Weekend Talk Show *Preview* for 9/22 - 9/23/07 (not the live thread)

It's all Hillary all the time on Sunday. All five main shows serve up the presumptive nominee and first female president (depending on your definition of "female") Her Thighness, Hillary (sometimes) Rodham (sometimes) Clinton. I half expect her to break into song...

NBC Meet The Press is first up in my area and Lil' Timmah balances out Hillary's likely Bush bashing with Alan Greenspan, author of a new autobiography that bashes Bush... wait... yeah, that's what they're doing all right. Do you wonder if Mr. Andrea Mitchell will be asked what he knew about Mrs. Plame-Wilson and when did he know it? Somehow I doubt it. And do you think that the name Hsu will come up with Hillary? On any of these shows? If it does it will only be in the most respectful and protective sort of way, with ample opportunity for Her Thighness to explain how it's all Karl Rove's fault. And it's a virtual certainty that Stan Lee and Peter Paul won't be mentioned. Perish the thought.

CBS Face The Nation has Ol' Bob basking in Hillary's glory. He's joined by Politico's John Harris and the New York Times' David Sanger to help explain why McChimpy Bushitler is being so mean and nasty about not surrendering in Iraq, thus leaving a disaster for his saintly successor. There's a lot of "it's inevitable" at play this weekend, not only with Madam President Hillary but also presumptions of huge gains for the Dhimmicrats in the '08 House and Senate races. Harris particularly will bring that theme out on CBS, I think. Me thinks they're getting a bit ahead of themselves.

Fox News Sunday touts their installment of Hillaryfest '07 with reminders of the infamous Bill Clinton interview by Mike Wallace's boy, Chris. Do you think he has the cajones to ask some inconvenient questions of Hillary? My impression since the Bill Clinton interview is that Wallace is going out of his way to appease the Fox News critics. I've suspected for some time that he's auditioning for a lateral move, perhaps into Ol' Bob's chair at FTN or, dare he dream, as the Perky One's replacement when she finishes her disastrous tenure at CBS. Two weeks ago I lamented that ABC This Week had specifically brought out John Kerry to "respond" to John McCain on their show and stated that I didn't expect the shows to offer up a Republican response for any Democrats. Well, perhaps the folks at FNS were watching, because this week they've done just that. Of course, in Newt Gingrich they're offering up one of the most vocal critics of the Bush administration and someone who regularly praises Hillary and goes out of his way to work with her on things like Hillarycare. I should have known. It is interesting to me that they seem to have set this up as part of their round table segment. Do you suppose Brit (the reporter the left loves to hate) Hume might do a Newt smack down? Or might Newt be tempted to play a round of smack-a-Juan? I'll probably be disappointed by the whole exercise, but I plan to watch, just in case. They round out the show with Ken Burns, on to tout his latest PBS documentary, this time about World War II. The subject should lend itself to comparisons that are very unfavorable for the critics of the Iraq war, but those will no doubt be ignored, while some unfavorable comparisons between GWB and FDR will likely be manufactured. It'll still probably be interesting.

CNN Late Edition is apparently concentrating on Hillary's health care plan version 2.0 in their homage to their glorious leaderess, and following up with HHS Secretary Michael Leavitt, no doubt destined for abuse on the administration's dismal health care record. Have any of you ever heard of this guy before? He's certainly not a name I'm familiar with. The fact that the press has stayed away from him either means that he's a non-entity and there's really nothing interesting there or he's a very effective advocate for Bush's policies so they're avoiding him like the plague. I'm betting it's the former, but I'll hope for the latter. CNNs favorite RINO, Chuck Hagel, then joins in, likely for some remedial Bush bashing and perhaps as an audition for a regular pundit gig when his term ends next year. Moving on to foreign policy the French FM will be asked to explain why he dared mention the word "war" when talking about Iran without the EU required statement about never considering it. And then they trot out the man who gave us "peace in Vietnam," Hank Kissinger (with only a few million slaughtered by his "partners in peace"), along with the godfather of the glorious Khomeni regime in Iran, Zbiggy Brezinski (may a thousand IEDs go boom). These two are the brains behind the foreign policy positions of John McCain and Barack Obama, respectively. Truly frightening.

