Sunday, September 27, 2009

Brick TeeVee G20 in Pittsburgh!

Your Guest List for Sunday's Talking Head News Shows beamed across America by Corporate Media PLUS reports from the best progressive media! If you have other Sunday Talkie shows' guest lists we don't have please share below. DEBUNK HERE! Throw Bricks!
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Pittsburgh's G20 Summit protesters were met by an angry crowd of POLICE! As want of any authoritarian state, police used TEAR GAS on the "unruly" crowd. They even tried out their brand new "crowd control" SONIC WEAPON! Crooks and Liars explains at 60 Minutes: The Pentagon's Ray Gun. See these videos Tear gas/sonic used on G20 Pittsburgh protesters and Military uses Sonic Weapon and Tear Gas on Protestors at g20 Pittsburgh. And no teabaggers in sight! Were the protestors anarchists? Or CIA plants? We'll know in about five years or so when the real videos surface. Meanwhile, in the staid studios of Sunday Bobbleheads the WH HumVee Limo carries Bush-era holdover and former spook ROBERT GATES to This Snufagopolis and State of the King, dropping off HILARY CLINTON at Face the Bob on the way. Then BILL CLINTON tells Meet the David how it really is, followed by troglodytes LINDSAY GRAHAM and JON KYL, both excellent brick targets. Graham then grabs the tail of an elephant and makes his way on to Face the Bob because he loves the Clintons so much. DIFI gets the Dem Hall Pass to appear on Fake News Sunday (and everyday). Of course be sure to spend some time instead with our BTV Alerts for this week with RALPH NADER and MICHAEL MOORE plus interesting reports from Max Keiser, AntiWar Radio with Salon Blogger GLENN GREENWALD and Ring of Fire's interviews with MAX BLUMENTHAL and CHRIS SCHECTER on the sad state of the GOP plus David Swanson about how the Constitution has been almost completely ignored for the last 8 years. Then get on the BTV ActionAlert to help move the JUSTICE Act! With Sam Seder and Marc Maron not on the tubes of the internets anymore we now welcome left-coaster lefty PETER B. COLLINS to Brick TeeVee! Be sure to listen to Part Two with Dave Berman, author of the book Be The Media. Check out previous PBC shows on their podcast and drop some sofa coinage his way if you can! The Brick TeeVee crew took in their final Tribe home game played in near constant rain and won an autographed Kerry Wood jersey! Then Wood came in for the ninth inning, gave up two runs and blew the save! But in the bottom of the ninth Jhonny Peralta drove in Luis Valbuena for the game winner, sending the rain-soaked Grady-Sizemore-diving-catch-Bobblehead-clutching fans home happy! Best of luck to all the ex-Tribesmen going to the MLB Playoffs!

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»»» Inside the Brazilian Embassy in Honduras @ Democracy NOW! WATCH Report from Honduras: Ousted President Manuel Zelaya Returns to Honduras in Defiance of Coup Government
»»» Lori Wallach, the director of Public Citizen’s Global Trade Watch division @ Democracy NOW! WATCH Report: US-Initiated WTO Rules Could Undermine Regulatory Overhaul of Global Finance
»»» Michael Moore @ Democracy NOW! WATCH After 20 Years of Filmmaking on US Injustices, Michael Moore Goes to the Source in “Capitalism: A Love Story”
»»» Ralph Nader @ Democracy NOW! WATCH Ralph Nader on the G-20, Healthcare Reform, Mideast Talks and His First Work of Fiction, “Only the Super-Rich Can Save Us!”
»»» The F-Word on GRITtv WATCH Oops! ACORN Ban could snag Lockheed Martin & Christian Charities
»»» Weekly Roundtable on GRITtv Rose Aguilar, host of KALW's "Your Call" in San Francisco, Andrew Golis, deputy publisher of Talking Points Memo, Ali Abunimah, co-founder electronicintifada.net, and Margaret Kimberley, discuss discuss these and other under-reported-- as well as "over-reported"-- affairs from this past week. WATCH Media Panel: Healthcare Coverage, US Censorship on Middle East Atrocities and Tom Delay’s New Career
»»» NASCAR on ABC It's the AAA 400 at Dover International Speedway! Coverage begins at 1 pm et
»»» MLB on TBS Cardinals @ Rockies - 3 pm et
»»» Sunday Night Baseball on ESPN Afternoon Edition! Red Sox @ Yankees - 1 pm et

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PASS JUSTICE ACT It's Time To Roll Back The So-Called Patriot Act! A group of Senate Democrats led by Russ Feingold (WI) and Dick Durbin (IL) have proposed S. 1686, the Judicious Use of Surveillance Tools in Counter-terrorism Efforts (JUSTICE) Act [text of bill], a bill that would introduce stronger safeguards and higher standards of judicial oversight for surveillance activity. It aims to reform the most abusive characteristics of the PATRIOT Act and would also roll back a controversial provision of the FISA Amendment Act that granted telecom companies retroactive immunity for their participation in the Bush administration's extralegal warrantless surveillance program. Senator Feingold says that the goal of the act is to ensure that surveillance and intelligence-gathering activities are properly empowered while guaranteeing that rights are respected and investigative privileges are not misused. The proposal is broadly endorsed by privacy advocates and civil liberties groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union and the Electronic Frontier Foundation. But in order for it to pass, WE THE PEOPLE must speak out to demand it. The one click form below will send your personal message to all your government representatives selected below, with the subject "Pass the Justice Act." At the same time you can send your personal comments only as a letter to the editor of your nearest local daily newspaper if you like. CLICK HERE NOW!


