Weekend Show *Preview* for 2/24 - 2/25/07 (not the live thread)

The Dhimmicrats and drive by media are fully invested in the defeat of the United States in Iraq and the rest of the Middle East, along with North Korea and anyplace else they can think of. Rush's new line is completely correct, they own defeat, but they don't see that yet. They still think anything that hurts the US can be blamed on Bush. Hence Nazi Pelosi's very public melt down and temper tantrum because Dick Cheney dared to tell the truth about how Al Qaeda views the Dhimmicrat's actions and rhetoric. This weekend's shows are all about blaming Bush for anything and everything that is wrong in the world.

The Dhimmicrats are also starting their own feeding frenzy in attacks on one another, particularly Obama and Hillary. Her thighness has rolled out the usual Clinton attack machine that the DBM slavishly took their talking points from to start trying to chip away at Obama and Obama has rolled out his own deep pocket big guns to do a Michael Myers (not that Michael Myers, the one in the hockey mask) on Hillary. And Bill got a bit splashed in the dust up as well. The DBM, however, seem to be failing to march to the Clinton drumbeat as they used to. Whispered comments that "Hillary can't win" are to be found from unusual sources. Is there trouble on the horizon for the party of George Soros?

NBC Meet The Press trots out Carl Levin after he had a chance to try out his rhetoric "on the road" on Fox last weekend. Old wise Carl will ponitificate wisely on how we should always keep our soldiers away from any danger as the best way to protect our country. This is beyond Orwellian and is approaching Lewis Carroll territory. Scratch that. Carl makes Lewis seem perfectly clear and logical. Following Carl's sermon Lil Timmah will sit down with two good old reliable journalists, a wise and upright scholar and a crazed right wing extremist masquerading as a journalist. Or at least that's how I expect Timmah to treat Balz, Dowd, Kearns Goodwin and York. In case you haven't guessed York is the crazed one (from Timmah's perspective). Clearly the intra-party controversy kicked off by the Dowdy one's column will be central to the discussion. The inclusion of Kearnes Goodwin, whose latest book is about how Lincoln was able to reach out to his opponents and make nice with the opposition (not how he stood to his principles and fought an unpopular war that saved our country), makes me think they are going to try to bolster the Obama as Lincoln meme. Not good for Hillary. York is probably there to bolster the Hillary can't win argument, but might he stray off the reservation and lay a little smackdown on Timmah over the Libby debacle? I doubt it will be allowed to happen, but It would be sweet.

CBS Face The Nation provides friendly interviews (I'm sure) with a "good" Republican, California's greenie governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, and the breck boy candidate, John Edwards. Arnold is on a three day swing ending in Washington for a governor's conference and a meeting with the President. No doubt Ol' Bob will urge the Governator to try to sway McChimpy Bushitler away from his nefarious ways. Edwards will no doubt be encouraged to weigh in on topics designed to win him votes. It's the CBS way.

Fox News Sunday vomits forth Chuck Hagel. I'm sorry, that's the only way I can characterize his appearances the last several months. The man is just that offensive on so many levels. Perhaps Chris Wallace thinks he's a "good" Republican and wants to promote his potential candidacy. Then it's on to Governors Rick Perry of Texas and Ed Rendell of Pennsylvania. Perry will be excoriated for his mean and dangerous health care plan to force young girls to take the vaccine that can prevent cervical cancer. No doubt the fact that there are ex aides of his working for the company that makes the vaccine will be teased as a scandal of epic proportions. In contrast Ed Rendell will have praise showered on him for proposing "universal coverage" for all children (even rich ones) at taxpayer expense. I doubt very seriously if either the ice storm debacle (global warming, remember?) or the thuggery of the Don Adams case will be even hinted at. There's no Brit Hume again this week and only Fred Barnes and Bill Kristol to wage verbal battle over the Clinton/Obama tussle and all things Iraq with Juan Williams, Elisabeth Bumiller and Chris Wallace. Not a lot to recommend Fox this week.