ABC This Week provides the spectacle of Incurious George Steponallofus pretending to do an interview with his lord and mistress, the presumptive Queen Hillary the first. Edward R. Murrow and Walter Winchell must be drowning their despair in celestial beer. Their roundtable looks particularly vile, with E. J. Dionne leading the pack. The inclusion of David Brooks, the supposed conservative from the NY Times, indicates that they're going out of their way to push Hillarycare v 2.0, as he's a "conservative" who has given it qualified praise. ABC also talks to Ken Burns about his new documentary. You don't suppose he has some US Navy ~~memos~~ word processor files about how George H. W. Bush lied about his service in World War II?

The Saturday shows offer the usual mix of inside the beltway conventional wisdom and Wall Street actual wisdom. The Beltway Boys serve up DNC talking points on the dismal state of the Bush economy, trying to sell the notion of an impending recession. They haven't been interested in the economy for the last 6 years because it was the most successful in decades. Now that the "creative financing" made popular by Clinton era financial policies (thank you Robert Rubin) is coming apart they see an opportunity to bash Bush, therefore "it's the economy, stupid," once again. They then segue to the '08 presidential race with a catfight between Hillary and the macho Edwards, Elizabeth. The Edward's camp is whining that team Clinton stole their health care plan and what better spokesperson than their built in victim. Hillary's people wouldn't dare criticize Elizabeth because she's dying, you know. CNBC's Tim Russert Show is touting the updated version of Tom Friedman's book, The World is Flat as a way to expound on the evils of the Bush era. Fox News Watch abandons all pretense of paying attention to serious issues of media malfeasance and concentrates instead on Orenthal James Simpson. Earth shattering. Finally the grown ups show up on Journal Editorial Report and I really want to try and watch this one. They're talking about, among other things, Ahmadinejad's New York trip and joining the conversation is none other than John Bolton, he of the great mustache and even greater resolve. Should be fun.

The themes of Hillaryfest '07 seem to revolve around how great version 2.0 of her health care plan is and how bad the world is because of McChimpy Bushitler. I gather that this is the mission for the week and what they see as their path back to the White House. In effect Hillary is claiming the mantle of the foregone conclusion and trying to ignore her Dhimmicrat rivals. There are divided loyalties within the dinosaur media so some of her erstwhile allies may put up more fight than she likely hopes for. All of the DBM is supporting Dhimmicrats, but it will be interesting to see if any lines are drawn within that realm by folks supporting someone other than Hillary.

Team Clinton is trying to run a campaign according to the old rules, with emphasis on old media, TV appearances and advertising, union endorsements and phone banks and a classic political machine. Richard Daley, LBJ, Huey Long and boss Pendergast would all recognize the tone and structure of Hillary's campaign. But is this type of campaign good enough for the first real 21st century election? The two Bush victories in 2000 and 2004 were really 20th century events, carryovers from the previous decade's politics. This election is a clean break, with no real incumbent in either party. Just what are the rules this time? I agree with Bill Kristol that this election may break all of the rules and deny all of the conventional wisdom. It will be interesting to see and even more interesting to participate this time around.

This thread 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.

Show by Show Preview

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.

