Preview and Analysis for Weekend of October 13th and 14th, 2007

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Preview and Analysis for Weekend of October 13^th and 14^th, 2007

Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows:

NBC's "Meet the Press" Comedian Bill Cosby Dr. Alvin Poussaint CBS's "Face the Nation" Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. Jim VandeHei, Politico.COM Fox News Sunday Reps. Steny Hoyer, D-Md. John Boehner, R-Ohio Bill Kristol Charles Krauthammer Mara Liasson Juan Williams

CNN "Late Edition" Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz Erik Prince, founder of Blackwater USA Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. Former national security adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski* Former president Jimmy Carter* Jessica Yellin, CNN Joe Johns, CNN Ed Henry, CNN ABC's "This Week" House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Senate Minority Leader Sam Donaldson Cokie Roberts George Will

The reboot of the Dhimmicrat agenda continues, this week with both Nancy Pelosi and Steny Hoyer going head to head with Republican leaders.  We'll no doubt hear about the evils of the unjustified Iraq war, the cruel veto of SCHIP, the unconstitutional Bush warrentless wiretap program and the absolute moral imperative of raising taxes on "the rich." Of the presidential candidates only John "the new comeback kid" McCain gets any face time this week and the Goracle, that award winning elephant in the room for the Democrats' nomination, will be represented this week by his fellow Nobel laureate, Jimmy "the C" Carter.

NBC Meet The Press seems completely off message this week with an hour devoted to a new book about the problems confronting the "black community" in America but, wait for it, I think I know what they're  up to.  Bill Cosby and his co-author, Dr. Alvin Poussaint of Harvard Medical School, talk about their new book on the subject and their various events around the country dealing with those problems.  There is a theme in those events and it is that racism is still rampant in this country and, since government won't solve the problems (they don't say can't) then it's up to the black community to solve the problems themselves.  This is a message that most conservatives applaud and want to help and encourage these communities to adopt this attitude (though we might get heartburn over the charges of racism).  So, what's the problem, you ask?  Just this, I think that the reason that these worthies are on the MSM talk show is to counter attack over criticism of Barack Obama and John Edwards for their comments about the relative populations of blacks in school or in prison.  Read the links under Dr. Poussaint's name in the show by show listings.  I've included several that don't mention him, but do mention those candidates comments.  There's also a link to a conference on the subject where Dr. Poussaint and one of the "Jena Six" are panelists.  Coincidence?

CBS Face The Nation gives us the return of "straight talking" John McCain.  The MSM has decided that they're back in love with him, if nothing else because he can be a pain to the Republican front runners.  The narrative is that he's been "liberated" by no longer being the front runner so now he can say what he really means.  Whatever.  Jim Vandehei of the Politico is on for some good old fashioned Republican bashing.  Par for the course with SeeBS news.

Fox News Sunday has the line up of the day in Steny Hoyer and John Boehner.  I agree with Politico's assessment from their Tip Sheet preview (linked below): "a clash of the House titans, as Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.) and Minority Leader John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) both sit for interviews.... The two will not face off directly. But look anyway for plenty of jabs, as they’ll surely discuss the fate of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program and the future of the war in Iraq."  The listing implies that Hoyer will go first, followed by Boehner.  Do you suppose that someone read my complaint that the shows have a habit of setting up Democrats to give rebuttals whenever a Republican is on?  If it's so or not it's still a healthy development.  No Brit again this week, but Charles Krauthammer will do nicely.  I'm betting the subject of his most recent column will come up, though, about how he won't vote for Hillary, but that he can live with her because she may just do the right thing out of sheer naked self interest, much as her husband did.  Oh joy.

CNN Late Edition starts off with what the left thinks it can complain about in the Mideast, our unfriendly friends in Pakistan and those evil nasty mercenaries from Blackwater.  It looks like both situations may actually be much more in our favor than has been portrayed by the MSM (surprise, surprise) and I know that Eric Prince acquitted himself well in front of Henry Waxman's kangaroo court recently.  I don't know how Shaukat Aziz will acquit himself, or even if I'll be pleased with what he has to say, but the articles I linked to are generally encouraging and there have been some interesting and positive developments in Pakistan in the last few weeks.  Lindsey Graham tags along on the conversation, likely as a witness for the prosecution in the Blackwater case.  Lindsey has some stiff competition from both sides of the political spectrum in his upcoming reelection bid and he needs all the free face time he can get, so watch for him to cater to what Wolfie wants in discussions of Blackwater.  There's a discrepency in the listings as to who (or what) comes next.  On CNN's web site they list Jimmy Carter, but AP is indicating that it's Zbiggy Brzezinski, Carter's National Security Advisor, who is on.  I think it's Carter, largely because he can serve as a stalking horse for Al Gore in the Dhimmicrat campaign as a fellow Nobel laureate.  I think that's their holy grail, getting the Goracle to enter the race.  We'll have to wait and see.

