Quick Announcment

I'll be on 4802 tonight, 7:30 pm.

That's Pittsburgh public television, by the way.

UPDATE:

Proof!

It's POSTED!

For those who missed tonight's 4802 show (and Tony, I am talking to YOU), here it is.

I don't know how to embed the video here at the blog. If anyone knows and wants to tell me, feel free.

FOR THE RECORD

Maria is absolutely correct when she wrote:

The teenager and the parental bypass: Nope! Sorry! That's not what I said. Her lawyers were aware that the judge had support from the anti choice groups. I believe we may have been the first to publish that the judge was endorsed by anti choice groups. I don't and never have claimed to be the first/only person to discover this -- only that when I did find it with a simple Google search, that I put it out there.

During tonight's program, I was paraphrasing what I remembered from the spare notes I took when discussing this with Maria and I got it wrong. I apologize.

I hate when I do get it wrong.

I do not like the cone of shame.

Apologies all around.

Live blogging 4802

RE: Wisconsin: Rachel Maddow had an excellent piece on this last night which you can view here.

USDA & Genetically Engineered Food: Right on! We should know what we're eating.

Philly Abortion Clinic: Acting like that place in Philly was an actual "clinic" is like comparing a crack house to a Rite Aid.

The teenager and the parental bypass: Nope! Sorry! That's not what I said. Her lawyers were aware that the judge had support from the anti choice groups. I believe we may have been the first to publish that the judge was endorsed by anti choice groups. I don't and never have claimed to be the first/only person to discover this -- only that when I did find it with a simple Google search, that I put it out there.

Also: Hmm, four guys sitting around discussing two abortion stories and a story on a female reporter who was sexually assaulted -- I would have liked to have heard at least one woman's opinions on these issues...

Important Announcement

I'll be one of the panelists on tonight's 4802.

4802 is QED's revamping of their old OffQ Friday evening panel discussion. Basically the same format except the panel always changes.

I don't yet know what the topics are but I am hoping we get to discuss at least one of the following:

• Mozart or Beethoven, who would've fared better against Watson on Jeopardy?
• When Kapsarov used Nf3 so effectively in the Nimzo against Karpov in '85 (3 wins to 3 ties) was he calling for more openness in Soviet Society (a proto-Glasnost, if you will) or was he just trying to impress the ladies?
• Who better personified the alienation of contemporary masculinity in light of the emerging women's movement in the mid-60s, the first or second Darren on Bewitched?

But with my luck, we'll probably be discussing current events.

Go figure.

Announcement for Friday February 18

I'll be on 4802.

What's 4802, you ask? From the QED website:

Live, local talk is BACK on WQED-TV! Pittsburgh's smartest journalists, columnists, bloggers, analysts and chatters join a different host each Friday night (Michael Bartley, Chris Moore or Tonia Caruso) with a look at news -- newsmakers -- and current events. There's only one place to be on Friday nights at 7:30 for smart talk -- issues -- insight -- and perspective. That place -- is 4802.

It's basically OffQ but with a different host and a different panel each week.

And NO I have no idea what we'll be discussing. News of the week, I guess.