Weekend Show *Preview* for 12/2 - 12/3/06 (not the live thread)

Network and Cable News Networks | 12/2/06 | Network and Cable News

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Saturday Shows December 2^nd, 2006

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:
  • OMG, there actually are conservatives out there who don't agree with Hillary and Dingy Harry!  Who'd a thunk it?   What Neanderthals!
  • Jim Webb... our kind of inside the belt way party guy!
  • How dare Bush criticize the anointed ones of the Iraq Study Group???!!!!!
• Topics:
  • Why won't Senator Webb be invited to the White House?
  • Why is Reverend Rick Warren feuding with anti-abortion groups?
  • Bush takes swipe at Iraq Study Group
• 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:
  • Jimmy C!  Jimmy C!  Please tell us how we have sinned against you our lord and master!
• Topics:
  • Jimmy Carter, former President of the United States and author of "Palestine Peace Not Apartheid" talks about the Mideast.
• Guests
  • Jimmy Carter, former President of the United States
• CNBC's Tim Russert Show airs Saturday at 7pm, 10pm & 1am ET

Fox News Watch (Eric Burns)

• Meme:
  • OK, we know the media is really full of themselves, but it's not our fault!
  • Why would anyone compare DeVito's hate filled drunken rant against Bush with Kramer's racist rant or Mel Gibson's drunken tirade?  DeVito was right!  Bush is Hitler!!!!!!!
  • Peaceful believing Christians = murdering Jihadi Muslims.  Any other conclusion just won't compute!
• Topics:
  • NBC News declares Iraq has descended into a 'civil war'
  • Danny DeVito makes a tipsy trip to 'The View'
  • Coverage of Muslims and Christians in the media
• 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?  World war 5?  Anybody notice that we're in deep kimshi?
  • Jim Baker = Neville Chamberlain... does it take me to point this out?
  • Vladimir (KGB) Putin, friend or foe?   C'mon!  Vladimir???!!!  Get real.
• Topics:
  • Opinion Journal web page: Is There a Doctine in the House?
    • Trials of the Bush Doctrine: a discussion of America's challenges in Lebanon, Iraq and Russia.
      • The battle for Lebanon and the Hariri assassination probe
      • The foreign-policy establishment strikes back with Jim Baker's Iraq Study Group report
      • Should the U.S. think of Russia's Vladimir Putin as the enemy?
  • Fox News Channel web page
    • Does the path to success in Iraq lay in negotiations with Syria and Iran?
    • Twists and turns in the mysterious death of a former Russian spy
• Guests
  • Michael Young
• 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

