Wake up sleepyheads.  Many thanks to watertiger for the too cute video.  She and digby will be on Virtually Speaking today.  CNN is hosting a debate with the big three candidates for Senator.   Ted Rall will be here for Book Salon with his American Manifesto.  Newsmakers has a conversation with Phil Angelides, chair of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission.  And there are a lot of other talking heads babbling about the dial.

Washington Journal: 7:30am – Michael Gordon, New York Times, Chief Military Correspondent. 8am – Patricia Murphy, Politics Daily, Capitol Hill Bureau Chief and Vaughn Ververs, MSNBC.com, Political Editor.  8:45am – Charlie Gasparino, Author, “Bought and Paid For: The Unholy alliance Between Barack Obama and Wall Street” and Fox Business Channel, Senior Correspondent. 9:20am – Michael McDonald, George Mason University, Associate Professor.

ABC’s This Week: Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine. Roundtable: George Will, Ed Gillespie, Anita Dunn, Amy Walter.  Then, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Hugh Shelton (Ret.) – new book.

CBS’ Face The Nation: Karl Rove. Chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.),

Chris Matthews: Katty Kay, Dan Rather, Andrew Sullivan, Cynthia Tucker.  Topics: Did President Obama Push His Own Agenda To His Party’s Detriment? Will Tea Party Members Go Rogue On Republicans And Form A Third Party?

CNN’s State of the Union: Crowley moderates a Florida Senate Debate with Gov. Charlie Crist (I), Rep. Kendrick Meek (D), Marco Rubio (R) live at 9am ET.

Fareed Zakaria’s – GPS: Richard Holbrooke, the US Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan.  Peter Bergen on where bin Laden is.  The censoring of Fareed’s interview with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao.  And more.

Fox News Sunday: Pat Toomey, US Senate Candidate (R-PA).  Gov. Joe Manchin, US Senate Candidate (D-WV).  Roundtable: Brit Hume, Nina Easton, Bill Kristol, Juan Williams.  Power Player of the Week: Ted Leonsis, Founder, CEO Monumental Sports & Entertainment.

NBC’s Meet The Press: Chairman of the Republican Party Michael Steele.  Roundtable: David Brooks, E.J. Dionne, Harold Ford Jr., Rachel Maddow, Rick Santelli.

Hair-Raising Hare starring Bugs Bunny.  This Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon was released on May 25, 1946.

Directed by Chuck Jones.  Produced by Edward Selzer.  Story by Tedd Pierce.  Film Editing and Sound Effects Editing by Treg Brown.  Animation by Basil Davidovich, Ken Harris, Lloyd Vaughan, and Ben Washam.  Backgrounds and Layout by Robert Gribbroek and Earl Klein.  Voices by Mel Blanc (Bugs Bunny, Peter Lorre Scientist, Gossamer, Doctor).  Original Music and Musical Direction by Carl W. Stalling.  Orchestration by Milt Franklyn.

Grab your popcorn, put your feet up on the seatback in front of ya, and aim your spitballs at the ushers please. This is Late Late Night FireDogLake, where off topic is the topic … so dive in. What’s on your mind?

I know I’ve been spending lots of time lately making fun of New York’s GOP gubernatorial candidate, Carl Paladino. And this attention may seem disproportionate to the National Impact of the Empire State’s Gubernatorial Race. Or it may seem like I’m just taking this personally because I’m from New York. Or it may just appear as if I am the sort of person who delights in kicking horrible assholes when they’re down. To which I say: your point? I wasn’t listening. Beg pardon?

Paladino is just fun! Angry Carl Paladino jokes are just fun! Here, try your own in comments:

Carl Paladino once sledgehammered a daisy for looking too socialist.

Carl Paladino once lost a fight with a dust bunny — barely. Carl came back with a bazooka! Screw you, grandma!

Carl Paladino once punched a potato for not being a fry.

Carl Paladino once said, sorry about the death and the cheating, love, but baby, don’t shoot the messenger.  Aw hell, BLAM BLAM FUCK THE MESSENGER!

Anyway, Carl Paladino got into trouble here for not liking and then belatedly liking homosexuals. Kinda sorta.

If you are wondering what it would take to actually not hate Carl Paladino, why, here is a Townhall column written by a pinhead. Here is a pinhead pretending Heterosexual Children are Under Attack.

Children are being shamed and shunned for any objection to homosexuality. In some schools “tolerance circles” are used. Those who agree that homosexuality is good get to form a circle. Those opposed stand in the middle to be ridiculed.

Yes. This Happens.