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Sunday, April 13, 2008

Filthy Economics - Week of 4-7-08

Filthy Rich News - Week of 4-7-08 Price of corn Skyrocketing corn prices hit ethanol profits @ timesonline http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/natural_resources/article3694554.ece

The price of a bushel of corn soared above $6 on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange last week, pushed higher by news that American farmers were planting less corn. Farmers planted a record 94 million acres of corn last year but the US Department of Agriculture forecasts only 86 million acres this year as farmers switch from corn to soya bean, another crop that is generating record profits. Expensive corn is hurting the livestock industry, which in turn will raise the price of meat, Rich Feltes, senior vice-president of commodity research for MF Global, said. “Hog producers are liquidating sows, the farmers are operating in the red,” he said.

World Bank sees food prices rising Says rise likely to persist for several years; demand, diets, biofuels blamed. http://www.rawstory.com/news/mochila/World_Bank_expects_more_high_food_p_04072008.html

OPEC - Over the weekend, the secretary general of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, Abdullah al-Badri, rejected calls for an increase in the cartel's crude output, saying that non-fundamental factors were to blame for current high prices. "At the moment there is enough oil in the market and no need to change OPEC's output," al-Badri said in Tehran late Saturday. In recent weeks, oil prices have gained on the back of a weak US currency.

Oil prices breach 109 dollars after OPEC rejects output hike calls [07 Apr 2008] LONDON (AFP) http://www.servihoo.com/Aujourdhui/kinews/afp_details.php?id=196947&CategoryID=47

Over the weekend, the secretary general of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, Abdullah al-Badri, rejected calls for an increase in the cartel's crude output, saying that non-fundamental factors were to blame for current high prices. "At the moment there is enough oil in the market and no need to change OPEC's output," al-Badri said in Tehran late Saturday. In recent weeks, oil prices have gained on the back of a weak US currency He blamed the "US economic recession, lack of refining capacity and depreciation of the dollar's value" for record oil prices.

IMF, World Bank say world is falling short of global economic goals set in 2000 @ Thomson Financial News via forbes http://www.forbes.com/markets/feeds/afx/2008/04/08/afx4867075.html

WASHINGTON (Thomson Financial) - Most countries will fall short of nutrition, health, education and other global development goals established in 2000 at the United Nations Millennium Summit, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank (WB) said today. ~snip~ Another barrier to global economic growth and development is higher prices for oil and food, especially since poor people in developing countries spend as much as half of their income on food.

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES? Anybody at WB or IMF buy eggs or gasoline in the US lately? Ah that wonderful IMF is just a wealth of good news! IMF says US recession could go global Radio Australia - Updated Fri Apr 11, 2008 10:53am AEST http://www.abc.net.au/ra/programguide/stories/200804/s2214106.htm In its second report in two days the International Monetary Fund has painted a grim picture for the world economy. The IMF says there's a one in four chance of the world slipping into recessioN. • TODAY'S LONDON GOLD FIX: $927.75 • TODAY'S LONDON SILVER FIX: $17.95 • Light, sweet crude for May delivery rose 3 cents to settle at $110.14 on the New York Mercantile Exchange. • Gas prices at the pump added 0.8 cent to $3.365 a gallon, according to AAA and the Oil Price Information Service. THIS JUST IN: Brown calls for G8 action on food crisis Thu Apr 10, 2008 9:00am BST @ Reuters UK

In an April 8 letter, Brown asked Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, as chair of Group of Eight industrial nations, to request the international agencies develop a global strategy to address the problem of rising food costs. ~snip~ Brown also called for World Bank and IMF financial support for countries facing balance of payments difficulties because of the price hikes. He said market-based risk management instruments, including derivatives, could also be considered to avert food price volatility. THREE PAGES AT LINK!

ILWU to Shut Down West Coast Ports May 1 to Protest War @ indybay.org In a major step for the U.S. labor movement, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) has announced that it will shut down West Coast ports on May 1, to demand an immediate end to the war and occupation in Iraq and Afghanistan and the withdrawal of U.S. troops from the Middle East.

