Posted on 06/04/2006 5:26:04 AM PDT by Alas Babylon!
The Talk Shows
Sunday, June 4th, 2006
Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows:
FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice; Sens. Jack Reed, D-R.I., and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.
MEET THE PRESS (NBC): Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del.; former U.N. chief weapons inspector Hans Blix.
FACE THE NATION (CBS): Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
THIS WEEK (ABC): Former Vice President Al Gore; author John Updike.
LATE EDITION (CNN) : Rice; Blix; Sens. George Allen, R-Va., and Carl Levin, D-Mich.
I agree, but at the same time we do have to admit that "the mother tongue" is a bit of a bastard itself. Rules aren't rules, we have always borrowed from other languages liberally without batting an eye and the meanings of words are... flexible, shall we say. And that's why it is possible to say things in English that are not possible in any other language.
All you have to do is let go and embrace the chaos.
Now Latin is a disciplined language. You say what you say and that's what it means, thank you very much. You know someone's really good at Latin when they can make up good puns. That takes skill. Puns and double entendres, intentional or not, are way too easy in English. If you don't watch out you'll find yourself insulting someone without realizing it.
There is no doubt that our conditional participation in multilateral talks with the Iran is part of the international kabuki dance we must do to garner the approbation of world opinion and the UN, which unfortunately many think we need its stamp of approval to defend our national interests.
The Iranians will drag this out and keep the issue on the world's front burner. Iranian nationalism will be stirred and domestic opposition muted. It even has the practical effect of raising the price of oil, giving them more money to fund their support of terrorism.
My only fear is that the US will wind up being humiliated and forced to accept a less than desireable solution after being pressured by the EU, China, and Russia, which have their own reasons for preserving good relations with the Iranian regime.
It all bears repeating.
(I really like you sig line. SO TRUE!)
#375, Good and sensible relating and analysis of the conversation on the round table.
That was probably when Juan's head exploded,trying to keep up with Condi.
I am very curious to see if Rockefeller shows up when the Senate goes back into session. I will actually be surprised if he does.
#376, Tremendous, informative post. It lays all the treachery out there for all of us to see. Here is hoping it makes a difference and he loses his race and is indicted and put in an Alzheimer's Home.
I understand your fears, and agree. Either way, Democrats and the MSM will portray us as not doing the right thing.
I have to believe it's all strategy, one way or another. We are not privy to the thinking and long term planning of it. Many people were opposed to UN Resolution 1441 at the time but it ended up as the basis for action later on. Even later than that, 1441 became the defense of our actions when the media and Democrats started their predictable second guessing.
"Hannity can be a good, aggressive interviewer when he wants to be, but whenever he interviews tv media bigshots, whether it's Russert or the ABC tv news people (whom he apparently thinks of as his cohorts more than anyone working at Fox News) Hannity goes easy, as if building connections with the MSM is important."
I agree. I have never trusted Hannity because of the way he sucks up to MSM liberals like Russert, Schieffer, Stephi, Sawyer, on and on. He will rail against the MSM but never mentions names. That is why I consider him such a phony. That and his subservient interviews with McCain. His dream is to appear on one of the sunday morning shows like MTP.
#379, What a freeper spirit lifter you are. We are nothing without hope that we can make a difference and things will fall into place for us in th near future.
Thank you. LOL I'm trying to stay on-topic....
Are you inferring that CNN is desperate for ratings or that the rats hate Rummy?--Either way you are more than correct.Actually it's not just Rummy they hate, Scooter, DeLay, Rove GWB, just about anyone who is in power on our side, they are equal opportunity haters.
#385, You tell em Jack Bauer, oopsey I mean Rodguy. Just gave that fool a good verbal kneecapping.
Absolutely but they will not admit it
I saw the ratings for the sunday morning political shows, and the one that lost the most last year was FNS. When Tony Snow was host they always increased viewers every year. Hiring Wallace, a New York liberal like Russert, was a brilliant move. I suppose the brains at FNS thought that the key to beating MTP was to have someone just like Russert.
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