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Brick TeeVee is a preview of the Sunday Talking Head Shows beamed across America by Corporate Media, plus some good progressive radio and who will be on which show. If you have other Sunday Talkie shows' guest lists we don't have, please share below. Post your comments while you watch! It's fun, it's healthy and doggonit at least we'll know others can also see through the media manipulation that blankets our public airwaves. DEBUNK HERE!
So, with no further ado, I present to you This Week's Brick TeeVee entry!
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ALL LINKS OPEN A NEW WINDOW!!!
Straight from the horse's mouth we have HILLARY CLINTON on "This George" and BARACK OBAMA on "Meet the Tim". The rest of the Sunday Talkies play catch-up offering various and sundry surrogates. U-Boat Captain Blitzer snags CHARLIE "Where's my General" RANGEL among others while "Face the Bob" Gets Indianapolis Mayor DOUG WILDER and Indiana Senator EVAN BAYH. HOWARD DEAN tries to convince the knuckle-draggers the Democratic Party is ALL GOOD on Fake News. Later, check out 60 Minutes for "What Really Happened To Pat Tillman?" Crank up the Internet Radio for SEDER and Massa. PLUS Don't miss Ring of Fire Radio replay with CINDY SHEEHAN running for NANCY PELOSI's House seat and MARK CRISPIN MILLER about his new book LOSER TAKE ALL featuring essays by prominent ELECTION PROTECTION ADVOCATES like David W. Moore, Lance DeHaven Smith, Robert Kennedy, Jr., James Gundlach, Larisa Alexandrovna, Michael Collins, Dave Griscom, Michael Richardson, Brad Friedman, Jonathan Simon, Bruce O'Dell, Jean Kaczmarek, Bob Fitrakis, Paul Lehto, Nancy Tobi and Steve Rosenfeld. With a preface by MCM, and his "12 Steps to Save US Democracy." Throw Bricks at Lindsey Graham for us while watching Wolfie. The Brick TeeVee Crew spent the week moving a customer's office, hooking up dial tones, DSL, Cable modem, wiring the inside network and making sure all the servers ran when AT&T cut us off at 4:30 AM Friday - UNANNOUNCED! We scrambled to move the routers and servers to the new location and FOR ONCE all the circuits came up PERFECTLY and we were back in bizness by 9 AM. Don't try this at home, truthseekers! Leave it to the "experts"!
Our Congrats to Big Brown and his owners and handlers for their Kentucky Derby win
ALSO our Congrats to EIGHT BELLES for the Place and also our HEARTFELT CONDOLENCES go out to Eight Belles' owners and handlers and her extended famliy as she suffered two broken front ankles immediately after the race and was euthanized on the track ;-(
An extremely sad day for horse racing fans ;-( She literally ran the race of her life. ;-(
BRICK TEEVEE ALERTS!
MLB ON TBS TBS joins the MLB family with their NEW weekly Sunday Afternoon Baseball Game. This week it's NY Mets @ Arizona Diamondbacks - 4pm et
NBA ON ABC Game 7 of the first round pits #8 seed Atlanta Hawks @ #1 seed Boston Celtics (ABC 1 pm et) and the LA Lakers visit the Utah Jazz to kick off their 2nd round matchup (ABC 3:30 pm et)
B R I C K T E E V E E
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261 days until our national nightmare is over
4,067 Military Dead as of May 4, 2008
1,830 days since "Mission Accomplished"
- This Week (ABC) EXCLUSIVE! LIVE ONE-HOUR PROGRAM WITH HILARY CLINTON BROADCAST FROM INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA
• On Sunday May 4, George Stephanopoulos will anchor a special edition of “This Week with George Stephanopoulos” from Indianapolis, IN with Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY). Just days before the crucial Indiana and North Carolina primaries, the Senator will take questions from Mr. Stephanopoulos and voters in studio in Indianapolis and others via satellite from North Carolina. “This Week” has extended similar invitations to both Senator Obama and Senator McCain.
