Weekend Show *Preview* for 8/5 - 8/6/06 (not the live thread)

Network and Cable News Networks | 8/5/06 | Network and Cable News

[Phsstpok]

Saturday Shows Template

The Beltway Boys (Mort Kondrake, Fred Barnes)

• Meme:
  • The world, it is a changin' and we want you to believe that we have a clue.... halleluiah!!!!  do I hear an amen?
  • Joe Lieberman's loss will mean that the Democrats are embracing the moonbats
  • Cynthia McKinney's loss will mean that the Democrats are rejecting the moonbats
• Topics:
  • Will Israel's military campaign against Hezbollah come to a close, as the U.N. meets on a potential cease-fire?
  • Joe Lieberman and Cynthia McKinney on the verge of losing their primary battles
• Beltway Boys contact information beltway@foxnews.com
• The program airs on FOX News Channel Saturdays at 6 and 11:30 p.m. ET

CNBC's Tim Russert Show (Tim Russert)

• No Show listing as of 11 AM, 8/5/06
• CNBC's Tim Russert Show airs Saturday at 7pm, 10pm & 1am ET

Fox News Watch (Eric Burns)

• Meme:
  • The world, it is a changin' and we want you to believe that we have a clue.... halleluiah!!!!  do I hear an amen?
  • The media has declared Mel Gibson filth, therefore he is filth!  do I hear an amen?
  • What do you mean MTV is 25 years old?
• Topics:
  • Forget the battlefield... Who's winning on the MEDIAFIELD as the fighting in the Middle East continues
  • The media and Mel Gibson's rant
  • MTV's milestone
• The program airs on FOX News Channel Saturdays at 6:30 p.m. ET and Sundays at 2:30 a.m. ET
• Fox News Watch contact information Newswatch@foxnews.com

Journal Editorial Report (Paul Gigot) - FNC show page

• Meme:
  • Why Israel isn't being tough enough on Hizbullah
  • Why is the UN still in business?
• Topics:
  • Opinion Journal web site: Iran Amok?
    • Can Israel still win in Lebanon?
    • An interview from Jerusalem with historian and former paratrooper Michael Oren on the mistakes so far and what Israel needs to do next.
    • Journal editors dissect the U.N. resolution on Iran's nuclear program, and how Iran might respond.
  • Fox News web site:
    • Will the IDF deliver Hezbollah a decisive blow before a cease-fire?
    • The U.N. issues an ultimatum to Iran. Is Tehran listening?
• Guests
  • Dr. Michael Oren
    • senior fellow at The Shalem Center
    • Author of Six Days of War: June 1967 and the Making of the Modern Middle East
    • Author of Power, Faith, and Fantasy: America in the Middle East: 1776 to the Present
    • Michael Oren: A Leftist Who Works at a Conservative Think Tank (History News Network - Nov 29, 2004)
    • Listen to IDF Res. Major Michael Oren discuss the war (IsraPundit, Canada - Jul 30, 2006)
    • How Not to Wage a War? (TPMCafe, NY - Aug 3, 2006)
    • Risks Escalate as Israel Fights a Ground War (New York Times, United States - Aug 4, 2006)
    • Video Made The Terrorist Star (CBS News - Aug 3, 2006)
• Journal Editorial Report (at Fox News) contact information - jer@foxnews.com
• The program is from The Wall Street Journal and airs on FNC Saturday at 4 p.m. and 11 p.m. and again Sunday at 6 a.m. ET

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NBC Meet The Press (Tim Russert)

