Weekend Show *Preview* for 10/14 - 10/15/06 (not the live thread)

Week six of the "official mid-term election campaign coverage" (as if it campaign coverage ever stops) and the DBM is in panic mode. The plot to drive out the "evil Republicans" by using Iraq is in tatters since every time they forced the President to talk about Iraq and the War On Terror his polls and the Republican's polls go up, so they had to get off of that real quick. Then they went to the dugout for their "relief slander" and pulled out the Foley scandal 3 weeks early, because trends weren't looking good and "real reporters" in the DBM were beginning to ask questions about the total BS that Billy Jeff had been spouting off in his meltdown on Fox. Can't have that! A little problem with that strategy, though, since they don't have all of the "facts" nailed down in their favor and they also have to trash the gay community in the process. Harvey Fierstein and friends are really getting pissed about that. And they expected this tactic to gross out those Neanderthal Christians who would clearly run away from the Republicans because they tolerate (horrors) homos in their midst. Unfortunately the near universal reaction from the Christian conservative community is "they think we're Neanderthals?" And on top of that those same folks are now saying "you know, I was toying with the idea of staying home on election day... but NOW...." The other key comment in relation to the alleged Republicans who are "secretly gay" is along the lines of "hate the sin, love the sinner" and talking about wanting to protect and support these poor people who are being victimized by the real enemy. Not good from the Dhimmicrat point of view.

On top of that heavy handed and obviously phony push polls were being trumpeted all week by the DBM (the pubbie's are DOOOMED! and should give up now... stay home... stay home). But it didn't have the desired affect and there are signs of a growing backlash as proof comes out that la cage aux Foley was an orchestrated plot by high ranking Dhimmicrat operatives and Soros funded shadow groups who had the information and kept it secret in a clear criminal conspiracy. So, it's time to haul out the next "master strategy that is guaranteed to win back Congress for the rightful masters of the little people™." What plan, you ask? Simple, get more push polls and use their "conclusions" as the basis for claiming that the Dhimmicrats are really the party of a tough aggressive foreign policy!

But how in the hell did Karl Rove convince Lil Kimmah in North Korea to set off a nuke just 4 weeks before the election? Damn that Rove!

NBC Meet The Press continues their Senate debate series with the Minnesota race between Klobuchar (D) and Kennedy (R). The Red Star Tribune has already declared this race over, so why bother having the vote? And Lil Timmah will, of course, be asking the tough questions of the Democrat Socialist DFL candidate about whether she will support Harry Reid even if he is convicted of taking bribes and helping the Mafia. What? Lil Timmah isn't going to ask anything remotely like that? Well surprise, surprise, surprise!

CBS Face The Nation goes for the A team on foreign policy this week, but is it because Secretary Rice reportedly made sympathetic statements about the Palestinians having the right to live "without occupation" or because they think they can play "gotcha" over the latest dream sequence from Bob Woodward's book? Warner is clearly on the air on CBS to talk about how bad he thinks things are going in Iraq. After all, he hasn't been on the DBM screaming head shows in several weeks so he figures they have to book him after he says something critical that they can spin against Bush. Isn't that a rule? Sam Nunn has been working against nuclear proliferation ever since he left the Senate, concentrating on the problems with exactly the same countries that President Bush labeled the "Axis of Evil," but CBS hasn't thought it was important enough to talk to him (that might help Bush on his "axis of evil" stuff, dontcha know?). Now, of course, in the aftermath of Lil Kimmah setting off his "nuke" (it is NOT a fizzle! don't believe those lying scientists! believe the dear leader or you will be shot!) they can take what Nunn says and spin it to make GWB look bad. CBS booking department! Get that man scheduled ASAP!

Fox News Sunday isn't content with having given air time to Billy Jeff Clinton a few weeks ago (and allowed him to call life long card carrying Democrat Chris Wallace a right wing hit man), now they have decided to give equal time to... John Kerry! Oh the humanity! Bets are open on how long it will take Ketchup Boy to attack Vietnam vets per se this Sunday. Doesn't it dawn on him that by making the term "swift boating" into a negative verb he is trashing his own claim to fame as a "hero" from Vietnam? Nope - he's just not that bright. Kerry will be the lead Ho in the new Democrat Gung Ho campaign to prove to everyone how tough they are (he served in Vietnam, did you know that?). Secretary Rice is also on Fox but I don't expect much critical commentary on her reported "love fest" with Hamas, but I fully expect questions about Woodward's books. Bets, anyone? I'm almost willing to guarantee that no questions will be raised about Reid's little shell game with federal land swaps that netted him nearly a million dollars profit or recent calls for Sandy Burglar's pants stuffing habit to be investigated. That might make the Dhimmicrats angry and Chris wants to be invited back to the cocktail parties. He's ronery since Bill dissed him. Our only hope in that regard is Brit, but he's been noticeably reticent on that topic on his own show since it broke.