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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:
  • America is about to abandon Iraq to the tender mercies of Al Qaeda... congratulate us, we the DBM accomplished our goal!
  • Yo, Hadley!  Great memo you wrote.  So you're on our side now too?
  • John Warner and Carl Levin, together again, agreeing that if only George W. Bush had listened to them none of this would have happened
  • Surrender now.  It will be much less messy and the DBM will be able to cover it without any new assets, just their existing Al Qaeda stringers
  • OK, if we're going to say George W. Bush is the worst President in history that means we have to rehabilitate that fool Carter... well, better get to it.
• Topics:
  • National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley, the man who wrote the leaked memo that laid out doubts about the leadership of Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, discusses the war in Iraq and President Bush's meeting with Mr. Maliki on Thursday
  • Discussion of Tuesday's Senate confirmation hearings in the Armed Services Committee begin for Robert Gates to replace Donald Rumsfeld as Secretary of DefenseFormer.
  • Former President Jimmy Carter discusses his views on
    • Iraq
    • the Bush administration
    • his provocative new book, "Palestine Peace Not Apartheid."
    • More than 25 years ago, Carter negotiated a historic peace agreement between Israel and Egypt.  Where does he see the region heading today?
• Guests
  • Stephen Hadley
    • White House National Security Advisor
    • White House / NSA web site bio
    • The Stunning Cluelessness Of The Hadley Memo (Huffington Post, NY - Dec 1, 2006)
    • The memo that questioned Iraq leader's competence (Newark Star Ledger,  USA - Nov 29, 2006)
    • Text of classified administration memo (Baltimore Sun - Nov 29, 2006)
    • A Tet moment has arrived in Iraq (USA Today - Dec 1, 2006)
  • Senator John Warner, Republican - Virginia
    • Outgoing Chairman of the Armed Services Committee
    • Senate web site | Bio
    • John Warner fights for assignment (Culpeper Star Exponent, VA - Nov 21, 2006)
    • Beginning of the End (Middle East Online, UK - Dec 2, 2006)
    • Bipartisan group expected to urge Iraq pullback (MSNBC - Dec 1, 2006)
    • Run, John, run (Daily Press, VA - Nov 30, 2006)
    • Gates hearing unlikely to hit speed bump (Washington Date Line, DC - Dec 1, 2006)
  • Senator Carl Levin, Democrat - Michiganistan
    • Incoming Chairman of the Armed Services Committee
    • Senate web site | Bio
    • Levin, Unheeded at Start of War, Will Be Key Democrat on Iraq (Bloomberg - Nov 30, 2006)
    • CARL LEVIN: He wants Iraq policy shift, greater oversight (Detroit Free Press - Nov 10, 2006)
    • Sen. Carl Levin: Withdraw Within 4-6 Months From Iraq (NewsMax.com, FL - Nov 13, 2006)
    • Beginning of the End (Middle East Online, UK - Dec 2, 2006)
    • "Rendition" victim seeks re-instatement of suit against CIA (World War 4 Report, NY - Dec 1, 2006)
  • Former President Jimmy Carter
    • Carter Center web page
    • White House web site bio
    • CAN JIMMY CARTER DO FOR PALESTINE WHAT JACK MURTHA DID FOR IRAQ? (OpEdNews, PA - Dec 2, 2006)
    • Carter urges oil independence (The Birmingham News - Dec 2, 2006)
    • Jimmy Carter Mideast book shows his anti-Israel bias (The Jewish Journal of greater L.A - Dec 1, 2006)
    • Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid: Jimmy Carter In His Own Words (Democracy Now - Nov 30, 2006)
    • Jimmy Carter wants international community to confer on Iraq (Malaysia Sun, Malaysia - Dec 1, 2006)
    • CNN Anchor Lauds Jimmy Carter as Expert on Iran And Bush’s Iraq ‘Blunder’ (NewsBusters - Nov 29, 2006)
    • Jimmy Carter Demonizes Israel, Distorts Facts in New Book (Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America -Dec 1, 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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CBS Face The Nation (Bob Schieffer)

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:
  • America is about to abandon Iraq to the tender mercies of Al Qaeda... congratulate us, we the DBM accomplished our goal!
  • Surrender now.  It will be much less messy and the DBM will be able to cover it without any new assets, just their existing Al Qaeda stringers
  • Chuck Hagel for King!
• Topics:
  • What To Do About Iraq?
• Guests
  • Stephen Hadley
    • White House National Security Advisor
    • White House / NSA web site bio
    • The Stunning Cluelessness Of The Hadley Memo (Huffington Post, NY - Dec 1, 2006)
    • The memo that questioned Iraq leader's competence (Newark Star Ledger,  USA - Nov 29, 2006)
    • Text of classified administration memo (Baltimore Sun - Nov 29, 2006)
    • A Tet moment has arrived in Iraq (USA Today - Dec 1, 2006)
  • Senator Joseph Lieberman, Independent - Connecticut
    • Senate Armed Services Committee
    • Senate web site | Bio
    • Senator Joseph Lieberman could sway to the Republican side (WHDH-TV, MA - Nov 13, 2006)
    • When Will Lieberman Pull the Switch? (Blogger News Network - Nov 22, 2006)
    • Clinton wants hearings on security funds (Newsday, NY - Nov 30, 2006)
    • Senator Collins, Lieberman Ask President Bush For Money To Strengthen Port Security (WCSH-TV, ME - Nov 18, 2006)
  • Senator Chuck Hagel, RINO - Nebreska
    • Senate Foreign Relations committee
    • Senate web site | Bio
    • Chuck Hagel, Henry Kissinger and the Gaza-Solution (Atlantic Free Press, Netherlands - Nov 27, 2006)
    • Nebraska's Chuck Hagel says sending more troops to Iraq the "wrong approach." (News Net Nebraska, NE - Nov 21, 2006)
    • DISH subscribers seek big-game solution (North Platte Telegraph, NE - Dec 1, 2006)
    • America Held Hostage (Antiwar.com, CA - Nov 30, 2006)
    • Beginning of the End (Middle East Online, UK - Dec 2, 2006)
• Face The Nation contact information - ftn@cbsnews.com

