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Saturday Shows For Saturday February 10, 2007

Below 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:
  • Can you say "Bush is a lame duck"?  We knew you could
  • So here's the story, you've got "unstoppable winners" with "strengths" in the Democrat race and "losers" with "baggage" or "damage" in the Republican race
• Topics:
  • Race for ’08: Obama/Clinton showdown in New Hampshire
  • Can Mitt Romney win conservatives’ approval?
  • What is it about Rudy Giuliani that's raising eyebrows in some GOP circles?
• 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:
  • So here's the story, you've got "unstoppable winners" with "strengths" in the Democrat race and "losers" with "baggage" or "damage" in the Republican race
• Topics:
  • Tim talks all politics
• Guests
  • Terry McAuliffe
    • former DNC Chairman
    • Wikipedia Bio
    • Author: What a Party!: My Life Among Democrats: Presidents, Candidates, Donors, Activists, Alligators and Other Wild Animals
    • Review: What A Party! My Life Among Democrats (International Herald Tribune, France - Feb 5, 2007)
    • EXCERPTS FROM TERRY McAULIFFE'S 'WHAT A PARTY' BOOK (Syracuse Post Standard, NY - Jan 20, 2007)
    • McAuliffe Rips Kerry 'Malpractice' in Memoir (Huffington Post, NY - Jan 23, 2007)
    • The Meltdown Democrats (Human Events, DC - Feb 4, 2007)
    • Babbin Blows Holes in McAuliffe's Hype for Hillary (Human Events - Feb 2, 2007) Note, video clip
    • Terry McAuliffe on Immigration (Commonweal, NY - Feb 6, 2007)
    • Knights of Malta in Rome Reject Pro-Abortion Terry McAuliffe (Lifesite, NY - Feb 2, 2007)
    • Terry McAuliffe And Me: Just A Couple of Irish Catholic Kids Kicking Around Catholic Teaching (Hugh Hewitt, Town Hall, DC - Jan 30, 2007)
  • Frank Luntz
    • Republican Pollster
    • Huffington Post Bio
    • Author Words That Work: It's Not What You Say, It's What People Hear
    • Book Review: Words That Work by Dr. Frank Luntz (Blogcritics.org, OH - Feb 7, 2007)
    • GOP strategist: Environmentalists are mean (MSNBC - Feb 6, 2007)
    • Will the GOP Heed the Warnings of Pollster Frank Luntz? (National Ledger, AZ - Jan 31, 2007)
    • Frank Luntz's Tarnished Legacy (CBS News, NY - Jan 29, 2007)
    • Frank Luntz is a Liar (Huffington Post, NY - Jan 23, 2007)
    • Frank Luntz: Words That Don't Work (Yahoo! News - Jan 21, 2007)
• CNBC's Tim Russert Show airs Saturday at 7pm, 10pm & 1am ET

Fox News Watch (Eric Burns)

