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GOOD MORNING!
Once again, Stephanopoulos bends over backwards to scrape the bottom of the barrel (interesting visual, don’t you think?), bringing that grifting exploiter of the religious at heart, Ralph Reed, to the table – a man who should be serving his time in prison or at the very least be shunned, not handed any public microphone. Disgraceful! As mauimom says: “Boy, that IS a a fetid swamp: DWS, Rahm, and Greta in addition to Ralph Reed. Yuck.”
I’ll let our man Peterr sum up the rest for us:
You’ll note that on ABC Rahm is a guest, while Van Jones is a panelist, thus avoiding the potential for an on-camera social faux pax or slip of the tongue.
Somehow, I think they’ll also have separate green rooms.
And now, for something completely different . . . a trio of hard hitting shows.
(1) Matt Taibbi answering the question “how far will America’s super-rich will go to keep the One Percent in charge?” should be quite something. The answer, of course, is “as far as necessary.” The fun will be seeing how Taibbi lays it out. Kind of like the old Columbo tv show, where you see the murderer at the beginning and stay tuned to see how the rumpled Peter Falk will unearth the truth.
(2) that foulmouthed woman who got her microphone yanked is on Virtually Speaking.
(3) Bill Black hosting the Book Salon.
Any one of the three is watchable; the trio is incredible.
Sorry to say there is no Movie Night Monday for us, but don’t forget the debate!
And here are the listings:
ABC’s This Week: Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL). Roundtable: Democratic National Committee Chair Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz; Faith and Freedom Coalition founder and chair Ralph Reed; former Obama White House environmental adviser Van Jones, co-founder of Rebuild the Dream; Fox News anchor Greta Van Susteren; and political strategist and ABC News political analyst Matthew Dowd.
CBS’ Face the Nation: Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL).Then, Obama deputy campaign manager Stephanie Cutter and Romney senior adviser Kevin Madden. Roundtable: The Wall Street Journal’s Peggy Noonan, The New York Times’ David Sanger, TIME Magazine’s Joe Klein and CBS News’ John Dickerson.
CNN’s State of the Union: Bill Richardson and Newt Gingrich. Then, Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) and Former Congressman Tom Davis (R-VA). Roundtable: Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Rep. Donna Edwards (D-MD), CNN Sr. Congressional Correspondent Dana Bash and The Washington Post’s Dan Balz.
Fareed Zakaria – GPS: Global Lessons: The Road Map for Powering America.
Fox News Sunday: Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Sen. Lindsay Graham (R-SC). Also, Frank Newport, Gallup Polls.
Moyers & Company: Plutocracy Rising. Journalists Matt Taibbi and Chrystia Freeland discuss how far America’s super-rich will go to keep the One Percent in charge.
NBC’s Meet the Press: Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL). Then, Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) and David Axelrod. Roundtable: Democratic Strategist and Former White House Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers; Republican strategist Mike Murphy; NY Times Columnist Tom Friedman; and NY Times White House Correspondent Helene Cooper.
Newsmakers: Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Budget Committee Ranking Member. Rep. Van Hollen discusses the fiscal cliff, sequestration, tax rates and the House Democratic leadership. Reporters: David Wessel of the Wall Street Journal and Bob Cusack of The Hill.
Q & A: Author and co-host of National Public Radio’s “Morning Edition, Steve Inskeep. He discusses his book titled “Instant City: Life and Death in Karachi,” which was recently released in paperback. He chose Karachi because he feels the city best exemplifies how a town grows and changes when the population rapidly escalates. He shares the history of Pakistan’s religions and governments, and how they impacted the planning of this city since 1947…
60 Minutes: Rocky Mountain High – Of all the states that have legalized the growing and selling of medical marijuana, none has more at stake than Colorado, where a thriving industry has created jobs and revenue. But as Steve Kroft reports, it’s still against federal law. Resignation – In his first interview, Greg Smith, who publicly resigned from Goldman Sachs by writing an editorial in The New York Times, tells Anderson Cooper why. Andy Court and Anya Bourg are the producers. Spielberg – Hollywood’s most successful filmmaker, famous for action and special effects, goes a new way with an historic film on Abraham Lincoln’s quest to abolish slavery. Lesley Stahl profiles Steven Spielberg.
