Tweet
Good morning, Pups! Hope you all got a good night’s sleep, with a bit extra for the Sunday. David Letterman brings us his “Top Ten Thoughts Going Through Paul Ryan’s Head” during that Time magazine photo shoot (dork). It sure would be nice if Ryan loses BOTH his races this year.
FDL Book Salon this afternoon is Delirium: The Politics of Sex in America (mercy!), should be fun. Lisa’s Movie Night is also of the sexy time, The Love Patient. See you here and there.
A note from Peterr:
The only women that Mitt 2.0 will appeal to are those who believe that they can change their men. “Sure, he was like that with all those other women, with his lying and cheating and abusive behavior, but now that he’s with me, I know *I* can fix him.”
OTOH, 60 Minutes looks very good, as does (as usual) the FDL Book Salon. Shark-fu rocks!
ABC’s This Week: Jake Tapper, host. Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) and Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden. Roundtable: Newt Gingrich; former Senator and 2008 Democratic presidential candidate Chris Dodd; Senior Foreign Affairs Correspondent Martha Raddatz, moderator of this week’s vice presidential debate; presidential historian Richard Norton Smith; George Will; Donna Brazile.
CBS’ Face the Nation: Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), and Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD). Roundtable: Romney campaign advisor Bay Buchanan, Katrina vanden Heuvel of The Nation, Republican pollster Frank Luntz, David Corn of Mother Jones, and CBS News Political Director John Dickerson.
Chris Hayes: Nate Silver (@fivethirtyeight), Founder of FiveThirtyEight: Nate Silver’s Political Calculus and author of “The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail – But Some Don’t.” Thomas Stemberg, founder of Staples, Managing General Partner of the Highland Consumer Fund. Sarita Gupta (@saritasgupta), Executive Director of Jobs with Justice and Executive Director of American Rights at Work. Josh Barro (@jbarro), Lead Writer for Bloomberg View’s “The Ticker.” David W. Moore, Senior Fellow at the Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire, Policy Critic at iMediaEthics.org and Former Managing Editor and Senior Editor of the Gallup Poll. Maya Wiley, Founder and President of the Center for Social Inclusion. Zephyr Teachout, Professor at the Fordham University School of Law. Monica Youn, Brennan Center constitutional fellow at the New York University school of law where she focuses on election law and First Amendment issues. Alec MacGillis, senior editor for “The New Republic” and currently serving as the magazine’s correspondent for the 2012 campaign.
CNN’s State of the Union: Robert Gibbs. DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz and the Former Chair of the Florida Republican Party Al Cardenas. Roundtable: CNN National Political Correspondent Jim Acosta, USA Today’s Susan Page, Grover Norquist of Americans for Tax Reform, and Bill Burton of Priorities USA.
Fareed Zakaria – GPS: Democracy in the Arab world, Wall Street Journal columnist Bret Stephens, American Enterprise Institute scholar Danielle Pletka, former New York Times executive editor Bill Keller and commentator Kishore Mahbubani. The back story to “Argo”, the Hollywood telling of how a handful of Americans escaped Tehran during the 1979 hostage crisis, with former CIA officer and operation mastermind Antonio Mendez. Then, PBS’ “Death and the Civil War” with Harvard historian Drew Faust and filmmaker Ric Burns.
Fox News Sunday: Pres. Obama’s senior adviser David Axelrod and Mitt Romney’s senior adviser Ed Gillespie.
Moyers & Company: Justice, Not Politics: Exploring efforts to capture climate change in action, and the fight to protect our state courts from predatory politics.
NBC’s Meet the Press: Gov. Bob McDonnell (R-VA); Mayor Kasim Reed (D-Atlanta); Fmr. Gov Jennifer Granholm (D-MI); GOP strategist Alex Castellanos; and Tom Brokaw. .
Newsmakers: Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), Republican Study Committee Chairman. Rep. Jordan discusses Campaign 2012, including his battleground state of Ohio. He also addresses the upcoming lame duck session of Congress, the expiration of the Bush tax cuts and upcoming spending decisions. Reporters: Nicole Duran of the National Journal Daily and Jonathan Strong of the Congressional Reporter.
Q & A: Evan Thomas, author of “Ike’s Bluff: President Eisenhower’s Secret Battle to Save the World.” The newly released historical narrative details President Eisenhower’s eight year term in office from 1953-1961. Thomas suggests that Eisenhower used the threat of nuclear war to prevent open conflict with the Soviet Union while never fully revealing just how far he was willing to go in deploying the weapons…
60 Minutes: Aleppo – The Syrian civil war is taking lives and wrecking cities like Aleppo, the country’s largest. Clarissa Ward gets inside the country to report on its civilian victims, the rebels who the West is refusing to support and Islamic militants who some fear will hijack the revolution. Coming Home – Many returning veterans are getting into trouble with the law. In Texas, a creative new program offers an alternative to standard justice, which is helping to straighten out lives twisted by the stress of war. Scott Pelley reports. James Bond – Maybe one of the neatest tricks Agent 007 has been able to perform is keeping the James Bond film franchise alive and well for 50 years. Anderson Cooper talks to current Bond actor Daniel Craig and to Barbara Broccoli, whose family has produced the films since 1962.
