Sunday Morning Talk Show Thread 22 January 2012

Various driveby media television networks | 22 January 2012 | Various Self-Serving Politicians and Big Media Screaming Faces

[Alas Babylon!]

The Talk Shows

January 22nd, 2012

Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows:

FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): 2012 GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney; House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio.

MEET THE PRESS (NBC): 2012 GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich; Gov. Chris Christie, R-N.J.

FACE THE NATION (CBS): Gingrich; former Gov. Haley Barbour, R-Miss., and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.

THIS WEEK (ABC): 2012 GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum.

STATE OF THE UNION (CNN): Gingrich; Santorum; Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., and Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C.

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As always, soliciting FReeper comments, observations, and opinions.

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C-SPAN Radio, available on the net also, click here, broadcasts all five Sunday talk shows starting at 12:00 noon Eastern, as follows:

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM NBC's "Meet the Press"

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM ABC's "This Week"

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM "Fox News Sunday"

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM CNN's "Late Edition"

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM CBS's "Face The Nation"

Listen at the link above WHILE you FReep!

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Here are the email addresses or web pages for commenting to the weekend talk shows:

Meet the Press Meet the Press mailbox (web page for comments)

Face the Nation ftn@cbsnews.com

Fox News Sunday FNS@foxnews.com

ABC This Week thisweek@abc.com

CNN State of the Union CNN State of the Union (web page for comments)

[Alas Babylon!]

“The Sunday Morning Bray”, by Bray!

This is how we know who the children of god are and who the children of the devil are: Anyone who does not do what is right is not a child of God; nor is anyone who does not LOVE his brother. LOVE One Another. 1 John 3:10

In November all of the Obamedia were crowing how their messiah had taken Speaker Bonehead to the cleaners over the tax cut bill. Was Speaker Bonehead dumb like a fox when he lost that battle while sticking a ticking bomb buried in the middle of it. Now that bomb has exploded and their precious godchild has been exposed as the radical extremist everybody to the Right of Castro and CNBC knows he is by cancelling this vital asset. In a couple months when people are filling their cars and trucks again with $4/gal gas they can all give a salute to their President for making sure we are still buying our oil from our enemies rather than our closest ally.

Speaker Numbskull was brilliant for dropping that grenade in there and very likely put the final nail into President Oneterm’s re-election. As if this isn’t a transparently America hating regime with their Cap & Trade attempts, worship of Global Warming, pouring Billions into bankrupt solar companies and closing the Gulf he doubles down on the Keystone Pipeline. The coincidence is unmistakable that his energy policy is being run by the Keystone cops and every time you fill your tank you can have a Keystone laugh.

Obama the clown tried to blame the Republicans for setting up a deadline he couldn’t meet when all he was trying to do was buy time to get this past the election so he could say he was leaning towards passage when everyone knew he wouldn’t. Now he has made his decision and chosen against the unions who would be building this project, he voted against the 20,000 jobs which would be multiplied by support jobs and he voted against Canada and America. The only people who didn’t want this pipeline were the 10-15% of the most radical eco-communists who use the environment as a tool to destroy America. They wave their two favorite weapons at the pipeline of Global Warming which is a fraud and a Nebraska aquifer which they claim will be polluted, both are absurdly exaggerated even for commielibs.

The Global Warming scare has been on the wane by a growing consensus the data was falsified while the eart is actually cooling. If there is manmade warming we better get busy and make more CO2 not less. Never mind, the oil will be burned somewhere so this is simply another strawman argument, any excuse is a good excuse if you don’t want it. The other one is even more absurd. They are claiming that there will be such a large spill at some time that the spilled oil will seep hundreds of feet underground and get into the precious water in large enough quantities to pollute the entire aquifer which covers multiple states. Even if it were to break open and had an undetected spill by the most sophisticated leak technology and spilled hundreds of gallons the eart would filter it. Also, the amounts needed to reach hundreds of feet down have to be in the thousands of barrels and who doesn’t believe oil is already leaking into the aquifer from natural sources? Both of these arguments have no basis in reality which is his entire economic theory.

