Filthy Rich Stuff: March 2010

Saturday, March 27, 2010

Brick TeeVee's Waterloo?

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Waterloo Last week we witnessed racial slurs, homophobic insults and vicious attacks and that was INSIDE the House chamber! While some 14 states' Attorneys General already filed lawsuits to challenge the legislation (13 GOP & one Dem so far), The Hill reports JOHN MCCAIN said an interview with an Arizona radio affiliate that "there will be no cooperation for the rest of the year. [Democrats] have poisoned the well in what they've done and how they've done it" taking the GOP's Little Green Football home in an oh-so-"bipartisanshippy" way. Then some ill-informed (wonder how THAT happened) teabagger posted Rep. Tom Perriello's (D-Va) home address, but posted Rep. Perriello's BROTHER's address instead, where someone vandalized the home by cutting the propane gas line to their grill. Well, House Minority leader JOHN "Crybaby" BOEHNER quickly called acts of violence or vandalism “not acceptable.” Perriello disagreed saying, “Actually, I thought his statement was fairly outrageous,” on CNN Thursday morning. “What he was saying was, 'For those of you who are threatening people's children, we want you to channel that anger into the campaign.' No, we want those people to go to jail.” (h/t TPMMuckraker with video) Seems the GOP have now resorted to the Pee Wee Herman "I know you are but what am I" defense as Billmon @ kos reminds us in Spock with a Beard: The Sequel (read it all) "Thus the rather amazing press conference Minority Whip Eric Cantor held earlier today, in which the Virginia Republican in effect accused the Democrats of inciting violence against all those innocent teabaggers out there who are simply expressing their sacred constitutional right to spit on black people and fax pictures of hangman’s nooses to their elected representatives....What makes this particular example so cunning are the specific words used. Liberals complain that conservative protesters have worn guns to teabagger rallies, or waved signs warning that if "Brown can’t stop this, a Browning can"? Well, now the Democrats also have been accused of using "weapons." Has the RNC stepped over the line by showing Nancy Pelosi burning in a sea of fire? Well, the Democrats are also "fanning the flames." Did the GOP House members encourage their followers to think of themselves as a revolutionary army by waving "Don’t Tread on Me" signs from the House balcony during the HCR vote? Well, the Democrats are also "ratcheting up the rhetoric." This is pretty sophisticated stuff -- way beyond what I would expect from your typical hack GOP congressman. Which does make me wonder who’s writing Cantor’s stuff these days (Step on out from behind the curtain, Karl: We can see you.) The shiny new health care bill seems to have reinvigorated the Dems (see our inbox full with donation pleas) and there are hundreds of "What this bill will do for you" posts all over the nets. The group that fought hardest for H.R. 676 Single-payer, HealthCare-NOW.org, has a contrary list at Medicare-for-All Advocates Say Bill Fails to Meet Needs of People. “We now have insurance reform based on a market model, but that model has failed to work up to now. This bill puts corporate interests before the American people. What people need is health care, not health insurance,” states Katie Robbins, National Organizer of Healthcare-NOW! Their laundry list of what's wrong with the bill is quite extensive so have a look. Chris Floyd at Empire Burlesque (h/t maddy) observes how even the most ardent liberal can get "compromised" in Progressive Front: Well Done, Thou Good and Faithful Servant: That's right: Dennis is now fronting the big-time money-grubbing operations of party hacks! Just days ago, Kucinich was condemning the health care bill as a bad, tainted piece of pork: "a giveaway to the insurance industry -- $70 billion a year, and no guarantees of any control over premiums, forcing people to buy private insurance. I just don't see that this bill is the solution." But now, he's out there rattling the cup for the very ladlers of corporate pork he has been castigating for months, writing in the new donation pitch: "On Tuesday, I ... witnessed an historic ceremony in the White House, where President Obama signed health care reform into law. I am pleased to have played a role in helping make this important moment possible." But the most bizzarre of all was gwb's former speech writer David Frum writing in his blog FrumForum Waterloo, "We followed the most radical voices in the party and the movement, and they led us to abject and irreversible defeat." But then only three days later Howie Kurtz at WaPo reports Conservative David Frum loses think tank job after criticizing GOP: "Three days after calling health-care reform a debacle for Republicans, David Frum was forced out of his job at the American Enterprise Institute on Wednesday. The ouster also came one day after a harsh Wall Street Journal editorial ripped the former speechwriter for President George W. Bush, saying he "now makes his living as the media's go-to basher of fellow Republicans" and accusing him of "peddling bad revisionist history." " Huh! Frum must not have gotten the GOP talking points email? And finally our hypocrite-of-the-week award goes to Alabama Constitutional Militia's Mike Vanderboegh as desrcibed by TaraDactyl at RepublicanDirtyTricks.com Mike Vanderboegh: Violence Inspiring Anti-Government Thug is Sucking off the Government Teat writing, "Now that his hypocrisy (what else is new?) has been exposed, Vanderboegh felt the need to address it on one of his many blogs. His “reasoning” is the classic dance of justification and rationalization members of the “pull yourself up by your bootstraps” crowd employ when ultimately exposed as the frauds they are. Here’s his justification in its entirety – (my comments in red)" Good stuff! In summary, Dems pass health insurance bill using reconciliation, GOP decry it as a dirty trick (even though they used the same maneuver to pass bu$h tax cuts for the wealthy and more), core-GOP-constituency teabaggers resort to violence, GOP cry that they have experienced violence too, while big pharma and big med get all the goodies they want and prog/libs are thrown a few bones, many that don't kick in for years. With all that in mind, the Sunday funnies should be more of the same. This Guest Host gets Governors HALEY BARBOUR and ED RENDELL, while Meet the David goes with CHUCK SCHUMER and LINDSEY GRAHAM. Throw your imaginary mental bricks at completely delusional MICHELE BACHMAN on Face the Bob. State of Crowley gets a face off with Senators LAMAR ALEXANDER and BARBARA MIKULSKI. The WH Limo drops of DAVID AXELROD at Crowley's too plus VALERIE JARRETT on This Guest Host. Get more news and commentary from our usual prog/lib round-up Ring of Fire, PBC podcasts, Max Keiser on economic issues plus Michael Moore on Democracy Now in BTV alerts. BTV contributor ms-in-la advises, "(YerOnYerOwn) YOYO is here. But we've got each other... Like minded people are hooking up - meeting up - and the best thing about living in dark times is? How easy it is to spot the light." Well said. Enjoy your Sunday and the rest of the week.

BRICK TEEVEE ALERTS!

