The John Batchelor Show :: Schedules: May 2009 Archives

Sunday May 24, 2009 in NY, DC, SF, LA.

By John Batchelor on May 22, 2009 12:50 PM | 8 Comments

Memorial Day Special.

705P Eastern Time: Matt Bai, NYT, re the surprising non-story of the gay marriage amendments and law changes in states, re how the young voters poll an indifference to the topic, that is, no opposition.

720P: Amir Efrati, Wall Street Journal, re Madoff Victims Are Investigated

The probe into who knew about Madoff's massive fraud has broadened to include high-profile investors including Jeffry Picower and Stanley Chais, and Carl Shapiro, an old friend of the money manager

735P: Jesse Westbrook, Bloomberg, re U.S. Said to Consider Stripping SEC of Power, Shifting Some Duties to Fed

750P: Stephanie Simon, Wall Street Journal, Using Spidey Sense on the Border A small Homeland Security unit is charged with adding whiz-bang wonder to the drudgery of border patrols and vehicle checkpoints. Texas Mayor Trades Job for Romance Texas mayor J.W. Lown resigned this week, saying he is in love with a Mexican man who doesn't have permission to remain in the U.S.

805P: Ed Hayes, attorney, re In Bronx Bomb Case, Steps and Missteps Alike Caught on Tape In documents, interviews and court hearings, details of a homegrown terror plot and the checkered life stories of the four men charged further emerged.

820P: James R. Hagerty, Wall Street Journal, re 'Terrorizing' Bankers in Foreclosure Fight

835P: Financial Roundtable, Thaddeus McCotter, Member of Congress, Jim McTague, Barron's, David Weidner, Marketwatch.com, re the auto talks, re the report that Chrysler will emerge from bankruptcy and that GM will go into bankruptcy. U.S. to Steer GM Toward Bankruptcy

850P: Continued re GM Reaches Deal in Canada The Canadian Auto Workers said it has reached an agreement with General Motors on cost-cutting measures.

905P: Malcolm Hoenlein, Conference of Presidents, from Jerusalem, re Netanyahu's visit to the White House, re the missile test in Iran, re the POTUS statement of a deadline for Iran diplomacy.

920P: Aaron Klein, author, "The Late Great State of Israel," re the Hamas preparation for an Obama administration outreach.

935P: Jim Leeke, author, Manila and Santiago, re the Spanish American War of 1898 and the rise of Assistant Secretary of the Navy T.R. Roosevelt.

955P: Exeunt, re Quentin Tarrantino, Brad Pitt, at Canne, "Inglourious Basterds."

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705P Pacific Time: Jim Carlton, Wall Street Journal, re California Leads  State Job Losses

Forty-four states lost jobs in April, led by California where employers slashed 63,700 positions. Michigan's 12.9% jobless rate was the nation's highest. Schwarzenegger Puts Legacy on the Line

720P: Zuhdi Jasser, narrator, "The Third Jihad," re the four Newburgh New York residents arrested for plot against a Riverdale synagogue and military aircraft.

735P Professional roundtable; re Obama administration policy on Iran: with Larry Johnson, No Quarter, Bill Roggio, Long War Journal, Manda Zervin, PlanetIran.com, Diana West, DianaWest.net, re the Obama meeting with PM Netanyahu of Israel, re the Tehran test firing of an ICBM, re the Obama diplomacy toward Iran.

750P: Continued re Iran's operations in Iraq, in Baluchistan, in Afghanistan.

805P: Mary Kissel, Wall Street Journal Asia, Gordon Chang, Forbes.com, B. Raman, Institute for Topical Studies, re the two rogues of Pakistan and North Korea, re the Pakistan Army offensive in Malakand, the containment policy, the Obama administration gift-giving to Zardari.

820P: Continued re North Korea provocations, the Google Earth map of North Korea, the credible threat of an additional North Korean nuke test.

