Sunday Talking Heads: February 13, 2011
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on February 13th, 2011 5:45 am by HL
Sunday Talking Heads: February 13, 2011
Egypt, what’s next? Mona Eltahawy will be part of This Week’s roundtable. Fox News is diving into the 2012 Presidential sweeps, seems so depressing really, but I guess it’s never too early. And don’t miss Jamie Dimon on GPS, is the meltdown our fault? Scarecrow hosts today’s Book Salon with Wendall Potter, can’t miss that one. And Virtually Speaking runs a science segment (space) tonight before Sam Seder and Joan McCarter appear, tune in.
Egypt, what’s next? Mona Eltahawy will be part of This Week’s roundtable. Fox News is diving into the 2012 Presidential sweeps, seems so depressing really, but I guess it’s never too early. And don’t miss Jamie Dimon on GPS, is the meltdown our fault?
Scarecrow hosts today’s Book Salon with Wendall Potter, can’t miss that one. And Virtually Speaking runs a science segment (space) tonight before Sam Seder and Joan McCarter appear, tune in.
Happy Valentine’s Day, mis amores.
ABC’s This Week: Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak. Newt Gingrich, Tim Pawlenty. Roundtable: Robert Kagan of the Brookings Institution, Arianna Huffington, Egyptian journalist Mona Eltahawy, George Will.
CBS’ Face The Nation: Sen. John McCain (R-AZ). Nobel laureate Mohamed ElBaradei. Nobel laureate Ahmed Zewail. Egyptian Ambassador the US Sameh Shoukry.
Chris Matthews: How Did President Obama Handle The Crisis In Egypt? Can Jeb Bush Be Convinced He’s The GOP’s Best Bet in 2012?
CNN’s State of the Union: Egypt. Edward S. Walker, the former U.S. Ambassador to Egypt, and John Negroponte, the former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (again). Then Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC). Finally, Jacob Lew, the director of the Office of Management and Budget and author of President Obama’s 2012 federal budget proposal, “will the Obama administration make enough hard cuts to satisfy a more fiscally conservative populace?”
Fareed Zakaria – GPS: Egypt. Where do Egypt and the opposition movement go from here? Richard Haass and Steven Cook on the Egyptian military. Then, JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon. “Hear what he has to say about what caused the crisis and who made it worse. Could it have been YOU?”
Fox News Sunday: House Budget Committee Chair Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI). Gov. Haley Barbour (R-MS). Roundtable: Bill Kristol, Nina Easton, Liz Cheney, Juan Williams. Power Player: Kathy Russell, CEO of The Children’s Inn at the National Institutes of Health.
NBC’s Meet The Press: Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH). Then, Martin Indyk and Robin Wright on Egypt. Roundtable: The mayor of Atlanta, Kasim Reed (D); freshman member of congress supported by the Tea Party, Rep. Bobby Schilling (R-IL); Dee Dee Myers; David Brooks; Mark Halperin.
Newsmakers: The new chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), Rep. Steve Israel (D-NY), shares his strategic approach to regain the House majority in the 2012 Congressional race. While he admitted that the Democratic Party “faces an uphill battle” he has already set a “very aggressive tone” to the Party’s recruiting efforts, and plans to go on the offense for the upcoming campaign season…
Q & A: President of Southern Methodist University, R. Gerald Turner. He has been President at SMU since 1995. Southern Methodist University is located in Dallas and will be the site of the George W. Bush Presidential Library, expected to open in 2013…
60 Minutes: The 33 – Four months after 33 Chilean miners were rescued from a half-mile underground, where they lived in daily fear of death for over two months, psychologists say all but one of them are experiencing serious mental stress. Lady Gaga – With her outrageous costumes and mega-hit dance songs, Lady Gaga has become the world’s most talked about entertainer. Plus one more segment to be determined.
To The Contrary: Topics: The First family’s faith. Reasons why women don’t stay in science and mathematics careers. The marketing of all things pink and princess-like to young girls. Panelists: National Council of Negro Women Executive Director Dr. Avis Jones-DeWeever; Public Notice’s Gretchen Hamel; the Feminist Majority’s Kim Gandy; Conservative Commentator Star Parker.
Univision’s Al Punto: Enrique Peña Nieto, Governor of the State of Mexico; Michelle Obama, First Lady of the United States; Juan Carlos Echeverri, Father of Juarez shooting Victim; Gery Chico, Chicago Mayoral Candidate; and Carlos Baute, Singer.
Virtually Speaking: 8pm ET: Cosmic Log’s Alan Boyle and Space Studies Institute’s Robin Snelson, aka Rocket Sellers, explore the often-volatile landscape of science, politics and policy. With Tim Pickens, team leader of the Rocket City Space Pioneers, inventor, innovator and educator – with a successful track record as a space entrepreneur – they discuss the state of government and commercial space programs, as well as Picken’s team’s bid to win the $30 million Google Lunar X Prize. 9pm ET: Daily Kos Senior Policy Editor Joan McCarter and Majority Report’s Sam Seder. Joan and Sam discuss developments in Egypt, and the fractures in the Republican party evident in the last week.
FDL Book Salon: Scarecrow hosts Wendall Potter for a chat on Deadly Spin: An Insurance Company Insider Speaks Out on How Corporate PR Is Killing Health Care and Deceiving Americans. “In Deadly Spin, Potter takes readers behind the scenes to show how a huge chunk of our absurd healthcare spending actually bankrolls a propaganda campaign and lobbying effort focused on protecting one thing: profits.” 5pm ET.
FDL Movie Night Monday: Bell Book and Candle. “Delightful spoof on witchcraft, based on John Van Druten’s 1950 Broadway play.” Starring Kim Novak, Jimmy Stewart, Jack Lemmon, and Ernie Kovaks. Watch the movie online and then join Lisa Derrick for the discussion, 8pm ET.
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Late Late Night FDL: Woo For Two
Woo For Two starring Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks. This Hanna-Barbera cartoon was first aired on October 9, 1960.
Woo For Two starring Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks. This Hanna-Barbera cartoon was first aired on October 9, 1960.
Produced and Directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. Animated by Kenneth Muse, Carlo Vinci, Lew Marshall, Michael Lah, Don Patterson, Ed Love, George Nicholas, Dick Lundy, Gerard Baldwin, Hicks Lokey, Allen Wilzbach, Don Williams, Hugh Fraiser, Ed Aardal, LaVerne Harding, Ken O’Brien, Ed De Mattia, Art Davis, and Bob Carr. Layouts by Dick Bickenbach, Ed Benedict, Michael Lah, Walter Clinton, Tony Rivera, Paul Sommer, Dan Noonan, Lance Nolley, and Jerry Eisenberg. Backgrounds by F. (Fernando) Montealegre, Sam Clayberger, Frank Tipper, Dick Thomas, Vera Hanson, Art Lozzi, and Neenah Maxwell. Titles by Lawrence Goble. Production Supervision by Howard Hanson. Vocal Talent by Daws Butler (Dixie, Mr. Jinks), and Don Messick (Pixie). Music by John Seely.
Grab your popcorn, put your feet up on the coffee table, and try to keep the spitballs off the screen please. This is Late Late Night FireDogLake, where off topic is the topic … so dive in. What’s on your mind?
