Weekend Show *Preview* for 4/7 - 4/8/07 (not the live thread)

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Preview and Analysis for Weekend of April 7^th and 8^th, 2007

Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows:

NBC's "Meet the Press" David Gregory, NBC News Kate O'Beirne, National Review Chuck Todd, NBC News Judy Woodruff, PBS' CBS's "Face the Nation" Former Gov. Mike Huckabee. Mike Allen, Politico.COM Colbert I. King, Washington Post Fox News Sunday" Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich Author Christopher Buckley.

CNN "Late Edition" Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa. Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn. former Gov. Tommy Thompson former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright Mark Thompson, Time magazine Retired Army Brig. Gen. David Grange Cardinal Theodore McCarrick Bill Schneider Ed Henry Lisa Goddard ABC's "This Week" Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz. Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass. Teresa Heinz Kerry Author Walter Isaacson

Well, it's Easter weekend and the end of Passover, all together.  Therefore it must be time for some in the drive by media to trash actual believers and proclaim them a danger to the world, particularly Christians and the damned stubborn Jews.  God is dead you know, and so is Jesus, the self proclaimed king of the world found his grave and they showed it all on TV. Alternatively they must praise the "faith based" actions of Dhimmicrats.  Anything they do is what Jesus would really have done.  Anything a Republican does is betraying what Jesus would have done.  He may not have been God (or the Son of God, they never have figured that one out), but Jesus was a good teacher.  That's what rabbi means, after all. 

But all of this religion falderal is just a side show.  The real meat of this weekends shows is the complete control of all the levers of government by the Dhimmicrats.  They are in charge and Nazi Pelosi, The Nation's Mother In Law, along with Dingy Harry, can dictate the terms to McChimpy Bushitler.  There's a new politburo in town and he better not step out of line or he's toast!

Add to that the huge scandal that will bring down... who was it this time?  Oh yeah!  That sniveling weasel the attorney general.  How dare he know about a legal act on the part of those nasty people in the White House?  There must be a conspiracy and a cover up somewhere that they can uncover, evidence to the contrary is not to be allowed to get in the way.

And of course there's the humiliation of those dumb British types.  That of course is all Bush's fault.  All the more reason to trash McChimpy Bushitler and his poodle, Blair.  Boy that Ahmadasahatter guy is really a gold mine for the DBM.  Hours and hours of Bush bashing fun can be expected.  He must be built up and praised for his glorious act of defiance against the evil that is America.

And did you know that there was a presidential election just around the corner?

But enough preliminaries.  On to the shows.

NBC Meet The Press has no actual newsmakers to get in the way of the brilliant minds of the real masters of the world, the drive by media.  Who needs newsmakers when you can manufacture your own out of whole cloth?  A roundtable of four reliable Dhimmicrat talking heads and one "conservative" who regularly trashes the Bush administration is a sure way to demonstrate that old media isn't biased in any way.  Who could think that wasn't fair and balanced?  Those Nazis over at Fox?  Puleeze!  They plan to sing the praises of the Dhimmicrat presidential candidates fund raising efforts.  They're also going to make a big deal about "The Congress" confronting Bush over Iraq funding and multiple "scandals."  It always drives me nuts when they use that phrase when what they mean is a conflict between the Dhimmicrats and the White House.  When the Republicans were in the majority of Congress it was always "Congressional Republicans" did this or that, but now that the Dhimmicrats have the slimmest of margins, not even a real majority in the Senate, it's ALL of Congress that is confronting Bush.  No institutional bias there.  And the sad part is that it's probably unconscious, they are so inculcated with the herd mentality that they don't even realize it.  Watch for Lil Timmah to only turn to Kate O'Beirne when he's got a question on a topic he's sure she'll bash Bush about.  I'm pretty sure she's on this week specifically because of this article that is in next weeks issue of National Review.  Lil Timmah will just love it if he can get her to repeat some of her lines from that one!  David "Torquemada" Gregory will represent the NBC Bush bashers with gusto, While Chuck Todd will provide the "maverick" viewpoint, though he will probably talk mostly about things "not-Bush," like how badly McCain is doing, or how exciting a Hagel campaign might be.  Judy Woodruff will no doubt bring the viewpoint of the permanent Washington bureaucracy to the party, blaming all ills on those nasty Bush political appointees.  There oughta be a law!  Fun will be had by all.

CBS Face The Nation has a much better ratio, one newsmaker and three brilliant journalists.  Of course, the newsmaker is a Republican presidential candidate whose only chance of winning anything is the race for who drops out first.  This may be the second stop on his farewell tour of the Sunday shows, whether he likes it or not, the first being last months dreadful appearance on Late Edition with Wolfie on the 11th.  Mark Kilmer didn't even bother mentioning him in his review of that weeks shows and I don't remember much being said about him on our Sunday thread here.  Now doubt Old Bob will gleefully ask about the state of Huckabee's fund raising efforts.  Huckabee, Hunter, Tancredo, Brownback and Tommy Thompson are somewhat embarrassing to watch during what little air time they get.  Of course, the only footage the DBM are likely to use of any of them would be embarrassing, so it is understandable.  Our lords and masters at the Ministry of Truth are once again telling us what to think.  I'm putting a lot of hope into Fred because he has a big enough presence and public personae to talk past them and get his message out despite the gatekeepers in the DBM.  Fred and McCain will likely be subjects addressed by Politico's Mike Allen, with King chiming in for a little McCain bashing.

