Sunday Morning Talk Show Thread 9 July 2006

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[Alas Babylon!]

The Talk Shows

Sunday, July 9th, 2006

Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows:

FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Undersecretary of State R. Nicholas Burns; Wendy Sherman, counselor for the State Department in the Clinton administration; Rep. Peter Hoekstra, R-Mich.; former CIA Director James Woolsey.

MEET THE PRESS (NBC): Undersecretary of State R. Nicholas Burns; Robert Galluci, dean of Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service; New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson.

FACE THE NATION (CBS): Undersecretary of State R. Nicholas Burns and Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Christopher Dodd, D-Conn.

THIS WEEK (ABC): Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind.; Sen. George Allen, R-Va., and Democratic opponent James Webb; NBA star Alonzo Mourning.

LATE EDITION (CNN) : Sens. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Barbara Boxer, D-Calif.; Burns; Iraqi Ambassador Samir Al Sumaidaie; former Secretary of State Alexander Haig and former national security adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski.

[Alas Babylon!]

Please check out Phsstpok’s EXCELLENT Thread. It provides an in-depth analysis of this week’s shows.

[DoctorMichael]

Morning all!

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Wow! Lannie Davis and Katrina Vanden Heuvel have been going at one another and talking over the other's talking points with respect to Joe Lieberman, and other Lib-topics! There is a definite schism on display here between the Machiavellian Left, who want their power back and are willing to disguise their intentions and at least act reasonable, and the Hard Left, who want political 'purity' and their power back!

The rifts in the Dumbos are deliciously on display. As Rush has opined and counciled them to avoid.....Is this the Democratic Crackup?

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07:00 AM EDT 0:30 (est.) LIVE

Call-In Washington Journal C-SPAN, Washington Journal

07:30 AM EDT 1:00 (est.) LIVE

Call-In Democratic Party and Future of Iraq C-SPAN, Washington Journal Katrina Vanden Heuvel , Nation, The Lanny Davis

08:30 AM EDT 0:30 (est.) LIVE

Call-In Open Phones C-SPAN, Washington Journal

09:00 AM EDT 0:30 (est.) LIVE

Call-In Operations In Iraq C-SPAN, Washington Journal Larry Kaplow , Cox Newspapers

09:30 AM EDT 0:30 (est.) LIVE

Call-In U.S. Afghanistan Relations C-SPAN, Washington Journal Said Tayeb Jawad , Afghanistan

[Alas Babylon!]

From FReeper Snugs’ graphics shop, here are last week's winners (Last week's Judge was MNJohnnie):

[anita]

Thanks, AB & Good Morning to everyone!

Tim Russert's blather after Bush's presser:

"Bush hoped moving the pressers to other cities might lead local reporters to offer some questions on the theme of the day. Todays theme was the economy, and how robust it is, in his mind. That did not succeed, based on the questions he was asked".

The same day, AP(!) reports that Federal deficit fall below $300B as surging tax revenues continue to signal significant improvement. The improvements in the deficit picture come despite the high cost of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and continuing federal outlays related to Hurricane Katrina and other disasters last year.

That 's AP reporting. So, is the economy robust "only in Bush's mind" as Russert says? You decide.

[Alas Babylon!]

Cool! Which side is Lanny representing?

[mainepatsfan]

The Washington press corps lives in their own little world.

[FreedomNeocon]

Katrina Vanden Heuvel on C-SPAN-- Caller asked where they think we would be in the War on Terror if we had not gone into Iraq: "you need to stop calling it a war... what is required is smart policing"

[TomGuy]

FYI

Wright Replacing Phillips On F&F Weekend (Julian off Fox & Friends)

Posted by frankjr On News/Activism 07/08/2006 6:23:42 AM CDT · 114 replies · 2,732+ views TVNewser ^ | 7/7/06 | Brian Stelter FNC's Julian Phillips is losing his Fox & Friends Weekend anchor gig, FTVLive reports. The site says Phillips couldn't muster up on-screen chemistry with Kiran Chetry and Alisyn Camerota. D.C. correspondent Kelly Wright will replace Phillips "as soon as this weekend." In addition, Rudi Bakhtiar is reportedly getting a higher-profile assignment in the 5pm hour. She may be used to attract more eyeballs to The Big Story; it was the lowest-rated weekday FNC program in the 25-54 demographic in the second quarter...

[Peach]

Meet the Press is on in our area now.

[Bahbah]

Good morning, Alas. It seems MTP has been preemted here by tennis. Probably a good thing for my mental state.

[Peach]

Phsstpok now has a blog at Townhall.com.

http://wizards.townhall.com/

[FreedomNeocon]

Lanny was the Lieberman Guy
Katrina was the Lemont Guy

They both make me laugh, Katrina boarders on insufferable most of the time, but I guess you don't go to the circus and then act surprised to see the CLOWNS.

[Bahbah]

Meet the Press is on in our area now.