CNN Late Edition has a laundry list of guests, as usual, focused on discussing the failures of Bush's foreign policy and the prospects for a couple of Republican also rans in the '08 presidential derby. Dr. Mowaffak al-Rubaie will be greeted with skepticism if he says anything about success in Iraq, but he may make exactly that kind of social faux pas, the scoundrel. To correct any such foolish utterances the great, no, the legendary journalist, Seymour Hersh, will be on hand to expose the evil that is the United States. Unless Henry Kissinger repudiates his testimony before the Senate last week he will have the Nixonian arrogance to suggest that the surge is a good thing, but at least he'll say that it's only good in order to set the stage for the Iraq Study Group's proposed negotiations with Iran and Syria. Mad Maddy Halfbright will no doubt correct any of Henry's foolish notions. She will also expound (at length) on the deficiencies of the Bush administration foreign policy and laud the brilliance of the last two Dhimmicrat administration's conduct of foreign policy when they had the power. The segue from international affairs to domestic politics will come by way of Jane Harmon. She will be of mixed value to the dominant meme of our lack of progress in the Middle East as she refuses to go along with the notion that, besides it all being Bush's fault, it really is the fault of the jooooos in Israel. No doubt her well known ties to... those people... can be hinted at to discredit anything she says of an inconvenient flavor. She will probably be back on board with the Dhimmicrat talking points if the discussion turns to Homeland Security, as she is consistent in attacking the Bush administration whatever they do on that front. Continuing the turn to domestic politics Duncan Hunter and Sam Brownback will weigh in. Hunter is a target this week for daring to actually appoint people that think illegal aliens should go home to his campaign (heartless brute) while Brownback is still against the surge, but isn't willing to back the Dhimmicrats non-binding resolution. What's a journalist like Wolfie to do with such Neanderthals? If Wolfe has his way I'm sure he'd nominate them to fill in for the cavemen in the Geico commercials.

ABC This Week has only two guests and apparently no panel. Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice will be interrogated (water boarded?) over her failure to solve the Middle East problems (meaning getting Israel to agree to die quietly) and the ridiculous notion of actually involving the countries that border and support North Korea to help negotiate a peaceful resolution to the nuclear stand off. Silly Condi. The Clinton approach was obviously so much better. We didn't know the Kim Family Dynasty was cheating until McChimpy Bushitler got in office. The Dhimmicrat's prefer the Zaphod Beeblebrox Peril Sensitive Sunglasses approach to such questions. Simply not knowing is so much more comforting. To reinforce this notion The Man himself, Jimmy the C, is the second guest (his initials have gone to his head, I think). His presence promises to raise the level of anti-semitism and the anti-American rhetoric to a never before seen level. According to advance reports of his interview the Magic Peanut Farmer will also endorse Al Gore for President in 2008. And now the circle is complete. At least in the Dhimmicrat party the lunatics are truly in charge of the asylum.

The Saturday shows set up the same themes that the Sunday shows will cover. The Beltway Boys alternate between the 2008 race and foreign policy, but primarily concentrate on things domestic, as is their want. CNBC's Tim Russert Show sets up his interview with Carl Levin on Sunday by featuring an NBC correspondent who says all of the American soldiers he talks to want to give up in Iraq and an author who sings a song of impending disaster with a chorus about the Bush administration's criminal incompetence for failing to protect us 100% from every hypothetical threat. I will try and watch Lil Timmah to compare questions between his Saturday and Sunday shows. Fox News Watch continues its slide into the tabloid gutter in their desperate attempts to avoid discussing any of the faux news scandals in their profession. Truly sad. I still say Roger Ailes should expand the show to an hour, give Accuracy in Media 15 minutes then 15 minutes for the panel to try to respond and then repeat the exercise with someone like Media Matter for America. Now that would be a worthwhile program. And the Journal Editorial Report provides its usual first rate program at a second rate time, with someone who actually knows the region and the players putting forward a viewpoint 180 degrees out of phase with the 'conventional wisdom' of the DBM. Such is the failure of the modern media, that the one program that actually offers a chance to enlighten and inform people on the issues is relegated to a time when no one is watching. I predict that JER will move from Fox to the web within two years, unless Fox has the brains to start streaming it themselves.