ABC This Week gives us the second coming of Nazi Pelosi in her campaign to convince us all how successful the Dhimmicrats have been in Congress.  In descending order, there are lies, damned lies, statistics, presentation graphics and Dhimmicrat politicians' statements on Sunday morning talk shows.  They then have the second offering this weekend of a Republican rebuttal in the person of Mitch McConnell.  Will wonders never cease?  I swear these folks have paid staff who read our stuff!  I have a feeling, however, that they'll be primarily setting Mitch up for the Republicans "cruel" opposition to SCHIP and poor, sick, children.  McConnell is apparently the prime target in this election cycle of  MoveOn.ORG (which means George Soros and Team Hillary) and ABC This Week is the most dutiful of their MSM coterie, so expect fireworks.  It appears that they too will be delving into the intricacies of a Gore candidacy, but with Sam Donaldson on the panel it is likely to be spun as putting cold water on the nascent movement.  Her Thighness must be served!

The Saturday shows are as to be expected, with The Beltway Boys touting the newly feisty Barack Obama and the tantalizing potential of Saint Gore gifting us with his candidacy.  Piffle.  The reborn Tim Russert's Show on MSNBC (having moved from CNBC... in anticipation of the Fox Business Channel competition/collapse?) provides the political analysis I would have expected from MTP while MTP does the book promotion that I would normally expect from Tim Russert's cable show.  Perhaps they did a switcheroo?  For partisan political reasons?  Perish the thought!  Fox News Watch proffers the Cincinnati school shooting, Fred's performance at the debate and the Goracle, anything to avoid the grotesque display of Soros inspired agitprop that is the "mainstream media's" current bill of fair.  The Journal Editorial Report has an intriguing mix of "us an them" with an analysis of the state of the Republican presidential field as well as a discussion of the continuation of the ban on internet taxation championed by a scion of the left.  OK, I get it.  Things aren't all black and white and there are a few folks on the left who we can do buisiness with.  I'm not 100% sold on Wyden, but I was also strangely intrigued by him before this week.  Perhaps I'm on the same page as the folks from the WSJ?

So, bottom line, the MSM is selling evil Republicans and claiming that they hate children, worship war and want to enslave all right thinking people.  Surprise, surprise, surprise!   They have become a caricature of themselves and are more instructive as farce than as news.  We are confronted with an industry which is one of the presumed arms of our anointed society, the "fourth estate," who abrogate unto themselves the right to declare what is right and what is wrong (which really boils down to to what is right and what is left from their point of view) who are not connected in any way with reality.  Oh boy, are we in trouble!

This should be cross posted to my blog at Wizards.townhall.com later today.

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.

Politico.COM has their Sunday Talk Show Tip Sheet

* note, conflicting info in listings for CNN, check show by show for details

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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.

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Saturday Shows For October 13^th, 2007

The Beltway Boys (Mort Kondrake, Fred Barnes)

• Meme:
  • Wait, if we declare Hillary the winner now no one will care to tune in the rest of the campaign...
  • Obama is striking back... yeah, that's the ticket
  • The Goracle is descending from the mountain with the tablets Nobel Prize, dare we hope?
• Topics:
  • Obama v. Clinton: Barack Obama shows off some newly sharpened elbows against Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton.
  • Comeback Kid?: Is Al Gores Nobel Peace Prize win a political comeback in the offing?
• Beltway Boys contact information beltway@foxnews.com
• The program airs on FOX News Channel Saturdays at 6 and 11:30 p.m. ET

Tim Russert's show on MSNBC (Tim Russert)

• Meme:
  • We know what you're supposed to be thinking, so shut up and listen
• Topics:
  • Up-to-date political analysis
• Guests
  • Chris Cillizza
    • Washington Post - The Fix
  • NBCs Chuck Todd
  • Norah O'Donnell
• Tim Russert's show on MSNBC airs Sat. noon/6p.m., Sun. 2 a.m./ noon ET

