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Posted on 11/18/2006 12:12:53 PM PST by Phsstpok
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Saturday Shows November 18, 2006Below are the topics and guests announced for these programs, along with my take on the "memes" that the shows are 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.
The Beltway Boys (Mort Kondrake, Fred Barnes)
- Meme:
- OK, now that those arrogant Republicans (who didn't listen to us) are well and truly trashed we can get back to bashing those stupid Democrats
- It's actually going to be interesting to talk about Congress now that the stodgy old Republicans (who didn't listen to us) aren't in charge anymore and things are back to the way they are supposed to be
- Topics:
- Has the bruising leadership fight among House Democrats hurt Pelosi?
- A look ahead at what the biggest fights will be in Congress!
- Beltway Boys contact information beltway@foxnews.com
- The program airs on FOX News Channel Saturdays at 6 and 11:30 p.m. ET
CNBC's Tim Russert Show (Tim Russert)
- Meme:
- Let us now speak to the conscience of the Senate, non partisan saint, Senator Obama the anointed one... what was that you said? ...
- Topics:
- Sen. Barack Obama talks to Tim about politics, policy and his new book, “The Audacity of Hope.”
- Guests
- Senator Barack Obama, Democrat - Illinois
- CNBC's Tim Russert Show airs Saturday at 7pm, 10pm & 1am ET
Fox News Watch (Eric Burns)
- Meme:
- It wasn't our fault.
- Nobody saw us.
- You can't prove anything.
- We didn't do it.
- You know the drill.
- Topics:
- Iraq Study Group report: How did the press report the story?
- The program airs on FOX News Channel Saturdays at 6:30 p.m. ET and Sundays at 2:30 a.m. ET
- Fox News Watch contact information Newswatch@foxnews.com
Journal Editorial Report (Paul Gigot) - FNC show page
- Meme:
- OK, you've heard the really silly spin. Let's get serious now
- Are you seriously suggesting that the American people don't want to enforce our borders?
- Are you seriously suggesting that turning the Middle East over to Iran and Syria is a good idea?
- Topics:
- Opinion Journal web page: Borderline Issues
- Did immigration help, or hurt, Republicans in last week's election? Jason Riley and Heather Mac Donald debate.
- Michael Rubin on the consequences of talking to Syria and Iran
- A tribute to Milton Friedman.
- Fox News Channel web page
- The fallout of the immigration debate on the Republican Party. Did it cost the GOP votes on Election Day? We'll have a special debate
- Plus, should the U.S. negotiate with Iran and Syria about Iraq?
- Guests
- Jason Riley
- Heather Mac Donald
- Michael Rubin
- Journal Editorial Report (at Fox News) contact information - jer@foxnews.com
- The program is from The Wall Street Journal and airs on FNC Saturday at 11 p.m. and again Sunday at 6 a.m. ET
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posted on
11/18/2006 12:12:57 PM PST
by
Phsstpok
To: All
NBC Meet The Press (Tim Russert)
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:
- Yes! The right (left) party is finally back in charge! All Dhimmicrats will now fall in line and support the DBM/Soros/MoveOn.ORG agenda... what was that you just said?
- No matter what you think, the Dhimmicrats are not "cutting and running," they are insisting on an orderly redeployment to the safety of somewhere in Southeast Asia, or so says
The future President of the United States the Senator who should be Secretary for the Redistribution of Wealth, Jim (nothing I wrote was inappropriate) Webb (it's much more accurate to say that they want to negotiate a surrender in Iraq and slouch away, in any case) - Listen to the wisdom of the old media as put forward by elder statesmen such as Dan (down but not out) Rather and this weeks guru, Ted (I know how to deal with Iran, America Held Hostage, day 9,877) Koppel
- Topics:
- Two key new Democratic Senators-elect from Virginia and Montana will talk about:
- Iraq
- The new Democratic Senate.
- A special roundtable on Iraq & Iran with Ted Koppel & Robin Wright.