• Roundtable: No Roundtable this week! - Face The Nation (CBS)TOPIC: Iraq, Olympics, and Presidential Politics
• Rep. James Clyburn - House Majority Whip, D-South Carolina
• Mayor Doug Wilder D-Richmond, Obama Supporter
• Sen. Evan Bayh D-Indiana, Clinton Supporter - 60 Minutes (CBS)
• Exonerated - The Dallas County District Attorney's office and the Innocence Project of Texas have joined forces to re-examine cases and have freed several inmates so far, including James Woodard, who spent 27 years in jail. Scott Pelley reports.
• What Really Happened To Pat Tillman? - In her first television interview, Mary Tillman talks to Katie Couric about her son, Pat, a former NFL star turned Army Ranger, and her frustration over the way the government handled information about his death by friendly fire.
• Dr. Farmer's Remedy - Dr. Paul Farmer dedicates his life and career to delivering medical treatment in Third World countries, saving countless lives in places like Haiti and Rwanda. Byron Pitts reports. - Meet the Press (NBC)
** NOTE: Meet the Press will air live at 9 a.m. on Indianapolis' WTHR-TV this Sunday **
“It’s a TV show. If you can’t handle TV questions, how are you going to stand up to Iran, and North Korea, and the rest of the world?”
• SEN. BARACK OBAMA (D-IL) Democratic Presidential Candidate - Late Edition (CNN) U.S. officials allege nuclear ties between Syria and North Korea. Wolf talks to two key members of the House and Senate Intelligence Committees: Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Rep. Peter Hoekstra (R-MI). Plus, all eyes now turn to Indiana and North Carolina in the race for the Democratic nomination. Supporters from the Clinton and Obama campaigns weigh in.
• Gov. Mike Easley, (D) North Carolina, Clinton Supporter
• Gov. Bill Richardson, (D) New Mexico, Obama Supporter
• Sen. Lindsey Graham, (R) South Carolina, McCain Supporter
• Rep. Charles Rangel, (D) New York
• Donna Brazile, Democratic Strategist
• Roland Martin, CNN Contributor
• Robert Reich, Fmr. Labor Secretary, Obama Supporter
• Gene Sperling, Clinton Economic Adviser - Seder on Sunday! (Air America Radio 2.0)
Seder on Sunday! airs LIVE at 4 pm et - 1 pm pt on many Air America affiliates, including
• KPHX www.1480kphx.com in Phoenix
• KPTK www.am1090seattle.com in Seattle (archives there, too)
For more affiliates check out Sam Seder blogger Fernando's Open Mic for
SAM SEDER RADIO OUTLETS.
• Weekend Watchdog with Bill Scher
• The Panel: TBA
• Percy Schmeiser, google, discuss, anticipate!
• Live Blogging, SammyCam and YOUR CALLS at 866-303-2270! - Ring of Fire Radio
Find us at http://www.ringoffireradio.com/ and http://goleft.tv/
David Bender will be filling in for Bobby Kennedy this week.
• Arianna Huffington will be joining us to talk about how Republican policies have not only failed, but they’ve actually made America a more dangerous place.
• Anti-war activist turned Congressional candidate Cindy Sheehan will be here to talk about how the failures of the Democratic Party led her to challenge Nancy Pelosi for her seat.
• Author Alec Foege will be joining us to tell us how the republicans created an unstoppable media monopoly with Clear Channel Communications.
• Mark Crispin Miller will stop by once again to talk about the Republicans’ plans to steal the 2008 election.
• Political satirist Matt Filipowicz will be here to talk about this week’s news that was just ripe for lampooning.
Ring of Fire Radio hosted by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Mike Papantonio: Saturdays at 3 o’clock Eastern, rebroadcasts Sunday nights at 8 pm Eastern - "Massa In The Morning"
"Massa In The Morning" is quick, topical, smart, sometimes hilarious, and ALWAYS kind.