835P: Eric Boehlert, "Bloggers On The Bus: How the Internet Changed Politics and the Press" re Kos, MYDD, Maddow, de Vellis, Greenwald, Palin, the rise and fall of the netroots, 2004-2008, and the seeds of future journalism. Fun, helpful, curious, anecdotal, comprehensive, shrewdly suspicious and finally dismissive of the Obama campaign as exploiters more than experts of the blogosphere.

850P: Jason Gale, Bloomberg, Singapore, the state status of WHO and H1N1 threat, re the status of the vaccine, re what we know of the virus spread so far.

905P: Bob Zimmerman, author, "Universe In A Mirror," re the Hubble rescue week. Hubble Space Telescope Undergoes More Repair

920P: Leslie Hook, Asia Wall Street Journal, re Zhao Ziyang's Revenge, He tells his story on Tiananmen and democracy in China.

935P: Allis Radosh and Ronald Radosh, "A Safe Haven: Harry S. Truman and the Founding of Israel."

955P: Exeunt, Lou Ann Hammoned re GM and Chrysler dealers. Chinese Company Interested in Opel Opinion: Light Cars Are Dangerous Cars

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Sunday May 17, 2009 in NY, DC, SF, LA.

By John Batchelor on May 15, 2009 10:08 PM | 1 Comment

EIT Special

705P Eastern Time: Charlie Gasparino, CNBC, re Goldman Sachs will be the first permitted to repay the Treasury and escape the grip of TARP, re Bear, Sterns, the prosecution.

720P: Michael Crittenden, Wall Street Journal, re AIG and the plan to repay the Treasury on five years, re Congress doubts CEO Liddy.

735P: Professional Roundtable with Jodi Schneider, CQ, Mona Charen, NRO, Diana West, Dianwest.net, re the strange parallel ordeals of Dick Cheney and Nancy Pelosi, re Guantanomo the revision, re the military tribunals, the revision, re healthcare where? Re EIT (enhanced interrogation techniques). Obama to revive military trials Decision angers civil rights groups

750P: Continued re the long term rivalry of Nancy Pelosi and Leon Panetta.

805P: David Weidner, MarketWatch.com re the Obama administration proposal to regulate Wall Street bonuses and salaries at the banks that took TARP and those that did not.

820P: Marc Morano, ClimateDepot.com, re the Waxman-Markey markup of th cap and trade bill for the Obama energy program, re the latest reversals in the global warming theory. GOP plans 450 climate bill changes

835P: Financial Roundtable, John Tamny, Realclearmarkets.com, Aaron Task, Yahoo Finance, Ed Hayes, attorney, re Fear of TARP, re the Obama administration controls bonuses, control markets, controls insurers and banks, re the growing federal hand in enterprise. Insurers Back Away From TARP

850P: Continued re healthcare and cap and trade, re more taxes.

905P: Malcolm Hoenlein, Conference of Presidents, from Jerusalem, re

920P: Aaron Klein, author, "The Late Great State of Israel," re

935P: John Huddy, author, "Storming Las Vegas: How a Cuban-born, Soviet-trained, Commando Took Down the Strip to the Tunes of Five World-class Hotels, Three Aroured Cars, and Millions of Dollars." Jose Vioga, thug, mystery, buried alive forever.

955P: Exeunt with Gordon Chang, re North Korea continued provocations.

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705P Pacific Time: Phil Radford, Greenpeace, re the Obama administration energy proposals, re the Waxman-Markey mark-up of the cap and trade bill, re the prospects of legistlation.

720P: Robert Windrem, DailyBeast.com, re Charles Duelfer, Phil Zelikow, Dick Cheney and the EIT of non Al Qaeda detainees in 2002 and 2003.

735P: Professional Roundtable Larry Johnson, No Quarter, Bill Roggio, Long War Journal, Craig Unger, Vanity Fair, re the Torture Memos, Dick Cheney, the EIT of Abu Zubaydah, the closing of Guantanomo, the Obama revisions of the military tribunals.