Fox News Watch (Eric Burns)

• Meme:
  • So, what can we talk about to avoid the fact that the old media is now simply an outlet for George Soros?
• Topics:
  • Cleveland school shooting triggers a new gun control debate in the media
  • Fred's Debate Debut: How were the 'reviews' by the press?
  • Al Gore takes heat in the headlines
• 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:
  • Did you know that there were actual Republicans running for President?
  • OK, see, this one tax is bad, but all the rest of them aren't high enough, 'cause we need universal health care!
• Topics:
  • Opinion Journal web page: Getting Warmer
    • The GOP Presidential race heats up:
      • Mitt vs. Rudy
      • Fred Thompson's debut
      • Is John McCain making a comeback?
    • The Internet tax ban, and wiretap politics
  • Fox News Channel web page
    • The Republican campaign kicks into high gear and we've got it covered:
      • Rudy vs. Romney: Who's the real fiscal conservative?
      • How did Fred Thompson do in his first debate?
      • Is John McCain making a comeback?
• Guests
  • Senator Ron Wyden, Democrat/Socialist/Greenie - Oregon
    • Senate web site | Bio
    • Press releases from Senate web site
      • Wyden Introduces Legislation to Make Internet Tax Ban Permanent   Congress Passes Final Legislation to
      • Renew Ban On Unfair, Discriminatory Internet Taxes   Senate Approves 4-Year Extension of Ban on Unfair,
      • Discriminatory Internet Taxes   Allen and Wyden Respond to Attacks on Internet Access Tax Ban  
      • Permanent Ban on Unfair Net Taxes Wins Senate Commerce Committee Approval  
      • Press Release: Bills to Ban Unfair Net Taxes Make Progress in Senate, House  
      • Press Release: Senators Highlight Growing Support For Permanant Ban on Unfair Internet Taxes
    • Internet Tax Revolt (Wall Street Journal - Sep 30, 2007)
      CIA Internal Inquiry Troubling, Lawmakers Say (New York Times - Oct 13, 2007)
    • A Market Makeover For Health Insurance (Washington Post - Oct 13, 2007)
    • Amid health care plans, Ore.'s Wyden sticks with his proposal (KTVZ, OR - Sep 17, 2007)
    • A work in progress (Baltimore Sun, United States - Sep 21, 2007)
    • Smith, Wyden move to help Klamath Basin farmers (The Oregonian - OregonLive.com, OR - Oct 2, 2007)
    • Smith, Wyden, split on DC voting rights (The Oregonian - OregonLive.com, OR - Sep 18, 2007)
    • Merkley returns to his roots for campaign stop in Senate run (News-Review, OR - Sep 19, 2007)
    • 6th Oregon Leadership Summit set for December (Bizjournals.com, NC - Sep 14, 2007)
• 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)

• Meme:
  • Russert: "So, Cos, you have to go out and do this yourself because George Bush hates black people, right?"
  • Russert: "Dr. Poussaint, don't you agree that you only wrote this book because Clarence Thomas is a traitor to his race?"
• Topics:
  • The controversial and complicated issues facing black communities across the nation
    • the alarming statistics of "black on black" violence
    • high school drop out rates
    • the growing need for parental responsibility
• Guests
  • Bill Cosby
    • Entertainer
    • Co author Come On People: On the Path from Victims to Victors
    • Cosby's crusade (Arizona Republic, AZ - Oct 8, 2007)
    • Cosby, Morehouse chief: Parenting is the answer (Atlanta Journal Constitution,  USA - Sep 25, 2007)
    • Cosby: Comic and critic (Chicago Daily Herald, IL - Oct 5, 2007)
    • Bill Cosby, new report urge parents to take more time with their kids (AXcess News, KY - Sep 26, 2007)
    • Bill Cosby Disputes the Post's Coverage of His Views (DCist.com, DC - Sep 26, 2007)
  • Dr. Alvin Poussaint
    • Harvard Medical School Psychiatry Professor | Bio
    • Co author Come On People: On the Path from Victims to Victors
    • Hospital exec a player in health care reform (Rocky Mountain News, CO - Sep 21, 2007)
    • Jena Six Students to Lead Panel at Summit in Washington, DC (PR Newswire (press release), NY - Sep 20, 2007)
    • Obama on "glaring inequities" in justice system (Baltimore Sun, United States - Sep 28, 2007)
    • Edwards Predicts Doom for African-American Males (FOX News - Sep 28, 2007)
    • John Edwards, racist (WorldNetDaily, OR - Oct 9, 2007)
    • Truthiness on Young Black Males in Prison Cells vs. College Dorms (Reason Online, CA - Oct 3, 2007)
    • The politics of blatant falsehood (Waterbury Republican American, CT - Oct 10, 2007)
• Meet the Press mailbox (web page for comments)

