Weekend Talk Show *Preview* for 11/24 - 11/25/07 (not the live thread)

There is a clear meme emerging, in my eyes, with this weeks programs. The left is getting damned tired of all this talk of "success" in Iraq and they're not going to stand for it anymore! The MSM is going to try to reassert their control over the narrative and promote a litany of doom and despair if it kills us!

NBC Meet The Press goes a second week without any headline newsmakers as guests. Is Lil Timmah being punished for daring to question the Hildabeast? Is team Clinton planning a trip for him to Ft. Marcy Park? Seriously, two weeks in a row with nothing but pundits? If this stretches to a third week this could not only be the 60th year for MTP, but also the last. And the lineup they chose! Carville is in Hillary's pocket while his wife is a Fredhead. Murphy is insisting that all of the conventional wisdom, at least on the Republican side, isn't necessarily so wise and Shrum is simply a loser (but a consistent one). Talk about your empty calories, this weeks show is the intellectual equivalent of not just potato chips but bad soggy potato chips!*

CBS Face The Nation brings us the main "newsmaker" that the MSM wants us to listen to. Retired (Clintonian) General Zinni is one of the MSM favorites because he's always good for a bad quote about Bush and the GWOT. Even when he was in uniform he would diss the Commander in Chief at the drop of a hat. Now that he's retired he makes his living pushing BDS and promoting the Clintonian world view. Recently he participated in the creation of a think tank "white paper" that says we've got this whole global war on terror thing wrong. Our problem isn't that the islamic jihadists are out to kill us. No, our problem is that we're fighting back. If we'd only roll over and play dead everything would be fine. Okay, we'd have to roll over and actually die, but isn't that better than actually fighting to save ourselves? Everyone would love us if we'd just surrender already. Oh, and give them more money. We really need to give other countries and organizations like the UN more money for them to love us. This may very well be Zinni's official try out as Hillary's vice president, as well. Sources on both the left and right of the punditocracy have floated this idea recently and, voila, he gets face time. Who says that CBS is ignorant and doesn't pay attention to what's being talked about on the net?

On Fox News Sunday Chris Wallace will sharpen the Fox knives for Fred Dalton Thompson. Fox News has made it abundantly clear that they are backing Rudy and Hillary and that people like Thompson have no business screwing up their carefully constructed (and funded) narrative. Rupert wrote the headlines six months ago and doesn't want to have to change things so watch for a very hostile interview. Unlike Bill Clinton's histrionics, however, Fred has demonstrated that he won't let an interviewer drive the conversation where they want to take it, but he does it calmly. Last week on ABC This Week Fred bounced incurious George Steponallofus all over the set, all the time with a smile and calm, certain and assured manner. Somehow I don't think Mike Wallace's boy will fair much better. Following the attempted mugging of Fred FNS moves on to the new meme of doom and gloom in the GWOT and particularly in Iraq. Wise old Granpa Carl Levin, Senator from Michiganistan, will give the Dhimmicrats official declaration of defeat. Watch what phrases and catchwords he shares with General Zinni. That will be the drum beat that will be hammered home by every liberal on the planet. Normally I would expect the "good" Lindsey Graham to show up under these circumstances, but Senator Graham has been stuck on stupid in his condemnation of the Maliki government and the passage of the national reconciliation laws as the end all and be all of his definition of success in Iraq. He's just back from spending some time over there so maybe, just maybe, he's learned something. We'll see. The roundtable is a modified "classic" line up with Brit, Bill, Mara and Juan. Juan's latest NPR story is about good news for Bush, so maybe he won't need to be smacked down so much this weekend. Brit, on the other hand, has been so outspoken in his disdain for Fred Thompson that I think he may break with convention and actually comment during the roundtable on Fred's interview on the show. If so expect some heavy negative spin. I wonder if Fred insulted Brit's wife or something?