- Guests
- Senator elect Jim Webb, Democrat - Virginia
- Campaign web site | Bio | Issues Web Page
- Canvass shows Webb beat Allen by 9,329 votes (Virginian Pilot, VA - Nov 17, 2006)
- A Look At Virginia Sen.-elect Jim Webb (Guardian Unlimited, UK - Nov 9, 2006)
- Will Senator-Elect Jim Webb Defy the Democratic Party's Left Wing? (National Ledger, AZ - Nov 16, 2006)
- Webb wins seats on key committees (Daily Press, VA - Nov 16, 2006)
- Virginia's Jim Webb Joins Strange Bedfellows: Andrew Ferguson (Bloomberg - Nov 14, 2006)
- Jim Webb's War (New York Sun, NY - Nov 13, 2006)
- Jim Webb: 'Pretty Good Feel' for Senate Work (NewsMax.com, FL - Nov 14, 2006)
- Byrne to aid Webb transition (Reston Times, VA - Nov 14, 2006)
- Beyond the Macaca Moment: How APAs Won the Senate for the Democrats (Asian Week, CA - Nov 17, 2006)
- Jim Webb and Jon Tester are the Winners (Huffington Post, NY - Nov 8, 2006)
- Senator elect Jon Tester, Democrat - Montana
- Campaign web site | Bio | Issues Web Page
- Sen.-Elect Jon Tester (D—Mont.) (New York Times - Nov 8, 2006)
- GOP official says Tester misled voters (Billings Gazette, USA - Nov 17, 2006)
- Sen.-Elect Jon Tester, 'Regular Montanan' (NPR All Things Consdered - Nov 13, 2006) - streaming audio
- Tester denied spot on Appropriations Committee (Helena Independent Record - Nov 15, 2006)
- Rural Montana Voters Carried Jon Tester’s Victory (New West, MT - Nov 16, 2006)
- Playing the outsider, Jon Tester beats Republican Senator Burns in Montana (Canada.com, Canada - Nov 8, 2006)
- Jon Tester a huge favorite among gamblers to win Montana (Gambling911.com, FL - Nov 7, 2006)
- Native vote is big in Montana (Indian Country Today, NY - Nov 17, 2006)
- Jim Webb and Jon Tester are the Winners (Huffington Post, NY - Nov 8, 2006)
- Ted Koppel
- ABC News Bio
- Discovery Channel Bio
- Ted Koppel, in Iran, Finds Dissidents, Paris Hilton, Blogs: TV (Bloomberg - Nov 17, 2006)
- Koppel Documentary Examines View from Iran (NPR - Talk of the Nation - Nov 16, 2006) - streaming audio
- Ted Koppel: The long, cost-free war (Sacramento Bee, CA - Nov 7, 2006)
- Shecky Koppel, the Bush-Hater (National Review Online Blogs, NY - Nov 16, 2006)
- Koppel Jokes: Bush Joined Guard to Stay Out of Vietnam, Now Going to Stay Out of DC (NewsBusters - Nov 16, 2006)
- Robin Wright
- 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)
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posted on
11/18/2006 12:14:55 PM PST
by
Phsstpok
(Often wrong, but never in doubt)
To: All
CBS Face The Nation (Bob Schieffer)
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:
- Yes! The right (left) party is finally back in charge! All Dhimmicrats will now fall in line and support the DBM/Soros/MoveOn.ORG agenda... what was that you just said?
- No matter what you think, the Dhimmicrats are not "cutting and running," they are insisting on a draft and immediate redeployment of the children of all Republicans directly to Iraq in order to make things fair by having them die, or so says the Congressman who should be in charge of all things, Charlie (the wise guy) Rangel (it's much more accurate to say that they want to kill all the Republican SOBs, in any case)
- So, Lindsey, what will you say if the Dhimmicrats exercise the Nuclear Option and the Dhimmicrat members of the gang of 14 tell you to "shove it?"