All of these reasons will be exposed numerous times over the next nine months by Newt and the boys to beat Ocarter like a Redheaded Stepchild. They will explain to America the reason they are paying more than $3/gal is because the President wants them to. They will also have the opportunity to reveal how he and his cohorts in congress are forcing the price of gas up because they hate the oil industry and believe cars are the source of evil. Newt will be able to clearly articulate that every time gas reaches over $3/gal unemployment rises and is the real reason we are having long term unemployment now. Newt can make it understandable how the price of gas and diesel affects dramatically the cost of every other good you buy including food which makes it a tax on everybody so some elitists can feel good. By the time Newt finishes his lectures the Brothers in the Hood are going to want to ship him back to Kenya.

The only card he will have left to play after this Keystone fiasco is the class envy card and punishing the evil oil companies as prices rise. Newt can simply say he is not part of the 1% or the 99% he is part of the 100%. He needs to have Obama smoking this pipe and let everybody know who and why this was done to cripple America. This decision hurt 100% of Americans and was only done to satisfy the narrowest of lobbying groups for the most selfish of reasons. It was simply done to keep his most radical factions happy and raise some cash from the Malibu earth cult. Meanwhile the 100% pays when they fill up their cars, trucks and shopping carts so a cult minority can punish the oil companies.

You have to give Speaker Bonehead credit for this one, he forced his hand. He got one little tiny concession when he supposedly caved to Reid/Obama and that cave may have started the tremors which will bring down the Styrofoam facade. There is no hiding on this one and Newt is now like a sitting Owl spying a mouse sitting in open field. He is completely in the open with nothing more than the blaming of the Boneheads deadline who had nothing to do with the actual decision. Future debates should be nothing more than answering every question as how that issue is affected by our shortage of oil made worse by the radical in the White House. Newt can explain how he is for the Keystone to provide cheap and abundant fuel to power the American lifestyle of mini-vans, mustangs and pickups while Ocommie chooses Solyndra, Chevy Volts and trains to bankruptcy. Let him, Pelosi and Reid wear that Millstone through the election and let the people decide their future.

Pray for America

Note: The above opinion is not necessarily mine, but FReeper Bray’s. If you wish to discuss this, please ping Bray.

[Lady Lucky]

Looks like Mitt will only go where he’ll get a hug and “I’m sorry you had a bad day sweetie.”

[shalom aleichem]

Thanks AB. Newt’s win is invigorating.

[mazda77]

Thanks! Been real busy getting a special racing car ready for the Daytona 24 Hours next week and this is the first day I can even think about focusing on politics in a long time. The car is ready and I can take a day off to get caught up.

With that said, can anyone explain why John Boehnor is relevant to the current news cycle?

[evad]

Results for South Carolina Republican Primary (U.S. Presidential Primary)

Jan 21, 2012 (100% of precincts reporting)
Newt Gingrich 243,153 40.4%
Mitt Romney 167,279 27.8%
Rick Santorum 102,055 17%
Ron Paul 77,993 13%
Rick Perry 2,494 0.4% Other 8,192 1.4%

[rodguy911]

Great post buddy.

Along with that Keystone would have been just one of many, many pipelines that provide energy and a plethora of services to the country from one end to the other.

Keystone is about appeasing environmental Marxists who would destroy the country from within. It's not even about the money they would dontate to zeros campaign coffers. Zero has a percentage,who knows how much,of the entire US budget to use in addition to the near billion bucks which is a smoke screen and chump change.

So, it never was about the environment.That's just another smoke screen. Environmental studies were done years ago. Even the State Dept. acknowledged that they were complete.

The dirty little secret is that there are hundreds of miles of pipelines all over the country. The thought that one more pipeline,Keystone, that could provide 810,000 barrels of crude per day,over 4% of what we use, would be a huge environmental risk is absurd and insane.

We have a country desperate to rid itself from buying our energy needs from terrorists inspired countries like Venezuela, Saudi Arabia and those who think Mexico is a friend think again, and the rest.