In a major step for the U.S. labor movement, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) has announced that it will shut down West Coast ports on May 1, to demand an immediate end to the war and occupation in Iraq and Afghanistan and the withdrawal of U.S. troops from the Middle East. In a February 22 letter to AFL-CIO president John Sweeney, ILWU International president Robert McEllrath reported that at a recent coast-wide union meeting, “One of the resolutions adopted by caucus delegates called on longshore workers to stop work during the day shift on May 1, 2008 to express their opposition to the war in Iraq.”

Reminds me of the "Battle of The Body" joke among the Brain, Heart and Anus.

TAX DAY on BRICK TEEVEE!

Brick TeeVee is a preview of the Sunday Talking Head Shows beamed across America by Corporate Media, plus some good progressive radio and who will be on which show. If you have other Sunday Talkie shows' guest lists we don't have, please share below. Post your comments while you watch! It's fun, it's healthy and doggonit at least we'll know others can also see through the media manipulation that blankets our public airwaves. DEBUNK HERE!

So, with no further ado, I present to you This Week's Brick TeeVee entry!

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ALL LINKS OPEN A NEW WINDOW!!!

Tax day is around the corner and so is the Pennsylvania primary and its attendent debate. (Rumor has it that JOHN MCCAIN will be debating himself on who is supporting AQ in Iraq.) The dynamic disfunctional duo MATLIN & CARVILE and their respective party counterparts SHRUM & MURPHY will clog your NBC channel on Meet the Tim. The Brick TeeVee crew recommends skipping this one unless you're into this kind of self-flagellation. This George has JIMMY CARTER on from Nepal and STEPHEN HADLEY continues his part to rewrite history. Former Iran-Contra figure and current SoD ROBERT GATES spins happy stories about "The Surge" on Face the Bob and MADAME SPEAKER PELOSI shoots holes in his double-speak. U-Boat Captain Blitzer has grudge matches between JOE BIDEN & RICHARD LUGAR and BOB CASEY & EVAN BAYH. Save your bricks for prime target JOE "my servers were hacked" LIEBERMAN also on Late Rendition. TOM DASCHLE goes to the Dark Side on that "fair and imbalanced" network. Watch Steve Croft explain where your tax dollars go in Iraq on 60 Minutes. Seder is TBA on the guest list and Massa in the Morning will keep your sanity. Don't forget Part Two of Ring of Fire's interview with CHALMERS JOHNSON and talks with HOWARD ZINN and ROBERT RIECH. The Brick TeeVee crew continues to stare blankly at the piles of Schedule A's, Schedule C's, 1099's and the 1040 long form amid piles of various receipts, bills, charges and empty pizza boxes hoping they would all just fall on the forms themselves. We wish there were boxes where you can check what programs your tax dollars can be assigned to. If the IRS did THAT the Pentagon wouldn't be able to pay its light bill much less garrison the planet!

BRICK TEEVEE ALERTS!

RANDI RHODES ON NOVA M RADIO Top prog radio talker severs her ties with Air America and joins Mike Malloy on Original Air America Founder Shelly Drobny's Nova M Radio Network! Catch her first show on Nova M Flagship KPHX www.1480kphx.com Monday at 3 pm et

FRONTLINE presents SICK AROUND THE WORLD Tuesday, April 15, 2008, at 9 P.M. ET on PBS - check your local listings http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/sickaroundtheworld/

TAX DAY APRIL 15 2008 Don't forget to get your tax forms filed and POSTMARKED by midnight! And if you plan on sending in an EXTENSION, make sure you include an ESTIMATED PAYMENT! Otherwise you're looking at 10% FINES! See www.irs.gov for more details and info.

DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16th at 8 PM ET/PT ABC News, the National Constitution Center and WPVI-TV will host a Democratic Presidential Candidate debate in Philadelphia on Wednesday, April 16th. The live 90-minute debate, moderated by ABC News anchors Charles Gibson and George Stephanopoulos, will air from 8-10 PM ET/PT on the ABC Television Network. Any volunteers for a Debate Blog?