750P: Continued re Mrs. Pelosi accusation of deception agains the CIA in 2003. CIA Chief Rebuts Pelosi on Briefings

805P: Thaddeus McCotter, Member of Congress, John Avlon, DailyBeast.com, Bill Whalen, Hoover, re political roundtable, re Chrysler?GM dealership closings and the GM and UAW deal pending, re the unusual Mrs. Pelosi and her atack on the CIA. GM to Close 1,100 Dealerships

820P: Continued re California Sinking, re the Terminator and the case for Mrs. Pelosi in a San Francisco Depression. Two Southern California Staples Falter

835P: Fasli Subhan and colleagues, SwatValley.org, re the huma crisis in the Swat Valley and the Northwest Provinces of Pakistan, Flood of Refugees Engulfs Pakistan

850P: Bob Zimmerman, author, "Universe In A Mirror," re the Hubble rescue week. Hubble Space Telescope Undergoes More Repair

905P: Dilip Hiro, author, re Pakistan and the Zardari government, Pakistan and Britain and Europe. U.S. Sends Special Forces to Pakistan The U.S. is sending Special Forces teams into two of Pakistan's most violent regions, bringing U.S. personnel deeper into the country's lawless tribal areas.

920P: Joseph Sternberg, Asia Wall Street Journal, at Hong Kong, re the sharo fall off in China GDP and exports, re the continuing evidence of protectionism against China.

935P: Tom Holland, author, "The Forge of Christendom: The End of Days and the Epic Rise of the West." From the First Crusade to the Norman conquest of Britain, the sweeping and paradoxical story of how Western Europe was convinced it was at the end of days and then, when the Anti-Christ did not arise, turned to creating an empire on earth that has dominated for a millenium and counting.

955P: Exeunt, Lou Ann Hammoned re GM and Chrysler dealers. GM to Close 1,100 Dealerships

Sunday May 10, 2009 in NY, DC, SF, LA.

By John Batchelor on May 9, 2009 10:50 AM | 5 Comments

Who Lost Pakistan? Special

705P Eastern Time: John Bolton, AEI, re Who Lost Pakistan? re the Taliban's Atomic Threat. Militants Block Fleeing Pakistani Capital Journal: The Left Grumbles on Afghanistan Taliban Battle Tests Pakistan

720P: Jon Hilsenrath, Wall Street Journal: Jon Hilsenrath, Wall Street Journal, re Friedman Resigns  From N.Y. Fed (Resignation letter) Fed Directors' Ties to Banks Scrutinized

735P: Professional Roundtable with Jodi Schneider, CQ, Mona Charen, NRO, John Fund, Wall Street Journal, re Dems Shun Specter, Undercut Obama and Reid - David Paul Kuhn, RCP Republicans in Wilderness: Is the Party Over? - Michael Grunwald, Time Revisiting 'The Case Against Sotomayor

750P: Continued re Obama Releases $3.4T Budget Plan, Will Propose $17B in Cuts Obama Tells Journalists To Stress 'Significant' Nature of Cuts

805P: Rebecca Christie, Bloomberg, re the stress tests, re Grading on a Curve

820P: Ed Hayes, attorney, re David Souter retires, and Sonia Sotomayr approaches the bench, re Associate Justice Bronx.

835P: Jim McTague, Barron's, Financial Roundtable, John Tamny, Realclearmarkets.com, Aaron Task, Yahoo Finance, Where You'll See Real Recovery First - Bill Fleckenstein, MSN Money

850P: Continued re New York & London: Twins in Finance & Folly - Joe Nocera, New York Times As Investors Circle Ailing Banks, The Fed Sets Limits - New York Times

905P: Malcolm Hoenlein, Conference of Presidents, from Jerusalem, re pending visit by Pope to Jerusalem, re Netanyahu goes to Egypt.

920P: Aaron Klein, author, "The Late Great State of Israel," re the immediate threats to Israeli security, re Jews vs Jew over the security of the Jewish State.