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IRAQ: 4,346 Military Dead as of Sept 125, 2009
AFGHANISTAN: 848 Military Dead as of Sept 25, 2009
Dear readers,
We have recovered the data for military fatalities for both the Iraq (OIF) and Afghanistan (OEF) sites. We still have a ways to go until both sites return to full functionality, but with a little luck everything should be back to normal soon. I want to personally thank all of you who have donated and encourage others who find this site beneficial to make a modest contribution to iCasualties to help defray the cost of necessary server upgrades and daily operations. I also owe a special thanks to Mr. Ellis and Mr. Stasz for their assistance in collecting data. - Michael White, iCasualties.org DONATE NOW VIA PAYPAL

2,342 days since "Mission Accomplished"
The Obameter: Tracking Obama's Campaign Promises

  • This Week (ABC)
    • Defense Secretary Robert Gates
    • Senator John McCain (R-AZ)
    • ROUNDTABLE: Bob Woodward, George Will, Tom Friedman and Martha Raddatz.

  • Face The Nation (CBS)
    • Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State
    • Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.

  • 60 Minutes (CBS)
    • CBS News National Security correspondent David Martin leads off with an interview of Gen. Stanley McChrystal as the war in Afghanistan heats up. Conducted over the course of a week Martin spent in Afghanistan with him, McChrystal details what needs to be done to turn around a war he has already said could be lost.
    • Then Morley Safer reports on how the thousands of Madoff victims might get some recompense when all the assets of the scammer are sorted out.

  • Meet the Press (NBC)
    • Pres. Bill Clinton
    • NY Gov. David Paterson (D)
    • Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.)
    • Republican Whip Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ)
    • Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA) of the Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees.
    • ROUNDTABLE: The Post's Eugene Robinson and Politico's Roger Simon

  • State of the Union With John King (CNN)
    State of the Union with John King offers a blend of newsmaker interviews, political analysis, national and world affairs and cultural segments, plus an hour of Reliable Sources media analysis, hosted by Howard Kurtz, airing every Sunday from 9 a.m. through 1 p.m. et
    • Defense Secretary Robert Gates
    • Democrat Evan Bayh of Indiana
    • Republican Bob Corker of Tennessee
    • Hour 2 - Howard Kurtz & "Reliable Sources", now a part of "State of the Union" - not really.
    • soundbites from all the other shows that we can blow up REAL BIG with our guests and more! (Hey we gotta fill up four hours!)

  • NEW! The Peter B. Collins Show PODCAST!
    pbc show
    Listen at PeterBCollins.com!
    The Peter B. Collins Show covers American news and politics from the Left Coast.Veteran talk radio personality Peter B. Collins, based in San Francisco, delivers fresh interviews, commentary and analysis on a range of important topics, with views and voices you don’t often find in the corporate media. We are taking YOUR calls! Call 1-888-5-PETER-B toll free, that’s 1-888-573-8372 & Press 1 to leave a general comment.
    Info on Podcast #36 (mp3) Published on 15 September 2009 by admin in Podcast Info - Just back from Afghanistan, Norman Solomon reports on the tense scene in Kabul, fraud in the recent election, and the range of groups that comprise “the Taliban” in US media terms. Norman is executive director of the Institute for Public Accuracy and author of “War Made Easy”; he was an Obama delegate to the convention last year, and is critical of Obama’s escalation in Afghanistan. We also talked about the campaign of Progressive Democrats of America, “Healthcare Not Warfare” and Norman’s deep disappointment with the Democrats’ handling of the health care reform effort. We also talk with activist and author Dave Berman about advocacy journalism and his new videoblog. In the second segment with Dave Berman, PBC discloses plans to co-host a cable access channel show with his neighbor in the office building, Larry the Lawyer. And we encourage you to be the media and get the book Be The Media. Check out Dave's new website ManifestPositivity.com, too!

  • Ring of Fire Radio airamericaheader.jpg
    Find us at http://ringoffireradio.com and http://goleft.tv/
    • This week on Ring of Fire, we’ll be talking with best-selling author Max Blumenthal about his new book Republican Gomorrah, which tells the story of how a handful of religious frauds have hijacked the Republican Party, and have driven it to the brink of extinction.
    • We’ve also got author David Swanson with us to talk about how the Constitution has been almost completely ignored for the last 8 years, and what the citizens of the US, not the politicians in Washington, must do to restore the rule of law to America.
    • We’ll also be taking a look at what the GOP’s tort reform did to the state of Texas, and how they want to use that disaster as a model for the entire country with Cliff Schecter, president of Libertas, LLC.
    • Comedian Matt Filipowicz will be joining us to talk about some of the funniest news stories that made headlines in the past week.
    • And our good friend David Bender will be stopping by to run through all the stories that the old time media forgot to report.
    • Join our blog at http://www.ringoffireradio.com/
    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 (4 pm on XM 167) featuring The PAP Attack! "We’ll bring you the stories that the mainstream media didn’t feel like reporting this week."

  • On the Edge with Max Keiser Podcasts and more @ MaxKeiser.com!
    WHO IS MAX KEISER? Max Keiser is a financial expert, Prediction Markets analyst, inventor and filmmaker. He is the creator of the Hollywood Stock Exchange (HSX) the first Prediction Market. Max Keiser co-hosts “The Truth About Markets” on ResonanceFM 104.4 in London. He also produces and presents documentary films covering markets and finance for Al Jazeera’s “People & Power” series. Max Keiser started his career on Wall Street in 1983. He is the creator of KarmaBanque a site that enables activists to challenge corporate power.
    [Video] Lori Wallach on G20 promises, Doha Round realitiesStacy Summary: For your Saturday night viewing pleasure. The interview with Lori Wallach in this Democracy Now! episode is very interesting for the information she gives re: the G20 promises of financial reform and the reality of the WTO Doha rounds. From 09.19 – 21.09
    [1063] The Truth About . . . the G20 protests September 26th, 2009
    ZeroHedge: Declassified State Dept Data on Remaining “Masters of Gold”?Stacy Summary: Big tip of the hat to @marietta. READ Declassified documents support argument that Central Banks try to control gold price.
    Alan Grayson: “Has the Fed ever tried to manipulate the stock market?”Stacy Summary: Interesting blog entry from ZeroHedge. WATCH video at link!