B R I C K T E E V E E
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282 days until our national nightmare is over
4033 Military Dead as of April 3, 2008
1,809 days since "Mission Accomplished"

This Week (ABC) • Former Pres. Jimmy Carter from Nepal
• National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley on Iraq
• Roundtable: Time Magazine's Mark Halperin, ABC News consultants Donna Brazile and Torie Clarke, and ABC News' George Will
Face The Nation (CBS)TOPIC: Iraq, Olympics, and Presidential Politics
• Robert Gates - Secretary of Defense
• Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. - Speaker of the House
60 Minutes (CBS)
• State Of Corruption - Corruption in Iraq is so entrenched that militia groups known to target U.S. troops control some of Iraq’s ministries and have used those government funds and resources to kill Americans. Steve Kroft reports.
• The Kanzius Machine - Leukemia patient John Kanzius wants to see the promising machine he invented that kills cancer cells go into clinical trials and maybe help other people beat a disease he probably won’t. Lesley Stahl reports.
• El Sistema - Through a system of early training and local orchestras, Venezuela has not only provided an uplifting musical experience for its at-risk youth, but also developed an orchestra that is world famous. Bob Simon reports.
Meet the Press (NBC)

“It’s a TV show. If you can’t handle TV questions, how are you going to stand up to Iran, and North Korea, and the rest of the world?”
• JAMES CARVILLE - Democratic Strategist
• MARY MATALIN - Republican Strategist
• MIKE MURPHY - Republican Strategist
• BOB SHRUM - Democratic Strategist
Late Edition (CNN) Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker deliver key testimony on Capitol Hill this week. Wolf sits down with Senators Joe Biden and Richard Lugar, two key members of the Senate Foreign Relations committee. Plus the latest on the campaign trail with two members of the Clinton and Obama campaigns.
• Sen. Joe Biden, (D) Delaware
• Sen. Richard Luger, (R) Indianar
• Sen. Bob Casey, (D) Pennsylvania, Obama supporter
• Sen. Evan Bayh, (D) Indiana, Clinton supporter
• Sen. Joe Lieberman, (I) Connecticut
• Hoshar Zebari, Iraqi Foreign Minster
Seder on Sunday! (Air America Radio 2.0)
Seder on Sunday! airs LIVE at 4 pm et - 1 pm pt on many Air America affiliates, including
• KPHX www.1480kphx.com in Phoenix
• KPTK www.am1090seattle.com in Seattle (archives there, too)
For more affiliates check out Sam Seder blogger Fernando's Open Mic for
SAM SEDER RADIO OUTLETS.
• Weekend Watchdog with Bill Scher
• Sam explains his fill-in roll on AAR Where it stands
• Guests and Roundtable TBA
• Live Blogging, SammyCam and YOUR CALLS at 866-303-2270!
Ring of Fire Radio

Find us at http://www.ringoffireradio.com/ and http://goleft.tv/ David Bender will be filling in for Bobby Kennedy this week. • We’ve got a great show in store this week, as we welcome the legendary Howard Zinn, who’s going to tell us about the last hope for democracy – the citizens.
• Renowned author and historian Chalmers Johnson will be back to continue his discussion about America’s military industrial complex, as detailed in his book “Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic.”
• Former Clinton Secretary of Labor Robert Reich will be joining us to talk about the dangers of capitalism that he outlines in his new book “Supercapitalism: The Transformation of Business, Democracy, and Everyday Life.
• Paul Waldman of the Media Matters Action Network will be here to tell us all about the mainstream media’s love affair with John McCain
• And author and blogger Maggie Mahar (www.HealthBeatBlog.org) will stop by to tell us about the sad state of the Food and Drug Administration.
Ring of Fire Radio hosted by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Mike Papantonio: Saturdays at 3 o’clock Eastern, rebroadcasts Sunday nights at 8 pm Eastern
"Massa In The Morning"
"Massa In The Morning" is quick, topical, smart, sometimes hilarious, and ALWAYS kind.
With co-host Bill Berry, EVERY Sunday morning from 10am til noon Eastern time!

WHHO-AM 1320 Streaming ON-LINE at http://www.hornellradio.com
(you do have to register, so go register now if you want to listen tomorrow.)
CALL IN! 607-324-2000 (yer cell phone minutes are FREE on the weekends!)
fauxnews
• Obama supporter and former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle
• top Clinton supporter Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter
• National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley and Olympic gold medalist Joey Cheek on the China Olympics

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NOTE FROM JOSH MARSHALL

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So if you're going to be watching, jot down which show you're watching,and how many minutes in it was from the beginning of the show. We'll have every moment of every show recorded. And please include the subject line "Sunday Shows" on any email tip you send in. Send tips to talk@talkingpointsmemo.com
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"HAD ENOUGH?"

