Brick TeeVee 2008 send-off

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!!!

Back to the grind as we conclude another interesting year of tracking the Sunday Funnies! This last week of 2008 has U-Boat Captain Blitzer and 60 Minutes mailing it in with year-end highlights and tape from the two-year-long Obama Campaign. Face the Bob delves into the funny bizness with the Blagobama Drama featuring DAVID AXELROD and Illinois LT GUV PAT QUINN. Worth tuning in for PAUL KRUGMAN. This George focuses on the Detroit Deal with BOB CORKER and SHERROD BROWN plus softballs to incoming press secretarty BOB GIBBS. Save all yer bricks for FAKE NEWS wtih famous librarian LAURA BUSH for the hour. Ring of Fire also mails in a repeat featuring "Confessions of an Economic Hitman" JOHN PERKINS plus SAM SEDER covering this week's missing news with Pap. The Brick TeeVee Crew is fat, drunk and stoopid from all the Holiday Cheer and have glued themselves to Bowl-o-rama for the rest of the week, only interrupted by the BEST DAMNED CAVS TEAM they've ever seen. See you next year!

BRICK TEEVEE ALERTS!

Lions @ Packers The Detroit Lions are on the verge of becoming the first NFL team to go 0-16. And it's not looking good as they visit the Green Bay Packers in the Frozen Tundra, 10 1/2 point underdogs, where they haven't won since the Lions' last road win in the series came in 1991 when GHWB was prezident. "It's our Super Bowl." Check your local listings.

B R I C K T E E V E E
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22 days until our national nightmare is over
4,217 Military Dead as of Dec 26, 2008
2,070 days since "Mission Accomplished"

• This Week (ABC) Guest Host Jake Tapper
  • Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn.
  • Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio
  • Robert Gibbs, incoming press secretary to Barack Obama.
  • ROUNDTABLE: Kurt Andersen of PRI's "Studio 360," Slate's John Dickerson, National Public Radio's Alison Stewart, and CBN's David Brody.

• Face The Nation (CBS)
  • Illinois Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn
  • David Axelrod, senior adviser to Obama
  • Paul Krugman, Nobel Memorial Prize-winning economist

• 60 Minutes (CBS)
  • The Road To The White House 60 Minutes devotes its entire hour to Barack Obama’s historic journey to the White House – a journey 60 Minutes cameras and correspondent Steve Kroft have chronicled for nearly two years. The most complete picture of the Obamas to date includes never-before-seen footage and the best moments from highly acclaimed 60 Minutes segments and interviews with his family and closest advisors, including his first post-election sit-down with Kroft.

• Meet the Press (NBC)
  • David Axelrod, senior adviser to Obama
  • ROUNDTABLE: National Review's Rich Lowry, Vanity Fair's Todd Purdum, Washington Post's Michelle Singletary & Newsweek's Richard Wolffe.

• Late Edition (CNN) A compilation of interviews from 2008 featuring
  • New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg
  • Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y.
  • Microsoft founder Bill Gates
  • Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.
  • Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill.
  • Gov. Sarah Palin, R-Alaska
  • CNN founder Ted Turner

• MARON v SEDER Mark Maron vs. Sam Seder LIVE Weekdays at 3 pm et! amazing graphic & logo by nicole s. Go to MaronvSeder.com to watch & listen! Very cool!

• Ring of Fire Radio This week’s show is a re-broadcast of our November 22th program.
  Find us at http://ringoffireradio.com and http://goleft.tv/
  
  • Author and former economic hitman John Perkins will be joining us to talk about how the world viewed Barack Obama’s historic victory.
  • Paul Waldman, senior fellow with Media Matters for America, will be here to tell us about some of the lesser-known, but equally dangerous, right wing talkers spreading propaganda across America.
  • Dee Hall, reporter with the Wisconsin State Journal, will tell us how Tommy Thompson is cashing in big time by denying 9/11 first responders medical treatment.
  • Mother Jones Magazine’s Bruce Falconer will also be with us to talk about the prospects of closing down Gitmo once and for all.
  • And our good friend Sam Seder joins Mike to run down this week’s stories that the mainstream media didn’t pay attention to.
  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 featuring The PAP Attack! "We’ll bring you the stories that the mainstream media didn’t feel like reporting this week."