Fox News Sunday offers up what may be the most interesting show to watch this week, with what Chris Wallace described Saturday morning as an "Easter Sunday food fight."  He has both Chucky Schumer and Newt Gingrich.  It could get very interesting if they're on at the same time or if Newt gets to follow Chucky.  Of course, Newt has this nasty habit of going all sweetness and light when he should be living up to his bomb thrower reputation, but there is hope.  The focus is the showdown "between Congress and the White House" over Iraq war funding and the AG.  How novel.  I'm sure they'll also get into the 2008 elections.  The "normal" roundtable crew is back, so we have the possibility of a welcome smack down from Brit, but Mike Wallace's boy appears to be stifling those as best he can.  Daddy must be proud, as long as he's on his meds.

CNN Late Edition presents it's usual cast of thousands (well, not really, only ten, but it seems like thousands!).  They too will be concentrating on the Washington showdown between Bush and the Dhimmicrats, along with discussions of the situation in Iraq and Iran.  CNN has been playing up the bold stands being taken by Harry Reid, daring Bush to veto the Iraq surrender plan that "The Congress" so graciously passed.  If money for the troops gets cut off it's clear that the DBM will blame Bush for failing to "compromise" and driving the oh so reasonable and sincere Dhimmicrats to this awful position.  Likewise the reporting on the Iranian hostage issue, besides pointing out how much a loser Blair is in all of this, has focused on how much different the American reaction to such an event would be.  But that's a bad thing.  With the exception of Blair and the British sailors and marines being portrayed as wimps the fact that no muscular testosterone driven action was taken exhibited a mature response to the situation.  In contrast senior American officers interviewed were portrayed as belligerent cowboys when they say things like threatened US servicemen "could shoot to defend themselves and ... they wouldn't have to ask anybody for permission."  How.... cowboy!  It smacks of gunboat diplomacy.  Bush better not do anything like that or you know that The Congress will impeach him for sure.  And if they don't the UN might send a strongly worded note.

ABC This Week let's Georgie Steponallofus have a Bush bash threefer with both Carl Levin and the Ketchup Kouple, Jon and Terayza Heinz-Kerry.  Levin this week is trying to revive his charge that Undersecretary of Defense Douglas Feith was somehow guilty of something, he's not sure what, because he dared to disagree with the CIA about Iraq having contacts with Al Qaeda.  The article from PowerLine regular John Hinderaker over at the new AOL News Bloggers site (mostly HuffPo like) lays the silliness (and dishonesty) of the case out rather nicely.  Georgie won't let things like actual legal analysis get in the way of a good hit piece on a Republican who he hates so much.  I'm sending the link to that analysis to Georgie, but I doubt very strongly that he'll read it, let alone ask Levin about it.  The Heinz-Kerry's are on to promote their new book where they try to horn in a little of the Goracle's global warming turf.  The good news is that when the Heinz-Kerry's get involved in promoting something you know it's about to tank.  Those people could make Jonah seem like a good luck charm.  The other thing Kerry will get to do is lie about the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth with no fear of contradiction from loyal myrmidons of the DBM.  Walter Isaacson, late of CNN and Time, is on board for a little Bush bashing of his own, no doubt, though how he'll get around to it when he's their to hawk his book on Einstein will be interesting to see.  The loan contrary voice is Jon Kyl of Arizona.  Bush is due to show up at the Arizona Mexico border on Monday and Kyl, along with Cornyn, has been one of the "hold outs" on a "comprehensive immigration reform" measure (NO IT'S NOT AMNESTY AND THEY REALLY MUST INSIST THAT YOU STOP SAYING THAT!) will be there.  Kyl is making noises about a "compromise" on the issue, which doesn't sound good.  That is the likely reason he gets face time with Georgie.  Donna Brazile, Jake Tapper and George Will then have at Bush about something... ho hum.  Same old same old.

The Saturday Shows  serve up a mixed bag.  The Beltway Boys concentrate on the Dhimmicrat's campaign fund raising, Pelosi Galore's visit with the Syrian eye doctor and Ahmadasahatter's tourism promotion gig.  Fox News Watch covers the campaign funding and The Nation's Mother In Law's road trip as well.  Both shows will be their usual shrill and stuttering gabfests.  CNBC's Tim Russert Show goes the other way with a look at "faith and politics."  Newsweek's Jon Meacham is currently running a discussion board on their web site called "On Faith."  Their current topic is the effect on Christian's of finding Jesus dead body.  The "other side" is an evil evangelical who used to work for McChimpy Bushitler as his top speech writer.  I wonder what tone Lil Timmah will take with each of them?  You get three guesses and two don't count.  Finally The Journal Editorial Report brings the great Mark Steyn to talk about Iran, Pelosi's "an alternative, Democratic foreign policy" (Tom Lantos' phrase, and that would be a crime under the Logan Act (great Opinion Journal article, by the way)), the Bush Dhimmicrat confrontation over Iraq (and even JER uses the phrase "The Congress") along with the stumbles of Rudy Giuliani this week.  Clearly worth setting the DVR for.

There you have it.  The Dhimmicrat / DBM campaign against the United States of America continues, though perhaps slightly more... nuanced this week.  More voices of other ways of thinking are allowed, though not many and under restrictive circumstances.  Less on Gonzo Gonzalez and more on Iraq, Iran and Pelosi Galore.  Several presidential candidates, both announced and potential (though most are also ran Republicans) and a lot of "big name" journalists joining in the echo chamber bush bashing chorus.  Pretty standard fare.  Even a bit of discussion about religion.  Not pro-faith, no doubt, but at least the topic is being raised. 

This should be cross posted to my blog at Wizards.townhall.com someday, though I have yet to cross post the last two three weeks items to my blog and will rectify that first. 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 valuable 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!

