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A. Weeknight alive is made possible by USF NJ insurance represented by sixty five hundred Independent Insurance Agents across the USA and by the members of Maryland Public Television. It's our usual Tuesday trip to the Art Gallery as we feature the works of Diane Strongbow. And. The author of Will G Gordon Liddy tonight on a weeknight alive. Now. Good evening welcome to weeknight alive I'm Kelly Saunders. I'm Brian Whitley we'd like to wish a very Happy

Birthday to Glenn Tolbert Glenn is the producer of farm day which you can see here each morning at 6:30 a.m. on Maryland Public Television. Tuesday is our night for art and tonight is no exception as we visit the buffalo gallery and we continue our weeklong series on basic ballroom dancing with lessons on the waltz. Our fashions feature something we could have used today rain and shine coats by designer Clintonia chance. Our musical entertainment for the evening will be pianist Preston Hart. Simone de Beauvoir pioneer of the international women's movement died in Paris yesterday at the age of seventy eight. Her famous book The Second Sex sparked in millions of women the understanding of the depths and dimensions of sexual inequality. She lived the principles that she wrote about her lifelong colleague John Paul soft and fellow French writer Zhang Janae who just died today inspired men and women worldwide to reach for freedom. Their passing marks the end of a great intellectual era in France and they will be missed. Tonight we'll begin with a man who has been controversial throughout most of his life and I'm sure has some

strong opinions about the United States attack on Libya yesterday and today. Former special investigator during the Nixon administration Mr. G Gordon Liddy. And we're delighted to have him on your most recent book The Will your autobiography. And we'll just show it to you one more time here. G Gordon Liddy first I have to tap your expertise and talk to you about the Libyan situation in light of the yesterday's events and today's events when when we bombed Gadhafi's house. Is this going to escalate into a war between the superpowers in your political opinion. No we're not going to go but trough is not going to institute World War Three over Colonel Gadhafi whom he personally loads. Let's talk about Moammar Gadhafi is this man insane. Not in a technical sense of psychosis not understanding where he is and who he is and what time it is. But he is emotionally unstable he is a pan-Arab

ist and he is a Muslim fundamentalist fanatic. And I would say probably more blood has been shed on the face of the earth for one religion or one god or another than for any other reason. And he's just acting consistently. The CIA has been known to covertly remove people who get in the way. And it has been widely reported that that's what happened Salvador Allende and others. Why don't we just remove Moammar Gadhafi. Well I think we tried to do so last night overtly rather than covertly and we know that there have been a minimum of three attempts on his life by Indigenous members of the Libyan military and this probably will give them even more reason to do that. And perhaps the Central Intelligence Agency can provide them with whatever they need to become effective next time. If G Gordon Liddy were the at the head of our intelligence community

what would your anti-terrorism strategies be. Well with respect to Colonel Gadhafi just what I suggested I would cooperate with the persons who are Libyans who are seeking to remove him. And I hope to do it that way. I would do something similar with respect to the ayatollah and I would punish severely any terrorist camp and really would not concern myself whether the persons who are feeding clothing housing and supporting them are killed into the bargain. That way you make it too expensive for those people to exist in these areas. In light of today's events when will we actually his is adopted daughter was killed. His sons are in the hospital. Will our NATO allies frown on that action. I really don't care whether our NATO allies frown on it or not it is in the national interest of the United States which may or may not run parallel with various

of our NATO allies. All right Will. We'll segue now too to Watergate. And how do you feel as the one of the persons most closely identified when the word Watergate comes up and your name is right there. Well I think that's probably accurate. You know I was the person who organized it and deployed it. What are you feelings today if you had it to do over would you. Yes but of course I would choose a heartier coup than Mrs. Dean and Magruder so that so that you wouldn't get caught I suppose. There were some benefits from Watergate. There are no more slush funds campaign donations are through the public. Now there are there's the Freedom of Information Act. You've got the creation of ethics committees in both the House and the Senate. As Watergate strengthened our form of government. Well I wouldn't say that any of those things you have just mentioned are benefits. I would say specifically the Freedom of Information Act insofar as it operates against our intelligence agencies is an

unmitigated disaster and ought to be modified. The laws which were passed with respect to campaign donations have led to the dreaded PACs which everybody is complaining about now and they have nothing but their selves to blame because it was the post-Watergate laws which led to that. You are not going to change the nature of man and the nature of politics by passing ever more do good statutes in this country. They'll always find a way around them. Politics is politics so the public doesn't necessarily have the right to know. The public doesn't have the right to know when they troop ship is taking off so that when you tell the public you also tell the Nazi submarine commander so he can to a part of the ship and kill two thousand of your troops. It is foolish and incorrect to assert that any right exists without limitation. It never goes any farther than the existential and it is designed to serve. Mr. Liddy you are known as a super patriot a man who would do anything for his country if ordered.

