On Press the Meat today, Gilligan Gregory has Mitch “the groper” McConnell on to talk trash about Obama, health care reform, and Sonia Sotomayor (if you watch, see if Mitch keeps his hands above the table), and HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. Then it’s a political roundtable with WSJ hack Paul Gigot (who is nothing without Mark Shields), CNBC’s John Harwood, NPR’s Michele Norris, and frequent Olbermann guest, Richard Wolffe.
At CBS’s Faze the Nation, you’d think Bob Schieffer would be doing a Walter Cronkite retrospective, but, instead, he’ll have the creepy Senator Orrin Hatch from the “Big Love” state, the always entertaining (if slightly less than ethical) Charlie Rangel, and token RNC Chairman (and African-American answer to Bozo the Clown), Michael “gangsta” Steele.
On Fux News Sunday, shameful spawn of the new CBS News legend at the top of the death watch list, Weaselface Wallace, has Peter Orszag, Director, White House Office of Management and Budget, and Sen. Judd Gregg, the Rankest Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee. Plus, what with the 40th anniversary of the moon landing approaching, Wallace will chat with Buzz Aldrin. I hope Wallace tells him the landing was a hoax, and Buzz punches his lights out. They’ll also rerun an old segment with Pete Souza, Chief White House Photographer, and the usual Fuxheads will be on hand to spread around copious amounts of their typical manure.
No “This Weak” this week, as ABC will be providing coverage of the final round of the British Open from 8 AM (EDT) ’til about 1:30 PM. Fifty-nine year old Tom Watson (he’ll turn 60 on September 4th) heads in to the round with a one-shot lead, and is scheduled to tee off at 9:20 AM (EDT). If you’re up early, you can start to catch the action on TNT at 6. Good luck, Tom! I only wish my dad was around to watch it with me.
At CNN, Rwandan President Paul Kagame sits down with Fareed Zakaria to discuss his nation’s 15 year journey from genocide to economic growth and autocratic, but stable governance. Plus, what with this being the deadliest month ever for NATO forces in Afghanistan, should we really have so many troops there, and does our military presence help or hurt our interests in Pakistan? Both sides of the issue will be debated with former Patreus lackey and State Department counterinsurgency and counterterrorism “expert” (as well as advisor to the UK, Australia, and NATO), David Kilcullen, and author and professor of International Relations and History at Boston University, Andrew Bacevich.
Later, in place of 60 Minutes, CBS will air “And That’s The Way It Was: Remembering Walter Cronkite” at 7PM EDT.
Have a good Sunday.
You’d think that CBS would have been more prepared and deeply studied in the NBC playbook on how to exploit talent death ala Timmeh. Well, they’ll have a year to plan and start a cable news outlet to work on that important 1st anniversary.
Sitting by the crock of the Bay
She even tries to make SoSoto’s name sound like that
Jew bitchGolda Meir to get the anti-Semite action on. Personally, rather than trying to get the Buchanans off the air for spewing their absurd bigotry and hatred, I think they should be allowed to rave on for all to see.I’m just going to enjoy watching the back of Tom Watson’s leathery 59 yr-old neck as he drives into the wind gusting off the Scottish sea today. He’s from Kansas City where Walter Cronkite will be layed to rest next to his beloved wife of 64 years, Betsy, this thursday.
I wish pj’s dad was watching it with pj too.
I’d like to go watch a guy actually older (barely) than me compete in a major sports event but I don’t want to jinx it for him.
Oi, it’s going to be 115 degrees here today. :hot: I should stock up on supplies early.
What do you stock up on to survive 115degrees? Shade? IV’s? :omg:
Geez, KP. 😯
pj, yesterday’s opening was great. Thanks for helping to keep me up on the HC thing (yes, I too, keep wondering about the spelling.) (I’m a bit behind on reading.)
Picking up the “teen” today in Tulsa. Will go to whole foods while there. You can’t get decent groceries where I am at the moment. Hopefully, Norman will be better. If you want anything in the state, though, you pretty much have to go to Tulsa. Not one Costco in OK and I’m having withdrawals.
Spoke to someone else yesterday who is trapped in the disabled worker no health care for 24 month trap. He has cancer in remission but is still very sick – hence, disabled worker. So what the fuck are people supposed to do for HC if they can’t pay for cobra – which runs out in 18 months anyway – and aren’t poor enough for medicaid – ie the middle class?
And then people say, no universal health care….WTF? :billcat:
oh, forgot:
mr fk once told me that the news orgs always have features ready for the deaths of famous people.
and he is supposed to have a story running tonight on abc world news. They sometimes bump him, so no guarantees.
Movies, snacks and booze.
About the only thing I am prepared for is a clean pair of underwear.
Yes, I’m prepared for a clean pair of underwear, too. I sure hope one happens by soon.
OKat- just saw Mike’s report. Great work. Is he shooting all the video and editing/narration by himself? I didn’t know if Carlos was in the same place as his dad.
Evening all,. Well I officially started knocking on doors campaigning today. If I was more assertive and self-confident this might not be such a chore, but as I’m neither this sucks. Oh well my anger at the current council keeps me moving.
Good luck, Andy. I admire your courage. They made me go door-to-door selling raffle tickets for Pop Warner football when I was a kid, and I’m still not over the trauma. It’s even worse than calling people on the phone (which I’m also incapable of doing; took a course where I had to call like 20 people and survey them, and I wound up making my wife do it).
I was born without a socialization gene.
In case you missed it, Maher is back this week with a reasonable panel for those tired of Buchanans and repug cracker senators.
Thanks PJ.
Maher’s show was in fine form. His writers must have been renewed by having three weeks off.
The CBS tribute to Cronkite really hosed Dan Rather. He was on for about 15 seconds. 😯
Yea, I guess that didn’t read very well. PJ, Woody Allen, and Steve Martin have the skillz I lack.
reset
As long as I have on a clean pair of underwear, I am prepared for anything.
I guess when you’re suing your former employer, they don’t feel like giving you much air time.
Frank McCourt dies. :gate:
Yes he is a one man band! Carlos has been doing a bunch of stills and Carlos filmed a big firefight that was shown last week.
He’s using sony cameras, i think, a macbook pro, and final cut pro. He feeds it to the network using a small BGAN satellite dish.
Your men are doing everything Cronkite did with untold staff members. Please pass it on that broadcast journalism didn’t die with Cronkite and how much their work is appreciated.
:fist: for Mike B and Carlos witnessing truth