Mark Kilmer has posted his excellent preview of the Sunday shows over at Redstate.COM.

Politico.COM has their Sunday Talk Show Tip Sheet

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Saturday Shows Template

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:
  • Lets talk about the glorious success of the Dhimmicrats in raising money from their leftist billionaire friends
  • How dare anyone question The Nation's Mother In Law!  That's... just politics!  It has no place in a discussion of... well, politics!
  • Iran commits an act of war, piracy in fact, holding British soldiers hostage and mistreating them... let's criticize Tony Blair!
• Topics:
  • The Democratic presidential field generates big excitement and big buck$ on the campaign trail
  • Did Pelosi’s tour of the Mideast harm foreign policy?
  • What’s the REAL reason Iran let those British hostages go?
• 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:
  • The only good God is a dead God
  • Anyone who believes in God, particularly anyone who believes in Jesus, is by definition unfit for public office
  • Have a happy Easter and a blessed Passover everyone, so long as there's no actual worshipping going on, but be sure to spend lots of money
• Topics:
  • On this Easter weekend, Tim talks Faith and Politics
• Guests
  • Jon Meacham
    • Author of American Gospel: God, the Founding Fathers, and the Making of a Nation
    • Is God Real? (Newsweek - Apr 9, 2007 issue)
    • The War In the Words of the Dead (Newsweek - Apr 2, 2007)
    • War Journalism Lives On: Newsweek’s “Voices of the Fallen” (ZNet, MA - Apr 4, 2007)
    • A national dilemma (The California Aggie - Apr 5, 2007)
  • Michael Gerson
    • Former Bush speechwriter
    • Evangelical vote may no longer be tied to abortion, marriage and chastity (Albuquerque Tribune, NM - Mar 21, 2007)
    • The Danger for America Is Not Theocracy (Beliefnet - Dec, 2004)
• CNBC's Tim Russert Show airs Saturday at 7pm, 10pm & 1am ET

Fox News Watch (Eric Burns)