935P: George Friedman, author, "The Next 100 Years: A Forecast for the 21st Century," re the geopolitical map in 2009, its origins, meaning and future, re a projection into the struggles of the alliances in 2050, Japans vs the United States, with Turkey siding with Japan, Germany siding with Turkey, Great Britain siding with the United States, the greater Poland the battlefield.

955P: Exeunt with Jim McTague, Barron's, re White House briefing on healthcare initiative.

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705P Pacific Time: Bon Ivry, Bloomberg, re Rich Americans Default on Luxury Homes as Losses Emulate Subprime Victims

720P: Martin Wolf, Financial Times re Eurozone rates cut to record 1% low ECB sets out strategy to boost economy and reduces rate to the lowest since the creation of the single currency in 1999

735P: Professional Roundtable Larry Johnson, No Quarter, Bill Roggio, Long War Journal, Tunku Varadarajan, Forbes.com, Ann Marlowe, re Who Lost Pakistan?

750P: Continued re Taliban Battle Tests Pakistan

805P: Mary Kissel, Asia Wall Street Journal, John Avlon, DailyBeast.com, Craig Unger, Vanity Fair, re political roundtable

820P: Continued re Obama Releases $3.4T Budget Plan Will Propose $17B in Cuts Obama Tells Journalists To Stress 'Significant' Nature of Cuts

835P: Arthur I. Miller, author, "Deciphering the Cosmic Number: The Strange Friendship of Wolfgang Pauli and Carl Jung," re the conversation between the eminent physicist Pauli and the pioneering Jung re the mysterious primary number 137. Part 2, re 3 into 4 and 137 and synchronicity.

850P: Bob Zimmerman, author, "Universe In A Mirror," re NASA prep for Hubble rescue mission, re NASA put under the black cloud of review by Obama administration.

905P: Jamil Anderlini, Financial Times, re the anniversary of the Sichuan earthquake and the thuggish endeavor of the local Communist Party to suppress the protests of the parents who lost children in the collapsed school buildings.

920P: Zahid Hussain, Wall Street Journal, at Islamabad, Who Lost Pakistan? from the point of view of the Pakistan capital.

935P: Barbara Moran, author, "The Day We Lost the H-Bomb," re Curtis LeMay's decision to reshape the Strategic Air Command into a continually flying nuke threat, re the collision of a refuel tanker and B-52 over Spain and the disperasal of hudrogen bombs over the landscape and into the sea.

955P: Exeunt, re Debra Burlingame and the 9/11 families.

Sunday May 3, 2009 in NY, DC, SF, LA.

By John Batchelor on May 1, 2009 8:02 PM | 2 Comments

A/H1N1 Pandemic Alert Special

705P Eastern Time: Adriel Bettlheim, Congressional Quarterly, re the Obama administration responds to the A/H1N1 outbreak, re the press conference on the outbreak, re the sudden revelation of an advance White House op testing positive for the mid-April visit to Mexico City, re the Joe Biden gaffe re his family flying. Re the Air Force One Double Fly By of Ground Zero.

720P: James Rowley, Bloomberg, re Senate to Vote on Plan Bolstering Mortgage-Fraud Prosecutions: The U.S. Senate is poised to approve legislation giving the government more power to prosecute mortgage and financial fraud and creating a commission to investigate the causes of the economic crisis.

735P: Professional Roundtable with Jodi Schneider, CQ, Mona Charen, NRO, John Fund, Wall Street Journal, re David Souter leaves the Court, re Arlen Specter leaves the GOP Senate, re Joe Biden loses his mind re H1N1, re Detroit loses Chrysler. Souter exit starts court war

750P: Continued re the Democratic Congress approves the gargantuan budget, re the Obama administration leaves open the possibility of a Torture Memo investigation.