Let us know if there is anything interesting, if you can. We are not going to get Timmy at all this morning.

[anita]

The Washington press corps lives in their own little world.

True, but what 's shame is that Russert is the Washington Managing Editor of NBC. If he has NO knowledge about economy, he should refrain from commenting on that or look for experts.

Here 's a start:

Just over the past 11 quarters, dating back to the June 2003 Bush tax cuts, America has increased the size of its entire economy by 20 percent. In less than three years, the U.S. economic pie has expanded by $2.2 trillion, an output add-on that is roughly the same size as the total Chinese economy, and much larger than the total economic size of nations like India, Mexico, Ireland, and Belgium.

[TNCMAXQ]

When I saw Nicholas Burns, I thought he was Tom Kean Jr! Doesn't he look a lot like former Gov Kean?

As soon as I saw Katrina van den H. on CSPAN I turned it off. I find her to be one of the more obnoxious lefties. Some aren't so bad, like Ellen Ratner. But Katrina is so smug.

[Alas Babylon!]

Good riddance. I did read the thread yesterday, but thanks for posting this!

Others might want to check out Fox News this morning--it's a Julian Free Zone!

Is Kelly liberal?

The site says Phillips couldn't muster up on-screen chemistry with Kiran Chetry and Alisyn Camerota.

Jessh! They shoulda asked me! I have the right chemistry for Fox News' Babes!

[mainepatsfan]

Oh I'm sure he's well aware of those numbers. He just doesn't want to notion that the economy is in great shape to become accepted by many Americans.

[mainepatsfan]

I could never stomach that show.

[Bahbah]

In less than three years, the U.S. economic pie has expanded by $2.2 trillion....

And yet Nedra Pickler yesterday in a piece on the President's press conference in Chicago referred to the declining economy. Their tactic: if there is no bad news, just make some up.

[DoctorMichael]

Lanny has just said "I agree with the President's policies but I don't think we have to use Hate Speech".

He's definitely there this morning to provide opposition to the Michael Moore/MoveOn.org wing of the Dems as represented by the rabid Katrina.

[TomGuy]

Meet the Press is on in our area now.

Same here. I forget that they change the time during Wimbledon.

hehehe. MTP is in sync. For several weeks MTP audio and video were out of sync on the only local NBC station I get on cable. I guess my critical email to the station program manager might have had an impact.

[Peach]

I missed the first 15 minutes.

Under-Secretary of State for Political Affairs Burns is on now talking about N. Korea.

Timmy is complaining about the tone and rhetoric from Bush regarding Kim Jong Il.

Burns says that Kim is a despot and the human rights he's denied his own people and thinks the substance of our policy has been consistent.

Tim: When the president talks about the axis of evil, he invaded Iraq and that Iran and N. Korea took the lesson from that if you have the nuclear bomb, you won't be invaded by the US.

Burns: N. Korea miscalculated because their neighbors are upset; it's not just the US. In Europe, when Rice meets with her counterparts, you'll see that NK has to choose to let go of their nuclear power or face sanctions in the Security Council. Very few people are defending NK.

Tim: Based on exerience in Iraq and no WMD, former CIA Director Deutch says that the next time we want to go to war,a there will be skepticism with regard to our intelligence.

Burns: I don't agree with that. I've been to Europe and not one country or person in those governments don't think that Iran and NK are going forward with their nuclear capabilities. There is no argument remotely similar to what we went through with our allies in 2002 and 2003 with regard to Iraq.

Burns is GOOD!

[maica]

Interesting combo on CSPAN. Unfortunately, I have had my lifetime allotment of the voice of Lanny Davis and Katrina vanden Heuvel, so I cannot hear what they are saying!

[mainepatsfan]

Reality is whatever they say it is.

[Peach]

Tim: Bill Crystal says NK is firing missiles. Iran is going nuclear. Somalia is controlled by Islamists. Iran isn't getting better and neither is Afghanistan and he worries that they are getting too passive confronting other threats.

Burns: I strongly disagree. We have six party talks frameworks in NK. Rice is in Afghanistan and giving Karzai all the support he needs. Government functioning in Iraq. First class military and diplomatic efforts.

Next: The view of 3 former Clintonistas who dealt with NK. (In other words, who gave away our national security).

[FreedomNeocon]

Lanny must not watch CSPAN much.

He is actually acting surprised at the calls blaming the 'j0000000z!!!!' that he is getting.

Also not surprising that every caller who is asked says they are voting Lemont.

[Peach]

Burns was extremely articulate and good looking; didn't get rattled in the 15 minutes that I saw.

[mainepatsfan]

I guess Tim would have preferred we left Hussein alone and just hoped he didn't get nukes.

[maica]

Excellent choices as usual!! Rush used to say, or still does say, that the Sunday Morning shows were show-prep for the EIB. Well, this thread is taking over that distinction.