• Meme:
  • How dare anyone question The Nation's Mother In Law!  That's... just politics!  It has no place in a discussion of... well, politics!
  • Lets talk about the glorious success of the Dhimmicrats in raising money from their leftist billionaire friends
• Topics:
  • Pelosi Diplomacy? The press and the Speaker's controversial trip to Syria
  • The Money Primary: Are the media too fixated on the 2008 candidates' fundraising totals?
• 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:
  • OK, everyone calm down and let's talk about what really happened
  • Mark Steyn! Mark Steyn! Mark Steyn! Mark Steyn! Mark Steyn! Mark Steyn! Mark Steyn! Mark Steyn!
• Topics:
  • Opinion Journal web page: Steyn Time
    • The Iran hostage conclusion
    • Nancy Pelosi's sojourn to Syria
    • President Bush vs. Congress on Iraq
    • Rudy Giuliani's revelations.
  • Fox News Channel web page
    • President Bush goes on the offensive, telling congressional Democrats to stop playing politics on Iraq and start funding the troops
    • Nancy Pelosi on the road to Damascus: Did her attempt at shuttle diplomacy stumble?
• Guests
  • Columnist Mark Steyn
• 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:
  • The dinosaur media may be left wing, but so far as the moonbats are concerned, they aren't left wing enough
  • The Dhimmicrats New Thousand Year Empire will live gloriously!
  • 4 leftist moonbat Dhimmicrat operatives reporters and 1 semi conservative... yep, that's about normal
• Topics:
  • President Bush and congressional Democrats again square off over Iraq War funding
  • The president's embattled attorney general prepares to testify under oath about the eight fired U.S. attorneys
  • On the campaign front, the 'money primary' is already in full swing — a stunning 19 months before the 2008 Presidential election.
• Guests
  • Kate O'Beirne
    • Washington Editor, National Review
    • Bush Is Your Soft Drink (National Review - Mar 30, 2007)
    • House GOP on Offense (National Review Online Blogs, NY - Mar 21, 2007)
    • Democrats to the Rescue (National Review Online Blogs, NY - Mar 20, 2007)
    • Mad at the FBI (National Review Online Blogs, NY - Mar 20, 2007)
    • GOP Reax (National Review Online Blogs, NY - Mar 21, 2007)
    • The Idiot and the Jackass: the Politics of Kate O'Beirne (Huffington Post, NY - Mar 8, 2007)
  • Judy Woodruff
    • Senior Correspondent, PBS' The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
    • Prisoner Faces New Tribunal Process at Guantanamo Bay (PBS - Mar 26, 2007)
    • Edwards to Stay in Race Despite Return of Wife's Cancer (NewsHour - Mar 23, 2007)
    • House Panel Authorizes Subpoenas for Bush Aides (NewsHour - Mar 21, 2007)
    • Congress Scrutinizes Attorney General Gonzales' Role (PBS - Mar 20, 2007)
  • David Gregory
    • Chief White House Correspondent, NBC News
    • Lauer Pelts Pelosi's Foreign Fling: 'A Lot of People Think She Messed Up' (NewsBusters - Apr 6, 2007)
    • POKING NBC NEWS (New York Post, NY - Mar 29, 2007)
    • "You're Not #1." "We Are." "No You're Not" (mediabistro.com, NY - Mar 29, 2007)
    • Today Show’s Opening Salvo On Iraq Anniversary: 'Was it Worth It?' (NewsBusters - Mar 19, 2007)
    • Stunningly Ugly Americans (Huffington Post, NY - Mar 29, 2007)
  • Chuck Todd
    • Political Director, NBC News
    • NBC's Todd described McCain's support for the war as the "maverick thing to do (Media Matters for America, DC - Mar 28, 2007)
    • Hagel Puts Off Presidential Decision (Politico, DC - Mar 12, 2007)
    • Fred Thompson, AC - All Class (KXMA, ND - Mar 17, 2007)
    • Andrea Mitchell's Out of Touch Analysis (NewsBusters - Mar 12, 2007)
    • Since joining NBC, Chuck Todd has had only good things to say about GOP (Media Matters for America, DC - Mar 30, 2007)
• 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:
  • The dinosaur media may be left wing, but so far as the moonbats are concerned, they aren't left wing enough
  • Mike Huckawho?
  • Say all the nasty and untrue things you want about Republicans, but fail to bow down before Obama and you're no longer a journalist, you're a fascist pig!
• Topics:
  • 2008 presidential politics
• Guests
  • Former Governor Mike Huckabee, Republican - Arkansas
    • 2008 Republican presidential candidate | web site | Bio
    • 2008 Race Rankings: The Money Is In (National Journal, DC - Apr 6, 2007)
    • IowaPolitics.com: It's About Message, Not Money, Huckabee says (IowaPolitics.com (press Release), IA - Apr 6, 2007)
    • Huckabee cites long race but says will need more than $500000 (WMC-TV, TN - Apr 3, 2007)
    • Whatever happened to Mike Huckabee? (Arkansas News, AR - Apr 5, 2007)
    • 10 Questions with Mike Huckabee (TIME - Apr 5, 2007)
    • Mike Huckabee: I'll 'Finish Strong' in 2008 (NewsMax.com, FL - Apr 3, 2007)
    • Huckabee says he's going to stay in the race for president (Hot Springs Village Voice, AR - Apr 3, 2007)
  • Mike Allen
    • Politico.com
    • Olbermann named Allen, Beck "Worst Person" runners-up for blasting Dems' "1984"-like decision (Media Matters for America, DC - Apr 6, 2007)
    • Fred Thompson Gears Up (Politico - Apr 6, 2007)
    • Mike Allen on Message: Pick and Stick (TPMmuckraker, NY - Mar 14, 2007)
