/03/25/must_see_morning_clip_pussy_riots_power_and_protest_in_russia/feed/ 3 Must-see morning clip: Twitter founder Jack Dorsey tweets at his mom daily http://www.salon.com/2013/03/18/must_see_morning_clip_twitter_founder_jack_dorsey_tweets_at_his_mom_daily/ http://www.salon.com/2013/03/18/must_see_morning_clip_twitter_founder_jack_dorsey_tweets_at_his_mom_daily/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 13:15:00 +0000 http://www.railrode.net/?p=13244455 Twitter founder Jack Dorsey made quite an impression on "60 Minutes'" Lara Logan, who described him as a great philosopher of our day. Dorsey tells Logan that he views his start-ups, social media giant Twitter and electronic pay system Square, as movements.

But not everyone who uses Twitter is trying to start a revolution--part of the movement is the ability to enhance peoples' daily lives. "I am someone who tweets about what I have for breakfast, what I have for lunch, what I have for dinner," says Dorsey. "And for 99.99999 percent of the world, it's useless. It's meaningless. But for my mother, she loves it."

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2013/03/18/must_see_morning_clip_twitter_founder_jack_dorsey_tweets_at_his_mom_daily/feed/ 3 Must-see morning clip: “60 Minutes” explores Osama bin Laden’s closet http://www.salon.com/2013/02/25/must_see_morning_clip_60_minutes_explores_osama_bin_ladens_closet/ http://www.salon.com/2013/02/25/must_see_morning_clip_60_minutes_explores_osama_bin_ladens_closet/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2013 14:31:00 +0000 http://www.origin.railrode.net/?p=13211296 The Navy SEAL who shot Osama bin Laden has, for the first time, opened up about the infamous raid (that's now been fictionalized in "Zero Dark Thirty"). Using the name of Mark Owen (the SEAL remains anonymous), he spoke with "60 Minutes" about the night.

In the clip below, "60 Minutes'" producer Henry Schuster tells Ann Silvio about what Owen found in the third floor of Osama bin Laden's compound. According to Owen, bin Laden's belongings were so well-organized that "Somebody there had to have had OCD."

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2013/02/25/must_see_morning_clip_60_minutes_explores_osama_bin_ladens_closet/feed/ 0 Maggie Smith has never seen “Downton Abbey” http://www.salon.com/2013/02/14/maggie_smith_has_never_seen_downton_abbey/ http://www.salon.com/2013/02/14/maggie_smith_has_never_seen_downton_abbey/#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2013 23:36:00 +0000 http://www.origin.railrode.net/?p=13201750 Maggie Smith, known to "Downtown Abbey" fans as the acerbic, quick-witted Dowager Countess, recently admitted that she has never even seen an episode of the Emmy Award-winning show. In a recent interview with "60 Minutes'" Steve Kroft (to be aired Sunday), she admitted: “I don’t sit down and watch it.”

“You must be the only person in England who’s not watching,” said Kroft, surprised.

And in the most Maggie Smith-like delivery ever, she replied, “Well, that’s a record then, isn’t it, of some sort." She added,“I always see things that I would like to do differently and think, ‘Oh, why in the name of God did I do that?’”

Like her staunch character, Smith isn't one for Hollywood fanfare in general, though. She has long shirked awards shows, including this year's Golden Globes, where she won Best Supporting Actress for the very role she's never seen herself play.

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2013/02/14/maggie_smith_has_never_seen_downton_abbey/feed/ 9 Must-see morning clip http://www.salon.com/2013/01/28/must_see_morning_clip_97/ http://www.salon.com/2013/01/28/must_see_morning_clip_97/#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2013 14:04:00 +0000 http://www.origin.railrode.net/?p=13183815 The President said thank you to the outgoing Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, in a joint interview with "60 Minutes." Said Obama: "Well, the main thing is I just wanted to have a chance to publicly say thank you, because I think Hillary will go down as one of the finest secretary of states we've had. It has been a great collaboration over the last four years. I'm going to miss her. Wish she was sticking around. But she has logged in so many miles, I can't begrudge her wanting to take it easy for a little bit. But I want the country to appreciate just what an extraordinary role she's played during the course of my administration and a lot of the successes we've had internationally have been because of her hard work."

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2013/01/28/must_see_morning_clip_97/feed/ 1 That Obama-Clinton chemistry http://www.salon.com/2013/01/28/that_obama_clinton_chemistry/ http://www.salon.com/2013/01/28/that_obama_clinton_chemistry/#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2013 04:49:00 +0000 http://www.origin.railrode.net/?p=13183577 OK, I admit: I didn’t get the advance media frenzy over the joint interview President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave “60 Minutes” Sunday night. I still don’t entirely. But I watched it, and I also admit: There’s something fascinating about the relationship they’ve evolved, even if nothing about their interview with Steve Kroft entirely explained it. It merely showed it. Awesomely.

They broke no news and provided little insight on U.S. foreign policy or the political road ahead. But there was remarkable comfort and chemistry between them. And giggling. I enjoyed the giggling, I also admit.

Did we learn anything?

We learned that they both enjoy the fact that the media can’t quite accept that they’ve become not merely allies, but friends. And they genuinely seem like friends.

