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He always sounds like a squealing baby.
https://twitter.com/meridithmcgraw/status/1580660747759390720?s=46&t=ZpRhF9uqVeW6hmPhmBecEg
Says it all about the traitorous Repughs
https://twitter.com/phillip_usa_/status/1580500291991916546?s=46&t=bgZGCo9b07L_O1C268x1mQExclusive: McConnell ignores Trump's attacks and says 'I have the votes' in quest to make history
By Manu Raju, CNN.
It’s become a throwaway line at former President Donald Trump’s campaign rallies: GOP senators must boot Mitch McConnell from the leadership position he’s held longer than any Republican in American history.
But McConnell has a message.
“I have the votes,” the Senate GOP leader said bluntly, indicating he’s locked down enough support to claim a new feat: The longest-serving Senate party leader ever, a record held by Democrat Mike Mansfield for more than four decades and which McConnell would surpass in the next Congress.
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In a wide-ranging interview with CNN, McConnell weighed in on his outlook for the high-stakes battle for control of the Senate and warned President Joe Biden about how his nominees would be handled in a GOP majority. The GOP leader expressed his preference for a new Nebraska senator, defended votes that put him at odds with Republicans in the 50-50 Senate and steered clear of Trump’s brazen personal attacks against him and his wife, Elaine Chao – in an apparent attempt to avoid a distracting fight with the former President before the midterms.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/11/politics/mitch-mcconnell-interview-midterm-cliffhanger/index.html
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I think he sounds a little nervous, though the "Old Crow" would never admit it.
Maggie Haberman interview by Stephen Colbert
In this interview, she gives some insight into her book, "Confidence Man." I found this background information interesting. I'd been considering getting the audio of the book and I did after listening to this discussion. I haven't gotten into it very far yet, but so far, it's a level-headed (as level-headed as you can be considering the subject) evaluation of Trump. I don't agree at all with those claiming she was hiding information for the book. That would have cost her her job. One thing some people don't realize is that journalism is a continuous process of discovery. A journalist with her background and accolades (among them a Pulitzer Prize for her reporting on Trump) knows what she's doing and how to do it.
Anyway, here are the two parts of the interview.
TCM Schedule for Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022 - Singin' in the Rain, Hamlet, THX 1138
TCM Schedule for Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022 - Singin' in the Rain, Hamlet, THX 1138STAR(S) OF THE MONTH: ROBOTS
Highlights: Singin' In The Rain, Hamlet, THX 1138, Gidget
12:15 AM Singin' In the Rain (1952)
A silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his delusionally jealous screen partner are trying to make the difficult transition to talking pictures in 1920s Hollywood.
Dir: Gene Kelly Cast: Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds
Runtime: 103 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: Y
Trivia: Debbie Reynolds remarked many years later that making this movie and surviving childbirth were the two hardest things she'd ever had to do. The filming experience was particularly unpleasant due to her harsh treatment by perfectionist Gene Kelly. Decades later, Kelly expressed remorse about his behavior: "I wasn't nice to Debbie. It's a wonder she still speaks to me."
Trivia: For the "Make 'em Laugh" number, Gene Kelly asked Donald O'Connor to revive a trick he had done as a young dancer: running up a wall and completing a somersault. The number was so physically taxing that O'Connor, who smoked four packs of cigarettes a day at the time, ended up in a hospital bed for a week after its completion. He suffered from exhaustion and painful carpet burns. Unfortunately, an accident ruined all of the initial footage, so after a brief rest O'Connor agreed to do the difficult number all over again.
SPOTLIGHT: DAVID LYNCH
2:15 AM Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (1992)
In the folksy town of Deerfield, Wash., FBI Agent Desmond inexplicably disappears while hunting for the man who murdered a teen girl. The killer is never apprehended, and, after experiencing dark visions and supernatural encounters, Agent Dale Cooper chillingly predicts that the culprit will claim another life. Meanwhile, ...
Dir: David Lynch Cast: Sheryl Lee, Ray Wise, Kyle Maclachlan
Runtime: 135 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-14 CC: Y
4:45 AM Short: Six Men Getting Sick (1966)
Six cartoon figures vomit repeatedly.
Dir: David Lynch Cast: David Lynch, David Lynch, David Lynch
Runtime: 0 mins Genre: Short Rating: TV-PG CC: N
4:45 AM Short: The Alphabet (1968)
This presents a sick woman's nightmare involving living representations of the alphabet.
Dir: David Lynch Cast: Peggy Lynch, Robert Cullum, David Lynch
Runtime: 0 mins Genre: Short Rating: TV-PG CC: N
4:45 AM Short: The Grandmother (1970)
A boy plants a seed that grows into a grandmother.