ABC This Week Gives us John Bolton in place of Secretary Rice, but still the A team in my estimation. I fully expect a "blame the current President and ignore the previous President" tag team match during not only this interview, undoubtedly with Georgie Steponallofus, but also during the "I hate the Bush family more than you do" roundtable in the last half hour of this show. The Ford vs. Corker segment on Tennessee's Senate race will probably be interesting, if only to expose the DBM's plan for how they intend to attack Corker between now and election day. But, OK, I admit, I'm going to watch the show this week because they've got Marg Helgenberger on in the voices segment. Forgive me. I am weak.

CNN Late Edition also offers us Ambassador Bolton this week. Do they have some secret evidence they plan to spring on him of how he or Bush or Rice or Rove really engineered 9/11 in order to support the JOOOOOOS and steal the oil from the innocent and peace loving MOOOSLIMS? I doubt it, but somehow that thought always occurs to me when anyone other than Fox books Ambassador Bolton (and I'm beginning to worry about Fox). Beyond the Ambassador and GOP chairman Mehlman the rest of CNN is a Bush hate fest this week. Are they truly that desperate, ? Will they start broadcasting "all Cindy Sheehan all the time?" Of course not. As Rush says, if they make it obvious who they are and what they want then they lose. They're counting on fooling us again. So go ahead, tell us again how Democrats are really the party that wants to fight and protect us from the Jihadis. What? Surrender is your best strategy? Bad move, Bozos.

I'm always tempted to drop the Saturday shows from my preview but Opinion Journal always argues against that and then we have weeks like this which offer faint hope for some of the other shows. The Beltway Boys are following way too predictable a scenario for me, which is getting really boring. I hope that maybe even once a decade they get outside of the beltway and realize that there is a "real world" out here (the quotes are for them, not me) that they just don't have a clue about. Unless, of course, they surprise me this week? Nah! Lil Timmah Russert's show with Bob Woodward is totally lame and I think even he knows it. Mark your calendars. This may be the last "semi" network appearance of Bob Woodward regarding his failed "number one best seller" which has been trounced four to one by O'Reilly, for God's sake, on the "best seller" lists. And now word starts to come out that he betrayed snakehead having spilled the beansto Darth Cheney about Kerry's "Ohio strategy" in 2004 which has gotten the DUmmies all pissed at him. Lil Timmah's email has probably been overflowing with nastygrams about Woodward.

Okay, so that leaves me with my bottom line for this week. It appears that the dims are in denial (the Polls are 150% accurate, trust them, they are planning our entire future based on those fantasies). The pollsters are desperately trying to deny their own complicity in the current fraud because they know it's their last desperate gasp of legitimacy before they get swept away by this nasty concept called REALITY! I'm betting that the strategy du jour of selling the dims as the party of tough foreign policy won't last out the day and that this upcoming week will be dominated by bad news for Reid and worse news for dims implicated in la cage aux Foley. That means... tada... that they'll role out yet another "master strategy that is guaranteed to win back Congress for the rightful masters of the little people™." Acme Political Consulting must sell them those things by the gross.

This has been cross posted to my blog at Wizards.townhall.com. This post exists primarily as a heads up for who is on the weekend talks shows, what they've been invited on to push (based on their recent pronouncements) and the spin (meme) the DBM is likely trying to push based on that information. All of this is prep work for the weekly Sunday Morning Talk Show thread posted by Alas Babylon!. That thread provides a live commentary and analysis of the Sunday talking head shows, with rare insight and exceptional fact checking. we are the Jedi Council of FreeRepublic, at least in regards to these DBM gabfests. You wanna know what was said and what it meant, as well as where they messed up? Read that thread!

I'll post a link to Mark Kilmer's excellent preview of the Sunday shows over at RedState.COM when it is up.

Saturday Shows for 10/14/06

Below are the topics and guests announced for these programs, along with my take on the "memes" that the shows are trying to push. With each guest's name are a series of links that I found in a web search that helped me get a handle on who they are and what their likely positions will be when they are interviewed.

The Beltway Boys (Mort Kondrake, Fred Barnes)

Meme:
- The "Well DUH!" factor is heavily invoked for the topics of this weeks show.
- Oh, goody, Fred is supposed to be back and Sammon's supposed to be gone (NOT! - I'd rather have Sammon alone that both Mort and Fred)
- Note: see FR thread with Fred Barnes column How Bad Will It Be?
Topics:
- Given North Korea, will Foley scandal still be important to midterms?
- 'Beltway Boys' give updated predictions for House and Senate
- Red-hot races in N.J. and Tenn.
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)

Meme:
- Bob, Bob, Bob! We can save your book. Really. "We can rebuild it. We have the technology."
- Wait, there's something in the book that makes a Democrat look bad? Who are you? I've never met you before! Get off my set!
Topics:
- Bob Woodward discusses his #1 bestseller, 'State of War: Bush at War Part III'.
Guests
- Bob Woodward
  - Bob Woodward says Bush misleading world on Iraq (ABC Online, Australia - Oct 10, 2006)
  - Book Review: State Of Denial, by Bob Woodward (Political Affairs Magazine, NY - Oct 10, 2006)
  - Bob Woodward's Controversial New Book (FOX News - Oct 9, 2006)
  - MEET BOB WOODWARD (Ether Zone, IL - Oct 5, 2006)
  - MSM Fails To Notice Section Of Bob Woodward Book Causing Angry Rift Among Democrats (NewsBusters - Oct 9, 2006)
CNBC's Tim Russert Show airs Saturday at 7pm, 10pm & 1am ET

