Book TV Schedule: May 19th - 21th

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C-SPAN2's Book TV: May 19-21
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After Words
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Insightful author interviews
Saturday 9 PM, Sunday 6 PM and 9 PM ET
Former Education Secretary Rod Paige is the author of The War Against Hope: How Teachers' Unions Hurt Children, Hinder Teachers, and Endanger Public Education. In his book, he discusses his view that teachers' unions have too much power, and are blocking needed reforms in the nation's educational system. Mr. Paige is interviewed by Kathy Kiely, Washington Correspondent for USA Today.
:wow: You have GOT to be kidding me!! what a moran. :mad:

Weekend Highlights
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Jonathan Eig, Opening Day: The Story Of Jackie Robinson's First Season
Jonathan Eig follows Jackie Robinson's first season in major league baseball which marked the integration of the game. The author contends that Robinson was not the best player in the Negro leagues, nor did he have had a great deal of experience playing baseball. However, Mr. Eig argues that Brooklyn Dodgers manager Branch Rickey chose Robinson as much for his attitude as his ability. The book relates the racial discrimination Robinson faced during his baseball years.
(Saturday 10 AM ET)

Ishmael Beah, A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
From the Studio Museum in Harlem, Ishmael Beah talks about his life as a child soldier in Sierra Leone. After fleeing rebel soldiers during the civil war there in the 1990's, Mr. Beah was picked by government forces at age thirteen and made to join the army. He spent three years fighting in the war before being picked up by UNICEF and eventually brought to the United States.
(Saturday 10 PM, Monday 2:45 AM ET)

John Lukacs, George Kennan: A Study Of Character
Historian John Lukacs recounts the life of George Kennan (1904-2005) who assisted in the development of the Truman Doctrine and the drafting of the Marshall Plan. Kennan's writings were integral in the shaping of American foreign policy in the 1940's.
(Sunday 6:45 AM and 1:30 PM ET)

Heather Ewing, The Lost World of James Smithson: Science, Revolution, and the Birth of the Smithsonian
In her book, historian Heather Ewing recounts the life of James Smithson, the benefactor of the Smithsonian Institution. Mr. Smithson was the illegitimate son of the Duke of Northumberland and made his name in the field of science.
(Sunday 8 PM ET)

Victor Gold, Invasion of the Party Snatchers: How the Holy-Rollers and the Neo-Cons Destroyed the GOP
Republican political operative Victor Gold is critical of the GOP, and argues that evangelical Christians, foreign policy neconservatives and lobbyists have damaged the party. Mr. Gold believes the Republican Party should embrace the vision of Barry Goldwater.
(Sunday 7 PM, Monday 7 AM ET)





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BOOK TV Schedule

Note: Program start times are approximate and all times are Eastern.


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Saturday, May 19

8:00 am General Assignment: Joel Westheimer, ed., Pledging Allegiance: The Politics of Patriotism in America's Schools

9:15 General Assignment: Myrna Blyth, How to Raise an American: 1776 Fun and Easy Tools, Tips, and Activities to Help Your Child Love This Country

10:00 History on Book TV: Jonathan Eig, Opening Day: The Story Of Jackie Robinson's First Season

11:00 2007 VA Festival of the Book: Ron Soodalter, "Hanging Captain Gordon"

11:15 Douglas Wilson, Lincoln's Sword: The Presidency and the Power of Words

12:00 pm Lee Iacocca, Where Have All the Leaders Gone?

12:40 2007 VA Festival of the Book: Kirk Bloodsworth "Bloodsworth"

1:00 Presidential Biography Panel with David Greenberg, "Calvin Coolidge"; Ira Rutkow, "James Garfield"; and Sean Wilentz, "Andrew Jackson"

2:15 Jill Norgren, Belva Lockwood: The Woman Who Would Be President

4:00 Stephen Prothero, Religious Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know -- And Doesn't

5:00 Benjamin Barber, Consumed: How Markets Corrupt Children, Infantilize Adults, and Swallow Citizens Whole

6:00 Encore Booknotes: Jack Rakove, Original Meanings: Politics and Ideas in the Making of the Constitution

7:00 Stephanie Capparell, The Real Pepsi Challenge: The Inspirational Story of Breaking the Color Barrier in American Business

8:00 2007 LA Times Festival of Books - 2008 Election Panel

9:00 After Words: After Words: Rod Paige, author of "The War Against Hope," interviewed by Kathy Kiely, USA Today

10:00 Ishmael Beah, A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier

11:10 John Ghazvinian, Untapped: The Scramble for Africa's Oil



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Sunday, May 20

12:00 am General Assignment: Mary Eberstadt, Why I Turned Right: Leading Baby Boom Conservatives Chronicle Their Political Journeys

1:15 Chalmers Johnson, Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic

3:00 Andrei Markovits, Uncouth Nation: Why Europe Dislikes America

4:30 Eric Metaxas, "Amazing Grace: William Wilberforce and the Heroic Campaign to End Slavery" and David Batstone, "Not For Sale: The Return of the Global Slave Trade - and How We Can Fight It"

6:00 Laura Flanders, Blue Grit: True Democrats Take Back Politics from the Politicians

6:45 History on Book TV: John Lukacs, George Kennan: A Study Of Character

8:00 Nancy Snow, The Arrogance of American Power: What U.S. Leaders Are Doing Wrong and Why It's Our Duty to Dissent

9:00 2007 LA Times Festival of Books - 2008 Election Panel

10:00 General Assignment: Mary Eberstadt, Why I Turned Right: Leading Baby Boom Conservatives Chronicle Their Political Journeys

11:05 S. V. Date, Jeb: America's Next Bush -- His Florida Years and What They Mean for the Nation

12:00 pm History on Book TV: Ann Hagedorn, Savage Peace: 1919 - Hope And Fear In America

1:10 2007 LA Times Festival of Books: Taylor Branch on his upcoming book about Bill Clinton's presidency

1:30 History on Book TV: John Lukacs, George Kennan: A Study Of Character

2:45 General Assignment: Joel Westheimer, ed., Pledging Allegiance: The Politics of Patriotism in America's Schools

4:00 General Assignment: Myrna Blyth, How to Raise an American: 1776 Fun and Easy Tools, Tips, and Activities to Help Your Child Love This Country

4:45 Dorothy Fall, Frances Fitzgerald, Jonathan Schell, and Ron Steinman, Media Coverage of the War in Vietnam and Beyond

6:00 After Words: After Words: Rod Paige, author of "The War Against Hope," interviewed by Kathy Kiely, USA Today

7:00 General Assignment: Victor Gold, Invasion of the Party Snatchers: How the Holy-Rollers and the Neo-Cons Destroyed the GOP

8:05 Public Lives: Heather Ewing, The Lost World of James Smithson: Science, Revolution, and the Birth of the Smithsonian

8:40 General Assignment: 2007 LA Times Festival of Books: Taylor Branch on his upcoming book about Bill Clinton's presidency