Saturday Shows For

The Beltway Boys (Mort Kondrake, Fred Barnes)

Meme:
- Doom and gloom. Doom and gloom! DOOM AND GLOOM, DARN IT! Get with the program already!
- How bad can we make the economy sound? There's an election coming, we must terrify the sheeple
- Ooooooo, Edwards playing the victim card against her thighness!
Topics:
- Are we headed for a recession? Bush and the Fed try to calm a jittery public
- Elizabeth Edwards vs. Hillary Clinton
- The ups and downs of the week!
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:
- Doom and gloom. Doom and gloom! DOOM AND GLOOM, DARN IT! Get with the program already!
Topics:
- "A must-see analysis of the world today and a glimpse of tomorrow as Tim talks with 3-time Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times columnist Tom Friedman about his updated book, 'The World is Flat.'"
Guests
- Tom Friedman
  - Author, The World Is Flat [Updated and Expanded]: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century
  - New York Times columnist
  - Doha and Dalian (New York Times - Sep 19, 2007)
  - Tom Friedman is back -- and he's pessimistic (Grist Magazine, WA - Sep 20, 2007)
  - Tom Friedman Foolery (Good Magazine Blog - Sep 19, 2007)
  - People Aren’t the Same, Wherever You Go (Outside the Beltway, VA - Aug 23, 2007)
CNBC's Tim Russert Show airs Saturday at 7pm, 10pm & 1am ET

Fox News Watch (Eric Burns)

Meme:
- Oh, goody, a meaningless tabloid story to occupy the sheeple so that they won't notice the debauched state of the press.
Topics:
- O.J. and the Press: Are the media drunk on 'The Juice'?
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! Nukes in Syria. North Korean nukes, no less. Anybody notice? Anybody care?
- Hillary's got a health care plan? Who knew?
- I believe the phrase you're looking for, Senator Schumer, is "hoist with your own petard"
Topics:
- Opinion Journal web page: Bolton the Door
  - Discussion of North Korea-Syria nuclear ties
  - Hillary Clinton's health care strategy
  - Michael Mukasey's confirmation prospects
- Fox News Channel web page
  - Did the Israeli Air Force bomb a secret Syrian nuclear facility equipped by North Korea earlier this month?
Guests
- John Bolton
  - Former U.N. Ambassador
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)

Meme:
- Genuflect, your queen is on TV! Kneel, knave, or it's straight to Fort Marcy Park for you!
- Doom and gloom. Doom and gloom! DOOM AND GLOOM, DARN IT! C'mon, Alan, get with the program already!
Topics:
- The fifth installment of the "Meet the Candidate" Series: Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY)
- Former Chairman of the Federal Reserve Alan Greenspan:
  - discusses his new book
  - shares his insights into current events
  - discusses the four U.S. presidents for whom he served in his 18 1/2 year tenure at the Fed
Guests
- Senator Hillary Clinton, Democrat - New York
  - Senate web site | Bio
  - Democrat Presidential Candidate | Campaign web site | Bio
  - A Special Prosecutor For Hsu? (Hugh Hewitt's Blog - Sep 21, 2007)
  - The MoveOn Flap: Rudy vs. Hillary (TIME - Sep 21, 2007)
  - A Story That Just Won’t MoveOn (CBS News - Sep 21, 2007)
  - Ditto Democrats (Washington Post - Sep 20, 2007)
  - Getting Personal: Clinton Ally Rips Giuliani (ABC News - Sep 20, 2007)
  - Without Hillary's Support, The War Might Never Have Happened (Huffington Post - Sep 20, 2007)
  - Clinton, Edwards Spar Over Lobbyists, Health Care at Debate (Bloomberg - Sep 21, 2007)
  - Democratic rivals query Clinton on health care (Reuters - Sep 20, 2007)
  - Can Clinton Pay For Her Trillion-Dollar Plan? (CBS News - Sep 20, 2007)
  - The Dark Side of Hillary Clinton's Health Care Plan (FOX News - Sep 21, 2007)
  - Hillary Clinton says I`m not a lesbian (Zee News, India - Sep 21, 2007)
- Alan Greenspan
  - Author, The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World
  - Chairman, Federal Reserve (1987-2006)
  - Greenspan's memoir: Adam Smith rides again (Baltimore Sun - Sep 21, 2007)
  - Fed's Ex-Chief Attacks Bush On Fiscal Role (New York Times - Sep 15, 2007)
  - The Media's Spin on Greenspan (Yahoo! News - Sep 20, 2007)
  - Greenspan slams PM (The Statesman, India - Sep 21, 2007)
  - Bernanke defends Greenspan legacy to Congress (Independent, UK - Sep 20, 2007)
  - Jon Stewart to Alan Greenspan: Why Do We Need the Fed? (John Birch Society, WI - Sep 20, 2007)
  - While amazed at China's new prosperity, Greenspan doubts it has legs (Globe and Mail, Canada - Sep 19, 2007)
  - Bush Disagrees With Greenspan on Economy (FOX News - Sep 18, 2007)
  - Greenspan criticizes Chavez-style Latin American populism (AFP - Sep 18, 2007)
  - Greenspan: I misjudged subprime lending crisis (Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand - Sep 17, 2007)
  - Greenspan Backtracks On Iraq War Oil Claim (CBS News - Sep 17, 2007)
  - From Greenspan to Kissinger Oil Warriors (CounterPunch, CA - Sep 19, 2007)
Meet the Press mailbox (web page for comments)