• Meme:
  • Media tabloid coverage instead of real informative news is bad, therefore lets devote our entire show to tabloid coverage
  • Who are you going to believe, the truth or the AP?  OK, then believe the Washington Post, they can't both be wrong, can they? (I bet they don't cover this)
• Topics:
  • Space Odyssey: How have the media covered the strange saga of Astronaut Lisa Nowak?
  • Analyzing Anna: Media fascination with Anna Nicole Smith and coverage of her death
• 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:
  • Rudy, Rudy, he's our man, if he can't do it Romney can!
  • Did you know that Rudy's close advisor and biographer works for a "left of center think tank" in New York?
  • OK, this tax on rich people is now beginning to hit people on welfare...
• Topics:
  • Opinion Journal web page: Can Giuliani Win?
    • Can Rudy Giuliani really win the GOP presidential nomination?
      • An interview with his biographer, Fred Siegel
      • A debate among Journal editors
    • The Beltway tax debate.
  • Fox News Channel web page
    • Rudy's running but can he win the GOP's nomination?
    • The Bush budget battle: Our panel previews the looming showdown over the Alternative Minimum Tax
• Guests
  • Fred Siegel
    • Wikipedia Bio
    • Author The Prince of the City: Giuliani, New York and the Genius of American Life
    • White House Bid? Giuliani Is Still Undeclared (New York Times, NY - Feb 6, 2007)
    • The Oral Arguments About Giuliani (New York Observer, NY - Jan 18, 2007)
    • Giuliani Is Cautious as He Weighs ’08 Decision (New York Times, NY - Jan 27, 2007)
    • Giuliani A Tough Conservative Sell (Guardian Unlimited, UK - Jan 25, 2007)
• 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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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:
  • Those dastardly Republicans blocked the Iraq surge debate by actually daring to debate! ... wait...
  • Forget McChimpy Bushitler, here's a real President!  Just keep Teddy and the waitress out of sight.
  • Good old Trent, always ready to stab a fellow Republican in the back or vote for some good old fashioned pork - he's CBS's idea of a good Republican
  • Can you say "Bush is a lame duck"?  We knew you could
• Topics:
  • Politics and the Iraq war resolutions
• Guests
  • Senator Chris Dodd, Democrat - Connecticut
    • Senate web site | Bio
    • Foreign Relations Committee member
    • 2008 Presidential Candidate
    • Campaign web site | Bio
    • Celebrities Backing Dodd (Hartford Courant, CT - Feb 9, 2007)
    • CHRIS DODD - HEARING ON PRESERVING THE AMERICAN DREAM: PREDATORY LENDING PRACTICES AND HOME FORECLOSURES (OpEdNews, PA - Feb 7, 2007)
    • Poll: Dodd Way Behind Hillary In Home State Of Connecticut (TPMCafe, NY - Feb 8, 2007)
    • Senator Dodd announces bill for six weeks of paid FMLA leave (CCH - Feb 7, 2007)
    • Dodd reports $4.9 million in campaign funds (WTNH, CT - Feb 1, 2007)
    • Protecting reporters' privilege? (First Amendment Center, TN - Feb 8, 2007)
  • Senator Trent Lott, Republican - Mississippi
    • Minority Whip
    • Senate web site | Bio
    • Dems: Senate Debate on Iraq Inevitable (ABC News - Feb 5, 2007)
    • Of sausage and policy (Indian Country Today, NY - Feb 9, 2007)
    • Payback Time for Trent Lott? (Newsweek - Jan 26, 2007)
    • Housing Still Issue for Gulf Coast (WTOK, MS - Feb 9, 2007)
    • Miss. to get $18M for projects (Jackson Clarion Ledger, MS - Feb 5, 2007)
    • Lott Seeks State Support for Amtrak (WLBT-TV, MS - Jan 17, 2007)
    • Trent Lott Senate's top jet-setter (Concord Monitor, NH - Jan 17, 2007)
  • John Harris
    • Editor in Chief, The Politico
    • New Media and Old (RealClearPolitics, IL - Feb 9, 2007)
    • Politico: Niche Web Site Isn't Yet A Notch Above (Washington Post, DC - Jan 28, 2007)
    • Politico Mojo (American Journalism Review, MD - Jan 26, 2007)
    • The Politico Roundtable (CBS News, NY - Jan 21, 2007)
• Face The Nation contact information - ftn@cbsnews.com

