Sunday Morning Talk Show Thread 27 August 2006

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[Alas Babylon!]

The Talk Shows

Sunday, August 27th, 2006

Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows:

FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Donald Powell, federal coordinator for Gulf Coast rebuilding and New Orleans City Council President Oliver Thomas; Sen. Joseph Biden, D-Del.; Steve Case, chairman and CEO of Revolution.

MEET THE PRESS (NBC): New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin and FEMA Director David Paulison.

FACE THE NATION (CBS): Gov. Haley Barbour, R-Miss., and FEMA Director David Paulison.

THIS WEEK (ABC): Former Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Mike Brown; Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., and Donald Powell, federal coordinator for Gulf Coast rebuilding; Bill Nye, "the Science Guy."

LATE EDITION (CNN) : Hoshyar Zebari, Iraqi foreign minister; Sens. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., and Carl Levin, D-Mich.; Gov. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco, D-La., and Gulf Coast rebuilding coordinator Powell.

[TomGuy]

MTP

Nagin: 'for whatever ever reason, there was a slow response' last year.

[Nagin tries to distance himself from the situation. Russert retorts about the Feds being slow to react.]

Russert points out the high crime rate in N.O. Nagin blames the lack of money. Nagin brags that the murder rate has declined from 23 one month down to 10.

[A.Hun]

Good morning! I read this article in Fortune this past week. It is a great eye-opener on the condition of NO.

http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/08/21/8383661/index.htm

[maica]

Not too impressive, to be sure!!!! I guess the Move-on Millions does not stretch to a decent shirt and jacket to wear on TV.

[demkicker]

The left is celebrating Katrina as the occassion to bash Bush. I can't wait for this new Hurricane that's developing and heading for the Gulf to become the story.

[norwaypinesavage]

"If you're talking about Bill Maher, Ann was probably attracted to his lack of brain matter.

Getting sucked into a vacuum comes to mind....

[Carolinamom]

I'm not sure I can take Biden bad mouthing any success in Iraq. He flies in, spends a few hours there, and thinks he is an expert on the whole Iraqi war.

[rodguy911]

Great stuff anita!
I especially like the one about Hillary's brothers who just can't seem to stay out of trouble even after bubba pardoned all their buddies from carney guys to drug dealers. Can't wait til hillary really starts running it will be a circus.

[rodguy911]

My link did not work too well but you have to see the video! You will just die laughing! Hitchens is just awesome the way he exterminates the rats.

[A.Hun]

Hey rodguy! Got an eye on the weather? Thinking about you this morning.

[TomGuy]

BlankO will be voted OUT of office.

We thought the same would happen to Nagin. It didn't. Sometimes the voters deserve what they voted for and what they get.

[maica]

###### W in Kennebunkport - A funeral, a wedding, a baptism, a birth. -> ABC's Ann Compton blogs & commenters pile on.


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For Ann Compton, a very nice story, and it is much easier to read her words than listen to her breathless reports.

The bloggers remarks are shocking. Such closed-mindedness. Thank goodness a few supporters of GWB also responded.

[Sunnyflorida]

Your right. Biden is a joke. I wish he'd be the demo candidate for pres.

The Pres' head honcho on Katrina was a funny dude. He NEVER answered a question. Too funny. Stuck to talking points.

There is no way you can protect NOLA with dikes. You cannot protect NOLA with expanded "wet lands." At some point it floods again. People have got to be told that.

Also it takes a long long time to rebuild. We are one year behind NOLA in Punta Gorda which was also mostly destroyed but we know we cannot depend on the Feds for squat and it will take at least 5 years.

FNC also had one of the stupid stats that reflect virtually no one there has a clue when it comes to math, science or geography. There are 200,000 fewer residents but they seemed miffed that 1/3 of the schools not open and buses not running. Why would a city with 200K less residents require less schools and buses.

[A.Hun]

Sometimes the voters deserve what they voted for and what they get.

It is hard to keep any compassion for the residents of New Orleans after that.

[snugs]

Thanks as always for the thread

[snugs]

No mention that Florida got it first though

[cajungirl]

Nagins opponent was Mitch Landrieu,,,NO voters did the right thing.

[A.Hun]

There was no conservative running?

[maica]

I make a point to say "September the 11th". It only takes a fraction of a second longer, and is my small mark of respect for those whose lives were taken that day.

[snugs]

Sounds just the BBC and worst still our Channel 4 news.

[snugs]

Thanks for the nuggets enjoy your DIY project.