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ificandream's JournalRant for the day: Brian Stelter, can we stop giving right wing idiots an automatic mouthpiece?
I am a subscriber and avid reader of Brian Stelter/Oliver Darcy's Reliable Sources column. I read Brian's book and think his critique of the media is very much needed today, though I do think his publicity for CNN items has gotten a little more frequent than it should and less so about other progressive sources.
But that said, he also gives regular coverage to what the dimwits at Fux, Newsmax and OAN are up to. To a certain point, it's a good thing. But last night's column led off with a way too long item about the latest right-wing faux outrage -- complaining about Disney's Bob Chapek and his trying to at first be nonpolitical about Florida's destructive anti-LGBTQ law and then, realizing the mistake in that, outright saying Disney will work to get it repealed. Of course, that didn't sit well with the faux experts like Tuckyo Carlson and Jesse (and former O'Reilly gofer) Watters. Not surprisingly the latter, of course, used the usual "woke" term (righties can't seem to think of any other words) to describe Disney.
Can we please stop making what these idiots say important? Disney will survive long into the future after Carlson and Watters change their stripes like WWE wrestlers, as righties usually do. Actually, the fact righties don't like Disney anymore is a good thing. All the more Disney history for us. (And yes, I'm a big Disney fan. Have missed going to Disney theme parks the last couple of years and it doesn't look like we'll be going this year either, though I hope that's wrong.)
Loudmouths like Watters and Carlson and the rest just live for attention from the other side. If they don't get it, they get all pissy. So can we please make them pissy?
Or should I say pissier?
TCM Schedule for Saturday, April 2, 2022 - Paul Newman and Robert Redford featured
TCM Movie Schedule for Saturday, April 2, 2022
(All times Eastern and Pacific. Others should check local listings.)
2:15 AM Day of the Dead (1985)
Zombies have been on the rampage for so long that there are very few humans left alive. One of the survivors, Dr. Logan, is conducting experiments on captured zombies in an underground compound to try to find a way for people and the living dead to coexist peacefully.
Dir: George A. Romero Actors: Jarlath Conroy, Jeff Hogan, Deborah Carter
Runtime: 102 mins .. Genre: Horror .. Rating: .. CC: null
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4:15 AM Night of the Living Dead (1968)
'Night of the Living Dead' trailer.
An army of dead bodies comes to life and terrorizes a group of friends trapped inside a rural farmhouse.
Dir: George A. Romero Actors: Judith O'dea,Russell Streiner,Duane Jones
Runtime: 96 mins .. Genre: Horror/Science-Fiction .. Rating: TV-MA .. CC: Y
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6:00 AM The Trouble with Girls (1969)
A traveling show's star gets involved in a small-town murder case.
Dir: Peter Tewksbury Cast: Elvis Presley, Marlyn Mason, Nicole Jaffe
Runtime: 104 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
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8:00 AM Cartoon: The Three Little Pups (1953)
Parody of "The Three Little Pigs" as Southern Wolf terrorizes Snoopy, Loopy and Droopy.
Dir: Tex Avery (Fred) Cast: Non-Speaking Role, Non-Speaking Role, William H. Thompson (Bill)
Runtime: 0 mins Genre: Animation Rating: TV-G CC: Y
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8:08 AM Cartoon: Goofy Movies Number Nine (1934)
This comedic short presents a series of nonsensical news stories, in a "Wotaphony Newsreel."
Dir: null Cast: Pete Smith
Runtime: 0 mins Genre: Short Rating: TV-G CC: N
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8:18 AM Short: Quaint St. Augustine (1939)
This short film takes the viewer to one of the oldest settlements in the United States.
Dir: null Cast: James A. Fitzpatrick, C Bakaleinikoff, Robert Carney
Runtime: 0 mins Genre: Documentary Rating: TV-G CC: N
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8:27 AM Legion of the Lawless (1940)
A vigilante group takes over the town they're supposed to be protecting.