This should be cross posted to my blog at Wizards.townhall.com later today. This post exists primarily as a heads up for who is on the weekend talks shows, what they've been invited on to push (based on their recent pronouncements) and the spin (meme) the DBM is likely trying to push based on that information. All of this is prep work for the weekly Sunday Morning Talk Show thread posted by Alas Babylon!. That thread provides a live commentary and analysis of the Sunday talking head shows, with valuable insight and exceptional fact checking. we are the Jedi Council of FreeRepublic, at least in regards to these DBM gabfests. You wanna know what was said and what it meant, as well as where they messed up? Read that thread!

Mark Kilmer has posted his excellent preview of the Sunday shows over at Redstate.COM. I will try post a link to his Sunday review when it is up.

Saturday Shows For February 24^th, 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:
- Campaign! Campaign! Campaign! Action! Excitement! Controversy! Campaign!
- The rest of the world blows up... big deal
Topics:
- Clinton vs. Obama: Will the trash talk hurt their campaigns?
- Hillary's 'mistake' causing tension?
- Why did McCain blast the Bush administration?
- Increasing tension as Iran refuses to back down on nuclear program
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:
- Pay no attention to those rumors of the surge working. You won't hear such subversive successist rumors here!
- Let's listen to an NBC News reporter tell us what we want you to believe and don't you dare believe what's actually happening
- And now for an author who will tell us that despite the fact that we haven't been hit in almost 6 years we aren't doing enough about terrorism
- Oh, and it's all Bush's fault^TM
Topics:
- The War in Iraq, through the eyes of an NBC News reporter
- Terrorism at home
Guests
- Richard Engel
  - NBC News Middle East Correspondent / Beirut Bureau Chief | Bio
  - In Iraq, Journalist Richard Engel Sticks to the Story (Washington Post - Oct 26, 2006)
  - Why NBC's Engel still wants to be in Baghdad (MarketWatch - Feb 22, 2007)
  - Answers to your Middle East questions (MSNBC - Feb 22, 2007)
  - NBC's Engel Embedded with Troops: 'All Told Me It's Time to End This War' (NewsBusters - Feb 9, 2007)
  - Engel Working On War Docu. For MSNBC (mediabistro.com, NY - Feb 19, 2007)
- Stephen Flynn
  - Author "The Edge of Disaster: Rebuilding a Resilient Nation" (2007)
  - Author "America the Vulnerable : How Our Government Is Failing to Protect Us from Terrorism" (2005)
  - Stephen Flynn on 'The Edge of Disaster' (Council on Foreign Relations, NY - Feb 20, 2007)
  - Disaster Would Overwhelm Hospitals, Author Warns (NPR - Feb 21, 2007)
  - Author: California's Levees Vulnerable to Breach (NPR - Feb 20, 2007)
  - Shoring Up the Home Front (Council on Foreign Relations, NY - Feb 21, 2007)
  - Flynn: US not prepared for the next 'big one' (CNN - Feb 20, 2007)
  - We're Smarter than Americans (TheTyee.ca, Canada - Feb 23, 2007)
CNBC's Tim Russert Show airs Saturday at 7pm, 10pm & 1am ET

Fox News Watch (Eric Burns)

Meme:
- Isn't the tabloid coverage of Anna Nicole's death deplorable? Let's wallow in it some more then!
- Ethics? Impartiality? In the drive by media? What makes you think that's important?
Topics:
- Courtroom Circus: The media and the drama in 'Judge Larry's' court
- Hillary vs. Obama: Who are the media cheering for?
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 know everything you've learned from the DBM about Iran, Iraq, Israel and the rest of the Middle East? Throw it away and learn what's really going on.
- Alright, we'll talk about the election if we must.
Topics:
- Opinion Journal web page: Mullahs and Moguls - a discussion of Iran and the Obama-Geffen-Clinton spat.
  - The U.N. says Iran is closer than ever to enriching uranium - a debate on what the U.S. can still do about it.
  - The Obama-Geffen-Clinton spat.
- Fox News Channel web page
  - Is the U.S. exposing cracks in the Iranian regime?
  - What else is increasing tension between the U.S. and Iran?
  - Clinton-Obama Showdown: Is the past hurting Clinton’s campaign?
  - 'Hit’ for unsung Mt. Hood heroes
Guests
- Amir Taheri
  - Contributor, Benador Associates | Bio / Article archive
  - AHMADINEJAD AND RUSSIAN ROULETTE (Asharq Alawsat - Feb 23, 2007)
  - Helping Iran Think (RealClearPolitics, IL - Feb 19, 2007)
  - Analysis: Two visions for the Middle East (Ya Libnan, Lebanon - Feb 21, 2007)
  - Is Israel the Problem? (Commentary - February 2007)
  - Should America follow the linkage theory? (Ha'aretz, Israel - Feb 2, 2007)
  - Iran's Obsession with the Jews (History News Network, WA - Feb 18, 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