CNN Late Edition Brings us this months MSM favorite Republican, Mike Huckabee. He's surging in Iowa through a combination of a grass roots push in the evangelical community and a spate of very favorable coverage in the drive by media. He's decidedly on the wrong side of most issues that Republican voters seem to care about, with the notable exception of Abortion. He's particularly vulnerable on the issue of illegal immigration, given his history as Governor in his home state of ArkanTyson. His campaign's breathless declarations to the contrary only serve to highlight the problem and I think that will start to be reflected in the polls. CNN moves to the meme of the week with a combination of Ayad Allawi, once and perhaps future Iraqi Prime Minister, and the respective mouth "peaces" for Israel and the PLO. The upcoming Annapolis "peace in our time" conference is it's own best evidence for a failed foreign policy, so Wolfe won't need to spin much on that one. Allawi is "damaged goods," being identified by the left as a CIA man, so they don't want him back in power (well, maybe they might, given the current make up of the CIA) but he'll definitely come in handy for complaining about Maliki and the failed US policy in Iraq. And Ron Brownstein is on board to declare that all of the problems in the world are the fault of McChimpy Bushitler and that he invented both partisanship and failure. I expect there to be a roundtable of CNN talking heads, likely declaring that "Hillary's back" and in charge and that Fred Thompson still just doesn't float their boat at all, but that there appears to be alot for them to like in the Huckster, except for those religion and abortion things.

ABC This Week gives us the resurrected John McCain, the once and future front runner in their eyes. The MSM wants someone to bring down Giuliani a peg and they just can't see themselves embracing Romney or Thompson and Huckabee is the designated Romney underminer (the rest of the Republican field doesn't exist in their eyes). I expect a good bit of hostility towards McCain's unwillingness to admit defeat in Iraq but lots of praise for his willingness to criticize the Bush policy. That point will be reinforced when they give Bill Richardson an "opportunity to respond" to whatever McCain might say. Funny, I don't recall them ever inviting a Republican on with an opportunity to respond to some lefty loon. If Richardson matches phrasing with Zinni and the rest we'll know that there actually was a fax on this meme. They've been looking for a new lexiconographer for awhile now. Maybe they've found them. The other possibility is that they're just reading it on Kos or Hufpo. Andrew Sullivan is on the roundtable segment to diss team Hillary and the Rudytoots equally, while Cokie is likely on simply to bash all of the Republicans except Ron Paul and Mike Huckabee, whom she approves of. Go figure. That pairing does not bode well for Hukcabee or his followers. Jon Karl is on to carry the anti-war water and George Will is on just to bash all other conservatives in general.

The Saturday shows have settled into their new time slots, but I'm not settled in to watching them yet. I did catch the final couple of minutes of Tim Russert's Show on MSNBC where he was talking with Howard Kurtz about his latest book, this one on the demise of the network evening news shows. What little I saw was talk about the blogs and how they've ruined the gig by daring to point out the bias and errors of the once infallible anchors. That was also the theme for the entire program on Fox News Watch. Neil was replaced by a lefty from Huffington Post, Jane by a Fox blond info babe (Lonnie Anderson type eye candy) and Cal by a guy from NRO. Jim and the host stayed in place as the "old media" part of the discussion. They spent almost half the show explaining what a blog is. That tells you what they think the intelligence level of their audience is. The Beltway Boys was supposed to cover "success in Iraq" and the lack of recognition of it by the Dhimmicrats, along with a discussion of Obama's "mistake" of actually talking about his youthful drug use (the mistake was letting it be captured on tape, since he'd already written about it in his book). I'll see if I can bring myself to watch the re-run late tonight or first thing tomorrow. The Journal Editorial Report goes off into strange territory for them, the recent news about "superbug" germs causing problems in several communities around the country. Not exactly the usual type of topic for this show. Do you suppose Rupert is already beginning to affect content and editorial interests at the Wall Street Journal?

So, in sum, it's a combination this week of the horse race and loudly proclaiming Bush's "miserable failures" in the GWOT, particularly Iraq. The horse race is still very much on and finally beginning to catch the attention of the public. The media has settled on who they are backing and who they want to defeat and will be spinning frantically to try to insure their desired outcome in the various races. They are in danger of losing control of the narrative in Iraq so they want to turn to other aspects of the war on terror to push back against a growing perception that we might actually be winning. They can't have that.

We'll see how Fred does with Wallace. Those of us either for Fred or not committed yet to some other candidate seemed to think he did really well last week with incurious George, but his critics (and they are many, particularly in the MSM) are still sticking to their prewritten narrative. And with two weeks of no actual politicians, either presidential candidates, Senators, members of Congress or otherwise, is Russert being boycotted? Has team Clinton put out the word that appearing on MTP (except designated surrogates) will earn the wrath of the President in waiting? I have to believe that if that were the case that the word would have gotten out somehow, but you never know.

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.