- Topics:
- Guests
- Representative Charles Rangel, Democrat - New York
- House web site | Bio
- Incoming Chairman, Ways and Means Committee
- Bush's budget chief rejects Democrats' tax idea (Washington Post - Nov 16, 2006)
- Charlie Rangel's Dilemma Over the AMT (Human Events, DC - Nov 16, 2006)
- 'Who the hell wants to live in Miss.?' (The Reflector online, Mississippi - Nov 17, 2006)
- RANGEL & PELOSI SLUG IT OUT (New York Post, NY - Nov 14, 2006)
- Rep. Charles Rangel, in a bid for Mississippians' forgiveness (Biloxi Sun Herald, USA - Nov 15, 2006)
- Rangel should be careful with his language (Hattiesburg American - Nov 15, 2006)
- MARTY RUSSELL: Look at the facts and you know Rangel was right (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, MS - Nov 16, 2006)
- I Heart Charles Rangel (News Hounds, CA - Nov 15, 2006)
- Rep. Charles Rangel: Cheney Is 'SOB' (NewsMax.com, FL - Oct 31, 2006)
- Rep. Charles Rangel: 'No Animosity' Toward Cheney (NewsMax.com, FL - Oct 31, 2006)
- Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican - South Carolina
- Senate web site | Bio
- Armed Services Committee member
- Where do Republicans go from here? (The State, SC - Nov 11, 2006) - Note: article by Lindsey Graham
- Harrison Foresees Constitutional Conflicts (Virginia Law Weekly, VA - Nov 17, 2006)
- Sen. Lindsey Graham says next two years may be his most fruitful (The State, SC - Nov 8, 2006)
- General Abizaid Speaks Against Setting Firm Timetable for Iraq (PBS - Nov 16, 2006)
- IRAQ: THE DEVIL IS IN THE BIG PICTURE, NOT THE DETAILS (Free Market News Network, FL - Nov 17, 2006)
- Media Occupation: Torture As Entertainment (MediaPost Publications, New York - Nov 17, 2006)
- Senate Dems plan overhaul of military tribunals bill (The Hill, DC - Nov 16, 2006)
- Advisory panel tells US Congress be tough with China (Sudan Tribune, Sudan - Nov 16, 2006)
- Bush Meeting With Iraq Panel Offers Hope (Forbes, NY - Nov 14, 2006)
- Face The Nation contact information - ftn@cbsnews.com
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posted on
11/18/2006 12:16:13 PM PST
by
Phsstpok
(Often wrong, but never in doubt)
To: Phsstpok
Just as I was thinking about your thread and go to the computer to check, there you are. Saved from OJ, TomKat and the rest of the nonsense being passed off as news today.
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posted on
11/18/2006 12:16:13 PM PST
by
Bahbah
(Regev, Goldwasser and Shalit, we are praying for you)
To: All
Fox News Sunday (Chris Wallace)
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:
- No matter what you think, the Dhimmicrats are not "cutting and running," they are insisting on an orderly redeployment to the safety of Massachusetts, or so says
The real President of the United States the Senator who should be King, John (the F'n wise) Carry (it's much more accurate to say that they want to surrender and slouch away, in any case) - So, Newt, how does it feel to have everything you did in 1994, plus the entire Reagan revolution, completely overturned by 100% of the American people? Oh, all right, if you insist, it was really .000001%, but you get the idea... it was a mandate for the Dhimmicrats!
- (Former) Speaker Gingrich, are you familiar with the rock group The Who and their song We Won't Get Fooled Again? There's this line "Meet the new boss, same as the old boss..."
- Topics:
- An exclusive interview with Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) in his first interview since the “botched joke.”
- The impact on his possible run for president in 2008
- The continued fallout from the midterm elections and the Democratic takeover of Congress
- What are the Democrats’ answers to domestic challenges and the war in Iraq?
- Can the GOP reignite the Republican Revolution? Newt Gingrich weighs in
- What can Republicans do now to have an impact and regain the majority in the next election?
- Should they pursue a path of moderation and bipartisanship following the signal from the White House or does the GOP need to go back to its roots in conservative economic and social policies?
