Sunday Morning Talk Show Thread 27 May 2007

Various big media television networks ^ | 27 May 2007 | Various Self-Serving Politicians and Big Media Screaming Faces

[Alas Babylon!]

The Talk Shows

Sunday, May 27th, 2007

Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows:

FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Former Gov. Mike Huckabee, R-Ark.; Sens. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., and Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas.

MEET THE PRESS (NBC): Gov. Bill Richardson, D-N.M.

FACE THE NATION (CBS): Sens. Carl Levin, D-Mich., and Jeff Sessions, R-Ala.

THIS WEEK (ABC): Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez; Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J.; former Gov. Jim Gilmore, R-Va.

LATE EDITION (CNN) : Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz; Reps. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., and Duncan Hunter, R-Calif.; Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del.

[Bigun]

Tax reductions for overtaxed corporations, you are against?

How anyone can tie uniformly applied tax reductions to "corporate welfare" is beyond my comprehension.

[MNJohnnie]

However, the GOP Congresscritters do NOT need to feed the tiger that is the propaganda.

Yep, I got to say I am really fed up with the fundemental PR ineptness of the Republican Party leadership. They spend SO much time trying to get along with their political blood enemies. They really need to QUIT being Democrat Lite! Even Sessions let me down on Iraq today.

[Txsleuth]

hmmmmm..”everyone went home happy”...huh??

yeeesh.

Maybe..but those at home might not be that happy...unless you are a surrender the war fan.

I am glad that Sessions said that he respects Gen. Petraeus and will wait for his report...but dang...even Pres. Bush had to acknowledge during the presser the other day...that since al-queda and Iran know that this September report by Petraeus COULD be the dealmaker or breaker...

There will be a bloodbath in August...

Soooo that pretty much sets up the no-win scenario that the Dems and MSM want...

And, you add to that the statement by Harry Reid a month or so ago that we wouldn’t BELIEVE what Petraeus says anyway...and I say, if Sessions feels that way..and Bush already knows what is going to happen, that the Dems, MSM, and the GOPers that are already hedging their bets..are saying this..

Then they need to just bring the troops home now.

[Jeff Chandler]

With full employment where do we come up with a low skilled, low wage labor force?? Where?

Teenagers and young adults.

[Cedric]

MNJohnnie, it's scary how all the amendments which would undermine the atrocious aspects of the bill as currently written are beaten soundly, usually with 66 votes or so.
Also, troubling is the fact that, this time around, the pro-amnesty crowd has added the likes of Kyl & Cornyn to its’ ranks.

[CDB]

aw jeeez how brain dead is that???

Bill Richardson just called himself an “insurgent candidate”.... The insurgents' candidate.

[rodguy911]

So true. One of Ali’s links today did an extremely good expose on our PR failings and make no mistake PR value is huge in the WOT. Somehow we have to do a better job. I know the decks are stacked but even so,there is too much at stake.

[Txsleuth]

Perfect...good fix.

[MNJohnnie]

You know this is the really stupid argument coming out of the DC Noise machine these days. This argument that Iraq was “stable” under Saddam and “Bush screwed it up”.

Can you imagine what an utter strategic nightmare we would be facing if we still had Saddam’s Iraq to try and cope with while Iran was rattling the nuclear saber?

To believe this notion being spun by the DC Political Media Noise Machine that Saddam’s Iraq was “stable” and everything would of just been just hunky dory if we just had not invaded Iraq in 2003 requires one to ignore all factual reality.

Saddam had provoked two regional war, had directly attacked a third nation (Israel during the Gulf War) used WMDS against both the Iranians and his own people, was an open sponsor of Islamic terrorist groups, was under UN Economic Sanctions that required an open ended US/British Military commitment to “contain” him.

Iraq NOW is FAR more stable then it was under Saddam, the problems that are so hyped and exaggerated by the “News” media are IN Iraq were Saddam’s Iraq was a regional threat.

[hinckley buzzard]

Know what? I don't think they even care that those of us on the internet know.

Some admit it openly, no one tries anymore to hide it.

[bray]

That is an amazing cartoon. Thanks for the truth.

Pray for W and Our Freedom Fighters

[Gritty]

Listening to Jeff Sessions... a change in tone coming from him over how long we stay in Iraq. He even used the term, “I believe the President is coming around . . . “

President Bush's wrong stance on immigration hurts him and the GOP terribly because it is so unpopular with the American People and is especially infuriating his own base of support. One expects this sort of calumny from Democrats, but not from your own side. IMHO, this anger will inevitably bleed over and undercut support from his base concerning the Iraq question.

People who are so infuriated with his (and those of other key GOPers) immigration stance are more apt to throw up their collective hands and say "to hell with you and supporting anything you stand for". It's irrational and self-defeating, I know, but perhaps Sessions is signaling his own disgust with personal softening of support of Bush on this other issue?

You can't betray the people who like and support you strongly and expect good things to result from it. In a large sense, the two issues are tied together with National security and preserving America. Purposely destroying America's borders and culture makes no sense to people who care about them when you are trying to protect Iraq's at the same time.

It's schizophrenic.

[FreeReign]

Tax reductions for overtaxed corporations, you are against?

How anyone can tie uniformly applied tax reductions to "corporate welfare" is beyond my comprehension.

Let me help you comprehend the question.

Not all tax recutions "given" to corporations are uniformly applied tax reductions. There are targeted tax reductions. That happens especially at the local level for corporations.

Are you against those type of tax reductions for corporations?

[StoneWall Brigade]

Did you read the link i posted about Syria?

[MNJohnnie]

As one that has wasted far too much time speaking truth to whiners, I merely bring that old and true Frepperism.

Don't feed the "Troll".

[Beagle8U]

“We need cheap labor for mowing lawns and washing cars etc. I know many business owners that need low cost manual labor due to the labor shortage.”

Why can’t teenagers wash cars and mow lawns?

[Cedric]

Many illegal aliens are fine people who are doing what I would do in their circumstance. And they’re excellent workers. But they’re here illegally.

Also, I am the very embodiment of erudition and reasoned argument.

[rodguy911]

The cartoon was very revealing, we need to get that to Rush and to everyone we can, it’s a tremendous tool IMHO.

[Alas Babylon!]

While I may disagree with Bray he is no shallow thinker. Disagree all you want, but keep the personal attacks down. Tell us why he is wrong.

I do see his point about how all of us Ameriocans, or at least a lot, even though opposed to illegal aliens, benefit from them. We need to acknowledge that if we really want to do something about it. for example:

Here in my part of Alabama and Southward to the Gulf of Mexico a lot of homes lost roofs in the hurricanes of 2004/2005. The blue tarp became almost as common as the shingled roof. A bunch of Mexicans were repairing a lot of these roofs and I heard nothing but praise for their work habits, speed, and price. A lot of otherwise conservative friends were telling me how great these workers were. But, of course, they are opposed to illegal immigration. Still, they employed them. This is like Guiliani saying he is personnaly opposed to abortion but will defend a woman 's right to legally kill her baby, and I told them so.

[Bigun]

Not all tax recutions "given" to corporations are uniformly applied tax reductions. There are targeted tax reductions. That happens especially at the local level for corporations.

Are you against those type of tax reductions for corporations?

You bet your boots I am! That is a BIG part of what is wrong with our current tax code and why Washington is FULL of K Street lobbiest!