Sunday, March 16, 2008

Brick TeeVee 1-oh!-1 (with surrogates)

Brick TeeVee is a preview of the Sunday Talking Head Shows beamed across America by Corporate Media, plus some good progressive radio and who will be on which show. Blog about what you see and hear on the Sunday Gab-fests. And post stories about the outrageous claims made on Sunday. Post anything you find to debunk the CRAP you hear on Sunday Talkie CorporoMedia!

So, with no further ado, I present to you This Week's Brick TeeVee entry!

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ALL LINKS OPEN A NEW WINDOW!!!

For the first time in weeks tha White House cranks up its Sunday Morning Talkie Limo, but it's not who you think. Would you believe U.S. Treasury Secretary HENRY PAULSON? With OIL and GOLD setting records and the US (and world) economies going in the tank, who better that Hank Paulson to quell fears your greenbacks are being devalued daily as the Federal Reserve prints paper 24-7 to desparately fill the hole. Harper's Magazine's January 2008 cover story "The Next Bubble" explains,

"In a bubble, ficticious value goes away when market participants lose faith in their religion - when their false beliefs are destroyed as quickly as they had been formed. Since the early 80's the free-market orthodoxy of the Chicago School has driven policy on the upward slope of an economic boom, but we're all Keynesians on the way down: rate cuts by the Federal Reserve, tax cuts by Congress, deficit spending, and dollar depreciation are deployed in heroic proportions ... The chronic trade deficit, the sudden depreciation of our currency, the lack of foriegn buyers willing to purchase its debt will require the United States government to print new money simply to fund its own operations and pay its 22 million employees.

Surely this Paulson guy will give us some sense that he knows what he's doing as the Secretary of Treasury, RIGHT? Not so fast, blogger! It seems Mr Paulson has been "involved" in some side deals some in the global community aren't too keen on, according to www.GlobalAnalysis.net:
PAULSON ARREST UPDATE... BREAKING, MORE TO COME - PAULSON AND CHENEY SUBPOENAED BY TRIBUNAL 30 December 2006
U.S. TREASURY SECRETARY SEIZED AND BROUGHT BEFORE 'AD HOC' TRIBUNAL IN GERMANY ON A SUBPOENA HANDED OUT BY THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE [OR 'WORLD COURT'] ON CHARGES OF MONEY-LAUNDERING, NON-PAYMENT OF THE WANTA $4.5 TRILLION AND FOR MISAPPROPRIATION AND/OR DIVERSION OF COLOSSAL $ SUMS. ~snip~ PAULSON CHARGED WITH DIVERSION OF FUNDS AND WITH NON-PERFORMANCE OF WANTA’S $4.5 TRILLION: HE WAS ARRESTED AFTER SEEING MME ANGELA MERKEL, WHO WOULD OTHERWISE BE COMPLICIT IN THE $4.5 TRILLION THEFT (WHICH OF COURSE SHE IS NOT). BUT THAT WAS THE SITUATION. ARREST CONFIRMED BY SEVEN SOURCES: KEY U.S. TREASURY OFFICIAL ORDERED TO GERMANY, SUBJECTED TO A GAG ORDER, AND INSTRUCTED TO TESTIFY AGAINST HIS OWN U.S. TREASURY SECRETARY. HE HAS BEEN IN GERMANY FOR THE PAST TWO WEEKS, TESTIFYING BEFORE THE TRIBUNAL, STAFF OF THE U.S. CONSULATE AND THE GERMAN ATTORNEY GENERAL (EQUIVALENT) ABOUT THE ENDLESSLY FRUSTRATED ATTEMPTS OF AMBASSADOR WANTA'S CORPORATION, TO OBTAIN RELEASE OF THE FUNDS, AND ABOUT ALLEGED CRIMINAL VIOLATIONS BY PAULSON, GOLDMAN SACHS AND COMPANY, ET AL. THE U.S. ‘MAINSTREAM MEDIA’ ARE WITHHOLDING THE BIGGEST SCANDAL IN WORLD HISTORY FROM THE MUCH-ABUSED AMERICAN PEOPLE.
Don't you feel better already? Apparently Paulson squirmed out of THAT! But he'll be the signature you stare at on the new Purple Abe funny money and will be on This Snufogopoulis, Wolfie and Fixed News to spread the Admin's Sunday Gospel that the US Economy is GANGBUSTERS (he'll leave out he means only the top 1%). The rest of the Sunday Morning Talkies will hover aound the Dem infighting but not so much about JOHN "Crazy Train" McCain's ties to regressive radical "holy men". See Greenwald's The McCain/Hagee story picks up steam and McCain reconnects with Liberty University at WaPo. Get away from The Spin with internet radio regulars Massa in the Morning, Sam Seder and an excellent Ring of Fire, especially the interview with DAVID CAY JOHNSTON about his book "Free Lunch". During last weekend's "Snow Storm of the Century" the Brick TeeVee crew huddled and decided that the best slogan for 2008 would be "HAD ENOUGH?"