- Fox News essay: Coming Up on 'FNS'
- Guests
- Senator John Kerry, Democrat - Massachusetts
- Senate web site | Bio
- Watch for Kerry to be quizzed on Fox about that 'botched joke' (USA Today - Nov 17, 2006)
- Exclusive! John O'Neill on Kerry's Comments (FOX News - Nov 3, 2006)
- John Kerry's Joke a Big Mistake (Kommersant, Russia - Nov 2, 2006)
- Dear John Kerry: Shut Up! (Yahoo! News - Nov 2, 2006)
- Kerry shows his true feelings about the military (Cassopolis Vigilant, USA - Nov 15, 2006)
- Tossing Kerry overboard (Canada Free Press, Canada - Nov 17, 2006)
- And the noted patriot Senator John Kerry wrote – (Arizona Republic, AZ - Nov 10, 2006)
- John Kerry to Lead Small Business Panel (U.S. Newswire (press release), DC - Nov 14, 2006)
- John Kerry's Downward Spiral (FrontPage magazine.com, CA - Nov 3, 2006)
- John Kerry (National Ledger, AZ - Nov 1, 2006)
- Nuke deal constructive effort to strengthen ties: Kerry (Zee News, India - Nov 15, 2006)
- Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, Republican - Georgia
- Web site: Newt Gingrich - Winning the Future | Bio
- Gingrich Says Historic Challenges Face Americans (CNSNews.com, VA - Nov 16, 2006)
- Newt Gingrich: The only option is to win (Providence Journal, RI - Nov 13, 2006)
- Does Newt Gingrich Know Better Than President Bush? (FOX News - Nov 10, 2006)
- Newt Gingrich: Bad Timing on Rumsfeld Resignation (NewsMax.com, FL - Nov 10, 2006)
- Newt Gingrich Blames Bush, GOP Leaders (KSDK, MO - Nov 10, 2006)
- NBC Anchor Williams Puffed Pelosi, But In '94, Brokaw Whacked 'Amoral' Newt Gingrich (NewsBusters - Nov 14, 2006)
- Newt Gingrich lays out immigration plan (Arizona Republic, AZ - Oct 19, 2006)
- Q&A: Newt Gingrich (ChristianityToday.com, IL - Oct 31, 2006)
- Sunday Panel
- Brit Hume
- Bill Kristol
- Juan Williams
- Mara Liasson
Fox News Sunday contact information - FNS@foxnews.com
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posted on
11/18/2006 12:17:42 PM PST
by
Phsstpok
(Often wrong, but never in doubt)
To: All
ABC This Week (George Stephanopoulos)
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:
- Yes! The right (left) party is finally back in charge! All Dhimmicrats will now fall in line and support the DBM/Soros/MoveOn.ORG agenda... what was that you just said?
- Saint McCain knows what is good for us and he will fix it all, just surrender your first amendment rights and all will be well
- That evil John Murtha has been defeated so conservatives should embrace "centrist" Steny Hoyer (quick, are they buying it?)
- Listen to the wisdom of the Clintonistas, the enemy today is not Islam, it is Christianity, as it was in the 90s, just as the enemy in the Cold War wasn't Communism, it was (and still is) Capitalism.
- Topics:
- Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz, joins George this Sunday, November 19th, to talk about Iraq, the new Democratic majority in Congress and a possible run for the White House in '08
- Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md, the new Majority Leader in the U.S. House, joins George this Sunday, November 19. After a bruising battle for the leadership post, can Hoyer work with Speaker-elect Pelosi to unify the Democratic caucus?
- VOICES: Jimmie Johnson, the 2006 NASCAR points leader, is out in front on the drive for blood and marrow donation
- Guests
- Senator John McCain, Republican - Arizona
- Senate web site | Bio
- 'Impatient' McCain hopes losing not a bad habit (MSNBC - Nov 17, 2006)
- McCain woos conservatives on judges issue (MSNBC - Nov 16, 2006)
- McCain says GOP needs to recover 'lost' principles (Washington Times - Nov 17, 2006)
- McCain says hypocrisy led to GOP losses (San Francisco Chronicle, USA - Nov 17, 2006)
- McCain Vs. Giuliani: Tale Of The Tape (CBS News - Nov 17, 2006)
- McCain campaign hires Liberty debate coach (WAVY-TV, VA - Nov 17, 2006)
- One Other Note On The McCain Hire (National Review Online Blog - Nov 17, 2006)
- McCain Calls for Common Sense in GOP (Forbes, NY - Nov 16, 2006)
- Representative Steny Hoyer, Democrat - Maryland
- House web site | Bio
- Steny Hoyer elected House majority leader (Indian Express, India - Nov 17, 2006)
- 'Moderate' Steny Hoyer? WashPost Ignored Voting Record (NewsBusters - Nov 17, 2006)
- Democrats Remain Progressive After Electing Hoyer - Nov 17 (Beyond Chron - Nov 17, 2006)
- Hoyer: Social Security changes 'on the table' (MSNBC - Nov 14, 2006)
- Hoyer vs. Murtha on drug policy (Drug War Chronicle, DC - Nov 16, 2006)
- Matthews asked if Pelosi is "going to castrate Steny Hoyer" if he becomes majority leader (Media Matters for America, DC - Nov 14, 2006)
- Steny Hoyer IN -- John Murtha OUT!! (Political Cortex, NY - Nov 15, 2006)
- Ten Facts About Rep. Steny Hoyer of Maryland (U.S. News & World Report, DC - Nov 13, 2006)
- ROUNDTABLE:
- George Will
- Fareed Zakaria
- Robert Reich
- Voices segment: Jimmie Johnson
- ABC This Week comment web page
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posted on
11/18/2006 12:18:45 PM PST
by
Phsstpok
(Often wrong, but never in doubt)
To: All
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:
- No matter what you think, the Dhimmicrats are not "cutting and running," they are insisting on an orderly redeployment to the safety of Omaha, or so says
President Secretary of State the Senator in charge of all foreign policy, Carl (the wise) Levin (it's much more accurate to say that they want to surrender and slouch away, in any case) - So, Kay, who does it feel to be a minority, for once in your pampered white bread Republicanazi life...