»»» Michael Moore @ Democracy NOW! We speak with Academy Award-winning filmmaker Michael Moore. “The healthcare bill that was passed ultimately will be seen as a victory for capitalism,” Moore says. “It protected the capitalist model of providing healthcare for people—in other words, we are not to help unless there is money to be made from it.” WATCH Michael Moore: Healthcare Bill “A Victory for Capitalism”. RELATED: Moore on Diane Rehm NPR March 17, 2010
»»» Allan Nairn @ Democracy NOW! Since Allan Nairn broke the news of the assassination program on Democracy Now! on Friday, the Indonesian press has been buzzing with the allegations. A military spokesman told the Jakarta Globe that the military is considering legal action against Nairn. WATCH EXCLUSIVE…Journalist Allan Nairn Facing Possible Arrest in Indonesia for Exposing US-Backed Forces Assassinated Civilians
»»» Azam Ahmed, reporter for the Chicago Tribune @ Democracy NOW! We speak with the Chicago Tribune reporter who broke the story and with two Chicago organizers about Duncan and his aggressive plan to expand charter schools. WATCH A Look at Arne Duncan’s VIP List of Requests at Chicago Schools and the Effects of his Expansion of Charter Schools in Chicago
»»» Health Care Bill passes @ Democracy NOW! Congress has approved a package of final changes to the landmark healthcare overhaul. The House of Representatives put the finishing touches on the bill Thursday night after the Senate approved the package on a 56-43 vote. The reconciliation package does not include a public insurance option, though backers of the plan said they will work to see it implemented in follow-up legislation. WATCH Congress OKs Final Changes to Healthcare Overhaul
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»»» Arundhati Roy @ GRITtv Novelist, activist, journalist, internal security threat? Arundhati Roy joins us for a special conversation about her journey into the forest in the heart of India to talk to Maoist revolutionaries. Roy talks with Laura about resistance and struggle, war and colonialism, how you can't fire bullets at an ideology, and why we should all become internal security threats. WATCH Arundhati Roy: Becoming Internal Security Threats
»»» "Checkpoints and More" @ GRITtvNahr al-Bared ("Cold River") refugee camp in Lebanon is home to 20,000 displaced Palestinians, struggling to rebuild their home after its destruction in 2007. The camp has been around for some 60 years, and in this excerpt from "Checkpoints and More" by A Films, residents of the camp tell their stories. WATCH Checkpoints and More
»»» NASCAR on FOX It's the Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500 from Martinsville. Coverage begins at 1 pm et
»»» NCAA on CBS Two more games until the Final Four! Michigan State #5 vs. Tennessee #6 [MIDWEST] then Duke #1 vs. Baylor #3 [SOUTH] Coverage begins at 2 pm et.
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PRAYER MEETIN' WEDNESDAY: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 (mp3) A homily for Timmy Jeebo and more! Amen for the mp3! Praise to White Rose Society for the podcasts! AMEN BROTHERS AND SISTERS!
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• ACTION POINT: Saturday: 3-27, 2010: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly…
7P ET: Hour One: To coin a phrase, it IS a BIG FUCKING DEAL! Top News, “Obamacare” passes, and that’s The Good, but not for the reasons many think and not without some downsides…
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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 #113 Published on 19 March 2010 by admin in Podcast Info -- John Fitzgerald, not a Kennedy–but a fiery progressive. Fitzgerald is challenging 21-term Rep. George Miller in the June primary, to send a message from progressive Democrats to their leaders: “don’t ignore us”. From healthcare to warfare, failure to hold BushCo accountable, to Wall St. bailouts, Fitzgerald has strong and thoughtful progressive positions detailed here. He is a home painting contractor who’s been burned by the housing bubble burst, and Fitzgerald has never run for office before. And he gets extra points for political courage: he calls for a new investigation of the events of 9/11.
• Info on Podcast #115 Published on 23 March 2010 by admin in Podcast Info -- Dems health insurance victory? Cuba Rising. On the day Obama signs the Senate bill just passed by the House, Margaret Flowers, MD returns to critique the bill and renew the call for single payer. Dr. Flowers, who was arrested on the order of Sen. Baucus for demanding hearings on single payer, describes the major shortcomings of this legislation, and agrees that the limited benefits delivered–such as an end to pre-existing conditions, lifetime caps and policy cancellation–do not come with adequate enforcement or penalties. Dr. Flowers urges single payer advocates to continue the struggle here. PBC cites a valuable myth-busting chart from Jane Hamsher and Firedoglake.com which refutes the happy-talk talking points we are hearing from Democrats about this “historic reform”. And we take a fresh look at the island nation of Cuba with Jonathan Showe, author of the new book Cuba Rising: An American Insider’s Perspective. Showe has been to Cuba over 80 times in the last 12 years, and offers many interesting comments on the Castro Brothers, a half century of failed US policies of sanction and isolation, the power of Cuban exiles in US politics, attitudes toward the US and Guantanamo, and more.
• Info on Podcast #116 Published on 19 March 2010 by admin in Podcast Info -- JProf. Stephen Jones on 9/11 explosive evidence; 2 activists fight White House on coal ash rules. Dr. Jones details the peer reviewed study that confirms that dust from 4 locations near the World Trade Center contained residue from the high tech explosive nanothermite. We begin the conversation with Jones’ description of his early retirement from Brigham Young University, under pressure from the Cheney White House, then talk about the study. He also references an earlier study, found here. While the discussion is a bit technical at times, and Jones’ cell fades out sometimes, the information is important and persuasive. In our second segment, we hear from two activists who are fighting White House czar Cass Sunstein, who is holding up approval of new EPA rules on coal ash: Peter Kelley, whose group has set up a cool website and taken out an ad in the Harvard Crimson (Sunstein is on leave from Harvard) to challenge the czar; and Tim Tanksley, who lives very close to a toxic coal ash dump near Bokoshe, Oklahoma which is run by the cynically-named “Making Money Having Fun” company, which has recently (and more cynically) been re-named Clean Hydro.
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This Week on Ring of Fire - posted March 26th, 2010
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• The Company’s Man, The Fed’s Buying and The Bid’s Riggers Stacy Summary: Looks like the Miracle 51% Voting Machine has delivered the election to anti-Iranian, ‘former’ CIA asset, Ayad Allawi. Very clever the way they waited a few years after their first attempt when they just openly installed him. More subtle this way. And re: JPMorgan and UBS (both CEOs are good mates with the President) let’s see if the Tea Party protests or the Congress demands an end to all Federal contracts . . . don’t hold your breath. READ Ayad Allawi edges out al-Maliki in close election (HuffPo) plus Freaking out over end of Fed mortgage buying (BusinessInsider.com) and JPMorgan and UBS named as conspirators in US muni bond fraud and bid rigging
• [KR28] Keiser Report – Markets! Finance! Scandal! – And Helen Skopis of Athens International Radio! Stacy Summary: Here it is, hopefully NSAtube will be working . . .
• [OTE47] On the Edge with Max Keiser & Dmitry Orlov – 26 March 2010 Stacy Summary: Enjoy! A headline we mention, “Is China’s Property Balloon Burstable?”
• [1117] The Truth About Markets – 27 March 2010 Stacy Summary: Real debts, virtual currencies, IMF gold, Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund, political betting markets, Tories. Download show HERE (mp3).
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• Scott Horton interviews Barrett Brown (mp3) 39:47 March 26 2010. Barrett Brown, regular contributor to The Onion, discusses the apparent attack on WikiLeaks by several national intelligence agencies, how hyperlinks make internet-sourced information easier to fact check than traditional media, the upcoming release (April 5 at the National Press Club) of a WikiLeaks video that reveals a Pentagon murder-coverup and why effective data encryption is now more important than ever.
• Scott Horton interviews Gen. Robert G. Gard (mp3) 25:24 March 19 2010. Lt. General Robert G. Gard, Jr., Chairman of the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, discusses Israel’s ability to drag the US into a war with Iran, the difficulty of destroying Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility even with bunker-busting bombs, Pentagon war games that exposed serious US vulnerabilities to Iranian retaliation, the need to vastly reduce the number of nuclear weapons in the US and Russia and why the aircraft carrier-based US Navy is becoming obsolete.
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• First ever Florida GOP Senate Primary debate between Governor Charlie Crist and Former FL Speaker of the House Marco Rubio.