Dir: David Howard Cast: George O'Brien, Virginia Vale, Herbert Heywood
Runtime: 59 mins Genre: Western Rating: TV-G CC: N
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9:30 AM Serial: The Phantom Plane (1939)
In Chapter Five of Buck Rogers, Killer Kane's men ambush Buck and his crew.
Dir: Ford Beebe, Ray Trampe. Cast: null
Runtime: 0 mins Genre: Horror/Science-Fiction Rating: TV-G CC: N
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10:00 AM Cartoon: Popeye - Riot in Rhythm (1950)
Popeye gets plenty of music but no sleep with his four nephews beating out hot tunes on their musical instruments.
Dir: null Cast: Jack Mercer, Jack Mercer, Jack Mercer
Runtime: 0 mins Genre: Animation Rating: TV-PG CC:
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10:08 AM Fighting Fools (1949)
At a New York City boxing arena, the Bowery Boys are stunned when their friend, up-and-coming young boxer Jimmy Higgins, is killed during his fight. Slip Mahoney and his best pal, Sach, track down Jimmy's older brother, Johnny, an alcoholic ex-boxer hounded by his past. With the gang's help, Johnny rediscovers his will ...
Dir: Reginald Le Borg Cast: Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Gabriel Dell
Runtime: 69 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
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11:30 AM College Hounds (1930)
This Dogville comedy short spoofs American football movies.
Dir: Jules White Cast: Zion Myers, Jules White, Zion Myers
Runtime: 16 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: N
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12:00 PM Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
When he inherits a fortune, a small-town poet has to deal with the corruption of city life.
Dir: Frank Capra Cast: Gary Cooper, Jean Arthur, George Bancroft
Runtime: 115 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y
Won Oscar for Best Directing (Frank Capra). Nominated for four others, including Gary Cooper for Best Actor. He lost to Paul Muni for "The Story of Louis Pasteur."
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2:00 PM Brute Force (1947)
Tough, disgruntled prisoners plan a daring, possibly bloody escape while on a drain pipe detail.
Dir: Jules Dassin Cast: Burt Lancaster, Hume Cronyn, Charles Bickford
Runtime: 98 mins Genre: Crime Rating: TV-14 CC: Y
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3:45 PM Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
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'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' trailer.
Two 19th-century train robbers keep one step ahead of the law until finally being tracked down in Bolivia.
Dir: George Roy Hill Cast: Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Katharine Ross
Runtime: 110 mins Genre: Western Rating: TV-14 CC: Y
Won four Oscars including Best Original Score and Best Song (“Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head.”)
'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' deleted scene
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5:45 PM The Sting (1973)
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'The Sting' trailer.
Two con men hit the big time to take on a gangster in '30s Chicago.
Dir: George Roy Hill Cast: Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw
Runtime: 129 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-PG CC: N
Won seven Oscars including Best Picture.
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8:00 PM The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968)
A deaf mute changes the lives of all he meets.
Dir: Robert Ellis Miller Cast: Alan Arkin, Chuck Mccann, Peter Mamakos
Runtime: 123 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
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10:15 PM The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)
Josey Wales is a peaceful farmer and devoted family man until renegades murder his family and destroy his farm. Fueled by hatred, he becomes an outlaw dedicated to seeking vengeance on the people who took everything he had.
Dir: Clint Eastwood Cast: Clint Eastwood, Chief Dan George, William O'Connell
Runtime: 135 mins Genre: Western Rating: TV-MA CC: Y
Will Smith appears to hit Chris Rock after joke about his wife
Source: NBC News/Daniel Arkin
"King Richard" star Will Smith appeared to hit Chris Rock after the stand-up comedian made a joke about the actor's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.
Rock, presenting the Oscar for best documentary feature, said that he was excited to watch Pinkett Smith in "G.I. Jane 2."
In 2018, Pinkett Smith revealed she was diagnosed with alopecia.
Smith then walked to the stage at the Dolby Theatre and seemed to hit Rock.
Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/awards/live-blog/live-blog-oscars-2022-live-updates-n1293280?featureFlag=true#ncrd1293338
From this, it appears this was not a prank.