• NEW SHOW! UNREPORTED NEWS on KPHX The Unreported News Radio Show is a show about how Main Stream Media ignores certain News Stories about the issues that affect the Lives of so many people. The Unreported News Radio Show will look at these issues and discuss the ways we can pushback on Mainstream Media for fair Reporting. 11 am et on www.1480KPHX.com

• fauxnews
  • Our exclusive guest this week: First lady Laura Bush.

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First brick is on us!

O Holy Nightmare

with apologies to Andy Williams... O HOLY NIGHTMARE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlOA_3S4YI4 The Brick TeeVee crew wish you well in the New Year of the Ox!

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Brick TeeVee Xmas Send-off

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!!!

ARNOLD! CONDI! DICK! And a cast of thousands! One month from now these people will be unemployed. From the Brick TeeVee Crew to your crew, have a Happy Holiday!

BRICK TEEVEE ALERTS!

BradBlog on Peter B Collins Brad Freidman joins Peter for the LAST 2008 Election Protection Hour! Catch the podcast at Green 960 here: Peter B Collins 12-19-08 H3

JONATHAN TURLEY on OLBERMANN discussing said War Crimes

B R I C K T E E V E E
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30 days until our national nightmare is over
4,210 Military Dead as of Dec 20, 2008
2,062 days since "Mission Accomplished"

• This Week (ABC) Exclusive! Senator Joe Biden
  • Vice President-Elect Joe Biden

• Face The Nation (CBS)
  • Kerry Kennedy
  • Rep. Thomas Reynolds (R-N.Y.)
  • former vice presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro
  • Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-N.Y.)
  • New York City Department of Education Chancellor Joel Klein
  • Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.)
  • NY1 political anchor Dominic Carter

• 60 Minutes (CBS)
  • Schwarzenegger The former Hollywood action star-turned California governor may be facing his most formidable foe in a $40 billion state budget gap caused by the economic decline. Scott Pelley reports.
  • Screening The TSA Are the hassles passengers endure at airport security checkpoints really making them safer? The Transportation Security Administration says they are, but a security adviser who has advised them says those measures are "security theater." Lesley Stahl reports.
  • The Orphanage Ivory is selling for nearly $1,000 a tusk, causing more elephants to be slaughtered and more orphaned babies in need of special care provided by an elephant orphanage in Kenya. Bob Simon reports.

• Meet the Press (NBC)
  • CONDOLEEZZA RICE Secretary of State
  • ROUNDTABLE: CNBC's Erin Burnett, NBC's Andrea Mitchell, NPR's Michele Norris & the Chicago Sun-Times' Carol Marin.

• Late Edition (CNN) President Bush approves billions to rescue U.S. automakers -- but is it the right move? Congressmen Barney Frank and Eric Cantor weigh in. Plus, the best political team on television discusses the latest on President-elect Obama's transition.
  • Rep. Barney Frank: (D) Massachusetts; (D) Chairman, Financial Services Cmte. (Newton, MA)
  • Rep. Eric Cantor: (R) Virginia (Richmond, VA)
  • Carly Fiorina: Fmr. Hewlett-Packard Chairman & CEO (DC Bureau)
  • Laura Tyson: Fmr. Clinton Economic Adviser (San Francisco, CA)
  • Ed Rollins: Republican Strategist; CNN Political Contributor (TWC)
  • James Carville: Democratic Strategist; CNN Political Contributor (DC Bureau)
  • David Gergen: CNN Senior Political Analyst; Fmr. Presidential Adviser (Boston, MA)
  • Tara Wall: The Washington Times; CNN Political Contributor (DC Bureau)
  • Jessica Yellin: National Political Correspondent (DC Bureau)
  • William Schneider: CNN Senior Political Analyst (Los Angeles, CA)
  • Ed Henry: CNN White House Correspondent (Honolulu, HI)

• MARON v SEDER Mark Maron vs. Sam Seder LIVE Weekdays at 3 pm et! amazing graphic & logo by nicole s. Go to MaronvSeder.com to watch & listen! Very cool!