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Saturday, March 20, 2010

Brick TeeVee: Seven Long Years

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Seven Long Years. iCasulaties.org reports 4,386 U.S. Military Dead as of March 20, 2010 while this war seems to be wiped from the conscience of the American Public by corporomedia. The alleged "withdrawal" from Iraq seems to run in fits and starts, while some find themselves redeployed to the "good" war in Afghanistan where innocents are killed by video-game remote-control drones (known in the newspeak as "collateral damage"). We don't have many firm figures on how many "Al Qaeiouda" "Number Twos" or "Senior Operatives" that have been killed. The sensationalist "journalism" "head-line" mentality tells us mostly "lots" officially but when it is discovered it was just a wedding party that doesn't get ANY RUN in U.S. Media, retractions relegated to maybe two column inches on page 34 of the "Paper of Record" or WaPo. Speaking of the NYT and WaPo, its former Executive Editor Howell Raines during the Judith Miller propaganda saga penned Why don't honest journalists take on Roger Ailes and Fox News? for the WaPo calling out the entire U.S. "journalism industry" for their eye-sty completely ignoring the giant 2"x4" beam in his own eye. See how this works? Yo Howell, seems Knight-Ridder (now McClatchy) GOT IT RIGHT all along while your paper offered Stenography Services to anybody (aka "confidential sources") that would talk to Judy or any pro-war Beltway Bubble mover and/or shaker. Meanwhile Phil Donahue and Jesse Ventura were cancelled from MSMBC for their "anti-war" voices. The impetus to Afghanistan and then Iraq was the events of September 11, 2001. Of course "war pRezident" bu$h and his cadres directed much of the dis-information that perpetuates until now. From Scott Horton's Washington's Blog March 16, 2010 Colleen Rowley: Minders Ensured She Didn't Say Anything About 9/11 the FBI Didn't WANT Told, Even to Government Officials With Top Security Clearance"FBI whistleblower Colleen Rowley says in a new interview (mp3) that she was "minded" during her testimony to the Joint Intelligence Committee investigation of 9/11. Specifically, she said that "FBI minders" listened to her every word, to trail her and make sure that she didn't tell government personnel with top secret clearance even higher than her own anything which the FBI did not want to be told.". In an article by the Orlando Examiner March 17, 2010 ACLU obtains document stating 9/11 commission told to "not cross the line" "According to a document obtained by the ACLU under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) on Tuesday March 16, the 9/11 commission was warned on Jan. 6th, 2004 by high-level administration officials to "not cross the line" in the investigation of the events that occurred on Sept. 11, 2001. The high-level administration officials included Attorney General John Ashcroft, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and CIA Director George J. Tenet. The ACLU described it as a fax sent by David Addington, then-counsel to former vice president Dick Cheney. The government officials urged the 9/11 Commission, “not to further pursue the proposed request to participate in the questioning of detainees,” according to the letter, citing the need to “Safeguard the national security, including protection of Americans from future terrorist attacks. Marcy Wheeler, writing for FireDogLake, speculates that the memo was an attempt by Bush administration officials to keep the torture of detainees from going public at the time. To many others, including Colleen Rowley, the memo is only a small part of a cover up that effectively gagged the 9/11 Commission from any real fact-finding.” Following along so far? (Listen to more Colleen Rowley on PeterBCollins, below.) What's left? Chris Hedges has insight at AlterNet: We stand on the cusp of one of the bleakest periods in human history when the bright lights of a civilization blink out and we will descend for decades, if not centuries, into barbarity. The elites have successfully convinced us that we no longer have the capacity to understand the revealed truths presented before us or to fight back against the chaos caused by economic and environmental catastrophe. As long as the mass of bewildered and frightened people, fed images that permit them to perpetually hallucinate, exist in this state of barbarism, they may periodically strike out with a blind fury against increased state repression, widespread poverty and food shortages. But they will lack the ability and self-confidence to challenge in big and small ways the structures of control. The fantasy of widespread popular revolts and mass movements breaking the hegemony of the corporate state is just that – a fantasy. Prarie2 offers in Living without TickleMeElmo "China now has a stranglehold on a most of the vital segments of the US economy as a result of this process. It completely escapes the people who hold up signs accusing Obama of being some sort of foreign infiltrator bent on destroying America is that the destruction has already been done." So while corporomedia continues on their path of deception, half-truths, misdirection and focus on meaningless minutae and invitng THESE SAME PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE FOR OUR CURRENT DILEMMA to their Sunday Talkies the rest of us has to be SMARTER than THEY THINK WE ARE in the face of creeping corporatism. Start a garden. Buy local. De-vest in Wall Street (we like GOLD as a hedge). Engage your neighbors. Reject genetically "engineered" Frankenfood. Drive less, walk or ride a bike or take public transportation more. Invest in local green projects. Start or join "INTENTIONAL COMMUNITIES" at IC.ORG. Join the National Resources Defense Council nrdc.org or the Sierra Club or the ACLU in your state or the Electronic Frontier Foundation or NOW or dozens more that are worth OUR attention and help to dig us out of the morass and the SHOCK DOCTRINE the Flat-Earthers and their corporate enablers have put us in. THROW BRICKS at KKKARL and McConnell and Pence and Lott and Feinstein and Hoyer and Daschle and Steele, Bohner, Clyburn, Hatch, Gillespie and all the other corporate apologists. Then begin the Re-Taking. Ya know, it's OUR COUNTRY, too. And if THEY won't listen to us then we have to make our OWN WAY.
-The Brick TeeVee Crew (*see addendum at end - important)

h/t bluemoon for this quote summing up our devolving teevee society:
“Television's perfect. You turn a few knobs, a few of those mechanical adjustments at which the higher apes are so proficient, and lean back and drain your mind of all thought. And there you are watching the bubbles in the primeval ooze. You don't have to concentrate. You don't have to react. You don't have to remember. You don't miss your brain because you don't need it. Your heart and liver and lungs continue to function normally. Apart from that, all is peace and quiet. You are in the man's nirvana. And if some poor nasty minded person comes along and says you look like a fly on a can of garbage, pay him no mind. He probably hasn't got the price of a television set.”
Raymond Chandler quotes (American Writer, author of detective fiction,1888-1959)

BRICK TEEVEE ALERTS!

»»» Rep. Alan Grayson @ Democracy NOW! Grayson joins us to discuss the measure and healthcare reform overall, his own family’s experience with private insurance companies and more. WATCH Rep. Alan Grayson’s “Medicare You Can Buy Into Act” Attracts 50 Co-Sponsors.
»»» Dennis and Ralph @ Democracy NOW! In a Democracy Now! exclusive, we spend the hour with Kucinich and former presidential candidate Ralph Nader for an in-depth discussion on healthcare, the Obama administration, the Iraq war and more. WATCH Dennis Kucinich and Ralph Nader: A Discussion on Healthcare, Politics and Reform
»»» Investigative journalist and activist Allan Nairn @ Democracy NOW! Allan Nairn reveals US-backed Indonesian armed forces carried out a series of assassinations of civilian activists in late 2009. The news comes as the White House moves towards increasing aid to the Indonesian military and lifting a twelve-year ban on the training of the notorious Indonesian military unit known as Kopassus. A US-trained Kopassus general who coordinated the assassinations confirmed to Nairn an Indonesian army role in the killings WATCH EXCLUSIVE…Indonesian Forces Tapped by Obama for Renewed US Aid Implicated in New Assassinations
»»» Seventh Anniversary Iraq War @ Democracy NOW! Today marks the seventh anniversary of the US-led invasion of Iraq. We go to Baghdad to speak with Yanar Mohammed, president of the Organization of Women’s Freedom in Iraq. WATCH Seven Years of War: On Anniversary of US Invasion, Iraqi Feminist Yanar Mohammed Says Iraq Is No Different Under Obama than Bush
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»»» States' Rights @ GRITtv As the health care bill drags toward a finish line, conservative opponents of the bill are raising a specter with some long history--"States' Rights." They claim to be able to nullify the federal reform bill on the state level, but the argument for states' rights has been made before to prevent progressive action from being taken, particularly around racial equality WATCH A Progressive Case for States' Rights?
»»» Freedom vs. Security @ GRITtvPublic protest isn't dead, but those are only a few people in a huge population that suffers all sorts of indignities regularly. Our military budget is outlandish and our freedoms are regularly taken away. What have we traded these for, and why don't more people join the protests? We ask John Kampfner, author of Freedom for Sale, and Vince Warren, executive director of the Center for Constitutional Rights. WATCH Trading Freedom for Security
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»»» NCAA on CBS Sweet Sixteen action begins on Friday. Check your local listings!
»»» NBA on TNT Thursday DOUBLEHEADER! Heat @ Bulls 8 pm et then Mavs @ Blazers at 10:30 pm et

