zEN mAN (observing the gift that keeps giving...as I sit down today and give thanks for our new government I will toast Sarah Palin for her amazing ability to play the fool)
Paul Krugman: What to Do (nybooks.com)
What the world needs right now is a rescue operation. The global credit system is in a state of paralysis, and a global slump is building momentum as I write this. Reform of the weaknesses that made this crisis possible is essential, but it can wait a little while. First, we need to deal with the clear and present danger. To do this, policymakers around the world need to do two things: get credit flowing again and prop up spending.
Highly paid college presidents take pay cuts
In the week since the "Chronicle of Higher Education" published its annual survey of university presidents' pay - a week in which the nation's economic troubles worsened - several of the highest-paid presidents said that they would give back part of their pay or forgo their raises.
Please join Erin Hart from 5 to 9 am PST (6 to 10 am MST | 7 to 11 am CST | 8 am to noon EST), on both Thanksgiving and Black (now Fading) Friday on AM760.net.
We'll count our blessings (and a few curses) -- for election results, for the food we eat and the country we will help change from many angles. We'll also swap tips on how to save in this very scary economy.
We will no doubt "cook" up our favorite recipes, too. What alternative foods do you eat on the day? I am going for chicken this year instead of turkey, and tamales a little early in the season. Pedro the pooch will dine on sweet potato treats. Yum! How about you?
Special guests, too - a little past 8:30am (pst) today, in particular.
Arlo Guthrie was determined to be unfit for military service because of his criminal record for ?
A Assault
B Drugs
C Littering
D Reckless driving
E Tax evasion
Source
mj was first, and correct, with:
Along with creating a public nuisance
He was a litterer, C. Scared the shit out of those father rapers and baby killers.
But blind justice let him go.
Charlie responded:
Youngsters may not know this one, but the rest of us will know it was
C Littering ("KID, HAVE YOU REHABILITATED YOURSELF?")
I went over to the sargeant, said, "Sargeant, you got a lot a damn gall to
ask me if I've rehabilitated myself, I mean, I mean, I mean that just, I'm
sittin' here on the bench, I mean I'm sittin here on the Group W bench
'cause you want to know if I'm moral enough join the army, burn women,
kids, houses and villages after bein' a litterbug." He looked at me and
said, "Kid, we don't like your kind, and we're gonna send your fingerprints
off to Washington."
The Massacree can easily be found on Youtube these days, including this 2005 version from the Guthrie Center.
Alan J answered:
C. Littering
ducks said:
first -- the answer is littering. Great song and a Thanksgiving tradition. It's kinda fun to have been on the ground floor of such a tradition. I remember when the song first came out, we would say/sing the words along with the song. "What are ya in for kid?" "Littering"
secondly, you look mighty wet down there in SoCal, stay dry, stay cozy and be safe. And have a peaceful holiday.
Adam in NoHo replied:
I'd say either D- Reckless Driving, or A- Assault for being on the wrong end
of a knight stick (and blaming the victim, natch).
A- Assault.
DanD opined:
Aw come on, we all know that AG was a felonious litterer! I mean, instead of mitigating the environmentally disasterous circumstances that he discovered, he simply piled it higher!
Now, while I cannot remember if that more minor Guthrie actually tried to use littering as his excuse for avoiding the draft (I guess he didn't have flat feet, busting his own eardrums was just a bit too painful, and well, he was pretty enough, but claiming homo just wasn't his style), technically, the only excuse that I see in the above list that actually did work (though not always) was the "drugs" admission.
So if it ain't "C," it's "B."
Steve answered:
Littering. My dad was in the audience during that recording
Marian the Teacher responded:
littering
Joe S wrote:
C Littering, and here's the proof!
Part 1,
Part 2,
mikey replied:
C - LITTERING (and creating a nuisance)
jim from ca (who is visiting idaho) answered:
littering...
MAM wrote:
The answer is C Littering
"You can get anything you want from Alice's Restaurant . . . "
In 1965, 20-year-old Arlo Guthrie was convicted of littering in the Berkshire County town of Stockbridge, and the song "Alice's Restaurant Massacree" was born. The son of legendary musician Woody Guthrie, Arlo and a friend were spending Thanksgiving with Alice and Ray Brock at the couple's home in a former church. Alice asked the boys to take a load of trash to the town dump. When they arrived, they found that the dump was closed, so they threw the trash down a nearby hillside. Guthrie turned the story of their subsequent arrest and court appearance into a best-selling record.
John O responded:
"C" Littering
It's described in the song "Alice's Restaurant." Arlo's
dad, Woody, was born in Okemah, OK. I'm from a nearby town, Henryetta, OK.