* this is related to one of Niven's Laws - the actual law is "Never waste calories," which he explains by saying "Potato chips, candy, whipped cream, or a hot fudge sundae may involve you, your dietician, your wardrobe, and other factors. But FP's Law implies: Don't eat soggy potato chips, or cheap candy, or fake whipped cream, or an inferior hot fudge sundae." And Niven makes a mean Irish Coffee so I think he knows where of he speaks.

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 November 24, 2007

The Beltway Boys (Mort Kondrake, Fred Barnes)

Meme:
- This is the last time you'll hear anything about "success in Iraq" - the narrative is now about failure in the GWOT - you heard it here first
- Obama is toast - he must not be allowed to overtake the Hildabeast - it is imperative
Topics:
- Fresh evidence the U.S. troop surge in Iraq is working. Will Democrats change their tune?
- Barack Obama talks about his past drug use with a bunch of high school kids. Will this help or hurt his campaign?
Beltway Boys contact information beltway@foxnews.com
The program airs on FOX News Channel Saturdays at 2 and 11:30 p.m. ET and Sunday at 6:30 a.m.

Tim Russert's Show On MSNBC (Tim Russert)

Meme:
- no doubt somebody selling some book that makes Bush look bad (still no listing for this week, and the show's been over for hours)
Topics:
- Howard Kurtz Reality Show
Guests
- Howard Kurtz
  - Author Reality Show
CNBC's Tim Russert Show airs Saturday at 7pm, 10pm & 1am ET

Fox News Watch (Eric Burns)

Meme:
- We think they're complete frauds and prove it week after week - do you suppose they've noticed?
Topics:
- SPECIAL EDITION: The brave new world of blogs
  - How powerful are they? Are they substance or just vapor?
  - The top five most influential blogs
The program airs on FOX News Channel Saturdays at 2:30 p.m. ET
Fox News Watch contact information Newswatch@foxnews.com

Journal Editorial Report (Paul Gigot) - FNC show page

Meme:
- Perspective is everything
Topics:
- Opinion Journal web page: Germ Expansionism
  - "Superbugs" and how to develop more antibiotics to beat them
  - The solution for airline travel woes
  - Rock 'n' roll's new capitalists
- Fox News Channel web page
  - Attack of the superbugs: Just how serious a public health threat are infections like MRSA?
  - Spending your Thanksgiving weekend at the airport? Why are there so many delays and what can be done about them?
Guests
- Dr. Scott Gottlieb
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:
- How McChimpy Bushitler and Darth Cheney are ruining the whole world
- It's a done deal, a lock for Hillary... bank on it
- It's not a done deal or a lock for Hillary, you know. You shouldn't put any money on her winning.
- Bob Shrum: "Let me tell you how to lose this thing, I'm good at that."
Topics:
- Decision 2008:
  - With less than 40 days until the Iowa caucuses, the presidential nomination is up for grabs -- on both sides of the aisle. We will get insights and analysis into the race for the White House with four of the sharpest minds in politics today:
Guests
- Democrat strategists:
  - James Carville
    - Political pundit and consultant | web site
    - Two P's of politics in play (Stockton Record, CA - Nov 23, 2007)
    - Ken Bode How not to cover a campaign (Indianapolis Star - Nov 23, 2007)
    - Questions About Carville and CNN (New York Times - Nov 16, 2007)
    - CNN To Do Better Job of Disclosing Carville-Clinton Connection (mediabistro.com, NY - Nov 17, 2007)
    - Kos' Curious Attack On James Carville (National Journal, DC - Nov 16, 2007)
    - A Clinton Friend’s Role Sets Off Intense Criticism of CNN and a Re-examination (New York Times - Nov 16, 2007)
    - Hillary-Backer Carville Set To Appear On Sunday's Meet The Press -- Without Any Obama Or Edwards Backers (Talking Points Memo, NY - Nov 20, 2007)
    - Political odd couple Carville and Matalin speak at Mercer function (Macon Telegraph, GA - Nov 8, 2007)
  - Bob Shrum
    - Political pundit, former political consultant
    - NYU Wagner Senior Fellow | Bio
    - Author, No Excuses: Concessions of a Serial Campaigner
    - For Edwards, a Relationship That Never Quite Fit (New York Times - Nov 21, 2007)
    - Kerry & Edwards spar over '04... (The Nation., NY - Nov 21, 2007)
- Republican strategists:
  - Mary Matalin
    - Political pundit, political consultant | Web site | Bio
    - Mary Matalin Q&A (Macon Telegraph, GA - Nov 8, 2007)
    - A Scooter Matalin Carville Halloween (Huffington Post, NY - Oct 31, 2007)
    - Head of 'The House' (Washington Post - Nov 12, 2007)
    - The Leading Ladies of Influence (Town Hall, DC - Nov 6, 2007)
  - Mike Murphy
    - Founding principal and member of the Executive Committee of Navigators | Web site | Bio
    - What Happened to Liking the Candidate You Support? (Washington Post - Nov 21, 2007)
    - NH SENATOR ENDORSES ROMNEY (MSNBC - Oct 29, 2007)
    - Hillary At 60 (CBS News, NY - Oct 26, 2007)
Meet the Press mailbox (web page for comments)