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The essential guide for watching government propaganda
IRAQ: 4,386 Military Dead as of March 20, 2010
AFGHANISTAN: 1,025 Military Dead as of March 20, 2010
The Obameter: Tracking Obama's Campaign Promises
Considering Democracy: 8 Things to ask your Representative

This Week (ABC) with Guest anchor ABC's Senior Congressional Correspondent Jonathan Karl
PROGRAMMING NOTE: Christiane Amanpour Named 'This Week' Anchor - Amanpour starts as 'This Week' anchor in August.
• Democratic strategist David Plouffe
• Republican strategist Karl Rove
• ROUNDTABLE: Tom Daschle and Trent Lott, two veteran leaders of the Senate, join George Will and Sam Donaldson
Face The Nation (CBS) Host Bob Schiefer
• Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC), Majority Whip
• Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), DCCC Chair
• Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Minority Leader
• Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL), Assistant Majority Leader
60 Minutes (CBS)
• CHIEF OF STAFF - The man in the middle of all things presidential - especially the health care reform legislation in Congress right now - is President Obama's Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel. Katie Couric talks to Obama's right-hand man about his tough job and his even tougher reputation. Draggan Mihailovich and Jennifer Yuille are the producers.
• THE LOST CHILDREN OF HAITI - Scott Pelley reports on the most vulnerable victims of Haiti's earthquake, children who not only face hunger, disease and sexual assault, but a form of slavery that is legal in the Caribbean country. Solly Granatstein and Nicole Young are the producers.
Meet the Press (NBC) Host David Gregory
• Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) House Republican Leader
• Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) House Democratic Leader
• Fmr. Gov. Tim Kaine (D-VA)Chairman, Democratic National Committee
• Michael Steele Chairman, Republican National Committee
• ROUNDTABLE: Former Obama White House Communications Director, Anita Dunn; Former Counselor to President George W. Bush, Ed Gillespie; PBS's Tavis Smiley; and NBC News' Chuck Todd.
State of the Union With Candy Crowley (CNN)
State of the Union with Candy Crowley 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, 9 am and 12 pm et
• Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN)
• Rep. John Larson (D-CT)
• Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT)
• Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
HEAD ON RADIO with Bob Kincaid

Headon Radio with Bob Kincaid 6 PM Eastern, 3 PM Pacific, 2300 GMT. Duration: 3 hrs. To be part of the conversation on Head-on Radio, call toll-free (877) 443-2366, or use our Liberal community line at 304-658-3333. Email: bob [at] headonradio [dot] com.
PRAYER MEETIN' WEDNESDAY: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 (mp3) A Saint Patrick's Evangelicism! And George Ratzinger (da pope's bro!) and more! Amen for the mp3! Praise to White Rose Society for the podcasts! AMEN BROTHERS AND SISTERS! Bob picks up where he left off on Thursday's show HERE!
NEW! ACTION POINT with Cynthia Black on HEAD ON RADIO!

"Solution Politics" Talk Radio Streaming weekends from Head On Radio Network LIVE Saturdays 7pm - 10pm (ET) with repeats all weekend! Pick your HEAD ON STREAMING HERE! TUNE IN NOW!
The Peter B. Collins Show PODCAST!

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 #110 Published on 15 March 2010 by admin in Podcast Info -- Coleen Rowley, courageous whistleblower, still. Rowley is the 24-year FBI agent who exposed the Bureau’s failures prior to 9/11 in the investigation of “20th hijacker” Zacarias Moussaoui, and joins Sibel Edmonds and PBC for the next installment of the Boiling Frogs series.
• Info on Podcast #111 Published on 16 March 2010 by admin in Podcast Info -- Voices for justice for the Palestinians. Phyllis Bennis: Ending Afghan War; Ian Fletcher: Free Trade Doesn’t Work. Bennis is a fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies in D.C, and co-author of the new “primer”: Ending the US War in Afghanistan. She explains that the war is illegal, not supported by most Americans, and appears unwinnable... Fletcher’s new book is Free Trade Doesn’t Work: What Should Replace it and Why. He is good at explaining complex economic concepts, and is strong and clear in his opposition to free trade. He proposes a 25% tariff on all imports, explains our trade deficit, and also talks about recent economic crises in Greece and Haiti.
More podcasts at PeterBCollins.com!
Ring of Fire Radio

Find us at http://ringoffireradio.com and http://goleft.tv/ hosted by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Mike Papantonio and David Bender
Ring of Fire is now syndicated by Westwood One. Stay tuned for more info.
Ring of Fire Radio - GoLeft TV - Robert F. Kennedy, Mike Papantonio, David Bender - Politics, Commentary, and News.
This Week on Ring of Fire - posted March 19th, 2010
• This week on Ring of Fire, Mark Potok from the Southern Poverty Law Center will be joining us to talk about how the Tea Party movement is helping to reinvigorate the White Supremacist movement in America.
• Raw Story political reporter Sahil Kapur will be joining us to talk about the recent study that showed that liberals have higher IQs than their conservative counterparts.
• And we’ll listen to Bobby Kennedy’s speech from last week’s Progressive Voices Cruise.
• Join our blog at www.ringoffireradio.com. You can now SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCAST by clicking on the “Podcast” tab at the top of the Ring of Fire blog. Please help support progressive radio by signing up!
Ring of Fire Radio hosted by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Mike Papantonio with David Bender: 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.
• Investigating Cramer Jibber Jabber Stacy Summary: James Cramer being investigated by SEC. (NY Post) - h/t @maxkeiser for the video of Cramer admitting to market manipulation a few years ago.
• Keiser Report Questions Thread Stacy Summary: Guest this episode is Joe Weisenthal of Business Insider.
• [OTE46] On the Edge with Max Keiser – And Scott Baker – 19 March 2010 Stacy Summary: Guest is Scott Baker, Senior Editor of OpEdNews.
• [1115] The Truth About Markets – 20 March 2010 Stacy Summary: Truth About Markets, London. Donate to ResonanceFM if you can! Download show HERE (mp3).
• Tony Blair Rolling in the Iraq Spoils Stacy Summary: This man is disgusting. But the British people are not much better for choosing to get drunk instead of forcing an end to this modern-day imperialism done, after all, in their name. READ Tony Blair has raked in £20 million since leaving office, much of it from Iraqi oil deals (DailyMail.uk)
ANTIWAR RADIO with Scott Horton
LIVE (9-11am Pacific, 12pm - 2pm Eastern) Plenty of archives too!
Listen at Antiwar Radio
• Scott Horton interviews John V. Walsh (mp3) 30:36 March 19 2010. John V. Walsh, frequent contributor to Counterpunch.org, discusses Paul Krugman’s “economic chauvinism” regarding China’s currency valuation, provocative US military postures in Central and East Asia, China’s eons-long history of open trade and self defense and why the US should abandon the policy of “containing” China.
• Scott Horton interviews Luke Ryland (mp3) 25:24 March 19 2010. Luke Ryland, proprietor of the blog Let Sibel Edmonds Speak, discusses the disclosure of pre-9/11 FBI investigations that corroborate some of Sibel Edmonds’ previously unsupported claims, Turkish lobbies involved in Congressional bribery and drug trafficking, US foreign military aid (funded by taxpayers) that keeps the world awash in F-16s and lines the pockets of defense contractors and the best online resources for getting up to speed on Sibel Edmonds’ story.
fauxnews
• Rep. Paul Ryan, (R) Wisconsin / Ranking Member, House Budget Committee
• Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, (D) Florida / Chief Deputy Whip
• Sen. John Cornyn, (R) Texas / Chairman, National Republican Senatorial Committee

