Who's on the Sunday Morning Talk Shows
By: Mark Kilmer · Section: Other Politics
For Easter Sunday, April 16, 2006Meet the Press (NBC): Host Tim Russert has another panel, this one on religion (and babble). His guests will be Sister Joan Chittister, Rabbi Michael Lerner, Prof. Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Rev. Richard John Neuhaus, Pastor Joel Osteen, and Russert's own spiritual advisor (it seems), Newsweek magazine's Jon Meacham. Meacham will provide the babble and the spiritual je ne sais quoi. (And I really don't know what!)
FOX News Sunday (FNS): Host Chris Wallace will chat with Senators Mitch McConnell and Chris Dodd about Iran and Newt Gingrich about how badly he thinks the GOP needs him.
Face the Nation (CBS): Host Bob Schieffer hosts New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson and Virginia Senator George Allen.
This Week (ABC): Host George Stephanopoulos will talk to retired General Richard Myers about Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and six lonely generals. Then he'll talk to Dick Lugar and Evan Bayh, at which time Bayh will again appear very Presidential for the viewers in Indiana. (I think Steph might be in double figures now.)
Late Edition (CNN): Host Wolf Blitzer has Iraq's ambassador to the United States, Samir Sumaidaie. He'll also talk to Diane Feinstein, Duncan Hunter, Hank Kissinger, and the Reverend Falwell.
-----Tomorrow is Easter and I will miss the shows, but as always, let us know what you saw. In case you weren't aware, Bill Richardson is the smartest energy secretary we've every had the most brilliant U.N. ambassador since Moynihan. (This is what we're told.) If you see Fr. Neuhaus on MTP, don't take the risks involved with quoting him. I might record Steph's show just to see General Myers.
Have a joyous Easter, even if you do not celebrate it. If you do, though, you know what I mean when I say, "joyous."
(7 comments) Comments >> Apr 15th, 2006: 18:02:39
It looks like ABC added General Myers at the last moment. He wasn't listed when I pulled their guests for the weekend preview thread. That means that, at least for that segment, they didn't take the weekend off, though it may have been taped yesterday. It'll be interesting to see if they work in topical references, such as the car bombing this morning.