Posted on 02/18/2007 5:12:27 AM PST by Alas Babylon!
The Talk Shows
Sunday, February 17th, 2007
Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows:
FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich.
MEET THE PRESS (NBC): White House press secretary Tony Snow.
FACE THE NATION (CBS): Sens. Joe Biden, D-Del., and Richard Lugar, R-Ind.
THIS WEEK (ABC): Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and his wife, Ann Romney; actor Michael Douglas.
LATE EDITION (CNN) : White House press secretary Tony Snow; Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.; New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson; magician Penn Jillette; former Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael Steele; and Marc Morial, president of the National Urban League.
This is so good it has to be repeated.
That is a real Possibility...
I SO agree with you about Morgan in Denver's post #121...it is very good...
It should be part of a speech given by ANYONE that can get in front of a microphone from Washington.
Star, thanks for the ping.
Ot. Phsst, I appreciate the honorable mention for Feb 11th thread, however, I need to make a correction in my post #453.
The false affidavit Russert submitted to Judge Hogan was not to squelch a subpoena to testify at the Libby trial. It was to keep Russert from testifying before the Grand Jury --- WITHOUT HIS ATTORNEYS.
Instead, Russert was "interviewed" by the FBI for about twenty minutes, WITH THE NBC LAWYERS PRESENT.
Am not sure if either of the NBC lawyers was the one at the Libby trial who interrupted Judge Walton to state why Andrea Mitchell would not have to testify.
More from http:www.justoneminute.typepad.com:
"In this trial full of oddities, I don't think anything is more shocking than Walton accepting the one-line stipulation MM mentioned above, of the NBC lawyer for Andrea Mitchell, "I stipulate that my client (Mitchell) will testify to the fact that she did not receive any 'rumors' regarding Wilson's wife."
The judge accepted that, no further questioning whatsoever. He's either the most naive judge I've ever heard of, a moron, or a party to the fix. It's sad but clear in his rulings that he constantly bent over backwards to favor "the government." Posted by PaulL
The other Tom responds:
"I agree with you, and among other things, I didn't know why it's being referred to as a "stipulation," which is a legal term of art meaning that both parties [defense and prosecution] have agreed to the fact or facts.
The defense didn't agree to this ["stipulation"] at all. What the judge [Walton] accepted was unsworn testimony that the defense was not permitted to cross [examine]. It is genuinely baffling."
Posted by: The Other Tom Feb 17 2007 at 7:02PM
I believe most Americans know very little about what is really happening in Iraq. That is constantly being reinforced by hearing from people who have served there. They don't recognize the Iraq portrayed in the MSM. The President needs to do a better job of educating the American people, which will be difficult given the MSM bias.
It is not about avoiding Democrat anger, it is about not poisoning the well. Who doesnt know by now what the Dems are about? And if you find someone that stupid, why waste time trying to convince them? The job is not to convince anyone, the job is to win.
Agree. The WH and the Reps should call a spade a spade and let the chips fall where they may. Enough of this PC crap.
Anyone making the argument that Bush didnt fight hard enough is being unrealistic. It is not Bush's job to fight, it is ours. The leader of the free-world does not need to reduce himself to the level of a John Murtha in order to get his way.
It is everybody's job to fight including the President's. He has the biggest pulpit and is [along with the VP] the only nationally elected official. He is also CIC. I am from the "Give'm Hell, Harry" school when it comes to the national security of this nation. Losing is not an option. Given what is at stake, the President needs to do whatever is necessary including getting down to the level of Murtha if that is necessary.
I will question anyone who thinks the President should have done more, by asking them just what they have done on their own. I think Bush should spend his time keeping the nation safe and the economy strong. I leave the Cheerleading, arguing and the rest to others.
Sorry but he is the President of the US. FDR used his Fireside Chats to rally the nation and reassure them. Chruchill was what you might call a cheerleader wandering through the rubble of London and giving rousing speeches. A leader leads. I favor Management by Walking Around. We need a visible, vocal leader in wartime. A little visual propaganda about our successes in Iraq would be helpful. Personally, I have written letters to the newspapers and Congress.
We should stop believing that those who disagree with Bush just didn't hear it right, we should understand that they are either against us, or they are just plain too dumb to care.
I agree completely. We need to go after the too dumb to care crowd. Seriously, the Dems see the war as a way to increase and cement their political power. They are invested in our defeat. A victory would be devastating for them politically. Although I notice today that Levin mentioned that Condi used the House Resolution as a club against an alleged recalcitrant Iraqi government. So I guess if we win, the Dems will claim it was due to their pressure.
At this point, I will take the results and not care how the sausage was made.
Yes. In 1981, the Socialists, Communists, anarchists, bomb-makers (e.g., SDS) were either still students or else just starting out in their careers. Now they have become college professors, leaders of the clergy, journalists, and Democrats.
Like the always reliable Captain Jamil Hussein who works in the Baghdad police force... no he doesn't ... yes he does ... ... no he doesn't ... yes he does ... ... no he doesn't ... yes he does ... ... no he doesn't ... yes he does ... ... no he doesn't ... yes he does ... ... no he doesn't ... yes he does ... ... no he doesn't ... yes he does ... ... no he doesn't ... yes he does ... ... no he doesn't ... yes he does ...
The President cant go out there alone, and if he did, that is exactly what he would be, due to a lack of defenders ready to enforce his message.
I ask again, where is our Lanny Davis? Where is our Moveon.org? I'll tell you where they are, they are basking in the glow of the MSM spotlight, getting love for dissing Bush. Chuck Hagel is simply a dishonorable man. The same for McCain, the same for Lindsey Graham. I give Graham a break, because all JAG's are brain-damaged to begin with.
We let Coulter twist in the wind when she did nothing but tell the harsh truth, we allowed Malkin to have to move from her home, after Liberal threats, and the list goes on.
With friends like us, I dont blame Bush for working alone from the inside. Who can he trust to back him up?
I just saw a soundbite of John McCain...and he was BRAGGING about being the FIRST to say that the war in Iraq is a FAILURE!!!
I wanted to put my fist through the TV screen SO bad.
Just like someone else posted...the worst ones are the GOPers that say and do things like this...because they become MSM fodder and the DEMS always point to their "bipartisan" support for their treasonous acts.
I have no clue where John McCain is going to come from..from one appearance to the next.
I would like to see Al Franken in the Senate. Next to Kennedy and Byrd. And Mrs. Clinton yelling at them all.
Great post!!!
while Bubbas were so well known I could reconize them by voice.
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Sadly, how true!
Also ignored by DNCmedia are all the events and special outreach efforts being done by Mrs Bush on a practically daily basis.
Wonderful post, Johnnie...couldn't have said it better...even though I have tried on several "Reagan worship" threads lately.
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