To the Contrary: GOP nominee Mitt Romney pulls even with President Obama among women voters in swing states. Then, a former Amherst College student brings attention to rape on college campuses. And, Behind the Headlines, Salon.com’s Joan Walsh asks, what’s the matter with white people?
Univision’s Al Punto: Fabian Nuñez, Noticias Univision Democratic Analyst; Alfonso Aguilar, Republican Analyst; Phillip Arroyo, Chairman of the Young Democrats of America Hispanic Caucus; Daniel Garza, Executive Director of The Libre Initiative; Representative David Rivera, (R), Florida’s 26th District; Joe Garcia, Candidate of the House of Representatives for Florida’s 26th District; Mario Kreutzberger aka Don Francisco.
Virtually Speaking: Marcy Wheeler, one of America’s great investigative journalists joins Stuart Zechman to discuss political and policy developments of the week Follow @stuart_zechman @emptywheel. Also featuring Culture of Truth‘s identification of the Most Ridiculous Thing That Happened This Sunday on the Sunday morning gasbag programs.
FDL’s Book Salon: The Payoff: Why Wall Street Always Wins. “THE PAYOFF examines a culture of power elites in our nation’s capital that is slouching toward plutocracy, an alarming tale of reformers with the best of intentions running headlong into institutional failure and influence-peddling politics. It’s the story of a twenty-month struggle to hold Wall Street executives accountable for securities fraud, to stop stock manipulation by high-frequency traders, and to break up too-big-to-fail megabanks. In this book, we experience a US senator’s vigorous crusade—side-by-side with his most trusted advisor—against Wall Street’s irresponsible risk-taking that destabilized the American economy…” Come chat with Jeff Connaughton about his new boo, hosted by our friend Bill Black.
FDL Movie Night: Postponed due to debate coverage.
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Thanks, Elliott, seems that the guests being balanced by such garbage would be complimented that they’re of such stature that it takes bottom feeders of such depth to balance them. (Debby Wasserman Schults and Vsn Jones, perk up!)
Note: Former Sen. George McGovern’s death is a loss of incredible decency and dignity. R.I.P.
” A Question of Character” ~ An Attempt to Hide the True Character of Romney; Dangerous for the Country! A Powerful Read!
http://starlightnews.com/wordpress/2012/10/a-question-of-character/ …
AP: Family Spokesman: George McGovern dead at age 90
RIP to a political hero
Good morning, pups. Today we have The Pasty Little Putz, Dowd, Friedman, Kristof and Bruni. The Pasty Little Putz has “Sympathy for the Undecided,” and he gurgles that there are reasons that even a highly informed voter could still be on the fence. He’s invented a new mythical beast: The “highly informed, highly engaged, yet still conflicted voter.” I defy the Putz to find one such person. Just one. I think we’re more likely to see herds of wyverns rioting in Times Square… MoDo has issues (doesn’t she ALWAYS have issues?) and says “Pampered Princes Fling Gorilla Dust.” She hisses that even cloaked in humor, the barbs of Mitt Romney and Barry Obama drip with disdain. Apparently “gorilla dust” is something that Ross Perot mentioned once. Who remembers that sort of crap? The Moustache of Wisdom has a question about “Obama’s Best Kept Secrets”: Why aren’t we hearing more about the major reforms in schools and cars? Well, Tommy, how much have YOU told us about them? Mr. Kristof says “Cuddle Your Kid!” He wants Romney and Obama to listen up: rats and a girl named Kewauna may hold secrets about what the country needs. Mr. Bruni, in “Taxing My Patience,” says with trickle-down aviation and other happy talk, Marco Rubio distills the avoidance of hard truths.
