Comments on: Sunday Talking Heads: August 2, 2009 http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/02/sunday-talking-heads-august-2-2009/ Firedoglake weblog Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:51:22 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Nolan http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/02/sunday-talking-heads-august-2-2009/#comment-1947734 Nolan Sun, 02 Aug 2009 18:16:59 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/02/sunday-talking-heads-august-2-2009/#comment-1947734 <p>There is a forum for room/ride shares for netroots nation, but it isn’t getting the kind of use that it could:</p> <p><a href="http://www.pghroots.com/forum" rel="nofollow">http://www.pghroots.com/forum</a></p> There is a forum for room/ride shares for netroots nation, but it isn’t getting the kind of use that it could:

http://www.pghroots.com/forum

]]> By: Elliott http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/02/sunday-talking-heads-august-2-2009/#comment-1947693 Elliott Sun, 02 Aug 2009 16:21:59 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/02/sunday-talking-heads-august-2-2009/#comment-1947693 <p>lolz,<br /> when I first read that, I thought you said “why do you think they invented Malkin?”</p> lolz,
when I first read that, I thought you said “why do you think they invented Malkin?”

]]> By: Bluetoe2 http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/02/sunday-talking-heads-august-2-2009/#comment-1947691 Bluetoe2 Sun, 02 Aug 2009 15:53:24 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/02/sunday-talking-heads-august-2-2009/#comment-1947691 <p>why do you think they invited Malkin?</p> why do you think they invited Malkin?

]]> By: jawbone http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/02/sunday-talking-heads-august-2-2009/#comment-1947690 jawbone Sun, 02 Aug 2009 14:49:11 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/02/sunday-talking-heads-august-2-2009/#comment-1947690 <p>Hhhmmm–I wonder if any of the shows will discuss the promised House floor vote on Medicare for All (HR 676), the concession made to Rep. Anthony Weiner on Friday to prevent him from offering an amendment substituting HR 676 for the 1000+ page, pretzled attempt to protect Big Insurance Parasites’ (BIPs) profits and also provide some modicum of coverage for the little people, HR 3200 — mandated purchase of BIPs’ offerings.</p> <p>I searched the NYTimes (Weiner’s hometown paper) and WaPo last night, not yet today, but there was…bupkis. No coverage. </p> <p>The NY Daily News had an article, also a vignette report about Weiner’s use of “bupkis,” where the writer admitted to not knowing how to spell the word.</p> <p>(What is the correct spelling?)</p> <p>Is this going to be treated like accurate facts during the run up to the Iraq Invasion? Like the Downing Street Memos? Ignored or barely mentioned? Then, when the votes comes up, the public will be essentially blindsided–and the MCM can crow that single payer failed miserably and all those polls about people wanting a strong, real public plan like Medicare for All were just, well, wrong? And, when asked why it was not covered, the MCM can say it’s “old news”?</p> <p>Damn. The MCM has learned its lessons well, but they were how to suck up to power and corporations, how to bamboozle the public — not that accurate, objective reporting is a good in and of itself.</p> <p>Maybe a news organization could make that last part its business plan, even begin to grow real audience?</p> <p>Hey, I can dream.</p> Hhhmmm–I wonder if any of the shows will discuss the promised House floor vote on Medicare for All (HR 676), the concession made to Rep. Anthony Weiner on Friday to prevent him from offering an amendment substituting HR 676 for the 1000+ page, pretzled attempt to protect Big Insurance Parasites’ (BIPs) profits and also provide some modicum of coverage for the little people, HR 3200 — mandated purchase of BIPs’ offerings.

I searched the NYTimes (Weiner’s hometown paper) and WaPo last night, not yet today, but there was…bupkis. No coverage.

The NY Daily News had an article, also a vignette report about Weiner’s use of “bupkis,” where the writer admitted to not knowing how to spell the word.

(What is the correct spelling?)

Is this going to be treated like accurate facts during the run up to the Iraq Invasion? Like the Downing Street Memos? Ignored or barely mentioned? Then, when the votes comes up, the public will be essentially blindsided–and the MCM can crow that single payer failed miserably and all those polls about people wanting a strong, real public plan like Medicare for All were just, well, wrong? And, when asked why it was not covered, the MCM can say it’s “old news”?

Damn. The MCM has learned its lessons well, but they were how to suck up to power and corporations, how to bamboozle the public — not that accurate, objective reporting is a good in and of itself.

Maybe a news organization could make that last part its business plan, even begin to grow real audience?

Hey, I can dream.

]]> By: jawbone http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/02/sunday-talking-heads-august-2-2009/#comment-1947689 jawbone Sun, 02 Aug 2009 14:38:24 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/02/sunday-talking-heads-august-2-2009/#comment-1947689 <p>Here’s the <a href="http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/2104" rel="nofollow">LINK.</a> for the Rose interview with Amy Goodman. About 17 uncomfortable minutes.</p> Here’s the LINK. for the Rose interview with Amy Goodman. About 17 uncomfortable minutes.