Dir: David Lynch Cast: Richard White, Dorothy Mcginnis, Virginia Maitland
Runtime: 33 mins Genre: Short Rating: TV-14 CC: N
4:45 AM Short: The Amputee, Version 1 (1974)
A double amputee attempts to write a letter while her nurse gets in the way.
Dir: David Lynch Cast: Catherine E. Coulson, David Lynch, Herbert Cardwell
Runtime: 0 mins Genre: Short Rating: TV-PG CC: N
4:45 AM Short: The Amputee, Version 2 (1974)
A double amputee attempts to write a letter while her nurse gets in the way.
Dir: David Lynch Cast: Catherine E. Coulson, David Lynch, Herbert Cardwell
Runtime: 0 mins Genre: Short Rating: TV-PG CC: N
4:45 AM Short: Premonitions Following an Evil Deed (1995)
Police discover a naked dead body.
Dir: David Lynch Cast: Pam Pierrocish, Clyde Small, Jeff Alperi
Runtime: 0 mins Genre: Short Rating: TV-14 CC: N
6:00 AM The League of Gentlemen (1960)
An ex-colonel blackmails a group of officers into helping him rob a bank.
Dir: Basil Dearden Cast: Jack Hawkins, Nigel Patrick, Roger Livesey
Runtime: 116 mins Genre: Crime Rating: TV-14 CC: Y
8:00 AM Short: Cartoon: Peace on Earth (1939)
Two squirrel children get a story from their grandfather on Christmas Eve how about mankind ended in violence.
Dir: Hugh Harman Cast: null
Runtime: 0 mins Genre: Short Rating: TV-G CC: Y
8:10 AM Short: The Man in the Barn (1937)
This short film examines several stories revolving around John Wilkes Booth.
Dir: Jacques Tourneur Cast: Carey Wilson, Erville Alderson, Virginia Brissac
Runtime: 10 mins Genre: Short Rating: TV-G CC: Y
8:21 AM Short: Voices of Venice (1951)
This short film captures the unique architectural essence and various personal experiences of the city of Venice.
Dir: null Cast: James A. Fitzpatrick, James A. Fitzpatrick, Howard Nelson
Runtime: 0 mins Genre: Short Rating: TV-G CC: N
8:30 AM The Lawless Frontier (1935)
Two gunmen team up to take on a Mexican bandit who's done them both wrong.
Dir: R. N. Bradbury Cast: John Wayne, Sheila Terry, Jack Rockwell
Runtime: 59 mins Genre: Western Rating: TV-G CC: N
9:30 AM River Perils (1935)
Tarzan goes to Guatemala to find his lost friend and help discover hidden treasure.
Dir: Edward Kull, Wilbur McGaugh Cast: Ula Holt, Edward Kull, Merrill McCormick
Runtime: 0 mins Genre: Action Rating: TV-G CC: Y
10:00 AM Cartoon: Popeye's Mirthday (1953)
Olive and Popeye's three nephews are planning a surprise birthday party for him. When he arrives early, Olive instructs them to delay him and you can imagine the madness they create for Popeye. Just as his patience is worn out, he is surprised to learn the reason for it all.
Dir: null Cast: Jack Mercer, Jack Mercer, Jack Mercer
Runtime: 0 mins Genre: Animation Rating: TV-PG CC:
10:08 AM Angels in Disguise (1949)
The Bowery Boys go undercover to expose a gang.
Dir: Jean Yarbrough Cast: Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Gabriel Dell
Runtime: 63 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y
11:30 AM Short: The Policy Girl (1934)
An insurance salesmen tries to use his sister to sell a policy.
Dir: Roy Mack Cast: Gracie Worth, Mitzi Mayfair, Donald Novis
Runtime: 20 mins Genre: Short Rating: TV-PG CC: N
12:00 PM The Four Feathers (1939)
A disgraced officer risks his life to help his childhood friends in battle.
Dir: Zoltan Korda Cast: John Clements, Ralph Richardson, C. Aubrey Smith
Runtime: 130 mins Genre: Adventure Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
2:15 PM Hamlet (1948)
The melancholy Dane flirts with insanity while trying to prove his uncle murdered his father.
Dir: Laurence Olivier Cast: Laurence Olivier, Eileen Herlie, Basil Sydney
Runtime: 155 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-14 CC: Y
5:00 PM Raintree County (1957)
In this sumptuous Civil War story, a willful southern belle goes mad out of fear that she may be part black.
