Sunday Talking Heads: August 1, 2010
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on August 1st, 2010 4:49 am by HL
Sunday Talking Heads: August 1, 2010
Christiane Amanpour starts work today as a Sunday Talking Head, may she shake things up.
Christiane Amanpour starts work today as a Sunday Talking Head, may she shake things up.
Washington Journal: 7:45am – Kathleen Hunter, Roll Call & Patricia Murphy, Politics Daily. 8:30am – Lisa Curtis, Heritage Foundation. 9:15am – Alexander Kolker, Tulane University.
ABC’s This Week: Christiane Amanpour debuts! House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Defense Secretary Robert Gates. may this be a breath of fresh talking head air.
CBS’ Face The Nation: Adm. Michael Mullen, Chairman Of The Joint Chiefs Of Staff. Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ). Richard Haass, President, Council On Foreign Relations. Thomas Saenz, President, Mexican American Legal Defense And Education Fund.
Chris Matthews: Kimberly Dozier Associated Press; Dan Rather HDNet; Rick Stengel TIME; Helene Cooper The New York Times. Topics: The War in Afghanistan: How Long Will the President’s Popular Support Last? Can Democrats Limit the Damage By Tying Republicans to the Tea Party?
CNN’s State of the Union: Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee., Roundtable: Peter Baker, Dan Balz.
Fareed Zakaria – GPS: Wikileaks, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Sen. John Kerry (D- MA). Pakistan’s Ambassador to the U.S. Husain Haqqani. Venezuela. Roundtable: New Yorker’s Hendrik Hertzberg, Reuters’ global editor-at-large Chrystia Freeland, New York Times’ Ross Douthat.
Fox News Sunday: Sarah Palin. Then, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Minority Leader John Boehner. Fox News AllStars: Ceci Connolly, Liz Cheney, Bill Kristol, Juan Williams.
NBC’s Meet The Press: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Mike Mullen. The economy with New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg (I), Alan Greenspan, Gov. Ed Rendell (D-PA). Roundtable: Doris Kearns Goodwin, Mark Halperin.Newsmakers:
Q & A: W. Joseph Campbell, professor of journalism at American University and author of the new book “Getting It Wrong: Ten of the Greatest Misreported Stories in American Journalism.” Professor Campbell looks at examples of where news from events has been altered, exaggerated, or fabricated.
Religion & Ethics: Faith and the Brain. Father Leo. Jewish Children’s Museum. Abraham Verghese.
60 Minutes: Out Of The Shadows – Henry Crumpton, the ex-CIA operative who secretly ran the war against terror in Afghanistan after 9/11, describes using local might to oust al Qaeda and their Taliban hosts, a strategy he says is needed in Pakistan now, where terrorist leaders are hiding. Discovery – The fossilized skull and bones found by a 9-year-old boy on a fossil hunt with his scientist father are the discovery of a lifetime and may prove to be a new link in the human evolutionary chain. Derek – Lesley Stahl profiles British musical savant Derek Paravicini, whose computer-like memory for music is matched by his creative abilities to play it in any style.
To The Contrary: Topics: Population Growth and Natural Resources: A look at the impact the country’s growing population is having on clean water and farmland.
Univision’s Al Punto: Joe Arpaio, Maricopa County, Arizona Sheriff. Ben Miranda, State Representative (D-AZ). Ezequiel Hernandez, Legal Analyst. Maria Elena Salinas, Univision Network News Co-anchor and Jaime Garcia, Univision Network News Correspondent.
Virtually Speaking: Eve Gittelson (nyceve) is a DailyKos diarist who frequently writes about health care and feminist issues. Marcy Wheeler (emptywheel at firedoglake) is the preeminent investigative journalist working on line today. We will discuss events of the week, especially the ones Dancin’ Dave ignores.
C-SPAN’s Book TV.
FDL’s Book Salon: 538 Ways to Live, Work, and Play Like a Liberal. “Justin Krebs explains that being liberal, or progressive, isn’t only a political act—it’s a lifestyle that’s suited to our changing America.” Chat with Justin Krebs about his new book and Drinking Liberally. Hosted by David Swanson, 5pm ET.
FDL’s Movie Night Monday: The disturbing tale of Centrailia, PA, The Town That Was. Watch the movie online at Hulu, then join in the discussion, 8pm ET.
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Late Late Night FDL: When Magoo Flew
When Magoo Flew starring Mr. Magoo. This Columbia Pictures UPA cartoon was released in 1954 and won an Academy Award for Best Short Subject in 1955. Grab your popcorn, put your feet up on the seatback in front of ya, and no spitballs aimed at the ushers please. This is Late Late Night FireDogLake, where off topic is the topic … so dive in. What’s on your mind?
When Magoo Flew starring Mr. Magoo. This Columbia Pictures UPA cartoon was released in 1954 and won an Academy Award for Best Short Subject in 1955.
Directed by Pete Burness. Produced by Stephen Bosustow. Story by Barbara Avedon (as Barbara Hammer) and Tedd Pierce. Production Management by Herbert Klynn. Art Department design by Sterling Sturtevant. Animation by Rudy Larriva, Tom McDonald, and Cecil Surry. Animation Color by Bob McIntosh. Voices by Jim Backus (Mr. Magoo). Original Music by Hoyt Curtin.
Grab your popcorn, put your feet up on the seatback in front of ya, and no spitballs aimed at the ushers please. This is Late Late Night FireDogLake, where off topic is the topic … so dive in. What’s on your mind?