CBS Face The Nation (Bob Schieffer)

Meme:
- The coming end of the Bush doctrine and the "healing" of our country's image in the rest of the world
- Will Zinni be Hillary's VP?
- Why we're losing the War on Terror (pay no attention to your lying eyes - we're losing, get it through your stubborn head)
- How McChimpy Bushitler and Darth Cheney are ruining the whole world
Topics:
- US foreign policy (failures)
Guests
- General Anthony Zinni, United States Marine, retired
  - Think tank: us needs to shift to "smart power" (Xinhua, China - Nov 8, 2007)
  - Change 'war on terror' policy, says study (MSNBC - Nov 6, 2007)
  - US focus on 'terror war' sinks image to all-time low: report (AFP - Nov 6, 2007)
  - The Mission: Waging War and Keeping Peace with America’s Military (Registan.net, WA - Oct 30, 2007)
  - Neo-consciousness on the couch (NJ Blog, New Jersey - Oct 28, 2007)
  - U.S. At War With Radical Islam (AINA, CA - Nov 19, 2007)
  - Will Cheney and Pelosi Be Partners in Mass Murder? (The People's Voice, TN - Nov 21, 2007)
  - Rice, Hadley to be subpoenaed in pro-Israel lobby spy case (AFP - Nov 2, 2007)
  - Time for a Military Coup (OpEdNews, PA - Nov 20, 2007)
  - Talking number twos (Guardian Unlimited, UK - Nov 23, 2007)
  - Prediction Time (National Review Online, NY - Nov 6, 2007)
  - Are pakistan's nukes in safe hands? (TIME - Nov 7, 2007)
  - US worried about Pakistan's nuclear arsenal (Indian Muslims, CA - Nov 9, 2007)
  - Former US officials form genocide task force (Earthtimes, UK - Nov 13, 2007)
  - Secretaries Albright and Cohen Should be Removed from Genocide Task Force (Huffington Post, NY - Nov 20, 2007)
Face The Nation contact information - ftn@cbsnews.com

Fox News Sunday (Chris Wallace)