For most of my life, (I'm 74), the good folks from Okemah didn't admit
that Woody was a native son. Now they're OK with it. I left the state many
years ago. Now it's one of the reddest of red states that seems to be proud
of sending a dinosaur like Jim Inhofe to the senate term after term.
Would you
believe that Oklahoma used to elect socialists who ran on the socialist ticket
many years ago?
And, Sally said:
Brooklyn born (IOW, another NY'er) Arlo Guthrie swears that his hit soliloquy, "Alice's Restaurant" is true, and that he was determined to be unfit for military service because of his criminal record for (C) littering - but who knows, could be one of his tall tales...
PS: HAPPY THANKSGIVING to you, Marty, and to all the trivia buffs/readers!! Don't eat too much, guys - we've gotta keep our trivia minds sharp - and turkey is FULL of L-tryptophan (especially true for Joe S, resident turkey man)! :)
Rained hard most of the night, followed by an overcast, cold, damp day.
Tonight, Monday:
CBS opens the night with a FRESH'Survivor: Gabon', followed by a RERUN'CSI: The Original One', then a RERUN'Eleventh Hour'.
Scheduled on a FRESHDave are Dave's Mom, Denis Leary, and John Mayer
Scheduled on a FRESHCraig are Tony Curtis and Megalyn Echikunwoke.
NBC begins the night with the movie 'The Incredibles', followed by a RERUN'The Office'.
On a RERUNLeno (from 10/27/08) are Michelle Obama, Chris Rock, and Darius Rucker.
On a RERUNConan (from 6/4/08) are Adam Sandler, Werner Herzog, and Jewel.
On a RERUNCarson 'The Scab' Daly (from 10/31/08) are Kevin Smith, Harmon Leon, and Apocalyptica.
ABC starts the night, again, with the old chestnut 'A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving'< followed by a 2-hour RERUN'Grey's Anatomy'.
On a RERUNJimmy Kimmel (from 10/28/08) are Kristin Chenoweth, Cloris Leachman, and Alkaline Trio.
The CW offers a RERUN'Smallville', followed by a RERUN'Supernatural'.
Faux fills the night with the movie 'Click'.
MY fills the night with the movie 'Moonstruck'.
A&E has 'Cold Case Files', 'The First 48', another 'The First 48', and still another 'The First 48'.
AMC offers the movie 'The Godfather, Part II', followed by the movie 'The Godfather'.
BBC -
[11:00 AM] Gavin & Stacey - Episode 1
[11:40 AM] Gavin & Stacey - Episode 2
[12:20 PM] Gavin & Stacey - Episode 3
[1:00 PM] Gavin & Stacey - Episode 4
[1:40 PM] Gavin & Stacey - Episode 5
[2:20 PM] Gavin & Stacey - Episode 6
[3:00 PM] Gavin & Stacey - Episode 7
[3:40 PM] Gavin & Stacey - Episode 8
[4:20 PM] Gavin & Stacey - Episode 9
[5:00 PM] Gavin & Stacey - Episode 10
[5:40 PM] Gavin & Stacey - Episode 11
[6:20 PM] Gavin & Stacey - Episode 12
[7:00 PM] BBC World News America
[8:00 PM] Dragons' Den - Episode 4
[9:00 PM] Dragons' Den - Episode 7
[10:00 PM] BBC World News America
[11:00 PM] Dragons' Den - Episode 4
[12:00 AM] Dragons' Den - Episode 7
[1:00 AM] Dragons' Den - Episode 4
[2:00 AM] Dragons' Den - Episode 7
[3:00 AM] The Graham Norton Show - Ep 14 Andrew Lloyd-Webber and Matt Lucas
[4:00 AM] You Are What You Eat - Episode 12
[4:30 AM] You Are What You Eat - Episode 13
[5:00 AM] Cash in the Attic - Ep. 18 Springthorpe
[5:30 AM] Cash in the Attic - Ep. 19 Lovell
[6:00 AM] BBC World News (ALL TIMES EDT)
Bravo has all 'Real Housewives Of Atlanta' all night.
Comedy Central has 'Larry The Cable Guy: Morning Constitutions', 'Jeff Dunham's Very Special Christmas Special', 'Ron White: You Can't Fix Stupid', and 'South Park: Imaginationland: The Movie'.
Jon Stewart is pre-empted, and so is Colbert Report to make room for "A Colbert Christmas" Special.
FX has the movie 'Home Alone', followed by the movie 'Home Alone', again, then the movie 'Christmas With The Kranks'.
History has 'Modern Marvels', 'Life After People', and 'Nostradamus: 500 Years Later'.