Fox News Watch (Eric Burns)

Meme:
- The "Well DUH!" factor is also heavily invoked for the topics of this weeks "media criticism" show.
- Whatever is wrong, it's not theirfault - it's those darn bloggers!
- Question - shouldn't all of these clowns be working without a paycheck, not just the "traitorous broad?"
Topics:
- North Korea tests a nuclear weapon — are some of the media blaming President Bush?
- The Foley scandal: there's even more to it than you know
- CBS says no more contributions to politicians
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:
- Hello? Can we all ignore the totally BS stuff being peddled by the DBM and talk about the issues that make a difference about who really wins the election or the little question of life and death for the human species? Thankyou!
Topics:
- Opinion Journal web site: An Explosive Debate
  - John McCain takes on Bill and Hillary Clinton over North Korea
  - An interview with Nick Eberstadt about what Kim Jong Il is hoping to accomplish with his nuclear test
  - A special look at the Mike DeWine-Sherrod Brown Senate race in Ohio.
- Fox News Channel web site
  - The North Korean nuclear crisis: As the White House pushes for tougher sanctions, will the world community take decisive action?
  - A neck-and-neck Senate race in the Buckeye State may determine the majority party in 2007
Guests
- Nick Eberstadt
  - American Enterprise Institute web page
  - What Is Kim Jong Il Up To? (U.S. News & World Report, DC - Oct 13, 2006)
  - The price of aggression (Jerusalem Post, Israel - Oct 10, 2006)
  - Editorials on North Korea's nuclear test (Belleville News-Democrat, IL - Oct 10, 2006)
  - What does North Korea want? (San Francisco Chronicle - Oct 8, 2006)
  - Pyongyang Phooey (American Enterprise Institute, DC - Oct 5, 2006)
  - Haiti in Extremis (American Enterprise Institute, DC - Oct 3, 2006)
  - Rising sun going behind a cloud (Wilmington Morning Star, NC - Sep 11, 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 11 p.m. and again Sunday at 6 a.m. ET

NBC Meet The Press (Tim Russert)

Below are the topics and guests announced for this program, along with my take on the "memes" that the show is trying to push. With each guest's name are a series of links that I found in a web search that helped me get a handle on who they are and what their likely positions will be when they are interviewed.

Meme:
- John Bolton, you don't think America should surrender to Kim Jong-il, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Hugo Chavez, Chris Dodd or Lincoln Chafee and you don't want Israel wiped from the map. Will you now admit that you're the wrong man to represent America at the UN?
- Okay, the polls in the other races are beginning to look totally cooked, what with 75% Dhimmicrats in the "random sample," but this one is real, she really is ahead 90% to 2%. And when we find the people who make up that 2% we will prove to everyone that they are both ~~homosexuals~~ child molesters.
Topics:
- How should the U.S. and the world respond to North Korea's claim it tested a nuclear device this week? The debate continues at the United Nations.
- The Meet the Press Debate Series continues with another closely watched Senate race -- Minnesota.
Guests
- U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. John Bolton
  - State Department Bio
  - Amb. John Bolton on Diplomatic Efforts to Confront North Korea (FOX News - Oct 10, 2006)
  - John Bolton: US Won't Be Bullied (National Ledger, AZ - Oct 11, 2006)
  - John Bolton: US Sanction Plan (Post Chronicle - Oct 10, 2006)
  - US Ambassador John Bolton Request Rebuffed by United Nations (NewsMax.com, FL - Oct 7, 2006)
  - Who’s against John Bolton? (Mexia Daily News, TX - Sep 30, 2006)
  - The Nuclear Crisis with Korea and Iran: A Test for Washington's Relations with Moscow and Beijing (Dar Al-Hayat, Lebanon - Oct 13, 2006)
  - Venezuela's Chavez Pointed Out the Obvious (Venezuelanalysis.com, Venezuela - Oct 13, 2006)
  - Correct the Facts on US-Venezuela Relations: Remember the Attempted Coup? (Huffington Post - Oct 13, 2006)
- Hennepin County Attorney Amy Klobuchar, Democrat
  - Campaign web site | Bio
  - Amy Klobuchar hopes to restore balance to state of affairs in Washington (Coon Rapids ECM Publishers, MN - Oct 6, 2006)
  - Senate candidates sharply disagree about economy (Minnesota Public Radio, MN - Oct 12, 2006)
  - Iraq comes back into the discussion in Senate race (KARE TV, Minneapolis/St. Paul - Oct 11, 2006)
  - Attack ads on the rise, but are they effective? (KARE TV, Minneapolis/St. Paul - Oct 13, 2006)
  - Amy Klobuchar/Mark Kennedy (New York Times - Sep 19, 2006)
  - Klobuchar takes hits in Senate campaign — and hits back (Mankato Free Press, MN - Oct 9, 2006)
  - Retrial ordered in clerk's slaying (Pioneer Press, MN - Oct 13, 2006)
  - National parties appear to be rethinking Minnesota Senate race (Minnesota Public Radio, MN - Oct 10, 2006)
  - CQ on senate race: Klobuchar favored (Minneapolis City Pages, MN - Oct 9, 2006)
- Representative Mark Kennedy, Republican - Minnesota
  - House web site | Bio
  - US Rep. Mark Kennedy engaged in heated campaign for US Senate seat (Coon Rapids ECM Publishers, MN - Oct 6, 2006)
  - Department of Hyperbole: Mark Kennedy edition (Minneapolis City Pages, MN - Sep 21, 2006)
  - High profile senator campaigns with Klobuchar (KARE, MN - Oct 9, 2006)
  - Anti-GOP Mood Gives Dems Clear Lead in Minn. Senate Race (New York Times, United States - Oct 6, 2006)
  - Editorial, Oct. 10: Is that a light at the end of the tunnel, or a train? (Crookston Daily Times, MN - Oct 10, 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)