Meme:
- Chris Wallace will attempt to put a stake into Fred's heart in a Van Helsing imitation - the MSM has decided he's not their guy, so he must die
- How McChimpy Bushitler and Darth Cheney are ruining the whole world
- Why we're losing the War on Terror (pay no attention to your lying eyes - we're losing, get it through your stubborn head)
- And since no one pays attention to this part of the show... a repeat of the "Power Player" (and ABC's "Voices") segment from November 4th on this holiday weekend! More AIDS pandering with a gorgeous actress! Woo hoo!
Topics:
- Choosing the President series: Fred Thompson
  - Once the great hope for conservative voters, the former Tennessee senator found himself in the top tier even before entering the race
  - Now, with the Iowa caucuses closing in, his numbers are slipping.
  - As he tries to convince the party faithful that he's still their man, he will unveil his plan to reduce taxes
- A progress report on the war in Iraq with two key senators from the Armed Services Committee
  - What's the situation on the ground?
  - How will Congress move forward?
- Fox News Sunday panel
  - The Bush administration tries again for Mideast peace, as leaders from the region head to Annapolis next week
- Power Player of the Week:
  - Emmy Award and Golden Globe nominee Ashley Judd helps fight a global epidemic (it's AIDS, as if you didn't know)
- Fox News essay: Coming up on Fox News Sunday
Guests
- Former Senator Fred Thompson, Republican - Tennessee
  - Republican presidential candidate | Campaign web site | Bio
  - Thompson Takes On Giuliani Over Guns (New York Times - Nov 23, 2007)
  - Thompson has always hit his mark (The Oregonian - Nov 23, 2007)
  - Dour Thompson Says I'm "Just Fred' (The Associated Press - Nov 21, 2007)
  - Poll: Mitt Romney, Fred Thompson Tied for Republican Lead in South Carolina (Associated Content, CO - Nov 23, 2007)
  - Poll: Hillary Clinton Trails Three Republicans in Alabama, but Gap is Closing (Associated Content, CO - Nov 21, 2007)
  - Fred Thompson on Supreme Court decision to hear DC Gun Ban case (Buckeye Firearms Association, OH - Nov 22, 2007)
  - Fred Thompson lining up Illinois delegates (Chicago Tribune - Nov 21, 2007)
  - Thompson aiming at Romney, Giuliani with trip to SC gun show (WIS, SC - Nov 22, 2007)
  - Revitalized Thompson Ready To Surge (CBS News, NY - Nov 20, 2007)
  - Tennesseans didn't like Al in 2000; but Fred Thompson is a candidate they like (KC Community News, KS - Nov 21, 2007)
  - Thompson advocates conservative principles (DesMoinesRegister.com - Nov 21, 2007)
  - Candidates' Stances on Social Security (The Associated Press - Nov 24, 2007)
- Senator Carl Levin, Dhimmicrat - Michiganistan
  - Senate web site | Bio
  - Senate Armed Services Committee chairman
  - US Sen. Carl Levin Defends Democrats' Latest Iraq Proposal (Fox 28, IN - Nov 23, 2007)
  - Carl Levin: Levin Floor Statement on Iraq Bridge Funding Bill (All American Patriots (press release), Sweden - Nov 19, 2007)
  - Levin's Stock-Options Tax Bill Careens Off-Track: Graef Crystal (Bloomberg - Nov 14, 2007)
  - Carl Levin: Levin, Stabenow Hail Senate Override of President’s Veto of Water Resources Bill (All American Patriots (press release), Sweden - Nov 9, 2007)
  - Dems Bill on Iraq Wouldn't End War (The Associated Press - Nov 22, 2007)
  - Levin urges caution on Iran, UN nuclear watchdog criticizes US talk (WTOL, OH - Oct 28, 2007)
  - IAEA Springs Into Action, Admits Cluelessness (Little Green Footballs - Noc 23, 2007)
  - Still Stumbling on National Security (TIME - Nov 20, 2007)
  - Senators press for way to collect back taxes from Medicaid providers (WKBT, WI - Nov 14, 2007)
  - Michigan Supreme Court lets presidential primary go forward (WOOD-TV, MI - Nov 21, 2007)
  - Dems Still "Trying" to Halt Iraq War (The Van Der Galiën Gazette, Netherlands - Nov 19, 2007)
- Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican (sometimes) - South Carolina
  - Senate web site | Bio
  - Senate Armed Services committee
  - SC Republican to challenge Graham in '08 Senate GOP primary (WIS, SC - Nov 19, 2007)
  - Lindsey Graham Gets GOP Primary Challenger (CBS News, NY - Nov 13, 2007)
  - SC attorney, political newcomer to run as Democrat for US senate (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, IN - Nov 6, 2007)
  - Graham says border-security measure yanked from defense bill (Kansas City Star, MO - Nov 6, 2007)
  - What is Lindsey Graham talking about? (The Carpetbagger Report - Nov 15, 2007)
  - Graham may seek to pull plug on Maliki (The Hill, DC - Nov 14, 2007)
  - Follow up on surge success (Charleston Post Courier, SC - Nov 20, 2007)
  - New law cuts $3B for border security (FCW.com, VA - Nov 13, 2007)
  - A fig leaf for Lindsey Graham and John McCain (Power Line, MN - Oct 31, 2007)
- Fox News Sunday panel
  - Brit Hume
    - Washington managing editor of FOX News
    - Robert Redford Bashes Al Gore (FOX News - Nov 23, 2007)
    - Rough Politics Over Some of Sen. Feinstein's Votes (FOX News - Nov 21, 2007)
  - Bill Kristol
    - Editor of the Weekly Standard
    - Not-So-Great Generation (The Weekly Standard - Nov 17, 2007)
    - Kristol: McCain and Iowa, Cont. (The Weekly Standard Campaign Standard blog - Nov 19, 2007)
  - Mara Liasson
    - National Public Radio
    - 'Barack Stars' Work to Win Iowa's Youth, Seniors (NPR All Things Considered - Nov 15, 2007) Note: page has link to audio
    - Health Care Initiative a Learning Moment for Clinton (NPR All Things Considered - Nov 7, 2007) Note: page has article plus link to audio
  - Juan Williams
    - National Public Radio
    - Week Brings Positive News for Bush, Huckabee (NPR Morning Edition, Nov 23, 2007) Note: page has link to audio
    - Week in Politics: Clinton on the Attack (NPR Day to Day, Nov 16, 2007) Note: page has link to audio
- Power Player of the Week: Ashley Judd
  - Emmy Award and Golden Globe nominee
  - Sush, the samaritan (Times of India, India - Nov 23, 2007)
  - November 16, 2007: News Bites (UCLA Asia Institute, CA - Nov 16, 2007)
Fox News Sunday contact information - FNS@foxnews.com