With co-host Bill Berry, EVERY Sunday morning from 10am til noon Eastern time!
WHHO-AM 1320 Streaming ON-LINE at http://www.hornellradio.com
(you do have to register, so go register now if you want to listen tomorrow.)
CALL IN! 607-324-2000 (yer cell phone minutes are FREE on the weekends!) - fauxnews
• Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean
• former DNC chairmen Terry McAuliffe and Joe Andrew on their candidates' last-minute strategies for the May 6 primaries
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"HAD ENOUGH?"
BOOK REFERENCE:
"Loser Take All" by Mark Crispin Miller
# ISBN-10: 0978843142
# ISBN-13: 978-0978843144
All shows like that do is make the average citizen think that all is well, when the truth is, all is not well.
Proud to be an American.
Well, not this series so much. It's the story of the people on board the USS Nimitz on its cruise to the Red Sea. The sailors and airmen (of both genders) told of their families, their questioning of their mission and why they were there, and what Navy life at sea is like. As a "former Naval person" myself (destroyers), I found it quite compelling and will probably buy the DVD to save storage on my DVR.
The other problem is that since my stroke, I find it very difficult to read a whole book. I even have trouble reading the longer blogs.
Stan Davis
Lakewood, CO
Wes Clark -- Make America All It Can Be!
Yes, Nelsons, I avoid those types of shows because they are sometimes overly nationalistic, especially the History Channel's shows on military hardware.
Reminds me of the quote from "1984"
“Those who control the past, control the future: who controls the present controls the past.”
I'm reading Chalmers Johnson's trilogy "Blowback", "Sorrow of Empire" and "Nemesis". Having finished "Blowback", I can say it offers some great insight on US foreign policy after WWII and the beginnings of the military-industrial complex and the international backdrop that it grew in. Fascinating, and not how it has been reported in our history books and newspapers throughout the decades: the MIC needs a bogeyman, real or fabricated, to exist.
All are available as audio books too, so check these out, Stan!
www.mccainsfreeride.com
I saw one episode of this series and it brought back many memories of when my husband was in the Navy.
The one I saw had the young pilot who was scheduled to go home and the problems he was having getting off ship. Also, his feelings about this last flight on this carrier. This fits in with how the young soldiers are dealing with being kept in Iraq for extended periods, I'm sure.
The really uncomfortable part of this was the young sailor who's pregnant girlfriend would not email him for long periods of time. I'm really not sure that parts of his phone conversations with her and his discussions with some of his co-workers should have been shown. I felt like too much of an intruder on something that was so distressing to this young sailor.
The series is a very true picture of what it is like for these young men and women to be away from their families and what it is really like to live aboard a ship.
Well done.
I'm sure that every sailor or airman who shared their stories gave permission for their statements to be aired.
I had a sailor in my division, a signalman, who had just married before we deployed for the Mediterranean for what turned out to be a seven-month cruise. (It was supposed to be a six-month cruise, but we got extended when they sent our relief ships to WestPac in the Spring of 1972.) The guy was about 19 and looked 12. He was a wreck from being away from his new bride and nervousness about the success of his marriage, with nowhere near the maturity of the sailor in the show. It certainly did bring back memories and the heartaches I felt for my guy.
Yes, I think it's a very accurate depiction of what it's like. They fight on out of loyalty for their buddies even if they don't agree with the mission. It shows the Navy in those close quarters (and you ought to live on a destroyer to know what close quarters REALLY means, rather than a spacious carrier), and what teamwork really means.
Stan Davis
Lakewood, CO
Wes Clark -- Make America All It Can Be!
38 years later, where are we?
Four Dead in Ohio: Was There a Conspiracy at Kent State?
WATCH http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVi-DXOfnAM
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...when I was trying to explain the unexplainable to my students. Seems that as a nation we haven't come very far.
As for Brick TeeVee, your best news is "No Roundtable this week!"
