Posted on 11/12/2006 4:58:59 AM PST by Alas Babylon!
The Talk Shows
Sunday, November 12th, 2006
Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows:
FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean; presidential counselor Dan Bartlett.
MEET THE PRESS (NBC): Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Sen. Joe Lieberman, D-Conn.
FACE THE NATION (CBS): Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev.; White House chief of staff Josh Bolten.
THIS WEEK (ABC): Sens. Joe Biden. D-Del., and Carl Levin, D-Mich.; Bolten.
LATE EDITION (CNN) : Bolten; Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz; Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.
I will not point fingers at anyone on our side for our loss on Tuesday, because I really don’t think we are to blame. I thought we would do better, frankly, but it appears we just couldn't get it over the goal line before time ran out. In many cases, the victory/defeat line was only a few thousand votes apart. It’s not like we got a thumping, thrashing, or butt-kick. The only thing is how it will effect our country. That has a lot of us concerned more than how it happened.
In any case, you know who I blame…The drive by media. Their bias has been well documented on this thread. My wife and I were talking about it on the drive home from work. Neither of us could think of a way--beyond what we're doing (on this thread, for example)--to counter the media. We just have to keep doing what we’ve been doing for 8 years—only harder!!!
So folks, here is my challenge for the Sunday Morning thread for the next two years:
We need to be reporters on the reporters. We need to document their lies, distortions, smears, half-truths and omissions. We need to howl in their faces, and call them on it each and every time.
Will you join me?
I’m going to find a comprehensive media email list (someone has compiled and posted it before) to start sending out emails to the Sunday screaming faces with word-for-word transcriptions of what they said, and why it is biased. In the past I’ve sat here and typed about Tim Russert’s biased, hunched-over-questioning; this time I’m going to tell HIM about it. Timmy, you are on notice! Every frown, every hunch, every pudgy-fingered grasping your talking points memo while you interrogate Republicans will be documented and you will be called on it!!!!
(Insert John Belushi scream and flips out of chair, papers flying)
I'll cover MTP today. I just have to hear what Russert has to say.
AND, of course:
As always, soliciting FReeper comments, observations, and opinions.
A columnist in a local paper was dismayed that a county south of us voted Repub for several offices. He made the accusation that they must have voted straight party line, and that they would have voted for Hitler or Mark Foley if they were on the ballot. I started working on a reply to this "columnist"...
I'm in and in total agreement.
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Certainly I would agree with you, AB. I am really tired of people throwing stones at WH & the President. If anyone is to be blamed, it 's those so-called-conservatives who readily threw stones at the President & the party to promote their books & the Madrassa Media.
I would agree with MNJohnie said [elsewhere on this forum] - some people angry at WH as they got only 70% only ending up losing 100% now.
I think Samantha pointed out, McCain's CFR ended up a big blunder & loser and he should be punished for that. Democrats freemedia behaved like Pakistan's Madrassas indoctrinating bogus lies on the people 24 hours a day.
On now!
07:30 AM EST
1:00 (est.) LIVE
Call-In
Political Party Issues
C-SPAN, Washington Journal
Michael Steele , R, Maryland
Donna Brazile , Brazile & Associates
Well thank you, Anita. Your media nuggets are a gem and are really what I'm talking about in the first place.
Continue to do what you do so well!
A most excellent post, Alas Babylon! You have focused on the most important issue, indeed. For if we don't have the mainstream media accurately reporting both parties, and reporting the good and the bad about our nation's events, we truly don't have a free press afterall.
Alright, I'm in.
I think we should raise the question of why, if the media is going to be so blatantly partisan now, they should get McCain-Feingold exemptions? Not as a way to get them restricted, but as a way to bring down McCain-Feingold.
First we demand congressional leaders who will challenge the drive-bys every damn day. Tony Snow is as close as we came last cycle. Rush and Co. have indeed carried their water for years and its time for them stand up.
Our candidates defenses were pathetic, granted, but Old Media cost us. The WaPo even admitted it, after 13 days of macaca stories.
the good news; some of our weakest links were exposed and eliminated and now the more aggressive, more conservative leadership may find its way to the leadership positions.
Personally, I think we here at the New Media were out gunned by the old/drive-by media. They literally let a 6 year contract,mob style, on GWB and finally it was fulfilled.
It's a credit to the adm that they held the msm off for 6 years on the constant haranguing, distorting,lying spinning of every news story that came along while ignoring anything positive about the WOT. They used only stories that could be turned against the adm.
This is a totally unprecedented hit job on any adm in IMHO. If nothing else, the "drivers by" exposed who they really are in no uncertain terms this time around. Bottom line is that next time we need to be in charge and as AB said above we need to counter them at every corner.
Every time they spin, tell a lie or re- invent the truth we nee to be right there with an antidote. I would love to hear other opinions of why we lost Tuesday, if we get enough reasons we will win in 08 for sure.
An alternative to football this afternoon, Live on C-SPAN2:
12:00 PM EST
1:30 (est.) LIVE
Call-In
Veterans Day Weekend Program on the War in Iraq
C-SPAN, BookTV
Paul Rieckhoff , Operation Truth
R. Alan King , Civil Affairs Battalion (Iraq)
Olson, Kimberly Colonel (Ret.), U.S. Air Force
Danelo, David J. Captain (Fmr.), U.S. Marine Corps
The beginning and end of this live program may be earlier or later than the scheduled times.
02:00 PM EST
1:00 (est.) LIVE
Call-In
Veterans Day Weekend Program on the War in Afghanistan
C-SPAN, BookTV
Sean Naylor , Army Times
Steven Pressfield
The beginning and end of this live program may be earlier or later than the scheduled times.
As noted prior, the MSM still does wield a lot of influence. Russert is still a "big man", so to speak, and people listen to what he says. As AB says - point out their bias, distortions, etc.
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