- Really, Mr. Sumaidaie, why should we care if you and all of the people in Iraq are turned into involuntary suicide bombers? Why is that our problem?
- And now, finally, the head of the Congressional Black Caucus, Congressman Clyburn, has real power and will finally get what the Black Caucus has long demanded... now what was it they wanted?
Majority minority whip Blunt, are you familiar with the rock group The Who and their song We Won't Get Fooled Again? There's this line "Meet the new boss, same as the old boss..."- OK, who are you going to believe, the real people who Vanity Fair "quoted" or Vanity Fair?
- Topics:
- A look ahead at the situation in Iraq, and when Iraqi troops will take control of security
- Guests
- Senator Carl Levin, Democrat - Michigan
- Senate web site | Bio
- Incoming Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee
- CARL LEVIN: He wants Iraq policy shift, greater oversight (Detroit Free Press, United States - Nov 10, 2006)
- Sen. Carl Levin: Withdraw Within 4-6 Months From Iraq (NewsMax.com, FL - Nov 13, 2006)
- The Time When Democrats Would Pay Any Price To Defend Liberty Are Over (KXMC, ND - Nov 17, 2006)
- A very short time and chaos (renewamerica.us, D.C. - Nov 16, 2006)
- Military Analysis Get Out of Iraq Now? Not So Fast, Experts Say (New York Times - Nov 15, 2006)
- Gates Getting Bipartisan Support on Hill (Forbes, NY - Nov 17, 2006)
- Elections energize new debate on Iraq (USA Today - Nov 17, 2006)
- Blaming the victim (Electronic Iraq - Nov 17, 2006)
- Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, Republican - Texas
- Senate web site | Bio
- Veterans Affairs Committee member
- Sen Kay Bailey Hutchison Elected as Chairman of Republican Policy Committee (KTRE, TX - Nov 16, 2006)
- Texas senators take high leadership spots (Paris News, TX - Nov 17, 2006)
- Lott, Texans win GOP leadership posts (Houston Chronicle, TX - Nov 15, 2006)
- School Committee at odds with superintendent on single-sex classes (Eagle Tribune, MA - Nov 17, 2006)
- Switch leaves Texans in minority in Senate (KRIS-TV, TX - Nov 9, 2006)
- Hutchison grabs easy and early victory (San Antonio Express, TX - Nov 7, 2006)
- The Senate Women and the Middle Class (U.S. News & World Report, DC - Nov 15, 2006)
- Samir Sumaidaie
- Representative James Clyburn, Democrat - South Carolina
- House web site | Bio
- Majority whip-elect
- S.C.’s James Clyburn Wins Number-Three Slot in Democratic Congressional Leadership (Black America Web, Tx - Nov 17, 2006)
- Whipping the Democrats into Shape (BET, DC - Nov 17, 2006)
- Brady Campaign Endorses James Clyburn for Re-Election to US House (U.S. Newswire (press release), DC - Oct 30, 2006)
- Hoyer targets liberals after Pelosi’s blow (The Hill, DC - Nov 13, 2006)
- CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS UPDATE: New make up of Congress insures three new CBC members.(Eurweb.com, CA - Nov 15, 2006)
- Clyburn lobbies lawmakers for top leadership post in Democratic House (WIS, SC - Nov 2, 2006)
- As Pelosi moves into power, SF to stand in spotlight (San Francisco Chronicle, USA - Nov 11, 2006)
- Representative Roy Blunt, Republican - Missouri
- House web site | Bio
- Minority whip-elect
- BLUNT STATEMENT ON LEADERSHIP ELECTIONS (House web site - Nov 17, 2006)
- John Boehner and Roy Blunt Will Keep Their Jobs (Jawa Report - Nov 17, 2006)
- Congressman Roy Blunt talks with bloggers (Town Hall, DC - Nov 14, 2006)
- Congressman Roy Blunt (Town Hall, DC - Nov 14, 2006)
- Rep. Roy Blunt on the GOP's Future (Human Events, DC - Nov 9, 2006)
- Roy Blunt serves 7th District well (News-Leader.com, MO - Oct 17, 2006)
- House Majority Whip Roy Blunt (R-MO) (Think Progress, DC - Oct 19, 2006)
- Ken Adelman
- Former assistant secretary of defense
- Right Web | Profile | Kenneth Adelman
- Robert Gates-Gate (Consortium News - Nov 13, 2006)
- "Be what you is" (Denver Post, CO - Nov 12, 2006)
- Vanity Fair's Inventions (Huffington Post, NY - Nov 4, 2006)