To the Contrary: Will a more moderate Mitt Romney appeal to women voters? Then, we turn to the first UN International Day of the Girl Child and its focus on child marriage. And, Behind the Headlines, wage theft, a little known problem that costs mainly women workers millions of dollars.
Univision’s Al Punta: Alvaro Uribe, Former President of Colombia; Al Cardenas, Chairman of the American Conservative Union and Surrogate for the Governor Mitt Romney Campaign; Ambassador Luis Laureado, Surrogate for the President Barack Obama Campaign; Rafael Cox Alomar, Candidate for Puerto Rico’s Resident Commissioner in Washington, D.C., Partido Popular Democrático (PPD) and Alejandro Sanz, GRAMMY Award Winner, singer and composer.
Virtually Speaking: Dave Johnson and Jay Ackroyd, 9pm ET.
FDL’s Book Salon: Delirium: The Politics of Sex in America. “The 2012 election was supposed to be about the economy, but over the last few months it turned into a debate about sex and women’s rights. In Delirium, Cohen takes us on a gripping journey through the confounding and mysterious episodes of our recent politics to explain how we and why we got to this place. Along the way she explores such topics as why Bill Clinton was impeached over a private sexual affair; how George W. Bush won the presidency by stealth; why Hillary lost to Obama; why John McCain chose Sarah Palin to be his running mate; and what the 2012 presidential contest tells us about America today…” Chat with Nancy L. Cohen about her new book, hosted by Pamela Merritt.
FDL’s Movie Night Monday: The Love Patient. “How far would you go to win back the love of your life? Perhaps send flowers, write poetry or even serenade that man of your dreams until he can take it no more? Paul, our hot but self-centered hero has other, more extreme ideas when sensitive hunk Brad drops him and begins dating another man. Not used to losing and determined to regain his love, Paul decides to pretend to have a life-threatening illness in what he sees as a foolproof method in ensuring Brad s return. But will it work or will the tangled web he weaves get him in hot water rather than in to the arms of his hot man? Populated by outrageous characters, this fun romantic comedy is a truly off the wall take on what one man would really do for love.” Come join Lisa Derrick and guests for the discussion, 8pm ET Monday.
59 Comments
Support this site!
Subscribe to the newsletter
Advertise on Firedoglake
Send
us your tips
Make us your homepage
About Firedoglake
Romney in Ohio attacks Obama on China, while Mitt Romney gets paid a fortune to outsource jobs to China!
http://sulia.com/channel/united-states-presidential-election-2012/f/6dff8c79-fa3c-4ae0-a03a-bdad2bfabdc7/ …”
I wonder if any of the “talking heads” will bring up Romney’s interest in Senseta Co. in Freeport Ill, that Bain is closing and shipping their jobs overseas?
Good morning, pups. We have The Pasty Little Putz, Dowd, Kristof and Bruni. The Moustache of Wisdom is off today. In “The Mystery of Benghazi” the Pasty Little Putz has the unmitigated gall to ask this question: Why did the White House fumble the aftermath of the Libya attack? He’s being called out for the hypocritical little putz that he is in the comments. MoDo has produced a thing called “An Irish Catholic Wake-Up,” and she says bring on the turkey: when Irish eyes are smiling and mouths are running. Does that give you any idea that she’s writing about the veep debate? Me either… Mr. Kristof addresses “A Possibly Fatal Mistake,” and says the story of a seriously ill friend who quit his job and had no insurance shows him why we need Obamacare. With it, his friend might have gone to a doctor in time. Mr. Bruni looks at “Bachmann Family Values” (I know, ewww…) and says the stepsister of the Minnesota congresswoman looks at her moral crusades with puzzlement, and with a very personal sorrow.
Here they are.
The coffee and tea are ready, and I’ve got chocolate croissants with fresh berries. Dear God in heaven, but the lineup at CBS’ Face the Nation is enough to make me lose last Friday’s lunch… Luckily I’m planning on being busy in the kitchen for most of the day so I’ll avoid the Sunday Morning Gasbag Parade. Have a great day.
Good Morning, Elliot
Why do we need a little extra for Sunday? I think I musta missed something.
Good morning, Demi, Marion, and Elliott! I need a little extra to get through the second full day of gloom and rain. But it’s going to be 70º and that’s pretty warm for October in NW Indiana. And there are high wind advisories posted, too.
