Weekend Show *Preview* for 5/6 - 5/7 (not the live thread)

Network and Cable News Networks | 5/5/06 | Network and Cable News

[Phsstpok]

The main message is the Sunday Shows.  Message 1 will be the Saturday Shows and message 2 will be the show guest links post.  Then I'll post the ping list.

ABC This Week (George Stephanopoulos)

• Meme:
  • The battle is joined!  Place your bets!  How badly will the GOP lose?
• Topics:
  • Power Politics: Two Sunday exclusives as former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Texas, and DNC Chairman Howard Dean join me to discuss gas prices, the 2006 elections and the war in Iraq.
  • Will record low approval ratings for President Bush and rising gas prices fuel a Democratic takeover of Congress in November?
  • On our roundtable, The Nation's Katrina vanden Heuvel, former Ohio Congressman John Kasich, ABC News' Martha Raddatz and George Will join me to debate the week's politics.
  • And, outgoing White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan reflects on his three-year stint in one of Washington's most difficult jobs.
• Guests
  • Rep. Tom DeLay, R-Tx.
    • I think they think that DeLay is an easy target.  To mis-quote Bugs Bunny, "they don't know him very well, do they?"
  • Howard Dean, chair, Democratic National Committee
    • Republicans are evil racists who want to close the borders and arrest all Mexican's, legal or illegal.  Therefore the DNC plan is to seal the borders.
  • Roundtable:
    • Martha Raddatz
      • Bush lied, Bush Leaked and Bush is really, really, dumb.
    • John Kasich
      • John is the most ineffective "conservative" Republican available and also likely to bash Bush.  A twofer!
    • Katrina vanden Heuvel
      • There is no God, but if there was one, he died this week (J K Galbraith, 1908-2006)
    • George Will
      • Not only does he hate George Bush, but he suddenly loves any Democrat who opposes him and, on top of that, completely dismisses Tony Snow!  ABC is so pleased!
  • VOICES: Scott McClellan
    • Suddenly, the press will say how much they loved and respect Scott.  Of course, they expect Scott to stab the President in the back in exchange...
• ABC This Week comment web page

CBS Face The Nation (Bob Schieffer)

• Meme:
  • Let the rehabilitation of John McCain begin
  • The price for CBS to help with the rehabilitation?  Bush bashing, of course!
• Topics:
  • None listed
• Guests
  • Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.
    • "Do not believe anything you think you heard me say regarding the first amendment on Imus!"
• Face The Nation contact information - ftn@cbsnews.com

CNN Late Edition (Wolf Blitzer)

• Meme:
  • The GOP "leaks" too!  Bush, Roberts, they all "leak!"
• Topics:
  • We’ll look at what the resignation of CIA chief Porter Goss means for the future of the agency and U.S. intelligence gathering.
• Guests
  • Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kansas: Senate Select Intelligence Committee chairman
    • He leaks!
  • Rep. Jane Harman, D-California: House Select Intelligence Committee member
    • I heard them both leak!
  • Mike Leavitt: Health and Human Services secretary
    • Leaking is bad (as in urinating in public)
  • Dr. Mowaffak al-Rubaie: Iraq's national security adviser
    • Remember Iraq?  We're doing much better now.
• CNN Late Edition (web page for comments)

Fox News Sunday (Chris Wallace)

• Meme:
  • The battle is joined!  Place your bets!  How badly will the GOP lose?

• Topics:
  • Porter Goss' resignation (Hoekstra)
  • Immigration debate (Specter/Gilchrist)
• Guests
  • Rep. Pete Hoekstra
    • What was that Who song?  Won't get fooled again?
  • Sen. Arlen Specter
    • George Bush is more evil than even the Democrats are willing to say, but not good old Arlen
  • Jim Gilchrist, founder of The Minuteman Project
    • The debate could be interesting, but does FNS feel the need to trash him as a NAZI to gain "cred" with the MSM?
  • Mark Lerner, new Washington Nationals owner (power player)
• Fox News Sunday contact information - FNS@foxnews.com

NBC Meet The Press (Tim Russert)