BRICK TEEVEE ALERTS!

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MLB SPRING TRAINING Check your local listings for Spring Training games from the Grapefruit League and Cactus League - OPENING DAY IN 15 DAYS!

B R I C K T E E V E E
_{image ©2006 arkysue}
309 days until our national nightmare is over
3988 Military Dead as of Mar 15, 2008
1,783 days since "Mission Accomplished"

This Week (ABC) • Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.
• U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson • Roundtable: Washington Post's Ruth Marcus, Time Magazine's Mark Halperin, and ABC News' Donna Brazile and George Will
Face The Nation (CBS) TOPIC: 2008 Presidential Race
• Leon Panetta, Former White House Chief of Staff & Clinton Supporter
• Gov. Deval Patrick, D-Massachusetts & Obama Supporter
• David Brooks New York Times
• Clarence Page Chicago Tribune
60 Minutes (CBS)
• The Wrong Medicine - Dennis Quaid's newborn twins nearly died when they were mistakenly given a drug overdose. The actor and his wife share their story to draw attention to hospital mistakes that kill as many as 100,000 Americans a year. Steve Kroft reports.
• The Science Of Sleep - Scientists are discovering that sleep is far more critical to human health than previously believed and have linked sleep deprivation to serious problems such as diabetes, obesity and heart disease. Lesley Stahl reports this double length segment.
Meet the Press (NBC) Decision 2008

“It’s a TV show. If you can’t handle TV questions, how are you going to stand up to Iran, and North Korea, and the rest of the world?”
• FMR. SEN. BILL BRADLEY (D-NJ) - Obama Supporter
• REP. NITA LOWEY (D-NY) - Clinton Supporter
• ROUNDTABLE: David Broder of the Washington Post, David Gregory of NBC News, and Michele Norris of NPR's "All Things Considered".
Late Edition (CNN) The U.S. economy in turmoil, issue number one. Wolf sits down with Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson. Plus, the latest on the campaign trail with two top surrogates from the Clinton and Obama campaigns.
• Sec. Henry Paulson, Treasury Secretary
• Gene Sperling, Clinton Economic Adviser
• Douglas Holtz-Eakin, McCain Economic Adviser
• Robin Wright, Washington Post; author, "Dreams and Shadows"
• Sen. Dianne Feinstein, (D) California; Clinton Campaign
• Sen. Patrick Leahy, (D) Vermont; Obama Campaign
Seder on Sunday! (Air America Radio 2.0)
Seder on Sunday! airs LIVE at 4 pm et - 1 pm pt on many Air America affiliates, including
• KPHX www.1480kphx.com in Phoenix
• KPTK www.am1090seattle.com in Seattle (archives there, too)
For more affiliates check out Sam Seder blogger Fernando's Open Mic for
SAM SEDER RADIO OUTLETS.
• GUESTS and ROUNDTABLE TBA (again!)
• Weekend Watchdog with Bill Scher
• Live Blogging, SammyCam and YOUR CALLS at 866-303-2270!
Ring of Fire Radio

