Dotty Oliver, Mistress of the Misunderstood
Wake up! The president of Fox News, Roger Ailes, makes a rare appearance on ABC’s This Week, about which David Dayen has a few thoughts. And then there are the usual suspects…
What’s for breakfast?
Washington Journal: 7:45am – Linda Feldmann, Christian Science Monitor, White House Correspondent & David Hawkings, CQ Weekly, Managing Editor. 8:45am – Jacqueline O’Neal, Institute for Inclusive Security, Advocacy Coordinator. 9:15am – Rolf Mowatt-Larssen, Former CIA Intelligence Office.
ABC’s This Week: Special Guest Anchor Barbara Walters interviews Senator-elect Scott Brown (MA-R). Roundtable: George Will, Roger Ailes, Paul Krugman, Arianna Huffington.
Amanpour.
CBS’ Face The Nation: Gov. Haley Barbour (R-MS), Gov. Ed Rendell (D-PA), Gov. Jennifer Granholm (D-MI), Sen. John Thune (R-SD).
Chris Matthews: Kelly O’Donnell, Jim Cramer, Katie Connolly, Andrew Sullivan. Topics: President Obama’s Pivot to Jobs: Can It Create Jobs and Political Traction? The Power of Tea Partiers: Do They Prevent Any Republican Compromise with President Obama?
CNN’s State of the Union: White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY). Gov. Jennifer Granholm (D-MI). The Last Word: AFL-CIO Pres. Richard Trumka.
Fareed Zakaria – GPS: Larry Summers, Then, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki, “In a frank and sometimes angry exchange, he defends- in English- the disputed presidential election and the violence that has followed.”
Fox News Sunday: Sen. Evan Bayh (D-IN), Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN). Fox News AllStars: Bill Kristol, Mara Liasson, Charles Krauthammer, Juan Williams. Power Player: Daniel Lippman, DC Press Corps’ Independent Copy Editor.
NBC’s Meet The Press: David Axelrod. Rep. John Boehner (R-OH). Roundtable: David Brooks, David Faber, Eugene Robinson, Mort Zuckerman.
Newsmakers: Democratic Policy Cmte. Chairman Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND) outlines the legislation he’s crafted with Maj. Whip Richard Durbin (D-IL) to spur job creation, which was also a key focus of Pres. Obama’s State of the Union Address. Details of the bill are still being negotiated, with some estimates putting its cost at $80 billion.
Q & A: Terry Teachout, Drama Critic for The Wall Street Journal. He will talk about his new biography of Louis (Louie) Armstrong called “Pops: A Life of Louis Armstrong.”
Religion & Ethics: Faith Based Help For Haiti – “The things that I saw were almost unimaginable. Where was God? – Calamities and disasters raise theological questions. State of the Union – Scholars and theologians comment on the president’s address. Ministering to Sex Offenders – Can a faith-based approach rehabiliatate high-risk offenders?
60 Minutes: The Quiet Professionals – In a rare chance to show America’s elite Special Forces up close, 60 Minutes spent over two months with a Green Beret unit as they trained a group of Afghan soldiers and then went into battle with them against the Taliban. White Hot – U.S. Snowboarder Shaun White, who took home the gold at the last Winter Olympics, is still the guy to beat as he shows Bob Simon some of the tricks he’ll use next month in Vancouver. Beyonce.
To The Contrary: Topcs: 1- Can women-owned small businesses drive the economy out the recession? 2- Teen pregnancy rates are up after a 10-year decline. Is abstinence-only education to blame? 3- The argument for government-mandated paid sick leave. Panelists: Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Tara Setmayer, Melinda Henneberger, Genevieve Wood.
Univision’s Al Punto: Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis. Eliseo Medina, International Executive Vice President of Service Employees International Union (SEIU). David Ferreira, Vice President of Government Affairs for the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Marcel Granier, Executive Director of Radio Caracas Television (RCTV) International. José Miguel Vivanco, Director of Human Rights Watch’s Americas Division.
C-SPAN’s Book TV.
FDL Book Salon: “Accepting her role as the “Mistress of the Misunderstood,” Dotty Oliver was always struggling against injustice with her Arkansas alternative newspaper using humor mixed with a strong dose of empathy.” Hosted by Warwick Sabin, join the discussion, 5pm ET.
FDL Movie Night Monday: Ray Castle, producer of Manga Mad. “An introduction to the pop culture history of comics and animation in Japan, particularly adult comics, and the obsessive fantasy world of comic & animation fans, called ‘otaku’, their media mecca, cybersex paradise, Akihabara Electric Town, and the world’s largest comic market, Comiket.” Hosted by Lisa Derrick, come chat, 8pm ET.