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CBS Face The Nation (Bob Schieffer)

• Meme:
  • Remember John McCain?  He's baaaaack, and Ol' Bob's got 'im!  Will he give us straight talk and bash Bush some more?
  • We're so disappointed that the Dhimmicrats haven't lived up to our left wing expectations, they must do better
• Topics:
  • Campaign '08
• Guests
  • Senator John McCain, Republican - Arizona
    • Presidential Candidate
    • Senate web site | Bio
    • Campaign web site | Bio
    • Q&A: John McCain on White House, Iraq (MSNBC - Oct 12, 2007)
    • McCain maps his new plan for health care, Iraq (Mt. Pleasant News, IA - Oct 12, 2007)
    • Afflicted monks should have won Nobel, McCain says (DesMoinesRegister.com, IA - Oct 13, 2007)
    • McCain Issues Congratulations and a Challenge to Gore (New York Times - Oct 12, 2007)
    • McCain: World less stable now than during Cold War (The Union Leader, NH - Oct 13, 2007)
    • Tax credit key to McCain's healthcare plan (Boston Globe - Oct 12, 2007)
    • McCain Tags Giuliani on Line Item Veto (The Associated Press - Oct 12, 2007)
    • McCain holds campaign forum in Amherst (Boston Globe - Oct 12, 2007)
    • Local Leaders Kick-Off McCain Campaign Thursday (Hawaii Reporter, HI - Oct 10, 2007)
    • McCain Doesn't Deserve Support as 2008 Presidential Candidate Just for His Vietnam Record (Hawaii Reporter, HI - Oct 12, 2007)
    • In Detroit, McCain calls for higher fuel standards (Detroit Free Press - Oct 9, 2007
    • Fall From the Top Lands McCain in a Comfort Zone (New York Times - Oct 6, 2007)
    • McCain's Last Stand (Rolling Stone - Oct 5, 2007)
  • Jim VandeHei
    • The Politico Executive Editor | Profile
    • GOP's budget blues (The Politico - Oct 11, 2007)
    • Predicting politics is exercise in futility (The Politico - Oct 4, 2007)
    • Dems could do far more to end Iraq war (The Politico -  Sep 27, 2007)
    • History teaches health care lessons (The Politico - Sep 19, 2007)
    • Media Matters Response (The Politico - Mar 7, 2007)
• Face The Nation contact information - ftn@cbsnews.com

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Fox News Sunday (Chris Wallace)