    • Obama karma swings to the negative (The Union Leader, NH - Apr 1, 2007)
    • Ahead Of The Game (National Journal, DC - Mar 28, 2007)
    • McCain Retools Money Team, Delays Entry (Politico - Apr 5, 2007)
  • Colbert I. King
    • The Washington Post
    • Cleaning Up in the Name of DC's Schools (Washington Post, DC - Mar 30, 2007)
    • A History Lesson for Mayor Fenty (Washington Post, DC - Mar 23, 2007)
    • Appalachia Helps Where DC Fails (Washington Post, DC - Mar 9, 2007)
    • John McCain and the Jew-Counter (Yahoo! News - Apr 3, 2007)
    • Fred Malek, Then and Now (Washington Post - Feb 4, 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:
  • The dinosaur media may be not be left wing enough for the moonbats but Fox News must die for daring to not toe the party line, even if it is only 2% of the time
  • How dare the White House even think about Politics, that's evil, and besides, it interferes with the Dhimmicrats using Congress and the bruearucracy for politics
  • C'mon, Newt, you're running.  We all know it.  Stop playing cute so that we can go back to trashing you 100% of the time, not just 98%
  • Baby boomers must die, in order to make things better for the slacker generations that followed.  It's the only way to save Social Security
• Topics:
  • What can we expect to see when Congress returns to Washington next week?
    • President Bush is vowing to veto the Democrats' bill calling for U.S. troops to leave Iraq in 2008 but Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid is now pledging to respond to a veto with legislation cutting off funding to the war effort if troops are not withdrawn.
    • Democrats are calling for the Justice Department to release additional documents related to the U.S. attorney firings as Attorney General Alberto Gonzales prepares his make or break testimony for April 17. Is there still a smoking gun yet to be found or is the U.S. Attorney firing just a cause celebre for Democrats to attack President Bush?
  • Fox News Sunday panel
    • The controversy over House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's trip to Syria
    • The latest 2008 political developments
  • Fox News essay: Coming up on Fox News Sunday
• Guests
  • Senator Chuck Schumer, Democrat - New York
    • Senate web site | Bio
    • Rapping Chuck Schumer on the air (Courier Life Publications, NY - Apr 5, 2007)
    • Swing State Project (Swing State Project, New York - Apr 5, 2007)
    • TIME'S UP, CHUCK (New York Post, NY - Mar 31, 2007)
    • CHUCK'S QUIZ-WIZ REUNION (New York Post, NY - Mar 15, 2007)
    • Congress considers tax equity for partner benefit (Gay.com, CA - Apr 6, 2007)
    • Former Chief of Staff Contradicts Gonzales in Hill Testimony (PBS - Mar 29, 2007)
    • Scare Tactics, Broadband Style (New York Press, NY - Mar 30, 2007)
    • White House Backs Attorney General (ABC News - Mar 30, 2007)
    • New White House push for Gonzales to testify ASAP (San Francisco Chronicle, CA - Apr 2, 2007)
  • Newt Gingrich
    • Former Speaker of the House | newt.org web site
    • FOX News political analyst
    • Newt Gingrich Thinking Solutions, Not White House (NewsMax.com - Apr 6, 2007)
    • Newt Gingrich: Spanish Is The Language Of Living In A Ghetto (American Chronicle, CA - Apr 2, 2007)
    • Newt Gingrich Tries To Translate His Remarks on YouTube (Washington Post, DC - Apr 6, 2007)
    • Get Schooled: Gingrich's Remarks May Be Clumsy, But He's Right: Immersion is Best (Evening Bulletin - Apr 4, 2007)
    • Newt Gingrich to Debate John Kerry on Climate Change (FOX News - Apr 5, 2007)
    • Newt Gingrich's back door to the White House (Bend Weekly, OR - Apr 6, 2007)
    • Gingrich blasts early campaign fundraising (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, IN - Apr 6, 2007)
    • Mr. Right, Mr. Wrong (World Magazine - Apr 6, 2007)
  • Christopher Buckley
    • Author of Boomsday
    • Christopher Buckley Lights Up PBK (W&M The Dog Street Journal, VA - Apr 5, 2007)
    • A booming reception for Buckley's new book (Washington Times, DC - Apr 5, 2007)
    • Boomsday by Christopher Buckley (Bookslut, IL - Apr 2, 2007)
    • Christopher Buckley (Washington City Paper, DC - Mar 29, 2007)
  • Fox News Sunday panel
    • Brit Hume
      • FOX News
      • Washington Post Blasts Speaker Pelosi's Visit to Syria (FOX News - Apr 5, 2007)
      • Senator Reid Changes His Tune About Funding US Troops in Iraq (FOX News - Apr 3, 2007)
    • Bill Kristol
      • The Weekly Standard
      • Kristol Uses Baseless Washington Post Editorial To Smear Pelosi (Think Progress, DC - Apr 5, 2007)
      • 'Kick Me'? (The Weekly Standard - Apr 9, 2007 edition)
    • Juan Williams
      • National Public Radio
      • House Bill Sets Date for Iraq Withdrawal (NPR Day by Day - Mar 23, 2007) Note: page includes streaming audio link
    • Mara Liasson
      • National Public Radio.
      • GOP Faces a Wide, and Shifting, Presidential Field (NPR All Things Considered - Apr 3, 2007) Note: page includes link to streaming audio
      • Presidential Fundraising Recasts the Presidential Race (NPR Morning Edition - Apr 6, 2007)  Note: page includes link to streaming audio
• Fox News Sunday contact information - FNS@foxnews.com