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Fox News Sunday (Chris Wallace)

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:
  • America is about to abandon Iraq to the tender mercies of Al Qaeda... congratulate us, we the DBM accomplished our goal!
  • We await the wisdom of Saint Baker!  Teach us oh leader of the uninitiated!  You are the only Republican we will listen to!
  • We must retreat from Italy immediately!  We didn't win a decisive victory in Sicily and the forces arraigned against us are all powerful!  Wait.....
  • Surrender now.  It will be much less messy and the DBM will be able to cover it without any new assets, just their existing Al Qaeda stringers
  • We should trust Iran and Syria to make things right in Iraq (????????????)
• Topics:
  • The White House and Congress urgently await the release of the Iraq Study Group report
    • They are likely to recommend a phased withdrawal of U.S. troops and a shift in strategy.
    • What is the commission's plan for success and is the White House willing to accept a new strategy?
  • Bush and Maliki's meeting meeting on Thursday
    • President Bush said the U.S. would stay until forces get "the job done."
    • A leaked White House memo reveals little confidence in the Iraqi Prime Minister
    • Is Maliki capable of implementing any new strategy and keeping to his pledge to take over security operations next June?
  • An interview with Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer
    • What is the role of the Court in controversial cases regarding:
      • abortion
      • the war on terror
      • campaign finance reform
  • Fox News web site essay: Coming Up on FOX News Sunday
• Guests
  • Senator Joe Biden, Democrat - Deleware
    • Senate web site | Bio
    • All Eyes on Iraq Study Group - And Biden (Huffington Post, NY - Nov 30, 2006)
    • Biden urges new dialogue on Mexico (The News Journal, DE - Dec 2, 2006)
    • Joe Biden Hopes Rumsfeld's Resignation Will Bring Changes (WMDT, MD - Nov 10, 2006)
    • Johny Kerry makes Joe Biden seem smart. (RedState, VA - Nov 2, 2006)
  • Senator Lindsey Graham, RINO - South Carolina
    • Senate web site | Bio
    • Sen. Lindsey Graham says next two years may be his most fruitful (The State, SC - Nov 8, 2006)
    • Hey, it's not just Democrats who are killing free trade. (Slate - Dec 2, 2006)
    • General Abizaid Speaks Against Setting Firm Timetable for Iraq Withdrawal (PBS News Hour - Nov 15, 2006)
    • New view on Iraq: We've done all we can for them (Seattle Times - Nov 30, 2006)
  • Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer
    • Supreme Court Historical Society bio
    • US justices have their first brush with global climate change (Taipei Times, Taiwan - Dec 1, 2006)
    • SCOTUS let New York City's anti-creche/pro-menorah policy stand (renewamerica.us, DC - Dec 1, 2006)
    • Supreme Court patent case comes down to stating 'obvious' (USA Today - Nov 28, 2006)
    • Supreme Court Appears To Favor Abolition of Key Patent Standard (InformationWeek, NY - Nov 29, 2006)
  • Sunday Roundtable
    • Juan Williams
      • NPR Senior National Correspondent
      • Who Will Head the House Intelligence Panel? (NPR - Nov 30, 2006)
    • Mara Liasson
      • NPR National Political Correspondent
      • McCain Plots Course to the White House (NPR - Nov 17, 2006)
    • Charles Krauthammer
      • Syndicated Columnist
      • Realist's view of Iraq, et al.: keeping the players straight (Arizona Daily Star, AZ - Dec 2, 2006)
    • Paul Gigot
      • Wall Street Journal Editorial Editor
      • He's Back (Transcript for Journal Editorial Report - Nov 27, 2006)
• Fox News Sunday contact information - FNS@foxnews.com