To deny getting rid of those suppliers alone shows who the regime favors,and its not the US. The Obama regime has become benefactors of the terrorists we despise.

[RetSignman]

My usual default for the Sunday talk shows has been Fox, well not today, I heard enough of their crap last night.

I’m going to watch Newt no matter what channel he goes on.

ALL the major networks will try to make Romney well again but, at least, they don’t PRETEND to be ‘fair and balanced’.

[rodguy911]

Here are a few things about Callista I did not know. She’s actually quite a lady.Thanks to MojitoJoe for this one.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3366161/bio

[Morgan in Denver]

Good column, bray, followed by a good response from rodguy.

The point I liked the most is it’s not 1% versus 99%, but that the Keystone decision affects the 100%. Right on! It will be interesting to see if Newt or our other contestants pick up on that and use it. Hope so, anyway.

[BobP]

The coincidence is unmistakable that his energy policy is being run by the Keystone cops and every time you fill your tank you can have a Keystone laugh.

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So now we know... 
'CHANGE' =
 ZERO Job Growth
 ZERO Pipelines
 MORE Spending
 MORE Debt
 MORE Golf
 MORE Taxes 
 MORE Welfare 
 MORE Abortions
 MORE Regulation
 MORE Government 
 MORE Speeches
 MORE Money Printing
 MORE Vacations
 MORE Porkulus ('Recovery Summer' lost a net 329,000 jobs.)
 MORE Failure
 MORE Mumbo-jumbo
 LESS Coal
 LESS WOOD (Gibson Guitars Strung Up by Feds)

Click to watch Obama -- ''How you like me now'' or here to download mp4.
Click to hear Obama -- ''Love me''
Click to hear ''Do for me''
Click to hear ''Cousin Pookie''
Click to hear ''Cracker''
Click to hear ''Caught out there with the nightstick''
Click to hear Obama -- ''In a ditch''
Click to hear Waters -- ''The enemy is''
Click to hear Waters -- ''Taking over'' and Obama -- ''Made enough money''
Click to hear Obama -- ''We want a slice of the pie''
Click to hear Pelosi -- ''Most Ethical''
Click to hear Pelosi -- ''Pass the bill so you can find out what is in it''
Click to hear John Conyers -- ''Read the bill''
Click to hear Al Sharpton -- ''But resist we much''
Click to hear Rangel -- ''I'm here''
Click to hear Warren -- ''Taxation''

Countdown until Zer0 leaves Office: 364 days as of January 22, 2012.

[MHGinTN]

oooo, I’m bookmarking this post!

[hillarynot]

Great writers paint pictures with their words and I’ll say it again - Nobody does it better every Sunday morning than Bray.

There’s nothing more visual than the owl(Newt)spying the mouse (Obama) sitting in the open field.

Perhaps the only correction I would offer to Bray’s metaphor is the mouse should be a rat.

[rodguy911]

Exactly you have to be beyond brain dead to oppose Keystone.As I surmised some time ago the DNC/Obama "Occupiers" may wind up being one of our greatest assets.Especially, if they keep deficating on police cruisers, trashing and stealing stuff from churches and doing all the little idiotic things that broke left wing criminals are prone to do.

[Recovering Ex-hippie]

Thanks for the Sun Am roll call AB!

Bray-—another, eloquent, articulate post on a crucial issue which you analyzed brilliantly and succinctly!
What a TRUE journalist you are!

[rodguy911]

Great stuff bob and there is little doubt,just follow actions not words.

[ROCKLOBSTER]

WHERE THE HELL'S NOOT!??

[ROCKLOBSTER]

Oh, and good morning everyone.

Thanks for the great thread AB.

[Recovering Ex-hippie]

WOW...amazing.thanks for the link.

do they have children together?

[Recovering Ex-hippie]

What is the need for truth when you are a demagogue..and Obozo is right up there with the best of them!

[Bernard]

With that said, can anyone explain why John Boehnor is relevant to the current news cycle?