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:
- Pay no attention to those rumors of the surge working. You won't hear such subversive successist rumors here!
- Let's listen to a totally non-partisan Dhimmicrat Senator tell us what we want you to believe and don't you dare believe what's actually happening.
- Forget Hillary. We made her, we can break her. And there will be book deals galore if Obama wins.
Topics:
- Senate Democrats' plan for the president’s troops surge in Iraq
  - Democrats in the Senate seem ready to put more pressure on the White House by offering up an Iraq War reauthorization resolution with a timetable for withdrawal
  - The Democrat Chairman of the Armed Services Committee, an author of the new resolution, will discuss the Democrats' plan to change the course in Iraq
- A political roundtable on Decision 2008
  - Political sniping Hollywood-style with Clinton and Obama both getting into the fray of presidential campaign politics
Guests
- Senator Carl Levin Democrat - Michigan
  - Senate web site | Bio
  - Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman
  - State Dems unite after '06 wins (DetNews.com, MI - Feb 24, 2007)
  - Senator Carl Levin (WILX-TV, MI - Feb 19, 2007) - Note: interview excerpt, link to video of complete interview
  - Carl Levin on Iraq (WILX-TV, MI - Feb 19, 2007)
  - Carl Levin, Newt Gingrich, Roundtable (RealClearPolitics, IL - Feb 18, 2007) - Note: transcript of Fox News Sunday
  - Sen. Levin dissembles (Power Line, MN - Feb 18, 2007)
  - Levin: Limit troop missions in Iraq (DetNews.com, MI - Feb 24, 2007)
  - Levin tries new tactic on Iraq troop reduction (DetNews.com, MI - Feb 23, 2007)
  - Opening Statement of Senator Carl Levin, Senate Committee on Armed Services Hearing on Ground Forces Readiness (All American Patriots (press release), Sweden - Feb 16, 2007)
  - Democrats don't know how to end a war (DetNews.com, MI - Feb 24, 2007)
- Dan Balz
  - Washington Post | Bio (from PBS Washington Week site)
  - Obama, Clinton camps accuse each other of nasty campaigning (Indianapolis Star, IN - Feb 22, 2007)
  - Mitt Romney's Extreme Makeover (Washington Post, DC - Feb 20, 2007)
- Maureen Dowd
  - Columnist for the New York Times | Bio
  - Maureen Dowd Column Incites Hillary Attack On Obama -- and Geffen (Editor and Publisher - Feb 21, 2007)
- Doris Kearns Goodwin
  - Presidential historian | web site | Bio | plagiarist
  - Obama's pursuit of greatness attracts attention (News-Leader.com, MO - Feb 15, 2007)
  - In pop culture, everyone loves Abe (Baltimore Sun, MD - Feb 12, 2007)
- Byron York
  - National Review's White House correspondent
  - Scooter Who? In Closing Arguments, Fitzgerald Points the Finger at Dick Cheney (National Review - Feb 21, 2007)
  - Fox Asks - Are There Hidden Skeletons In Senator Clinton's Closet? (News Hounds, CA - Feb 19, 2007)
  - Libby, Fitzgerald, Russert, and Reporters (National Review Online - Feb 7, 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)

CBS Face The Nation (Bob Schieffer)