Does that still hold true. I do not consider myself to be any more pancreatic than any other citizen. I would think that if I were another citizen and someone would read for me as a super patriot I would resent it. I certainly don't hold myself out as being any more patriotic than you or any of the members of the crew here. You have a spouse to a certain German existential philosophies particularly those of Nietzsche. You were quoted when you were released from prison saying what does not destroy me makes me stronger. That's an axiom which I believe to be accurate. Is that what you've been holding on to through your life to get you some of your confrontations even as a child when you tie yourself to a tree and thunderstorms too to cope with what all those things which I did as a child to overcome my fears. Are the process known to clinical psychologist as desensitization. Long before there was ever a clinical psychologist Edmund Burke the great parliamentarian of

Britain put it this way he said Fear is the one passion by which he meant emotion which most destroys the ability of the mind both to reason and to act and he said Do that which you fear to do. And the fear will die and he was right. Right and in time we have left let's talk about G Gordon Liddy the entertainer if you will coming up but this Friday is a re want run of you on Miami Vice. How did you get that part. Bonnie Turman who was the casting directors for Miami Vice had known me in the past and when they decided that they would bring people who are well known to the public and for parts guest shots she ran it by Don Johnson he was enthusiastic and so I ended up down there and had a wonderful time with both Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas and wrestle mania too. Yes well it was. Good thing. Well I'll tell you what happened they had found out apparently that I had been a silver medalist as a wrestler in my prep school days and of course Bob Conrad who played me in the movie of my

book had been a professional boxer and they brought us both on and I think the idea was that I was to be the judges in wrestling and Bob Connor of the boxing. Somehow or other that got reversed. Bob Conrad ended up judging the wrestling and I ended up judging the boxing but we all had a wonderful time. And what does the future hold for G Gordon Liddy. Are you going to continue on your lecture circuit. Well I'll continue my lectures. I will continue my writing of books. I will continue I own a security business in South Florida we will certainly continue that and I certainly hope to continue with the television in the movies because that's an awful lot of fun. It was a pleasure speaking with you. It was nice to see you. Good thank you. You're welcome Brian. Interesting Man interesting comments. The buffalo gallery in Alexandria Virginia specializes in the art of American Indians or more accurately Native Americans. Right now they're featuring the lyrical works of watercolors Dion Strongbow. My. Father. My mother.

I perceived myself as an artist happens to paint Native American. And really enjoying. The study that I do the research that I do about the different tribes around the country. I really enjoy reading stories. And getting I get a lot of education from them. I feel sometimes that they are really separate the legends in this camp can be really separate from the way I've been brought up and the beliefs that I have because I see my world is pretty much black and white. The the heritage of my people versus the environment that I was brought up in which is a totally white environment is really different. And I can separate the two. There are a lot of people though a lot of Native Americans that don't separate the right world

and their own world at all and it's and even if they try to it's real difficult and they sometimes run into conflicts within themselves within their own. Minds within their relationships with other people within the way they. Tie in their relationships with their religion. And the white world sometimes can be very difficult. A. If other Native American people that view my work have any kind of a spiritual connection they don't usually voice it because it tends to be a very personal. Experience

for them. And. It's just like some things you just don't talk about. They like to feel it on their own antics and just let the experience overtake them and. And then keep it to themselves. My people the Choctaw. There are very few customs that are left. Traditions that are followed and it's very hard. It was very hard for me as a child growing up to even relate to any of the customs or traditions because it was discouraged. It was not important anymore for the most part. It was important to get on with the white tradition or the white culture. And. I think that has made it really difficult for a lot of people to relate that to something that is part of their heritage because of the fact that it was discouraged before.

And now all of the sudden it is encouraged now and a lot of things have been lost because of that. Diane Strongbow. An artist. A Native American. Who works at the National Gallery in Alexandria Virginia through April. A. Very sensitive work. And now if you. Full close but outsold like to bring the attention to the person's face

because they just demand attention. So you know it's not only designed the coats but the outfit as well. Yes this particular outfit is completely on the bias the coat and. The pant suit underneath will complete comfort but we adjusting the total woman here. There we go again right in the back you can see what I'm talking about so much detail in the name of the backbone in that area is all to make the run and beautiful. You do things like that when you do men's work. It depends that's more on the customer side so it just depends. This raincoat is for both men and women. Here we've given it a young look. And it's very flattering in this way but this is such a 44 long can also weigh that coat. Here we have our raincoat in evening wear. And raincoat does not have to stay in the closet. And wait for the rain.