The media obviously is trying to gain some insight on the Speaker/Weeper strategy for the next round of negotiations on the payroll tax cut (which is not a tax cut because Social Security contributions are not a tax), since the current gift from the mighty Inside the Beltway Boys is due to expire in just .... 5 weeks.

It's clear the media is thinking beyond the republican primaries to the challenges of governing, where a 2-month change in tax/contribution is an incentive to the consumer to go buy something, and the potential employer to go out and hire somebody.

[skinkinthegrass]

OBozo's media clowns: "LET THE FALSEHOODS BEGIN!
& Pernicious Statements Flow"

[skinkinthegrass]

Oh!.. & thx for the ping.

[skinkinthegrass]

Oh!.. & thx for the ping.

[Son House]

The Delphi Technique, recognize opponents and to make such people appear aggressive, foolish(called tea baggers?), extremist, etc. The media, a subordinate facilitator, heralding the liberals, socialist, and Occupy-Wall-Street crowd as the good guys; well the Conservatives, Constitutionalists, the rich, and TEA Party are portrayed as bad guys;
http://www.vlrc.org/articles/110.html

[skinkinthegrass]

Oh!.. & thx for the ping.

[bray]

Newt mentioned it. Coulter coming up on Fox and Friends in minutes, surprised she survived the night. Going to be enjoying her spin on her boy.

Pray for America

[ROCKLOBSTER]

Wallace scolding Myth for being a Mormon and losing to Newt.

The Romulan saying “In the final analysis...” it’s only one week and Newt had a good week, beating me with taxes and Bain Capital, and a great exchange with Wahn, but it’s hard to do that in every state.

I didn’t catch them discussing that he also lost in Iowa to Santorum.

[Son House]

why John Boehnor is relevant to the current news cycle?

Could it be the spending spree that continues as Republicans were historically elected to stop in 2010?

[Alas Babylon!]

Did any of y'all notice there is only ONE democrat, Clyburn, on this morning?

All Republicans, minus a few RINOs: Linda Graham, Chris Christie, and, of course, Mittens and Boehner. Haley Barbour has really sunk in my eyes due to his extraordinary pardon debacle.

Still, it's interesting to see so many GOPers. I think the driveby’s guess they can be the opposition. Makes since, since they actually are!

[TomGuy]

FNS

Romney to release 2010 and 2011 estimate tax returns on Tuesday.

[The Wizard]

What bothers republicans is that Romney and Santorum SHOULD be mad as hell at bambi.....that’s why Newt’s doing so well....WE THE PEOPLE ARE PISSED OFF and only Newt seems as pissed off as us

[ROCKLOBSTER]

Perhaps the only correction I would offer to Bray’s metaphor is the mouse should be a rat.

Good point, goes without sayin, that mouse certainly is a RAT.

Wallace going on more to berate those Southern Christian Rednecks for not voting for Mittens the Morman.

Wallace: "Are you letting these other candidates get under your skin?"

[Ganndy]

I wonder if any of the "Pundits" will bring up the cake that Romney sent to Newt...
Naww they are so out of touch, even Brit Hume is angry...

Let them eat cake...LOL - it is little things like that (and the McLame support) are reasons Mittens lost

[bray]

Coulter is calling the S Carolinians as demonic and would rather vote someone who makes snotty comments rather than someone who can beat Obama.

Now ripping the Tea Party. She is really angry about her boy’s loss. Now supporting John King and the media.

Pray for America

[Diogenesis]

FOX NEWs (Channel Romney) calls Romney “frontrunner”.

FOX NEWs (Channel Romney) falsely calls
Romney “governor” when HE fled the state
after the carpetbagger imposed his liberal fascism.
Mass voters hate Romney and RomneyCARE.

Wearing his snarky suit, rather than the
short shirt he wears lately to pretend he is normal,
Romney also wears an altered American flag
with some sort of symbol above it.
Like the Constitution it means NOTHING to Romney.

Romney seems SO plastic, and lies when his mouth is open.

Wallace: (You lost) 45% to 24%,
Wallace then blames this loss on the Mormonhood
of the ArchBishop Romney. Romney agrees.