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* ADDENDUM: We forgot to mention a bill being introduced by our "bi-partisanshippy" "friends" John "iwasnottorturedandsanglikeacanary" and "iwasagainsttorturethenforit" McCain and "Joementum" Lieberman S. 3081 – The Enemy Belligerent Interrogation, Detention and Prosecution Act of 2010 bill language

The burden of proof? It is if a person “is suspected” or “may be” an “unprivileged enemy belligerent.”

Yeah. Nice.

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Saturday, March 13, 2010

Brick TeeVee Another Health Care "Debate"!

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Another Health Care "Debate"! Obama delayeded his plans to visit to Indonesia and Australia to concentrate on getting the Health Care Corporate Giveaway , errr um, the "Affordable Health Care for America Act" (HR 3962) which is really the Senate's "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act" (H.R. 3590) passed before Congress takes a Spring Break. The WH limo thus gears up for another push to get their signature "Health Reform" bill with DAVID AXELROD gabbing it up on Meet the David, State of Candy and This Guest Host while his sidekick ROBERT GIBBS gets dropped off at Face the Bob and FAKE NEWS Sunday. Throw bricks at KARL ROVE on MTP and FNS! The Obstructionist Party sends out LINDSEY GRAHAM to This Guest Host, LAMAR ALEXANDER to FTN, JAMES CLYBURN on MTP, JOHN "Crybaby" BOEHNER on Candy Nation and ERIC CANTOR on False News to discuss the same talking points they've worn out for too long, no doubt citing the same tired "solutions" like the "magic hand of the free market", cross-state "competition", capping medical malpractice lawsuit awards and so forth while the hosts blithely let them stammer on without one bit of fact-checking on any of their claims. What they WON'T be discussing is Jay "Clean Coal" Rockefeller pushes to rein in EPA from the Washington Post: Sen. John D. Rockefeller (D-WVa.) will introduce legislation Thursday to impose a two-year moratorium on the Environmental Protection Agency's ability to regulate greenhouse gases from power plants and other stationary emitters, a move that could undermine the Obama administration's plan to pursue a cap on carbon emissions in the face of congressional opposition. Rockefeller's bill pdf, one of several recent congressional efforts to curb the EPA's authority to address climate change under the Clean Air Act, highlights the resistance the administration will face if it attempts to limit carbon dioxide through regulation. Obama and his top deputies have repeatedly said they would prefer for Congress to set mandatory, nationwide limits on greenhouse gas emissions, but the EPA is moving ahead with plans to do so if legislation fails to pass this year. "Today, we took important action to safeguard jobs, the coal industry, and the entire economy as we move toward clean coal technology," Rockefeller said. "This legislation will issue a two-year suspension on EPA regulation of greenhouse gases from stationary sources (aka COAL FIRED PLANTS! Not like MOBILE sources like coal-fired STEAM ENGINES! -Ed.) --giving Congress the time it needs (the time it needs for Big Coal to craft THEIR FAVORABLE LEGISLATION. -Ed.) to address an issue as complicated and expansive as our energy future. Congress, not the EPA, must be the ideal decision-maker on such a challenging issue." That is, J ROCK IV wants to STOP the EPA from even BEGINNING ANY INVESTIGATIONS on this. FOR TWO YEARS! Call your pols! http://www.thomhartmann.com/contact-congress/ Check out our regular lineup and BTV Alerts with DENNIS KUCINICH on DN, former AAR host JON ELIOT on PBC, Rolling Stone's TIM DICKINSON on Ring of Fire plus Raw Story's LARISA ALEXANDROVNA on AntiWar Radio and JOE WEISENTHAL of Business Insider on the Keiser Report and so much more good info and discussion. The Brick TeeVee Crew has been enjoying the Mid America Conference Men's Hoops tourney, especially since the No. 9 seed (and our old haunt) Ohio University blazed through the MAC field with a first-round overtime road win at eighth-seeded Ball State culminating in an 81-75 overtime victory over the Akron Zips, earning an automatic spot in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. Plus we're also enjoying Indians Spring Training in the Cactus League where they lead the league in ERA with a spiffy 3.11 Of course, it's only Spring Training and this pitching staff has more question marks than answers with their slated Opening Day pitcher (Westbrook) who hasn't pitched in the bigs since 2008 and their No. 2 guy (Carmona) having spent most of 2009 in the LOW minors! We shall see as Opening Day is 21 days away! Enjoy your Sunday!

BRICK TEEVEE ALERTS!

»»» Rep. Dennis Kucinich @ Democracy NOW! Democratic Rep. Dennis Kucinich joins us to discuss two House debates in which he’s played a central role this week. WATCH Rep. Dennis Kucinich Takes on Democratic Leaders with Insistence on Public Option, Call for Afghan Withdrawal.
»»» Johann Hari, columnist for the London Independent @ Democracy NOW! Major environmental groups are coming under criticism from within their own ranks for taking positions that some say are antithetical to their stated missions of saving the planet. WATCH The Real Climategate: Conservation Groups Align with World’s Worst Polluters RELATED: Hari's article in The Nation ‘The Wrong Kind of Green’
»»» Author John Atlas @ Democracy NOW! A federal judge has reaffirmed her earlier ruling blocking the congressional effort to defund the anti-poverty group ACORN. WATCH Judge Instructs Fed Agencies to Resume ACORN Funding
»»» Rachel Corrie Family Wrongful Death Suit @ Democracy NOW! We spend the hour with Rachel Corrie’s family: her father Craig, her mother Cindy, and her sister Sarah. WATCH 7 Years After Killing, Family of Slain US Peace Activist Rachel Corrie Heads to Israel for Wrongful Death Suit Against Israeli Gov’t
GRITtv

»»» GRITtv HAS MOVED! Find us at www.grittv.org
»»» Haiti @ GRITtv Gupta joins guest host Esther Armah in the studio, along with Reverend Osagyefo Sekou, who just returned from Haiti, to talk about the rebuilding effort underway and how people in the U.S. can help make sure Haiti is rebuilt for the Haitian people. WATCH Militarizing Haiti: The Shock Doctrine at Work?
»»» Healthcare Bill @ GRITtv Joining us to discuss what happens if the bill passes--and the consequences should it fail--are Dr. Anne Davis of Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health, Enzo Pastore, health care policy specialist with the Progressive States Network, and Chris Meyer, Executive Vice President, External Affairs with Consumers Union, the publisher of Consumer Reports. WATCH Homestretch for Healthcare Reform
»»» Palestine Protest @ GRITtvAmer Shurrab, a Middlebury College graduate from Khan Yunis in Gaza, whose father and two brothers were killed in Operation Cast Lead, and Dorothy Zellner, founding member of Jews Say No!, join us to talk about the protests, Joe Biden's condemnation of Israeli settlement building, and more. WATCH Israel Ignores Protest for Palestine
»»» NASCAR on FOX No race today. NEXT RACE: Food City 500 from Bristol.
»»» NBA on ESPN Celtics @ Cavs 3:30 pm et
»»» NBA on TNT Thursday DOUBLEHEADER! Magic @ Heat 7 pm et then Hornets @ Nuggets at 9:30 pm et

We won’t sit by ...while the bankers and militarists plunder this country and send our loved ones to fight in a war for empire!
When tens of thousands march in Washington, D.C., San Francisco and Los Angeles on March 20 – we are going to tie together the issue of endless war and skyrocketing unemployment and poverty. If we don’t act, no one will.
Take to streets. Tell every family and friend, co-worker and fellow student that it's time to get on the bus. It’s time for the people to speak out. It’s time to raise hell! Get ON DA BUS HERE!
This is a huge undertaking and we can't do it without the help of thousands of people like you who are opposing the expanding wars and occupations. Please make your contribution today.