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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:
  • Those dastardly Republicans blocked the Iraq surge debate by actually daring to debate! ... wait...
  • Forget McChimpy Bushitler, he's not a real President!  Now that the Dhimmicrats are in charge all power is theirs.  Repeat after us: "lame duck, lame duck, lame duck."
  • What plane controversy.  There's no plane controversy.  There never was a plane controversy  The new Dhimmicrat House Committee on Truth flushed that down the memory hole 48 hours ago when the polls starting coming in!  These aren't the droids you're looking for... move along.
• Topics:
  • With the House debate over a nonbinding resolution to express opposition to a troop "surge" in Iraq set to begin next week, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.,) and House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) will square off over the President's new Iraq strategy.
  • Roundtable
    • A busy weekend in the 2008 race for the White House as Barack Obama officially announces his candidacy and Hillary Clinton makes her first campaign trip to New Hampshire.
    • The trial of Scooter Libby nears the end of its third week as more journalists and officials are expected to be called to testify.
• Guests
  • Representative Steny Hoyer, Democrat - Maryland
    • House Majority Leader
    • House web site | Bio
    • House Majority Leader Hoyer on Iraq, Katrina (NPR - Feb 9, 2007) - Note, audio at link
    • House debate limited to surge (GOPUSA, TX - Feb 9, 2007)
    • House Democrats Plan Iraq Vote Next Week (Fox 28, IN - Feb 9, 2007)
    • Hoyer: House will go ahead with Iraq debate (CNN - Feb 6, 2007)
    • Bush Parries Senate, House Dems Try Next (U.S. News & World Report - Feb 9, 2007)
    • PROPOSED BUDGET WOULD AFFECT FEDERAL EMPLOYEES’ BENEFITS (FedNews-Online, AL - Feb 7, 2007)
    • Voters growing impatient with Congress (San Jose Mercury News, CA - Feb 9, 2007)
  • Representative John Boehner, Republican - Ohio
    • House Minority Leader
    • House web site | Bio
    • House measure on Iraq to measure its language (Los Angeles Times, CA - Feb 8, 2007)
    • Baghdad security sweep under way, says top official (Albuquerque Tribune, NM - Feb 7, 2007_
    • GOP Advisers Press Boehner to Be More Aggressive (U.S. News & World Report - Feb 7, 2007)
    • House Republicans take to the airwaves (The Hill, DC - Feb 9, 2007)
    • Kennedy has Boehner picking up the pieces (The Hill, DC - Feb 7, 2007)
    • House GOP leader sides with Miller in controversy (Inland Valley Daily Bulletin - Feb 9, 2007)
    • Strong economy helps balance budget (Hillsboro Times Gazette, OH - Feb 9, 2007)
    • Caucus Chatter (New York Times, NY - Feb 5, 2007)
  • Roundtable:
    • David Broder
      • Columnist for the Washington Post
      • Democratic race for 2008 still wide open (Gwinnett Daily Post, GA - Feb 8, 2007)
      • One Leak and a Flood of Silliness (Washington Post - Sep 7, 2006)
    • Gwen Ifill
      • Moderator of PBS's "Washington Week"
      • Jury Selection Begins for Trial of Lewis "Scooter" Libby (PBS News Hour (partial transcript) - Jan 17, 2007) - Note, audio and video at link