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ABC This Week (George Stephanopoulos)

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:
  • America is about to abandon Iraq to the tender mercies of Al Qaeda... congratulate us, we the DBM accomplished our goal!
  • Surrender now.  It will be much less messy and the DBM will be able to cover it without any new assets, just their existing Al Qaeda stringers
  • Yo, Hadley!  Great memo you wrote.  So you're on our side now too?
  • A candidate that the DBM thinks they could get behind and one who they consider a clown... guess which is which
  • And now, Hollywierd's top priority as expressed by one of their leading moonbats: we need more brain washing in our schools!
• Topics:
  • Stephen Hadley on the latest on the diplomatic efforts to improve the situation in Iraq
  • Evan Bayh on the increasing violence in Iraq and his 2008 presidential ambitions
  • Gov. Tom Vilsack on what it's like to be the first officially declared candidate for the 2008 presidential nomination
  • VOICES: Actor Richard Dreyfuss on reinvigorating public school civics education
• Guests
  • Stephen Hadley
    • White House National Security Advisor
    • White House / NSA web site bio
    • The Stunning Cluelessness Of The Hadley Memo (Huffington Post, NY - Dec 1, 2006)
    • The memo that questioned Iraq leader's competence (Newark Star Ledger,  USA - Nov 29, 2006)
    • Text of classified administration memo (Baltimore Sun - Nov 29, 2006)
    • A Tet moment has arrived in Iraq (USA Today - Dec 1, 2006)
  • Senator Evan Bayh, Democrat - Indiana
    • Senate web site | Bio
    • Prof. Ken Bode Discusses "Electability" of Evan Bayh with Newspaper (DePauw University, IN - Nov 21, 2006)
    • 'Not-Hillary' Field Takes Shape (Wall Street Journal - Dec 1, 2006)
    • As Obama Moves, Clinton Team Starts To Interview, Quietly (National Journal, DC - Dec 1, 2006)
  • Governor Tom Vilsack, Democrat - Iowa.
    • Iowa Governor's web site | Bio
    • Vilsack challenges McCain on Iraq troop levels (Boston Globe, United States - Dec 1, 2006)
    • Long-shot Presidential Candidate Vilsack Enters Race (AXcess News, NV - Dec 1, 2006)
    • Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack's Presidential Campaign Announcement Speech (Washington Pos - Nov 30, 2006)
    • What is Tom Vilsack thinking? (DesMoinesRegister.com, IA - Nov 19, 2006)
  • ROUNDTABLE:
    • George Will
      • Already Too Busy for Civility (Washington Post - Nov 30, 2006)
    • Martha Raddatz
      • Diplomatic Embarrassment or Simple Schedule Clarification? (ABC News - Nov 30, 2006)
    • David Corn
      • Pelosi's Next Big Problem (The Nation - Nov 21, 2006)
  • VOICES: Actor Richard Dreyfuss on reinvigorating public school civics education
• ABC This Week comment web page

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CNN Late Edition (Wolf Blitzer)