CBS Face The Nation (Bob Schieffer)

Meme:
- Genuflect, your queen is on TV! Kneel, knave, or it's straight to Fort Marcy Park for you!
- Dare we dream of a liberal paradise, where Republicans are all RINOs or in the gulag and taxes rain like manna from Washington?
- Doom and gloom. Doom and gloom! DOOM AND GLOOM, DARN IT! Get with the program already!
Topics:
- The Race For The White House
Guests
- Senator Hillary Clinton, Democrat - New York
  - Senate web site | Bio
  - Democrat Presidential Candidate | Campaign web site | Bio
  - A Special Prosecutor For Hsu? (Hugh Hewitt's Blog - Sep 21, 2007)
  - The MoveOn Flap: Rudy vs. Hillary (TIME - Sep 21, 2007)
  - A Story That Just Won’t MoveOn (CBS News - Sep 21, 2007)
  - Ditto Democrats (Washington Post - Sep 20, 2007)
  - Getting Personal: Clinton Ally Rips Giuliani (ABC News - Sep 20, 2007)
  - Without Hillary's Support, The War Might Never Have Happened (Huffington Post - Sep 20, 2007)
  - Clinton, Edwards Spar Over Lobbyists, Health Care at Debate (Bloomberg - Sep 21, 2007)
  - Democratic rivals query Clinton on health care (Reuters - Sep 20, 2007)
  - Can Clinton Pay For Her Trillion-Dollar Plan? (CBS News - Sep 20, 2007)
  - The Dark Side of Hillary Clinton's Health Care Plan (FOX News - Sep 21, 2007)
  - Hillary Clinton says I`m not a lesbian (Zee News, India - Sep 21, 2007)
- John Harris
  - Editor in Chief, Politico.com
  - History teaches health care lessons (Politico.COM - Sep 19, 2007)
  - Reid eyes muscular majority (Politico.COM - Sep 12, 2007)
  - Penn, like Rove, wants intellectual cred (Politico.COM - Sep 6, 2007)
- David Sanger
  - Chief Washington Correspondent, The New York Times
  - Israeli Raid on Syria Fuels Debate on Weapons (New York Times - Sep 22, 2007)
  - Fed's Ex-Chief Attacks Bush On Fiscal Role (New York Times - Sep 15, 2007)
  - NEWS ANALYSIS; Multiple Audiences, Multiple Messages (New York Times - Sep 14, 2007)
  - Redefining Goals: Less Talk of Victory Now (New York Times - Sep 9, 2007)
Face The Nation contact information - ftn@cbsnews.com

Fox News Sunday (Chris Wallace)

