Sunday Morning Talk Show Thread 21 August 22, 2004

Various big media television networks ^ | 22 August 2004 | Various Self-Serving Politicians and Big Media Screaming Faces

[Alas Babylon!]

The Talk Shows

Sunday, August 21st, 2004

Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows:

FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Van O'Dell of Swift Boat Veterans for Truth.

MEET THE PRESS (NBC): Sen. George Allen, R-Va.; Sen. Jon Corzine, D-N.J.; Kerry campaign adviser Tad Devine; Bush campaign manager Ken Mehlman.

FACE THE NATION (CBS): Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan; Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich.; Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry's daughters, Vanessa and Alexandra.

THIS WEEK (ABC): Former Clinton chief of staff John Podesta; John O'Neill of Swift Boat Veterans for Truth; Kerry economic adviser Gene Sperling; Rep. Rob Portman, R-Ohio.

LATE EDITION (CNN) : David Kay, former chief U.N. weapons inspector; former Sen. Bob Dole, R-Kan.; Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla.; Sen. Norm Coleman, R-Minn.; Rep. Christopher Cox, R-Calif.; Rep. Jane Harman, D-Calif.; Democratic strategist Donna Brazile; Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas; Rend al-Rahim Francke, chief of Iraq's diplomatic mission in Washington.

[NordP]

I wonder how much of that pain he suffered in the POW camp was directly related to what Kerry and others (i.e. Jane Hanoi Fonda) had to say.

Point your anger in the right direction.

...and another thing...

I've never seen such reactions and energy coming alive in my 101st Ranger decorated Vietnam Vet brother of mine.....in a VERY long time.

Vietnam Vets...it's YOUR time to vent all that's been inside for so long.

[CaptSkip]

I'm guessing NPR and the NYT will go down kicking and screaming before they allow any truly balanced coverage.

[MozamFreepinBique]

Thanks. I've been here a little while, using the name "thatolkevin" while in the US. Haven't posted much though. Too much good reading on here to have time to post.

[olde north church]

The DNC $100 million shadow campaign is nothing more than a george soros money laundering scam. the clean money will be distributed for the 2008 Hillary campaign.

[Carolinamom]

Welcome to FR. Each Sunday, thanks to Alas Babylon, we have this thread to inform us and provide us an outlet for our comments on the shows. Come back often!

[Rome2000]

He is not going and he would be booed.

They cheer for ahtletes but not for hack politicians from any country trying to glom on to the Olympics for their own personal gain.

Violates the very spirit of the games, something Kerry would do but not Bush.

[NordP]

Yeah, I guess it depends on who's (making up) reporting the (pre) news to begin with. (/sarcasm)

[ncpatriot]

I think Russert is old enough to remember VN, as well as Kerry's testimony before Congress in 1971. I plan to email him about the very issues you raise; esp how Kerry's testimony destroyed Americans faith in the military. Kerry is a traitor.

I do believe that the whole affair regarding VN has been cathartic for our VN veterans and American citizens who lived during that era. I know it has been for me.

[NordP]

Who you callin' a HACK POLITICIAN????

Certainly NOT W....or.....................

[LibLieSlayer]

For Bush to be hurt by any of this, there will have to be absolute proof of collusion. None exists, so its just dim spin. Even the soldiers in kerry's campaign don't buy into that tripe!

LLS

[daylate-dollarshort]

"IT is very interesting and very sad for the American public that NO ONE in the press surrounding Kerry has the courage to ASK kerry directly ."

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That's easy! The editing hasn't been completed yet!!

[NordP]

LOL - true, true.

[rocklobster11]

[RetSignman]

Me too. I haven't watched that program since "Little Steffie" took over, but I'll watch ANY program, when O'Neill is on.

[Exit148]

Got here late.

What's with Chris Wallace asking questions of the Swiftvet, yet not waiting for answers, or twisting answers. Even I have heard the Thurlow explanation of his award's wording. Wallace left that explanation up in the air.

[CaptSkip]

"Has anyone heard from McCain about him being in the Kerry ads? I wonder what his office is saying..."

His silence is his tacit approval? McStain is a pain.

[snooker]

... and why won't Kerry and his wife release all their tax returns.

The list is growing.

[daylate-dollarshort]

Ooops- should be:

"IT is very interesting and very sad for the American public that NO ONE in the press surrounding Kerry has the courage to ASK kerry directly why he will not release his full military records."

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That's easy! The editing hasn't been completed yet!!

[JustaCowgirl]

"Point your anger in the right direction."

And that applies to everyone, really. Anyone who thinks that Vietnam is just ancient history and no longer relevant to our culture and politics doesn't have the slightest understanding of who we are and where we've come from. It's the point from which much of our present polarization into left and right evolved.

It will be beyond ironic if years from now, when all is said and done, Kerry is the one who finally gave us the chance to lance that boil and allow it to begin to heal. Since he was one of the main players in that national tragedy, and far from a heroic one, it's only right that it happen that way now.

[dawn53]

I have yet to hear any TV journalist address the fact that Bush cannot "legally" STOP THE ADS or influence the Swiftvets.

But that he has, in fact, said he'd like to see all 527 ads cease.