• Ring of Fire Radio This week’s show is a re-broadcast of our November 29th program.
  Find us at http://ringoffireradio.com and http://goleft.tv/
  
  • Rocker, author, activist, and radio host Henry Rollins will be back with us this week to talk about everything from his latest tour, to his thoughts on the corporate-controlled media.
  • Senator Sheldon Whitehouse from Rhode Island will be joining us to talk about his recent trip to Afghanistan, and why the US needs to focus our military efforts there in the war on terror.
  • And Julia Bovey from the NRDC will talk about how all of the major problems facing the incoming Obama administration are all rooted within the environment.
  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 featuring The PAP Attack! "We’ll bring you the stories that the mainstream media didn’t feel like reporting this week."

• NEW SHOW! UNREPORTED NEWS on KPHX The Unreported News Radio Show is a show about how Main Stream Media ignores certain News Stories about the issues that affect the Lives of so many people. The Unreported News Radio Show will look at these issues and discuss the ways we can pushback on Mainstream Media for fair Reporting. 11 am et on www.1480KPHX.com

• fauxnews
  • Our exclusive guest this week: Vice President Dick Cheney

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First brick is on us!

Brick TeeVee Motown meets Springfield!

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!!!

BLAGO! BLAGO! BLAGO! CARS! CARS! CARS! If you've been living in a cave this week, then tune in to the Sunday Funnies to catch up! The blogosphere is ripe with speculation of "What did Team Obama know and when did they know it" when Obama said he didn't have any contact with the beleaguered indicted and arrested Governor from Illinois but his main guy Axelrod said they've been "having discussions" a week ago. Looks like Senate Candidate 5, now known as US Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., might have been "having discussions" to raise $1,000,000 for Blago's re-election or something. It's all so tawdry, isn't it? Ya know, it's not just Blago. It's Eliot Spitzer in NY. In Ohio they got MARC DANN in a "sting" and also Cleveland's Dem Chairman and Cuyahoga Commish JIMMY DiMORA among others. OH YEAH they already got KWAMI KILPATRICK in Detroit, didn't they? And don't forget CHARLIE "Where's my General" RANGEL, too. It's more like how DON SEIGELMAN describes it: The Politization of the DA's Office. It's happening across the country, kinda like a POLICE STATE, ain't it? Funny how Fitz said the wiretaps "were court ordered". HA! Like he didn't know he had a MONTH to get one to stop "a terrorist" or anything else. And EVERY wiretap is "court ordered" per the FISA CAVE IN. We don't really know what ISN'T a "legal" wiretap, do we? Get out your fresh load of bricks for BOB "I hate unions" CORKER on Face the Bob and Fake News. Save some bricks for the CEO ROUNDTABLE on Meet the Dave (yes David Gregory gets the post at Press The Meat and they give him like a dozen guests so he doesn't have to talk too much). Then save a breakfast donut for JOHN MCCAIN on This Snufagupolis. On the CAR front, look for Michigan Guv JENNIFER GRANHOLM also on Meet the Dave. CARL LEVIN will Face the Bob opposite CORKER and DEBBIE STABENOW will try to reach the Faux News viewership, who are convinced the UAW is responsible for the economic meltdown. Look for SHERROD BROWN of Ohio on Face the Bob too, where Ohio has been taking it on the chin since NAFTA passed. Wolfie has UAW prez RON GETTELFINGER to tell everyone how deluded Corker really is. After you're footballed out stay tuned to 60 Minutes for a segment with BARNEY FRANK. Then tune to Ring of Fire Radio with an EXCELLENT interview with ROBERT WEISSMAN about the Ten Worst Corporations of 2008 and RICK HIND of Greenpeace on the failure of the bu$h administration to act on the 911 Commission's recomendations to secure US chemical plants. The Brick TeeVee crew is BAFFLED why The Big Three (or two and a half) have been chastised for weeks yet the Big Money Banks get $TRILLIONS$ of taxpayer money, no questions asked with ABSOLUTELY NO OVERSIGHT. We point you to MarketWatch's PAUL B. FARRELL Wall Street's 'Disaster Capitalism for Dummies': 14 reasons Main Street loses big while Wall Street sabotages democracy for some clarity. Farrell concludes, "Yes, officially America is still a democracy. We have enough signs and rituals to support that illusion. But the truth is America has become a plutocracy run by and for the wealthy. And since Wall Street's Disaster Capitalism coup de grace, we are rapidly morphing into a dangerous new government." Yes We Can?

BRICK TEEVEE ALERTS!