805P: Betsy McKay, Wall Street Journal, Atlanta chief, re the search for the origins of A/H1N1, the search for Patient Zero, not Edgar Hernandez of La Gloria, Veracruz, but is it the children in San Diego and Imperial counties? Oaxaca Hunts for Its Flu Victims The Age of Pandemics

820P: David R. Kotok, Chairman and Chief Investment Officer Cumberland Advisors, the the stress tests on the 19 biggest banks, re the L shaped economy? Citi Said to Need Up to $10 Billion

835P: Dawn Kopecki, Bloomberg, Jim McTague, Barron's, Financial Roundtable, John Tamny, Realclearmarkets.com,Aaron Task, Yahoo Finance, re IMF puts sell on Planet Earth, re 100 Days Obamanomics, re 19 big bank stress tests.

850P: Continued re death of Chrysler. Less Gloom for Suppliers, Consumers

905P: Malcolm Hoenlein, re Justice drops the prosecution of the AIPAC ops, re the Jane Harman smear, U.S. Drops Pro-Israel Spying Case. Re Ahmadinejad adopts "Yes, we can" slogan

920P: Evelyn Gates, author, "Einstein's Telescope: The Hunt for Dark Matter and Dark Energy in the Universe," re the discovery of the most distant object, a GRB at 13 billion light years, red shift 8.2. The search for the proto stars at 200 to 400 million years after the Big Bang.

935P: Arthur I. Miller, author, "Deciphering the Cosmic Number: The Strange Friendship of Wolfgang Pauli and Carl Jung," re the conversation between the eminent physicist Pauli and the pioneering Jung re the mysterious primary number 137.

955P: Exeunt with Lou Ann Hammond, carlist.com, re the Chrysler bankruptcy and the race to reorganize: what of Jeep?

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705P Pacific Time: Henry Miller, Hoover Institution, re the A/H1N1 outbreak Rapid Spread Makes Pandemic Likely Hong Kong to Quarantine 300 The Age of Pandemics Henry I. Miller: Understanding Swine Flu

720P: Elizabeth Lopatto, Bloomberg, re Killer Pandemic of 1918 Gives Lessons on Limiting Flu, re the WHO declares the new A/H1N1 virus does not closely resemble the 1918 flu.

735P: Professional Roundtable Claudia Rosett, Foundation for the Defense of Democracies. Larry Johnson, No Quarter, Gordon Chang, Forbes.com, re North Korea is declared a nuke power by IAEA, Kim regime will prosecute two American journalists, re China opens its border to North Korea

750P: Continued re the Obama administration policy for China and North Korea, re who is Kim regime successor? Pakistan Tries Two-Track Approach

805P: Thaddeus McCotter, 11th Michigan (R), Bill Whalen, Hoover Institution, Craig Unger, Vanity Fair, Bankruptcy Deals Blow to Chrysler Affiliates

820P: Continued re Arlen Specter changes his stripes, re what is left of the GOP? re Greenberg Sets AIG Sale Local Officials Struggle With Response

835P: Lt. Gen. Ricardo S. Sanchez, author. "A Soldier's Story: Wiser In Battle," re former commander of Coalition Forces in Iraq, re Abu Ghraib, re the Torture Memos, re the Bush Administration decision to establish "an uncontrolled interrogation environment" after 2002.

850P: Nicholas Casey, Wall Street Journal, re the exploitation of energy in small-town California, A Derrick Next Door: Whittier Looks to Oil,

905P: Bob Zimmerman, author, "Universe In A Mirror," re NASA prep for Hubble rescue mission, re the search for a NASA administrator drags on irresponsibly.

920P: Jason Gale, Bloomberg, at Singapore, re the A/H1N1 defenses in Asia, re fresh reports of outbreak in Asia.

935P: Thomas Parrish, author, "To Keep the British Isles Afloat: FDR's Men in Churchill's London, 1941," re the two most prodigiously active aides and ops for FDR in wartime, Harry Hopkins of Iowa, and Averill Harriman of New York, the missionary and the scion.

955P: Exeunt, Mary Kissel, re flu quarantine Hong Kong.

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