Sunday Morning Talk Show Thread 16 May 2004

Various big media television networks ^ | 16 May 2004 | Various Self-Serving Politicians and Big Media Screaming Faces

[Alas Babylon!]

The Talk Shows

Sunday, May 16th, 2004

Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows:

FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Secretary of State Colin Powell, Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich.

MEET THE PRESS (NBC): Sens. Joe Biden, D-Del., and John McCain, R-Ariz.

FACE THE NATION (CBS): Sens. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Carl Levin, D-Mich.

THIS WEEK (ABC): Secretary of State Colin Powell; King Abdullah II of Jordan.

LATE EDITION (CNN) : Army Maj. Gen. David Petraeus; Sens. Joe Lieberman, D-Conn., and Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga.; presidential candidate Ralph Nader; Tim Russert, NBC News; Iraqi Governing Council member Adnan Pachachi; retired Gen. George Joulwan, former NATO supreme commander; former CIA Director Stansfield Turner.

[jayef]

OK Senator Levin, so you didn't get the ICRC Report, you didn't think the CentCom memo was worth your attention . . . well then, what about all the letters and emails that you and others on your committee were recieving from the soldiers and their families? That wasn't enough for you to get involved? I find you derelict, sir. NOW STFU!!!

[arasina]

The Dims have McCain and we have Zell Miller. Too bad he's retiring.

[isthisnickcool]

Russert will AGAIN ask McCain if he'll accept the nomnatio tobe Kerry's VP..Did yousee the article in Saturday's NY Times re this?

McCain can't run with Kerry. It brings up the cancer issue.

[Right_in_Virginia]

So,..do I understand this?

The terrible problem the NYT has uncovered is that soldiers allowed terrorist murders to be treated in the same way Jerry Springer allows his guests to be treated?

Well, I, for one, will be looking forward to the NYT demanding an apology and resignation from Mr. Springer!

[Mo1]

Oh, Tim accuses Powell's press aid of intentionally trying to cut off the interview and Tim's last question

Huh?? .. what happened?

[A Citizen Reporter]

"I think Tim wanted to puff himself up"

I think that is precisely what he did.

[alisasny]

What the hell was with Tims comment "MR SEC, this is inappropriate"?

Like Powell did that on purpose? He said Tim I lost you and everything.

Tim is a fool.

[ROCKLOBSTER]

Russert's "This is inappropriate" comment when his question was interrupted. Poor Tim

Russert's so important!

Russert's so so important!

Russert's so so so important!

You're number one Tim! (or was that #2?)

[alisasny]

Tims acting as if Powell walked out of the interview. What a baby.

[hocndoc]

We need to hear from Senator John Cornyn of Texas. This is his first term in the Senate, but he served Texas well as Attorney General, and before that District Judge in San Antonio and then was elected twice to our State Supreme Court. He is firm in his support of Secretary Rumsfield and the President.

[McGavin999]

That's it! I'm down to watching one Sunday morning show. I can't stand to watch MTP anymore, that's the latest one to fall off my schedule. I'm just not going to waste my time anymore.

[Mo1]

Oh, Tim accuses Powell's press aid of intentionally trying to cut off the interview and Tim's last question.

I just saw what happen .. I have a question .. doesn't NBC have any control over their camera's? .. isn't there suppose to be a camera guy controlling it?

[ROCKLOBSTER]

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[TomGuy]

Oh, Tim accuses Powell's press aid of intentionally trying to cut off the interview and Tim's last question

Huh?? .. what happened?

Tim was asking question to Powell on camera. As Tim approached the last question, the camera moved away from Powell to show the ocean view. Moments pass. Tim asks what happened. In the background is heard voices. Powell saying "Emily, get away from me." Tim jumps in, accuses Powell or Powell's staff of cutting off the interview. Tim chides Powell, rather rudely. [Note that I was only half paying attention to the TV, so didn't catch it all.] A good 20 or 30 seconds pass with just the ocean view. Powell is heard, "move the camera back around to me." Powell answers the question.

As Tim closes out his program, he again rants and chastises Powell and Co for trying to cut off the interview.

[You can probably see it repeated in the morning on Today as Tim whines to Katie.]

[alisasny]

Tim made a point of saying " the unedited interview with Powell"

Since Powell answered his final question there was no point in airing the camera trouble unless of course Tim wants Powell to look bad.

What an idiot.

[Thebaddog]

I thought that Chris Wallace was putting it to Levin pretty well when he was asking him what he did about the scandal before it broke publicly. Levin was stressing physically, and repeating himself a lot.

[ROCKLOBSTER]

Who is Emily?

We need to see the re-run...TIVO anyone?

[Mo1]

Since Powell answered his final question there was no point in airing the camera trouble unless of course Tim wants Powell to look bad.

You're right .. what was the point in doing that .. Powell wanted to finish the interview

Timmy also lookd ticked in the unedited version

[hocndoc]

Secretary of State Colin Powell was impressive on ABC. I especially liked (my paraphrase) "Why *should* I do that, simply because it was his (the Palestinian) expectation?"

I was disgusted with the Clinton-lover, Stephanopolous', interuption and obvious hostility toward Secretary Powell. The contrast between his manner with the Secretary (raised voice, attacks, interuptions) and Jordan's King Abdullah (low voice, less aggressive, some interuptions, but much fewer) is stunning.

Of course, Steph has the habit of interupting whomever he is interviewing. ?Napolean complex or simple hubris?

[A Citizen Reporter]

I'm thinking of skipping these shows altogether. The only thing worth seeing, in both MTP and FNS was Brit's excellent rant at the end about the importance of the war. It made more sense than anything I've heard any Senator (Republican or Democrat) say in the past two weeks. So glad he's back from vacation!