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The essential guide for watching government propaganda
IRAQ: 4,382 Military Dead as of March 12, 2010
AFGHANISTAN: 1,020 Military Dead as of March 12, 2010
2,472 days since "Mission Accomplished"
The Obameter: Tracking Obama's Campaign Promises
Considering Democracy: 8 Things to ask your Representative

This Week (ABC) with Guest anchor Matthew Dowd
• the President's senior advisor David Axelrod
• Republican Senator Lindsey Graham
• ROUNDTABLE: Anita Dunn, most recently the Obama Administration's communications director, and Ed Gillespie, former White House Counselor in the Bush Administration join George Will and Cokie Roberts
Face The Nation (CBS)
• Robert Gibbs, White House Press Secretary
• Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn.
• Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla.
• Karen Ignagni, President, America's Health Insurance Plans
60 Minutes (CBS)
• INSIDE THE COLLAPSE - Former trader-turned author Michael Lewis writes about a handful of Wall Street outsiders who realized the subprime mortgage business was a house of cards and found a way to make millions betting against it. He also talks about the current situation on Wall Street, the large bonuses still being paid and his predictions for the future of the industry. Steve Kroft reports. Frank Devine and Jennifer MacDonald are the producers. THIS IS A DOUBLE LENGTH SEGMENT.
Meet the Press (NBC)
• DAVID AXELROD Senior White House Adviser
• REP. JAMES CLYBURN (D-SC) House Democratic Whip
• SEN. DICK DURBIN (D-IL) Senate Democratic Whip
• KARL ROVE Fmr. Senior Adviser to President Bush
• ROUNDTABLE: two noted New York Times columnists, David Brooks and Tom Friedman.
State of the Union With Candy Crowley (CNN)
State of the Union with Candy Crowley 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, 9 am and 12 pm et
• House Republican Leader John Boehner of Ohio.
• White House senior adviser David Axelrod
HEAD ON RADIO with Bob Kincaid

Headon Radio with Bob Kincaid 6 PM Eastern, 3 PM Pacific, 2300 GMT. Duration: 3 hrs. To be part of the conversation on Head-on Radio, call toll-free (877) 443-2366, or use our Liberal community line at 304-658-3333. Email: bob [at] headonradio [dot] com.
FRONT PORCH FRIDAY: The Head-On Studios underwent some much-needed repairs and upgrades so listen last Friday's broadcast Friday, March 12, 2010 (mp3) about the Amarillo Texas "Army of God" and more! Amen for the mp3! Praise to White Rose Society for the podcasts! AMEN BROTHERS AND SISTERS! Bob will be back live on Monday!
NEW! ACTION POINT with Cynthia Black on HEAD ON RADIO!

"Solution Politics" Talk Radio Streaming weekends from Head On Radio Network LIVE Saturdays 7pm - 10pm (ET) with repeats all weekend! Pick your HEAD ON STREAMING HERE! TUNE IN NOW!
• ACTION POINT: Saturday: 3-13, 2010: Republicans Gone Wild? Not quite…
• 7 – 9P EDT: Hour One & Two: From Republicans Gone Wild? to Alien Invaders! we look at the tactics and likely strategy of forces vieing to control American hearts, minds and politics. We try to make sense of it.
• 9P: Hour Three: The Palast Report with Greg Palast: The ugly truth about Congressman’s Massa drawers!
The Peter B. Collins Show PODCAST!

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 #107 Published on 08 March 2010 by admin in Podcast Info -- Air America and liberal talk radio. Former Air America host Jon Elliott joins PBC to discuss the Obama administration’s recent discovery that conservative talk radio is a major obstacle to its agenda. We talk about the promising launch of Air America in 2004, and how the ever-changing lineup of managers and investors bungled the effort in many different ways. We also talk about the failure of Democrats and left institutions to support the separate efforts of Elliott and Collins to build and sustain a progressive media infrastructure, including talk radio.
• Info on Podcast #108 Published on 09 March 2010 by admin in Podcast Info -- Voices for justice for the Palestinians. Part 1 of a 2 part series of interviews from activists who participated in the Sabeel Conference held March 5 and 6 in Marin County, California. Sabeel means “The Way” in Arabic, and this conference brought a range of participants from around the world.
• Info on Podcast #109 Published on 10 March 2010 by admin in Podcast Info -- Voices for Justice for the Palestinians, Part 2. This is the final episode of interviews from the Sabeel Conference March 5-6 in Marin County, California. Powerful voices who decry Israel’s brutal domination of the West Bank and lockdown of Gaza.
More podcasts at PeterBCollins.com!
Ring of Fire Radio

Find us at http://ringoffireradio.com and http://goleft.tv/ hosted by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Mike Papantonio and David Bender
Ring of Fire is now syndicated by Westwood One. Stay tuned for more info.
Ring of Fire Radio - GoLeft TV - Robert F. Kennedy, Mike Papantonio, David Bender - Politics, Commentary, and News.
This Week on Ring of Fire - posted March 12th, 2010
• This week on Ring of Fire, Tim Dickinson from Rolling Stone magazine will be here to tell us how the GOP is planning to take over congress in November, not by offering up any meaningful reforms, but by making sure that President Obama fails in everything he attempts.
• We’ll also talk with Dr. Boyd Haley from the University of Kentucky, who has some breaking health news that everyone needs to know about.
• We’ll also be talking with Senator Maria Cantwell about her efforts to help curb carbon gas emissions, and she’ll give us the inside scoop on what’s really going on with healthcare legislation in the Senate.
• And we’ll check back in with comedian Matt Filipowicz who’s got some interesting thoughts on Liz Cheney and her modern day McCarthyism.
• Join our blog at http://www.ringoffireradio.com/ You can now SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCAST by clicking on the “Podcast” tab at the top of the Ring of Fire blog. Please help support progressive radio by signing up!
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.
• [KR24] Keiser Report – Markets! Finance! Scandal! And Joe Weisenthal! Stacy Summary: Guest this episode is Joe Weisenthal of Business Insider.
• [OTE45] On the Edge with Max Keiser – 12 March 2010 Stacy Summary: Guest is Birgitta Jonsdottir!
• [1113] The Truth About Rigged Market Capitalism – 13 March 2010 Stacy Summary: Truth About Markets, London. We talk about so called free market capitalism in reality is rigged market capitalism; Hank Paulson and Dick Fuld, Lehmans and Barclays. Download show HERE (mp3).
• On the Pages of Huffington Post, Max Keiser Warned Investors July 2008 About Lehman’s Peek-A-Boo Accounting Stacy Summary: I wonder how much Valukas was paid to come up with the same information that Keiser provided to Huffington Post for free? First, here is Max’s article from July 2008: READ JULY 9, 2008: Peek-a-boo accounting and the crash of Wall St financial stocks (Max Keiser / Huffington Post). And these are the findings on Lehman’s accounting ‘gimmicks’ in March 2010: MARCH 12, 2010: Lehman bosses used accountancy gimmick to cover up debt (Times UK).
ANTIWAR RADIO with Scott Horton
LIVE (9-11am Pacific, 12pm - 2pm Eastern) Plenty of archives too!
Listen at Antiwar Radio
• Scott Horton interviews Larisa Alexandrovna (mp3) 49:55 March 12 2010. Larisa Alexandrovna, Managing Editor of investigative news for RawStory, discusses the lies told about the US push for war with Iraq in Karl Rove’s new book, how the Bush administration “fixed the facts” around their Iraq policy, US bellicosity on Iran that is meant to assuage Israel’s fears of a competing regional power, Russian geopolitical successes against lightweight US strategists, why purple fingers are not necessarily indicative of democracy, the media’s obsession with “balance” at the expense of presenting facts or telling the truth and the difficult task of assigning appropriate blame to the public and media for complicity in Iraq War lies.
• Scott Horton interviews Raed Jarrar (mp3) 50:12 March 12 2010. Raed Jarrar, Iraq consultant for the American Friends Service Committee, discusses the Iraqi political landscape in the wake of recent elections, the reemergence of former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi in a popular non-sectarian nationalist coalition, how the US occupation has distorted Iraqi politics and prevented the formation of functional government, unfounded fears that a US withdrawal will incite a civil war and why Iraq’s “sectarian” strife is better understood as a political struggle between nationalists and separatists than a religious fight between Sunni and Shia.
fauxnews
• Robert Gibbs, White House Press Secretary
• Rep. Chris Van Hollen, (D) Maryland / Chairman, DCCC
• Rep. Eric Cantor, (R) Virginia / House Minority Leader
• Karl Rove, Former Senior White House Adviser / Fox News Contributor