• Meme:
  • The world, it is a changin' and Bush and friends aren't at the center of it anymo'.... halleluiah!!!!  do I hear an amen?
  • Anything bad is Bush's fault... there's a lot bad, isn't there?
• Topics:
  • Discussion with Secretary Rice:
    • the latest diplomatic efforts to achieve peace in the Middle East
    • the state of the war in Iraq
    • the possibility of a transition in Cuba
  • the hottest Senate primary race in the country: Joe Lieberman vs. Ned Lamont
    • Will Lieberman, the one-time Democratic vice presidential nominee, be beaten in Connecticut's primary election on Tuesday?
    • What will the results of the race mean for the Democratic Party and the politics of the War in Iraq?
• Guests
  • Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
    • Condoleezza Rice to broadcast to Cuban people (Daily News & Analysis, India - Aug 4, 2006)
    • Rice to send message of US support to Cubans (Washington Post - Aug 4, 2006)
    • Rice Implores Cubans Not to Flee (Forbes - Aug 4, 2006)
    • Palestinians Take on Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (FOX News - Aug 4, 2006)
    • Racially insulting cartoons target Rice (United Press International - Aug 4, 2006)
    • Poor Leadership and Condoleezza Rice (Houston African-American News, TX - Aug 3, 2006)
    • Condoleezza Rice's smooth tenure hits a bump in Mideast (San Jose Mercury News,  USA - Jul 31, 2006)
  • Jim Dean
    • Chair of Democracy for America (his brother Howard Dean's PAC)
    • Primary Tuesday: Senate candidates hope for big turnout (Greenwich Post, NJ - Aug 3, 2006)
    • Ned Lamont a true Democrat (Miami Herald, FL - Jul 28, 2006)
    • Appointment in Connecticut (Yahoo! News - Jul 31, 2006)
    • Some help from his Democratic friends (Stamford Advocate, CT - Jul 16, 2006)
  • Lanny Davis
    • Author of "Scandal: How 'Gotcha' Politics Is Destroying America"
    • In Connecticut, Lieberman is on the brink (MSNBC - Aug 4, 2006)
    • Why Didn’t Times Back Lieberman? Joe Doesn’t Know (New York Observer, NY - Aug 1, 2006)
    • THE STORY OF BILL AND JOE: (New Republic, D.C. - Jul 20, 2006)
    • Senators call in big guns for August Democratic primary (Taipei Times, Taiwan - Jul 24, 2006)
    • THE MORNING AFTER (Hartford Courant, United States - Jul 8, 2006)
    • The Dream and the Nightmare (Huffington Post, NY - Jul 25, 2006)
• What would you like to ask this week's guests? (web page for submitting questions for this weeks show)
• Meet the Press mailbox (web page for comments)

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ABC This Week (George Stephanopoulos)

• Meme:
  • The world, it is a changin' and Bush and those nasty Israelis aren't at the center of it anymo'.... halleluiah!!!!  do I hear an amen?
  • Anything bad is Bush or the Jews neocons fascists Israel's fault... there's a lot bad, isn't there?
  • That Jew neocon fascist moderate Lieberman is so defeated
• Topics:
  • The latest developments in the Middle East
    • Negotiating Peace: This weekend is a critical moment in the pursuit of a cease-fire in the Middle East. Can a U.N. resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire pave the way for a sustainable peace?
    • With dramatic testimony by the Pentagon's top brass this week about the deteriorating situation in Iraq, is civil war now inevitable?
  • "On The Trail" in Connecticut
    • George goes on the road for interviews with both candidates in the white hot Democratic primary between Lieberman and Lamont
    • Will Lieberman be able to hold on to his seat? Or will anti-war passions upend an almost 20-year Senate career? And what will it mean for Democratic Party strategy across the nation this November?
  • Voices:
    • screenwriter and director Nora Ephron shares her thoughts on women and politics, her hilarious stint as an intern in the White House during the JFK administration, and whether she believes a woman will ever become president.
• Guests
  • Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
    • Condoleezza Rice to broadcast to Cuban people (Daily News & Analysis, India - Aug 4, 2006)
    • Rice to send message of US support to Cubans (Washington Post - Aug 4, 2006)
    • Rice Implores Cubans Not to Flee (Forbes - Aug 4, 2006)
    • Palestinians Take on Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (FOX News - Aug 4, 2006)
    • Racially insulting cartoons target Rice (United Press International - Aug 4, 2006)
    • Poor Leadership and Condoleezza Rice (Houston African-American News, TX - Aug 3, 2006)
    • Condoleezza Rice's smooth tenure hits a bump in Mideast (San Jose Mercury News,  USA - Jul 31, 2006)
  • Senator Joe Lieberman (Democrat, CT)
    • Senate Web Site | Bio
    • Meet Joe Lieberman's Worst Nightmare (CBS News - Aug 4, 2006)
    • In Connecticut, Lieberman is on the brink (MSNBC - Aug 4, 2006)
    • Joe Lieberman doesn't enhance the Democratic Party's credibility (The American Prospect, MA - Aug 4, 2006)
    • Nader slams Lieberman over US Chamber of Commerce endorsement (WTNH - Aug 4, 2006)
    • Why the Left Has Good Reason to Oppose Sen. Lieberman (TPMCafe, NY - Aug 4, 2006)
  • Ned Lamont
    • Campaign Web Site | Bio
    • Lamont leads in Conn. Senate poll (Monsters and Critics.com, UK - Aug 4, 2006)
    • Sen. Joe on Lamont's Stock (National Review Online Blogs, NY - Aug 4, 2006)
    • CT-SEN: Hate On Wal Mart Day National Review Online Blogs - Aug 4, 2006)
    • Lamont's Lie and the Flyer That Started It All (Yahoo! News - Aug 3, 2006)
    • Nader Rips Lieberman -- & Lamont (New Haven Independent - Aug 2, 2006)
    • More bile from the Lamonties (Michelle Malkin - Aug 4, 2006)
    • Blackface diaries: Lamont and the nutroots (Michelle Malkin - Aug 3, 2006)
  • SUNDAY'S ROUNDTABLE:
    • Sam Donaldson
      • Bio
      • Sam Donaldson Flips Dubya the Verbal Bird (Political Cortex, NY - Aug 3, 2006)
      • Bush Calls Sam Donaldson 'Has Been' (NewsMax.com, FL - Aug 2, 2006)
    • Cokie Roberts
      • Branded with a scarlet 'M' (Black Hills Pioneer, SD - Aug 3, 2006)
      • Guest Opinion: Hezbollah's hiding behind civilians (Billings Gazette,  USA - Jul 31, 2006)
    • George Will
      • George Will's World (New York Sun, NY - Aug 1, 2006)
      • Bloggers respond to George Will's neocon-drubbing (Slate - Jul 19, 2006)
  • Voices segment: Writer-Director Nora Ephron
    • Nora Ephron: Balls (Yahoo! NewsJul 31, 2006) - read the article and you will know all you need to know about why Nora Ephron is on ABC This week.
• ABC This Week comment web page

