Wow, I did not know that Ronan Farrow was such an accomplished man.

[Marie Marie]

College at age 11, Law School at age 16, worked at the UN, Rhodes Scholar... Looking forward to his new show on MSNBC.

[Renew Deal]

1. Did Maddow first notice him?

Someone over there quoted his Twitter feed and it pretty much launched his TV career. I think it was fellow Rhodes scholar Maddow.

[Auntie Bush]

2. When does he start?

[Marie Marie]

4. He was just on the Daily Show and I think he told Jon that his show starts Monday,

and will air at 1:00pm

[1000words]

3. Frankly, the gig at MSNBC has me losing respect for him

[amuse bouche]

5. lol

His show hasn't even started and you are 'losing' respect for him. Hilarious

[1000words]

8. You are no better than the company you keep

I do not hold MSNBC in very high regard.

[amuse bouche]

9. "You are no better than the company you keep"

or the old tired trite sayings you spew

[1000words]

11. Trite or not, they endure for a reason.

Longevity is a true measure of quality.

[amuse bouche]

19. Nah

many endure because unthinking buffoons keep repeating them

[LanternWaste]

24. "Longevity is a true measure of good adhesive on a bumper sticker"

"Longevity is a true measure of good adhesive on a witless bumper sticker"

[kestrel91316]

29. Thank you for your concern.

[amuse bouche]

6. A brainiac like Rachel

His tweets are very entertaining

[HipChick]

7. I cannot stand to look at Ronan..

He's such a hottie eye candy brainy nerd, I'm drawn into those 'ole blues and can't stop watching..

His tweets are hilarious too...

[amuse bouche]

10. Ol Blue Eyes indeed

[Ikonoklast]

12. Well...

He does look a lot more like Frank than Woody.

[Cha]

13. He looks like the love child of

Mia and Frank. I don't see a smidge of woody in him. But, that doesn't mean it's so. My son takes totally after me. And, nothing like his dad in the looks department. Funny how that works with some kids.

[Ikonoklast]

21. Mia Farrow has admitted she was pregnant by Frank with Ronan when she was with Woody.

[Cha]

23. Well good! I thought

she hinted that it could be.

[polichick]

35. Why in the world would she let the kid think Woody was his father...

Has she ever talked about that?

[Jenoch]

45. I have a high school friend with two children.

The daughter has dark hair like her father and resembles him and has his quiet personality. Their son has blond hair like his mother and also has her outgoing personality.

[eShirl]

15. "Young Blue Eyes"

(I stole that from The Guardian)

The resemblance is almost startling at first.

[monmouth3]

20. If this guy can sing I'm done for...n/t

[JustAnotherGen]

30. Oh dear!

I'm going to have to dvr that!

[Whisp]

37. never thought Frank was so hot

but Farrow is a Very nice looking man. Would be awesome if he was a good hearted person too.

[MADem]

53. He was actually a skinny kid with acne.

He was prone to depression and attempted suicide more than once.

http://mentalfloss.com/article/29962/11-little-known-facts-about-frank-sinatra

He was not THAT great a singer, either. A decent "song stylist," but not the most musical guy in the world IMO.

He affected a somewhat "cool" attitude, but he hit a flat note every so often. He was mobbed up, though, so his career got a good bit of help.

He was a sexist, as was common with men of his era, but he could be pretty crass.

[undeterred]

46. Those are Mias eyes

and I don't think those are Frank Sinatra's brains.

[malaise]

14. Intelligent and gorgeous

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[HipChick]

38. umm Malaise...I saw him first..

[malaise]

42. You want a cat fight lady?

[eShirl]

16. I can't imagine what it must be like to enter college at such a young age.

[cali]

27. it was Simon's Rock. He was undoubtedly the youngest

but Simon's Rock is the only "early college" in the country. Lots of 15 and 16 year old kids.

I went there.

[DeadLetterOffice]

31. Me too!

And my spouse started there at 14.
But I'm peeved at Ronan for telling Jon he went to Bard, not Simon's Rock, lol. Bad, bad Ronan.

[cali]

33. hey, what do you know.

I went there eons ago- when Mrs. Hall was still there and it was still all girls- before Bard was in the picture.

[Judi Lynn]

17. Didn't know 'til seeing your post. Thank you, Marie Marie. n/t

[ananda]

18. I like Ronan Farrow too.

He seems like a very liberal, goodhearted person.

[Diamonique]

22. Brilliant, liberal, and gorgeous!

What's not to like? Young Blue Eyes indeed!

[woolldog]

34. I don't think all this fawning over this young man's looks is appropriate

on a political messageboard. Please refrain from any commentary on how hot this person is. Or if you must comment, please put such comments in the lounge. This does not belong on GD.

[mimi85]

47. Please refrain from telling others what to do.

This isn't just a political message board. Look at all the groups.

[Bodhi BloodWave]

54. I might be wrong, but i think the poster

was just pointing out that these comments are in many ways what men are being told to stop doing in a myriad of the SI/objectifying threads here on DU (and how they don't belong in GD or even DU at all)

[redqueen]

25. Wow, very impressive!

Didn't know he was getting a show, either, thanks!

[Dawson Leery]

26. As compared to the right which has this:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014734759

[kentuck]

28. I remember when he was called "Satchel"...

What happened to that name?

[polichick]

32. Ronan sounds cool - Satchel not so much.

[Diamonique]

40. From Wikipedia...

His full name is Satchel Ronan O'Sullivan Farrow. Named after baseball player Satchel Paige and his maternal grandmother Maureen O'Sullivan.

[eShirl]

43. Grandmother O'Sullivan

She's the one on the left:



(the Weissmuller-as-Tarzan movies will always be the "real" Tarzan to me)

[Bonobo]

36. I'm not certain that putting your child in college at 11 is the best

thing for their overall development.

[Diamonique]

39. Normally I'd agree with you, but...

... it doesn't seem to have hurt him at all.

[Bonobo]

41. Perhaps but the kinds of issues I'm talking about wouldn't be visible

I'm talking about forming groups with kids your own age and building the kinds of bonds with true age peers. I think it's important.

I also think it is important to not think you are better than other people, to see other people's strengths as important as your own. I'm not saying that would be impossible to learn with the way he was raised, but I would think it would be difficult.

[Ex Lurker]

44. Not many of these child prodgies go on to excel in adulthood.

Maybe he'll be an exception.

[mimi85]

48. Sounds like he already is.

Seemed to have a good sense of humor also.

[mzteris]

52. You're not serious

Are you?

[mzteris]

51. They're not your peers

When you're hat far ahead.

Should a virtuoso violinist be made to play with the 5th grade band?

And being "better" at a "thing" doesn't mean one is "better than". I'm sure you can appreciate the distinction between the two.

[madfloridian]

49. Quote from Nancy Sinatra, the daughter...says he is part of the family.

But Nancy Sinatra, the singer’s daughter from his marriage to first wife Nancy Barbato Sinatra, told Vanity Fair that Ronan Farrow “is a big part of us, and we are blessed to have him in our lives.”

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2013/10/frank-sinatras-widow-calls-ronan-farrow-paternity-report-phony/

[libdem4life]

50. He seems the real package. Glad he's on MSNBC and not Fox. Wish him well.