Meme:
- Genuflect, your queen is on TV! Kneel, knave, or it's straight to Fort Marcy Park for you!
- OK, which Newt will it be this time? The bomb thrower or the fool who likes to suck up to our enemies?
- Do you suppose anyone will point out that we often lost more people in one day in WW2 than we've lost in 4 years in Iraq?
Topics:
- Choosing the President:
  - One year after the "explosive" interview with her husband, Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-Moveon.ORG) goes "toe-to-toe" with Chris Wallace
  - Her agenda for the nation on issues from the war in Iraq to health care
  - The hot-button problems that will face the next president
  - What about the fears held by some Democrats that her unfavorability may hand the Republicans the presidency?
- Fox News Sunday panel
  - Reaction from the other side: former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.)
    - He continues to flirt with the idea of his own run for the White House
    - He faced off with the Clintons during the 1990's and may do so again if he jumps in the presidential race.
    - How does he rate the Republicans in the race, the Democrats?
    - What does he make of President Bush’s current Iraq strategy?
    - Will he finally end the guessing game and tell us if he is running?
- Power Player of the Week
  - Filmmaker Ken Burns new seven-part documentary, “The War” takes a look back at how World War II changed America through the stories from the battlefront and the home front
- Fox News essay: Coming up on Fox News Sunday
Guests
- Senator Hillary Clinton, Democrat - New York
  - Senate web site | Bio
  - Democrat Presidential Candidate | Campaign web site | Bio
  - A Special Prosecutor For Hsu? (Hugh Hewitt's Blog - Sep 21, 2007)
  - The MoveOn Flap: Rudy vs. Hillary (TIME - Sep 21, 2007)
  - A Story That Just Won’t MoveOn (CBS News - Sep 21, 2007)
  - Ditto Democrats (Washington Post - Sep 20, 2007)
  - Getting Personal: Clinton Ally Rips Giuliani (ABC News - Sep 20, 2007)
  - Without Hillary's Support, The War Might Never Have Happened (Huffington Post - Sep 20, 2007)
  - Clinton, Edwards Spar Over Lobbyists, Health Care at Debate (Bloomberg - Sep 21, 2007)
  - Democratic rivals query Clinton on health care (Reuters - Sep 20, 2007)
  - Can Clinton Pay For Her Trillion-Dollar Plan? (CBS News - Sep 20, 2007)
  - The Dark Side of Hillary Clinton's Health Care Plan (FOX News - Sep 21, 2007)
  - Hillary Clinton says I`m not a lesbian (Zee News, India - Sep 21, 2007)
- Newt Gingrich, Republican - Georgia
  - Former speaker of the House
  - Newt.ORG | Bio
  - Founder, Center for Health Transformation
  - Founder, American Solutions for Winning the Future
  - Gingrich: $30 million required for presidential bid (Atlanta Journal Constitution - Sep 20, 2007)
  - Gingrich cash doesn't measure up (Politico, DC - Sep 22, 2007)
  - Newt's In! (Radar Online, NY - Sep 21, 2007)
  - Gingrich Thinks No Candidate a Match For the Clinton Machine (Washington Post via Newt.ORG - Sep 14, 2007)
  - Gingrich: Republicans need "clean break" from Bush (Reuters via Newt.ORG - Sep 14, 2007)
  - Gingrich: Petraeus Report 'Wholly Inadequate' (CNSNews.com via Newt.ORG - Sep 11, 2007)
  - Newt's Vision Thing (Washington Post - Sep 20, 2007)
  - Center for Health Transformation Founder Newt Gingrich Calls on Congress to Pass a 'Clean' SCHIP Six-Month Extension (PR Newswire (press release) - Sep 19, 2007)
- Fox News Sunday panel
  - Brit Hume, of FOX News
    - 'Special Report' Panel on President Bush's Battle With Congress (FOX News - Sep 20, 2007)
    - Olbermann awarded Hume a Worst Person "bronze" for claiming Al Qaeda was in Iraq "before we got there" (Media Matters for America, DC - Sep 11, 2007)
  - Mara Liasson, of National Public Radio
    - The Pervasive Politics of Sept. 11 (NPR All Things Considered, Sep 11, 2007) Note: page has link to audio report
    - GOP Presidential Hopefuls Debate, Thompson Runs (NPR Morning Edition, Sep 6, 2007) Note: page has article and link to audio report
  - Juan Williams, of National Public Radio
    - Daisy Bates and the Little Rock Nine (NPR Morning Edition, Sep 21, 2007) Note: page has article and link to audio report
    - Dissecting Bush's Speech, Plan to Withdrawl Troops (NPR Day to Day, Sep 14, 2007) Note: page has article and link to audio report
    - Juan Williams Defends MoveOn Ad (Freedom Eden blog - Sep 16, 2007)
  - Bill Kristol, of Weekly Standard
    - Hillary Rodham Kerry (Weekly Standard - Sep 22, 2007)
    - Columbia University: Ahmadinejad Yes, ROTC No (Weekly Standard - Sep 20, 2007)
    - The Rule-Breaking Campaign (Time Magazine - Sep 13, 2007)
- Power Player of the Week: Ken Burns
  - Filmmaker | PBS web site | Profile
  - Director & Producer The War
  - Director & Producer The Civil War
  - Filmmaker Ken Burns chronicles WWII from bottom up (Reuters - Sep 21, 2007)
  - Ken Burns' new film may not be for all vets (Post Bulletin, MN - Sep 22, 2007)
  - Latinos to protest 'The War' as deficient (San Diego Union Tribune - Sep 22, 2007)
Fox News Sunday contact information - FNS@foxnews.com