Anyone who missed yesterday’s UP with Chris Hayes should watch it online. Another great show, and today’s looks interesting too. His bookers really know how to pick good guests, and he does a great job of leading and controlling the discussion.
Thanks, Ellie, it’s tempting to watch Katrina vanden Heuvel against Bay Buchanan, but I’m not masochist enough. Now Up! is on, and I’m comfortable with the host who knows enough that he does keep his guests operating in reality.
Hi Hi, Molly. We’re having some eractic weather here. Thursday, IIRC, we had a thunder storm with lightening and hail. I went out and bought a box of recycled fire logs and a sweatshirt and sweatpants. Now, we’ve got a warm wind coming in from the desert and the forecast shows raising temps, to 97 on Wednesday, if you can believe it.
Thanks Marion, glad Kristof is talking about the humanity that suffers under the nation’s nonexistent health care that opposes Obamacare.
There was hail at my house. I am at DFW airport, staying with the Kid who flies back to D.C. today.
Morning, Ruth. Doesn’t Marion make the best chocolate croissants? What a doll.
I bet you two had a nice visit. Good for both of you.
My comment above to Elliott is in response to the question posed by PBS’ To the Contrary: “Will a more moderate Mitt Romney appeal to women voters?”
I think not, but YMMV.
Going to breakfast Madeleine’s soon, will indulge and visit some more. Great visit. Though unfortunately his gramma didn’t recognize either of us, having a very bad day.
Anyone will have to ignore Rmoney’s record to find his latest version of any of his positions appealing.
The answer from me is No!
You’re prolly real busy this morning, but I wanted to point you to a diary that Edward Teller put up yesterday.
Honestly and truthfully I don’t see how Willard appeals to any voters except the rich, white, male kind. Even, (and especially), the working class, white male voters who vote traditionally Republican should be horrified at the prospect of a Rmoney Presidency.
Oh, I’m sorry to hear that. But, gosh, she’s really hanging in there.
Chris Hayes tweeted that he’ll be doing a show on Senseta next weekend. Not soon enough for me. This needs to be addressed by the media immediately. Maybe Rachel will bring it up.
BTW, I went to a site that was supporting Romney and knocking down the charges. All fell flat, if you’re informed, except one. According to this repub-leaning site, the photo of the building with the Chinese flag is actually a photo from the bldg. in China. Anyone know, with certainty, if this is true or not?
I can answer my own question. Just read on DKos that the Chinese flag was never flown at the U.S. plant.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/10/13/1143996/-The-Sansata-Story-Could-Destroy-Romney
I can’t understand it either. I have a nephew who’s a big Romney fan, but then he writes stuff like this on facebook: Dirtbikes! How I get all the bitches. Nuff said? Ach. And, I know someone who also is an Romney fan and one of her three children has a very serious physical condition which I’m pretty sure she leans on the government for help. Not sure what to say to either of them except, Yikes!
Thanks, solai. Yes, that story needs to get out.
I keep coming back to the thought that I lived in Michigan during George Romney’s governorship. Although I was always a political liberal, I was much less politically aware in those years, being busy raising small kids and working part time. I thought he was a good governor.
How did the apple fall so far from the tree? (And it got rotten and wormy, too…)
Well, it’s not “welfare” if the recipient is white, see and it’s not a government handout if a white person gives him/herself lung cancer smoking but doesn’t have the money, (Ayn Rand), to pay for treatment. It’s not “lazy” and “slothful” when a Republican voter claims to have too many ailments to actually work and it’s not “sinful” when a Republican politician’s child. (Mary Cheney), is gay. Their whole philosophy is based on they can do no wrong because they are conservative. That’s essentially like me saying it would be impossible for a cop to give me to get a speeding ticket because I voted for Obama in 2008.
By all accounts, George Romney was a good governor. But he wasn’t in the post Newt, who made the party go postal GOP either.
It’s not welfare to the wingnut when taxpayer monies are diverted from service to taxpayers to the corporate coffers.
Ah, now I “see”.
It seems that we humans get into trouble when we keep pointing a finger at the other, huh? “But, he got away with (fill in appropriate negative behaviour.)”
But, it’s a new day and we’re not done yet.
His favorable rating in MA is very low. He left a lot of destruction behind him, in areas of education and infrastructure, shuffling it off onto the local areas, also, as I hear.
But, but, but, that Staples guy on UP said that under his governorship, they had the top education system.
Ah, then you probably know much more about it than I. I was one of those low information voters until about 1991 and I’ve never lived in Michigan.
Progress always wins. It’s usually painful and there is this enormous anchor of conservatives that keep holding us back but progress does always win in the end. Otherwise we’d still be squatting in caves, picking bugs off one another.
Nice to see so many friends up early, today. Elliot, I thought I missed switching to Daylight Savings Time (extra sleep?) until I got my first cuppa going down. :-) 4 November. Thanks for pulling this together, as always.