[Bahbah]

The site says Phillips couldn't muster up on-screen chemistry with Kiran Chetry and Alisyn Camerota.

I think it was more than that. On a couple of occasions I saw them actually rolling their eyes over Julian's comments, something with which I could sympathize.

[TomGuy]

Russert is bringing on three old Clintonistas who apparently know more about how to handle NKorea.

[They used Open Checkbook, IIRC.]

Tim doesn't even bother to give the appearance of 'fair and balanced'.

[mainepatsfan]

I love how the MSM portrays the Clintonistas who dealt with NK as "experts" rather than the folks who bleeped up.

[anita]

Last sunday Julian supposedly made some comments (I didn't know what because I didn't listen) while Roger Ailes was monitoring. Immediately Allison Camerata was asked to change the subject, which she did & Julien admitted that he was in minority on that subject. During the break, he was taken to woodshed & decision was made to replace him.

Anyone knew what comments he made that could have angered Ailes?

[Bahbah]

Tim: Based on exerience in Iraq and no WMD....

ARRGGGHHH. I'm glad he's not on here this morning and that I am only reading this. (Many thanks, Peach.)

[maica]

I haven't checked if this article has been posted to FR, but it directly supports what President Bush was saying in Chicago. And Russert considers himself a "news" man!


The Big-Bang Story of U.S. Private Business
By Lawrence Kudlow

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2006/07/the_bigbang_story_of_us_privat.html

Did you know that just over the past 11 quarters, dating back to the June 2003 Bush tax cuts, America has increased the size of its entire economy by 20 percent? In less than three years, the U.S. economic pie has expanded by $2.2 trillion, an output add-on that is roughly the same size as the total Chinese economy, and much larger than the total economic size of nations like India, Mexico, Ireland, and Belgium.

This is an extraordinary fact, although you may be reading it here first. Most in the mainstream media would rather tout the faults of American capitalism than sing its praises. And of course, the media will almost always discuss supply-side tax cuts in negative terms, such as big budget deficits and static revenue losses. But here's another suppressed fact: Since the 2003 tax cuts, tax-revenue collections from the expanding economy have been surging at double-digit rates while the deficit is constantly being revised downward.

...excerpt...

[Peach]

Gov Richardson: We should deal one on one with NK since the current policy isn't working. We should talk directly to them.

(Can we imagine if Canada became a major threat to this country and we let China negotiate with them and we, the country most under threat, were excluded from talks? This is an insane proposal.)

Richardson: We have to give them respect. (That's an exact quote).

Keeps saying the policy now isn't working. We're trying to out-source our national security to China.

[Bahbah]

Burns was extremely articulate and good looking; didn't get rattled....

Sigh of relief here. I just know the Administration has good spokemen. Nice to see them putting some of them forward.

[mainepatsfan]

I guess Richardson doesn't believe that China has much influence over NK.

[Peach]

Richardson: Get a timetable for NK to dismantle their nukes. Give them economic assistance.

Tim: If the president changes course, won't the headlines say "Bush blinks".

Richardson: No. The world will see that when the current policy isn't working, the president is willing to change course.

[mainepatsfan]

Richardson to Japan: "Drop dead."

[anita]

That 's the same article by Larry Kudlow I quoted in my above post #15.

[maica]

Funny, anita

I wondered if you had seen that Kudlow article, when I replied to you.
Not only had you seen it, you had already linked it on this thread!!!

[Peach]

Robert Gallucci (former negotiator to giving NK nuke technology): It's not so bad to have bad healines if you get on the right course.

Ashton Carter: Six party talks aren't so bad. Reason to have everyone at the table is so everyone has a stake in the outcome. We don't trade with NK or recognize them diplomatically. There's almost nothing we can do short of military action we can do and we're capable of it. It makes sense to have 6 party talks but agree with colleagues that nothing has been produced so far but a quadrupling of nuke technology. There's a lot of blame to go around. The Chinese and S. Koreans haven't done everything they can. They've been unwilling to deal. On our side, it matters less who is at the table than that we have our own wits about us and we're divided about the 6 party talks.

One camp believes we have to give the 6 party talks a try. Another camp believes that negotiating with NK is immoral. I think it's more immoral to let them go nuclear.

[snugs]

Good Morning and as always thanks for the thread

[TomGuy]

Clintonistias are taking tough on N Korea.

[They are wanting to make it appear they are hardliners as the election approaches. Which future candidate does this help? Do we need 3 guesses?]

[snugs]

I will be freeping and watching Wimbledon today

[anita]

Didn't he conducted some secret negotiations with NK sometime ago in New Mexico as if he was ruling & MSM was alerting constantly? I am not sure why MSM (Fox included) give him such prominence for such empty vessel?

[snugs]

It tends to clash with sport in Britain so the sport wins every time.

[anita]

No problem, maica. These things need to be repeated & reminded again & again as MSM ignore such good news.