I was a grad student teaching French II on that day. It was a gorgeous Spring day in Oklahoma, and I took my class outside where we just rapped about things, as we said in those days.
Stan Davis
Lakewood, CO
Wes Clark -- Make America All It Can Be!
I was teaching at the high school in Viet Nam on that day. I had to explain the unexplainable to Vietnamese high school students.
Barry
Are you safer today than you were seven years ago?©
...the Josh Marshall bit? He's a Hillary hater, you know. Tries to hide it to keep his "good journalist" label, but his headlines give him away before one even gets into his content.
I've thought about it, but then again, if you watch any of these shows and hear a whopper, I encourage you to send it to Marshall. Gotta have SOME push-back, ya know?
Honestly, I'm not sure if that email still works - last time I sent something in it got bounced back, a message like the mail server could not be reached or something.
Give it your best shot!
www.mccainsfreeride.com
Thanks for the updates on Sunday's Talk Shows' guests.
I'm heart-broken over Eight Belles. What a sad day for animal lovers.
We had the whole family together for my nephew's First Holy Communion Party. At the very end of it, we watched the Kentucy Derby. We picked numbers out of hat (some had to share #s) to choose what horse we would root on. It was great fun. Even the kids were cheering loudly. When we saw the horse go down, we announced the horse that won and announced who won in the room. Then we immediately sent the kids outside to play so they wouldn't hear what had to happen to the horse that fell to the ground.
I was sick over it.
That was so sad, I almost broke down myself.
I can't believe they did it right there on the track.
It must have been very very bad. Even Big Brown got spooked
when he was making his way back to the grandstand and
saw Eight Belles down and tossed then his jockey.
You did the right thing with the kids, too - smart thinking.
I thought it was pretty callous of all those who spoke during the winner's presentation (track owner, main sponsor, etc.) that they didn't even offer condolences to the Eight Belles team. It wasn't until Big Brown's owner got the mic before it was mentioned. And he was gracious about it, too. But right after that they put up the graphic about how much the #5 horse paid. Ugh.
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I would have been thrilled that my horse won, but as soon as I would have known that another horse went down and they had to put the horse "to sleep." I would have immediately been sad. The victory would have meant nothing compared to that.
I don't know too much about horses, I just wonder if that kind of race isn't good for those type of horses (their legs).
with race horse's legs is similar to how we "bulk up" our athletes, especially in football, so they have a 300+ pound body on knee and ankle joints meant to carry a max of about 180 pounds.
We're electing the President of the United States, not some g.d. prom king.
The very few female basketball players that can dunk the ball seem to have a good chance to blow their knees out when they land. They may be able to leap up, but it's too much for their knees when they land.
Doing great. In my area she's on directly
opposite Barack. Hope she wins the ratings
battle.
RIP Eight Belles- was away yesterday so I thankfully didn't see the race but my heart just plopped to the floor when I did. She was a beauty.
I know Chelsea Clinton was there at the race & had seen some nice write ups in local Kentucky papes from the days previous to the race about backing the filly, but they are too sad to link to now. I'm grateful that she wasn't long in pain. It's really up there with the most horrific outcomes one can imagine. No more to say.
Mark & I took a bus trip to Yankee Stadium yesterday to see the Yankees comfortably coast to a win over the Seattle Mariners (sorry, mariner fan!) - this is the last season for the old stadium to be standing & we laughed at seeing "_ankee _adium" lettering up missing the capital letters right next door as we walked in.
It was unbeknownst to us "Military Appreciation Day" with special mention of Special Operations forces, - Marines, I think (we were misdirected to our seats & while they were explaining what they were doing & why we were circling around the inside to the other side where the odd numbered rows were cough, cough to the usher who literally sat us behind the wrong foul pole!
