Sunday Morning Talk Show Thread 18 September 2005

Various big media television networks ^ | 18 September 2005 | Various Self-Serving Politicians and Big Media Screaming Faces

[Alas Babylon!]

The Talk Shows

Sunday, September 18th, 2005

Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows:

FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Russian President Vladimir Putin; Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.; Coast Guard Vice Adm. Thad Allen.

MEET THE PRESS (NBC): Former President Bill Clinton; Allen.

FACE THE NATION (CBS): Sens. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., Barack Obama, D-Ill., and Patrick Leahy, D-Vt.; Allen.

THIS WEEK (ABC): Clinton; Sen. David Vitter, R-La.; Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind.; Caroline Kennedy, editor, "A Family of Poems."

LATE EDITION (CNN) : Sens. Joseph Biden, D-Del., and Jon Kyl, R-Ariz.; Allen; Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels, Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and Miami Mayor Manuel Diaz.

[Reagan Man]

As I said to another FReeper. Read all my posts and you will better understand exactly what my positions are. Making outlandish assertions without being properly informed makes you look out of touch. And taking the history of polling in America and comparing it to the Democratic response to the aftermath Katrina is both unfair and reckless. Once again, this debate isn't about Ronald Reagan. It's about whether conservatives hold the GOP Congress and the President's feet to the fire when oit comes to spending. Its about whether conservatives hold them accountable for expanding the federal bureaucracy in the area of welfare and entitlement.

[samantha]

It is from just before the Hurricane.

[snugs]

See my post 594 LOL

[MNJohnnie]

of Prima-donnas in it who all want to be reelected. Still, there are times I'd like to see him veto just one bill to send the message about pork spending

Yep, that is a valid complaint. However, did anyone pay attention during the 1st week after Katrenia? All the Lefty blogs were running around screaming how Bush "cut back spending on NO Levess". Kept posting this intresting fact. In the last 2 fiscal years, the Army Corp of Eng requested $11 billion for NO projects. Bush's budget asked for $3.3 billion and the Congress actually sent them $5.5 billion. But that fact doesn't matter at all to the "conservatives". They want to just scream bile at Bush instead of write their congress critters demanding to know what THEY are doing to reign in spending. One obvious solution would be to reimpose the 1995 Pay As You Go Budget rules. But sitting on Free Republic bashing Bush seems more to the tastes of these "conservatives" then actually DOING something.

[Morgan in Denver]

You can really get to her if you casually comment that the worst mistake we ever made was giving women the right to vote. Just be prepared to duck.

[MNJohnnie]

Delay's comment was in response to Pence's threat for zero conservative cooperation on ANYTHING without offsets)

God I am really starting to like what I hear about this Pence guy!

[rodguy911]

Great analysis. Few realize what it takes to do three hours a day with millions listening to and responding to every word like those listening to Rush. It takes a special type of person. Russert couldn't do it if he had to. And most of the others struggle to get even close to Rush's success.

[snugs]

Off to eat dinner now roast chicken, new potatoes and green beans. See you later when rodguy911 awards ribbon or next week.

Thanks for the company have a great week keep safe those who are in the hurricane areas.

All the best
Eleanor

[MNJohnnie]

Its about whether conservatives hold them accountable for expanding the federal bureaucracy in the area of welfare and entitlement.

And the solution is? What should Bush and the GOP be doing about the Hurricane Recovery?

[samantha]

I annot wait for the congressional hearings on this. It is eye opening already.

[rodguy911]

Uncontrollable laughter begins.

[NeoCaveman]

Delay was not being sarcastic.He always blows his top when he tangles with Pence(Delay's comment was in response to Pence's threat for zero conservative cooperation on ANYTHING without offsets)

I wonder if we have the votes to replace Delay with Pence or a Pence-like Majority Leader, after the next elections.

[Gipper08]

It is more and more likley that it would have to be Pence as MINORITY leader.

[Gipper08]

It is more and more likley that it would have to be Pence as MINORITY leader.

[Morgan in Denver]

I saw that. Loved it too.

[MNJohnnie]

Its about whether conservatives hold them accountable for expanding the federal bureaucracy in the area of welfare and entitlement.


What expansion in the area of "Welfare"? Entitlements I can see since the Prescription Drug benefit could be catergorized as that. Even then it is a OPT IN, not MANDATORY program so you are making an apples to oranges comparsion by calling it "entitlement" spending". But I will let that misstatement slide if you actually answer a question for a change.

[NeoCaveman]

It is more and more likley that it would have to be Pence as MINORITY leader.

I think you misunderestimate the gerrymandering out there in the states.

Of course if our majority shrinks by 5 or more, which is possible, it may be a majority in name only.

[Bassfire]

Thanks all for the positive feedback!

Day late and a dollar short!

[Txsleuth]

Are you equating the devastation in the Gulf with welfare programs that have been around since, when, Carter was POTUS??

PUH----LEEZE, you cannot possibly equate these..not at all.

I will tell you the truth...the evening that Pres. Bush gave his speech...I went on a couple of threads...and I was fretting about what he would say. I was concerned that he would announce way too much spending..but two things happened after that to stop ME from being more like YOU.

The first, was another freeper that posted to me that though this freeper backed Bush and backed the war in Iraq, and all of the $$$$ that has been spent there, it would be nice to see that there was equal concern about AMERICANS...and this particular freeper HAD lost most everything in the Hurricane...

After that post...I actually LISTENED carefully to Pres. Bush's speech...and with an open mind---what I heard was hope and determination.

But I also heard a lot of ideas of working with churches and other NON-governmental agencies...and getting private investment in to the region...and other programs...

THEN, the next day, he clarified that the $$$$ would be off-set by Congress.

I don't think even YOU would say that right after 9/11, President Bush handled his presidency like he would have prior to 9/11....and I think this hurricane was just the same...I don't think we can look at any fed spending in this case, like we would your welfare and entitlements of decades and administrations past.

I saw that Rep. Pence...who is leading the group in the HOuse---and who I am a hugh fan of...is raising the possibility of going back and getting rid of the prescription plan, or other things...so there are people that some of us pay attention to that aren't just running willy-nilly around suggesting more ways to spend your money.

[MNJohnnie]

It is more and more likley that it would have to be Pence as MINORITY leader.

Nope. That is wishful thinking on the Dims part. Be virtually impossible for them to win the majority in either body in 2008. For example, they stand a very good chance of losing their Senate seat here in MN. The current Dem is retiring and none of the challenger Dems are anything to right home while the primary Republican, Mark Kennedy is a very popular 2 term Congressman. The polling numbers that all the Dims are freaking about are ANYONE over 18 polls. Funny how the "news media" switched to that standard rather then "Likely voters" when even their own pet pollster Zogby tells them that is a 3-5% switch to the negative. Also, just why DID Gallup increase their %of Dem respondents by 13%? Still have not heard any explanation for that.