9:00 After Words: After Words: Rod Paige, author of "The War Against Hope," interviewed by Kathy Kiely, USA Today

10:00 Jill Norgren, Belva Lockwood: The Woman Who Would Be President

11:45 History on Book TV: Ann Hagedorn, Savage Peace: 1919 - Hope And Fear In America



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Monday, May 21

1:00 am 2007 Virginia Festival of the Book: Garrett Epps "Democracy Reborn"

1:30 Philip Zimbardo, The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil

2:45 Ishmael Beah, A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier

4:00 Jonathan Eig, Opening Day: The Story Of Jackie Robinson's First Season

5:00 General Assignment: S. V. Date, Jeb: America's Next Bush -- His Florida Years and What They Mean for the Nation

6:00 Nigel Hamilton, Biography: A Brief History

7:00 General Assignment: Victor Gold, Invasion of the Party Snatchers: How the Holy-Rollers and the Neo-Cons Destroyed the GOP


complete schedule here:
http://www.booktv.org/schedule/

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1. Pledging Allegiance: The Politics of Patriotism in America's Schools

On Saturday, May 19 at 8:00 am and Sunday, May 20 at 2:45 pm
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Pledging Allegiance: The Politics of Patriotism in America's Schools
Joel Westheimer, ed.

From 57th Street Books in Chicago, a presentation by Joel Westheimer, editor of "Pledging Allegiance," and William Ayers, who contributed an essay about military recruitment in high schools to the book. "Pledging Allegiance" explores how schools have responded to post-9/11 patriotism in the United States.

Joel Westheimer is University Research Chair in Democracy and Education at the University of Ottawa, and a professor of the social foundations of education. He's also co-director of DemocraticDialogue.com. He is the author of "Among Schoolteachers." William Ayers is an education professor and Senior University Scholar at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He's the author of "Teaching Toward Freedom" and "Teaching the Personal and the Political."

[Jeffersons Ghost]

85. congratulations...

you have the honor of hosting my very last comment online for all time:

Don't know why I'm surviving every lonely day,
When theres got to be no chance for me; my life would end.
And it doesn't matter how I cry, my tears of love a waste of time.
If I turn away... can't let go and it doesn't matter how I try
I gave it all so easily to you my love,to dreams that never will come true
Am I strong enough to see it through go crazy is what I will do(chorus)
Am I strong enough to see it thru? go crazy is what I will do...
If I cant have you, I don't want no other, baby,
If I cant have you...uhuhhh...ahhh!
If I cant have you, I don't want no other, baby,
If I cant have you...uhuhhh...ahhh!and it doesn't matter how I try;
I gave it all too easily to you, my love; to dream and never will come true...
have a nice life

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86. ...

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87. where ya going?

:(

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91. ...

I'm gonna commit suicide again. Didn't you get a script?
HERE'S MY PART:

"But soft! What light through yonder window breaks?
It is the East, and Juliet is the sun!
Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon,
who is already sick and pale with grief
That thou her maid art far more fair than she."

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90. "My Country right or wrong" is the moral equivilent of "My Mother, drunk or sober"

interesting...

kick!

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2. How to Raise an American: 1776 Fun and Easy Tools, Tips, and Activities to Help Your Child Love This

oh, :puke: :eyes:

On Saturday, May 19 at 9:15 am and Sunday, May 20 at 4:00 pm
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How to Raise an American: 1776 Fun and Easy Tools, Tips, and Activities to Help Your Child Love This Country
Myrna Blyth

In "How to Raise an American," Myrna Blyth instructs parents on how to rear a patriotic child. She suggests discussion topics, trips, books, and movies that will encourage children to celebrate their American heritage and citizenship.

Myrna Blyth is a columnist for National Review Online and the author of "Spin Sisters: How the Women of the Media Sell Unhappiness -- and Liberalism -- to the Women of America." Ms. Blyth chairs the President's Commission on White House Fellows. She is the former editor-in-chief of Ladies' Home Journal and the founding editor of More magazine.

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95. Well, I Gave it a Chance...

Whatever good subject matter there might have been here, was killed by the idiotic, lying slant of this extremist archconservative Republican author and audience. I also love Amercian history and think there has been a real loss of knowledge on it, and that it was really important to know--both not to be fooled by things, to understand things, and also to keep a larger general cohesion of society. Recently, I happened to hear on C-SPAN the curator of the George Washington Monument and Museum in Washington, D.C., who mentioned that up until about ten years ago or so, schoolkids who came there on class trips were generally knowledgeable about American history, and now, they often, usually, don't even know the most ordinary things; it really is scary. It will not, however, be solved by a group like this.

The author, typical for Republicans, muddled everything together and gave wildly off-the-mark "explanations" as to why things happened: both a "Time" Magazine poll showing that most kids do not believe that the country will be better for them than it was for their parents, and a claim that "textbooks" (unnamed) called Republican Presidents generally more "pro-business" than Democrats, were called, incredibly, "evidence" of a "liberal bias" to be found, of course, everywhere. Even real, provable opinions were "not acceptable." Every time the author referred to liberals, it was by calling them "biased"; every reference to conservatives or Republicans, was with words such as "educated," "did research," "exposed" this or that thing--every time. It was annoying to listen to the bigotry. "Liberal media" gives "propaganda" that "convinces women that they are victims," (it could not possibly be true); but conservatives "educate" people. The author, like so many of them, had a real hang-up on this word "victim." I don't know why, but they do not like it when crimes against victims are referred to at all.

There is a claim that "anti-American propaganda" is coming from the media all the time--a questionable claim--but then the media is not even correctly described. How can anyone still not be aware of the consolidated, more and more extremist corporate slant all the time? When this was muddled together with the correct concern about how people are more ignorant of American history, and history generally, and are less interested, all it did was weaken what would have been a good point. The biggest threat of all, is the profiteering corporate influence over everything that was once cultural or social, killing it all, killing the whole sense of a span of time.

I also believe that people should know and love their American history, so they would learn, for example, how the Roosevelt Administration's New Deal ended the Great Depression and helped people and the economy, by giving direct cash payments, and jobs and infrastructure-building programs to the unemployed, and how tax cuts and subsidies to rich people never help anything. I think people should know the way things were and are, too. I also think that a great, fighting love of America will never be demonstrated by these oppressed "Good Ladies Societies," who claim that criticizing Bush is "the same as" hating America--actually said here--(who themselves tried to destroy Pres. Clinton every day for two complete terms, uncriticized themselves)--but instead is demonstrated brilliantly, yet again, by an angry and compassionate Jimmy Carter, who loves the real America more than any of these phonies. There may be a real idea here, but not as told by these archcons, who caused the problem.