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Saturday, March 6, 2010

Brick TeeVee Oscar Special: It's all an act!

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It's all an act! As the spectacle that is the Academy Awards looms, The WH Limo picks up HHS Sec. KATHLEEN SEBELIUS to put on her act to convince Congress to pass the huge Health Care bill, with or without Republicans, on Meet the David and This Guest Host. Face the Bob gets EVAN "spending more time with my family" BAYH facing off against über-obstructionist LINDSEY GRAHAM while State of the Candy gets DCCC bigwig CHRIS VAN HOLLEN. Throw bricks at TOM "Mariana Islands" DELAY on State and leading GOP Medicare Hypocrite MITCH MCCONNELL on This Guest where just three months ago on the same program CrooksAndLiars notes, "But it was Mitch McConnell, who along with his lieutenants Jon Kyl (R-AZ) and Lamar Alexander (R-TN) backed President Bush's Medicare giveaway to the pharmaceutical industry, who turned to misdirection to explain it all away to ABC's Jake Tapper...As an act of political fraud, McConnell's statement was impressive, if only because of the off-the-charts ratio of deceptions delivered per word spoken.". They also cite Ezra Klein who quipped, "The health-care reform bills currently under consideration in both the Senate and the House actually cut money from the deficit, but they are being criticized as fiscally irresponsible by many of the people who voted for Medicare Part D. It's like watching arsonists calling the fire department reckless." Of course, Tapper had no comeback or fact-checking himself, but it's all an act, isn't it? Glenn Greenwald asks, Who are the actual "crazy" people in American politics? and answers, "The most significant point highlighted by this attack on Grayson as "crazy" is that, in our political discourse, the two party establishments typically define what is "sane," and anyone outside of those parameters is, by definition, "crazy." "Crazy" is the way that political orthodoxies are enforced and the leadership of the two political parties preserved as the only viable choices for Sane People to embrace. Anyone who tiptoes outside of those establishment parameters -- from Ron Paul on the right to Dennis Kucinich on the left, to say nothing of Further Left advocates -- is, more or less by definition, branded as "crazy" by all Serious, mainstream people. The converse is even more perverse: the Washington establishment -- which has endorsed countless insane policies, wrought so much destruction on every level, and has provoked the intense hatred of the American citizenry across the ideological spectrum -- is the exclusive determinant for what is "sane." As long as one remains snugly within its confines, one will be shielded from the "crazy" appellation regardless of how many genuinely crazy views one embraces. Positing proximity to the Washington Establishment -- of all things -- as the Hallmark of Political Sanity is about as irrational as it gets, yet that continues to be the barometer of Political Normalcy." And the Sunday Corporate Talk Shows certainly fall into THAT category. The BTV Alerts and our regular features have plenty of grist for the mill with RALPH NADER, GREGG PALAST, DANIEL ELLSBERG plus Ring of Fire with Rolling Stone's MATT TAIBBI, LAWRENCE LESSIG of Harvard and The Nation's JOHN NICHOLS and even RON PAUL on AntiWar Radio. Don't forget Peter B and Prayer Meetin' Wednesday, too. The Brick TeeVee crew took in the Tribe's first Spring Training game against the Reds (a 9-2 victory) so Opening Day must be six weeks away, according to The BTV Wabbit DeeJay who saw her shadow on Friday! And lastly we'll give a BTV Oscar to Blanche Lincoln for this doozy: Blanche Lincoln’s Genius Pitch to Arkansas Democrats: I Opposed the Public Option; Also, Democrats Suck h/t Blue Texan at FDL. Enjoy and have a great week!

BRICK TEEVEE ALERTS!

»»» Ralph Nader @ Democracy NOW! We speak to longtime consumer advocate Ralph Nader. WATCH Ralph Nader on the GOP Filibuster of Unemployment Benefits Bill, the Collapse of the Consumer Financial Protection Agency Proposal, and the Latest Auto Recalls. RELATED: Photographer Kike Arnal & Ralph Nader on “In the Shadow of Power: Poverty in Washington, DC”
»»» Gregg Palast @ Democracy NOW! Investigative journalist Greg Palast traveled to the West African country of Liberia to investigate how vulture funds have been operating there and why Liberia lost a $20 million case against two vulture funds in a British court. WATCH From New York to Liberia, Investigative Journalist Greg Palast Tracks Vulture Funds Preying on African Debt
»»» Lynn Paltrow & Terry O'Neill @ Democracy NOW!Utah lawmakers have approved a measure that would allow women to be charged with murder if they commit an “intentional, knowing or reckless act” that causes a miscarriage. Critics fear the measure could target women for all kinds of actions, including staying with an abusive partner. WATCH Utah Abortion Bill Could Punish Women for Miscarriages, Domestic Violence
»»» Diane Ravitch @ Democracy NOW! we speak to leading education scholar and former Assistant Secretary of Education Diane Ravitch. She’s long been known as an advocate of No Child Left Behind, charter schools, standardized testing, and using the free market to improve schools. But she’s had a radical change of heart, as chronicled in her latest book, The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Education. WATCH Leading Education Scholar Diane Ravitch: No Child Left Behind Has Left US Schools with Legacy of “Institutionalized Fraud”
GRITtv