CBS Face The Nation (Bob Schieffer)

Meme:
- The A team from State is on CBS... will they ask her about Bob Woodward's accusation that she was warned about 9/11 (is the Pope Catholic)?
- Senator John Warner hadn't been on the screaming head shows in awhile, so he decided to criticize the Iraq policy this week.. Bingo!
- OK, Sam Nunn has been working against nuclear proliferation for 10 years and they've ignored him (because he was critical of Clinton and appeasement and generally supportive of Bush), but he is now conveniently noticed because they can spin his take on stuff to attack Bush... coincidence?
Topics:
- The North Korean Nuclear Threat
- The War In Iraq
Guests
- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
  - State Department web site | Bio
  - Rice to visit China, Japan, S. Korea next week (Reuters - Oct 13, 2006)
  - Rice, Hungarian diplomat discuss NATO summit, other topics (International Herald Tribune, France - Oct 12, 2006)
  - Rice probes travel limits on Americans (Washington Times, DC - Oct 12, 2006)
  - Rice: Palestinians Deserve Better Life (Washington Post - Oct 11, 2006)
  - 29 members of Congress ask Rice to keep bounty hunter in US (International Herald Tribune - Oct 10, 2006)
  - "I'll Bet on Condoleezza Rice" (KCPW, UT - Oct 10, 2006)
  - Condoleezza Rice remembers meeting with CIA (Sabah, Turkey - Oct 5, 2006)
  - Mexico rejects Condoleezza Rice remarks (MercoPress, Uruguay - Sep 28, 2006)
  - Editorial: Condoleezza Rice is lying (The Capital Times, WI - Sep 28, 2006)
- Senator John Warner, Republican - Virginia
  - Senate web site | Bio
  - Chairman, Senate Armed Services Committee
  - Warner: Virginia Fallout (National Journal, DC - Oct 12, 2006)
  - Sen. John Warner: Iraq War 'Drifting Sideways' (NewsMax.com, FL - Oct 6, 2006)
  - Warner Says Next 60 to 90 Days Key for Iraq's Future (Bloomberg - Oct 5, 2006)
  - Revenge Of The Axis Of Evil (CBS News - Oct 13, 2006)
  - Whitcover: 'Stay the course' or 'cut and run' (Salt Lake Tribune - Oct 13, 2006)
  - Top US general: Iraq strategy under review (CNN - Oct 13, 2006)
  - New Iraq policy coming? If so, give public details (Palm Beach Post - Oct 13, 2006)
  - McCain, Warner and Graham surrender (10.08.2006) (Rhinelander Daily News, WI - Oct 7, 2006)
  - Critics Consider Interrogation 'Reform' a Step Backward (The NewStandard, NY - Oct 12, 2006)
- Former Senator Sam Nunn, Democrat - Georgia
  - Co-chairman, Nuclear Threat Initiative
  - NTI web site | Bio
  - Loose Nuke Material Is 'Terrorist's Dream' (CBS News - Oct 13, 2006)
  - Taking Away Kim Jong-Il’s Nuclear Toys (Asia Sentinel, China - Oct 13, 2006)
  - Bush got it wrong over the axis of evil (Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - Oct 13, 2006)
  - China supports punitive action against North Korea (ABC Online, Australia - Oct 10, 2006)
  - News Analysis: For White House, a failure of two decades of atomic diplomacy (International Herald Tribune, France - Oct 10, 2006)
  - Nukes For Sale? (CBS News - Oct 10, 2006)
  - Democrats Poison Foreign Policy Debate (KXMC, ND - Oct 11, 2006)
- David Sanger
  - The New York Times White House Correspondent
  - So, like, why didn't it work? (ArmsControlWonk.com, MD - Oct 10, 2006)
  - MEET BOB WOODWARD (Ether Zone, IL - Oct 5, 2006)
  - The return of James Baker (Power Line, MN - Oct 9, 2006)
  - Iran Behind the Veil (The New American - Oct 3, 2006)
  - Neighbors Warn North Korea Not to Make Nuclear Test (New York Times - Oct 4, 2006)
  - Kim's message: War is coming to US soil (Asia Times Online, Hong Kong - Oct 5, 2006)
  - Nuclear Reality: America Loses Bite (New York Times via University of Delaware - Feb 20, 2005)
Face The Nation contact information - ftn@cbsnews.com