- New Neo-Con Plan? Bomb Iran, Run Joe, Fight Commies in Labor Unions (Across the Aisle, DC - Nov 12, 2006)
- Has the USA Become the Islamic Republic of America (IRA)? (Persian Journal, Iran - Nov 11, 2006)
- David Frum
- Michael Rubin
- CNN Late Edition (web page for comments)
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posted on
11/18/2006 12:19:28 PM PST
by
Phsstpok
(Often wrong, but never in doubt)
To: Phsstpok
Of course McC is burned out. It's not easy changing positions, bashing the President, bashing republcans, and watch for him to praise his hero General Shinseki too. PUKE
Af for Kaye Bailey Hutchison. She once announced that she would support a woman democrat against a male republican. That tells me all I ever wanted to know about her. At least she'll never be Governor of Texas.
Not a bit of difference between an America hating dem and Miss Lyndsay Graham, more blech.
Frankly, I'd like to watch Webb doing contortions. He has nothing to offer and represents nothing but perversion. He disgusts me. Feel free to tell me it's just a novel, I disagree.
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posted on
11/18/2006 12:22:23 PM PST
by
OldFriend
(WEAKNESS IS A PROVOCATION, AN INVITATION TO OUR FOES TO CONFRONT US)
To: A.Hun; Bahbah; Txsleuth; MNJohnnie; eeevil conservative; Alas Babylon!; Seattle Conservative; ...
PingThe Weekend Talk Show Preview Thread is up
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It will be cross posted to my blog at
http://wizards.townhall.com/
I don't think I'll be able to post the preview next weekend. Yesterday they finally got the test lenses in to fit my left eye (after 6 weeks of waiting) which should help with that eyes vision and my reading problems. Then late afternoon yesterday the surgeon's office called and I'm scheduled for my transplant next Friday, the day after Thanksgiving. I go in at 6:15 and will likely be home by 3 or 4 PM, but I probably won't be in the mood to do a lot of typing. I may do a truncated preview of just the guests and no analysis, if I do anything.
See the initial post for my "usual witty commentary." Some excerpts:
The election is over. So is the leadership fight. The old media talking heads are now thrashing around trying to find a way to spin this new reality as a good thing and they're not having much luck. And they're worried that a serious case of buyers remorse is setting in among the voters that they fooled in this election cycle.
The few days since the election have seen the Dhimmicrats rhetorically confirm almost every warning the Republicans raised about what their agenda is. You know, the things they and their friends in the DBM told us was just fear mongering.
We're in for a bumpy (and perhaps bloody) two years...
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posted on
11/18/2006 12:26:57 PM PST
by
Phsstpok
(Often wrong, but never in doubt)
To: Phsstpok
I don't believe Brit Hume is burned out or has gone over to the dark side. I do think he was privy to various polling results and he suspected the worst for Election Day because of his experience and ability. Yes, he may retire in the next couple of years but I seriously doubt this is causing him to vary from his superior analysis today.
If anything, Hume seems to exhibit a similar disgust many of us have over both the election and the way Republicans are handling our new status as minority party. For a party that needed, and needs, new leadership we seemed to have fallen into the same old trap we have suckered for in the past.
To: Phsstpok
Phsstpok, do not strain yourself in any way next week. We want to have you for the long term.
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posted on
11/18/2006 12:45:17 PM PST
by
Bahbah
(Regev, Goldwasser and Shalit, we are praying for you)
To: Morgan in Denver
I don't believe Brit Hume is burned out or has gone over to the dark side. I do think he was privy to various polling results and he suspected the worst for Election Day because of his experience and ability.