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:
  • America is about to abandon Iraq to the tender mercies of Al Qaeda... congratulate us, we the DBM accomplished our goal!
  • Surrender now.  It will be much less messy and the DBM will be able to cover it without any new assets, just their existing Al Qaeda stringers.
  • We should trust the Saudis to make things right in Iraq (????????????)
• Topics:
  • With Iraq’s government in crisis, comments and the inside word from a top cabinet minister.
  • Will the Saudis play a larger role in the region? The Saudi ambassador to the United States speaks.
• Guests
  • Zalmay Khalilzad
    • U.S. ambassador to Iraq
    • U.S. Embassy, Baghdad, Iraq, web site | Bio
    • Joint Statement by Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad and Gen. George Casey On Iraq’s Participation in the 15th Asian Games in Doha, Qatar (Blackanthem.com, MI - Dec 1, 2006)
    • No graceful exit in sight (Buffalo News - Dec 2, 2006)
    • Corridors of Power: Khalilzad Wants Out, Al-Hakim Comes to Washington (World Politics Watch - Dec 2, 2006)
    • Report: US considers ending outreach to insurgents in Iraq (Xinhua, China - Dec 1, 2006)
  • Senator John Kerry, Democrat - Massachusetts
    • Senate Foreign Relations Committee
    • Senate web site | Bio
    • Kerry to postpone decision on '08 run (Boston Globe, United States - Dec 2, 2006)
    • John Kerry: Dead But Too Dumb To Lie Down (Men's News Daily - Dec 2, 2006)
    • Sen. John Kerry's Take (FOX News - Dec 1, 2006)
    • John Kerry fails in US popularity poll (Ninemsn, Australia - Nov 27, 2006)
    • Transcript: Sen. John Kerry on 'FNS' (FOX News - Nov 19, 2006)
    • John Kerry Jokes Again - He Wants to Run in 2008 (National Ledger, AZ - Nov 20, 2006)
  • Prince Turki Al-Faisal
    • Saudi ambassador to the United States
    • Saudi embassy web site | Bio
    • Turki: US cannot unilaterally decide to pull out from Iraq (Scranton Times-Tribune,  PA - Nov 29, 2006)
    • Saudis would step in to protect Iraq's Sunnis (Waterloo Record, Canada - Dec 2, 2006)
    • Is 'American era' ending in Mideast? (Middle East Online, UK - Nov 29, 2006)
    • President Fernandez and Prince of Saudi Arabia explore refinery installation (Dominican Today, Dominican Republic - Nov 25, 2006)
  • Fawzi Hariri
    • Iraqi industry minister
    • Wikipedia bio
    • Interview with Fawzi Hariri (Transcript CNN Late Edition - Aug 20, 2006)
    • The Arabist » The arms trade and Iraq (Arabist.NET - May 13, 2006)
  • Senator Jon Kyl, Republican - Arizona
    • Senate Judiciary Committee member
    • Senate web site | Bio
    • Online poker community blasts Jon Kyl as Pederson comes within 4 percentage points (Gambling911.com, FL - Nov 2, 2006)
    • Jon Kyl's advocacy serves Arizona well (Arizona Republic, AZ - Oct 28, 2006)
    • On the issues: Jon Kyl (R) vs. Jim Pederson (D) (Tucson Citizen, AZ - Oct 30, 2006)
    • Why is American Politics Based on Religion?...By Hartley Henderson (MajorWager.com inc, Canada - Nov 30, 2006)
    • The GOP might be wising up (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA - Nov 29, 2006)
  • Senator Dianne Feinstein, Democrat - California
    • Senate Select Intelligence Committee member, Judiciary Committee member
    • Senate web site | Bio
    • Touch-screen voting machines not safe, federal agency says (Miami Herald, FL - Dec 2, 2006)
    • SJ River restoration hinges on legislation (Stockton Record, CA - Dec 1, 2006)
    • Statement of Senator Dianne Feinstein on the Resignation of Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld (All American Patriots (press release), Sweden - Nov 9, 2006)
    • Four US West states adopt greenhouse gas accord (Monsters and Critics.com, UK - Dec 2, 2006)
    • Ryan White's mom calls for more domestic funding for HIV/AIDS (San Mateo County Times, CA - Dec 1, 2006)
• CNN Late Edition (web page for comments)

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An excerpt from my usual witty commentary:

Having triumphed with a landslide win (hey, a 1 seat margin in the Senate and the smallest historical change in the House in a sixth year of a presidency is a mandate if they say it's a mandate!) the Democrats and DBM are now in full gloat mode.  They are trumpeting their plans to "fix" the country and undo all of the rotten things that the Republicans did since McChimpy Reagan defeated Holy Jimmy the C.  Now the masks are off and they can finally reveal what they really want to do and who they really are.  And they control the agenda!  Remember that.  Be afraid.  Be very afraid.