]]> By: demi http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/02/sunday-talking-heads-august-2-2009/#comment-1947688 demi Sun, 02 Aug 2009 14:32:41 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/02/sunday-talking-heads-august-2-2009/#comment-1947688 <p><em>I used to think that the Sunday talking heads were competition for church attendance.</em><br /> I know RevDeb’s probably looking for corn for her bbq, but, I wanted to say this comment tickled my funny bone. A much needed smile for today.<br /> Good Morning Pups who are still here.<br /> I don’t watch the Sunday Talking Head shows. Can’t stand the totally Right Wing bias. Really, really can’t stand to watch Malkin. She reminds me of all that I dislike about humanity.</p> I used to think that the Sunday talking heads were competition for church attendance.
I know RevDeb’s probably looking for corn for her bbq, but, I wanted to say this comment tickled my funny bone. A much needed smile for today.
Good Morning Pups who are still here.
I don’t watch the Sunday Talking Head shows. Can’t stand the totally Right Wing bias. Really, really can’t stand to watch Malkin. She reminds me of all that I dislike about humanity.

]]> By: jawbone http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/02/sunday-talking-heads-august-2-2009/#comment-1947686 jawbone Sun, 02 Aug 2009 14:24:42 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/02/sunday-talking-heads-august-2-2009/#comment-1947686 <p>Michelle Malkin, wow, that’s really, uh, “out there.”</p> <p>Has any one of the broadcast or cable Sunday talk shows ever had Amy Goodman of Democracy Now on? Ever? Just once?</p> <p>Charlie Rose had her on once, just before the invasion of Iraq. He became so agitated he could barely allow her a word in edgewise, and what really set him off was her saying the MCM* was not reporting facts accurately.</p> <p>We know who was proved right on that one.</p> <p>Oh, and I am not comparing Goodman to Malkin; but in terms of how the MCM thinks Malkin, astonishingly, is acceptable and Goodman is not. Bizarro world.</p> <p>Charlie managed to say he would ask Goodman back again to discuss those issues. Of course, he never did. She went beyond the pale in pointing out he and his cohort did not report known facts. Bad guest, bad, bad guest. Blackballed guest..</p> <p>Amazingly, the video is still on the Charlie Rose site! It wasn’t deep sixed, I have to give him that. Or at least it was there the last time I looked….</p> <p>*MCM–Mainstream Corporate Media</p> Michelle Malkin, wow, that’s really, uh, “out there.”

Has any one of the broadcast or cable Sunday talk shows ever had Amy Goodman of Democracy Now on? Ever? Just once?

Charlie Rose had her on once, just before the invasion of Iraq. He became so agitated he could barely allow her a word in edgewise, and what really set him off was her saying the MCM* was not reporting facts accurately.

We know who was proved right on that one.

Oh, and I am not comparing Goodman to Malkin; but in terms of how the MCM thinks Malkin, astonishingly, is acceptable and Goodman is not. Bizarro world.

Charlie managed to say he would ask Goodman back again to discuss those issues. Of course, he never did. She went beyond the pale in pointing out he and his cohort did not report known facts. Bad guest, bad, bad guest. Blackballed guest..

Amazingly, the video is still on the Charlie Rose site! It wasn’t deep sixed, I have to give him that. Or at least it was there the last time I looked….

*MCM–Mainstream Corporate Media

]]> By: Prairie Sunshine http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/02/sunday-talking-heads-august-2-2009/#comment-1947685 Prairie Sunshine Sun, 02 Aug 2009 14:16:45 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/02/sunday-talking-heads-august-2-2009/#comment-1947685 <p>Is Malkin’s publisher also the owner of ABC/Snuffy?….</p> <p>KO/O’Leilly corp masters have spoken….</p> <p>We’ll be seein’ more and more of the corporate whipcracking over their <strike>talent</strike> *cough* puppets *cough*….</p> Is Malkin’s publisher also the owner of ABC/Snuffy?….

KO/O’Leilly corp masters have spoken….

We’ll be seein’ more and more of the corporate whipcracking over their talent *cough* puppets *cough*….

]]> By: ThingsComeUndone http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/02/sunday-talking-heads-august-2-2009/#comment-1947684 ThingsComeUndone Sun, 02 Aug 2009 13:49:58 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/02/sunday-talking-heads-august-2-2009/#comment-1947684 <p>Imagine you are proud of your mind like George Will you think your opinions matter that reason matters. Yes I know George lies and is a hack but I’m describing how he sees himself.<br /> Now imagine that the network? the GOP? get Michelle Malkin to fill in for you crazy girl with legs is of equal value as your mind?<br /> I would be insulted if I were George Will.</p> Imagine you are proud of your mind like George Will you think your opinions matter that reason matters. Yes I know George lies and is a hack but I’m describing how he sees himself.
Now imagine that the network? the GOP? get Michelle Malkin to fill in for you crazy girl with legs is of equal value as your mind?
I would be insulted if I were George Will.

]]> By: Loo Hoo. http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/02/sunday-talking-heads-august-2-2009/#comment-1947683 Loo Hoo. Sun, 02 Aug 2009 13:46:08 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/02/sunday-talking-heads-august-2-2009/#comment-1947683 <p>Leen may want to room with you.</p> Leen may want to room with you.

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