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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:
  • The dinosaur media may be left wing, but so far as the moonbats are concerned, they aren't left wing enough
  • These Jihadists aren't evil, they just need respect and for us to sit down and talk with them, understand their point of view, it's those stubborn Jews and McChimpy Bushitler who are getting in the way of peace, so says the greatest Secretary of State in the history of the world
  • And now presenting Joe Lieberman, but only to talk about Gonzo Gonzalez and Joe's extremist religious views
  • McChimpy Bushitler better not try to usurp any of Congress' powers, even ones not in the Constitution, or they'll impeach King George!  So says Snarlin' Arlen Specter!
  • Tommy who?
• Topics:
  • The battle over funding the troops
  • The U.S. attorney controversy
  • The release of the British sailors
  • 2008 presidential politics
• Guests
  • Senator Arlen Specter, R-Pennsylvania
    • Senate web site | Bio
    • Senate Judiciary Committee member
    • Self-Impeachment by Signing Statement (ZNet, MA - Apr 6, 2007)
    • Senate demands details on Gonzales' role in firings before he can testify (North County Times, CA - Apr 5, 2007)
    • EDITORIAL: Loangate: A breach of trust (Drexel University The Triangle Online, PA - Apr 6, 2007)
    • Start Stopping Arlen Now: Specter Will Run Again (Evening Bulletin, PA - Mar 29, 2007)
    • Conservatives Should Strongly Consider Backing Specter (Evening Bulletin, PA - Apr 4, 2007)
    • Republicans don't need Arlen Specter Tony Phyrillas (Opinion Editorials, VA - Mar 20, 2007)
    • Liberal finds sense in what some Republicans say (Ithaca Journal, NY - Apr 7, 2007)
    • 'Specter Clock' Runs Out During Hearing (Examiner.com - Mar 30, 2007)
    • Transcript: Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter on 'FNS' (FOX News - Mar 18, 2007)
  • Senator Joseph Lieberman, I/D-Connecticut:
    • Senate web site | Bio
    • Senate Armed Services Committee member
    • Joseph Lieberman, seating charts and the war in Iraq (Danbury News Times, CT - Mar 29, 2007)
    • Fear and fear itself in America (Paradise Post, CA - Apr 5, 2007)
    • View From America: Standing against the tide (Jerusalem Post, Israel - Mar 28, 2007)
    • Lieberman expresses ‘concern’ over Attorney General controversy (Norwich Bulletin, CT - Apr 2, 2007)
    • Yeah, I OK'd the 8 firings, Gonzo says (New York Daily News, NY - Mar 31, 2007)
    • Lawmakers request more information in investigations of GSA chief (Federal Times - Apr 2, 2007)
    • Key ally wooed in Eastern Connecticut sub fight (Norwich Bulletin, CT - Apr 4, 2007)
    • Accommodating religious needs or a formula to proselytize? (Ha'aretz, Israel - Apr 5, 2007)
  • Former Governor Tommy Thompson, Republican - Wisconsin
    • 2008 Republican presidential candidate | web site | Bio
    • Go get 'em, Tommy (Wisconsin State Journal - Apr 7, 2007)
    • Tommy Thompson Raises Less Than 400K For Campaign (WISC, WI - Apr 6, 2007)
    • Tommy short on cash (The Capital Times, WI - Apr 7, 2007)
    • 2008 Race Rankings: The Money Is In (National Journal, DC - Apr 6, 2007)
    • Tommy Thompson: Let Iraq Vote on US Troops (NewsMax.com - Apr 4, 2007)
    • Tommy Thompson Biographical Data (San Francisco Chronicle, CA - Apr 1, 2007)
  • Madeleine Albright
    • Former secretary of state, Carter administration | Bio
    • Principal of The Albright Group, LLC
    • Author The Mighty and the Almighty: Reflections on America, God, and World Affairs
    • Albright Defends Speaker Pelosi for Syria Trip Opposed by Bush (Bloomberg - Apr 7, 2007)
    • Back in Damascus (Al-Ahram Weekly, Egypt - Apr 5, 2007)
    • Remarks by Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright on Iranian-American Relations (Asia Society - Mar 17, 2000)
    • A cry for Zimbabwe (SW Radio Africa, Zimbabwe - Mar 29, 2007)
    • Africa Has Other Zimbabwes (Washington Post, DC - Apr 5, 2007)
    • Nigeria: Albright Leads Election Observer Mission (AllAfrica.com, Washington - Mar 21, 2007)
    • Madeleine Albright On The American Dream (Forbes, NY - Mar 22, 2007)
    • Taxpayers Continue To Support Government Officials After They Become Lobbyists (NewsByUs, ID - Mar 21, 2007)
    • What solution for Iraq: a bad war tribunal or a good guerilla attack? (uruknet.info, Italy - Mar 19, 2007)
  • Mark Thompson
    • Time Magazine
    • Broken Down (Time - Apr 16, 2007 issue)
    • America's Broken-Down Media (RealClearPolitics, IL - Apr 7, 2007)
    • Adding Nukes to the Sailor Standoff (Time - Mar 27, 2007)
    • Reexamining "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (Time - Mar 13, 2007)
    • Is Gates the Anti-Rumsfeld? (Time - Mar 12, 2007)
    • A $330 Million Case of Jet Lag (Time - Mar 7, 2007)
    • Fix Walter Reed: Name A Commission (Time - Mar 6, 2007)
  • Ret. Brig. Gen. David Grange
    • CNN military analyst
    • President and CEO, Robert R. McCormick Tribune Foundation | Bio
    • Advisor National Infantry Foundation | Bio
    • Iran in Iraq (CNN Headline News via Strategic Policy Consulting - Feb 26, 2007) Note: page includes link to streaming video
    • CNN's General cheerleader squad: Marx, Shepard, & Grange (Just World News - Feb 11, 2007)
    • Grange: Insurgency wasn't in Saddam's prewar plan (CNN.com Transcript - Nov 13, 2003)
    • David Grange: Comparing Afghanistan and Iraq (CNN.com Transcript - Feb 26, 2003)
    • General David Grange: Military update (CNN.com Transcript - Nov 16, 2001)
  • Cardinal Theodore McCarrick
    • Archbishop Emeritus of Washington | Bio
    • Counselor for Center for Strategic International Studies
    • Priest accuses U.S. cardinal of abuse of power (Renew America - Dec 2, 2005)
    • 2007 Kahlil Gibran “Spirit of Humanity” Awards (Arabisto.com, FL - Mar 28, 2007)
    • ‘Alliance of Civilizations project inspired by Mevlana’ (Today's Zaman, Turkey - Mar 13, 2007)
    • Bipartisan Peace Agreement Hopes to Resolve Middle East Conflict (The Open Press (press release) - Mar 15, 2007)
  • Bill Schneider
    • CNN senior political analyst
    • Schneider: Too late to get into the '08 race? (CNN International - Apr 7, 2007)
    • Schneider: Could Obama beat Clinton in Round 2? (CNN - Apr 5, 2007)
    • Obama's "rookie mistakes" spread to CNN (Media Matters for America, DC - Mar 29, 2007)
    • Schneider: McCain hits the reboot key (CNN - Apr 4, 2007)
    • Schneider: And the GOP frontrunner is ... (CNN - Apr 3, 2007)
  • Ed Henry
    • CNN White House correspondent
    • Tony Snow ‘Defensive’ On Iraq Anniversary, Tells CNN’s Ed Henry To ‘Zip It’ (Think Progress, DC - Mar 19, 2007)
    • CNN's Malveaux asked about Iraq debate: "[E]ven if the White House loses, they win?" (Media Matters for America, DC - Apr 3, 2007) Note: page includes link to streaming video
    • CNN gives Bush administration a "big wet kiss" (Media Matters for America, DC - Apr 7, 2007) Note: page includes link to streaming video
    • Kurtz on U.S. attorneys scandal: "[A]re the media openly siding with the Democrats?" (Media Matters for America, DC - Mar 26, 2007) Note: page includes link to streaming video
    • Opinions: We still respect you, we promise (Web Devil - Mar 21, 2007)
  • Lisa Goddard
    • CNN Radio Capitol Hill correspondent
    • Peaceful Iraq war protests prompt 71 arrests (CNN.com - Sep 26, 2006)
    • Wilma Now on Move With Powerful Punch (CNN.com - Oct 25, 2005)
    • Race to 08 (CNN.com podcast - Mar 22, 2007) Note: link is direct to MP3 file of podcast
    • Progressive News Hour 4/3/07 (Progressive News with John Scott - Apr 3, 2007) Note: link is direct to MP3 file of podcast
    • Iraq: Reid to Up Ante? (CNN Newsroom Transcript - Apr 2, 2007)
    • Leading House Republican: Iraq not a reflection on me (CNN via MichaelMoore.COM - Nov 4, 2007)
• CNN Late Edition (web page for comments)