      • PBS Host Talks of Changing Times (The Ledger, FL - Jan 31, 2007)
    • Howard Kurtz
      • Media reporter for the Washington Post
      • Host of CNN's "Reliable Sources
      • Tim Russert, on The Uncomfortable Side of a Question (Washington Post - Feb 9, 2007)
      • Many in press count Bush as lame (Concord Monitor, NH - Feb 7, 2007)
    • Roger Simon
      • Chief Political Columnist for the Politico
      • Obama Off and Running (Politico.COM - Feb 9, 2007)
      • Maureen Dowd: Congressional case of hearing, not listening (Whittier Daily News, CA - Jan 27, 2007)
• 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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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:
  • Those dastardly Republicans blocked the Iraq surge debate by actually daring to debate! ... wait...
  • Extremism in the pursuit of the defeat of the United States is not a vice... in fact, it's the only true patriotism!
  • Who are you going to believe, the truth or the AP?  OK, then believe the Washington Post, they can't both be wrong, can they?  OK, OK.  But you have to believe Karl Levin!  He's a senator and he wears those glasses that make him look like he's smart.
  • Can you say "Bush is a lame duck"?  We knew you could
• Topics:
  • Will Democrats block an Iraq troop surge with binding legislation?
    • Republicans halt the much-anticipated Senate debate on Iraq, blocking a vote on a non-binding resolution opposing President Bush's troop surge.
    • There are indications that the Democrats may now be planning to oppose the surge with more forceful, binding legislation.
    • What are the next steps for the U.S. Senate as critics on both sides of the political aisle seek to put their views on the record?
  • Did Pentagon officials cherry pick intelligence to build the case for taking down Saddam?
  • Power Player of the Week: the courtroom artist for some of the biggest D.C. trials in the last two decades
  • Fox News essay, Coming Up on FNS
• Guests
  • Senator Mitch McConnell, Republican - Kentucky
    • Senate Minority Leader
    • Senate web site | Bio
    • Republicans Try to Block Iraq Resolution (ABC News - Feb 5, 2007)
    • Republican senators stifle debate on Iraq (Malaysia Sun, Malaysia - Feb 6, 2007)
    • McConnell giving Iraq 9 months (Louisville Courier-Journal, KY - Jan 29, 2007)
    • Who Won in the Senate? (The Conservative Voice, NC - Feb 8, 2007)
    • Mitch McConnell, fierce partisan, tames his image (Scripps News, DC - Jan 25, 2007)
    • GOP Advisers Press Boehner to Be More Aggressive (U.S. News & World Report, DC - Feb 7, 2007)
    • When the GOP Torpedoed Nixon (Politico, DC - Feb 9, 2007)
    • Both Parties Lash Out at Bush's Budget Plan (WBKO, KY - Feb 5, 2007)
  • Senator Jack Reed, Democrat - Rhode Island
    • Senate web site | Bio
    • Quote Of The Day II (TPMCafe, NY - Feb 9, 2007)
    • Senate Panel Examines Faulty Iraq Intelligence (New York Times, NY - Feb 9, 2007)
    • Senate Democrats push for Iraq vote (Providence Journal, RI - Feb 7, 2007)
    • Who's Blocking Debate on Iraq War? (Crosswalk.com - Feb 8, 2007)