It was fun to see the game, pretty chilly & the stadium has a surprisingly smallish feel from certain viewpoints. I enjoyed the idea that my grandfather & brother had once sat & enjoyed a game together from the nosebleed seats up high on the right behind home plate. And all the souls from poet Marianne Moore to a little kid too small to even talk yet, sleeping over his dad's shoulder.
The first pitch was thrown by a scholarship student from a fund baseball supports that provides monies to the survivors of the Sept. 11th attacks and kids who have lost a parent(s) in the service. It is still haunting to see the color guard under the skyline of New York. A country singer sang the national anthem who was formerly a soldier (maybe a marine?) who was served in Somalia & was involved in the events later portrayed in the movie Black Hawk Down.
I myself really have to do a "when in Rome" for some of the nationalistic pomp- it's no problem obviously to stand up & thank the military but the national anthem makes me break out in hives, sorry to say, and God Bless America- not far behind- I just don't hold with the accompanying rhetoric.
But anyway. After we got home I found out about Eight Belles and then Mark played Bill Moyers thoughtfully addressing what he thinks is the context of Jeremiah Wright's remarks
What I was struck by here by the first part of his remarks is that maybe Barack Obama has missed his calling & perhaps he should have been a preacher. I frankly didn't listen to the second half because I'm just weary of Barack & his sideshow being inflicted on my consciousness.
I am so tired of hearing about the attendant sideshow issues Barack Obama inherently drags with him- and also tired of his assertion that he is the victim here.
My mind drifts back to that color guard, to the militaristic veneer of our society, to the crowd in the stands struggling to make ends meet. How many tens of thousands there didn't have health insurance- and those would be folks affluent enough to take in a leisurely day at the park.
I'm on the side of the people that do believe our military footprint is outsized & unreasonable. But I'm also on the side of those who believe in the strongest possible defense. Stress on strongest possible.
The thing about the new stadium is that from the outside it borrows heavily from the old one- it retains the same look, but elevated, modernized, stretched. The game inside is the same game, with different players.
The more things "change" the more they remain the same. This hope & change hogwash is... hogwash.
Why were we never given a debate just about fp?
was listening to NPR this morning and they played a clip of O! on Meet The Tim saying flat out that Hillary's gas tax will come directly out of the highway funds and thus cause Indianans vast job losses.
NPR didn't see fit to inform the listeners that this is an outright lie and Hillary has been more than clear that it would be financed exclusively through a tax on windfall profits from oil companies and keeps the Highway Transportation Trust fund intact.
So Timmeh lets it slide, and even NPR is either too lazy, or too in the tank for O! to point out the LIE. I emailed them the correction. Ugh.
No sense in emailing the lie/correction to the guy that kidnapped Josh Marshall. He wouldn't care.
Once in a while you get shown the light, In the strangest of places if you look at it right.
I listen to NPR here in CLE OH www.wcpn.org just about every day. When they BLATANTLY mislead the public in stories (more from omission than purposeful commission) I let them hear about it and CC the local station. My letters occasional turn up on the local station's 9 am local broadcast (they play comments on the previous day's show during the last five minutes) and I've gotten a few read on NPR's All Things Considered Thursday "letters" segment.
Don't let it slide, Jen. Three or four para's should do and it takes about five minutes of your blogging time!
www.mccainsfreeride.com
I listen every morning, too. And I do write every time they do this. Interestingly, it's always in favor or O! when they do it. I have never once heard them repeat something about O! that was blatantly false. Yet, they do it regularly about Hillary. Quote something someone said, or play a snip of an audio and just leave it without pointing out the TRUTH AND FACTS. :(
Once in a while you get shown the light, In the strangest of places if you look at it right.
The PBS affiliate in Denver is airing the last five hours of "Carrier" from 11:00 a.m. 'til 4:00 p.m. Check your local listings if you missed an episode last week. I found the people in the documentary quite compelling, and some of the photography is breathtaking. It was also offered in HD for digital cable users.
Stan Davis
Lakewood, CO
Wes Clark -- Make America All It Can Be!