[Phsstpok]

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:
  • The dinosaur media may be left wing, but so far as the moonbats are concerned, they aren't left wing enough
  • Democrats believe:
    • Islamic terrorists, communists, illegal immigrants, Gangsta rap drug dealing thugs = good, deserving of special rights
    • US soldiers, gun owners, tax payers, Christians, America = bad, not deserving any rights
  • The global warming hoax is in it's final weeks... Jon and Terayza are now promoting it, therefore it's doomed
  • McChimpy Bushitler is the source of all evil, even Einstein said so... well, he would have!
• Topics:
  • The war funding standoff on the Hill
  • The Kerry's new book "This Moment on Earth"
  • Einstein's faith
• Guests
  • Senator Carl Levin, Democrat - Michigan
    • Senate web site | Bio
    • Levin releases Pentagon inspector general report on intelligence assessment activities (Battle Creek Enquirer, MI - Apr 6, 2007)
    • Levin Press release - identical to "news article above - includes links to (PDF) report and slide presentation used by Feith in briefings
    • Hussein's Prewar Ties To Al-Qaeda Discounted (Washington Post - Apr 6, 2007)
    • Malpractice or Malice? (AOL News Newsbloggers - Apr 6, 2007)
    • U.S. Rap Mogul Backed In Billboard Magazine By Canadian Music Honchos In Gangsta Rap Profiling Case (Eworldwire (press release), NJ - Apr 4, 2007) Warning risqué images included, not safe for work
    • suing while stupid (ottawonk blog - Jan 16, 2007) (background on above story)
    • Senator Carl Levin: A Bit of Truth about Assault Weapons (All American Patriots (press release), Sweden - Mar 21, 2007)
    • Jim Zumbo Takes Aim At US Senator (The Chattanoogan, TN - Mar 30, 2007)
    • Senate Floor Statement of Senator Carl Levin on Iraq Resolution (All American Patriots (press release), Sweden - Mar 15, 2007)
    • Taking Aim at Low Taxes (Cato Institute, DC - Apr 4, 2007)
    • Police, coroner: Detroit gay man died naturally, not from beating (WXYZ, MI - Mar 29, 2007)
  • Senator Jon Kyl, Republican - Arizona
    • Senate web site | Bio
    • Kyl optimistic about bipartisan immigration bill (Arizona Daily Star, AZ - Apr 6, 2007)
    • Progress on Immigration Reform (Human Events, DC - Apr 6, 2007)
    • Kyl Comments on Democrats' Agenda (KTAR.com, AZ - Mar 29, 2007)
    • Guest Opinion by Jon Kyl: Security on strike in the United States (Casa Grande Valley Newspapers, AZ - Mar 22, 2007)
    • Senate kills Kyl proposal to cut taxes on large estates (KVOA.com, AZ - Mar 23, 2007)
    • Senate votes for pullout (Arizona Republic, AZ - Mar 28, 2007)
    • Bush to visit Arizona border Monday (East Valley Tribune, AZ - Apr 4, 2007)
  • Senator John Kerry, Democrat - Massachusetts
    • Senate web site | Bio
    • Kerry and Gingrich to Debate Climate Change (ABC News - Apr 5, 2007)
    • Factor Interview: John & Teresa Kerry (FOX News transcript - Apr 3, 2007)
    • Democrats Call for Legal Review of Bush Appointment (Fox 28, IN - Apr 6, 2007)
    • NY Times' "Unsubstantiated" Swift Boat Allegations Rise Again (NewsBusters - Apr 5, 2007)
    • In SF, Kerry blasts critics of Pelosi's Mideast trip (San Francisco Chronicle, CA - Apr 6, 2007)
    • McCain Denies Interest in 2004 Kerry Ticket (NewsMax.com - Apr 4, 2007)
    • Democrats Steal John Kerry Plan that they Mocked (American Chronicle, CA - Apr 4, 2007)
  • Teresa Heinz Kerry
    • Factor Interview: John & Teresa Kerry (FOX News transcript - Apr 3, 2007)
    • Kerrys go over the heads of political elite (Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA - Apr 3, 2007)
    • Addressing global warming is good for business (San Francisco Chronicle, CA - Apr 5, 2007)
    • Teresa Kerry: Edwards is ‘very brave’ (MSNBC - Mar 26, 2007)
  • Walter Isaacson
    • President and CEO of the Aspen Institute | Bio
    • Former Chairman and CEO of CNN
    • Former managing editor of Time
    • Co-Author The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made
    • Author Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
    • Author Einstein: His Life and Universe (new)
    • A new biography of Albert Einstein (New Yorker, NY - Mar 25, 2007)
    • Einstein's life mirrored discoveries, bio says (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA - Apr 1, 2007)
    • The World Needs More Rebels Like Einstein (Wired News - Mar 29, 2007)
    • Bill Moyers Journal: Buying the War (Media Channel, NY - Apr 3, 2007)
    • Finding a Niche (American Journalism Review, MD - Mar 19, 2007)
    • US urged to clean-up dioxin contamination (Viet Nam News, Vietnam - Mar 12, 2007)
  • Roundtable
    • Donna Brazile
      • Founder and Managing Director of Brazile and Associates, LLC | Bio
      • Political Corner: Gonzales (NPR News and Note - Mar 29, 2007) Note: page has link to streaming audio
    • Jake Tapper
      • ABC News correspondent | Bio
      • Global Warming Hypocrisy: Al Gore Won't Sign Energy Ethics Pledge (National Ledger, AZ - Mar 21, 2007)
      • Giuliani Responds to Personal Attacks (ABC News - Apr 4, 2007)
    • George Will
      • Syndicated Columnist
      • Oil price woes inflated by politicians, media (Whittier Daily News, CA - Apr 5, 2007)
      • Same old ERA song and dance (The Union Leader, NH - Mar 31, 2007)
• ABC This Week comment web page

[Phsstpok]

Ping

The Weekend Talk Show Preview Thread is up

It will also be cross posted (sometime soon... maybe) to my blog at

http://wizards.townhall.com/

Here's a sample of  my usually witty commentary...