Fox News Sunday (Chris Wallace)

Meme:
- Will John Kerry try to ape Bill Clinton by attacking Fox News? Enquiring minds want to know.
- John Kerry will now spend 20 minutes teaching all Americans to pronounce the word "nuclear," right before a nucular bomb gets dropped on us by Kim because John voted against a missile defense system (after he voted for it).
- The A team from State is on Fox... will they ask her about her pro-Hamas statements (at least that's the spin on what she said from the DBM)?
Topics:
- What is the Bush administration doing to effectively deal with the numerous challenges abroad and is it enough?
  - Alleged North Korean nuclear test
  - Worsening violence in Iraq
  - Ongoing Iranian efforts to enrich uranium
- Have President Bush's policies left America less safe? In an exclusive interview, Sen. John Kerry sounds off
- What options are left for dealing with North Korea? Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice weighs in
- Coming Up on FOX News Sunday essay
Guests
- Senator John Kerry, Democrat - Massachusetts
  - Senate web site | Bio | Campaign web site
  - John Kerry backs Laesch (Aurora Beacon News, IL - Oct 13, 2006)
  - John Kerry: Mistakes and Responsibility (Yahoo! News - Oct 11, 2006)
  - John Kerry hits Fitzpatrick over 'Swift-boating' (Philadelphia Inquirer, PA - Oct 11, 2006)
  - Kerry assails Bush‘s foreign policy (Jordan Falls News, Iowa - Oct 10, 2006)
  - Bill Maher Tees Up Sen. John Kerry's Virulent Anti-Republican Campaign Speech (NewsBusters - Oct 8, 2006)
  - Vietnam Veterans Legacy Foundation: Veterans Sue Kerry Associates (Yahoo! News (press release) - Oct 10, 2006)
  - North Korea's perennial helpers (Power Line, MN - Oct 13, 2006)
- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
  - State Department web site | Bio
  - Rice to visit China, Japan, S. Korea next week (Reuters - Oct 13, 2006)
  - Rice, Hungarian diplomat discuss NATO summit, other topics (International Herald Tribune, France - Oct 12, 2006)
  - Rice probes travel limits on Americans (Washington Times, DC - Oct 12, 2006)
  - Rice: Palestinians Deserve Better Life (Washington Post - Oct 11, 2006)
  - 29 members of Congress ask Rice to keep bounty hunter in US (International Herald Tribune - Oct 10, 2006)
  - "I'll Bet on Condoleezza Rice" (KCPW, UT - Oct 10, 2006)
  - Condoleezza Rice remembers meeting with CIA (Sabah, Turkey - Oct 5, 2006)
  - Mexico rejects Condoleezza Rice remarks (MercoPress, Uruguay - Sep 28, 2006)
  - Editorial: Condoleezza Rice is lying (The Capital Times, WI - Sep 28, 2006)
- FNS Panel
Fox News Sunday contact information - FNS@foxnews.com

ABC This Week (George Stephanopoulos)