    • Reed skeptical of Bush's new Iraq plan (Eyewitness News, RI - Jan 11, 2007)
    • RI delegation questions budget for Iraq, health care (Providence Journal, RI - Feb 6, 2007)
    • US Senate confirms Gen. Casey despite critics (Reuters AlertNet, UK - Feb 8, 2007)
    • Democrats And Veterans Demand Accountability On Iraq Escalation (All American Patriots (press release), Sweden - Feb 8, 2007)
  • Douglas Feith
    • Former undersecretary for Defense on Policy
    • Department Of Defense Bio
    • A Little Learning - What Douglas Feith knew, and when he knew it. (The New Yorker - May 2, 2005)
    • Douglas Feith Responds to Criticism (NPR - Feb 9, 2007) - Note, transcript, audio at link
    • Report About How Douglas Feith Manipulated Intelligence to Link Iraq to Al-Qaeda, Dragging America to Invade Iraq (Al Jazeera - Feb 9, 2007)
    • Probe faults Pentagon's false 'alternative' Iraq intel (The NewStandard, NY - Feb 9, 2007)
    • Smart bombs (The Spokesman Review, WA - Feb 10, 2007)
    • Byrd: Inspector General Report Raises Major Questions on White House War Truths (HNN Huntingtonnews.net, WV - Feb 10, 2007)
    • Tommy Franks Was Right (Atlantic Free Press, Netherlands - Feb 10, 2007)
    • The Memory Hole: DOD Backed Away From Feith's "Inappropriate" Intel in 2003 (TPMmuckraker, NY - Feb 9, 2007)
    • Report says Pentagon manipulated intel (AP Yahoo News - Feb 9, 2007)
    • Official's Key Report On Iraq Is Faulted (Washington Post, DC - Feb 9, 2007)
    • Correction: Dubious Intelligence At The Washington Post (RedState.COM - Feb 10, 2007)
    • WaPo whoops; AP blunders (Michelle Malkin's Blog - Feb 9, 2007)
    • What? The AP and Senator Levin Mischaracterized The DOD Inspector General's Report? (Hugh Hewitt's Blog - Feb 9, 2007)
    • DoD Inspector General Report Destroys Claims of Pentagon Intel Manipulation (Flopping Ace's Blog - Feb 9, 2007)
    • Report says Pentagon manipulated intel (BlackFive Blog - Feb 9, 2007)
    • Inspector General's Report - Executive Summary (Department of Defense, via Washington Post - Feb 9, 2007) Note, PDF file, requires Adobe Acrobat Reader
  • Power Player of the Week
    • Courtroom Artist William Hennessy
  • Roundtable
    • Bill Kristol
      • Weekly Standard Editor
      • The GOP's Moment of Truth (The Weekly Standard - Feb 19, 2007 issue)
      • —On the Senate Resolution— (National Review Online Blogs, NY - Feb 2, 2007)
    • Juan Williams
      • NPR Senior National Correspondent
      • Black Voters Aren't Fully Sold on Obama (NPR - Feb 9, 2007) - Note, audio at link
      • Bush Vows 'Firm' Response to Iran Military Action (NPR - Jan 29, 2007) - Note, transcript, audio at link
    • Paul Gigot
      • Wall Street Journal editorial page editor
      • Trials and Tribulations (Journal Editorial Report (transcript) - Feb 4, 2007)
      • Four Years On: Probing Press Failures in Run-Up to War (Editor & Publisher - Jan 24, 2007)
    • Nina Easton
      • Fortune Magazine Washington Bureau Chief
      • Popular issues, unpopular president (CNNMoney.com - Jan 24, 2007)
      • The new Newt thing (CNNMoney.com - Jan 22, 2007)
• Fox News Sunday contact information - FNS@foxnews.com