  • ANTIWAR RADIO with Scott Horton & Charles Goyette antiwarradio.jpg LIVE (9-11am Pacific, 12pm - 2pm Eastern) Plenty of archives too!
    Listen at Antiwar Radio
    Scott Horton interviews Jean MacKenzie (mp3) 32:01 Sept 26 2009. Jean MacKenzie, Afghanistan reporter for GlobalPost.com, discusses how the Taliban protection racket takes a cut of U.S. reconstruction funds, the Afghan dislike of (even the kinder, gentler U.S. version) all foreign occupations, the Afghanistan opium trade that is too deeply entrenched to stop and Gen. McChrystal’s assessment that 500 thousand more troops will be needed over 5 years.
    Scott Horton interviews Glenn Greenwald (mp3) 44:03 Sept 18 2009. Glenn Greenwald, Salon.com blogger and former constitutional lawyer, discusses the high success rate of Gitmo detainees in habeas corpus hearings, the legal uncertainty over the extent of U.S. government powers, Obama’s use of the AUMF as a one-size-fits-all legal justification, how a unilateral executive branch is preferable to Congressionally codified bad behavior and the $200 million dollar bribe needed to offload former Gitmo Uighur prisoners on Palau.

  • fauxnews
    • Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif.
    • Sen. Kit Bond, R-Mo.
    • Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell

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Saturday, September 19, 2009

Brick TeeVee is BarackTeeVee!

Your Guest List for Sunday's Talking Head News Shows beamed across America by Corporate Media PLUS reports from the best progressive media! If you have other Sunday Talkie shows' guest lists we don't have please share below. DEBUNK HERE! Throw Bricks!
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This Sunday the WH Limo tanks up for President Obama to make the rounds of the all major talkies! Of course there will be some dissenters in there, too, like MICHAEL "Cut Medicare" STEELE on Face the Bob, LINDSEY GRAHAM and NEWT "Contract ON America" GINGRICH on Meet the David and MITCH MCCONNELL on State of the King, all good brick targets I might add. Interestingly, Obama will not grace the set of FAKE NEWS SUNDAY, where ACORN chief executive BERTHA LEWIS will go it alone against the Angry White Men. The funniest exchanges this week will be the tag team of MATALIN & CARVILLE on State of the King and ROBERT REICH & ED GILLESPIE on the GEORGE WILL Roundtable. Of course there will be much ado about what Obama said or didn't say so they can ignore other stories like the DOJ investigating the CIA over "alleged" torture. See Glenn Greenwald at Salon CIA Directors conclude CIA shouldn't be investigated for murder: "In a truly shocking development being treated as major news, seven former CIA Directors -- including all three who served under George W. Bush -- jointly concluded that the CIA should not be criminally investigated for torture deaths, and they have written a letter to President Obama (.pdf) expressing that view." Greenwald adds an UPDATE! "In other breaking news, Erik Prince announces that he believes criminal prosecutions of Blackwater are unwarranted; Wall Street CEOs -- past and present -- conclude that an investigation of fraud and abuse among investment banks would serve no real purpose; Alberto Gonzales reveals his opposition to any proceedings against DOJ lawyers who acted in bad faith; police unions announce that the problem of brutality is overstated and there's no need for added oversight; medical doctors agree that malpractice lawsuits need to be limited; and a poll of felons currently in prison reveal that 99% of them believe that the country would have been better off if it had just let bygones be bygones and decided not to proceed with prosecutions in their particular case." As usual some of the real stories of the week are on the BTV Alerts below. Look for interviews with DANIEL ELLSBERG on Democracy Now and AntiWar Radio while Ring of Fire has THOMAS FRANK discussing the "deep end" of the Grand Old Party. The Brick TeeVee crew congratulates the Akron Aeros (CLE Indians Double A farmclub) for winning the 2009 Eastern League Championship, their third title since 2003! Go Aeros! Now if only SOME of these guys can make it to the parent club and help the beleaguered Tribe.

BRICK TEEVEE ALERTS!


»»» Daniel Ellsberg @ Democracy NOW! WATCH New Documentary Chronicles Story of Daniel Ellsberg, Whose Leak of the Pentagon Papers Helped End Vietnam War
»»» Baucus Health Plan discussion @ Democracy NOW! WATCH As Baucus Unveils Health Plan Absent of Public Option, New Study Finds 45,000 Uninsured Die Every Year
»»» United Nations report on Gaza @ Democracy NOW! WATCH UN Inquiry Finds Israel “Punished and Terrorized” Palestinian Civilians, Committed War Crimes During Gaza Assault
»»» Naomi Klein @ Democracy NOW! WATCH Naomi Klein on “Minority Death Match: Jews, Blacks and the ‘Post-Racial’ Presidency”
»»» David Cay Johnston and Robert Johnson on GRITtv WATCH Is the Economic Storm Over?
»»» Weekly Roundtable on GRITtv Max Blumenthal, Janeanne Garafolo and Kai Wright discuss newsmakers’ hits and misses. WATCH Media Panel, Sen. Bernie Sanders and Reverend Billy’s Mayoral Campaign
»»» NASCAR on ABC The Chase begins at Loudon for the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
»»» MLB on TBS AL West battle! Angels @ Rangers - 1 pm et
»»» Sunday Night Baseball on ESPN Cubs @ Cardinals - 8 pm et