CNN Late Edition (Wolf Blitzer)

Meme:
- Genuflect, your queen is on TV! Kneel, knave, or it's straight to Fort Marcy Park for you!
- Doom and gloom. Doom and gloom! DOOM AND GLOOM, DARN IT! Get with the program already!
- And now, words of wisdom from the 70's foreign policy tag team who brought us "peace" in Vietnam and the Mullahcracy in Iran
Topics:
- Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton talks about
  - the race
  - the war
  - her healthcare plan.
- Secretary of Health and Human Services Michael Leavitt responds.
Guests
- Senator Hillary Clinton, Democrat - New York
  - Senate web site | Bio
  - Democrat Presidential Candidate | Campaign web site | Bio
  - A Special Prosecutor For Hsu? (Hugh Hewitt's Blog - Sep 21, 2007)
  - The MoveOn Flap: Rudy vs. Hillary (TIME - Sep 21, 2007)
  - A Story That Just Won’t MoveOn (CBS News - Sep 21, 2007)
  - Ditto Democrats (Washington Post - Sep 20, 2007)
  - Getting Personal: Clinton Ally Rips Giuliani (ABC News - Sep 20, 2007)
  - Without Hillary's Support, The War Might Never Have Happened (Huffington Post - Sep 20, 2007)
  - Clinton, Edwards Spar Over Lobbyists, Health Care at Debate (Bloomberg - Sep 21, 2007)
  - Democratic rivals query Clinton on health care (Reuters - Sep 20, 2007)
  - Can Clinton Pay For Her Trillion-Dollar Plan? (CBS News - Sep 20, 2007)
  - The Dark Side of Hillary Clinton's Health Care Plan (FOX News - Sep 21, 2007)
  - Hillary Clinton says I`m not a lesbian (Zee News, India - Sep 21, 2007)
- Michael Leavitt
  - Secretary of Health and Human Services | Bio
  - Spinning the CHIP Cuts (Texas Observer - Sep 20, 2007)
  - Governor pushes childrens health insurance program in Washington (WCAX, VT - Sep 18, 2007)
  - Consternation Greets Bush Health Plan (New York Sun - Sep 18, 2007)
  - Health secretary talks food safety (Cincinnati Enquirer, OH - Sep 13, 2007)
  - Unsafe Imports an Official Concern (Smartmoney.com - Sep 10, 2007)
  - US health chief backs more food safeguards (East Valley Tribune, AZ - Sep 11, 2007)
  - Imports might face rigorous inspection (Florida Today, FL - Sep 6, 2007)
  - Inspection not answer to import woes, health chief says (Arizona Republic - Sep 11, 2007)
- Bernard Kouchner
  - French Foreign Minister | Bio (Google translation)
  - French FM Kouchner: 'We must prepare for war against Iran' (Jerusalem Post, Israel - Sep 16, 2007)
  - French official Kouchner draws antiwar protesters in Washington (International Herald Tribune, France - Sep 21, 2007)
  - Kouchner Warns of Regional, Credibility Risks in Iran Dispute (Bloomberg - Sep 20, 2007)
  - Rice and Kouchner condemn Lebanon MP's murder (AFP - Sep 21, 2007)
  - Spokesman calls Kouchner’s remarks amateurish (Tehran Times, Iran - Sep 20, 2007)
  - The Kouchner Gambit (The National Interest Online, DC - Sep 21, 2007)
  - Kouchner: My remarks misinterpreted (PRESS TV, Iran - Sep 21, 2007)