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3. Opening Day: The Story Of Jackie Robinson's First Season

On Saturday, May 19 at 10:00 am and Monday, May 21 at 4:00 am
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Opening Day: The Story Of Jackie Robinson's First Season
Jonathan Eig

Jonathan Eig follows Jackie Robinson's first season in major league baseball which marked the integration of the game. The author contends that Robinson was not the best player in the Negro leagues nor had a great deal of experience playing baseball, he was a football and basketball star at UCLA. However, Mr. Eig argues that Brooklyn Dodgers manager Branch Rickey chose Robinson as much for his attitude as his ability. The author also demystifies Robinson's interaction with his teammates and opponents throughout his first season; describing a hostile environment that allowed for few mistakes by the first baseman. This season marks the 60th anniversary of Jackie Robinson's first game in the major leagues.

Jonathan Eig is a senior special writer for The Wall Street Journal. He is the author of "Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig."

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4. Lincoln's Sword: The Presidency and the Power of Words

On Saturday, May 19 at 11:15 am
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Lincoln's Sword: The Presidency and the Power of Words
Douglas Wilson

In his 2007 Lincoln Prize winning book, Douglas Wilson looks at Lincoln's development as a writer from his earliest work to his final speeches. Wilson argues that Lincoln was one of the best writers to serve as president and used his speeches and proclamations to help win the war and achieve his goals.

Douglas L. Wilson is codirector of the Lincoln Studies Center at Knox College. His book "Honor’s Voice: The Transformation of Abraham Lincoln" was awarded the Lincoln Prize in 1999.

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62. A Great Program; a Great Book

This is a book about what seems to be a surprisingly ignored, or not as often told, aspect of Lincoln, that of Lincoln as a writer, apart from the Presidency or historical events. Most people have grown up being aware of the brilliance of Lincoln's words, from the Inaugural Addresses, the Gettysburg Address, the debates, letters during the Civil War, and writings as a lawyer in Springfield, with many phrases famous to this day. The emphasis has usually been on the important event described, though; this was about Lincoln, writing.

The author started off the program with much praise for Lincoln's writing, (quoted from the book), "the best writer ever in the White House," wanted to do "justice to Lincoln's words," "had amazing powers as a writer," that Lincoln had written "a whole series of impressive documents" over a career, "clear, compelling, memorable" use of words, a great "literary talent." The author proves, I think, that Lincoln was actually one of the greatest, and still most-read, American writers of any kind. There were descriptions, given by Lincon biographer Nicolay and by Lincoln's horrible son Robert, who treated Mary Todd Lincoln so horrifically after the deaths of the two kids and then Lincoln, when she couldn't take any more. Nicolay described the increasingly impressive nature of Lincoln's writing, especially during the White House years, and all the crises and monumental events; "The remarkable thing was that while nature and opportunity gave him talent and great success at storytelling and extemporaneous talking, he learned to write--learned to appreciate the value of the pen, as an instrument to formulate and record his thought and to more clearly, forcibly and elegantly, to express it." "Alone among American Presidents," Edmund Wilson later wrote, "it is possible to imagine Lincoln, grown up in a different mileau, becoming a distinguished writer of not merely a political kind. If one were to judge the importance of a writer by the familiarity of his words, and the depth of meaning and feeling that they evoke, few if any American writers could compare."

There were descriptions during this program of the unbroken concentration Lincoln sustained, to give long attention to things that were being written, and how many things were labored over, for long periods of time, to elevate them, make them more moving, make them sound better, make them clearer. Lincoln never appeared to take any shortcuts on writing, or clarifying, but instead showed a life-long love of words, of reading, (even though the family had few books, being poor), and a love of making things clear. Lincoln was a first-rate thinker, and always thought like a writer. Historians agree, that there is no evidence anywhere that Lincoln learned writing or rhetoric from another source, but from constant thinking, discovered it.

The speaker during this program mentioned a habit that Lincoln had, that of constantly writing phrases, descriptions, parts of speeches or debate, and then putting these thousands of notes into a dresser drawer, or even into the hat Lincoln almost always wore. Many of these scraps of paper were put together and became the profound "House Divided" speech, and others became instant responses to attacks, when Lincoln had to defend policy, battle losses, or the general course of the War. With Lincoln's typical long-term thinking, and constant pondering, things were being formulated and written all the time. Also, Lincoln famously read whole speeches to clerks in the Patent Office or at the White House, just to hear how the words sounded. The writing was being polished, practiced, worked on, all the time.

Lincoln's writing brilliance impressed the American people more all the time as President, and completely shattered a common impression of the time that Lincoln was "an ignorant baboon" or a "rube," and many believe that the increasing agreement with the cause of the Union was due largely to the eloquence of Lincoln, along with Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin," Frederick Douglass, and others. Many social causes were advanced that way during this more literary, reading age--by persuasion, with argument from newspapers, the pulpit on Sunday, during debates, a popular form of entertainment then, and speeches, which were printed complete in the newspaper. This was how the Abolitionists spent most of their time: printing newspapers and speaking.

This was a great program, and I am going to buy this book--I love writing and words, too. For all the books on Lincoln, covering so many angles, and with Lincoln's brilliant, long-range, detached mind, perceptiveness about the deeper meaning of things, the way destiny was going, and melancholic temperment, this is just about the only book I know of to focus on the literary merits of Lincoln, who was after all, a first-rate writer. This seems like a great book for those who love words, writers and writing, and who realize that Lincoln was, some ways, a writer first: someone who loved words, clearing thoughts up, expressing them, and who did not like things confused. If you have to keep writing things down so they will not clutter up your head anymore and drive you crazy, then you are a writer.

[Morgana LaFey]

5. Ishmael Beah, A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier

is supposed to be a whale of a book, very hopeful (if you can believe that). Oprah had the author on her show not terribly long ago and he was AWESOME. What a Light on the planet. I'd like to see this, and several others.

Thanks for posting these! I almost never actually see them, but I appreciate them each week nonetheless.

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10. thank you for your kind words.

:blush:


That's one I'm definitely looking forward to!

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6. Where Have All the Leaders Gone? - Lee Iacocca

On Saturday, May 19 at 12:00 pm
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Where Have All the Leaders Gone?
Lee Iacocca
Watch now - http://www.booktv.org/ram/feature/0507/btv050507_4b.ram

Lee Iacocca expresses his outrage at today's political and business leaders in his book, "Where Have All the Leaders Gone?" Iacocca is critical of President Bush’s handling of the Iraq War and says Congress refuses to tackle the biggest problems facing the United States. And business leaders, Iaccoa charges, are more interested in making money for themselves than building strong companies. In the book, Iaccoa also sizes up the 2008 presidential hopefuls.

Lee Iacocca is the former CEO of Chrysler. He is widely credited with saving the company when it faced bankruptcy in the late 1970s. His first book, "Iacocca: An Autobiography" was a best seller in the 1980s.

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53. kick!

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7. Presidential Biography Panel "Calvin Coolidge" "James Garfield" "Andrew Jackson"

On Saturday, May 19 at 1:00 pm
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Presidential Biography Panel with David Greenberg, "Calvin Coolidge"; Ira Rutkow, "James Garfield"; and Sean Wilentz, "Andrew Jackson"

David Greenberg chronicles the life of Calvin Coolidge, America's 30th president, who presided in office from 1923 to 1929. In his new book Mr. Greenberg reports that President Coolidge, known as 'Silent Cal' for his tight lipped demeanor, was a great advocate of of the technology of his time, using newsreels and radio to connect with the American people. Also, featured on this panel is Sean Wilentz, author of a biography of Andrew Jackson, and Ira Rutkow, author of a biography of James Garfield. All three books are part of The American Presidents series published by Times Books. The talk is moderated by Hillel Italie of the Associated Press.