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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:
  • Those dastardly Republicans blocked the Iraq surge debate by actually daring to debate! ... wait...
  • Here's the plan, we paint conservative Republicans as lunatics by pairing them with the loopiest left Dhimmicrats we can find...
  • McChimpy Bushitler's surge might actually be having an effect in Baghdad... quick, bash him about Afghanistan!
  • Can you say "Bush is a lame duck"?  We knew you could
• Topics:
  • Iraqi insurgents change tactics: Is it time for the United States to chart a new course?
  • The other terror front, Afghanistan.
• Guests
  • Senator Ron Wyden, Democrat - Oregon
    • Senate web site | Bio
    • Select Intelligence Committee member
    • 2007 Intelligence Authorization Bill Advances in Senate (Secrecy News, DC - Feb 9, 2007)
    • No, No, No, No: Wyden Gives Smith Cover on Iraq (Loaded Orygun, OR - Feb 3, 2007)
    • Sen. Ron Wyden: Stop Pentagon Sales of Surplus F-14 Parts (NewsMax.com, FL - Jan 30, 2007)
    • Oregon's Great United States Senator: Ron Wyden Jon Isaacs (BlueOregon, OR - Jan 24, 2007)
    • That sad parade (Albany Democrat Herald, OR - Feb 7, 2007)
    • Return of Old Faithful: Smith 180s on Iraq Vote--AGAIN (Loaded Orygun, OR - Feb 5, 2007)
    • Senate OKs Wyden bill to ban 'scret holds' (KTVZ, OR - Jan 19, 2007)
    • Senator questions "don't ask, don't tell" in letter to Gates (The Advocate, CA - Jan 29, 2007)
  • Senator John Cornyn, Republican - Texas
    • Senate web site | Bio
    • Armed Services Committee member
    • Texas Senators Push For More BRAC Funding (ClickonSA.com, TX - Feb 8, 2007)
    • Funding May Not Come To Ft. Bliss (KFOXtv.com, TX - Feb 8, 2007)
    • Hutchison, Cornyn push for vote on GOP war resolutions (KSWO, OK - Feb 6, 2007)
    • Bush backers aren't true to words (Clarksville Leaf Chronicle, TN - Feb 8, 2007)
    • Report Shows Agents Lied, Covered Up Shooting (KFOXtv.com, TX - Feb 7, 2007)
    • Anger grows in Congress over border agents' case (Houston Chronicle, TX - Feb 7, 2007)
    • Senate Debates Resolution on Troop Increase in Iraq (PBS - Feb 6, 2007)
    • ACLU Alarmed At Justice Department Move to Collect DNA, Violates Privacy Rights and Causes Further Delays in Overwhelmed System (ACLU (press release), NY - Feb 5, 2007)
  • Representative Duncan Hunter, Republican - California
    • House web site | Bio
    • Armed Services Committee member
    • 2008 Presidential Candidate
    • Campaign web site |
    • 2008 Presidential Contender: Duncan Hunter (American Chronicle, CA - Feb 8, 2007)
    • Hunter Outraged Over Prison Attack (KFMB, CA - Feb 8, 2007)
    • Duncan Hunter: Amnesty for Border Patrol Agents Dave Eberhart (NewsMax.com, FL - Jan 30, 2007)
    • Presidential Frontrunners Would Surrender America's Borders (American Daily, OH - Feb 8, 2007)
    • The Case for Duncan Hunter (ProLife Blogs - Feb 4, 2007)
    • Helicopter downings signal possible shift in enemy tactics (North County Times, CA - Feb 9, 2007)
    • Duncan Hunter Blasts Kerry for 'Pariah' Remark (NewsMax.com, FL - Jan 29, 2007)
    • Duncan Hunter Pushes Platform On Sunday Talk Show (KFMB, CA - Jan 29, 2007)
  • Lt. Gen. Karl Eikenberry
    • Former commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan
    • Afghanistan: The Forgotten War (TPMCafe, NY - Feb 5, 2007)
    • Sen. Clinton meets with Karzai, troops (AngolaPress, Angola - Jan 15, 2007)
    • BAAG Afghanistan Monthly Review Jan 2007 (ReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland - Feb 6, 2007)
    • Gates may push to send more troops to Afghanistan (CTV.ca, Canada - Jan 17, 2007)
    • Taliban step up attacks: US military (Hindustan Times, India - Jan 17, 2007)
    • US Heads NATO-IASF in Afghanistan (Prensa Latina, Cuba - Feb 4, 2007)
    • US officials say Taliban attacks are surging (Zee News, India - Jan 16, 2007)
  • Terry McAuliffe
    • former DNC Chairman
    • Wikipedia Bio
    • Author: What a Party!: My Life Among Democrats: Presidents, Candidates, Donors, Activists, Alligators and Other Wild Animals
    • Review: What A Party! My Life Among Democrats (International Herald Tribune, France - Feb 5, 2007)
    • EXCERPTS FROM TERRY McAULIFFE'S 'WHAT A PARTY' BOOK (Syracuse Post Standard, NY - Jan 20, 2007)
    • McAuliffe Rips Kerry 'Malpractice' in Memoir (Huffington Post, NY - Jan 23, 2007)
    • The Meltdown Democrats (Human Events, DC - Feb 4, 2007)
    • Babbin Blows Holes in McAuliffe's Hype for Hillary (Human Events - Feb 2, 2007) Note, video clip
    • Terry McAuliffe on Immigration (Commonweal, NY - Feb 6, 2007)
    • Knights of Malta in Rome Reject Pro-Abortion Terry McAuliffe (Lifesite, NY - Feb 2, 2007)
    • Terry McAuliffe And Me: Just A Couple of Irish Catholic Kids Kicking Around Catholic Teaching (Hugh Hewitt, Town Hall, DC - Jan 30, 2007)
• CNN Late Edition (web page for comments)