Find us at http://www.ringoffireradio.com/ and http://goleft.tv/ • Congressman Adam Schiff (D – CA), member of the House Judiciary Committee, will be joining us to talk about the contempt of Congress lawsuit filed against Josh Bolten and Harriet Miers.
• Congressman Michael Capuano (D – MA) is also going to be here to tell us about the newly formed Office of Congressional Ethics.
• Author and investigative journalist for the New York Times David Cay Johnston will be here to talk about his latest book “Free Lunch: How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense and Stick You With The Bill.”
• Attorney Tim Maloney will stop by to tell us about how the Bush administration’s Republican-stacked courts are taking away Americans’ right to a fair trial.
• Attorney Tim Maloney will stop by to tell us about how the Bush administration’s Republican-stacked courts are taking away Americans’ right to a fair trial.
Ring of Fire Radio hosted by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Mike Papantonio: Saturdays at 3 o’clock Eastern, rebroadcasts Sunday nights at 8 pm Eastern
"Massa In The Morning"
"Massa In The Morning" is quick, topical, smart, sometimes hilarious, and ALWAYS kind.
With co-host Bill Berry, EVERY Sunday morning from 10am til noon Eastern time!

WHHO-AM 1320 Streaming ON-LINE at http://www.hornellradio.com
(you do have to register, so go register now if you want to listen tomorrow.)
CALL IN! 607-324-2000 (yer cell phone minutes are FREE on the weekends!)
fauxnews
• Clinton supporter Sen. Charles Schumer
• Obama surrogate Sen. Chris Dodd
• Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson

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NOTE FROM JOSH MARSHALL

BOOKS FEATURED: ISBN-10 = 1591841917

Sunday, February 10, 2008

Brick TeeVee "Mini Tuesday" Edition

So, with no further ado, I present to you This Week's Brick TeeVee entry!

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With Super Duper Tuesday behind us, the candidates move on to Mini Tuesday in DC, Maryland and Virginia. But all the talk will be about last week's events and the speculations about how many delegates belong to whom and what the Dems will do with delegates from Florida and Michigan. Sidelined by all this blather will be the upcoming FISA legislation, administration law-breaking and continued stonewalling, torture, Iraq, Iran, the Middle East, the record-setting defense spending in the pResident's budget, the sinking economy and new record NINE TRILLION DOLLAR US Deficit. Leading the pack (and easy BRICK TARGETS) is MENSA MAN himself on the GOP Mouthpiece and TURD BLOSSOM on Face the Bob. HUCKABEE and JOE TRIPPI follow BU$H's BRAIN with Schiefer. 60 Minutes follows that up later with separate items on BARAK OBAMA (with Steve Kroft) and HILLARY CLINTON (with Katie Couric). House Leaders NANCY "Impeachment is off the table" Pelosi & JOHN "Cry me a river" BOEHNER face off with U-Boat Captain Blitzer, followed up by COLIN "244 false statements about WMD" POWELL. Govs KAINE & O'MALLEY plus Rep DAVIS & Ex-Rep DELAY banter with This George about their respective parties' dilemmas. Plenty of easy targets for brick-throwing! Stop yer head from spinning and tune into MASSA IN THE MORNING and SEDER ON SUNDAY. Also check out RING OF FIRE with discussions about asbestos lawsuits, failing US media, Religious History Month and FISA. Meanwhile, the Brick TeeVee crew, basking it their Super Bowl upset prediction, have stocked up on the necessities (beer & whiskey & carrots) for the pending Deep Freeze covering much of the Northern States. Keep warm by throwing bricks!

BRICK TEEVEE ALERTS!

Top 25 Censored news stories of 2007
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"MINI TUESDAY" NIGHT ELECTIONS!
Who's gonna volunteer to host the Primary Results Blog this time, eh?
On tap for Tuesday Feb 12th is Virginia (83 delegates), Maryland (70 delegates) and DC (15 delegates)!