David Greenberg is a professor of history and media studies at Rutgers University. He is a columnist for Slate and the author of "Nixon's Shadow: The History of an Image." Sean Wilentz is a professor of American history at Princeton University. He is the author of "The Rise of American Democracy: Jefferson to Lincoln", which was a finalist for the 2006 Pulitzer Prize. Ira Rutkow is a clinical professor of surgery at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. Dr. Rutkow is the author of "Bleeding Blue and Gray: Civil War Surgery and the Evolution of Medicine."

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8. Belva Lockwood: The Woman Who Would Be President

On Saturday, May 19 at 2:15 pm and Sunday, May 20 at 10:00 pm
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Belva Lockwood: The Woman Who Would Be President
Jill Norgren

Historian Jill Norgren chronicles the life of Belva Lockwood, the first woman to run a full presidential campaign in 1884. She would run again in 1888 to demonstrate that women could compete with men in the political arena. Belva Lockwood was also the first woman to practice at the bar of the Supreme Court in 1879. The author will be introduced by Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and her talk will be followed with comments by John Ferren, Senior Judge, DC Court of Appeals; Wendy Williams, Law Professor at Georgetown University and Justice Ginsburg.

Jill Norgren is Professor Emerita of Government and Legal studies at John Jay College and Graduate Center, The City University of New York. She is also the author of "The Cherokee Cases: Two Landmark General Decisions in the Fight for Sovereignty" and co-author of "Partial Justice: Federal Indian Law in a Liberal-Constitutional System."

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9. Religious Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know -- And Doesn't

On Saturday, May 19 at 4:00 pm
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Religious Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know -- And Doesn't
Stephen Prothero
Watch now - http://www.booktv.org/ram/feature/0507/btv051207_4b.ram

Religion professor Stephen Prothero writes in "Religious Literacy" that while the United States is a deeply religious nation, few Americans understand the basics of Christianity and other major world religions. Prothero advocates teaching religion in public schools, which he says will help Americans address domestic and foreign challenges facing the country.

Stephen Prothero chairs the religion department at the University of Boston. He studies the history of religion in the United States.

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11. Consumed: How Markets Corrupt Children, Infantilize Adults, and Swallow Citizens Whole

On Saturday, May 19 at 5:00 pm
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Consumed: How Markets Corrupt Children, Infantilize Adults, and Swallow Citizens Whole
Benjamin Barber

In his sequel to "Jihad vs. McWorld," Benjamin Barber argues that consumer capitalism today is engaged in the manufacture of needs, not goods. He writes that corporate advertisements infantilize consumers by encouraging impulsivity and entitlement, rather than responsibility and good citizenship.

Benjamin Barber is a professor of civil society at the University of Maryland. He lives in New York City. His previous books include "Jihad vs. McWorld" and "Fear's Empire."

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12. Original Meanings: Politics and Ideas in the Making of the Constitution

On Saturday, May 19 at 6:00 pm
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Original Meanings: Politics and Ideas in the Making of the Constitution
Jack Rakove

Jack Rakove won the Pulitzer Prize in 1997 for his book "Original Meanings: Politics and Ideas in the Making of the Constitution." He tells his story of the beginnings of the document as well as its relevance today. Mr. Rakove was interviewed for Booknotes in May of 1997

Jack Rakove has been a professor of history at Stanford since 1980. He won the pulitzer prize in 1997 for his book "Original Meanings." His first book was "The Beginnings of National Politics.' He is originally from Chicago.

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13. The Real Pepsi Challenge: The Inspirational Story of Breaking the Color Barrier in American Business

On Saturday, May 19 at 7:00 pm
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The Real Pepsi Challenge: The Inspirational Story of Breaking the Color Barrier in American Business
Stephanie Capparell
Watch now - http://www.booktv.org/ram/history/0407/btv042107_1.ram

In the late 1940s and early 1950s during the time that Jackie Robinson was integrating major league baseball a group of African American men were challenging the color barrier in Corporate America. Stephanie Capperell explores the history of the Pepsi-Cola special markets team that from 1947 to 1951 marketed and sold Pepsi products to African Americans by African Americans. The author will be joined by a former member of the Pepsi special markets team. The event is moderated by Pamela Newkirk, Associate Professor of Journalism at NYU.

Stephanie Capparell is an editor for the Marketplace section of The Wall Street Journal. She is the author of "Shackleton's Way: Leadership Lessons from the Great Antarctic Explorer."

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14. 2007 LA Times Festival of Books - 2008 Election Panel

On Saturday, May 19 at 8:00 pm and Sunday, May 20 at 9:00 am
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2007 LA Times Festival of Books - 2008 Election Panel

Patt Morrison, a columnist for the Los Angeles Times, moderates a panel discussion between authors John Powers, Peter Wallsten and Hugh Hewitt. The panelists offer their takes on the 2008 presidential race and the media coverage of the contest.

John Powers is the film critic for Vogue magazine and a columnist at L.A. Weekly. He's also a pop culture critic for National Public Radio. Peter Wallsten is a staff writer for the Los Angeles Times based in the newspaper’s Washington Bureau. He covers the White House. Hugh Hewitt is a radio talk show host, blogger and law professor at Chapman University.

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64. kick!

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15. After Words: Rod Paige interviewed by Kathy Kiely

I'm totally prepared to get pissed off while watching this. :mad:



On Saturday, May 19 at 9:00 pm and Sunday, May 20 at 6:00 pm and at 9:00 pm
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After Words: Rod Paige, author of "The War Against Hope," interviewed by Kathy Kiely, USA Today

Former Education Secretary Rod Paige is the author of "The War Against Hope: How Teachers' Unions Hurt Children, Hinder Teachers, and Endanger Public Education." The book says teachers unions have too much power and are blocking needed reforms in the nation’s educational system. Rod Paige is interviewed by Kathy Kiely, Washington Correspondent for USA Today.

Rod Paige was Secretary of Education from 2001 to 2005. After leaving the Bush administration, he co-founded the Chartwell Education Group, an educational consulting firm. Earlier in his career he was Dean of the College of Education at Texas Southern University and superintendent of the Houston Independent School District.

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44. Rod Paige is a fucking fraud! See what "60 Minutes" says of his "Houston Miracle"

Just in case someone might not be familiar with this charlatan.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/01/06/60II/main591676.shtml

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All in all, 463 kids left Sharpstown High School that year, for a variety of reasons. The school reported zero dropouts, but dozens of the students did just that. School officials hid that fact by classifying, or coding, them as leaving for acceptable reasons: transferring to another school, or returning to their native country.