BradBlog on Peter B Collins Brad Freidman joins Peter for another Election Protection Hour! Catch the podcast at Green 960 here: Peter B Collins 12-12-08 H3

B R I C K T E E V E E
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37 days until our national nightmare is over
4,209 Military Dead as of Dec 12, 2008
2,055 days since "Mission Accomplished"

• This Week (ABC) Exclusive! Senator John McCain
  • Sen. John McCain R-AZ
  • ROUNDTABLE: PBS' Gwen Ifill, the New York Times' Paul Krugman, The Wall Street Journal's Gerald Seib, and ABC News' George Will.

• Face The Nation (CBS)
  • SENATOR CARL LEVIN, Democrat – Michigan
  • SENATOR BOB CORKER, Member, Senate Banking Committee, Republican – Tennessee
  • SENATOR SHERROD BROWN, Member, Senate Banking Committee, Democrat – Ohio
  • LISA MADIGAN, Illinois Attorney General
  • MICHAEL ERIC DYSON, Georgetown University

• 60 Minutes (CBS)
  • Barney Frank Lesley Stahl talks to Rep. Barney Frank (D.-Mass.), whose position as House Financial Services Committee Chairman puts him right in the middle of the huge and controversial government bailouts, first for the financial industry and now for Detroit's automakers.
  • Where's The Bottom? The mortgage mess that touched off the financial meltdown is far from over, with a second wave of expected defaults on the way that could deepen the bottom of this recession. Scott Pelley reports.

• Meet the Press (NBC) This week marks the debut of "Meet the Press with David Gregory!"
  • Illinois Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn (as reported by AP)
  • GOV. JENNIFER GRANHOLM D-Michigan
  • FMR. GOV. MITT ROMNEY (R-MA) 2008 Republican Presidential Candidate, Founder, Bain Capital
  • CARLY FIORINA Fmr. CEO, Hewlett-Packard
  • LEE SCOTT, President & CEO, Wal-Mart
  • ERIC SCHMIDT, CEO, Google
  • MARY MITCHELL Editorial Board Member & Columnist, Chicago Sun-Times, Radio Talk-Show Host, WVAZ-V103
  • CHUCK TODD, Political Director, NBC News

• Late Edition (CNN) Wolf Blitzer, host
  • Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev.
  • Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa
  • Gene Sperling, former Clinton economic adviser
  • Ron Gettelfinger, president of United Auto Workers

• MARON v SEDER Mark Maron vs. Sam Seder LIVE Weekdays at 3 pm et! amazing graphic & logo by nicole s. Go to MaronvSeder.com to watch & listen! Very cool!

• Ring of Fire Radio
  Find us at http://ringoffireradio.com and http://goleft.tv/
  
  • We’ll be taking a look at the 10 worst corporations of 2008 with Robert Weissman, editor of the Multinational Monitor, and co-author of the book “On the Rampage.”
  • Rick Hind, legislative director of Greenpeace, will be here to tell us how the Bush Administration failed to secure America’s largest chemical plants, leaving us very vulnerable to a terrorist attack.
  • Documentary film director Stefan Forbes will be joining us to talk about the legacy of Lee Atwater – the father of modern-day filth politics.
  • And Mark Potok, editor of the Intelligence Report by the Southern Poverty Law Center, joins us to talk about the racist activities occurring as a result of Barack Obama’s electoral victory.
  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 featuring The PAP Attack! "We’ll bring you the stories that the mainstream media didn’t feel like reporting this week."

• NEW SHOW! UNREPORTED NEWS on KPHX The Unreported News Radio Show is a show about how Main Stream Media ignores certain News Stories about the issues that affect the Lives of so many people. The Unreported News Radio Show will look at these issues and discuss the ways we can pushback on Mainstream Media for fair Reporting. 11 am et on www.1480KPHX.com

• fauxnews
  • Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn.
  • Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich.
  • Tom Cross, Illinois House Republican leader

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First brick is on us!

Brick TeeVee Bye Bye Condi!

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!!!