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STOP MANDATORY VACCINATIONS FOR H1N1 Natural Solutions Foundation www.GlobalHealthFreedom.org What You Can Do to Prevent Forced Mandatory Swine Flu Vaccinations. Demand Your Right to Self-Shield! Add your comments in too! Protection From Compulsory Vaccination, Drugging - Your Right to Self-Shield! SIGN NOW!
MORE INFO HERE: Pandemic response bill draws fire:
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image ©2006 arkysue
THEY report. YOU throw bricks. ©
The essential guide for watching government propaganda
IRAQ: 4,344 Military Dead as of Sept 19, 2009
AFGHANISTAN: 838 Military Dead as of Sept 17, 2009
Dear readers,
We have recovered the data for military fatalities for both the Iraq (OIF) and Afghanistan (OEF) sites. We still have a ways to go until both sites return to full functionality, but with a little luck everything should be back to normal soon. I want to personally thank all of you who have donated and encourage others who find this site beneficial to make a modest contribution to iCasualties to help defray the cost of necessary server upgrades and daily operations. I also owe a special thanks to Mr. Ellis and Mr. Stasz for their assistance in collecting data. - Michael White, iCasualties.org DONATE NOW VIA PAYPAL

2,328 days since "Mission Accomplished"
The Obameter: Tracking Obama's Campaign Promises

  • This Week (ABC)
    • President Obama
    • ROUNDTABLE: George Will, Donna Brazile, Peggy Noonan, Robert Reich and Ed Gillespie

  • Face The Nation (CBS)
    • President Obama
    • Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele

  • 60 Minutes (CBS)
    • The DEKA Arm New technology is making it possible for amputees to pick up small, delicate objects they never thought they would master thanks to the biggest innovation in prosthetic arms since World War II. Scott Pelley reports.

  • Meet the Press (NBC)
    • President Obama
    • Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio)
    • Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.)
    • Fmr. House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-GA)
    • ROUNDTABLE: The Post's Eugene Robinson and Politico's Roger Simon

  • State of the Union With John King (CNN)
    State of the Union with John King offers a blend of newsmaker interviews, political analysis, national and world affairs and cultural segments, plus an hour of Reliable Sources media analysis, hosted by Howard Kurtz, airing every Sunday from 9 a.m. through 1 p.m. et
    • President Obama
    • Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.)
    • Republican Strategist Mary Matalin and Democratic Strategist James Carville.
    • Sen. Carl Levin, D-Michigan, gets the Last Word.
    • Hour 2 - Howard Kurtz & "Reliable Sources", now a part of "State of the Union" - not really.
    • soundbites from all the other shows that we can blow up REAL BIG with our guests and more! (Hey we gotta fill up four hours!)

  • BREAKROOM LIVE
    Marc Maron and Sam Seder LIVE STREAM Weekdays at 3 pm et!
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    amazing graphic & logo by nicole s.
    OVER - Watch this space for more info! For up-to-the-minute updates go to samsedershow.com.

  • Ring of Fire Radio airamericaheader.jpg
    Find us at http://ringoffireradio.com and http://goleft.tv/
    • Today on Ring of Fire, we’ll be taking a look at the vice-presidency of Dick Cheney with author Barton Gellman, and we’ll find out what exactly Cheney accomplished by turning his post from an office with little power, to one that almost rivaled that of the president.
    • We’ve also got best selling author Thomas Frank with us today to talk about the latest fear tactics coming from the GOP where they’re trying to scare the hell out of Americans with the threat of socialism, illegal immigration, gay marriage, abortion, socialized medicine – This is a party that has clearly gone off the deep end.
    • We’ll also be talking with David Arkush from Public Citizen about the dangers of tort reform, and we’ll find out how, by reigning in the doctors responsible for malpractice, we can save billions of dollars in healthcare costs every year.
    • Join our blog at http://www.ringoffireradio.com/
    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 (4 pm on XM 167) featuring The PAP Attack! "We’ll bring you the stories that the mainstream media didn’t feel like reporting this week."

  • On the Edge with Max Keiser Podcasts and more @ MaxKeiser.com!
    WHO IS MAX KEISER? Max Keiser is a financial expert, Prediction Markets analyst, inventor and filmmaker. He is the creator of the Hollywood Stock Exchange (HSX) the first Prediction Market. Max Keiser co-hosts “The Truth About Markets” on ResonanceFM 104.4 in London. He also produces and presents documentary films covering markets and finance for Al Jazeera’s “People & Power” series. Max Keiser started his career on Wall Street in 1983. He is the creator of KarmaBanque a site that enables activists to challenge corporate power.
    [1061] The Truth About . . . SpecflationStacy Summary: Max and Stacy for Truth About Markets London. And Revolution Broadcasting in the US.
    [OTE19] On the Edge with . . . Steve Keen September 19th, 2009
    In case you missed the previous 30 announcements, IMF announces (again) that it will sell 1/8th of its alleged gold reservesStacy Summary: Gordon Brown I notice is most vocal in pushing for this IMF alleged gold sale to help the allegedly poor. Perhaps he should look at his own debt problem. READ IMF board approves sale of 403 tonnes of gold reserves and UK public debt out of control, hits £800 billion, most on record.

