Sunday Morning Talk Show Thread 8 Feb 2004 (Pres Bush on MTP)

Various big media television networks ^ | 8 Feb 2004 | Various Self-Serving Politicians and Big Media Screaming Faces

[Alas Babylon!]

The Talk Shows

Sunday, February 8th, 2004

Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows:

FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Sens. John Edwards (D-NC) and Pat Roberts (R-KS); and Rep. Porter J. Goss (R-FL).

MEET THE PRESS (NBC): President George W. Bush.

Transcript of Russert/Bush interview

FACE THE NATION (CBS): Former Vermont governor Howard Dean (D).

THIS WEEK (ABC): Senator John Edwards (D-NC), former Clinton chief of staff John D. Podesta and Republican pollster Bill McInturff.

LATE EDITION (CNN) : Sens. John W. Warner (R-VA) and Carl M. Levin (D-MI); retired Army Gen. Wesley K. Clark; Former Vermont governor Howard Dean; former Carter national security adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski; and former Reagan deputy chief of staff Michael K. Deaver.

Transcript of Russert/Bush interview

[MinuteGal]

MTP comes on in a few minutes (10 AM) here in the Tampa Bay area. Fill your coffee cup.

Leni

[jwalsh07]

Saddam Hussein was dangerous. He had the ability to make weapons, at the very MINIMUM. For the soldiers who are listening:

This is excellent speaking directly to the boots on the ground.

David Kay came back and said Iraq was more dangerous that we thought.

And this tops it off. The soldiers are doing what is righteous and Bush has let them know that David Kay after investigatin has arrived at that conclusion.

[mystery-ak]

Yes, meant the president...No Mike got extended again(4th time)...home in May, my fingers are crossed...will be gone 15mos.

[Carolinamom]

Tim is garrulous and friendly w/dems during interviews. He's stern and asks unfriendly questions /conservatives. Count on it. That's his MO.

[StriperSniper]

Steyn appears every Wednesday on Hewitt's program

Thanks for the info.

Steffi mentions that Kerry has one thing none of the other dims have, "The Ketchup Money". ;-)

[thesummerwind]

My 14 a minute is even worse.

[dwilli]

Federal budget 2001:$1.9 t
2004:$2.5 t

even shorter

[corlorde]

Russert is acting like a whining ass imop.

[TomGuy]

GW: "I'm not going to change because of polls..."

Tim? "The polls say...."



...........Duh! Tim dim.

[ReleaseTheHounds]

Thanks to you, Peach and others for these snippets... Waiting for the broadcast at 10:30 Eastern.

Sounds like Timmy pulled out all his liberal guns and talking points... While I know Bush could be pushing back on the employment numbers with those counter-valing statistics, but I think it's impossible to put up competing sources of numbers from different agencies/polls without it looking defensive. He can make that case later -- and hopefully after the jobs picture starts to pick-up.

Fox News is OK -- more garbage from Juan, but otherwise uneventful.

[Thom Pain]

I have a question: Why does Fox strive for "fair & balanced"? No one else does....

[corlorde]

Bush:

"oh, I'm not going to lose"

[mylife]

It reairs on MSNBC at 5 EST

[OldFriend]

There was a recent commentary about how everyone around Kerry props him up because he is so ponderous of demeanor and speech. That the excitement at the rallies is always for the supporting actors and not for Kerry who seems to suck the energy from the room.

[zook]

Conveniently ignoring the two polls showing Bush leading.

[A Citizen Reporter]

TR: ARe you prepared to lose?

GWB: I'm not going to lose.

[arasina]

GW: "I'm not going to change because of polls..."

arasina: "I'm not going to change because of trolls."

[Amelia]

TR: Why are you seen as divider, not uniter?

GWB: Don't know, disappointed. Atmosphere in Washington hard, hard to find common ground. Working hard to unite country. Don't attack, try to lead.

TR: Unfavorable ratings with Europe.

GWB: R. Reagan was unpopular in Europe too. Good company. When you ask hard things of people, some are unhappy. Not going to change; owe it to American people to say what gonna do and do it. Not going to change because of polls.

TR: Trailing John Kerry in polls. Kerry says colleagues are appalled at President's lack of knowledge; he's manipulated as Ronald Reagan was.

GWB: It's politics.

[dawn53]

LOL! Good answer