Sunday Morning Talk Show Thread 16 April 2006

Various big media television networks ^ | 16 April 2006 | Various Self-Serving Politicians and Big Media Screaming Faces

[Alas Babylon!]

The Talk Shows

Sunday, April 16th, 2006

Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows:

FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Sens. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., and Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.; former House Speaker Newt Gingrich; Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Mark Everson.

MEET THE PRESS (NBC): Joan Chittister, executive director, Center for Contemporary Spirituality; Rabbi Michael Lerner, editor, Tikkun Magazine; Jon Meacham, managing editor, Newsweek; Seyyed Hossein Nasr, professor of Islamic studies, George Washington University; Rev. Richard John Neuhaus, editor, First Things; Joel Osteen, senior pastor, Lakewood Church.

FACE THE NATION (CBS): New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson and Sen. George Allen, R-Va.

THIS WEEK (ABC): Sens. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., and Evan Bayh, D-Ind.

LATE EDITION (CNN) : Samir Sumaidaie, Iraqi ambassador to the U.S. ; Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif.; Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif.; former Secretary of State Kissinger; retired Army Brig. Gen. David Grange; Rev. Jerry Falwell..

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

Interestingly enough, Slate also points outs that TWELVE retired generals publicly complained about the appointment of Gonzales to Attorney General.

I doubt their position on drilling in ANWR would be a surprise.

[snugs]

Thanks :0)

[MNJohnnie]

Then we can talk about other stuff.

I agree completely. Please read post 378.

[Txsleuth]

Okay, I feel bad now....I didn't mean to say that I didn't think Harris was smart...but, I guess I did.

I just wonder how politically smart she is being---and I am genuinely asking, because I don't know..

All I know is that I keep reading story after story about the RNC wanting her to drop out..and yet, from what I have seen, they have no viable alternative...

So, color me confused.

[eeevil conservative]

YOU ROCK!

We soooo love and adore you!

you have our utmost respect and gratitude!!

ALWAYS!

[rodguy911]

Harris's campaign has endured almost every problem you can possible have and still stay alive.When she said she was willing to put her personal fortune into it she seemed to come back to life.P If I am not mistaken shortly after that she put in three million, how many pubbies anywhere would stand up like that, few I bet.

There is a list of names that have been mentioned instead of her a mile long but so far no one has really stepped up to the plate with her kind of energy and resources.

Recently she had a crowd of some 15,000 on the West Coast of Tampa at one of her appearances on the campaign trail, either St. Pete or Tampa I don't recall, so she has support but definitely could use a lot more.

The rumor mill is in high gear about other pubbies that want to run, but why the heck all this wasn't sorted out two years ago is beyond me.

[Phsstpok]

I saw that there was something squirelly about the link to the preview thread, but the post I where I gave a working link was way downstream from when you found it (well, it got posted before your question did, but it was number 156, so you wouldn't have had a chance to see it by the time you posted your question... temporal posting paradoxes bother me).  I wish we had the ability to view threads in threaded order. (now watch, we do and I've just never bothered looking).

In IE I got the "not on this server" error.  In Firefox it would open whatever page it was clicked from.  So if I clicked on it from the main thread I went back to the top of the main thread.  If I was in the 'replies' stuff it would reopen the replies stuff.  The link seemed to change with each view.  I'd kind of like to find out how that works.  It might be useful someday <g>.

You have been added to the ping list.  Thank you for the compliment.

[maica]

What we are witnessing now is unprecedented. Where were the disgruntled generals during the Clinton administration? How were they covered by the MSM?

@@@@@

The Prime question before all others!
A) they respected the Office of the Presidency enough not to speak out, and/or
B) they retired if they could not stomach the "regime."

Also, the MSM would not have given them space, except to trash them for violating (A).