Here they are.
This morning I’ve got French toast made with challah and a bit of cinnamon. The roundup for the Sunday Morning Gasbag Extravaganza is enough to turn an alligator’s stomach. At least the misery is lessened a bit by the kitten picture (SQUEEE!!!). I’m in need of more tea, and I’ve got laundry to fold (fun day ahead for me!). Have a great day.
Thsnks, Marion, how can you? the punditry of the moustache is unquestionable, cannot be subjected to the dictates of simple reason.
Love having the bumper sticker campaigner long known for ‘Obamacare’ and ‘Class Warfare’ word war declaring ‘Romnesia’ diminishes the campaign. Snort.
Apparently some folks can dish it out but not eat their fair share!
Too busy consuming much more than their fair share to see any flaws in their undefined plan.
Glennzilla takes DWS to the woodshed:
The remarkable, unfathomable ignorance of Debbie Wasserman Schultz
And FYI, Chris Hayes has a nice show on tap:
Today we’ll be talking about the latest developments in the changing story about the embassy attack in Libya; we’ll debate the size and scope of the military, as President Obama campaigns against increased defense spending; and we’ll talk about the Iran sanctions regime, and what kind of effect it’s having on the Iranian people.
George McGovern died this morning at the age of 90.
Am watching, and the Condi speechwriter tried really hard to celebrate the deaths of our embassy people in Benghazi, kept running into facts.
Nice, thanks. And the Matt piece is excellent on Moyers. You can also see it online. Very worthwhile.
And my own personal reflections on Senator McGovern here
Chris Hayes bringing out the ongoing negotiations beginning to show their value between us and Iran, is at his best. His apology earlier for seeing the reports from Benghazi as totally factual, for any particular point of view, when the situation is as murky and up for reinterpretations as any there are, was really encouraging.
Democracies generally elect the leaders they deserve, and the long, tired progression of the intervening forty years pretty much speaks for itself.
But there was one shining season.
Great history and nice you recall all those details….The return of Nixon even after he had said we won’t have Nixon to kick around anymore. Pretty amazing.
Well remembered, thanks. It’s too sad that decency is so devalued in the present, but we can work to turn that around. The other side keeps proving how dangerous they are to us all.
G’morning Elliot and All
There was no meteor watching here; it’s overcast.
Ah, George McGovern. He was the first candidate I worked for. My efforts included hand addressing envelopes to mail campaign information to voters. What a difference 40 years makes.
I don’t have cable, so I watch Chris online later in the day. Miss all of the commercials that way, too.
I have Moyers queued up for this evening, too.
NPR does a very good piece; respectful and pretty extensive.
A sound practice, that. I have economy internet, so am charged extra for videos from noon to midnight. Yes I occasionally do a middle of the night stint with things I wanted to see earlier in the day.
I have AT&T DSL. I had an outage and finally after three days and many hours on the phone with their support they sent someone out, and the very nice helpful person who came said it was the advice I received from tech support that was faulty. He said they should waive the charge for sending him. So when I complained vigorously they sweetened the pot and gave me a bump in speed at no charge.
But I never was charged extra for streaming any content even at slower speeds.
And front-paged…Good job. Hats off to both you and the man. Thanks.
Today’s Up was challenging to watch. Anne-Marie Slaughter was slaying me. (Yikes, what a name) She kept interuppting everyone and has a style that I’m not enamored with. Sonali Kolhatkar, I like. I used to listen to her show Uprising every morning on KPFK.
Condi’s speechwriter was laughably dissonant, amazing she’d be so resolutely against all decency and good judgment.
Needz moar John McCain.
The Moyers piece with Matt Taibbi and Chrystia Freeland is very good. I probably would not have seen it were it not for this very valuable recap.
So thanks, Elliott.