Meme:
- John Bolton, you don't think America should surrender to Kim Jong-il, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Hugo Chavez, Chris Dodd or Lincoln Chafee and you don't want Israel wiped from the map. Will you now admit that you're the wrong man to represent America at the UN?
- Pay no attention to the Ford family members under indictment for political corruption or rigging election. This is about Harold Chevy... yeah, that's the ticket...
- Bob Corker, ex mayor from east Tennessee. Harold Ford, congressman from west Tennessee. The state's 500 miles long and those ends of the state are in two different time zones. Can you say "diversity?" Can you say "they're from different planets?"
- Homer Simpson mode on: Ummmmmmm, Marg Helgenberger!
Topics:
- The North Korean threat
  - North Korea says it's conducted its first-ever nuclear weapons test and the world responds. Will diplomacy defuse the crisis?
  - Will the Security Council pass a resolution that shows global unanimity of outrage?
  - Will China and Russia succeed in forcing the United States to accept a less aggressive resolution?
- The struggle for stability in Iraq
- ON THE TRAIL: The tight fight for the open Senate seat in Tennessee could be key to the balance of power in Congress
- VOICES SUNDAY: Marg Helgenberger of 'CSI' discusses her 'first time' at the polls, making a non-partisan push for more women to vote in November
Guests
- John Bolton, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations
  - State Department Bio
  - Amb. John Bolton on Diplomatic Efforts to Confront North Korea (FOX News - Oct 10, 2006)
  - John Bolton: US Won't Be Bullied (National Ledger, AZ - Oct 11, 2006)
  - John Bolton: US Sanction Plan (Post Chronicle - Oct 10, 2006)
  - US Ambassador John Bolton Request Rebuffed by United Nations (NewsMax.com, FL - Oct 7, 2006)
  - Who’s against John Bolton? (Mexia Daily News, TX - Sep 30, 2006)
  - The Nuclear Crisis with Korea and Iran: A Test for Washington's Relations with Moscow and Beijing (Dar Al-Hayat, Lebanon - Oct 13, 2006)
  - Venezuela's Chavez Pointed Out the Obvious (Venezuelanalysis.com, Venezuela - Oct 13, 2006)
  - Correct the Facts on US-Venezuela Relations: Remember the Attempted Coup? (Huffington Post - Oct 13, 2006)
- Representative Harold Ford, Democrat - Tennessee
  - House web site | Bio
  - Ford, Corker Differ On Response For North Korea (WTVF, TN - Oct 13, 2006)
  - Corker, Ford race turns to issue of lobbying (Nashville City Paper, TN - Oct 13, 2006)
  - HEART OF THE MATTER: Harold Ford and the Playboy bunnies (WBIR-TV, TN - Oct 11, 2006)
  - Rep. Harold Ford Fires Back At Republicans (BET, DC - Oct 10, 2006)
  - Press Release: Rep. Harold Ford Jr. Wins Today’s DICK Award (Men's News Daily, CA - Oct 7, 2006)
  - Harold Ford Behind in Tennessee (NewsMax.com, FL - Sep 29, 2006)
  - Is Harold Ford Jr. really a new generation of Democrat—or is he just another Ford? (
- Former Chattanooga Mayor Bob Corker, Republican
  - Campaign web site | Bio
  - Corker attorneys in easement lawsuit no longer claiming conflict (WTVF - unknown date)
  - Frist Visits Here To Support Corker's Senate Campaign (Greeneville Sun, TN - Oct 13, 2006)
  - Corker link to pension investment firm not disclosed (Chattanooga Times Free Press, USA - Oct 11, 2006)
  - Bob Corker's turnaround, and Harry Reid's empty anger (National Review Online Blogs, NY - Oct 10, 2006)
  - HEART OF THE MATTER: Harold Ford on Bob Corker's wealth (WBIR-TV, TN - Oct 4, 2006)
  - Ford says voted for balanced budgets, Corker notes Ford votes with Kennedy, Clinton (Chattanooga Times Free Press - Oct 11, 2006)
- Marg Helgenberger
  - Actress, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
  - IMDB web page | Bio
- SUNDAY'S ROUNDTABLE:
  - ABC News's George Will
  - Newsweek's Fareed Zakaria
  - ABC News chief White House correspondent Martha Raddatz
ABC This Week comment web page

CNN Late Edition (Wolf Blitzer)