IFC -
[6:15 AM] Solaris
[9:05 AM] Radiohead: Meeting People Is Easy
[10:00 AM] Grand Theft Parsons
[11:30 AM] Roadside Prophets
[1:15 PM] Trans
[2:35 PM] Grand Theft Parsons
[4:05 PM] Roadside Prophets
[5:45 PM] Trans
[7:10 PM] Four Simple Rules
[7:30 PM] Grand Theft Parsons
[9:00 PM] Wild at Heart
[11:05 PM] Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
[12:45 AM] The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
[2:15 AM] Wild at Heart
[4:20 AM] IFC in Theaters
[4:35 AM] Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (ALL TIMES EST)
SciFi has the movie 'Tomorrow Never Dies', followed by the movie 'The World's Not Enough'.
Sundance -
[05:00 AM] Zero Degrees of Separation
[06:30 AM] A Woman Under the Influence
[09:00 AM] Nimrod Nation: Episode 5
[09:30 AM] John Safran vs. God: Episode 5
[10:00 AM] Carny
[11:30 AM] Live-In Maid
[01:00 PM] Monsoon Wedding
[03:00 PM] The Hawk is Dying
[04:45 PM] Hilary and Jackie
[06:45 PM] C.R.A.Z.Y.
[09:00 PM] Iconoclasts - Season 4: Cameron Diaz + Cameron Sinclair
[10:00 PM] Iconoclasts - Season 4: Archbishop Desmond Tutu + Sir Richard Branson
[11:00 PM] The Mother
[01:00 AM] Slings & Arrows - Season 3: Episode 1: Divided Kingdom
[02:00 AM] Iconoclasts - Season 4: Archbishop Desmond Tutu + Sir Richard Branson
[03:00 AM] The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle: Episode 6
[03:30 AM] Big Girl's Blouse: Episode 6
[04:00 AM] Nightmare (ALL TIMES EST)
Hosts Kirk Douglas, left, and Anne Douglas, rear, help serve the Los Angeles Mission and Anne Douglas Center's Thanksgiving Meal for the Homeless on Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2008 in Los Angeles.
Photo by Danny Moloshok
The Fairness Doctrine, which forced broadcasters to offer equal time to both sides of controversial issues, was abolished in 1987, paving the way for talk radio to take the opinionated right-wing -- and popular hate-filled -- form it has today.
Now, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and such influential Democratic senators as Barbara Boxer and Chuck Schumer are pushing for its return, or something like it. Could the equal-time provisions pull a Don Imus and make a radio comeback?
It could, industry insiders say. And the government-mandated programing restrictions that come with it could hobble an already struggling industry. Talk-radio hosts are unlikely to accept a new Fairness Doctrine without a fight, though. Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity are among those already railing against it daily.
By some estimates, conservatives on talk radio dominate liberals by a ratio of 10-to-1, hence the call by some liberals to bring back the Fairness Doctrine. But Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.) inserted language into the Federal Communications Commission's current budget barring it from being reinstated this year.
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, left, and Cindy Crawford help serve the Los Angeles Mission and Anne Douglas Center's Thanksgiving Meal for the Homeless on Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2008 in Los Angeles.
Photo by Danny Moloshok
A Polish pianist has made his stage debut in Britain, 26 years after his death. Andre Tchaikowsky's skull featured in performances of "Hamlet" by the Royal Shakespeare Company between July and November, company spokeswoman Nada Zakula said Wednesday.
It was the first time the skull was used in a performance - his expressed wish - though the company had used in rehearsals since it was donated in 1982.
Tchaikowsky's 1979 will had asked that his skull be offered to the Royal Shakespeare Company "for use in theatrical performance."
Andrzej Czajkowski was born in 1935 in the Polish capital of Warsaw as Robert Andrzej Krauthammer. He was given his new name on false identity documents used to smuggle him out of Nazi-occupied Warsaw in 1942, according to a website dedicated to the musician.
Syndicated entertainment magazine show "TMZ" has been renewed for two more seasons on the Fox Television Stations.
The station group has cleared the half-hour Warner Bros. show through the 2010-11 season. The extension includes all of the owned-and-operated Fox affiliates, including WNYW New York, KTTV Los Angeles and WFLD Chicago.
"TMZ," which debuted in September 2007, is averaging a 2.0 household rating season-to-date, up 11 percent from the same period a year ago. The show is produced by Harvey Levin Prods. and ParaMedia in association with Telepictures.
British author Terry Pratchett poses for a photograph after delivering a petition on the behalf of the Alzheimer's Research Trust to 10 Downing Street , in central London November 26, 2008.
Photo by Suzanne Plunkett
NBC announced a partial midseason schedule Tuesday that includes a heavy dose of reality and a lack of scripted dramas.
The prime-time lineup is surprising less for what's included than for what's missing: no dates for "Medium," "Kings," "Life," "Chuck" or "Heroes," and reality shows "American Gladiators" and "Deal or No Deal" are off the board -- for January at least. NBC plans to make an announcement regarding February and March at a later date.