“That’s how you get to zero dropouts. By assigning codes that say, ‘Well, this student, you know, went to another school. He did this or that.’ And basically, all 463 students disappeared. And the school reported zero dropouts for the year,” says Kimball. “They were not counted as dropouts, so the school had an outstanding record.”

Sharpstown High wasn’t the only “outstanding” school. The Houston school district reported a citywide dropout rate of 1.5 percent. But educators and experts 60 Minutes checked with put Houston’s true dropout rate somewhere between 25 and 50 percent.

“But the teachers didn’t believe it. They knew it was cooking the books. They told me that. Parents told me that,” says Kimball. “The superintendent of schools would make the public believe it was one school. But it is in the system, it is in all of Houston.”

Those low dropout rates – in Houston and all of Texas - were one of the accomplishments then-Texas Gov. George Bush cited when he campaigned to become the “Education President.”

At that time, Paige was running Houston’s schools, and he had instituted a policy of holding principals accountable for how their students did. Principals worked under one-year contracts, and each year, the school district set strict goals in areas like dropout rates and test scores.

Principals who met the goals got cash bonuses of up to $5,000, and other perks. Those who fell short were transferred, demoted or forced out.

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more...

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50. thanks Boz!

Happy Saturday! :hi:

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16. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier

On Saturday, May 19 at 10:00 pm and Monday, May 21 at 2:45 am
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A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
Ishmael Beah

From the Studio Museum in Harlem, Ishmael Beah talks about his life as a child soldier in Sierra Leone. After fleeing rebel soldiers during the civil war there in the 1990s, Mr. Beah was picked by government forces at age thirteen and made to join the army. He spent three years fighting in the war before being picked up by UNICEF and eventually brought to the United States.

Ishmael Beah is a member of Human Rights Watch Children's Rights Division Advisory Committee. He currently lives in New York City. For more information, visit: alongwaygone.com.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

67. KICK!

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17. Untapped: The Scramble for Africa's Oil

On Saturday, May 19 at 11:10 pm
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Untapped: The Scramble for Africa's Oil
John Ghazvinian

In researching his book, "Untapped: The Scramble for Africa's Oil," John Ghazvinian visited twelve African countries to interview warlords, oil executives, activists, and scientists about the impact of Africa's oil boom.

John Ghazvinian is a visiting fellow at the University of Pennsylvania. He has written for Newsweek and the Nation.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

18. Why I Turned Right: Leading Baby Boom Conservatives Chronicle Their Political Journeys

On Sunday, May 20 at 12:00 am and at 10:00 am
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Why I Turned Right: Leading Baby Boom Conservatives Chronicle Their Political Journeys
Mary Eberstadt

In the book "Why I Turned Right," twelve right-leaning baby boomers offer their thoughts on how and why they became conservatives.

Mary Eberstadt edited "Why I Turned Right." She is a research fellow at the Hoover Institution. Contributing chapters to the book are Peter Berkowitz, David Brooks, Joseph Bottum, Danielle Crittenden, Dinesh D'Souza, Stanley Kurtz, Tod Lindberg, Rich Lowry, Heather Mac Donald, P.J. O'Rourke, Sally Satel, and Richard Starr.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

73. This should be interesting... Kick!

10 to 1 they are all "scared". Seems to be the dominating emotion that these people are trying to bury with all their bluster.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

19. Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic - Chalmers Johnson

**recommended**

On Sunday, May 20 at 1:15 am
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Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic
Chalmers Johnson

From Berkeley, California, Chalmers Johnson talks about the third volume of his trilogy on the American empire. In "Nemesis" Mr. Johnson argues that the U.S. is in now on the verge of internal collapse, due in large part to the vast expenditures required to maintain its ever-expanding empire. He discusses his book with California based author Gray Brechin at an event hosted by KPFA Radio and Global Exchange.

Chalmers Johnson is currently the president of the Japan Policy Research Institute. He taught Asian politics at the Berkeley and San Diego campuses of the University of California for thirty years before retiring in 1992. Mr. Johnson is the author of over a dozen books, including "Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire" and "The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic," the first two books in his Blowback Trilogy. For more information, visit: americanempireproject.com.

[Bozita]

61. Those without cable might appreciate this 5/17 piece by Chalmers Johnson from Asia Times

Rodeodance posted this in the Editorial forum here at DU:

Long but worth it to read.

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/IE17Ak04.html

Page 1 of 4

DISPATCHES FROM AMERICA
The case for imperial liquidation
By Chalmers Johnson
........
.........Promoting lies, demoting democracy

Without question, the Bush administration's catastrophic war in Iraq is the single overarching issue that has convinced a large majority of Americans that their country is "heading in the wrong direction". But the war itself is the outcome of an imperial presidency and the abject failure of Congress to perform its constitutional duty of oversight. Had the government been working as the authors of the US constitution intended, the war could not have occurred. Even now, the Democratic majority remains reluctant to use its power of the purse to cut off funding for the war, thereby ending the US occupation of Iraq and starting to curtail the ever-growing power of the military-industrial complex.

One major problem of the US social and political system is the failure of the press, especially television news, to inform the public about the true breadth of the unconstitutional activities of the executive branch. As Frederick A O Schwarz and Aziz Z Huq, the authors of Unchecked and Unbalanced: Presidential Power in a Time of Terror, observe, "For the public to play its proper checking role at the ballot box, citizens must know what is done by the government in their names."

Instead of uncovering Bush administration lies and manipulations, the US media actively promoted them. Yet the First Amendment to the US constitution protects the press precisely so it can penetrate the secrecy that is the bureaucrat's most powerful, self-protective weapon. As a result of this failure, democratic oversight of the government by an actively engaged citizenry did not - and could not - occur. The people of the United States became mere spectators as an array of ideological extremists, vested interests and foreign operatives - including domestic neo-conservatives, Ahmad Chalabi and his Iraqi exiles, the Israel lobby, the petroleum and automobile industries, warmongers and profiteers allied with the military-industrial complex, and the entrenched interests of the professional military establishment - in essence hijacked the government.

more ...

[Viva_La_Revolution]

80. Those of us with cable appreciate it too!

:)

on edit...
on soon kick!

[Robbien]

93. Aw Crap I missed it

I was so hoping you would have listed multiple viewings for Johnson's lecture, but it seems to have been only on once.

Hopefully they will have this again on another weekend. I read Johnson's first book of the trilogy and listened to an interview he had with ThisIsHell a couple of weeks ago about his lastest. A very interesting topic.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

20. Uncouth Nation: Why Europe Dislikes America

On Sunday, May 20 at 3:00 am
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Uncouth Nation: Why Europe Dislikes America
Andrei Markovits

Andrei Markovits assesses the reasons for the recent rise in anti-Americanism in Europe and argues that such feelings have their roots going back to the approval of the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, 1776. Prof. Markovits spoke at the University of Iowa in Iowa City.