• Meme:
  • We're so disappointed that the Dhimmicrats haven't lived up to our left wing expectations, they must do better
  • The evil Republicans are blocking all of the good and decent things the Democratics want, how do you defeat them, oh great House Majority Leader
  • McChimpy Bushitler wants to kill poor sick kids, eavesdrop on their parents, wage an unjust war and gut the safety net for the deserving upper middle class... how do you respond mister minority leader Boehner
  • Fred Thompson was an actor, you know, and he's old and lazy, too
  • We can live with Hillary, she's not that scary... not like Osama... pardon the (intentional) slip... Obama
  • The Goracle is descending from the mountain with the tablets Nobel Prize, dare we hope?
• Topics:
  • Two top leaders discuss the latest hot topics on the Hill
    • The looming vote to override the president's SCHIP veto. With the support of some Republicans, can Democrats garner enough votes to secure the expansion of the State Children's Health Insurance Program?
    • FISA "reform"
    • Republicans are vowing a return to their mantra of fiscal conservatism, while vowing to protect funds to Iraq. What's their plan?
  • Fox News Sunday panel
    • Fred Thompson makes his first debate appearance, his personality shows through, but did he live up to expectations?
    • Former Vice President Al Gore adds the Nobel Peace Prize to his Academy Award for his fight against global warming — fueling speculation that he might enter next year's crowded Democratic presidential race.
  • Fox News essay: Coming up on Fox News Sunday
• Guests
  • Representative Steny Hoyer, Democrat - Maryland
    • House Majority Leader
    • House web site | Bio
    • Hoyer Calls Bush Veto of Child Health Bill a `Defining Moment' (Bloomberg - Oct 6, 2007)
    • Saturday Radio: Hoyer, Bush Talk SCHIP Children Health Bill (Bayou Buzz, LA - Oct 6, 2007)
    • Hoyer defends vetoed healthcare bill (Earthtimes.org, New Zealand - Oct 6, 2007)
    • Democrats propose safeguards in Bush's spy program (Reuters India, India - Oct 9, 2007)
    • Telecom Immunity May Be in Spying Bill (The Associated Press - Oct 9, 2007)
    • Hoyer speech blasts Bush budget, Iraq war handling (Montgomery County Sentinel, MD - Oct 4, 2007)
    • Limbaugh Latest Target in War of Condemnation (New York Times, Oct 3, 2007)
    • Bush Says Resolution Would Harm US-Turkey Relations (Bloomberg - Oct 10, 2007)
  • Representative John Boehner, Republican - Ohio
    • House Minority Leader
    • House web site | Bio
    • Child-Health Bill May Define Republicans (Wall Street Journal - Oct 11, 2007)
    • Democrats Criticize Boehner for War's 'Small Price' Comment (FOX News - Sep 19, 2007)
    • Dems demand apology from Rep. Boehner (ImediNews, Georgia - Sep 14, 2007)
    • Taxes On Your Internet Bill If Moratorium Expires? Not Likely. (CBS News, NY - Oct 12, 2007)
    • Officials reverse policy after public outcry, Republican protest (WorldNetDaily, OR - Oct 11, 2007)
    • McDermott Seeks Supreme Court Review Of Boehner Case (CBS News, NY - Sep 28, 2007)
    • Energy bill could take route that avoids committee (Houston Chronicle, United States - Oct 12, 2007)
    • Timing of genocide resolution questioned (SI.com - Oct 12, 2007)
  • Fox News Sunday panel
    • Bill Kristol
      • The Weekly Standard
      • Read This Book (The Weekly Standard - Oct 6, 2007)
      • Kristol: Is Rudy the most electable Republican? (Campaign Standard Blog at Weekly Standard - Oct 7, 2007)
    • Charles Krauthammer
      • Syndicated columnist
      • Hillary: The Great Navigator (Washington Post via Real Clear Politics - Oct 12, 2007)
      • 'Special Report' Panel on State Children's Health Insurance Program (FOX News - Oct 9, 2007)
    • Mara Liasson
      • National Public Radio
      • 'Special Report' Panel on Battle Over Terrorist Surveillance Bill (FOX News - Oct 11, 2007)
      • NPR Poll: Bush Rating Weighs Down GOP Prospects (NPR Morning Edition, Oct 12, 2007)
    • Juan Williams
      • National Public Radio
      • Juan Williams Sets Record Straight on O'Reilly Row on Time.com (NewsBusters - Sep 29, 2007)
      • Juan Williams, Fox News and the NPR conundrum (Media Matters for America, DC - Oct 2, 2007)
• Fox News Sunday contact information - FNS@foxnews.com

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CNN Late Edition (Wolf Blitzer)