Kroft asked directly about their 2008 primary battle: “How long did it take you to get over that, and when did it happen?”

Those of us who didn’t think there was much difference between Sens. Obama and Clinton had to be a little bit vindicated when they both dismissed the idea they were divided by big issues. “Despite our hard-fought primary, we had such agreement on what needed to be done for our country,” Clinton said. Obama jumped in: “Made for tough debates, by the way, because we could never figure out what we were different on."

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2013/01/28/that_obama_clinton_chemistry/feed/ 29 Must-see morning clip http://www.salon.com/2013/01/07/must_see_morning_clip_85/ http://www.salon.com/2013/01/07/must_see_morning_clip_85/#comments Mon, 07 Jan 2013 13:57:00 +0000 http://www.origin.railrode.net/?p=13163496 On "60 Minutes," IDEO CEO Tim Brown says design can apply to topics as unlikely as education and what NFL players do after their football careers:

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2012/12/03/must_see_morning_clip_74/feed/ 2 Five things you probably didn’t know about Steven Spielberg http://www.salon.com/2012/10/22/five_things_you_probably_didnt_know_about_stephen_spielberg/ http://www.salon.com/2012/10/22/five_things_you_probably_didnt_know_about_stephen_spielberg/#comments Mon, 22 Oct 2012 20:10:00 +0000 http://www.origin.railrode.net/?p=13048427 In anticipation of director Steven Spielberg's upcoming film "Lincoln," the director sat down with Lesley Stahl on "60 Minutes" to discuss some of the childhood experiences that his films reflect:

1. At 65, the director is still a "nervous wreck":

"It's not really fear. It's just much more of an anticipation of the unknown. And you know, the unknown could be food poisoning. It's just the kind of level of anxiety not being able to write my life as well as I can write my movies."   The only way the director can quench his anxiety is by writing, but after he's done with a film, "The fear comes right back," he says.

2.  As a kid, Steven Spielberg directed his parents, too:

Both of Spielberg's parents said that as a child, he got anything he wanted. Spielberg's mother, Leah Adler, said of her son, "Steve really did run us. He called the shots." Spielberg tells it a little differently, saying, "My mom didn't parent us as much as she sort of big-sistered us. She was Peter Pan. She refused to grow up."

3. He was bullied and denied his Judaism:

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Arnold said in the interview that it didn't occur to him that it was his kid until the boy was a few years older, and "he started looking like me." He added that he didn't tell Shriver about the child because he wanted to keep the affair "under wraps," though acknowledged it was "the stupidest thing I've done in the whole relationship."

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2012/10/01/must_see_morning_clip_arnold_speaks/feed/ 2 Must-see morning clip: Conan diagnoses Mitt http://www.salon.com/2012/09/25/must_see_morning_clip_conan_on_mitts_image_problems/ http://www.salon.com/2012/09/25/must_see_morning_clip_conan_on_mitts_image_problems/#comments Tue, 25 Sep 2012 13:03:00 +0000 http://www.origin.railrode.net/?p=13021160 Conan O'Brien didn't think Mitt Romney's appearance on "60 Minutes" helped soften his image very much:

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2012/09/25/must_see_morning_clip_conan_on_mitts_image_problems/feed/ 0 Romney and Obama on “60 Minutes” http://www.salon.com/2012/09/24/romney_and_obama_on_60_minutes/ http://www.salon.com/2012/09/24/romney_and_obama_on_60_minutes/#comments Mon, 24 Sep 2012 03:25:00 +0000 http://www.origin.railrode.net/?p=13019861 On Sunday, "60 Minutes" aired two-part interviews with Mitt Romney and Barack Obama. Together, the program amounted to a preview of the coming debates. Here are segments from both conversations:

Romney:

Obama:

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2012/09/24/romney_and_obama_on_60_minutes/feed/ 5 Gore Vidal’s reading list for America http://www.salon.com/2012/08/02/gore_vidals_reading_list_for_america/ http://www.salon.com/2012/08/02/gore_vidals_reading_list_for_america/#comments Thu, 02 Aug 2012 20:25:00 +0000 http://www.origin.railrode.net/?p=12970861 I briefly interviewed Gore Vidal once. It was a little more than thirty years ago, at the end of a long day of filming in Los Angeles. I was working as writer and segment producer on an arts magazine pilot for public television.

Vidal was staying at a friend’s house near the Hollywood Bowl. At 5 pm, the prearranged time, I knocked on the door and after a minute or so heard footsteps coming down stairs. The door opened and there he was, swathed in a long, elegant, silk paisley robe (of course!) and still half-asleep.

I told him who I was and reminded him why I was there. Ronald Reagan had been in the White House for less than a year and already was threatening major cuts to funding for the arts, so as part of the pilot, I was interviewing authors about books they thought might help the rest of us through his presidency. The answers would be spotted throughout the show, like currants in a bun. Vidal nodded and returned upstairs to change while the crew set up in the living room.

A few minutes later, now in jacket and tie, he joined us and sat down as lights, camera and sound were adjusted. I told him again what I wanted but now he stared at me blankly. Books for the Reagan years? He sighed, “I haven’t a clue.”

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