So, the die is cast, the dinosaur DBM has shown their true colors and they are thinking that they're going to get away with it.  They are wallowing in their illusion of ultimate victory, totally ignoring what actually happened on election day.  Even the most charitable interpretation of the election results shows an evenly divided electorate, yet they are operating as if the vast sea of peasants they think they represent has risen up and is ready to overthrow "the man" who has been keeping them down, totally ignorant of the fact the the DBM is "the man" to the vast majority of Americans.  Oh, are they in for a let down!

The best that can be said about this latest transplant operation is that it hasn't fallen out yet.  However, I have a feeling that this is proceeding exactly according to plan, but the last one was three years ago, so my mind has successfully edited out all of the bad stuff.

On the medical front, the pressure has come back up in my right eye so we're no longer thinking I might lose that right now.  I even got a new contact lens for the other eye on Friday and that gives me great distance vision, thought he reading vision is really for the birds, but that can be solved with drug store "cheaters," so I'm really encouraged.As always, all prayers are much appreciated.  However, I have to say that, as things go, my problems are pretty minor, so I encourage all to say their prayers for those in real need.  I always feel sorry for myself with my problems, till I see some of the folks who my doctor is helping who are far worse off than I am, and that doesn't begin to deal with the folks who are out there putting their lives on the line for the rest of us, so I feel blessed, no matter my situation. 

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apologies for the REALLY BIG TEXT on the opening post. I do that while I'm editing and forgot to fix it before posting. Sorry about that!

[Txsleuth]

Hey...you deserve prayers as much as anyone.

You take your sight problems so matter-of-factly...when I get ticked if I have to change a contact when I am not in the mood!!!

I do pray for you often, Phsstpok...and I even have prayer time left for others...so you aren't getting off MY prayer list so easily...LOL

I LOVED the large font...I thought you made your POINT!!!LOL

[Txsleuth]

OOOPSY....I do see a problem.

Why was this put in bloggers and personal...hasn't this always been in News/activism???

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No need to apologize for the large font. My eyes felt rested reading it.

For those who want to reduce it, click on "view" in the tool bar, find "text size" and make your choice.

Here is a book we might want to know about:

"Communication Professor Examines Media Bias in President's Speeches
Virginia Tech News ^ | 11/30/06 | Jean Elliott


BLACKSBURG, VA., November 30, 2006 -- Jim A. Kuypers, assistant professor of communication in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences at Virginia Tech, reveals a disturbing world of media bias in his new book Bush's War: Media Bias and Justifications for War in a Terrorist Age (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. 2006).

Convincingly and without resorting to partisan politics, Kuypers strongly illustrates in eight chapters “how the press failed America in its coverage on the War on Terror.” In each comparison, Kuypers “detected massive bias on the part of the press.” In fact, Kuypers calls the mainstream news media an “anti-democratic institution” in the conclusion.

FR thread here: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1747605/posts

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Why was this put in bloggers and personal...hasn't this always been in News/activism???

I always go off of last weeks post.  It appears that the admin moderators moved it to blogs last week in their infinite wisdom.  I decided to just go with it this week and worry about it later.

[Morgan in Denver]

Hello everybody and I hope you have a good day tomorrow. Congratulations to the winners and a silent prayer for rodgoy911 who is over worked and under loved.

I will be gone tomorrow but anticipate the good fight to go on.

One comment, however. I strikes me as strange, and yet typical when Democrats are involved, that the Baker report has so many leaks. One could logically assume the Democrats are getting previews on what's in it. This is not new. In the past, with numerous issues, the Democrats and old media seem to know more about reports and commissions than the general public.