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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:
  • Those dastardly Republicans blocked the Iraq surge debate by actually daring to debate! ... wait...
  • Jon Carry is a loser, can we taint Mike Huckabee by association?
  • There have been hundreds of false charges made against our soldiers over fake "war crimes," therefore we must defend a mutineer as the real hero - fragging is patriotic!
  • Can you say "Bush is a lame duck"?  We knew you could
  • Let government confiscate or regulate everything... no, have government should sell everything everything and get out of the way...
• Topics:
  • Former presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass on his decision not to run in '08
  • "On the Trail" with former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee
  • Sean Penn on the controversial court martial of Lt. Ehren Watada.
• Guests
  • Senator John Kerry, Democrat - Massachusetts
    • Former presidential candidate
    • Senate web site | Bio
    • Jane Fonda, John Kerry and suspect intelligence (Salem Statesman Journal, OR - Feb 4, 2007)
    • A Presidential Also-Ran, Kerry Adjusts to What Passes for a Normal Life in the Senate (New York Times, NY - Feb 4, 2007)
    • NY Times Finally Notices That John Kerry Looks Like a Sad Horse (Wonkette (satire), DC - Feb 5, 2007)
    • A new Raleigh life for Kerry (News & Observer, NC - Feb 8, 2007)
    • Poor John Kerry (Christian Broadcasting Network, VA - Feb 6, 2007)
    • The real John Kerry says no go (Stockton Record, CA - Feb 4, 2007)
    • John Kerry can't shake loser label (Edmonton Sun, Canada - Feb 4, 2007)
  • Mike Huckabee
    • Former Arkansas Governor
    • Wikipedia Bio
    • Huckabee defends traditional marriages (Centre Daily Times, PA - Feb 9, 2007)
    • Huckabee: Marriages face enough challenges without 'experiments' (WMC-TV, TN - Feb 9, 2007)
    • Huckabee warns of wars with Islam, unhealthy behavior (Boston Herald - Feb 9, 2007)
    • Huckabee's political kiss of death (Statesman Journal, OR - Feb 9, 2007)
    • Can Mike Huckabee Compete In '08? (CBS News, NY - Feb 7, 2007)
    • Huckabee To Tackle Tax Critics (Fort Smith Times Record, AR - Feb 8, 2007)
  • Sean Penn
    • Sean Penn demonstrates at court martial for Iraq war objector (KPUA, HI - Feb 6, 2007)
    • Sean Penn joins protesters outside court martial (Kansas City Star, MO - Feb 5, 2007)
    • What to do with Army deserter Ehren Watada; Send him to jail in Iraq and strip him of his bars (Opinion Editorials, VA - Feb 6, 2007)
    • "Support the Troops"? How? (The Conservative Voice, NC - Feb 8, 2007)
    • If You Missed The "Peace Protests" (Post Chronicle - Feb 7, 2007)
  • Roundtable
    • Robert Reich
      • Clinton Administration Labor Secretary
      • Make the oil companies pay (Marketplace, CA - Feb 7, 2007) - Note, Transcript, audio at link
      • Keeping Up Appearances (American Prospect - Jan 17, 2007)
    • Cokie Roberts
      • The cooling abortion debate (Black Hills Pioneer, SD - Feb 8, 2007)
      • The least bad outcome for Iraq best we can do (Billings Gazette, MT - Jan 11, 2007)
    • George Will
      • Chicago sheds assets in hopes of gaining residents (The Union Leader, NH - Feb 7, 2007)
      • New majority, same old political trick (Daily Mail - Charleston, WV - Jan 29, 2007)
• ABC This Week comment web page