Medias Touch post pic of Dumpster rally
Space available. 
https://twitter.com/meidastouch/status/1508120644663144450?s=21
From the archives: Mike Wallace 'Biography' TV program on Sen. Joseph McCarthy from 1962
I found this today. It was made a scant 10 years after the turmoil McCarthy caused in the early '50s. So much of what we saw with McCarthy is what we see with Trump and his Stooges. He even does the name calling that Trump does. It also shows what a great journalist Mike Wallace was back then.
Marjorie Taylor Guernsey doesn't know the difference between Star Wars and Star Trek
https://twitter.com/BobBrigham/status/1507839954352713730?s=20&t=uIMI_sPm-eRxp_K7bOj3BwFux gets it wrong again.
https://twitter.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1508101498986766343?s=20&t=q_t3bTJCCpHftcGZU3-cSwChris Wallace Says Life at Fox News Became 'Unsustainable'
His father was a superb journalist. Too bad Chris has the Fux blot on his resume now. At least he's broken off from it. Better late, than never.
By Michael Grynbaum/The New York Times
Chris Wallace uttered those words matter-of-factly, in between bites of a Sweetgreen salad at his new desk inside the Washington bureau of CNN, the network he joined in January after nearly two decades at Fox News.
For those on the left who admired him, and those on the right who doubted him, it’s a statement that was a long time coming.
A down-the-middle outlier at Fox News who often confounded conservatives by contradicting the network’s right-wing stars, Mr. Wallace was also one of the channel’s fiercest defenders, disappointing liberals who hoped he might denounce colleagues like Sean Hannity and Tucker Carlson.
Read more (original link, paywall): https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/27/business/media/chris-wallace-cnn-fox-news.html
Read more (Axios, no paywall): https://news.yahoo.com/chris-wallace-working-fox-became-134739073.html
Should CNN bring back Chris Cuomo?
I was commenting on a CNN post on FB this morning and I was surprised how many people said they wouldn't watch CNN again until they brought back Chris Cuomo. I don't know if this was just social media babbling or serious. He was fired, in my view, for a very good reason -- going beyond his job as a journalist in helping out his brother Andrew Cuomo. It's my belief they had justification in terminating him. (Something, ironically, that if you saw the news stories about his firing on Rupert's tabloid trash dump channel that they never do. LOL.)
Just to refresh memories, here's CNN's statement on his firing:
“Chris Cuomo was suspended earlier this week pending further evaluation of new information that came to light about his involvement with his brother’s defense. We retained a respected law firm to conduct the review, and have terminated him, effective immediately.”
“While in the process of that review, additional information has come to light,” CNN’s statement added. “Despite the termination, we will investigate as appropriate.”
But I'm just curious how everyone here feels about it. “Chris Cuomo was suspended earlier this week pending further evaluation of new information that came to light about his involvement with his brother’s defense. We retained a respected law firm to conduct the review, and have terminated him, effective immediately.”
Cuomo has since filed a lawsuit against CNN for "unlawful termination."
So what do you think?
Shooting at Chicago area shopping mall kills 1, wounds teen
Source: Associated Press
ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — A masked gunman opened fire in a suburban Chicago shopping mall, leaving one man dead and wounding at least one other person — a teenage girl who was found in washroom after shoppers ran for cover, police said.
The gunman, in his mid-20s, opened fire just after 7 p.m. Friday near the food court at the Fashion Outlets of Chicago mall in Rosemont, a village just northwest of the city, Rosemont Police Sgt. Joe Balogh told the Chicago Tribune on Saturday. Police did not release a motive for the shooting but said it was a targeted attack.
The gunman then fled in a car with “other unknown subjects, he said.
More than two hours after the shooting, police stopped that vehicle on an expressway in Chicago, Balogh said. The car’s owner was taken into custody and was being questioned as a person of interest, he said. A gun was seized as evidence, but no charges have been announced.
Read more: https://apnews.com/article/lifestyle-shootings-chicago-shopping-shopping-malls-7c44fd153bf1516cc083a24b13c364ce
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