[samantha]

Good point about the Exxon Valdez being the talking point for the last 20 odd years about the Problems they use to have and why they should not drill now. They are not just stuck on stupid they are stuck in the way distant past and think that there has been no new Inventions and engineering breakthroughs and safeguards that would enable Companies to Drill just about anywhere safely without worry that there would be a calamity. These people live in the past because the technology today would make ALL their arguments moot, and dry up all their Communist funding and Socialist radical funding.

[Alas Babylon!]

Strange as it seems, my liberal paper has published all the letters I've sent it except for ones I've written here first. Some of the liberal writers send a ranting, hate-filled letter weekly. I write about every other month. I use facts and logic, often garned from others here on Free Republic. I know it's effective, as the paper will get several hate-replies from the Bush-is-Hitler crowd that go rabid over my facts!

One warning, though. Don't post the letter here BEFORE it appears in your newspaper. Seems the leftists won't print anything already said, UNLESS it's a DNC talking point. They'll search the Internet for your phrases.... And if your thoughts are conservative, they check here.

[rodguy911]

Thanks so much snugs what a great thread that is!

[Txsleuth]

George Will also made the comment today that the people that are comparing this time to any other time in say, Reagan's presidency is wrong.

He said that he thinks that he would compare Bush's presidency at this point, to NIXON'S, after Vietnam and WATERGATE!!!!...so he doesn't blame any Republican for distancing him/herself from him.

[MNJohnnie]

Nope. It more of the wishful thinking "Ah there must be a scape goat we can blame for this mess" The problem is a lot more complex then most Freepers care to admit. They seem to think there is some magic wand, like sending out letters, that will fix the problem. Umm, NO there isn't.

Give you ONE example. At 4.7 Unemployment rate there is NOT this huge pool of Americans sitting around just itching to take the jobs the illegals are doing. 2. A LOT of the people who do these jobs are crap. I have worked with Hispanics on Construction. Don't know if they were legal or not. But out of 7 guys on the crew, me and the 3 Hispanics where the ONLY guys who showed up sober, every day and put in a full days work. The rest had a very high level of absenteeism and the second it got after 4:30 wanted to be done for the day. Then for a good chunk of the day they gabbed and goofed off. They seem to think they were entitled to a job.

Sorry, I know this is not what Freepers what to hear but this is NOT a problem that has any easy answers.

[MNJohnnie]

Fact do not change to "hogwash" just because you don't like them.

[MNJohnnie]

Actually one American Commander of NATO made disparaging remarks about Clinton and got canned for it.

[Txsleuth]

Thank you!!!

[eeevil conservative]

LOL!

I agree that there is no magic wand...

I also agree with your post at #378

The only thing I disagree with was

Find it interesting how "Conservatives" have suddenly adopted the rabid anti Business talking points of the Big Govt Socialist types.

in response to:

"Clamp down on employers who hire them and the illegals will deport themselves"

no- not all will deport themselves....not likely at all....but it would certainly help in STOPPING the madness and the supply for the demand of illegals...

but my main point of dissention was that clamping down on lawbreaking businesses is anti-business....

btw--

YOU ROCK!

Big sloppy kiss and hug- and a VERY HAPPY EASTER to you!!

[rodguy911]

One of the big controversies is the fence/wall. It's been priced out several times and every time it comes in at 5-10 billion to do the job first class. That would include, sensors, a double fence with razor wire,a concrete wall in certain areas, a moat,cameras, manned veichles patrolling the perimeter, and numerous border gates to be installed at key areas to avoid huge backups.

Other than first class it's probably not worth doing. This would stop a huge percentage of the illegals from walking right across and the associated problems we have with border enforcement.

I repeat a country without borders will cease to be a country.

[maica]

George Will seems to be getting more and more hateful toward the Bush Admin. I do not know the reason, but it is a serious antipathy. He is turning into a Pat Buchanan.

[MNJohnnie]

Someone needs to grab Georgie Will by the Bow tie and wave Reagan's 11th Commandment in his face. Acting as an Echo Chamber for DNC Talking Points is to actively enlist in the Democrats campaign. He is not on our side.