CNN Late Edition (Wolf Blitzer)

Meme:
- OK, this Huckabee guy is way too religious and a fanatic on abortion, but everything else seems fine with the MSM... and you say he's a Republican?
- How McChimpy Bushitler and Darth Cheney are ruining the whole world
- How McChimpy Bushitler invented partisanship and ruined Washington
- Peace in our time! Peace in our time! Really! Oh stop laughing. Oh, you're not laughing, your crying. Sorry 'bout that.
Topics:
- With the Iowa caucus only six weeks away, who will pull ahead in the Republican race? (hint, hint, look at the guest list)
- The status of the political situation in Iraq
Guests
- Former Governor Mike Huckabee, Republican - Arkansas
  - Republican presidential candidate | Campaign web site | Bio
  - Huckabee earning more than laughs on Republican campaign trail (The Canadian Press - Nov 23, 2007)
  - Mike Huckabee on Iowa Polls, US Economy and Taxes (FOX News - Nov 23, 2007)
  - Folksy Huckabee wins over Iowa Republicans (Independent - Nov 23, 2007)
  - Huckabee: I'm Against Illegal Immigration, But I'm Not A Lunatic About It (TPMElectionCentral.com, NY - Nov 23, 2007)
  - Immigration Hangover? (Political Punch blog, ABC News - Nov 23, 2007)
  - Huckabee Rising (Forbes, NY - Nov 22, 2007)
  - Summary: Huckabee Rides Surge in Iowa (The Associated Press - Nov 21, 2007)
  - Word of mouth boosts 'Huck' in Iowa polls (Washington Times - Nov 22, 2007)
  - Five Things Mike Huckabee Doesn't Want You to Know About Him (AlterNet, CA - Nov 22, 2007)
  - Examining Mike Huckabee's Fiscal Record: It's Very Un-Republican (Mother Jones - Nov 21, 2007)
  - Huckabee Tacky or Crooked? (Free Market News Network, FL - Nov 23, 2007)
  - Huckabee: I'm the toughest on abortion (Examiner.com - Nov 23, 2007)
  - Mike Huckabee and Chuck Norris -- Perfect Together? (Washington Post - Nov 20, 2007)
  - Candidates' Stances on Social Security (The Associated Press - Nov 24, 2007)
- Ayad Allawi
  - Former Iraqi Prime Minister
  - Maliki thrown a political lifeline (Asia Times Online, Hong Kong - Nov 21, 2007)
  - Backing an Iraqi Leader Again, This Time for a Fee (New York Times - Oct 28, 2007)
  - How Iraq’s Elections Set Back Democracy (New York Times - Nov 2, 2007)
  - Allawi: Iran’s meddling is a tangible reality in Iraq (NCR-Iran.org, UK - Nov 22, 2007)
  - The anti-Tehran awakening in Iraq (NCR-Iran.org - Nov 22, 2007)
  - Allawi for tough steps on sectarian violence in Iraq (Gulf Times, Qatar - Nov 2, 2007)
  - Who killed David Kelly? (Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - Nov 22, 2007)
  - A tragicomedy of errors (The Phoenix, MA - Nov 20, 2007)
- Ron Brownstein
  - Columnist, National Journal
  - Author, The Second Civil War: How Extreme Partisanship Has Paralyzed Washington and Polarized America
  - ‘Meet the Press’ transcript for Nov. 18, 2007 (MSNBC - Nov 18, 2007)
  - Three Words For the Next President (Washington Post - Nov 22, 2007)
  - Looking for Grown-Ups to Send to Washington (The Moderate Voice - Nov 22, 2007)
  - GOP Lunacy (CBS News - Oct 26, 2007)
  - Divided Over Uniting (National Journal - Nov 16, 2007)
  - Do Many Political Reporters Not Have Brains? (Huffington Post, NY - Nov 13, 2007)
- Miri Eisin
  - Israeli spokeswoman | web site | Profile
  - High price of failure raises urgency of Mideast peace conference (PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung), Austria - Nov 24, 2007)
  - Israel welcomes Arab participation in US peace meet (Focus News, Bulgaria - Nov 23, 2007)
  - Hamas urges Arabs not to normalise ties with Israel (Africasia, UK - Nov 23, 2007)
- Saeb Erekat
  - Chief Palestinian negotiator | Bio
  - Erekat still optimistic about Annapolis (PRESS TV, Iran - Nov 24, 2007)
  - Hamas: Annapolis historical chance for failure (Monsters and Critics.com, UK - Nov 24, 2007)
  - Defeating the demagogues (Ynetnews, Israel - Nov 24, 2007)
CNN Late Edition (web page for comments)

