Sunday Morning Talk Show Thread 19 February 2006

Various big media television networks ^ | 19 February 2006 | Various Self-Serving Politicians and Big Media Screaming Faces

[Alas Babylon!]

The Talk Shows

Sunday, February 19th, 2006

Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows:

FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Sens. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Evan Bayh, D-Ind.; former Sen. Alan Simpson, R-Wyo.

MEET THE PRESS (NBC): Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff

FACE THE NATION (CBS): Sens. Bill Frist, R-Tenn., and Barbara Boxer, D-Calif.

THIS WEEK (ABC): Chertoff; Sen. Joe Lieberman, D-Conn., and Rep. Tom Davis, R-Va.; basketball player Shaquille O'Neal.

LATE EDITION (CNN) : Chertoff; British ambassador to the United States David Manning, German ambassador to the U.S. Wolfgang Ischinger and French ambassador to the U.S. Jean-David Levitte; retired Army Maj. Gen. Paul Eaton, formerly in charge of Iraqi army training.

[OldFriend]

There was plenty of news......the media chose to ignore it so they could bash Cheney.

[AliVeritas]

Wilkow Thread up
FYI
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1581589/posts


http://www.wabcradio.com
If you want to stream while you watch today.

[Seattle Conservative]

Here's Bayh's top contributors (industries). Note the highest is law firms. Wonder if he got some pressure from them to vote against Roberts


EVAN BAYH (D-IN)
Top Industries
The top industries supporting Evan Bayh are:
1 Lawyers/Law Firms $752,054
2 Securities & Investment $640,176
3 Real Estate $299,345
4 Insurance $282,051
5 Pharmaceuticals/Health Products $199,322
6 Commercial Banks $178,093
7 Lobbyists $167,305
8 Misc Finance $143,066
9 Pro-Israel $141,638
10 Health Professionals $132,601
11 Electric Utilities $129,206
12 Retired $110,390
13 Business Services $109,679
14 Leadership PACs $95,962
15 Retail Sales $93,520
16 Finance/Credit Companies $79,700
17 Mining $78,200
18 Accountants $77,571
19 TV/Movies/Music $71,000
20 Steel Production $70,800

Percent of Contributions Coded:

Coded
$5,692,888
(85%)

Uncoded
$1,005,564
(15%)

Total $6,698,452

NOTE: All the numbers on this page are for the 1999-2004 Senate election cycle and based on Federal Election Commission data released electronically on Monday, May 16, 2005.

http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/indus.asp?CID=N00003762&cycle=2004

[eeevil conservative]

Really disturbing thing to me was my insurance card I am required to carry in my car came and it is bi lingual for the 1st time.

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm....seeming as how the purpose of carrying that card is to be able to show police officers your proof of insurance.....I tend to think that police officers who don't read English would not be a very good or safe idea.....

[gov_bean_ counter]

Maybe James gave it to her for Valentine's Day

Or she lost a bet.

[tioga]

I have to agree with gov........I can understand why Michael Douglas would go looking for more "substance"....I had never heard her on TV before, only read her articles.

She was just so flat and emotionless. There was no spark in her eyes, no change of expression on her face.......she looks and sounds like a robot. I am a "real" woman, and real women show emotion and know how to have some fun. I think she lacks the ability to really live, which explains why she is still single.

[spkpls4]

looks like a Magnolia

[TheRobb7]

The media is good at "sock-puppet journalism".

Media: "Oooh look at Mr. Puppet" (Quick, hide the relevant stories)

[maica]

Re CSPIN - the channel that maintains they do not have viewer numbers because they are not a commercial channel - they are advertising on buses and taxis in DC. What is that for?

Oh, yes, they have taken a political stance!

[Bean Counter]

Best MTP I've seen in ages! A few thoughts...

Quote: "David, it strikes you odd because you live in a parallel universe." Our Mary to David Gregory.

Quote: "Maureen Dowd, Diva of the Smart Set" Our Mary filleting MoDo.

It really is healthy to laugh that hard this early in the morning...

One more thing. It's pretty obvious that MoDo has "Had a little work done", isn't it?? She must be shooting botox by the pint, because it doesn't look like her pupils even dialate any more...

[Mo1]

Can ya see me rolling my eyes??


The Shot Heard Round the World (Newsweeks new hit piece)
Newsweek ^ | Feb. 27, 2006 | Isikoff & Clift. Haha
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1581596/posts

[NautiNurse]

It also resembles a poinsettia. Maybe James got it on sale after Christmas.

[eeevil conservative]

They run MTP from 9-10 here, and then all the others come on at 10........(I'm in GA)

[OldFriend]

Cafferty has become the poster boy for CNN. Not something good for CNN!

FNC has Brit Hume as it's poster boy.....

HAH!

[CedarDave]

You will have to catch the replay on line or on whatever NBC cable outlet is not showing olympic coverage as is was on early in the other time zones because of the olympics.

[snugs]

I get the impression it was that and from then they started making Haliburton references.

IMHO though I feel the VP was right not to disclose who he was talking with. As Cheney said how in future would you ensure that these top executives were willing to talk to the administration if they thought their names would be blazed all over the media.

[dmw]

Yeah, me too! I was hollering and yelling this morning at the TV and just so proud of Mary for the way she handled herself. I'm glad my wife is out of town or she would have thought I was crazy the way I was screaming and hollering this morning. Only thing that I can't understand about Mary is, why in the world did she marry that bald headed jerk she lives with? Only God knows!

[spkpls4]

maybe it was leftover from all that looting in New Orleans . . .

[MNJohnnie]

FYI.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/

Bush Approval
Approve 49% Disapprove 50%

Bush Handling of Iraq
Excellent/Good 37% Poor 42%

Winning War on Terror
USA/Allies 42% Terrorists 31%

Iraq Next Six Months
Better 34% Worse 45%

Recent Election Polls

Iowa Governor
Culver (D) 41% Nussle (R) 40%

Florida Governor
Gallagher (R) 44% Davis (D) 34%

Missouri Senate
Talent (R) 46% McCaskill (D) 41%

Connecticut Senate
Lieberman (D) 46% Weicker (I) 25%

[Miss Marple]

That would go with my theory I put forth yesterday: the bean counters are trying to staunch the flow of red ink which the Olympics are causing (they had to make ad money to advertisers due to low ratings). Any reporter-dweeb who calls attention to himself by acting like a jerk and alienating viewers is going to come under the microscope of the higher-ups.