• Meme:
  • So, Prime Minister Aziz, since you are an evil and untrustworthy ally, why shouldn't be bomb you as Obama said?
  • So, Mr Prince (of darkness), how many innocent civilians have your people slaughtered this week?
  • The worst president in history calls George Bush the worst president in history... ironic, isn't it?
  • Lindsey Graham has serious challengers for his seat and isn't getting free face time from the MSM... quick say something bad about Iraq or Bush or both... bingo, face time with Wolfie
• Topics:
  • Wolf sits down with Blackwater founder Erik Prince to talk about the controversy over his company’s role in Iraq
  • An interview with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz.
• Guests
  • Shaukat Aziz
    • Pakistani Prime Minister | Profile (from infopak.gov.pk)
    • Musharraf's success was for sure: Shaukat Aziz (DailyIndia.com, FL - Oct 6, 2007)
    • President Musharraf secures over 55% votes in elections:Shaukat Aziz (Indian Muslims, CA - Oct 6, 2007)
    • Bulletproof cars becoming the norm (The News - International, Pakistan - Oct 11, 2007)
    • Govt encouraging reconciliation politics: PM (The Post, Pakistan - Oct 11, 2007)
    • Government committed to transfer benefits of economic growth to masses: Shaukat Aziz (Associated Press of Pakistan, Pakistan - Oct 12, 2007)
    • Govt for transparent elections: Shaukat (The News - International - Oct 13, 2007)
    • Dr Qadeer (Khan) not to be handed over to anyone: Shaukat Aziz (Associated Press of Pakistan, Pakistan - Oct 11, 2007)
    • President, PM call for working on minimum agreeable national agenda for eliminating extremism, militancy (Online - International News Network, Pakistan - Oct 13, 2007)
    • Musharraf, Aziz may lose their country villas (Earthtimes.org, New Zealand - Oct 10, 2007)
    • Cases against Nawaz can't be revoked : Aziz (NewKerala.com, India - Oct 10, 2007)
    • NRO not single party specific: Shaukat Aziz (Associated Press of Pakistan, Pakistan - Oct 7, 2007)
  • Erik Prince
    • Founder, Blackwater USA
    • Survivors sue Blackwater (Detroit Free Press, United States - Oct 12, 2007)
    • Mystery man (World Magazine - Oct 12, 2007)
    • The life of Erik Prince (Detroit Free Press, United States - Oct 7, 2007)
    • Blackwater founder comes under fire (USA Today - Oct 8, 2007)
    • Did Republican ties turn a Prince into Iraq's security king? (The Age, Australia - Oct 5, 2007)
    • Blackwater Chief at Nexus of Military and Business (New York Times, United States - Oct 7, 2007)
    • Enter Erik the Viking (Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - Oct 5, 2007)
  • Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican (sometimes) - South Carolina
    • Senate web site | Bio
    • Senate Armed Services Committee
    • Waxman Blackwater Grandstanding (National Review Online, NY - Oct 4, 2007)
    • Blackwater’s Legal Netherworld (National Review Online, NY - Sep 26, 2007)
    • Armed Guards in Iraq Occupy a Legal Limbo (New York Times - Sep 20, 2007)
    • Senator Lindsey Graham Seeks Re-election (The Conservative Voice, NC - Sep 24, 2007)
    • Erwin considering run against Graham (The State, SC - Oct 1, 2007)
    • Sanford’s Quiet Senate Campaign? (Charleston City Paper, SC - Oct 11, 2007)
    • Front Row: Three Iraq debates, seen and unseen (Baltimore Sun - Sep 19, 2007)
    • Lindsey Graham's Iraq Deadline (TIME - Sep 26, 2007)
    • Lindsey Graham Sets 90 Day Deadline For Iraq (Think Progress, DC - Oct 1, 2007)
    • Lindsay Graham's Realism (Washington Post - Sep 15, 2007)