... The real meat of this weekends shows is the complete control of all the levers of government by the Dhimmicrats.  They are in charge and Nazi Pelosi, The Nation's Mother In Law, along with Dingy Harry, can dictate the terms to McChimpy Bushitler.  There's a new politburo in town and he better not step out of line or he's toast!

Add to that the huge scandal that will bring down... who was it this time?  Oh yeah!  That sniveling weasel the attorney general.  How dare he know about a legal act on the part of those nasty people in the White House?  There must be a conspiracy and a cover up somewhere that they can uncover, evidence to the contrary is not to be allowed to get in the way.

And of course there's the humiliation of those dumb British types.  That of course is all Bush's fault.  All the more reason to trash McChimpy Bushitler and his poodle, Blair.  Boy that Ahmadasahatter guy is really a gold mine for the DBM.  Hours and hours of Bush bashing fun can be expected.  He must be built up and praised for his glorious act of defiance against the evil that is America. ...

[Bahbah]

Good evening, my friend.

Impressive work as always. Going back to read up, but I want to point out that Snuffalupagus has a real adult lined up, Jon Kyl.

[Phsstpok]

I want to point out that Snuffalupagus has a real adult lined up, Jon Kyl.

Yeah, but I think it's because Jon is "coming around" on immigration reform.

[Chuck54]

Thanks as always. You do an amazing service and are to be commended.

[Miss Marple]

I will tell you why Huckabee is on. They want him to comment on his statement last week that if "candidates" (meaning Guiliani) don't have to answer for their marital history then Republicans owe an apology to Bill Clinton.

Of course, how could CBS resist a two-fer: bashing Guiliani (by a conservative) AND rehabilitating Bill CLinton. Of course, Huckabee's premise is 100% wrong, since as far as I know Clinton was not impeached for his sexual behavior, but for LYING.

I think Huckabee has made a big error here. I imagine it is because some in the Southern Baptist Church are making anti-Guiliani noise and citing his divorces.

As I said, I am not supporting anyone, but I think that most Americans aren't very comfortable with attacks on someone's personal life unless it involves actual criminal behavior. Clinton didn't seem to be hurt one bit (of course he has no shame, so maybe that's why).

[rdb3]

I wonder what the spin will be for Pelosi. Can't wait to hear it.

[altura]

thanks.

Now, I don’t need to watch any of the shows.

Happy Easter!

[Bahbah]

Of course, Huckabee's premise is 100% wrong

As far as I know, Giuliani has never been accused of raping anyone. And Clinton has not stayed in his marriage because of his high regard for the institution. Huckabee sounds silly.

[Txsleuth]

I wonder if Chris Wallace will use up Newt’s time to bash Pelosi or the Dems regarding the war supplemental by asking him about his “faux pas” regarding the English language..and “the ghetto”???

[Bahbah]

The spin for Pelosi is the GWB has done such a terrible job of international relations, someone has to take over, the Constitution be damned.

Nevermind that I never voted for Nazi Pelosi and wouldn’t even under threat of torture.

[rdb3]

Nevermind that I never voted for Nazi Pelosi and wouldn’t even under threat of torture.

I heard that. Now Logan must be invoked. Forget this shadow or "alternative" government nonsense. It's a coup that happened here.

[Bahbah]

It's a coup that happened here.

Yes, and it must not be allowed. Surely someone in the Administration realizes this.

[Phsstpok]

I didn't include this article in any of the shows since Nancy isn't on this week, but I linked to it in my discussion of the Journal Editorial Report where I mentioned the Logan Act.

Illegal Diplomacy
Did Nancy Pelosi commit a felony when she went to Syria?

a couple of excerpts (is that OK from Opinion Journal?)

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi may well have committed a felony in traveling to Damascus this week, against the wishes of the president, to communicate on foreign-policy issues with Syrian President Bashar Assad. The administration isn't going to want to touch this political hot potato, nor should it become a partisan issue. Maybe special counsel Patrick Fitzgerald, whose aggressive prosecution of Lewis Libby establishes his independence from White House influence, should be called back.

<snip> 

The Supreme Court has spoken clearly on this aspect of the separation of powers. In Marbury v. Madison, Chief Justice John Marshall used the president's authority over the Department of State as an illustration of those "important political powers" that, "being entrusted to the executive, the decision of the executive is conclusive." And in the landmark 1936 Curtiss-Wright case, the Supreme Court reaffirmed: "Into the field of negotiation the Senate cannot intrude, and Congress itself is powerless to invade it."

Ms. Pelosi and her Congressional entourage spoke to President Assad on various issues, among other things saying, "We came in friendship, hope, and determined that the road to Damascus is a road to peace." She is certainly not the first member of Congress--of either party--to engage in this sort of behavior, but her position as a national leader, the wartime circumstances, the opposition to the trip from the White House, and the character of the regime she has chosen to approach make her behavior particularly inappropriate.

The author is Robert F. Turner.  Here's his background as listed at the end of the article: 

Mr. Turner was acting assistant secretary of state for legislative affairs in 1984-85 and is a former chairman of the ABA standing committee on law and national security.

Pretty good credentials, as far as I'm concernced. 

Nancy, you got some splainin to do. 

 

[Valin]

Easter Sunday food fight.” He has both Chucky Schumer and Newt Gingrich

My moneys on Newt. I’m trying to remember the last time Chuck had an actual idea...I’ll get back to you when I think of it...don’t hold dinner waiting, this may take a while.