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Here's a sample of  my usual witty commentary...

The biggest news this week was the debate over the debate on the Iraq surge.  Republicans wanted to debate not only the anti-surge resolution of the Dhimmicrats and wobbly RINOs but also other resolutions and amendments... Dingy Harry Reid didn't want to allow debate on anything but the "Bi-Partisan Blame Evil America and Embrace Defeat Resolution" ... Guess how the dinosaur media reported it? ...

There were two other major stories in Washington this week, the Libby  trial ... and the release of the report by the Defense Department IG report ... Now, the DBM got the story 180 degrees out of whack on the surge resolution debate, so you'd think they'd be a little more accurate in at least one of these other stories, just based on the odds.  But then you'd be wrong... I'm no Foghorn Leghorn so I'll just stick to saying the DBM is a tad short on telling the truth in their reporting...

... I think I detect an accelerating trend.  When they get this outlandish and demonstrably false in their reporting they are either desperate or they've lost touch with reality and have begun to drink the Kool Aid. ...

... There's actually some interesting things that could happen on the shows this weekend.  However, the odds are that it will be frustrating to watch the version of reality spun out by the moonbats being accepted whole and promoted as definitive...

[Miss Marple]

You can't go wrong quoting Kipling! Thanks for the preview. I am going to try to keep up with the thread tomorrow. It seems that often lately my computer is either malfunctioning or taken over by a grandchild. I have high hopes for tomorrow, though.

[Arrowhead1952]

Any sane person would think there are more people of interest to have on the Sunday shows. I'd watch the CNN Late Edition being Senator John Cornyn (R) Texas is on, but I cannot stand Wolf Blitzer. Also, why do they insist someone as insignificant as Terry McAwful even get air time?

I see ABC's This Week with George Stephanopoulos has the man in the losers bracket of the 2004 presidential elections on again. It's apparent old Georgie boy just doesn't get it. To top that off, he has Sean Penn, aka IDIOT, on his show. He must be trying to get lower ratings than Katie colic on the SeeBS evening news.

On the NBC Meet The DE-Press-ed with Tim Russert, I wonder if he will talk about his "testimony" this past week. He should be doing that and telling the people the real truth.

As far as watching SeeBS Face The Nation w/ Bob Schieffer, that (matter of fact the entire lineup) almost requires a BARF alert. Looks like a good time to go to the Adult Sunday Bible School before Church this weekend.

[maica]

Thanks for your immense work on these previews. McConnell and Feith on the FNS wiil both be worth watching, and some of Wolfie via poor man's TIVO [VCR and remote to go to selected guests]

Life is too short for me to spend time with McAuliffe or Reich.
Lott and Boehner just make me want to scream.

[samantha]

Great Preview as usual. I hope the actual Sunday thread can have the same quality as the Preview. I must say, you have the ability to give us just the right mix of Humility, Intelligence, Witty sense of Humor, killer satire, and you also succinctly encapsulate the entire week's work of Pertinent News stories. You set the tone for the thread, and it should be a great thread tomorrow if our Freepers keep the anti Rudy, anti fill in the blank types off the best thread on the entire FR. There is such a high quality of talent on the thread, we are truly blessed to be able to be part of the Show Prep for Rush and Company. I cannot wait for the gems/brilliance to come tomorrow. Today is Steffie's Birthday, I think he is 46 going on 11. You were so right about Timmah, he has sold his soul so many times, and has absolutely no ethics left to discard so he does not care how really bad he is.

[Arizona Carolyn]

Sean Penn's return to the shows is probably based on his nastiness last week at the anti-war marches. It was a tossup who made the worst statements, Penn, Fonda, Sarandon or Robbins.

[rodguy911]

Hopefully John Boehner and Duncan Hunter can save the day on the shows for tomorrow..
Great job once again Phsstpok, you really have brought this thread to an art level.

(By the way it's your turn tomorrow, can't wait.)

I have been on the road all week. The spin, BS and other stuff is unbelievable.
My daughter bought me sirius radio for Christmas and I keep it on FNC. They should try and remember who brought them to the ball! I am so sick of hearing about how wonderful Baroke Alabama is going to be when he is nothing more than a wannbe super lib/rat.

[rodguy911]

Great post Arrowhead, I have never heard a trial proceeding spun so wildly as Scooter's!

[rodguy911]

Timmy can't sell his soul anymore it has been bought and paid for by the DNC.

[samantha]

When Hillary gets through with Hussein Obama, he will be crying for Yomama.

[Txsleuth]

LOL...I am crying for anything on the news besides Osama Obama and Anna Nicole!!!

[Txsleuth]

Hello....happy to hear that your sadistic doctor left your poor eyes alone this week!!!

Once again, stellar thread...and perfect "talking points".

[rodguy911]

Maybe, but I still am conspiratorial about obama, I see it all as a huge setup where he becomes VP at the convention.

[rodguy911]

I am with you sleuth on the road it's all you hear,most sickening.