Meme:
- John Bolton, you don't think America should surrender to Kim Jong-il, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Hugo Chavez, Chris Dodd or Lincoln Chafee and you don't want Israel wiped from the map. Will you now admit that you're the wrong man to represent America at the UN?
- OK, let's line up a balanced show: two people who like George W. Bush and six who think he's the anti-Christ (if you believe in that sort of thing, that is)
- If there is a "debate" between Dean and Mehlman where they appear at the same time I'll be REALLY surprised. Howie D is a coward and won't appear at the same time with a real Republican who can point out his outrageous lies. If he does it it's because he has some secret evidence to spring on Mehlman (Howie put Ken on The List?). We'll see.
Topics:
- How will the world respond to North Korea's threat?
- With only three weeks until midterm elections, the Democrat and Republican party chairmen debate
Guests
- John Bolton: U.S. Ambassador to the U.N.
  - State Department Bio
  - Amb. John Bolton on Diplomatic Efforts to Confront North Korea (FOX News - Oct 10, 2006)
  - John Bolton: US Won't Be Bullied (National Ledger, AZ - Oct 11, 2006)
  - John Bolton: US Sanction Plan (Post Chronicle - Oct 10, 2006)
  - US Ambassador John Bolton Request Rebuffed by United Nations (NewsMax.com, FL - Oct 7, 2006)
  - Who’s against John Bolton? (Mexia Daily News, TX - Sep 30, 2006)
  - The Nuclear Crisis with Korea and Iran: A Test for Washington's Relations with Moscow and Beijing (Dar Al-Hayat, Lebanon - Oct 13, 2006)
  - Venezuela's Chavez Pointed Out the Obvious (Venezuelanalysis.com, Venezuela - Oct 13, 2006)
  - Correct the Facts on US-Venezuela Relations: Remember the Attempted Coup? (Huffington Post - Oct 13, 2006)
- Howard Dean, Democratic National Committee Chairman
  - DNC web site | Bio
  - Howard Dean talks up Democrats in Maine (Brocktown News - Oct 12, 2006)
  - Howard Dean (U.S. News & World Report, DC - Oct 8, 2006)
  - 47 Members Of Congress Push DNC In Denver (cbs4denver.com, CO - Oct 13, 2006)
  - Howard Dean's Vision (Blogcritics.org, OH - Oct 4, 2006)
  - Will Howard Dean Destroy The Democratic Party? (Blogger News Network - Sep 29, 2006)
  - Hillary Takes Swipe at Howard Dean (NewsMax.com, FL - Sep 29, 2006)
  - Howard Dean: Race, Immigration Key Issues in 2008 (NewsMax.com, FL - Sep 30, 2006)
  - Howard Dean to the Rescue... (Huffington Post, NY - Oct 3, 2006)
  - Howard Dean: 'This Is Just a Firestorm' (U.S. News & World Report, DC - Oct 5, 2006)
- Ken Mehlman, Republican National Committee Chairman
  - GOP web site | Bio
  - Ken Mehlman, Abramoff's "Rock Star" (TPMmuckraker, NY - Sep 29, 2006)
  - New Book Says White House Exploits Evangelical Supporters (Los Angeles Times, CA - Oct 13, 2006)
  - Book alleges faith-based initiatives are bogus (Dallas Baptist Standard, TX - Oct 13, 2006)
  - 'NYT' Sunday Preview: Ken Mehlman is 'Anal-Retentive, Man!' Says Karl Rove (Editor & Publisher - Sep 22, 2006)
  - Poll Finds Religious Whites Shifting From GOP (The Moderate Voice - Oct 12, 2006)
  - Ken Mehlman: 2006 Is Not Like 1994 (Human Events, DC - Sep 25, 2006)
  - Ken Mehlman, positive on November (National Review Online Blogs, NY - Sep 26, 2006)
  - Bush's mid-term meltdown (The Australian, Australia - Oct 13, 2006)
- Senator Carl Levin, Democrat - Michigan
  - Senate web site | Bio
  - Senate Armed Services Committee member
  - Homeland Security Committee member
  - Congress Urges District to Require Meters in Cabs (WJLA, DC - Oct 13, 2006)
  - Investigators say late fees for credit cards have jumped (WLNS, MI - Oct 11, 2006)
  - Sen. Carl Levin Twists Record to Attack President Bush (Human Events, DC - Sep 17, 2006)
  - Lawmakers' families take exotic trips -- for free (DetNews.com, MI - Oct 13, 2006)
  - Political Offensive Could Leave Us Defenseless (Evening Bulletin, PA - Oct 11, 2006)
  - What did the Democrats say about Iraq’s “WMD”? (Aljazeera.com, UK - Oct 12, 2006)
- Senator Chuck Hagel, RINO - Nebraska
  - Senate web site | Bio
  - Senate Foreign Relations Committee member
  - Senate Select Intelligence Committee member
  - US Senator Chuck Hagel reminded of 'horrors' of Vietnam War (International Herald Tribune, France - Oct 6, 2006)
  - Why the Israel Lobby Wants to Marginalize Chuck Hagel (New York Observer, NY - Sep 13, 2006)
  - US may grant Vietnam PNTR status Nov. 13 (VietNamNet Bridge, Vietnam - Oct 6, 2006)
  - US senator supports Vietnam’s WTO entry (Saigon Times Daily, Vietnam - Oct 8, 2006)
  - GOP Luminaries Voice Concern On Iraq Policy (KCCI.com, IA - Oct 11, 2006)
  - Biography of Hagel looks at the outspoken senator, his early influences (Lincoln Journal Star, NE - Sep 23, 2006)
- Ron Brownstein
  - Los Angeles Times correspondent
  - CNN political analyst
  - Foley scandal exposes the Washington system (Socialist Worker Online, IL - Oct 11, 2006)
  - Treating Criminality As Daring Boldness: The Media on Bush (American Chronicle, CA - Oct 2, 2006)
  - GOP Scandal Shows Dangers of Stifling Dissent (LA Times - Oct 8, 2006)
  - Ron Brownstein on Tail Winds, Floorboards, and Butterfly Wings (Columbia Journalism Review - Apr 23, 2004)
  - Brendan Nyhan: Conflict of interest watch: Ron Brownstein (brendan-nyhan blog - May 15, 2005)
- Candy Crowley
  - CNN senior political correspondent
  - CNN web page
  - Crowley: GOP's backing based on electability (CNN International - Sep 13, 2006)
  - Don’t Overestimate the Competition (RedState, VA - Oct 2, 2006)
  - Bill Clinton, Bin Laden, and Hysterical Revisions (NewsBusters - Sep 25, 2006)
- Stu Rothenberg
  - The Rothenberg Political Report
  - CNN political analyst
  - Swann, Rendell clash on gun laws (Philadelphia Inquirer, PA - Oct 11, 2006)
  - Foley fallout, campaign woes bedevil GOP (Worcester Telegram, MA - Oct 7, 2006)
  - Terror report brings Iraq to forefront for Kyl, Pederson (AZ Central.com, AZ - Oct 2, 2006)
  - Iraq Is Fueling Muslim Radicalism Globally, US Says (Bloomberg - Sep 27, 2006)
  - Democrats Cite New Hope in Bid to Retake Senate (New York Times - Sep 27, 2006)
  - Rambling Through the '06 Battleground (Washington Post - Sep 20, 2006)
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See the initial post for my "usual witty commentary." An excerpt:

Week six of the "official mid-term election campaign coverage" (as if it campaign coverage ever stops) and the DBM is in panic mode. The plot to drive out the "evil Republicans" by using Iraq is in tatters since every time they forced the President to talk about Iraq and the War On Terror his polls and the Republican's polls go up, so they had to get off of that real quick. Then they went to the dugout for their "relief slander" and pulled out the Foley scandal 3 weeks early, because trends weren't looking good and "real reporters" in the DBM were beginning to ask questions about the total BS that Billy Jeff had been spouting off in his meltdown on Fox. Can't have that!...
... it's time to haul out the next "master strategy that is guaranteed to win back Congress for the rightful masters of the little people™." What plan, you ask? Simple, get more push polls and use their "conclusions" as the basis for claiming that the Dhimmicrats are really the party of a tough aggressive foreign policy!
No, really. Stop laughing. I mean it. ...

Three addition to the lineup for this weekend from the Fox and Friends email

FOX NEWS SPECIAL
"North Korea: A Threat to the World" Sat. 8pm / 12am, Sun. 4pm ET

Could Kim Jong Il incite a nuclear war? Shepard Smith gives you a close look at North Korea's past, present, and possible future, including the story of North Korea's rise to nuclear weapons status, it's history of stolen and smuggled technology, secret construction sites, ugly threats, blackmail, and outright defiance.

"The Jihad"
War Stories Investigates Sunday, 8pm / 11pm ET
Oliver North explores what every person should know about jihad and brings historical context to today's events. Plus, in an exclusive interview, Vice President Dick Cheney tells us what it will take to stop them. Click here for a sneak preview of the episode.

Take a look at these photo essays:
The History of Jihad
Faces of Terror

Honoring Our Men & Women
Weekend Live Special Saturday, 12pm 2pm ET
As the U.S. Air Force Memorial takes flight in Arlington, VA, host Brian Wilson is kicking off the celebration LIVE from the scene. Tune in to see the world-famous thunderbirds in this dedication ceremony. Plus, country superstar Lee Ann Womack performs!

Thanks for the great posts and thread, Phsstpok!

I was just getting ready to post about the AF War Memorial. It's also supposed to be on C-Span (they said starting at 1:30 - schedule subject to change). Of course, they won't have Brian Wilson in a flight suit and in an F-16 flight w the Thunderbirds. Rummy is supposed to be there and I believe the President's speech is scheduled for either 1:30 or 2:30 ET.

BTW - Wonder if they'll ask sKerry about Studds who passed away early this a.m. - from a 'head injury while walking his dog'??? Weird, eh? I'd love for them to say something like:
Sen Kerry, the Dims are making such a fuss about Foley, who apparently communicated back and forth with FORMER pages of 17, 18 or 21; however, while he was censured, little was said years ago about former Rep Studds who had sex with a page. How do you explain that - - isn't it just partisan politics on the Dims side, and, especially to have it come out right before the election?

I also hope that for ONCE the have the Dims on 1st then the Pubbies. They always have the Dims on last and they try to counter whatever the Pubbie said - - they Pubbies never have an opportunity for rebuttal. I know Deaniac said he would never appear at the same time as a Pubbie - - wonder if it's also in his contracts that he always gets to go last???

More info on Studds. First it was reported he had a head injury while walking his dog, now they're saying it was apparently a blood clot. Rather bizarre the HUGH discrepancy in the cause and initial story to later one

Saturday, October 14, 2006 · Last updated 8:00 a.m. PT

Studds, 1st openly gay congressman, dies

By JAY LINDSAY
ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER

Rep. Gerry E. Studds, D-Mass., faces reporters outside the U.S. Capitol in this file photo from July 20, 1983, after he was censured on the House floor. Studds, the first openly gay person elected to Congress, died early Saturday, Oct. 14, 2006 at Boston Medical Center, a hospital official said. He was 69. (AP Photo/John Duricka, File)
BOSTON -- Former U.S. Rep. Gerry Studds, the first openly gay person elected to Congress, died early Saturday at Boston Medical Center, several days after he collapsed while walking his dog, his husband said. He was 69.

Studds fell unconscious Oct. 3 because of what doctors later determined was a blood clot in his lung, Dean Hara said.

Studds regained consciousness, remained in the hospital, and seemed to be improving. He was scheduled to be transferred to a rehabilitation center, but his condition deteriorated Friday and he died at about 1:30 a.m. Saturday, Hara said.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1110AP_Obit_Studds.html

Former Congressman Gerry Studds Dies
wbz.com ^ | Saturday, 14 October | Lauren Oaks

Posted on 10/14/2006 6:25:37 AM PDT by lunarbicep

Former Massachsuetts Congressman Gerry Studds has died.

The 69-year-old Studds died this morning at Boston Univesrity Medical Center.

He'd been hospitalized after sustaining head injuries from an accident while walking his dog.

Studds was a ranking member of the House Democratic leadership and advocated for New England fishermen and the ocean environment.

studds, who grew up in Cohasset, was the first openly gay person elected to Congress. He served from 1973 to 1997.

He is survived by his husband, Dean Hara. the couple was among the first same sex couples to be legally married in Massachusetts.
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