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CBS Face The Nation (Bob Schieffer)

• Meme:
  • Listen to the wise Democrats: Bush is bad and the root of all our problems
  • Listen to the (few) wise Republicans: Bush is bad and the root of all our problems
  • The world, it is a changin' and Bush and friends aren't at the center of it anymo'.... halleluiah!!!!  do I hear an amen?
  • Anything bad is Bush's fault... there's a lot bad, isn't there?
• Topics:
  • Iraq, War in the Middle East and Politics
• Guests
  • Senator Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.)
    • Senate Foreign Relations Committee
    • Senate Web Site | Bio
    • Chuck Hagel: Opposition Senator (Yahoo! News - Aug 2, 2006)
    • Nebraska Senator wants US troops out of Iraq within 6 months (News Net Nebraska - Aug 4, 2006)
    • Republican senator breaks ranks over Lebanon (Pakistan Dawn - Aug 1, 2006)
    • Why Doesn't Fox Call Chuck Hagel a "Cut & Runner"? (News Hounds, CA - Aug 1, 2006)
    • Key Republican Senator Chuck Hagel Criticizes US Policy on Middle East (Payvand, Iran - Aug 1, 2006)
  • Senator Chris Dodd (D-Conn.)
    • Senate Foreign Relations Committee
    • Senate Web Site | Bio
    • Sen. Chris Dodd: Americans 'Nauseated' By Bush (NewsMax.com, FL - Jul 22, 2006)
    • Pay no attention to that waitress sandwich in the corner
    • Do I really need to go any further?
• Face The Nation contact information - ftn@cbsnews.com

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Fox News Sunday (Chris Wallace)