More on Rob Zerban running against Paul Ryan . Ryan losing twice in one election would mean he would finally have to seek actual employment. He would actually have to register as a lobbyist.
Bain Capital Freeport (Bainport) more here and here.
I need to add that I realize I am not perfect. Far from it, and I realize I can be a real shit sometimes.
And 99 times out of 100, said wingnut will end up needing those services someday but s/he voted for people who gut them for those coffers.
MA is rated very high because it has lots of educated prosperous residents. The salaries and funding went down under Rmoney.
The wingnuts would be telling us we’re better off.
You may be getting mixed up. George was a decent governor in MI, his son Mitt left a mess behind in MA. Charlie Pierce comments on it frequently (he lives there).
Ryan who has depended on government funding his whole life would be privatized! hey, that sounds fine.
I’m getting mixed up? I’ve never attempted to evaluate George Romney’s governorship. How can I be getting “mixed up” when I haven’t done that or even mentioned Romney Jr’s? I think you meant that for Ruth.
Sure! Why not? He’s got “his”. To Hell with everybody else.
I am often mixed up. Shaken, not stirred.
In #23 you said “By all accounts George Romney was a good governor…” and then Ruth said in response (#26) “His favorable rating in MA is very low.”
Now my head is spinning…and I’ve already finished all the tea in the pot. LOL.
The tea leaves tell me that there’s a tall dark Pres in our future.
Then you meant that for Ruth. “MA” is Massachusetts. All I was doing was agreeing with you and that I’d heard George Romney was a decent governor in MI. It’s still a little early for me though. You’re asking me to engage my cerebral cortex when I’m still working on my medulla oblongata…Maybe I should take up the coffee habit.
I’ve got an iced pumpkin scone with your name on it.
(You’re not a coffee drinker?)
The national MSM is just starting to actually notice. Last week, Sensata employees in Freeport watched the first pods of factory equipment being shipped out, after they had to pack it up for shipment. The bulk of the layoffs are 4 days before Christmas. This has been getting Madison, WI and Janesville, WI coverage for several months. Saddest of all is that this plant was modern, up to date and profitable. Chinese workers are expected to make 99 cents a day doing the same jobs.
Search the archives of either of the two links I placed @30 above.
Woohoo! Scones! Nope, not a coffee drinker. Stimulants are my alcoholism and I’m a tee totaler.
I hear you. I have to avoid stimulants too, for the most part. I have 1/2 cup in the morning, and sometimes maybe another half in the afternoon if I can’t fit in a nap.
What I need is stuff to make me mellow.
LMAO! Me too. I already bounce off the walls and snap at people. Who needs speed?
Bain is Rmoney’s basis for claiming he’s qualified to be President.
Cannot imagine anyone voting for him where Bain has been active.
Brothas and Sistahs, I’m heading out, but will look for you later.
Did you see where someone said the internet is like ancient Egypt? People write on walls and worship cats.
Chris factchecks Staples guy from earlier segment. Up! best damned show on television.
This is so very relevant because some of Rmoney’s money clearly comes from actions of this nature. I’d be willing to bet a large fraction of my savings that if there was a hint of Obama the private citizen suggesting one job be sent overseas, we’d never hear the end of it. Remember 2004 when the media flogged how rich Heinz-Kerry was to death but in 2008, I had to read about how rich Cynthia Hensley-McCain was, (and that John had left his first wife for a younger, richer one), from liberal blogs.
Hey! Solai, Chris Hayes just taked about the Sansata story.
also off, going to breakfast out. Enjoy, and thanks for good company.
There will certainly be fewer people able to continue living where Bain has been active. These were the so-called higher tech products of the future of US manufacturing also.
Where is the NSA on this devastating blow to heart of the US of A? (An angle that even the conservative R base should be able to comprehend).
OT, (and off my soapbox) getting a second day of rain, over two inches by the time it is supposed to let up early Monday. Cabbage soup and bread started, along with some other inside activities. A good day to all.
Amen! I watch online later in the day, and rarely miss it. Chris is a bit “energizer bunny” but incredibly sharp and knowledgeable about a LOT of things.
Yeah, more rain here, too, and wind advisory. Supposed to clear up tomorrow. I haven’t been on the bike since about Wednesday and I am getting antsy. Cabbage soup sounds yummy!
I had a Republican at work the other day tell those manufacturing jobs are irrelevant. I told him the only reason he’s saying that is because it’s not his job being sent overseas. Conservatives are self centered and the suck harder than leeches.
Likely further proof (as if it is needed) of who controls the MSM, to your point, the “secret,” Obomba initiated negotiations over the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement have certainly disappeared from all the radar. One would think that the right would gleefully counter with a bit more of that item being publicized (if there was actually any difference between the two major parties). Going to punch some dough. Bye.
Thanks — I had not seen it.