  • ANTIWAR RADIO with Scott Horton & Charles Goyette antiwarradio.jpg LIVE (9-11am Pacific, 12pm - 2pm Eastern) Plenty of archives too!
    Listen at Antiwar Radio
    Scott Horton interviews Daniel Ellsberg (mp3) 53:13 Sept 18 2009. Daniel Ellsberg, the man who leaked the Pentagon Papers, discusses his new film “The Most Dangerous Man in America,” simulations that indicate nuclear war would be more destructive than previously thought, how the practice of killing civilians en masse in WWII became the premise of U.S. nuclear war planning, cancellation of the European missile defense shield and the staggering difference in destructive force between an H-bomb and every other weapon preceding it.
    Scott Horton interviews Rebecca Vilkomerson (mp3) 23:24 Sept 18 2009. Rebecca Vilkomerson, National Director of Jewish Voice for Peace, discusses the activist campaign to stop Caterpillar from selling bulldozers to Israel, what interested people can do to help promote peace, how the peace party can learn from the organizational and media saturation successes of the war party and the importance of criticizing anti-Semitism as well as those who misuse the charge (see MuzzleWatch).

  • fauxnews
    • ACORN chief executive Bertha Lewis
    • Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.)
    • FedEx CEO Fred Smith
    • Office Depot CEO Steve Odland
    • Cisco CEO John Chambers

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Saturday, September 12, 2009

Brick TeeVee Attack of the Blue Dogs!

Your Guest List for Sunday's Talking Head News Shows beamed across America by Corporate Media PLUS reports from the best progressive media! If you have other Sunday Talkie shows' guest lists we don't have please share below. DEBUNK HERE! Throw Bricks!
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This Sunday morning our talking heads will dissect Obama's Address to the Joint Session of Congress and a rapt national audience. Carrying over from August GOP Lawmakers Treat President Obama’s Joint Address To Congress Like A Town Hall Protest with Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC-2) shouting out "YOU LIE!" during one segment. Throw some bricks at Rep. Wilson on Sunday's FAKE NEWS and maybe drop some sofa change to his Democratic challenger former Marine and Iraq Veteran Rob Miller. Also on FAKE NEWS it's Blue Dogs MCKASKILL & CONRAD up against Hard-liners GRAHAM & HATCH. Meanwhile the WH Limo service revs up with HHS KATHLEEN SEBELIUS on This George, Advisor DAVID AXELROD on Face the Bob and Press Guy BOB GIBBS on State of the King. More Blue Dogs MARY LANDRIEU & JAY ROCKEFELLER back up Sebelius on This George. Gibbs gets backup from Blue Dogs JEAN SHAHEEN and DIANE FEINSTEIN on State of the John. Meet the David lines up DICK DURBIN and DR. HOWARD DEAN to face off against JOHN CORNYN and NEWT "Contract ON America" GINGRICH. To escape the Attack of the Blue Dogs, get Ring of Fire Radio with Senator SHELDON WHITEHOUSE. Also catch Consortium News's ROBERT PARRY on AntiWar Radio and MAX KEISER on Russia Today TV interview plus the weekly BTV Alerts. The Brick TeeVee crew has been winding down the garden after a bumper crop of zucchini and late cukes. Our few tomatoes are just now reddening and the butternut squash are starting to come into their own. We hope to have our first batch of BTV Salsa this week and have several recipes to try (tomato donations from the neighborhood are helping). We expect it to be very hot! Here's to an extended Indian Summer as we get ready for spinach and lettuce Round Two. Enjoy your Sunday!

BRICK TEEVEE ALERTS!


»»» Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) @ Democracy NOW! WATCH “A Robust Public Option Is Essential”–Progressive Caucus Co-Chair Rep. Grijalva Draws a Line in the Sand on Healthcare Reform
»»» Charles Idelson of the California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee @ Democracy NOW! WATCH “California’s Real Death Panels”–Data Reveals California’s Private Insurers Deny 21% of Claims
»»» Bob Fertik, President of Democrats.com and Robert Weissman, President of Public Citizen on GRITtv WATCH Are Public Option Advocates Folding?
»»» Weekly Roundtable on GRITtv WATCH Media Panel: Van Jones’ Resignation, Obama’s Healthcare Speech and More Foreclosures
»»» NFL Week 1 Check your local listings
»»» NASCAR on ABC ERRATA: We mistakenly said The Chase began last week but it will officially start next week at Loudon for the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Saturday nights's Chevy Rock-n-Roll 400 in Richmand is the last chance for drivers to make the top 12 Chase spots - Coverage begins 7 pm et. No. 5 Mark Martin is on the pole.
»»» MLB on TBS NL West battle! Dodgers @ Giants - 4 pm et
»»» Sunday Night Baseball on ESPN BUMPED to afternoon for NFL! Mets @ Phillies - 1 pm et

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STOP MANDATORY VACCINATIONS FOR H1N1 Natural Solutions Foundation www.GlobalHealthFreedom.org What You Can Do to Prevent Forced Mandatory Swine Flu Vaccinations. Demand Your Right to Self-Shield! Add your comments in too! Protection From Compulsory Vaccination, Drugging - Your Right to Self-Shield! SIGN NOW!
MORE INFO HERE: “It’s The Vaccines Stupid!”
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B R I C K T E E V E E
image ©2006 arkysue
THEY report. YOU throw bricks. ©
The essential guide for watching government propaganda
IRAQ: 4,343 Military Dead as of Sept 10, 2009
AFGHANISTAN: 825 Military Dead as of Sept 10, 2009
Dear readers,
We have recovered the data for military fatalities for both the Iraq (OIF) and Afghanistan (OEF) sites. We still have a ways to go until both sites return to full functionality, but with a little luck everything should be back to normal soon. I want to personally thank all of you who have donated and encourage others who find this site beneficial to make a modest contribution to iCasualties to help defray the cost of necessary server upgrades and daily operations. I also owe a special thanks to Mr. Ellis and Mr. Stasz for their assistance in collecting data. - Michael White, iCasualties.org DONATE NOW VIA PAYPAL