Looks like Condi Rice gets her LAST RIDE in the WH Limo, pulling up to FAKE NEWS, This George and Late Wolfie where she'll try to explain (again) Why The World Hates America and we have to bomb everything in sight because she can't do her job! Throw bricks vigorously! Then, in an NBC EXCLUSIVE, President-elect BARACK OBAMA Meet the Tom! Cook popcorn now! Or peel away to Face the Bob for CHRIS DODD vs. JEFF SESSIONS, followed by none other than THOMAS "Flat Earth" FRIEDMAN, a Chicago-School apologist who has never seen a government regulation he DIDN'T hate. Throw more bricks!! On the dial look for Ring of Fire with Kevin Danaher, founder of the Green Festival, who tells how bad the WTO really is. Thanks to SederBlogger mishld for pointing out "Massa in the Morning" is NO LONGER AVAILABLE. We wish ERIC MASSA all the best going into the 111th Congress representing NY-29! The Brick TeeVee Crew is gripped between Saving Detroit and letting them sink. After all, The Big Three have supported the GOP all this time (see OpenSecrets.org Automotive: Long-Term Contribution Trends). On the other hand, is this a move by the Free-Marketers (GOP & Dem alike) trying to kill off one of the last Union Strongholds? Remember when Obama praised Ronald Raygun? Haha! What a kidder! Or NOT. AND, on top of THAT, the criminals that got us into this economic mess (shout out to Treasury Secretary in the Clinton Administration and Obama "advisor" BOB RUBIN) don't seem to have to BEG CONGRESS for a dime or explain how they F*#$d up so much money in the completely unregulated "derivatives" market and can just get TAXPAYER MONEY because they ASKED FOR IT. Big Three Auto Giants are chastised for taking corporate jets to DC but the Big Money Financial Giants are getting personal massages and foot rubs at retreats and Golden Parachutes WITH NO QUESTIONS ASKED and NO ACCOUNTABILITY. What's wrong with this picture? For some clarity see Bob Moriarty The Fatal Flaw. Shock Doctrine coming home to roost. How's yer Mandarin? (For more see my post Big Three and the Vichy Dems.)

BRICK TEEVEE ALERTS!

BradBlog on Peter B Collins Brad Freidman joins Peter for a NEW Election Protection Hour wirh Humboldt County BoE Official Carolyn Crnich! Catch the podcast at Green 960 here: Peter B Collins 12-05-08 H3

B R I C K T E E V E E
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44 days until our national nightmare is over
4,209 Military Dead as of Dec 5, 2008
2,048 days since "Mission Accomplished"

• This Week (ABC)
  • Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
  • Ron Gettelfinger, President of the United Automobile Workers
  • ROUNDTABLE: George Will, Cokie Roberts, The Wall Street Journal's Peggy Noonan, and the Washington Post's E.J. Dionne.

• Face The Nation (CBS)
  • SENATOR CHRIS DODD - Chairman, Senate Banking Committee, Democrat – Connecticut
  • SENATOR JEFF SESSIONS - Member, Senate Budget Committee, Republican – Alabama
  • THOMAS FRIEDMAN - New York Times, Author, "Hot, Flat, and Crowded"

• 60 Minutes (CBS)
  • The Oil Kingdom Despite the pledge of President-elect Barack Obama and others to lessen America's use of foreign oil, Saudi Arabia – the world’s largest oil supplier - isn't worried. That's what Saudi officials told Lesley Stahl when she visited the oil kingdom and toured its vast petroleum facilities, which are gearing up to produce even more. (This is a double length segment.)
  • Schnabel His painting took the art world by storm in the 1980s and then Julian Schnabel reinvented himself as a film director to more kudos. Morley Safer profiles this titan of art and film.

• Meet the Press (NBC) Tom Brokaw, host
  • President-Elect Barack Obama - Exclusive! In his first Sunday morning television interview since winning the election, President-Elect Barack Obama goes one-on-one with Tom Brokaw about his plans for the country and his new administration.

• Late Edition (CNN) Terrorism in India; transition; Obama administration; Auto industry bailout; the economy.
  • Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
  • Gov. Tim Pawlenty, R-Minn.
  • Gov. Ed Rendell, D-Pa.
  • AND MORE!

• MARON v SEDER Mark Maron vs. Sam Seder LIVE Weekdays at 3 pm et! Go to MaronvSeder.com to watch & listen! Very cool!