• Meme:
  • The Joe and Newt road show makes it's second stop in just three weeks - is this a trend?  Is this necessary?  Is this nauseating?
  • It is too world war 3... is not... yes 'tis... no 'tsnot... yah-haa... nah-haa... (at this point Newt does his Curly immitation)
  • The world, it is a changin' - is Bush still in charge?  (did I hear an amen?)
  • Why are the Israeli's hurting those innocent Lebanese and who are these Hizbulla guys anyway?  Social workers, you say?
• Topics:
  • U.S. foreign policy picture
  • Crisis in the Middle East
  • Extended description "Coming Up on FOX News Sunday" from Fox web site
• Guests
  • Senator Joe Biden (Democrat, Deleware)
    • Senate Web Site | Bio
    • Why Joe Biden Isn't Being Coy About Running for President (TIME - Aug 2, 2006)
    • Democrats playing smart or running for cover? (The News Journal, DE - Aug 4, 2006)
    • Sen. Joe Biden Chided for 'Racist' Remark (NewsMax.com, FL - Jul 7, 2006)
    • Sen. Joe Biden: North Korea a 'Paper Tiger' (NewsMax.com, FL - Jul 5, 2006)
    • Joe Biden's gone off the reservation (Canada Free Press, Canada - Jul 7, 2006)
  • Newt Gingrich
    • Web Site | Bio
    • Perhaps Newt Gingrich is right (Guardian Unlimited, UK - Jul 21, 2006)
    • Newt Gingrich Receives National Hispanic Youth Initiative Award (U.S. Newswire (press release), DC - Jul 21, 2006)
    • Chris Matthews on 'Tonight Show': 'I Think Newt Is World War III' (NewsBusters - Jul 20, 2006)
    • Newt Gingrich: This is World War III (FOX News - Jul 18, 2006)
  • National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley
    • Bio (from White House web site)
    • The Plural of 'Fiasco' Requires No 'E': Ray McGovern (Antiwar.com, CA - Aug 1, 2006)
    • A Whole New War (Washington Post, United States - Jul 26, 2006)
    • US urges restraint after Qana but no ceasefire (Reuters - Jul 30, 2006)
  • Mohamad Chatah
    • adviser to the Lebanese Prime Minister
    • Lebanon won't blame Hezbollah for Qana (Malaysia Sun, Malaysia - Jul 30, 2006)
    • The Lebanese Government: From Powerless to Power Broker? (TIME - Jul 28, 2006)
    • Israeli attack all the talk in DC (Chicago Tribune, United States - Jul 30, 2006)
  • Ambassador Daniel Ayalon
    • Israeli ambassador to the U.S.
    • Israeli envoy to US: No cease-fire until soldiers released (Ha'aretz, Israel - Aug 5, 2006)
    • Israelis raid as Hezbollah fires rockets (Independent Online, South Africa - Aug 5, 2006)
    • Europe and US polls apart on conflict (The Australian, Australia - Aug 5, 2006)
    • Christians Believe Conflict in Middle East Means End Times is Near (Best Syndication, CA - Aug 4, 2006)
    • Mike Whitney: Condi’s New Middle East (Palestine Chronicle, WA - Jul 31, 2006)
• Fox News Sunday contact information - FNS@foxnews.com

[Phsstpok]

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The Weekend Preview Thread is up

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See the initial post for my "usual witty commentary"

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I forgot CNN! How could I forget Wolfie?

CNN Late Edition (Wolf Blitzer)

• Meme:
  • The world, it is a changin' and Bush and those nasty Israelis aren't at the center of it anymo'.... halleluiah!!!!  do I hear an amen?
  • Anything bad is Bush or the Jews neocons fascists Israel's fault... there's a lot bad, isn't there?
• Topics:
  • The latest in the Mideast crisis from leaders in Israel and Lebanon.
  • The U.S. perspective from National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley.
• Guests
  • Stepen Hadley
    • U.S. National Security Adviser
    • Bio (from White House web site)
    • The Plural of 'Fiasco' Requires No 'E': Ray McGovern (Antiwar.com, CA - Aug 1, 2006)
    • A Whole New War (Washington Post, United States - Jul 26, 2006)
    • US urges restraint after Qana but no ceasefire (Reuters - Jul 30, 2006)
• CNN Late Edition (web page for comments)

OK, there's no there there.  That's why I forgot Wolfie...

[MNJohnnie]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1678277/posts


The Robb7 was kind enough to let me guest blog on his site. This grew out of all our Thread conversations last Sunday. I beg your indulgence for reposting it here for comment.

There is a great deal of misplaced angst in Conservative circles about the the Israeli operations in Lebanon. In the first days of the war, Ralph Peters was all ready moaning, "ISRAEL is losing this war. For a lifelong Israel supporter, that's a painful thing to write". This week Charles Krauthammer exclaimed Olmert "search for victory on the cheap has jeopardized not just the Lebanon operation but America's confidence in Israel as well" To quote Lady Thatcher, "This is no time to go wobbly" Conservatives!