In the second page of the Time Q&A interview I linked to on Brit he says:
(Election night) CAN get old, and it's a very great danger, because the magic ingredient in journalism is enthusiasm. Reporters who are enthusiastic and passionately interested in the stories that they're doing do better work. If you've lost interest, you're going to fail, no matter how much you know or how interesting you might be on other things. It's a struggle to maintain your interest level.
I also don't think he's burned out, but others have taken the statement above along with his lackluster attitude the last couple of weeks before the election to mean just that. He did pass up some great smack down moments the last couple of Sunday roundtables before the election. The rest of the quote, however, tells a different story and reinforces your assumption about what he knew about the upcoming election:
Sometimes the outcome of an election is foretold, as it was for me when I was covering the Bush White House in '92. I could see that thing coming. There was no doubt about it. It was just a matter of standing there and watching the loser lose. It was a little boring.
However, last week he also seemed bored and the elections were over. If he's still "off his game" this week, what with the fireworks with Pelosi and Murtha and all the rest then I'll begin to wonder. Both Juan and Mara have written completely predictable lefty spin pieces since the election that just scream out for a thumping. If they repeat some of their talking points from those articles or push similar pap and Brit doesn't smack them down good then I'll suspect it's all over and he's just filling out his contract.
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posted on
11/18/2006 12:50:13 PM PST
by
Phsstpok
(Often wrong, but never in doubt)
To: Phsstpok
Thanks for that information. I don't get or read Time or Newsweek. I used to at the barber shop but I stopped that as well. Both magazines are too wrong too often to believe much of what they write.
(And thank you for all the work you do in putting this thread together.)
To: All
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posted on
11/18/2006 1:19:31 PM PST
by
Phsstpok
(Often wrong, but never in doubt)
To: Bahbah
You would think that Fox News could fit just a few minutes a day in their schedule for some "good news" reports from Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere...
Maybe even some local stories about how the troops that have returned are doing, job wise, or physically, if injured.
BTW...Lindsay Graham's article that he "wrote" was probably copied from McCain's test paper in class....LOL
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posted on
11/18/2006 2:17:09 PM PST
by
Txsleuth
(Bolton/Cheney 08)
To: Txsleuth
sleuthie, I just sent you mail on Chertoff's speech yesterday. You will feel better.
16
posted on
11/18/2006 2:19:37 PM PST
by
Bahbah
(Regev, Goldwasser and Shalit, we are praying for you)
To: Phsstpok
Interesting site, the USA Today one that you posted the link for Kerry's appearance on Fox...
LOTS of not so nice posts re: Fox News...and conservatives...LOL
17
posted on
11/18/2006 2:21:49 PM PST
by
Txsleuth
(Bolton/Cheney 08)
To: Phsstpok
Makes me gag at what committees they put the 'newbie' Webb on...
And, boy did they sock it to Montana...their guy will have no "pork" chances, or any other way to help that state much after the committees they stuck him on.
Actually, they probably took one close up look at Tester and realized they had a 'hick'....LOL
BTW..I had NOT seen that article in the WaPo about President Bush forming his OWN group to study Iraq...thus keeping Condi here, instead of with him....I LOVED it..because it shows to me that he is NOT happy with the leaked results of the Iraq Study Group.
I wish he would use this time to rethink Gates as well.
18
posted on
11/18/2006 2:25:27 PM PST
by
Txsleuth
(Bolton/Cheney 08)
To: Phsstpok
Congratulations on getting the lens in and your transplant surgery schedule...I know you were wanting to get this done before next year.
I THINK we can live without a preview next week...but, it will be very, very hard. I find myself really getting excited to get the ping that your thread is up each week.
I am just disappointed that more of our Sunday thread people don't participate more on this thread...hopefully, they are at least reading what you have posted.
I didn't watch one minute of one show last week...couldn't deal with it...
And, judging from the guests this week...I may have to skip them again...
My gosh, could John Kerry be any more irrelevant right now??
19
posted on
11/18/2006 2:40:31 PM PST
by
Txsleuth
(Bolton/Cheney 08)
To: Phsstpok
I have noticed that Brit has been a little more like his old self this last week.
He was having fun on his panel more..and I do think that like I have heard from almost ALL of the radio talk show hosts...that a DEM win is better for them...
But, I will watch the panel tomorrow..(skipping jon carry)..and see if he has some "smackdown" in him for Juan..LOL
20
posted on
11/18/2006 2:44:29 PM PST
by
Txsleuth
(Bolton/Cheney 08)
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