[Phsstpok]

CNN Late Edition (Wolf Blitzer)

Below are the topics and guests announced for this program, along with my take on the "memes" that the show is trying to push.  With each guest's name are a series of links that I found in a web search that helped me get a handle on who they are and what their likely positions will be when they are interviewed.

• Meme:
  • Republicans are evil, let's get that straight from the beginning, OK?
  • The war in Iraq was a mistake and we've lost.  Any other position just isn't allowed on CNN
  • If you want to know the Democrat/DBM position on foreign policy for the last 10 days of the election, just watch this show on CNN.
• Topics:
  • It’s been one of the deadliest months for U.S. troops in Iraq. Can the U.S. mission there be completed?
  • With only nine days until the midterm elections, experts provide political insight on key issues.
• Guests
  • Senator Richard Lugar, Republican - Indiana
    • Senate web site | Bio
    • Foreign Relations Committee chairman
    • Lugar responds to Bush's 'time-table' plan (WTHR, IN - Oct 25, 2006)
    • Why does foreign policy heavyweight hold back? (Indianapolis Star, United States - Oct 27, 2006)
    • Lee Defends N. Korea Policy (Korea Times, South Korea - Oct 23, 2006)
    • Bush administration tries to debunk growing clamor for direct North Korea nuclear talks (International Herald Tribune, France - Oct 25, 2006)
    • Lugar: New fuels key (Gary Post Tribune, IN - Oct 23, 2006)
    • AP CENTERPIECE: Farmers urged to enroll in carbon exchange (Fort Wayne News Sentinel, IN - Oct 23, 2006)
    • Transcript: Top Senators Discuss Iraq on 'FOX News Sunday' (FOX News - Oct 22, 2006)
  • Senator Joe Biden, Democrat - Delaware
    • Senate web site | Bio
    • Foreign Relations Committee member
    • If We’re Not Going to “Stay the Course” … (Across the Aisle, DC - Oct 25, 2006)
    • Op Ed: Bipartisan Redeployment (Wall Street Journal via Council on Foreign Relations, New York - Oct 24, 2006)
    • White House Says No Ultimatums For Iraq (RedBolivia.com - Oct 24, 2006)
    • Biden addresses foreign policy issue (UNLV The Rebel Yell, NV - Oct 23, 2006)
    • With Biden, Hodes blasts Iraq strategy (Concord Monitor, NH - Oct 17, 2006)
    • White House in tight spot over Bush's Iraq war comments (ABC Online, Australia - Oct 20, 2006)
    • Iraq threatens to derail Republicans (Globe and Mail, Canada - Oct 20, 2006)
    • The UN's Rigged Standards (FrontPage magazine.com, CA - Oct 19, 2006)
  • Samir Sumaidaie
    • Iraqi Ambassador to United States
    • Iraqis offended Saddam treated well (Cleveland Plain Dealer, OH - Oct 7, 2006)
    • Iraqi Ambassador Speaks At CWRU About Saddam Trial (NewsNet5.com, OH - Oct 6, 2006)
    • Ayoon Wa Azan (I Am Not Optimistic) (Dar Al-Hayat, Lebanon - Sep 26, 2006)
  • Representative Charles Rangel, Democrat - New York
    • House web site | Bio
    • There’s No Security with Democrats (National Review Online, NY - Oct 27, 2006)
    • Charles Rangel's Ticket (National Ledger, AZ - Oct 14, 2006)
    • The Rangel Factor (Forbes, NY - Oct 27, 2006)
    • Democrats Say New Medicare Handbook is Misleading on Drug Program (SeniorJournal.com, TX - Oct 27, 2006)
    • Majority report (World Magazine - Oct 27, 2006)
    • Stakes are high for business community in Nov. elections (USA Today - Oct 25, 2006)
  • Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Republican - Florida
    • House web site | Bio
    • The Miami Herald recommends (Miami Herald, FL - Oct 20, 2006)
    • Quick Takes: News From Israel You May Have Missed (Jewish Press, NY - Oct 25, 2006)
    • Congresswoman: Safeguard US aid to Abbas (Ynetnews, Israel - Oct 18, 2006)
    • Congresswoman Demands Supervision Of Aid To Palestinians (All Headline News - Oct 18, 2006)
    • Summit united in support for Cuban people (Sun-Sentinel.com, FL - Oct 24, 2006)
  • Major General Paul Eaton (Retired)
    • U.S. Army; Iraqi Troop Training
    • Retired generals say Rumsfeld is bungling war (Boston Globe, United States - Sep 26, 2006)
    • Withdrawal? It isn’t an option (Sunday Herald, UK - Oct 21, 2006)
    • Rumsfeld criticized over Iraq war (NDTV.com, India - Sep 25, 2006)
  • Michael Gordon
    • New York Times chief military correspondent, author
    • To Stand or Fall in Baghdad: Capital Is Key to Mission (New York Times - Oct 23, 2006)
    • Twenty-one reasons Iraq is not working (Asia Times Online, Hong Kong - Oct 4, 2006)
    • The Latest Chapters On the War (Washington Post - Oct 15, 2006)
    • Pseudo-histories of the Iraq war (Washington Times, DC - Oct 13, 2006)
    • The Most Important Culture War (TCS Daily, DC - Oct 16, 2006)
  • Norm Ornstein
    • American Enterprise Institute Scholar, author
    • The Way Out (Huffington Post - Oct 20, 2006)
    • Snyder: Pentagon getting free pass (Arkansas Democrat Gazette, AR - Oct 26, 2006)
    • Foley Probe a Critical Juncture for House Ethics Panel (FOX News - Oct 24, 2006)
    • GOP waiting, Kohl's millions led to easy re-election path (Examiner.com - Oct 25, 2006)
    • White House changes Iraq mantra (CNN International - Oct 24, 2006)
  • Jeff Greenfield
    • CNN senior analyst
    • Where the right went wrong (CNN - Oct 27, 2006)
    • Greenfield: Fear a popular theme in political ads (CNN - Oct 21, 2006)
    • Greenfield: Who's going to show up this fall? (CNN - Oct 12, 2006)
    • A break from your regularly scheduled scandal (CNN - Oct 9, 2006)
  • Amy Walter
    • CNN political analyst
    • Senior Editor, The Cook Political Report | Bio
    • Analysts Set the Stage for the Home Stretch (PBS - Oct 27, 2006)
    • President pitching in to help Sekula-Gibbs (Houston Chronicle - Oct 27, 2006)
    • Drake and Kellam are neck and neck (Daily Press, VA - Oct 27, 2006)
    • National GOP's focus turns from 7th CD (Denver Post, CO - Oct 27, 2006)
    • GOP fails to cash in on bright economy (DetNews.com, MI - Oct 27, 2006)
    • Rumsfeld tells critics of war to 'back off' (The Spokesman Review, WA - Oct 27, 2006)
• CNN Late Edition (web page for comments)

[Morgan in Denver]

Thanks for the p;ost, as usual. Hope you sight is holding up too.

[Seattle Conservative]

Dang, I wish the Pubbies would put someone on these shows besides Lugar. That said, Wolfie probably wouldn't let them on. It's a sure thing he's not going to have Lynne Cheney on anytime soon! She was FABULOUS and I sent an email to the VP telling him just that!