Dir: Edward Dmytryk Cast: Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor, Eva Marie Saint
Runtime: 187 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
8:00 PM THX 1138 (1971)
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In an underground, totalitarian society in the future, sexuality has been outlawed and constant sedation of men and women is mandatory. But THX 1138 and his female roommate LUH 3417 have been cutting back on their medications and have fallen in love, so THX 1138 is imprisoned for drug evasion and misconduct.
Dir: George Lucas Cast: Robert Duvall, Donald Pleasence, Don Pedro Colley
Runtime: 88 mins Genre: Horror/Science-Fiction Rating: TV-MA CC: Y
Trivia: George Lucas has worked the title of this film, or parts of it, in some of his other films. In American Graffiti (1973), the license plate of one car is "THX 138". In Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977), a reference is made to "prison cell 1138". The cinema sound certification his company developed is called "THX". In Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999), one of the battle droid's number is "1138," which is seen when all of the battle droids have been shut down.
10:00 PM Robocop (1987)
In the not-to-distant-future, a newly transferred Detroit police officer is remade into an indestructible cybernetic cop after being dismembered by a gang of thugs in an abandoned warehouse. Reborn as Robocop, he is programed to serve and protect the citizens of Detroit and eliminate the rampant crime in the city streets ...
Dir: Paul Verhoeven Cast: Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Ronny Cox
Runtime: 103 mins Genre: Horror/Science-Fiction Rating: TV-MA CC: Y
NOIR ALLEY: 12:00 AM The Argyle Secrets (1948)
Reporter Harry Mitchell tracks down papers that will show that some leading Americans collaborated with the Nazis during the war.
Dir: Cyril Endfield Cast: William Gargan, Marjorie Lord, Ralph Byrd
Runtime: 63 mins Genre: null Rating: TV-G CC: N
1:30 AM Gidget (1959)
A cute girl finds herself in a sad dilemma because the boys on the beach don't pay her any attention, as her body doesn't measure up to the curves of her peers, but then a star surfer begins to feel an attraction to her.
Dir: Paul Wendkos Cast: Sandra Dee, James Darren, Cliff Robertson
Runtime: 95 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y
Trivia: The title character was based on the author's daughter, Kathy Kohner-Zuckerman, and her adventures growing up in the surf culture at the beach in Malibu during the 1950's. She is still petite, healthy and attractive and lives in Pacific Palisades with her husband. And yes, there was a "Moondoggie", who lives in California and is an artist.
3:30 AM Bikini Beach (1964)
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A millionaire tries to prove that his pet chimp is as smart as the local teens.
Dir: William Asher Cast: Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, Martha Hyer
Runtime: 100 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: Y
Trivia: Danielle Aubry's voice was dubbed by Elizabeth Montgomery, who was director William Asher's wife.
Trivia: Frankie Avalon's character Potato Bug is a parody on The Beatles and based on John Lennon in particular. He also works in some eccentric characterization from British comedian Terry-Thomas, including the accent and gap-toothed overbite, and in turn may be some inspiration in Mike Myers' characterization of Austin Powers.
5:30 AM MGM Parade Show #30 (1955)
Walter Pidgeon discusses Greta Garbo's early career; Irene Papas introduces behind-the-scenes footage from "Tribute to a Badman."
Runtime: 25 mins Genre: Documentary Rating: TV-G CC: N
In Trump Case, Texas Creates a Headache for Georgia Prosecutors
A Texas court is thwarting Georgia prosecutors’ attempts to compel testimony from Texas witnesses as part of a criminal investigation into former President Donald J. Trump.The New York Times
By Danny Hakim and Richard Fausset
ATLANTA — Witnesses called to testify in a Georgia criminal investigation into former President Donald J. Trump and his allies have not always come willingly.
A number of them have fought their subpoenas in their home-state courts, only to have local judges order them to cooperate. That was the case with Trump-aligned lawyers John Eastman in New Mexico, Jenna Ellis in Colorado and Rudolph W. Giuliani in New York; Mr. Giuliani was also told by an Atlanta judge that he could come “on a train, on a bus or Uber” after his lawyers said a health condition prevented him from flying.
But the state of Texas is proving to be an outlier, creating serious headaches for Fani T. Willis, the Fulton County district attorney, who is leading the investigation into efforts by Mr. Trump and others to overturn his 2020 election loss in Georgia.
Last month, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, the state’s highest criminal court, thwarted Ms. Willis’s effort to force Jacki L. Pick, a Republican lawyer and pundit, to testify in Atlanta, saying that her subpoena had essentially expired. But in a pair of opinions, a majority of the judges on the all-Republican court went further, indicating that they believed the Georgia special grand jury conducting the inquiry may not have the legal standing to compel testimony from Texas witnesses.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/08/us/trump-case-texas-georgia.html
Comment: And the article mentions other cases where Texas has blocked testimony of Trump witnesses. As the article states, "it looks to some Georgia observers like a pattern of Texas Republicans meddling with Georgia when it comes to the fate of Mr. Trump."