The problem with these admirable mens analysis is they are trying to force a Conventional Warfare paradigm onto an Asymmetrical warfare problem. That simply will not work.

Start with our Revolution, Napoleon in Spain, Spain in South American, the US in Vietnam, Various European powers all over the world, the Nazis in Eastern Europe, the French then the Americans in Vietnam, the Russians in Afghanistan. A Conventional Warfare doctrine applied to an Asymmetrical problem always ends in the eventual bloody defeat for the Conventional Force.

Think of Israel as a boxer punching a sand bag. No matter how hard they hit, they cannot hold their fist to the bag forever. Thus as soon as they pull their fist back the weight of the sand forces the bag back to the same old shape. This time Israel, with the backing of the Bush Administration, is trying to find a way to empty the sand OUT of the bag so that when Israel's fist is removed, the bag does not simply revert to the same old form.

It's not as dramatic or made for TV sexy but it DOES have the virtue of possible achieving a workable longer-term strategic change for Israel. Israel is going for the long game, a solution to a decade long cancer NOT a drama queen ego feeding headline grabbing military blitz.

It would be utterly stupid for Israel to settle for just pruning back Hizbolla when they could possible completely uproots it.

All the various armchair Patton's plans would accomplish is a lot of dead Jews for a short term "quick fix" Hizbolla would simply bleed the Israelis while pulling back into sanctuary areas in Syria and northern Lebanon. Then when the Israelis could no longer stand the blood and treasure long term occupation was costing them, Hizbolla would simply flow back into the same positions they hold now. And in a few years from now the Israelis would face the same crises in Lebanon

Like the US in Iraq, Israel seems to be trying for a long term FIX that uproots Hizbolla and creates a viable Lebanese Govt that can police its own territory. That is why the Israelis are interested in a NATO force to do in Lebanon what it is currently doing in Afghanistan. The UN has showed it simply is too corrupt and ineffective to manage peacekeeping duties. Israel, and the world, need a force that can keep out the Terrorists while the Lebanese build a viable nation-state that can provide long term stability. Thus the Israel and the US should be looking with interest to the French.

The French are the ideal choice because of their history with Lebanon. They have good troops with lots of peace keeping experience (Its their politics that are messed up, not their military) Being Lefties the Media will pretty much ignore the head cracking they need to do as peace keepers. They do not trigger the knee jerk hysteria British, American or Jewish troops would in the Arabs. For domestic consumption the French can spin this mission as one to protect the Muslims "stopping" the Israelis. France does not have any where near the existing military commitments that the US and Britain do so have the forces available to take this one. With France heading the mission Germany, Spain and the other reluctant nervous nellies among the old Europe nations would have political coverage to get involved. The Israelis get a Neutral Zone and make one front in the WOT someone else's headache. It sends a message to Syria and Iran that the EU is not divided on controlling their terrorists proxy forces and adds pressure on Tehran to make a deal on the nuclear issue since they are diplomatically isolated. It would be also be impossible for domestic political reasons for the French to let the mission fail. In face of the success we are having in Afghanistan and Iraq, France needs to prove itself a serious world player. This mission thus would be seen as a test of Frances Pan Europeanism.

The $64 billion question is will the French do it?

"Israel's Lost Moment" Washington Post Friday, August 4, 2006; By Charles Kurthhammer

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/03/AR2006080301258.html

"CAN ISRAEL WIN?" New York Post July 22, 2206. By Ralph Peters

http://www.nypost.com/postopinion/opedcolumnists/can_israel_win__opedcolumnists_ralph_peters.htm

[Bahbah]

Good day, Phsstpok. Thank you so much for all of the interesting material. You keep me busy...in an enjoyable way.

[Phsstpok]

Excellent essay and I think posting it here is right on target. This provides the kind of background and perspective that helps us look at what the talking heads will be saying over the next 24 hours. That's what I'm looking for when I started this thread.

Congratulations and thanks for posting this.

[Alas Babylon!]

NBC Meet The Press has also got Condi and I expect 'lil Timmah to be in full attack hunch, leaning on the table and getting increasingly insistent that the Secretary of State isn't responding to the vicious juicy quotes damning the administration's policies that he dropped on the table like victims of an Israeli massacre.... whew, I think I was channeling him a bit there.

ROTFLMAO!!!!!!

You are becoming "Steynian" my FRiend! Mark could use you as a staff writer!