Andrei Markovits is a professor of comparative politics and German studies at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He is the author of "The German Predicament" and "Offside: Soccer and American Exceptionalism." For more on Prof. Markovits, visit andymarkovits.com.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

21. Eric Metaxas, "Amazing Grace: William Wilberforce and the Heroic Campaign to End Slavery" and David

On Sunday, May 20 at 4:30 am
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Eric Metaxas, "Amazing Grace: William Wilberforce and the Heroic Campaign to End Slavery" and David Batstone, "Not For Sale: The Return of the Global Slave Trade - and How We Can Fight It"
Watch now - http://www.booktv.org/ram/history/0407/btv041507_1.ram

William Wilberforce,1759 - 1833, was one of the leading abolitionists in the campaign to end the British slave trade, which was accomplished in 1807, and to end slavery in the British colonies, which was enacted three days before Wilberforce's death in 1833. Published to coincide with the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the British slave trade, Eric Metaxas recounts the life of William Wilberforce and the abolitionist movement. David Batstone explores today's global slave trade and the contemporary abolitionist movement. Mr. Batstone visited over five continents as he researched the hidden network of human trafficking that amounts to a 32 billion dollar industry. The author gives his ideas on how to fight the slave trade. Eric Metaxas and David Batstone's talk is moderated by Scot Sherman host of the City Church of San Francisco's Open Forum series.

Eric Metaxas is the author of several books including "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About God (But Were Afraid to Ask)." He is the founder and host of the New York City speaker series, Socrates in the City. David Batstone is professor of ethics at the University of San Francisco. He is the author of "Saving the Corporate Soul & (Who Knows?) Maybe Your Own." Mr. Batstone was formerly the executive editor of Sojourners magazine.

Publisher: City Church of San Francisco: citychurchsf.org/ccsf.htm

[Viva_La_Revolution]

22. Blue Grit: True Democrats Take Back Politics from the Politicians

On Sunday, May 20 at 6:00 am
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Blue Grit: True Democrats Take Back Politics from the Politicians
Laura Flanders

Laura Flanders talks about what the Democratic Party needs to do to revive itself. She argues that instead of rushing to the center, Democracts would do well to embrace those on the progressive side of the party. She spoke at Olsson's Books and Records in Washington, DC.

Laura Flanders is the host of Radio Nation with Laura Flanders, heard on the Air America Radio network and other stations. She is the author of "Bushwomen: Tales of a Cynical Species." For more information, visit lauraflanders.com.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

23. George Kennan: A Study Of Character

On Sunday, May 20 at 6:45 am and at 1:30 pm
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George Kennan: A Study Of Character
John Lukacs

Historian John Lukacs recounts the life of George Kennan (1904-2005) who assisted in the development of the Truman Doctrine and the drafting of the Marshall Plan; Kennan's writings were integral in the shaping of American foreign policy in the 1940's.

John Lukacs is a member of the Royal Historical Society of the United Kingdom and a past president-elect of the American Catholic Historical Association. He is the author of over twenty books including "Five Days in London: May 1940."

[Viva_La_Revolution]

24. The Arrogance of American Power: What U.S. Leaders Are Doing Wrong and Why It's Our Duty to Dissent

On Sunday, May 20 at 8:00 am
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The Arrogance of American Power: What U.S. Leaders Are Doing Wrong and Why It's Our Duty to Dissent
Nancy Snow

Nancy Snow gives an overview of the efforts by the U.S. government to improve the image of the country around the world and argues that these efforts are not working. Ms. Snow spoke about this, the subject of her latest book, at a talk hosted by the University of Southern California's Center on Public Diplomacy.

Nancy Snow is a tenured associate professor of communications at California State University, Fullerton and an adjunct professor at USC's Annenberg School for Communication. She is the author of "Information War: American Propaganda, Free Speech and Opinion Control Since 9/11" and "Propaganda, Inc.: Selling America's Culture to the World." For more, visit: nancysnow.com.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

25. Jeb: America's Next Bush -- His Florida Years and What They Mean for the Nation

:mad: over my dead body! :mad:

On Sunday, May 20 at 11:05 am and Monday, May 21 at 5:00 am
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Jeb: America's Next Bush -- His Florida Years and What They Mean for the Nation
S. V. Date

S.V. Date discusses "Jeb: America's Next Bush," his biography of former Florida governor Jeb Bush. Mr. Date believes that Jeb Bush will run for President. He argues that Jeb Bush is better suited for the office than his brother, President George W. Bush, because Jeb is a better speaker, a harder worker, and pays more attention to details.

S.V. Date covered former Florida governor Jeb Bush for eight years as Tallahassee bureau chief of the Palm Beach Post. He is the author of several books, including "Quiet Passion: A Biography of Senator Bob Graham," "Black Sunshine" and "Deep Water."

[Viva_La_Revolution]

26. Savage Peace: 1919 - Hope And Fear In America

On Sunday, May 20 at 12:00 pm and at 11:45 pm
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Savage Peace: 1919 - Hope And Fear In America
Ann Hagedorn

Ann Hagedorn looks at America during the year 1919 as the country was recovering from World War I and the world wide flu pandemic. Entrusted with the hope of peace the author relays that instead a fear of Bolshevism swept the country and lead to a greater surveillance of the citizenry and enforcement of legislation intended to divert criticism of the government. Ms. Hagedorn recounts a twenty four year old J. Edgar Hoover's rise to the head of a new division of the Bureau of Investigation (the forbearer to the FBI) and Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer's protection of the country from "terrorists" in the form of Bolsheviks, anarchists, and general dissidents. The author focuses on both the political and the social factors that shaped the year.

Ann Hagedorn has been staff writer for news publications including The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post. She is the author of three other books including "Beyond The River: The Untold Story Of The Heroes Of The Underground Railroad."

[Viva_La_Revolution]

88. on now kick!

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27. Taylor Branch on his upcoming book about Bill Clinton's presidency

On Sunday, May 20 at 1:10 pm and at 8:40 pm
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2007 LA Times Festival of Books: Taylor Branch on his upcoming book about Bill Clinton's presidency

Taylor Branch sat down with Book TV at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books to talk about his upcoming book on President Bill Clinton, to be published in late 2008. Mr. Branch, who has known Clinton since the early 1970s, was given exclusive access to the president during his time in office.

Taylor Branch was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for the first volume of his trilogy on the Civil Rights Movement, titled "Parting the Waters: America in the King Years, 1954-63." Mr. Branch's latest book is "At Canaan's Edge: America in the King Years, 1965-68."

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28. Media Coverage of the War in Vietnam and Beyond

On Sunday, May 20 at 4:45 pm
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Media Coverage of the War in Vietnam and Beyond
Dorothy Fall, Frances Fitzgerald, Jonathan Schell, and Ron Steinman

Authors Dorothy Fall, Frances Fitzgerald, and Jonathan Schell talk about the media coverage of the Vietnam War and the major U.S. wars that followed it, including the current Iraq War. The discussion is moderated by Ron Steinman.