• Meme:
  • The battle is joined!  Place your bets!  How badly will the GOP lose?
• Topics:
  • House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) joins Tim Russert on this Sunday's "Meet the Press" to discuss gas prices, immigration, the war in Iraq, and the 2006 Elections.
  • Then, insights and analysis in our "Meet the Press Roundtable" with two top-reporters ... the Washington Post's Dan Balz and Vanity Fair's Todd Purdum. They will discuss Bush's new White House team and second-term agenda, as well as Purdum's new profile of Dick Cheney, which traces the Vice President's transformation into one of American politics' most controversial figures. The article is titled "A Face Only a President Could Love" and appears in the June 2006 issue of Vanity Fair.
  • Then, a special live appearance by the comedian and presidential impressionist Steve Bridges, who had all of Washington seeing double with his remarkable joint-routine with President Bush at the White House Correspondent's Dinner last weekend.
• Guests
  • House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-CA
    • Anything and everything bad that has ever happened or ever will happen is George Bush's fault.  Didn't you know that?
  • roundtable
    • Dan Balz, Washington Post
      • The Bush administration finally listened to us and decided to sack people
      • The Bush administration sacking people is a sign that they are a failure
    • Todd Purdum, Vanity Fair
      • Dick Cheney is the anti-Christ and he's got Cheney's daughter's own words to twist in order to prove it!
  • Plus, political impressionist Steve Bridges
    • Steve, Steve, Steve!  You realize you're doomed now, don't you?
• What would you like to ask this week's guests? (web page for submitting questions for this weeks show)
• Meet the Press mailbox (web page for comments)

This is NOT intended to be the live Sunday Morning Talk Show thread. I trust AB will do that as usual. This is strictly a preview of who will be on the main shows. The idea is to give folks a chance to muster their resources for that thread.

I would particularly ask that anyone with specific knowledge or resources about the topics / guests announced for these shows post them here so that the rest of us can go into the shows with a heads up on what to look for. For example,

[rodguy911]

Personally I can't wait to see or, probably rely on the thread, to tell me what happens when Delay comes on. He is fearless and if any of the rats give him a hard time he is a former exterminator and will do his job.

[rodguy911]

Van den Commie is a typical rat spewing the DNC stalking line word for word. She tries to never ever let our side get a word in edge wise. She used to be a rather good looking woman but all that depressed lib/rat type life has taken its toll on her.

[rodguy911]

I have my questions about McCain. He may wind up being a media darling dark horse candidate.

The theory goes that the media really doesn't like Hillary all that much and they may have figured out that she stalls above 45%. Since the msm are all "poll whores" anyway they may have figured out that if they can get McCain in, he wins. It's the half a loaf theory.

To get him in they have to ironically go after him so we will come to his rescue, curious but feasible.

[Txsleuth]

As probably your biggest fan, I hate that I have been out of the loop today...

I am at my daughter's house, and have no control of the remote for the one TV they have...plus, my 1 year old granddaughter is very demanding of my attention.

Therefore, I have missed all of the shows today...and will probably miss all of them tomorrow.

I definitely will have to try to follow the thread tomorrow.

Was the Journal show good today???

BTW...did you ever figure out why Kasich, who has his OWN show on Fox News Channel...would be a guest on ABC's Stephy Show??? That is bizarre...it isn't like he is an EXPERT on the topic dujour or anything...

[rodguy911]

Kasich is form the i am confused state Ohio

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

OT...see this for rationale regarding Porter Goss's resignation from heading the CIA:

Post #28... The Incredible Shrinking CIA ...Time Article

[Morgan in Denver]

Thanks for the ping. I'm following this too but I'm not speculating at this point. There is just too much unknown, and I believe things we may never know about happening behind the scenes.

I don't trust the old media to get it right either, so I'm watching but waiting before making any judgments.

It's just a bit of ironic comedy that the media now realizes there "might" be problems in the CIA. We conservatives have complained for years about bad behavior in the CIA, State, Defense, Justice and Energy departments without the press noticing it. It has been far too easy to undermine the administrations they don't like.

[acsrp38]

I'm shocked!!!

[acsrp38]

Wish Kasich would re-run his "Heros" series from a few years ago. Missed them the first time around. One of his commentators was XO when hubby was in the 12th SF Group in KC back in the early 80's.

[meema]

Thank you!