  - Kouchner cools his rhetoric over Iran (Financial Times, UK - Sep 18, 2007)
- Senator Chuck Hagel, RINO - Nebraska
  - Senate web site | Bio
  - Senate Foreign Relations Cmte. member
  - Hagel critical of Johanns bashing (Grand Island Independent, NE - Sep 20, 2007)
  - Ag Secretary to Announce for Hagel Seat (New York Times - Sep 19, 2007)
  - NEB-SEN: It Worked - Kerrey Likely Scared Out By Johanns (Red State - Sep 21, 2007)
  - Race for Nebraska seat: titanic clash (Politico - Sep 19, 2007)
  - Senate Rejects Expanding Detainee Rights (Washington Post - Sep 19, 2007)
  - What's Next For Hagel? (KTIV, IA - Sep 17, 2007)
  - Hagel's exit plan begs the question: What's next? (Sioux City Journal, IA - Sep 16, 2007)
  - Hagel leaves options open; prepares for book publishing (Action 3 News, NE - Sep 17, 2007)
- Henry Kissinger
  - Former Secretary of State (Nixon/Ford) | Profile (from CNN Cold War series)
  - 1973 Nobel Peace Prize winner | Bio
  - Former diplomats offer candidates advice (Boston Globe - Sep 5, 2007)
  - Senator McCain Statement On The National Defense Authorization Act For Fiscal Year 2008 (All American Patriots (press release), Sweden - Sep 19, 2007)
  - The Iraq war cannot be ended by military means alone (The News - International, Pakistan - Sep 16, 2007)
  - From Greenspan to Kissinger Oil Warriors (CounterPunch, CA - Sep 19, 2007)
  - Henry Kissinger: Realist, or Neocon? (AntiWar.COM - Sep 11, 2007)
  - The Israel Lobby and the "National Interest" (uruknet.info, Italy - Sep 18, 2007)
  - Story details great diplomacy, personal folly (Daily News - Galveston County, TX - Sep 10, 2007)
- Zbigniew Brzezinski
  - Former National Security Adviser (Carter) | Profile (from CNN Cold War series)
  - Former diplomats offer candidates advice (Boston Globe - Sep 5, 2007)
  - The Obama-Brzezinski alliance (American Thinker, AZ - Sep 13, 2007)
  - Despite Criticism, Obama Stands By Adviser Brzezinski (New York Sun, NY - Sep 12, 2007)
  - Brzezinski Grants Obama the "Upper Hand" (Washington Post, United States - Aug 24, 2007)
  - We're Staying Put (American Spectator - Sep 20, 2007)
  - Why Bush won't attack Iran (Salon - Sep 18, 2007)
- Gloria Borger
  - CNN Senior Political Analyst
  - CNN Names Gloria Borger Senior Political Analyst (Television Week, MI - Sep 12, 2007)
  - CNN's Borger asserted Clinton has "a bit of a credibility problem" on health care, despite contrary poll (Media Matters for America, DC - Sep 19, 2007)
  - On the Outside Track (U.S. News & World Report, DC - Sep 9, 2007)
  - Why Karl Touts Hillary (US News & World Report - Aug 26, 2007)
  - "Would You Guys Like us to Come Without You?" (Huffington Post - Sep 5, 2007)
- Joe Johns
  - CNN Correspondent
  - OJ Holds The News Hostage (Tuesday's Show) (Anderson Cooper 360 Review - Sep 18, 2007)
  - Live From Iraq - Continued (Channel One to CNN: On Air with Anderson Cooper - Sep 14, 2007)
CNN Late Edition (web page for comments)