I could be tactful about what's happening but I won't. In my opinion the media and Democrats are leaking these things so they can design the playing field before the actual information is released and people start talking about them. This includes pre-release hits against Bush and Republicans as well as staking out positions based on the upcoming reports.

The evidence will be IF Biden, and others, seem to have insight or information that one would logically realize is not out yet. These guys want people to believe they are clairvoyant and insightful. In reality, they cheat and are lying to the public.

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Mark Kilmer has posted his preview on RedState.COM 

Posted at 1:14pm on Dec. 2, 2006

The Sunday Morning Talk Shows - preview

By Mark Kilmer

For Sunday, November 5, 2006

Meet the Press (NBC): Host Tim Russert talks to National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley, author of the Maliki Memo leaked to the New York Times. Then he chats with Carl Levin and John Warner, trading places on the Senate Armed Services Committee.

He also talks to Jimmy Carter, but that's immaterial.

FOX News Sunday (FNS): Host Chris Wallace talks to... well, it must be Christmas early this year. Wallace will interview Joe Biden and Lindsey Graham, John McCain's proxy on the send lots and lots more troops now! line. Then Wallace speaks with Mr. Justice Stephen Breyer while we watch grass grow and paint dry.. (Justice Breyer is pragmatic and progressive, yep.)

Face the Nation (CBS): Host Bob Schieffer talks to Hadley then to Chuck Hagel and Joe Lieberman. On the war, Lieberman is pragmatic, while Hagel's position is that of those who style themselves progressive. Hagel's the registered Republican, and he reminds us that he is conservative on other matters. Lieberman, of course, is lefty on other matters.

This Week (ABC): Host George Stephanopoulos talks to himself, among others. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will discuss Iraq with Steph, as will the exciting and excitable yet unflappable charisma-bot Evan Bayh of Indiana.

Late Edition (CNN): Host Wolf Blitzer talks to Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad, Saudi Ambassador/HIghness Prince Turki Al-Faisal, Senator Jon Kyl, and the rehabbing but not apologizing Senator John Kerry. And his usual cast of thousands.
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It looks like another fun morning, and I'll have the report for you right here. Posted in Special Features — Comments (0)/ Email this page » / Read More »

[Txsleuth]

Whoa...a liberal arts professor that has written a book that MIGHT show that Pres. Bush isn't the dunce the media make him out to be??

yes...that will be a book to read.

[Alas Babylon!]

Hey, I didn't get a FReepmail so I was worried, "Where's Phsstpok?"

Ha! Here you are! LOL!! Look at the date of your thread... tomorrow is December 3rd. The admin will change it for you if you ask!

Anyway, I think I'm going to go to Washington DC and lead a protest against all the Sunday Show studios about the never ceasing presence of:

Joe Biden

Chuck Hagel

Lindsey Graham

Carl Levin

John Warner

Joe Lieberman

John F'n Kerry


There are 100 senators in the United States. Not counting a couple who aren't on this week (John McCain and Chuck Schumer), why, oh why, can't we hear from ALL the rest, 91 more of them, in alphabetical order, before ANY of these nine get on again for even a minute?

Is that TOO much to ask? Geesh!!!!!!

[Bahbah]

It's not part of the plan, Alas. They need people who will carry out their memes. It's not about getting the facts or the truth or informing the public...but we all know that.

Jeff Sessions was with the President in Riga. I would have loved to have heard from him, but there is no chance of that.

Oh, and if one person talks about that rising democrat star, Osamabama, I'm turning them off. This "Hillary! might not run if the "rock star" Osamabama gets in is the most media contrived story I think I've seen.

[Phsstpok]

will you please change the title of my thread to reflect the correct dates of December 2nd and 3rd?

Sorry, I'm dealing with post surgery issues and am not 100% (or at least that's the excuse that I'm using this week)

Thanks

[rodguy911]

Great job a usual phsstpok, hope all is progressing well with your eye.

[Miss Marple]

Many thanks for the preview!