Thank you for sharing my disdain for Russert. His openly trenchant body language and tone towards Republicans is one of the biggest negatives of Russert. How he remains in the industry is beyond me... Well, my same wonder applied to Dan Rather!

[malia]

excellent posts!!!!! - both of you.

Phsstpok ... "This provides the kind of background and perspective that helps us look at what the talking heads will be saying over the next 24 hours. That's what I'm looking for when I started this thread".

--or what they won't be saying!! and should!!!

[eeevil conservative]

Johnnie,

YOU ARE TREMENDOUS!

TERRIFIC JOB!!!

[Phsstpok]

Mark Kilmer's preview is up at his own blog (http://www.rightsided.org/) because RedState is down in preparation for a relaunch on Monday. I pinged him at his blog to see if he was going to post the preview and his Sunday show wrap up there while RedState was down. While I was at it I pointed him to this thread. He gave me a very kind mention. Woohoo!

Here's his preview of the Sunday shows for this weekend:

The Sunday Morning Talk Shows - Preview

For Sunday, August 6, 2006

Meet the Press (NBC): Host Tim Russert talks to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, then to some Ned Lamont supporter guy (Howard Dean’s brother), possibly with bobby sox and matching t-shirt, and Lieberman advisor Lanny Davis.

FOX News Sunday (FNS): Host Chris Wallace talks to Joe Biden and Newt Gingrich; National Security Advisor Steve Hadley; Lebanese advisor Mohamad Chatah; and Israeli Ambassador Danny Ayalon.

Face the Nation (CBS): Host Bob Schieffer talks to Chuck Hagel and Chris Dodd.

This Week (ABC): Host George Stephanopoulos talks to Rice then does some Lieberman and Lamont stuff.

Late Edition (CNN): Host Wolf Blitzer chats with Hadley, Ayalon, Lebanese Economy and Trade Minister Sami Haddad, and Lebanese political analyst Roula Talj; and his usual cast of thousands.
—–

We’ve a lot of Israel vs. terrorist stuff, including the usual political suspects: Hagel, Dodd, Newt, and Biden. Hadley and Rice are always great. This Lieberman vs. Lamont thing… well, if Ned wins, the Democrats will have proven themselves to be outside of their own mainstream. Lieberman would win in the fall eitehr way. But Howard Dean’s brother? “YEAAARRRRGH!”

I’m taking the week off from the review, as RedState.com is offline this weekend pending its rebirth in stunning, new form. But (Phsstpok) has his excellent preview up at FreeRepublic.com.

On his post he uses my real name, which I included in the email, and that's fine, but to avoid confusion here I changed it to my screen name above.

[A Citizen Reporter]

The Beltway Boys are not worth watching when Juan Williams sits in for Mort. Instead of countering his ridiculous leftism, Fred just hums along.

And I'm glad I'll be at church tomorrow during Chris Wallace's show. I've seen enough of Newt Gingrich for two liftimes.

[Phsstpok]

Is Juan sitting in for Mort this week? I had missed that. I actually just realized that I missed the show, too.

Juan has just published a book basically taking the Bill Cosby line on race issues, blaming the do nothing black "leadership" for most of the current problems in the black community, not white racism.

Every time I think I can dismiss certain people completely they do something that actually makes sense and mess with my comfortable notions.

[A Citizen Reporter]

Well it's good to hear that Juan is taking that position on social issues.

His perspective on the war, leaves much to be desired. He was postively gleeful as he delivered his perspective that everything thing is going wrong for the US in this war.

[rodguy911]

Once again you have out done yourself. No on else could do this good a preamble to the shows.<p.
Excellent job PHsstpok! I Hope I don't destroy any more t.v.'s tomorrow if anyone tries to give my gal Condi a hard time. It always tears up the t.v. when I grab those DBM clowns guys by the neck and pull them through the screen.

[Phsstpok]

My blog at Townhall, Wizards.Townhall.COM, is gone at the present time. I am assuming that this is a Townhall web server issue during their startup phase (they've been up in this format for less than a month) but you can never tell. I may have offended someone powerful.

However, the FR thread remains, and the purpose of the Townhall blog was to drive folks to the discussioni here. And that was not to drive them to my thread but to invite them into the discusssions, particularly Alas Babylon!'s Sunday morning talk show thread, which is the reason my thread exists.

I'll pass on anything I find out.