ABC This Week (George Stephanopoulos)

Meme:
- Genuflect, your queen is on TV! Kneel, knave, or it's straight to Fort Marcy Park for you!
- Doom and gloom. Doom and gloom! DOOM AND GLOOM, DARN IT! Get with the program already!
- Do you suppose anyone will point out that we often lost more people in one day in WW2 than we've lost in 4 years in Iraq?
Topics:
- Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton
  - In her first Sunday show interview since she launched her bid for the White House
  - Hear what she has to say on the response to her health care propsal, the war in Iraq and the state of her campaign
- Voices Segment: Ken Burns
  - In a new seven-part documentary, Burns explores the history and horror of the Second World War by examining the lives of ordinary people who became caught up in one of the most extraordinary cataclysms in human history
Guests
- Senator Hillary Clinton, Democrat - New York
  - Senate web site | Bio
  - Democrat Presidential Candidate | Campaign web site | Bio
  - A Special Prosecutor For Hsu? (Hugh Hewitt's Blog - Sep 21, 2007)
  - The MoveOn Flap: Rudy vs. Hillary (TIME - Sep 21, 2007)
  - A Story That Just Won’t MoveOn (CBS News - Sep 21, 2007)
  - Ditto Democrats (Washington Post - Sep 20, 2007)
  - Getting Personal: Clinton Ally Rips Giuliani (ABC News - Sep 20, 2007)
  - Without Hillary's Support, The War Might Never Have Happened (Huffington Post - Sep 20, 2007)
  - Clinton, Edwards Spar Over Lobbyists, Health Care at Debate (Bloomberg - Sep 21, 2007)
  - Democratic rivals query Clinton on health care (Reuters - Sep 20, 2007)
  - Can Clinton Pay For Her Trillion-Dollar Plan? (CBS News - Sep 20, 2007)
  - The Dark Side of Hillary Clinton's Health Care Plan (FOX News - Sep 21, 2007)
  - Hillary Clinton says I`m not a lesbian (Zee News, India - Sep 21, 2007)
- Voices Segment: Ken Burns
  - Filmmaker | PBS web site | Profile
  - Director & Producer The War
  - Director & Producer The Civil War
  - Filmmaker Ken Burns chronicles WWII from bottom up (Reuters - Sep 21, 2007)
  - Ken Burns' new film may not be for all vets (Post Bulletin, MN - Sep 22, 2007)
  - Latinos to protest 'The War' as deficient (San Diego Union Tribune - Sep 22, 2007)
- Roundtable:
  - E.J. Dionne
    - Columnist, Washington Post
    - EJ Dionne Exposing the depth of poverty (Indianapolis Star - Sep 4, 2007)
    - Ditto Democrats (Washington Post - Sep 20, 2007)
  - David Brooks
    - Columnist, The New York Times
    - Clinton's new health plan is simpler but still vulnerable (Arizona Daily Star, AZ - Sep 19, 2007)
    - The education of Robert Gates (International Herald Tribune, France - Sep 19, 2007)
    - The Waning of I.Q. (New York Times - Sep 14, 2007)
  - Cokie Roberts
    - Bridges to somewhere (Daily News Tribune, MA - Sep 15, 2007)
    - Cronies need not apply (Daily News Tribune, MA - Sep 1, 2007)
  - George Will
    - Nominee should answer these tough questions (Kansas City Star, MO - Sep 21, 2007)
    - Protracted Iraq occupation jeopardizes Marine skills (Billings Gazette - Sep 21, 2007)
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