Dorothy Fall is the author of "Bernard Fall: Memories of a Soldier-Scholar." Dorothy Fall's husband, journalist and historian Bernard Fall, began covering Vietnam in 1953, during the French occupation, and continued through the early years of the U.S. involvement there. He was killed in Vietnam in 1967. Frances Fitzgerald is the author of "Fire in the Lake: The Vietnamese and the Americans in Vietnam," which was awarded both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. Jonathan Schell is the author of "The Real War," "The Village of Ben Suc," and other books.

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92. kick!

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29. Invasion of the Party Snatchers: How the Holy-Rollers and the Neo-Cons Destroyed the GOP

On Sunday, May 20 at 7:00 pm and Monday, May 21 at 7:00 am
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Invasion of the Party Snatchers: How the Holy-Rollers and the Neo-Cons Destroyed the GOP
Victor Gold

Republican political operative Victor Gold is critical of the GOP in his book "Invasion of the Party Snatchers." He argues that evangelical Christians, foreign policy neconservatives and lobbyists have damaged the party. Mr. Gold believes the Republican Party should embrace the vision of Barry Goldwater.

Victor Gold is the national correspondent for Washingtonian magazine. He previously worked for Barry Goldwater, Spiro Agnew, Gerald Ford, Bob Dole and George H.W. Bush.

[NCarolinawoman]

65. Victor Gold was a guest on the Stephanie Miller show last week.

He can not stand "W". He thinks he's a VERY dangerous idiot. Considering Gold's friendship with Poppy Bush, it was a really intriguing interview. Victor Gold was close friends with Stephanie Miller's father as well, who was Barry Goldwater's running mate back in '64.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

66. thanks for the info!

sounds intriguing. :)

[Viva_La_Revolution]

94. kick!

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30. The Lost World of James Smithson: Science, Revolution, and the Birth of the Smithsonian

On Sunday, May 20 at 8:05 pm
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The Lost World of James Smithson: Science, Revolution, and the Birth of the Smithsonian
Heather Ewing

Historian Heather Ewing recounts the life of James Smithson, the benefactor of the Smithsonian Institution. Mr. Smithson was the illegitimate son of the Duke of Northumberland and made his name in the field of science. Upon his death in 1829 he left his fortune to create "an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men" in Washington, D.C. He left no further instructions and to this day it is not known why he made this request as he had never set foot in the United States. The Smithsonian Institution was founded in 1846 after great debate in Congress as to how to use Smithson's gift.

Heather Ewing is an architectural historian that has worked for the Smithsonian Institution and the Ringling Museum of Art.

[Kurovski]

31. RECOMMENDED!

Why not? :loveya:

[EFerrari]

34. I guess I'm just permanently second fiddle.

lol

:loveya:

[Kurovski]

40. Actually, Morgana LaFey jumped us both upthread.

We'll take fix that LaFey's wagon NEXT week.

[EFerrari]

41. First Merlin, now us.

:rofl:

[Kurovski]

42. The pressure is TOO much!

:cry:

[Viva_La_Revolution]

35. why not, indeed!

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32. The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil

On Monday, May 21 at 1:30 am
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The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil
Philip Zimbardo

In "The Lucifer Effect" psychologist Philip Zimbardo explains how particular situations and group dynamics can lead normal, moral people to behave in immoral ways. He cites the treatment of prisoners at Abu Ghraib as an example. Mr. Zimbardo draws on the findings of his Stanford Prison Experiment, in which a group of student volunteers were arbitrarily divided into "guards" and "inmates" and then placed in a simulated prison environment.

Philip Zimbardo is professor emeritus of psychology at Stanford University. He has also taught at Yale University, New York University, and Columbia University. He is the author of "Shyness" and co-author of "Psychology and Life." In 2004, he was an expert witness in the court-martial hearings of one of the American army reservists charged with criminal behavior at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.

[Kurovski]

43. I turned evil this week.

Not that I was so good to begin with.

[EFerrari]

56. Did you guys notice that he, off the cuff, suggested that Pat Tillman

was murdered? :wow:

[Kurovski]

58. Don't most people take that as a given nowadays? n/t

[EFerrari]

59. I guess I'm lagging on the whole mendacity trail.

:(

[Kurovski]

63. Don't be that way!

:hug: Don't make me :cry:

NOW SMILE, DAMMIT!!! :-)

[Viva_La_Revolution]

33. Biography: A Brief History

On Monday, May 21 at 6:00 am
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Biography: A Brief History
Nigel Hamilton
Watch now - http://www.booktv.org/ram/publiclives/0407/btv041607_2.ram

Nigel Hamilton explores the historical evolution of the biography. From the written word to film and television the author examines how people have recorded their own and other's lives and the difficulities of the practice.

Nigel Hamilton is a Fellow of the McCormack Graduate School of Policy Studies at the University of Massachusetts Boston. He has authored biographies of John F. Kennedy and Field Marshall Bernard Montgomery.

[EFerrari]

36. Kick

[Viva_La_Revolution]

37. ...

:hi:


:hug:

[EFerrari]

38. Thank you, Viva!

:hug:

[EFerrari]

39. (Arranging my tinfoil headgear) There are some books and

presentations that seem to be just seeding efforts by the AEI or the Heritage Foundation.

They don't read or sound like original work but more like the work of a PR team. Like this one:


Sunday
9:00 After Words: After Words: Rod Paige, author of "The War Against Hope," interviewed by Kathy Kiely, USA Today

It's kinda creepy. :shrug:

[Bozita]

45. R#5 ... Get thee to the Greatest Page

[Jeffersons Ghost]

46. K&R

[Viva_La_Revolution]

51. Pretty!

[TacticalPeek]

47. Kick night.

:kick:

[EFerrari]

48. Kick

[EFerrari]

49. Kick

[Jeffersons Ghost]

52. hi sfexpat2000

[EFerrari]

54. Now, there's an image!

:rofl:

:hi:

[EFerrari]

55. I'd like to recommend the "Religious Literacy" segment

on @ 4pm EST today.

It's not what I thought it would be. It's a discussion about what fundies believe vs. being actually literate in the area.

[Pithy Cherub]

57. Viva is my HEROINE!

Thank you Viva! :pals:

I missed so much last week!

[EFerrari]

60. No, she's MY heroine and you'll have to fight me for her.

:)

[Jeffersons Ghost]

68. did someone say "fight?"

take care sfexpat2000, a heroine like her is addictive:


imagery courtesy of: http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=&imgrefurl=http://www.wetcircuit.com/category/free-loops/page/8/&h=480&w=640&sz=53&hl=en&start=8&um=1&tbnid=mmO9bo-aFfi-bM:&tbnh=103&tbnw=137&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dbutterfly%2Bfree%26svnum%3D10%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26hs%3DHNG

we've fought the good fight together a long time, haven't we Viva?

It's time to take a bow and consider changing your icon, honey...

You are a winner!

[Viva_La_Revolution]

69. Not quite yet...

We still have much work to do, but I am feeling hope. We CAN do this.