One addition to the broadcast network's schedule is "Howie Do It," a hidden-camera show starring "Deal" host Howie Mandel that will air at 8 p.m. Fridays starting January 9.
Also on the schedule is "Superstars of Dance," a professional dancing competition series from the producers of "American Idol."
"Live Free or Die Hard" movie star Bruce Willis has resolved his dispute with a Malaysian prince and his company over a $2 million (1.3 million pound) investment in "green rubber," the actor's attorney said on Wednesday.
Willis' attorney, Martin Singer, said in a statement on Wednesday that the lawsuit was amicably resolved and that it resulted from a series of miscommunications.
On November 20, Willis sued Prince Imran Ibni Tuanku Ja'afar and Datuk Vinod B. Sekhar, principals of environmental technology company The Petra Group, in which he had invested.
The lawsuit said that Willis had been told by Sekhar that the actor stood to profit from an initial public offering of Petra subsidiary Elastomer Technologies, which had been set for the third quarter of 2008. The IPO did not happen and Willis tried to take his money out of the company.
Former Director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra Seiji Ozawa conducts the orchestra during a rehearsal of Berlioz's 'Symphonie Fantastique,' at Symphony Hall, in Boston, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2008. Ozawa is to conduct two concerts at Symphony Hall on Nov. 28 and Nov. 29. It is to be his first appearance with the BSO since he stepped down as music director in April of 2002.
Photo by Steven Senne
The lawyer for Guns N' Roses and Axl Rose has castigated Dr Pepper, accusing the soda maker of failing to deliver on its promotion to offer free soda in celebration of the band's new album, "Chinese Democracy." Guns N' Roses was never involved in the campaign.
Beverly Hills-based Alan Gutman has written to Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. president and CEO Larry Young, accusing the company of operating an online redemption scheme that was an "unmitigated disaster which defrauded customers."
Band frontman Rose did not take any action when, in March, Dr Pepper put out a press release offering free soda to any American if the long-awaited Guns N' Roses album came out before the end of 2008. However, Rose has reacted to the news that fans have been unable to get their soda since the November 23 release of "Chinese Democracy."
Gutman is demanding that Dr Pepper makes good on its offer by extending the period for the offer; he also wants full-page apologies in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, USA Today and the Wall Street Journal.
A renewed effort by U.S. regulators to auction part of the airwaves to a commercial entity that must share the spectrum with firefighters, police, and other emergency workers, faces its next test within weeks.
The Federal Communications Commission's latest proposal to lure bidders to the slice of airwaves being vacated when television broadcasters switch to digital signals is set to take center stage at an FCC meeting in mid-December.
But doubts persist about whether slashing the minimum bid requirement and easing coverage requirements can overcome a failed auction effort early this year.
At issue is whether a commercial partner can profitably share the airwaves with the public safety groups. A weak economy and scarcity of financing is another hurdle.
In this image released by Profiles in History, a 'C-3PO' droid helmet worn by Anthony Daniels in 'Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi,' is shown. The helmet is one of many memorabilia pieces up for auction by Profiles in History. The 33rd Hollywood auction will be held on Dec. 11, 2008, at the company's headquarters in Calabasas, Calif.
A judge says Mel Gibson will have to answer questions about planning and filming "The Passion of the Christ" in response to a screenwriter's lawsuit.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Gregory Alarcon on Tuesday ordered Gibson to appear for a deposition by mid-January. Gibson's attorneys had tried to keep him from having to answer questions regarding his blockbuster film about Jesus' last hours.
Screenwriter Benedict Fitzgerald is suing Gibson, claiming he was underpaid for his work on "Passion."
Fitzgerald's attorneys claimed Tuesday that his payments were eroded by Gibson's spending habits while filming the movie in Italy, including "tens of thousands" of dollars on his children's education and a $78,000 chiropractor bill.
A U.S. judge has hailed as a success a new form of punishment for people who go to court for being too noisy -- an hour of listening to Barry Manilow or the theme tune from the children's TV show "Barney and Friends."
Judge Paul Sacco said he decided to try something new after noticing that violators brought before his Colorado court for playing their stereos too loudly, or disturbing neighbors with band rehearsals, kept doing it again.
The usual practice of fining these offenders was not proving to be a deterrent, so he decided to give them a dose of their own medicine and make them listen to his musical selection at high volume for one hour.
He said his methods had cut the number of repeat offenders appearing in his court.
Bracing from the cold, a mermaid sculpture drips with icicles outside the Nauticus maritime and science museum in Norfolk, Va., on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008. The sculpture, entitled 'Princess Azalea', is part of the Mermaids on Parade public art project in the city.
Photo by Amy Sancetta
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Charlie responded:
MAM 
wrote:
