Late Late Night FDL: Ski For Two
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on November 14th, 2010 5:45 am by HL
Late Late Night FDL: Ski For Two
Ski For Two starring Woody Woodpecker. This Universal Pictures cartoon was released on November 13, 1944. Grab your popcorn, put your feet up on the seatback in front of ya, and aim your spitballs at the ushers please. This is Late Late Night FireDogLake, where off topic is the topic … so dive in. What’s on your mind?
Ski For Two starring Woody Woodpecker. This Universal Pictures cartoon was released on November 13, 1944.
Directed by Shamus Culhane (as James Culhane). Produced by Walter Lantz. Story by Ben Hardaway and Milt Schaffer. Animation by Grim Natwick, Don Williams, Emery Hawkins, and Dick Lundy. Backgrounds by Philip DeGuard. Layouts by Arthur Heinemann. Voices by Ben Hardaway (Woody Woodpecker), Mel Blanc (Woody Woodpecker laugh), and Hans Conried (Wally Walrus). Original Music by Darrell Calker.
Grab your popcorn, put your feet up on the seatback in front of ya, and aim your spitballs at the ushers please. This is Late Late Night FireDogLake, where off topic is the topic … so dive in. What’s on your mind?
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Sunday Talking Heads: November 14, 2010
“Mark Halperin called the guest list for Sunday’s ‘Meet the Press’ an ‘all-star lineup.’ ” – Steve Benen. Read the rest of his take, but not while eating breakfast. As Scarecrow puts it, “Great panel. It combines the man who crashed the financial sector and US economy, with the man who brought down the government and helped destroy politics, and the man who represents the intellectual collapse of the Democratic party. Don’t know Bethany, but I assume they chose her because Ms. McLean is an expert on nihilism.”
“Mark Halperin called the guest list for Sunday’s ‘Meet the Press’ an ‘all-star lineup.’ ” – Steve Benen. Read the rest of his take, but not while eating breakfast. As Scarecrow puts it, “Great panel. It combines the man who crashed the financial sector and US economy, with the man who brought down the government and helped destroy politics, and the man who represents the intellectual collapse of the Democratic party. Don’t know Bethany, but I assume they chose her because Ms. McLean is an expert on nihilism.”
And then enjoy a Sunday at the Arts with the dramatic Joaquin Cortés, he’s appearing on Al Punto today. (How’s that for a seque?) Sidenote: Virtually Speaking has DemFromCT and McJoan.
Tonight, I’ll be watching 60 Minutes’ Shaleionaires, aka the demise of my beautiful Pennsylvania. One more thing to thank Fast Eddie Rendell for, that and selling out the state to the gambling racket industry – and that’s just for starters. What are you keen on watching today?
Washington Journal: 7:45am – Kevin Madden, Republican Strategist and Michael Bocian, Democratic Pollster & Strategist. 8:30am – Terence Samuel, National Journal, Managing Editor. 9:15am – Martin Klingst, Die Zeit, Washington Bureau Chief & Robin Harding, Financial Times, U.S. Economics Editor.
ABC’s This Week: “The headline on the front page of Friday’s New York Times was blunt: ‘Obama’s Economic View Is Rejected on World Stage.’ “ First, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC). Then, the Catfood Commission with Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND). and chairman and CEO of Honeywell International, David Cote. “With Cote just back from his trip to India with the president, we’ll get his view on prospects for the U.S. economy amid fierce global competition.” Roundtable: George Will, Paul Krugman, Ruth Marcus, Robert Kagan.
CBS’ Face The Nation: Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Sen.-elect Rand Paul (R-KY).
Chris Matthews: Gloria Borger, Howard Fineman, Clarence Page, Kelly O’Donnell. Topics: Which Republican Sees the Best Shot to Run as the Un-Obama in 2012? The House Republican Plan for 280 [!!] Hearings in 2011 to Investigate the Obama Administration.
CNN’s State of the Union: The President’s Asia trip, the Catfood Commission and the lame duck congress, Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) and Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA). Then, Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) and Rep. Heath Shuler (D-NC). Roundtable: Anita Dunn, Tom Davis.
Fareed Zakaria – GPS: From Hong Kong. In Asia, the mood towards American intervention in the region appears to have shifted dramatically. See why a year ago the talk there was about American irrelevance, but now many are thinking about the United States as a counterbalance to the rising power in the region, China. Plus, George Shultz. Followed by Singapore innovation. Then a roundtable on President Obama’s trip.
Fox News Sunday: Tax cut extensions and the Catfood Commission. White House Senior Adviser David Axelrod. Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC). Roundtable: Brit Hume, Mara Liasson, Bill Kristol, Juan Williams. Power Player of the Week: Jeff Bridges, ending childhood hunger.
NBC’s Meet The Press: White House Senior Adviser David Axelrod. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ). Roundtable: Alan Greenspan, Newt Gingrich, Harold Ford Jr., Bethany McLean.
Newsmakers: GOP Transition Team Chairman Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR) discusses how things will change over the next two months as Republicans prepare to take back control of the House of Representatives. Since the November elections, Walden has been leading the GOP efforts to reorganize Congress and prioritize the Party’s agenda for the next session. One of his main concerns is lowering the budget and taxpayer costs.
Q & A: Bethany McLean, author of “All the Devils are Here: The Hidden History of the Financial Crisis.” In this program McLean discusses life after the Enron scandal and the economic recession. She also talks about the future of the economy in America.
Religion & Ethics: Eid al-Adha. Zen Hospital Chaplains. Washington Jesuits Academy. Three Faiths Exhibition.
60 Minutes: Shaleionaires – While some complain that extracting natural gas from shale rock formations is tainting their water supply, others who have allowed drilling on their property are getting wealthy and becoming “shaleionaires.” Haiti – The earthquake made things in already-poor Haiti bad enough, but now a cholera epidemic is threatening to kill more Haitians, whose living conditions after the quake help to spread the water-borne infection. Medal of Honor – The first living soldier to win the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War tells what he did to earn the nation’s highest combat honor and how the recognition makes him uncomfortable.
To The Contrary: Topics: 1- US Supreme Court examines gender discrimination in immigration law; 2- Should the government influence your diet? 3- Comedienne Margaret Cho tells women to “come out” as beautiful. Panelists: Former President and CEO of Planned Parenthood Gloria Feldt; Independent Women’s Forum’s Sabrina Schaeffer; Global Summit of Women President Irene Natividad; and Independent Women’s Forum’s Nicole Kurokawa. Online exclusive: #ihadanabortion. The unusual Twitter hashtag is creating quite a stir among tweeters and non-tweeters alike.
Univision’s Al Punto: Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-CA); Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ); Rep.-Elect David Rivera (R-FL); Carlos Pascual, United States Ambassador to Mexico; and Joaquin Cortés, World Renowned Dancer.
Virtually Speaking: Joan McCarter & Greg Dworkin (DemFromCT) talk about the policy implications of the divided Congress.
C-SPAN’s Book TV.
FDL’s Book Salon: The Progressive’s Guide to Raising Hell: How to Win Grassroots Campaigns, Pass Ballot Box Laws, and Get the Change We Voted For. Chat with Jamie Court about his new book, hosted by Jerome Armstorong, 5pm ET.
FDL’s Movie Night Monday: Desperate Teenage Lovedolls. “Bunny, Kitty, & Patch (Hilary Rubens, Jennifer Schwartz, & Janet Housden) are three teenage runaways who form the hottest all-girl band of all-time, The Lovedolls.”