2,321 days since "Mission Accomplished"
The Obameter: Tracking Obama's Campaign Promises

  • This Week (ABC)
    • HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, two Democratic Senators who disagree on key elements of health care reform, and , and Republican
    • Mary Landrieu D - Louisiana
    • Jay Rockefeller D - West Virginia
    • Governor Tim Pawlenty R - MN
    • ROUNDTABLE: George Will, Cokie Roberts, Sam Donaldson and New York Times columnist David Brooks

  • Face The Nation (CBS)
    • David Axelrod, White House Adviser
    • Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine (at left)
    • Roger Simon, Politico
    • Kathleen Parker, Syndicated Columnist

  • 60 Minutes (CBS)
    • President Obama Steve Kroft interviews the president at an important time in his presidency.
    • Big Teddy His son, Ted Kennedy, Jr., and the editor/publisher he collaborated closely with on his memoir, Jonathan Karp, reflect on the life and legacy of the late Sen. Ted Kennedy. Lesley Stahl reports.

  • Meet the Press (NBC)
    • Assistant Majority Leader Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL)
    • Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
    • Fmr. DNC Chairman Dr. Howard Dean
    • Fmr. House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-GA)
    • ROUNDTABLE: CNBC's Erin Burnett; author Joshua Cooper Ramo; and NBC's Chuck Todd
    • ****New MSNBC re-air time: Meet the Press will re-air on MSNBC at 2 p.m. ET Sunday afternoons, in place of our 5 p.m. re-air. We will continue to re-air at 2 a.m. ET and 5 a.m. ET (Monday morning) as well.****

  • State of the Union With John King (CNN)
    State of the Union with John King offers a blend of newsmaker interviews, political analysis, national and world affairs and cultural segments, plus an hour of Reliable Sources media analysis, hosted by Howard Kurtz, airing every Sunday from 9 a.m. through 1 p.m. et
    • White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs
    • Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine
    • Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire
    • Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-California
    • Minority Whip Rep. Eric Cantor gets the Last Word
    • Hour 2 - Howard Kurtz & "Reliable Sources", now a part of "State of the Union" - not really.
    • soundbites from all the other shows that we can blow up REAL BIG with our guests and more! (Hey we gotta fill up four hours!)

  • BREAKROOM LIVE
    Marc Maron and Sam Seder LIVE STREAM Weekdays at 3 pm et!
    maronvsederbreakroom
    amazing graphic & logo by nicole s.
    OVER - Watch this space for more info! For up-to-the-minute updates go to samsedershow.com.

  • Ring of Fire Radio airamericaheader.jpg
    Find us at http://ringoffireradio.com and http://goleft.tv/
    • Today on Ring of Fire, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse will be joining us to talk about the recent report detailing some of the CIA’s interrogation methods, and we’ll find out whether or not Congress is going to be investigating these abuses, or if the Bush Administration will once again be given a free pass for their crimes.
    • We’ll also be talking with author Sam Tanenhaus about the death of the conservative movement, which contrary to what most people believe, started decades before George W Bush was appointed president.
    • Our good friend David Bender will be joining us once again to talk about some of the most important stories that the traditional media missed this past week.
    Dara Alexander, president of the Florida chapter of the ALS association will be joining us to talk about the growing number of ALS cases in the United States, and we’ll find out why after more than 100 years, there is still very little known about what causes this debilitating disease.
    • And comedian Matthew Filipowicz will give us the lighter side of the news, and provide us with his own humorous take on the mental breakdown of the GOP.
    • Join our blog at http://www.ringoffireradio.com/
    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 (4 pm on XM 167) featuring The PAP Attack! "We’ll bring you the stories that the mainstream media didn’t feel like reporting this week."

  • On the Edge with Max Keiser Podcasts and more @ MaxKeiser.com!
    WHO IS MAX KEISER? Max Keiser is a financial expert, Prediction Markets analyst, inventor and filmmaker. He is the creator of the Hollywood Stock Exchange (HSX) the first Prediction Market. Max Keiser co-hosts “The Truth About Markets” on ResonanceFM 104.4 in London. He also produces and presents documentary films covering markets and finance for Al Jazeera’s “People & Power” series. Max Keiser started his career on Wall Street in 1983. He is the creator of KarmaBanque a site that enables activists to challenge corporate power.
    Max Keiser interviewed on Russia TodayStacy Summary: Thanks @DanII for sending me the link. US dollar, US empire, and more. Let me watch it now!
    [OTE18] On the Edge with Max and Stacy September 12th, 2009

  • ANTIWAR RADIO with Scott Horton & Charles Goyette antiwarradio.jpg LIVE (9-11am Pacific, 12pm - 2pm Eastern) Plenty of archives too!
    Listen at Antiwar Radio
    Scott Horton interviews Robert Parry (mp3) 63:13 Sept 12 2009. Robert Parry, founder of ConsortiumNews.com, discusses Ronald Reagan’s lip service to torture prohibition and support for atrocities in Central America, the hypocritical critiques of “moral relativism” by amoral neocons, the inheritance of an entire generation of government-worshiping journalists, Islamic fundamentalist blowback from Reagan administration attempts to weaken the USSR and the quid-pro-quo deal that enabled Pakistan to develop nuclear weapons.
    Scott Horton interviews Anthony Gregory (mp3) 23:15 Sept 12 2009. Anthony Gregory, research analyst at the Independent Institute, discusses the numerous liberties lost in the new millennium, the U.S.-resident Muslims held on “material witness” grounds after 9/11, Patriot Act and FISA amendment increases to government power and how Congressional authorization for the use of force is worse than a declaration of war.