ABC This Week (George Stephanopoulos)

Meme:
- How McChimpy Bushitler and Darth Cheney are ruining the whole world
- John McCain is too still a viable candidate! We, the MSM, say so!
- Bill Richardson, the loony left candidate for those who can't bring themselves to embrace Dennis Kucinich
- Why we're losing the War on Terror (pay no attention to your lying eyes - we're losing, get it through your stubborn head)
- Since when is it policy that every appearance by a Republican must generate equal time for a Democrat to "answer" them? Hmmmm?
- The MSM is beginning to realize that none of the candidates (that they promote) are attractive to American citizens - what a concept!
Topics:
- An interview with Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.
  - His Thanksgiving trip to Iraq
  - What he has to say about the impact of the troop surge
  - His campaign for the Republican presidential nomination.
- Democratic presidential candidate Gov. Bill Richardson, N.M., responds to McCain and discusses his plan to end the war
- Voices segment: actress Marlo Thomas
  - Her "Thanks and Giving" campaign to benefit St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital
Guests
- Senator John McCain, Republican - Arizona
  - Senate web site | Bio
  - Republican presidential candidate | Campaign web site | Bio
  - New Hampshire voters have reason for thanks (Concord Monitor, NH - Nov 24, 2007)
  - 'Jobs Americans Won't Do?' (NewsByUs, ID - Nov 24, 2007)
  - Republican Role Reversal (Washington Post - Nov 24, 2007)
  - Mark Steyn: GOP looks like the party of diverse ideas (OCRegister, CA - Nov 24, 2007)
  - For both parties, Iowa is a key win (Portsmouth Herald News, NH - Nov 24, 2007)
  - Conservatives lose voice on 'The View' (Orlando Sentinel, FL - Nov 24, 2007)
  - Candidates' Stances on Social Security (The Associated Press - Nov 24, 2007)
- Governor Bill Richardson, Democrat - New Mexico
  - New Mexico Governor's web site | Bio
  - Democrat presidential candidate | Campaign web site | Bio
  - An Edwards collapse in Iowa? (The Carpetbagger Report - Nov 24, 2007)
  - New Hampshire voters have reason for thanks (Concord Monitor, NH - Nov 24, 2007)
  - More corn, more critics (Daily Herald, UT - Nov 24, 2007)
  - Polis: Private security firms risky in Iraq (Rocky Mountain News, CO - Nov 24, 2007)
  - Syndicated columnists sound off (Daily Camera, CO - Nov 24, 2007)
  - Who Needs Experience? (Washington Post - Nov 23, 2007)
  - Shields and Brooks Mull '08 Race, Pace of Economy (PBS News Hour (transcript) - Nov 23, 2007)
  - Talking number twos (Guardian Unlimited, UK - Nov 23, 2007)
- Roundtable
  - Andrew Sullivan
    - Between Fear and Loathing (The Daily Dish - Nov 23, 2007)
    - Goodbye to All That (The Atlantic - Nov 21, 2007)
  - Jon Karl
    - ABC News Pentagon correspondent
    - Interview (of Condi Rice) by Jon Karl of ABC News (ABC News via State.GOV - Sep 12, 2006)
  - Cokie Roberts
    - Roberts: Running right and running wrong (MetroWest Daily News, MA - Nov 16, 2007)
  - George Will
    - George Will: 'Heroic conservatism' a mislabeled, misdirected goal (San Antonio Express, TX - Nov 23, 2007)
- Voices segment
  - Actress Marlo Thomas
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