All these coats and clothes are packable tossed into a suitcase and you're on your way. There's a the collar on this coat and the shoulders are they purely aesthetic. Or is it have a practical purpose to both. Once again to flatter the figure but also to protect troops from the rain keeps the rain from going down your collar. All of my codes can be won over. Whatever you have on. No more taking off your clothes your coat too annoying to get your raincoat on or to drive a couple. Large roomy on cold comfort. So very glittering gold. Yes this is out bronze for evening 0 0 pharma. So now you have something to wear for that dressy occasion. I believe in Women's Wear Daily they were talking about the large bottoms on on the garments and you were right in step with that.

Well I designed the classic lines to stay in season no matter what's going on. So it will be a treasure and you can keep it just do not throw these away after the season is over. Where can we find your garments if we wanted to purchase such fashions back when Tony can be founded. Reese is a jewel of Georgetown in Washington D.C. and by appointment and they are for sale there and soon to be in central plaza in Langley Park Maryland. Well thank you for joining us. Thank you for having me. It's day two of our weeklong ballroom dance Series last night we featured the foxtrot. And tonight we hope you have your partners ready for the waltz. Good evening I'm home early this is my wife Burma yesterday evening I promised you the waltz song tonight I will show you one pattern walls which looks almost the same as the foxtrot yesterday. The back steps with one difference in fact start we have four beats We have one two three four one two three four in a waltz. We only have three beats it goes boom. Cha cha

one two three. So we do they said yesterday in fact tied in a box that we held the first step for a long time. Slow and quick quick. Now we only have three beats so we don't hold any step speech just give every step the same temple which will be one two three one two three one two three one two three. Now since the pattern looks the same way. OK. You should give it a different style and what we do involves We go up on our toes onto three. Looks like this one up one. One up. One two three. All right. Now instead of going forward and then back we can all just keep on going forward which is called the Progressive waltz and that gets you moving around a little bit. And that looks like this 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 and so on.

One more time the box step is just like in Foxtrot but every step gets the same beat the same length. So here we go. Gentleman starts forward left lady starts back right. One two three one two three on one two three. We go up a little bit. One two three and just like in five strides you can start turning slightly. One two three gentlemen to keep your right elbow up. And so on right. And then the progressive would be where you do not go forward gentlemen on the left foot and bag right on the right foot. But you just keep on going forward. So we go forward side Together Forward side Together Forward sight together one more time. From this view. One two three. This is the box step up one two three. Up on your toes two three one

two three into progressive You just keep on going. One two three one two three one two three. One more time. One two three one two three one two three. And tomorrow night we will show you the cha cha cha. If this week's dance series is sparking your interest helmet in Burma will be teaching a ballroom dance court at Anna Randall community college beginning next Monday April 21st. The rest of the week will keep you busy and informed. Tomorrow night our regulars join us Mike Joyce for the music preview answering the McCann's it will give us tips about choosing the right health club that's really important. And we'll visit our friends from those in Normally they come here but tomorrow we'll go there to the zoo to the newly opened elephant house and our entertainment will feature acoustic guitarist Geraldine Brooks. Thursday A.J. when resi well-reviewed productions at the Folger and mechanics theatres

and in the wake of many acts of terrorism against Americans legal advisor Jim Morehead will join us to discuss the legal rights of victims of terrorism and for entertainment we feature Tommy Keene of Bethesda who recently signed a recording contract with Geffen Records. Friday we'll take an in-depth look at this past weekend's happenings in Ocean City. Plus an interview with Jimmy Standford a native Baltimorean who stars in the movie violets are blue. And as usual We'd love to hear about your events and activities or comments about our show. So write us here at weeknight alive Owings Mills Maryland 2 1 1 1 7. That's weeknight alive Owings Mills Maryland 2 1 1 1 7. Tonight we're glad to have a returning entertainer pianist Preston Hutt. Now the last time Preston joined us he was featured with marimba player Eugene morrow but tonight it's Preston at his best and his first piece an old blues song. My baby is gone. My baby is gone. My. Baby's gold.

Oh she's gone. She's gone. Oh just like I'm going to.

I am. I am. I am. And Mr.. Shaw again. OK what's our project

Preston. Tons of new music experimental music a string quartet has improvised sections for classical musicians which is hard to find classical musicians to do that and dance or dance with the string quartet. So it should be interesting. Indeed it should. Now I understand you have an interesting second piece coming up for us. Sure. Dive into the piano and see what we can do. OK right. Sure. And links links links like the cock. Yes OK. That chain links. Listen have a good evening thanks for joining us and we'll see you tomorrow night once again ladies and gentlemen. Mr. Preston thank you. Certainly. Weeknight alive is made possible by us f n g insurance

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