When I do change her, this will be my new avatar. I do need to find a most excellent photo-shopper who can replace the torch with a paint-brush... a symbol of the re-building of our country, and my teeny-tiny little part in it. :blush:

[Jeffersons Ghost]

70. Like this?

This symbolism isn't bad either:

[Viva_La_Revolution]

71. deleted. double post glitch. nt

[Viva_La_Revolution]

72. That's the one that gave me the idea...

I love the composition of the 'shadow image' in the blue one, combined with the flavor of "Duster"

Paint is the element in the room that sets the whole mood. Blue, calm, secure.
It just feels right. It symbolizes my hope. :)

Let the Re-building begin!

[Jeffersons Ghost]

74. okay, get ready for some delicate surgery...

Comfortably Numb (Gilmour, Waters) 6:49

Hello?
Is there anybody in there?
Just nod if you can hear me.

Is there anyone at home?
Come on, now,
I hear you're feeling down.


Well I can ease your pain


Get you on your feet again.

Relax.


I'll need some information first.

Just the basic facts.
Can you show me where it hurts?

There is no pain you are receding

A distant ship, smoke on the horizon.
You are only coming through in waves.
Your lips move but I can't hear what you're saying.

When I was a child I had a fever

My hands felt just like two balloons.
Now I've got that feeling once again
I can't explain you would not understand

This is not how I am.
I have become comfortably numb.

O.K.
Just a little pinprick.

There'll be no more aaaaaaaaah!
But you may feel a little sick.

Can you stand up?

I do believe it's working, good.

That'll keep you going through the show

Come on it's time to go.

There is no pain you are receding
A distant ship, smoke on the horizon.
You are only coming through in waves.
Your lips move but I can't hear what you're saying.
When I was a child
I caught a fleeting glimpse
Out of the corner of my eye.
I turned to look but it was gone
I cannot put my finger on it now
The child is grown,
The dream is gone.
I have become comfortably numb.



Young Lust (Gilmour, Waters) 2:03

I am just a new boy,
Stranger in this town.
Where are all the good times?
Who's gonna show this stranger around?
Ooooh, I need a dirty woman.

Ooooh, I need a dirty girl.

Will some cold woman in this desert land
Make me feel like a real man?
Take this rock and roll refugee
Oooh, baby set me free.

Ooooh, I need a dirty woman.

Ooooh, I need a dirty girl.


"Hello..?"
"Yes, a collect call for Mrs. Floyd from Mr. Floyd.
Will you accept the charges from United States?"

"Oh, He hung up! That's your residence, right? I wonder why he hung up?
Is there supposed to be someone else there besides your wife there to answer?"

"Hello?"
"This is United States calling, are we reaching...

"See he keeps hanging up, and it's a man answering."




The Happiest Days of our Lives (Waters) 1:20

When we grew up and went to school
There were certain teachers who would
Hurt the children in any way they could

"OOF!"

By pouring their derision
Upon anything we did
And exposing every weakness
However carefully hidden by the kids
But in the town, it was well known
When they got home at night, their fat and
Psychopathic wives would thrash them
Within inches of their lives.

In the Flesh? (Waters) 3:17


"....we came in?"

So ya
Thought ya
Might like to go to the show.
To feel the warm thrill of confusion
That space cadet glow.
Tell me is something eluding you, sunshine?
Is this not what you expected to see?
If you wanna find out what's behind these cold eyes
You'll just have to claw your way through this disguise.


"Lights! Turn on the sound effects! Action!"
"Drop it, drop it on 'em! Drop it on them!!!!!"

Goodbye Blue Sky (Waters) 2:48

"Look mummy, there's an aeroplane up in the sky"

Did you see the frightened ones?
Did you hear the falling bombs?
Did you ever wonder why we had to run for shelter when the
promise of a brave new world unfurled beneath a clear blue
sky?

Did you see the frightened ones?
Did you hear the falling bombs?
The flames are all gone, but the pain lingers on.

Goodbye, blue sky
Goodbye, blue sky.
Goodbye.
Goodbye.
Goodbye

[Viva_La_Revolution]

75. that's a BEAUTIFUL pic!

it rivals my "shadow effect"


Just added it to the photo-bucket account. ;)

[Jeffersons Ghost]

76. check back... i just did major revisions on "edit"

sorry if I buried the message...

[Viva_La_Revolution]

77. so'kay...

We knew what we were talking about. :hug:

[Jeffersons Ghost]

78. there's MUCH more...

remember when I was a little bugged about trolls?

and fishy government business?

[Viva_La_Revolution]

79. I'm protected

:evilgrin:

[Jeffersons Ghost]

81. okay honey, but still I'd like to check you out and...

Every time you take a sip
In this smoky atmosphere
You press that bottle to your lips
And I wish I was your beer
In the small there of your back
Your jeans are playing peekaboo
I'd like to see the other half of your butterfly tattoo.

Hey that gives me an idea
Let's get out of this bar
Drive out into the country
And find a place to park.

'Cause I'd like to see you out in the moonlight
I'd like to kiss you way back in the sticks
I'd like to walk you through a field of wildflowers
And I'd like to check you for ticks.

I know the perfect little path
Out in these woods I used to hunt
Don't worry babe I've got your back

And I've also got your front
Now, I'd hate to waste a night like this
I'll keep you safe you wait and see
The only thing allowed to crawl all over you when we get there is me.

You know every guy in here tonight
Would like to take you home
But I've got way more class than them
Babe that ain't what I want.

'Cause I'd like to see you out in the moonlight
I'd like to kiss you way back in the sticks
I'd like to walk you through a field of wildflowers
And I'd like to check you for ticks.

You never know where one might be
There's lots of place that are hard to reach
I gotcha.

I'd like to see you out in the moonlight
I'd like to kiss you baby way back in the sticks
I'd like to walk you through a field of wildflowers
And I'd like to check you for ticks.

I'd sure like to check you for ticks...

Ticks - Brad Paisle

[Viva_La_Revolution]

82. actually, it's a pegasus, not a butterfly...

:rofl:

[Jeffersons Ghost]

83. no way...

don't tease me like that!

have you been eavesdropping on my fantasies?

check this site out for other wonderful imagery:
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=&imgrefurl=http://www.hranajanto.com/fantasy.html&h=393&w=400&sz=34&hl=en&start=2&um=1&tbnid=UEnvktXkm3XySM:&tbnh=122&tbnw=124&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dpegasus%26svnum%3D10%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official

[Jeffersons Ghost]

84. it's all in the stars Ms Star-struck...

Your ringtone stinks. Get a new one.
There are stars
In the Southern sky
Southward as you go
There is moonlight
And moss in the trees
Down the Seven Bridges Road

Now I have loved you like a baby
Like some lonesome child
And I have loved you in a tame way
And I have loved you wild

Sometimes there's a part of me
Has to turn form here and go
Running like a child from these warm stars
Down the Seven Bridges Road

There are stars in the Southern sky
And if ever you decide
You should go
There is a taste of time sweetened honey
Down the Seven Bridges Road

[joanski0]

89. Kick. n/t