    • Commerce chief backs Graham's immigration plan (Savannah Morning News, GA - Oct 1, 2007)
    • Gutierrez: Immigration Reform Vital (Houston Chronicle, United States - Oct 2, 2007)
    • Senate defense bill adds border funds (Houston Chronicle, United States - Oct 3, 2007)
    • Sorry, Lindsey, but this mumbo-jumbo doesn't cut it (The State, SC - Sep 28, 2007)
    • Graham pushes for tax overhaul (The State - Oct 11, 2007)
    • Group’s ad takes aim at Graham (The State, SC - Oct 3, 2007)
    • Lindsay Graham accepts lobby money, backs off child obesity (Charleston City Paper, SC - Oct 9, 2007)
  • Jimmy Carter - Dhimmicrat - Georgiastan (Note: AP lists Zbigniew Brzezinski not Carter)
    • Former President of the United States | Bio (from whitehouse.gov)
    • George Bush authorised torture, says Carter (Telegraph.co.uk - Oct 12, 2007)
    • Jimmy Carter Derides Cheney and NBC's Brian Williams Jumps (NewsBusters - Oct 11, 2007)
    • Mika Defends Carter's Cheney-Bashing: 'A Responsibility to Say Something' (NewsBusters - Oct 11, 2007)
    • Former President Carter Blasts Bush's Administration as 'Worst in History' (AP via Fox News - May 19, 2007)
    • CBS Honors ‘Nobel Laureate’ Carter, Who Hails His Relations with Dictators (NewsBusters - Oct 9, 2007)
    • Carter hopes for Gore run (MSNBC - Oct 12, 2007)
    • Jimmy Carter Parties with Matt and Meredith Over Gore's Nobel Glory (NewsBusters - Oct 12, 2007)
    • Carter: 'No doubt' Gore is the best qualified person for president (Raw Story, MA - Oct 12, 2007)
    • Jimmy Carter hatred is alive in Iranian L.A. (The Jewish Journal of greater L.A, CA - Oct 11, 2007)
    • Former President Carter Reflects on His New Book, Recent Trip to Darfur (PBS (transcript) The News Hour - Oct 11. 2007)
    • Carter's Claims (FOX News - Oct 12, 2007)
    • The 'Truth Police' and Jimmy Carter (FOX News (transcript) Talking Points, O'Reilly Factor - Oct 12, 2007)
    • Cutting Mr. Carter (TheRealityCheck.Org - Oct 11, 2007)
  • Zbigniew Brzezinski (Note: CNN lists Jimmy Carter not Brzezinski)
    • Former national security adviser | Bio (from Wikipedia)
    • Terrorized by 'War on Terror' (Washington Post - Mar 25, 2007)
    • Five Flaws in the President's Plan (Washington Post - Jan 12, 2007)
    • Former US Policy Makers Urge Dialogue With Hamas at Mideast Conference (Voice of America - Oct 10, 2007)
    • Brzezinski: U.S. in danger of 'stampeding' to war with Iran (CNN - Sep 24, 2007)
    • The Dignity Agenda (Washington Post - Oct 13, 2007)
    • Brzezinski, Kissinger Disagree Over Iran And Ahmadinejad (RTT News, NY - Sep 24, 2007)
    • Bipartisan Heavies Call for Engagement (TPMCafe, NY - Oct 9, 2007)
    • Uphill climb for Rice on Mideast peace (Christian Science Monitor, MA - Oct 11, 2007)
  • Jessica Yellin
    • CNN Congressional Correspondent
    • Jessica Yellin to Join CNN's Washington, D.C., Bureau (Time Warner Newsroom (press release) - Aug 1, 2007)
    • ABC Minimizes Bush Court Victory; Speculated on Impeachment for Last Ruling (NewsBusters - Jul 9, 2007)
    • Single, Female and Desperate No More - New York Times (New York Times - Jun 4, 2006)
  • Joe Johns
    • CNN Correspondent | Profile
    • Joe Johns Joins CNN as Capitol Hill Correspondent (Time Warner Newsroom (press release) - Jan 23, 2007)
    • CNN Correspondent’s 'Raw' Attack on Fred Thompson and Giuliani (NewsBusters - Jul 20, 2007)
    • CNN Gives Jack Cafferty 60 Minutes to Bash Bush and Republicans (NewsBusters - Oct 20, 2007)
  • Ed Henry
    • CNN White House Correspondent | Profile
    • Tony Snow Tells CNN’s Ed Henry to Calm Down (NewsBusters - Feb 14, 2007)