Congrats Oscar Gonzalez and the Cleveland Guardians.
They still have a ways to go, but they're on their way.
Dearie Orders on Mar-a-Lago Filter Log Disputes
Source: Lawfareblog.com/By Hyemin Han
This morning, Special Master Judge Raymond J. Dearie filed an order regarding former President Donald Trump and the Justice Department's joint Log of Disputes for Filter Materials. An itemized list of documents within the privilege review team's custody from Aug. 30 was partially made public through a court filing error on Oct. 5, shedding light on some filter materials that remain disputed.
Dearie's order states that Trump will not assert attorney-client privilege or attorney work product for a range of 28 Bates-numbered materials under Filter A out of 137 Bates-numbered materials. Dearie ordered that these materials not under dispute for attorney-client privilege or attorney work product be sent to the Case Team, who will work with Trump to resolve or narrow the disputes regarding claims of executive privilege and designations pursuant to the Presidential Records Act by Oct. 22.
Dearie will review the rest of the documents within Filter A and Filter C (the latter of which was not accidentally made public) and "endeavor to promptly" issue a report making recommendations regarding Plaintiff’s assertions of attorney-client privilege and/or attorney work product doctrine. Some of the documents remaining under dispute within Filter A include an "unsigned letter from Kasowitz Benson & Torres to Robert Mueller dated 6/23/2017" and a number of National Archives and Records Administration-related documents.
Dearie ordered that materials within Filter B, all of which the parties jointly recommended need not be adjudicated by Special Master Dearie except one (B-076, which Dearie ultimately decided he did not need to adjudicate on), be returned to Trump by Oct. 10. Dearie did, however, direct the Privilege Review Team to retain a control copy of the materials.
Read more: https://www.lawfareblog.com/dearie-orders-mar-lago-filter-log-disputes
Document link: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23127498-govuscourtsflsd6187631380?responsive=1&title=1
FBI gives evidence to tie militia to Gov. Whitmer plotters
Source: Associated Press/By ED WHITE
Prosecutors on Friday played secretly recorded audio from a 2020 meeting in the basement of a vacuum shop as they tried to show jurors how a paramilitary group was connected to a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
It was contemptuous talk about police and politicians in the makeshift home of Adam Fox — who was recently convicted of conspiring to abduct Whitmer — as a step toward kicking off a U.S. civil war, known to extremists as the “boogaloo.” The FBI intervened in the fall of 2020.
Joe Morrison, Paul Bellar and Pete Musico, members of a group called the Wolverine Watchmen, are charged with providing material support to Fox and others, though they’re not accused of directly participating in the kidnapping scheme.
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“I like how you guys roll, man,” Fox said at the Vac Shack, according to the audio recorded by an FBI informant.
Read more: https://apnews.com/article/michigan-gretchen-whitmer-jackson-kidnapping-adam-fox-9525df60e4b0271ab04e3452e1f63240?utm_source=homepage&utm_medium=TopNews&utm_campaign=position_09
Man pleads guilty to seditious conspiracy for Capitol attack
Source: Associated Press/By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN
WASHINGTON (AP) — A North Carolina man pleaded guilty Thursday to plotting with other members of the far-right Proud Boys to violently stop the transfer of presidential power after the 2020 election, making him the first member of the extremist group to plead guilty to a seditious conspiracy charge.
Jeremy Joseph Bertino, 43, has agreed to cooperate with the Justice Department’s investigation of the role that Proud Boys leaders played in the mob’s attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, a federal prosecutor said. U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly agreed to release Bertino pending a sentencing hearing that wasn’t immediately scheduled.
Bertino also pleaded guilty to a charge of unlawfully possessing firearms in March 2022 in Belmont, North Carolina. Kelly accepted his guilty plea to both charges during a brief hearing after the case against Bertino was filed Thursday.
Justice Department prosecutor Erik Kenerson said estimated sentencing guidelines for Bertino’s case recommend a prison sentence ranging from four years and three months to five years and three months. The Civil War-era seditious conspiracy charge carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.
Read more: https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-conspiracy-timothy-kelly-proud-boys-95c354fdfed5257c0e16743f6234c829?utm_source=homepage&utm_medium=TopNews&utm_campaign=position_03
Give this clod the 20-year maximum sentence.
And ... he's gonna cooperate with the Justice Department.
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