  • fauxnews
    • Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D.
    • Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah
    • Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo.
    • Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.
    • Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C.

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Sunday, September 6, 2009

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Your Guest List for Sunday's Talking Head News Shows beamed across America by Corporate Media PLUS reports from the best progressive media! If you have other Sunday Talkie shows' guest lists we don't have please share below. DEBUNK HERE! Throw Bricks!
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Ahead of Obama's speechifying this week to the full congress about health care much ado has been focused on the President's address to the nations students on C-Span and on-line. Pitt County schools won’t broadcast Obama’s speech, Backlash Growing Over Obama School Speech, Grand Forks students won't see Obama speech live, NE Ohio: School districts 'opt out' of live Obama speech. You get the idea. Judge for yourself by reading President to Address Students Fact Sheet. Keep a box of tissue handy as we get more scared of Swine Flu (and its alleged "safe" vaccine) from Secretary of Education ARNE DUNCON on Face the Bob and Center for Disease Control Director THOMAS FRIEDEN on State of the King (not to be confused with Flat-Earther Thomas FriedMAN - THROW BRICKS at the Real TOM FRIEDMAN on Meet the David). Our Holiday Knuckledragger Awareness Award goes to Dr. Howard Dean for trying futilely to convince faux news watchers single-payer is in their best interest. And George Will has an epiphany on Afghanistan on This George! Great stuff in BTV Alerts and our non-corpormedia sections. Do spend some Labor Day time watching/listening/linking to these important stories. The Brick TeeVee Crew awoke to a hurt deer in the back yard on Wednesday morning. We checked it out and a six-point buck was laying on its side with a pretty badly damaged leg (musta got hit crossing the road behind the BTV compound). Ohio Division of Wildlife advised us of a State Law "Do not resuscitate deer" law and asked us to leave it be. When we returned at noon Mr. Buck had passed. We summoned the city's services dept. to remove the Mr. Buck from our back yard. Deer get hurt and killed by vehicles every day but this one chose to lay down here after running fifty yards, jumping a wooden fence and dragging itself to the softest part of the yard. We excuse all the deer that chowed down our garden this summer. Neighbor Old Man John said he saw a Doe and two Fawns in the wood behind the compound. ;-( Have a SAFE Labor Day Holiday. Brake for Critters.

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»»» NYU professor of Latin American studies Greg Grandin @ Democracy NOW! WATCH US Cuts More Aid to Honduras as Zelaya Meets Clinton in Washington
»»» Journalist David Goodman about his Mother Jones article “A Few Good Kids?" @ Democracy NOW! WATCH Back to School: Military Recruiters Increasingly Targeting High School Teens
Most parents are unaware that a federal law called the No Child Left Behind Act contains a provision that requires schools who receive public funding to violate family privacy by handing over personal information about students including names, home addresses and phone numbers to local military recruiters. The good news is that students over the age of 18 or parents of minors may remove their children from this list by submitting a request in writing to their school administrator. DOWNLOAD AND PRINT Section 9528 of NCLB (pdf) This form may be downloaded at www.PeaceAware.com . Addl info courtesy http://criticalconcern.com/optout/
Additional Internet Resources No Child Left Behind Act and Release of Student Information to Military Recruiters: Section 9528 of the Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act - www.ed.gov/policy/elsec/leg/esea02/pg112.html
»»» SHOCK DOCTRINE Charter School debate on GRITtv WATCH Public Schools vs. Charter Schools
»»» NASCAR on ESPN The Chase Begins @ Atlanta Motor Speedway! It's the Pep Boys Auto 500 - Coverage begins 7 pm et. No.1 Martin Truex Jr. is on the pole next to No. 9 Kasey Kahne.
»»» MLB on TBS BATTLE OF THE SOX! Red Sox @ White Sox - 2 pm et
»»» Sunday Night Baseball on ESPN San Diego Padres @ Los Angeles Dodgers - 8 pm et

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STOP MANDATORY VACCINATIONS FOR H1N1 Natural Solutions Foundation www.GlobalHealthFreedom.org What You Can Do to Prevent Forced Mandatory Swine Flu Vaccinations. Demand Your Right to Self-Shield! Add your comments in too! Protection From Compulsory Vaccination, Drugging - Your Right to Self-Shield! SIGN NOW!
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  • This Week (ABC)
    former Senate Majority leaders (D) Tom Daschle
    former Senate Majority leader (R) Bob Dole
    • Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN)
    • Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA)
    • ROUNDTABLE: ABC’s Matthew Dowd, The Nation’s Editor Katrina vanden Heuvel and David Sanger, Chief Washington Correspondent for The New York Times and of course George Will - GEORGE WILL SEZ GET OUT OF AFGHANISTAN. Whoda thunk?

  • Face The Nation (CBS)
    • Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will be on to discuss President Obama's speech to students, fixing America's schools and the H1N1 flu.
    REMINDER! Protection From Compulsory Vaccination, Drugging - Your Right to Self-Shield!

