Sunday Morning Talk Show Thread 19 August 2012

Various driveby media television networks ^ | 19 August 2012 | Various Self-Serving Politicians and Big Media Screaming Faces

[Alas Babylon!]

The Talk Shows

August 19th, 2012

Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows:

FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Ed Gillespie, adviser to Romney's campaign; Robert Gibbs, adviser to Obama's campaign.

MEET THE PRESS (NBC): Govs. Martin O'Malley, D-Md., and Bob McDonnell, R-Va.; Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed; Ted Cruz, Republican Senate nominee in Texas.

FACE THE NATION (CBS): Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill.; former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani; Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform; Neera Tanden, president of the Center for American Progress.

THIS WEEK (ABC): Stephanie Cutter, deputy campaign manager for President Barack Obama's re-election campaign; Kevin Madden, adviser to Mitt Romney's presidential campaign; Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa; Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md.; Norquist.

STATE OF THE UNION (CNN): Cutter; Eric Fehrnstrom, adviser to Romney's campaign; former Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa.

[Girlene]

Fox Sunday - plays Biden’s footh in mouth speech about putting y’all back in chains. Gibbs tries to compare what Biden said to what Boehner said about “unshackling” Wall street...or somfin. Wallace takes exception to that comparison.....continues hammering him on Biden’s comments. Gibbs is proud of Biden. (lol - he may be the only one)

Wallace plays Romney “ shove it and go back to Chicago” comments to obama (I’m paraphrasing). Gibbs response - obama is running a campaign on the issues. gibbs says he’s not going to be lectured by the likes of Romney - Romney who jets all over America (doing something), sits down with Donald Trump - that nutjob birther who still doesn’t believe obama’s birth record...yada, yada, yada.....(LOL, that’s going to bring a response by Trump....I guarentee it!)

[rodguy911]

Take me with you! I'm tired of hearing all my customers talk about what they catch and not getting to go myself.

At least I get to give Herman Cain one of my rods Tuesday night in Key West.Should be a fun evening.

[maica]

I listened to Gibbs on FNS and have just heard a few minutes of David Gregory on MTP. They are using the same exact wording to defend Obama.

Md’s Gov O’Malley is another parrot.

However, on a local channel, at this same time is a show by former Gov Ehrlich and his wife. Their guest this week is former Lt Gov and then RNC chairman Michael Steele.

Steele is saying Great things about Paul Ryan, and how he is going to win this election! Steele worked closely with Ryan for the 2010 election, when their objective was to pry the gavel out of Pelosi’s hands, and they succeeded.

[ROCKLOBSTER]

Well young feller,

There’s yer dam hunnert.

[upchuck]

What if we are over 55 and don’t want Medicare? How do we get out of it. All these politicians assume we all love Medicare and many of us don’t want it.

I can't speak to the present but several years ago when I signed up there was a card you could fill out and send back saying you didn't want Medicare B.

If you're like most people, you've paid into Medicare all your working life. Why would you kiss that money goodbye?

I suppose you could turn Medicare down completely by not signing up. Take a look at this.

FWIW, I have a regular Medicare supplement, a "J" plan, plans vary from state to state, and have yet to be billed a penny for procedures. And I've had some expensive ones done.

[rodguy911]

Shhhhh.... O’biden is our secret weapon....

[kcvl]

Gibbs called Donald Trump a right-wing nutjob this morning on Fox News Sunday.

Then I must be a white supremacist in their minds.

[Morgan in Denver]

Have not seen this yet. The moderator on This Week asked the Romney campaign if they would disavow the Swift Boat type ad that’s running now?

This irritates the heck out of me. The Romney guy dodged the correct answer. Yes, it IS a Swift Boat type ad. The Swift Boat ads were all true.

[bray]

Define “medical professional” and what business do they have deciding what a doctor can and can’t do for his patient? We do not want to be Soviet citizens comrade Gibbs.

[rodguy911]

The dirty little secret is Hilary is a terrible candidate. Her voice makes cats run for cover. If her name wasn't Clinton she would be working in a Post Office in Sheboygan.

or a dishwasher at a gay and lesbian coffeehouse....

[PaleoBob]

The sooner this happens, the better for this Obamanomic disaster for the company, its workers and the few investors it has left.

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“Investing” in GM, at this point, is to make a surreptitious contribution to Obama and the Demovik cause. The only “return” likely is increased political power and the further destruction of the kulaks by the Comrade.

[bray]

That map is biased just like the NYT and WaPo polls are since it is the daily average of all the polls. He and Joe Trippy put it together. The Ras map would look a lot different. Still looks great that Oregon sits nearly 10 pts better than Cal and Wa, maybe we are turning this state?

Pray for Oregon

[ROCKLOBSTER]

Big surprise for us is the map shows Oregon within 6 pts and only LEANING Obama.

Something obnoxious came on FOX, so I flipped to a random channel...muted. Suddenly I looked up and saw a map with all the states in red....ALL RIGHT!

Unfortunately, it was the Weather Channel.

[StevenFlorida]

Honestly, which is a better use of your Sunday morning? Watching the Sunday Talk Shows or going to church?

[rodguy911]

Its(tort reform) key to anything to do with medical care nowadays.In South Florida doctors delivering babies can pay up to 200k per year for mal-practice insurance.

Many doctors down here now advertise that if you come to them they have no malpractice insurance and operate/hide under an LLC. So basically don't even think about suing them because you wont get squat.Hard to imagine its come to that.

[maica]

***Biden meant it exactly as it sounds, pandering to blacks and trying to sound black as a means of showing them he’s one of them and on their side.***

Except he used the word “y’all”!

Putting himself on the porch of the plantation talking “compassionately” to his workers.

One simple word “we” would have showed his opinion of the scary Ryan budget. But he didn’t see himself as affected by it. Biden is a true, lifetime racist.

[MestaMachine]

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[Girlene]

Now Wallace questions Ed Gillespie on Ryan’s Medicare proposals. Brings up the $6,400 added cost to Seniors’ cost to participate in Medicare. Gillespie rejects analyais. (my question - who should pay?)

Wallace plays Romney’s comments about tax rates he paid (13% or thereabouts). Wallace asks when should we expect this year’s tax returns? The deadline for the IRS is Oct. 15 - Wallace asks, isn’t this a crazy time to release these records?

Wallace plays obama’s speech claiming Ryan’s plan will allow Romney to pay only 1% of taxes and expect you, the public, to pick up the tab. Gillespie points out the plan allows people making less than $200K to not pay taxes on capital gains. (good gravy - I’m pretty sure Romney makes more than 200K, especially next year when he’ll pull in a presidnet’s salary as a minimum.)

Wallace asks Gillespie whether the Romney campaign should make an issue of Biden....Gillepie responds Biden makes himself an issue..lol.

[nothingnew]

I gotta admit, the exchange between Wallace and Gibbs is Must See TV.

I have to agree. Chris Wallace really surprised me this morning...

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