• CNN Late Edition (web page for comments)

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ABC This Week (George Stephanopoulos)

• Meme:
  • Week two of the Pelosi Galore road show, and this time it's in front of a friendly face, a member of Team Clinton!
  • We're so disappointed that the Dhimmicrats haven't lived up to our left wing expectations, they must do better
  • The evil Republicans are blocking all of the good and decent things the Democratics want, how do you defeat them, oh great Madam Speaker
  • McChimpy Bushitler wants to kill poor sick kids, eavesdrop on their parents, wage an unjust war and gut the safety net for the deserving upper middle class poor children... how do you respond mister minority leader McConnell
• Topics:
  • where things stand ten months into the Democrat-controlled Congress
    • what Pelosi has to say on
      • the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
      • the war in Iraq
      • the 2008 presidential election
      • what the Democrats have and have not accomplished so far this year
  • Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. responds to the Speaker and gives the Republican take on the issues facing Congress.
• Guests
  • Senator Nancy Pelosi, Democrat - California
    • House web site | Bio
    • Speaker of the House of Representatives | web site
    • Politics drive US Armenia resolution (AFP - Oct 12, 2007)
    • Rice and Gates called on Pelosi not to put H.Res.106 on vote (PanARMENIAN.Net, Armenia - Oct 13, 2007)
    • God and Nancy Pelosi (NewsByUs, ID - Oct 13, 2007)
    • Pelosi reverses Capitol flag policy to permit 'God' mentions (The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com, OH - Oct 11, 2007)
    • Groups Slam 'Deal' On ENDA (365Gay.com - Oct 13, 2007)
    • Pelosi/ HRC ENDA 'Bargain' - The Inside Story (Gay City News - Oct 12, 2007)
    • Pelosi warns against ‘all or nothing’ ENDA (Washington Blade, DC - Oct 12, 2007)
    • Bill Stalls Over Transgender Protections (The Associated Press - Oct 3, 2007)
    • Pelosi deadline is HRC gala Oct. 6 (San Francisco Chronicle - Sep 28, 2007)
    • Threesome Offer From Whoopi Goldberg For Nancy's Hubby Paul Pelosi (National Ledger, AZ - Oct 5, 2007)
    • Pelosi: Dems Show Fiscal Responsibility (The Associated Press - Oct 4, 2007)
    • US Rep Pelosi On Wiretaps: Cos Must Defend Selves In Court (CNNMoney.com - Oct 11, 2007)
    • Pelosi says Democrats must do more to stop the war (San Francisco Chronicle,  USA - Oct 9, 2007)
    • Pelosi Admits Failure to Stop War (Beyond Chron, CA - Oct 12, 2007)
    • Pelosi vows 'media shield' law (Washington Times, DC - Oct 5, 2007)
    • Pelosi: 'We Remain Committed to Making SCHIP Into Law - With or Without the President's Support' (PR Newswire (press release), NY - Oct 3, 2007)
    • Setting the Record Straight: Speaker Pelosi Misleads on SCHIP (Whitehouse.gov (press release), DC - Oct 3, 2007)
    • Schip Howlers (Wall Street Journal - Oct 13, 2007)
    • Pelosi 'proud' of her Congress: 'We've drained swamp' (Baltimore Sun, United States - Oct 9, 2007)
  • Senator Mitch McConnell, Republican - Kentucky
    • Senate Minority Leader
    • Senate web site | Bio
    • A top-down smear? McConnell staffer connected to Frost family fiasco (The Carpetbagger Report - Oct 11, 2007)
    • Graeme Frost, Senator Mitch McConnell: and An Earlier Eye-Witness J’Accuse (The Moderate Voice - Oct 11, 2007)
    • Mitch McConnell Stands By Rush Limbaugh (FOX News - Oct 4, 2007)
    • Is this a little selective outrage from the McConnell Corner? (Louisville Courier-Journal, KY - Sep 26, 2007)
    • Ads target GOP's formidable McConnell (USA Today - Oct 9, 2007)
    • New ads from 'Draft Gore,' Giuliani & MoveOn (USA Today - Oct 10, 2007)
    • MoveOn Launches New 'Betrayal' Ad (U.S. News & World Report, DC - Sep 21, 2007)
    • GOP Leader May Face Home State Primary Challenge (Crosswalk.com, VA - Oct 11, 2007)
    • McConnell campaign war chest tops $9M (Kentucky Post, KY - Oct 5, 2007)
    • McConnell's war stance unpopular (Kentucky.com, KY - Sep 18, 2007)
    • Senate Set for Key Vote on DC House Representation (FOX News - Sep 17, 2007)
    • Senate Party Leader Critic of Myanmar (The Associated Press - Oct 10, 2007)
    • McConnell emerges as Congress' most tenacious critic of Myanmar (Kentucky.com, KY - Oct 10, 2007)
  • Roundtable
    • Sam Donaldson
      • Gore's Nobel Win Could Have Impact On Policy, Election (abc7news.com, CA - Oct 12, 2007)
    • Cokie Roberts
      • Hillary's campaign has made big gains (Billings Gazette,  USA - Oct 2, 2007)
      • What right-wing bias? (DetNews.com, MI - Oct 3, 2007)
    • George Will
      • More riches, less pleasure (Indianapolis Star - Oct 12, 2007)
• ABC This Week comment web page

[Phsstpok]

Ping

The Weekend Talk Show Preview is up

It is also cross posted to my blog at

http://wizards.townhall.com/

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

... TThe reboot of the Dhimmicrat agenda continues, this week with both Nancy Pelosi and Steny Hoyer going head to head with Republican leaders. We'll no doubt hear about the evils of the unjustified Iraq war, the cruel veto of SCHIP, the unconstitutional Bush warrentless wiretap program and the absolute moral imperative of raising taxes on "the rich." Of the presidential candidates only John "the new comeback kid" McCain gets any face time this week and the Goracle, that award winning elephant in the room for the Democrats' nomination, will be represented this week by his fellow Nobel laureate, Jimmy "the C" Carter....

[MNJohnnie]

Ugggg. I think I would rather trim my lawn with a nail clippers this Sunday then watch any of these shows.