  • 60 Minutes (CBS)
    • THE AGE OF MEGAFIRES - Global warming is increasing the intensity and number of forest fires across the American West. Scott Pelley goes to the fire line to report. David Gelber and Joel Bach are the producers. Watch a preview
    • COMBAT IN AFGHANISTAN - The enemy is on the rise in Afghanistan and Lara Logan's report from a forward operating base near Pakistan includes 60 MINUTES footage of up-close combat. Peter Klein and Jeff Newton are the producers.
    • MR. AYERS AND MR. LOPEZ - Discovered living on the streets by Los Angeles Times newspaper columnist Steve Lopez, mentally ill musician Nathaniel Ayers has become the subject of a book by Lopez and now a Hollywood film. Morley Safer reports. David Browning is the producer.

  • Meet the Press (NBC)
    • DAVID AXELROD - White House Senior Adviser
    • ROUNDTABLE: RUDY GIULIANI (R); Fmr. Rep. HAROLD FORD JR. (D-TN); NBC's TOM BROKAW; and The New York Times columnist TOM FRIEDMAN.
    • ****New MSNBC re-air time: Meet the Press will re-air on MSNBC at 2 p.m. ET Sunday afternoons, in place of our 5 p.m. re-air. We will continue to re-air at 2 a.m. ET and 5 a.m. ET (Monday morning) as well.****

  • State of the Union With John King (CNN)
    State of the Union with John King offers a blend of newsmaker interviews, political analysis, national and world affairs and cultural segments, plus an hour of Reliable Sources media analysis, hosted by Howard Kurtz, airing every Sunday from 9 a.m. through 1 p.m. et
    • Gov. Tim Pawlenty, R-Minnesota
    • Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota
    • Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Nebraska
    • Center for Disease Control Director Thomas Frieden.
    REMINDER! Protection From Compulsory Vaccination, Drugging - Your Right to Self-Shield!
    • Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minnesota gets the Last Word.
    • Hour 2 - Howard Kurtz & "Reliable Sources", now a part of "State of the Union" - not really.
    • soundbites from all the other shows that we can blow up REAL BIG with our guests and more! (Hey we gotta fill up four hours!)

  • BREAKROOM LIVE
    Marc Maron and Sam Seder LIVE STREAM Weekdays at 3 pm et!
    maronvsederbreakroom
    amazing graphic & logo by nicole s.
    ON HAITUS - Watch this space for more info! For up-to-the-minute updates go to samsedershow.com.

  • Ring of Fire Radio airamericaheader.jpg
    Find us at http://ringoffireradio.com and http://goleft.tv/
    • Today on Ring of Fire, documentary filmmaker Joe Berlinger will be here to tell us about his new film Crude – A film that exposes the numerous environmental and human rights abuses being committed by Chevron in South America.
    • We’ll also be talking with Dr. Jane Hightower, author of the book Diagnosis Mercury, about why different government agencies are still arguing over what is considered a “safe” level of mercury contamination, while thousands of Americans are being poisoned.
    • We’ll also take a look at the secret activities of the CIA with investigative journalist Christopher Hayes, and we’ll talk about how the lack of courage in Washington is allowing this federal agency to get away with murder.
    • We’ve also got Dani McClain from Color of Change with us, who’ll talk about the latest developments in the Glenn Beck advertiser exodus, and she’ll tell us how her organization is working to get this lunatic hatemonger off the air once and for all.

    • Join our blog at http://www.ringoffireradio.com/
    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 (4 pm on XM 167) featuring The PAP Attack! "We’ll bring you the stories that the mainstream media didn’t feel like reporting this week."

  • On the Edge with Max Keiser Podcasts and more @ MaxKeiser.com!
    WHO IS MAX KEISER? Max Keiser is a financial expert, Prediction Markets analyst, inventor and filmmaker. He is the creator of the Hollywood Stock Exchange (HSX) the first Prediction Market. Max Keiser co-hosts “The Truth About Markets” on ResonanceFM 104.4 in London. He also produces and presents documentary films covering markets and finance for Al Jazeera’s “People & Power” series. Max Keiser started his career on Wall Street in 1983. He is the creator of KarmaBanque a site that enables activists to challenge corporate power.
    Above the law, the only way to go - Stacy Summary: Christine Lagarde’s quote then goes on to say that bankers are not above the rules. But clearly they are. And Jack Straw’s admission confirms this. And the cost of admission into this network that exists above the rules is getting higher and higher. Regarding the firing of tear gas at the news correspondent, imagine if almost any other nation on earth had done that . . . imagine some scenarios in the comments please. Israeli soldiers fire on Al Jazeera correspondent - 04 Sep 09 @ youtube

  • ANTIWAR RADIO with Scott Horton & Charles Goyette antiwarradio.jpg LIVE (9-11am Pacific, 12pm - 2pm Eastern) Plenty of archives too!
    Listen at Antiwar Radio
    Scott Horton interviews John V. Walsh (mp3) 24:31 Sept 4 2009. John V. Walsh, frequent contributor to CounterPunch.org, discusses Obama’s propagandized meeting with the Bizarro World Cindy Sheehan, how the antiwar Left lacks the ideological passion and clarity of libertarians, the permanent cold war mentality in Washington D.C. and the widening divide between Democratic Party leaders and rank and file activists.
    Scott Horton interviews Mark Ames (mp3) 33:03 Sept 4 2009. Mark Ames, author of the article “Obama Is Leading the U.S. Into a Hellish Quagmire“, discusses the U.S. military presence in Afghanistan that surpasses the levels during Soviet occupation, how Russia benefits from (and is gloating about) a U.S./Taliban stalemate, the slim chance of Russia’s inclusion in NATO and George F. Will’s “Walter Cronkite moment” on Afghanistan.

  • fauxnews
    • Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn.
    • Gov. Howard Dean, former Democratic National Committee chairman
    • Newt Gingrich, former speaker of the House
    • John Podesta, president and CEO of Center for American Progress

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