• Ring of Fire Radio
  
  Find us at http://ringoffireradio.com and http://goleft.tv/
  
  • The ragin’ Cajun himself, James Carville will be with us today to talk about the implosion of the Republican Party.
  • Max Kennedy, author of the new book Danger’s Hour, stops by to talk to us about how today’s suicide bombers are eerily similar to the Kamikaze pilots of World War II.
  • Chuck Clusen, Director of National Parks and Alaska Projects for the NRDC, will be here to tell us about the NRDC’s recent victory over Shell Oil.
  • And Kevin Danaher, founder of the Green Festival, will be joining us to talk about how the WTO is lining the pockets of corporations by exploiting workers and destroying the environment all around the globe.
  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 featuring The PAP Attack! "We’ll bring you the stories that the mainstream media didn’t feel like reporting this week."

• NEW SHOW! UNREPORTED NEWS on KPHX The Unreported News Radio Show is a show about how Main Stream Media ignores certain News Stories about the issues that affect the Lives of so many people. The Unreported News Radio Show will look at these issues and discuss the ways we can pushback on Mainstream Media for fair Reporting. 11 am et on www.1480KPHX.com

• fauxnews
  • Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
  • Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich.
  • Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala.

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Big Three and the Vichy Dems

I thought I'd be clever and see if OpenSecrets.org could match up the GM Board of Directors on their lists. HAH! No such luck - they probably direct their "donations" to PACs and make donations with the names of their housekeepers and estate caretakers hired help.

BUT

Check out the charts on Automotive: Long-Term Contribution Trends
(can't post the charts - they're flash images)
DO click on all the tabs too!

It's pretty obvious who that industry spent HUGE money on: the SAME PEOPLE that have driven us into this abyss and put the auto industry on the brink of implosion.

And now The Big Three come crying to a DEM Congress for help and Harry "milquetoast" Reid deadpans (from his dog-eared 3"x5" response card) "I don't think we have the votes" while THE VERY PEOPLE THE BIG THREE HELP ELECT TO OFFICE is leaving them high and dry (mostly, i think, to break the UAW).

Who gets stuck? NOT the members of The Board is a hint. Now comes the UAW saying (once again) THEY are prepared to "make concessions". Again. How many times do the Union Workers have to take it up the a$$? When I was in the CWA the union made "concessions" EVERY TIME, with the threat of "we'll just have to begin layoffs" over their head from "management".

The sad part is that The Dems don't even TRY to help these companies, if anything, to keep their once-core constituency of Union Workers in good-paying benefit-added jobs.

SOME MAY SAY "Why not let the workers become owners? Let the Big Three declare Bankruptcy and emerge stronger?" Well, they tried that at United Airlines, remember? I'll let that Proud Lefty BEN STEIN explain:

at NYT When You Fly in First Class, It's Easy to Forget the Dots

Here comes the good part: management has asked the bankruptcy court to let it have — free — roughly 15 percent of the stock in the new company, or about $900 million. Mr. Tilton, the chief executive, who plays the Orson Welles character in this drama, would get about $90 million personally for his hard work shepherding UAL through bankruptcy (for which he was already paid multiple millions of dollars).

The bankruptcy court, instead of ordering Mr. Tilton's arrest, instead cut the management share to about 8 percent, so he will get more than $40 million, more or less. That is more than Lee R. Raymond, the chief executive of Exxon Mobil, one of the most successful companies of all time, was paid in 2004 (not counting Mr. Raymond's 28 million shares of restricted stock).

So here it is in a nutshell: employees are goaded into investing a big chunk of their wages and benefits in UAL stock. They lose that. Then they lose big parts of their pay and pensions. They become peons of UAL. Management gets $480 million, more or less. "Creative destruction?" Or looting?

Wait, Mr. Tilton and Mr. Bankruptcy Judge. The employees were the owners of UAL. They were the trustors, and Mr. Tilton and his pals were trustees for them. How were the trustors wiped out while the trustees, the fiduciaries, became fantastically rich? Is this the way capitalism is supposed to work? Trustors save up, and their agents just take their savings away from them?

If the company is worth so much that management has hundreds of millions coming to them, shouldn't the employee-owners get a taste? Does capitalism mean anything if the owners of the capital can be wiped out while their agents grow wealthy? Is this a way to encourage savings and the ownership society? Or is this a matter of to him who hath shall be given?

Yeah, Ben, good questions.
And THE BEST the Vichy Dems can offer is "I don't think we have the votes".

November 5
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