BRICK TEEVEE "We hardly knew ye" Acknowledgments
- America's Fave Used Car Salesman and Planet Mormon Talk Show Host Mitt "Headroom" Romney

B R I C K T E E V E E
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345 days until our national nightmare is over
3957 Military Dead as of Feb 8, 2008
1,747 days since "Mission Accomplished"

This Week (ABC)
• Gov. Tim Kaine, D-Va.
• Gov. Martin O'Malley, D-Md.
• former Rep. Tom DeLay, R-Tx.
• Rep. Tom Davis, R-Va.
• Roundtable: National Review's Byron York, ABC News consultant Donna Brazile, and ABC News' Sam Donaldson and George Will
Face The Nation (CBS) TOPIC: 2008 Presidential Race
• Mike Huckabee, Republican Presidential Candidate
• Karl Rove, Former Advisor To President Bush
• Joe Trippi, Former Advisor To John Edwards
60 Minutes (CBS)
• Barack Obama - Steve Kroft interviews Barack Obama and 60 Minutes cameras capture the only behind-the-scenes video of the Democratic presidential candidate’s headquarters on Super Tuesday.
• Hillary Clinton - Katie Couric interviews Hillary Rodham Clinton as the race for the Democratic presidential nomination between her and Barack Obama grows tighter.
• Should We Make Cents? - The U.S. Mint is in a bind: should it continue to produce pennies and nickels whose metal content is worth more than their face value? Morley Safer reports.
Meet the Press (NBC)

“It’s a TV show. If you can’t handle TV questions, how are you going to stand up to Iran, and North Korea, and the rest of the world?”
• MIKE HUCKABEE Republican Presidential Candidate
• ROUNDTABLE: DAVID BRODER Columnist, Washington Post, DAVID BRODY Senior National Correspondent, Christian Broadcasting Network, GWEN IFILL Moderator, PBS's "Washington Week", CHUCK TODD Political Director, NBC News
Late Edition (CNN) Iraq war strategy. What is the future for U.S. troops? Wolf asks General Colin Powell in an exclusive interview. Plus, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.
• Colin Powell, Fmr. Secretary of State
• Rep. Nancy Pelosi, (D) House Speaker
• Rep. John Boehner, (R) Minority Leader
Seder on Sunday! (Air America Radio 2.0)
Seder on Sunday! airs LIVE at 4 pm et - 1 pm pt on many Air America affiliates, including
• KPHX www.1480kphx.com in Phoenix
• KPTK www.am1090seattle.com in Seattle (archives there, too)
For more affiliates check out Sam Seder blogger Fernando's Open Mic for
SAM SEDER RADIO OUTLETS.
• Weekend Watchdog with Bill Scher
• GUESTS TBA, SammyCam, Live Blogging and your calls!
Ring of Fire Radio

Find us at http://www.ringoffireradio.com/ and http://goleft.tv/ • Bobby and Mike discuss how Exxon managed to pull in the highest corporate profits in US history, while sending the US economy into a freefall.
• Our good friend and political visionary David Bender will be here to give us his analysis of the Super Tuesday primaries, as well as his assessment of Obama, Clinton, and McCain.
• Chris Hedges will tell us all about House Resolution 888 – A bill that would make the first week of May “American Religious History Month”, in spite of the fact that America was not founded as a Christian nation.
• Media critic and columnist Elliot Cohen tells us about the latest FISA bill that Bush is threatening to veto in order to protect America’s telecommunications giants.
• We’ll hear from author and Rolling Stone chief political report Matt Taibbi about how the mainstream media is failing America with their coverage of the 2008 election.
• Attorney Bobby Blanchard is going to tell us about the ongoing legal battles over asbestos, which the US Chamber of Commerce is spending millions of dollars to halt.
Ring of Fire Radio hosted by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Mike Papantonio: Saturdays at 3 o’clock Eastern, rebroadcasts Sunday nights at 8 pm Eastern
"Massa In The Morning"
"Massa In The Morning" is quick, topical, smart, sometimes hilarious, and ALWAYS kind.
With co-host Bill Berry, EVERY Sunday morning from 10am til noon Eastern time!

WHHO-AM 1320 Streaming ON-LINE at http://www.hornellradio.com
(you do have to register, so go register now if you want to listen tomorrow.)
CALL IN! 607-324-2000 (yer cell phone minutes are FREE on the weekends!)
fauxnews
• pResident George W. Bush

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NOTE FROM JOSH MARSHALL