Wallace: “How do you play Mass. moderate
and (the Mormon hate)?” Romney only goes
for the Mormon card, and takes off on Gingrich
by avoiding answering.

Wallace ignores the detour and encourages Myth
on his attack on Gingrich. Myth knows his surrogates
will attack and minimizes his role.

Over and over, Wallace attacks Romney, and
Romney agrees.

Like a conductor, Wallace takes Romney through
his campaign speechs and backstabbing of Gingrich.

The Tax returns: FOX edits out the BOOs.
Amazing. They spent thousands of dollars carefully
removing the BOOs.
Romney takes the mulligan and says
he will return one only year and not the previous
dozen like his more honest father.
Wallace asks again and Romney refuses.

[Interesting, Romney has quirky speech talking
about his Cayman Island investments indicating
they were recently changed for his Presidential run.
Where were they before? And who owned
the house Romney lived in in France that the
Nazis took from a family it exterminated.]

Finally, Romney is allowed to talk about what
great “passion” he has, and he says he may
even get some “energy”. Romney looks like a
flat tire held up by Hollywood facade.

So far, Wallace and Romney are reading from their script.

[rodguy911]

I don’t think so. But its the first favorable stuff about Callista I have seen and shines a whole new light other ,IMHO.

[TomGuy]

One key for the GOP will come next week with the State of the Union.

If Obama gets a fairly good bump out of it, watch out for the MSM/Dems to remake him into version 2.0 by November — and he will be difficult to defeat.

If Obama fails to get much of a bump, the MSM/Dems will still try the remake, but Obama’s tenure may be over.

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High gas prices? Obama could pull a Clinton and release the Strategic Oil Reserve to help control them.

Joblessness? The BLS is already manipulating the numbers and they have misplaced some 6.8 million un/under employed from their calculations. They can misplace more to get the number more palatable.

[JPG]

Newt was scheduled to be on ABC this morning but after they ran their wife #2 sleazy hatchet job Newt told them to kiss-off.

[rodguy911]

Exactly,lies are all they have and they will run on the anti-truth.

[ROCKLOBSTER]

Morning Sir, great column as usual.

Ooops, Myth said “in the final analysis” again.

Drink!

[don-o]

The Romulan saying “In the final analysis...” it’s only one week and Newt had a good week, beating me with taxes and Bain Capital, and a great exchange with Wahn, but it’s hard to do that in every state.

I really like what Newt said last night - Paraphrase - "It's not that I am a good debater. I am able to articulate the deep beliefs of the aAerican people."

The question then arises - Are there enough Americans?

Of that, I am unsure.

[GoCards]

Coulter was ugly. she is pissed and becoming unglued. All of them are. Its amazing to watch. She basically is telling 200000 people that they are stupid.

[Earthdweller]

Coulter called all South Carolina voters Democrats..more specifically said they are going back to being democrats. She was borderline hysterical for her boy Mittens...just as expected.

[rodguy911]

Newt just destroyed DNC Dave,it was amazing how he turned every supposed gotcha question right back on poor Dave.It was so bad a hit that you could tell Dave was getting rid of him early because he couldn't take the beating.

DNC Dave now joins the clan of beat up DBM types like John King who won't be able to sit down for a few weeks after daring to take on Newt!!

That fat basta__ Chris Christie now on with dnc Dave. Its a love fest between an avowed Rino and a left wing Marxist.I can't stand that clown. He bashed Newt pretty good.

[maica]

Has anyone on this thread ever heard Chris Wallace use the word “compromise” when interviewing a Dem politician?

[hoosiermama]

but it’s hard to do that in every state.

someone needs to give him a clue: EVERY STATE is watching.....and discussing. We're in the twenty-first century Willard. We have internet, cell phones, cable television and the capabilities to look into the candidate deepest darkest secrets, SO when are you going to release your tax papers?

(We have the financial report that says you earn up to fifteen and a half million dollars each year from the company you repeatedly said you "left" in 1999.....Guess it depends on the meaning of the word "left")