»»» GRITtv HAS MOVED! Find us at www.grittv.org
»»» Daniel Ellsberg @ GRITtv March 5, 2010: Continuing with our Oscar theme, we bring you the second part of our conversation with whistleblower, anti-war activist, and documentary film subject Daniel Ellsberg.WATCH The Most Dangerous Man in America
»»» Investigative reporter David Kirby @ GRITtv Kirby joins Laura in studio at noon to talk about his new book, Animal Factory and what we can do to fix our food supply, and Rick Dove of the Waterkeeper Alliance, featured in the book, checks in by phone to explain the effect the farms have had on his home in North Carolina. WATCH Factory Farms, the Environment, and Communities
»»» Karl Grossman @ GRITtv Karl Grossman of EnviroVideo talks about Obama's apparent shift on nuclear power plants--and asks whether his advisers might have something to do with that shift. WATCH Karl Grossman: Obama and Nukes
»»» NASCAR on FOX It's the Kobalt 500 from Atlanta Motor Speedway! Coverage begins at 1 pm et
»»» NBA on ESPN Sunday DOUBLEHEADER! Wizards @ Boston at 8 pm et then Trailblazers @ Nuggets at 10:30 pm et
»»» NBA on TNT Thursday DOUBLEHEADER! Bulls at Magic aqt 8 pm et then Trailblazers at Warriors at 10:30 pm et
»»» Oscars on ABC 82nd Annual Academy Awards at 8 pm et

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IRAQ: 4,380 Military Dead as of March 5, 2010
AFGHANISTAN: 1,014 Military Dead as of March 5, 2010
2,465 days since "Mission Accomplished"
The Obameter: Tracking Obama's Campaign Promises

This Week (ABC) with Guest anchor Matthew Dowd
• Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius
• Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell
• ROUNDTABLE: George Will, Donna Brazile, Torie Clarke and Robert Reich
Face The Nation (CBS)
• Sen. Evan Bayh, D-Ind. (right)
• Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. (left)
• Dan Balz, The Washington Post
• Jim VandeHei, Executive Editor, Politico
60 Minutes (CBS)
• 60 MINUTES will be pre-empted this week for a special edition of "60 MINUTES Presents: Blood Brothers." This hour explores the world of Spanish bullfighting brothers Francisco and Cayetano Rivera-Ordonez, top matadors from one of Spain's most famous bullfighting families
Meet the Press (NBC)
• Health & Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.
• ROUNDTABLE: Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Fmr. Rep. Harold Ford Jr. (D-TN), The Washington Post's E.J. Dionne, and the National Review's Rich Lowry
State of the Union With Candy Crowley (CNN)
State of the Union with Candy Crowley 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, 9 am and 12 pm et
• former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX)
• DCCC Chairman, Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
• Rep. Brian Baird (D-WA)
HEAD ON RADIO with Bob Kincaid

Headon Radio with Bob Kincaid 6 PM Eastern, 3 PM Pacific, 2300 GMT. Duration: 3 hrs. To be part of the conversation on Head-on Radio, call toll-free (877) 443-2366, or use our Liberal community line at 304-658-3333. Email: bob [at] headonradio [dot] com.
PRAYER MEETIN' WEDNESDAY : Place your hands on that subwoofer of truth! Rev. Don Wildmon resigns as chairman of the American Family Association and more!Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 (mp3). Amen for the mp3! Praise to White Rose Society for the podcasts! AMEN BROTHERS AND SISTERS!
NEW! ACTION POINT with Cynthia Black on HEAD ON RADIO!

"Solution Politics" Talk Radio Streaming weekends from Head On Radio Network LIVE Saturdays 7pm - 10pm (ET) with repeats all weekend! Pick your HEAD ON STREAMING HERE! TUNE IN NOW!
• Gregg Palast discusses his trip to Liberia looking for victims of "vultures".
The Peter B. Collins Show PODCAST!

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 #105 Published on 03 March 2010 by admin in Podcast Info -- Roots of CIA torture and mind control tactics Gary Chew reviews The Ghost Writer. Dr. Jeffrey Kaye, a psychologist, and author H. P. Albarelli, Jr. talk about the upcoming trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed–who we know was tortured–and the history of CIA torture and mind control programs, including the infamous Project MK-Ultra and the use of LSD.
• Info on Podcast #106 Published on 04 March 2010 by admin in Podcast Info -- Dr. Justin Frank puts Obama on the couch; Dr. Bill Perry on nuclear disarmament; Gary Chew on the Oscars. Dr. Frank wrote Bush On The Couch a few years ago, and is in the process of writing Obama On The Couch...Dr. Bill Perry was Defense Secretary from 1994-98, and PBC talked with him at an event in San Francisco hosted by the Ploughshares Fund where they previewed a new documentary about the “tipping point” in nuclear disarmament...Gary Chew, who is not a doctor, joins Peter B to talk about this year’s Oscar nominees.
More podcasts at PeterBCollins.com!
Ring of Fire Radio

Find us at http://ringoffireradio.com and http://goleft.tv/ hosted by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Mike Papantonio and David Bender
Ring of Fire is now syndicated by Westwood One. Stay tuned for more info.
Ring of Fire Radio - GoLeft TV - Robert F. Kennedy, Mike Papantonio, David Bender - Politics, Commentary, and News.
This Week on Ring of Fire - March 5th, 2010
• This week on Ring of Fire, Rolling Stone’s Matt Taibbi will be here to tell us how Wall Street thieves like those at Goldman Sachs scammed the federal government through the bailout programs.
• John Nichols from The Nation magazine will be joining us to talk about how the Democrats need to define themselves in this year’s midterm elections, and why the moderates need to be worried.
• And Lawrence Lessig, Harvard professor and founder of ChangeCongress.org, will tell us about how we can Call a Convention to possibly overturn the disastrous Supreme Court ruling in the Citizens’ United case.
• 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.
• [KR22] Keiser Report – Markets! Finance! Scandal! Stacy Summary: This week we look at the scandals behind: “the owner of Great Britain” bouncing a $54 million check for a pile of dirt in the Persian Gulf; a currency speculator in Monaco moving currency markets with an “accidental Jim Rogers press release” while Colonel Gaddafi calls for jihad against Switzerland and receives zero market impact; and Alan Greenspan wins major award for causing global financial markets to explode. Keiser also talks to David DeGraw about his new book, “The Economic Elite versus the People of the United States of America”.
• [OTE44] On the Edge with Max Keiser Stacy Summary: On the Edge . . . with Rob Kirby.
• [1111] The Truth About Markets – London – 06 March 2010 Stacy Summary: Good evening; a wide ranging discussion on this episode. Download show HERE (mp3).
• Russia Continues to Build Gold Reserves Ahead of SDR Discussions Stacy Summary: Oh dear, where is snoot? READ Russia Continues to Build Gold Reserves Ahead of SDR Discussions (Jesse's Crossroads Cafe) AND CNBC (see below) asks Faber if gold is the ultimate ponzi scheme (BusinessInsider.com).
ANTIWAR RADIO with Scott Horton
LIVE (9-11am Pacific, 12pm - 2pm Eastern) Plenty of archives too!
Listen at Antiwar Radio
• Scott Horton interviews Ron Paul (mp3) 13:34 March 5 2010. Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) discusses the budgetary limitations that expansive U.S. foreign policy imposes on domestic programs, the Dennis Kucunich resolution (co-sponsored by Rep. Paul) that will require a House of Representatives debate on the war in Afghanistan, wrongheaded government action on the coming dollar crisis and why the peace and liberty movement is best served by setting a good example and avoiding the politics of personality.
• Scott Horton interviews Nat Hentoff (mp3) 24:42 March 5 2010. Nat Hentoff, senior fellow at the CATO Institute, discusses the Elizabeth Cheney and William Kristol-backed Keep America Safe ad that implies Attorney General Eric Holder is a jihadist, widespread contempt and ignorance of protections guaranteed by the Bill of Rights, Obama’s “looking forward not backward” anti-prosecution policy that validates Richard Nixon’s thoughts on presidential impunity and why the Constitution can’t be preserved without an active and informed citizenry
fauxnews
• Mitt Romney, Former Presidential Candidate (R)
• Rep. John Adler, (D) New Jersey
• Rep. Jason Altmire, (D) Pennsylvania

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