Meme:
- How can CBS slam McChimpy Bushitler this week? Hey, let's highlight a good Republican who criticizes most things Bush?
- Ahnuld believes in global warming, you should never question Ahnuld or you know what will happen!
- Pay no attention to those rumors of the surge working. You won't hear such subversive successist rumors here!
- Let's listen to a totally believable Dhimmicrat ex Senator tell us what we want you to believe and don't you dare believe what's actually happening.
- Campaign! Campaign! Campaign! Action! Excitement! Controversy! Campaign!
Topics:
- Politics, ~~American~~ drive by media style (my assumption, no topics listed)
Guests
- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Republican - California
  - California Governor's web site | Bio
  - Official web site
  - Exclusive Interview: Arnold Schwarzenegger on His Political Future (Politico, DC - Feb 23, 2007)
  - Arnold lavishes praise on McCain (AZ Central.com - Feb 21, 2007)
  - Mccain criticizes administration at event with Arnold (Los Angeles Times, CA - Feb 21, 2007)
  - Judge refuses Schwarzenegger request (Fog City Journal, CA - Feb 23, 2007) Note: regarding discussions of execution methods in CA
  - Schwarzenegger defends Hillary (Monsters and Critics.com, UK - Feb 23, 2007)
  - SCHWARZENEGGER MAY MAKE SENATE RUN (Free Market News Network, FL - Feb 23, 2007))
  - Schwarzenegger calls for national low-carbon fuel standards (Central Valley Business Times - Feb 21, 2007)
  - Judge throws out Schwarzenegger's plan to transfer inmates to OK (KOKI FOX 23, OK - Feb 21, 2007)
  - California News in Brief (San Jose Mercury News, CA - Feb 24, 2007)
- Former Sen. John Edwards, Democrat - North Carolina
  - 2008 Presidential Candidate | campaign web site | Bio
  - Candidate John Edwards pushes for 'living wage' at Vanderbilt (WIS, SC - Feb 22, 2007)
  - John Edwards Won't 'Judge' Hillary Clinton Iraq Vote (NewsMax.com, FL - Feb 22, 2007)
  - Edwards May Gain in Feud Among Democrats (New York Sun, NY - Feb 22, 2007)
  - 'Today': Edwards Tippy-Toes Around Calling Hillary Dishonest (NewsBusters - Feb 22, 2007)
  - Edwards Bloggers on the Trail (Huffington Post, NY - Feb 23, 2007)
  - NBC IGNORES JOHN EDWARDS’ CHRISTIAN-BASHING BLOGGERS (Media Research Center - Feb 22, 2007)
  - "Christofascist"-bashing blogger resigns (Michelle Malkin's blog - Feb 13, 2007)
  - Edwards' Missing MoJo (RealClearPolitics Blog - Feb 23, 2007)
  - Iowa Poll: John Edwards, Rudy Giuliani Lead (NewsMax.com, FL - Feb 22, 2007)
  - The Line: '08 Fireworks Begin (Washington Post, DC - Feb 23, 2007)
  - John Edwards goes crazy for social networks (ZDNet - Feb 20, 2007)
Face The Nation contact information - ftn@cbsnews.com

Fox News Sunday (Chris Wallace)

Meme:
- Pay no attention to those rumors of the surge working. You won't hear such subversive successist rumors here!
- Let's listen to a totally loyal Republican Senator tell us what we want you to believe and don't you dare believe what's actually happening.
- Hagel's at 3% in national polls, but he is a critic of Bush's Iraq policy so he gets air time
- All of the problems in the Middle East are all because of those nasty jooooooos
- There's this bad Republican in Texas who is trying to force little girls to have sex... no, really
- There's this good Democrat in Pennsylvania who is trying to save the lives of children (who evil Republicans want to kill)
- There's this ~~fetus~~ baby, see, and she lived. So crazy anti-abortion extremists are going to try to exploit this poor innocent ~~fetus~~ child.
- There's this movie, see, about the worst traitor we ever caught (the Clinton's are still at large), and it must prove somehow that Bush was wrong all along.
Topics:
- The war in Iraq
  - War opponents on Capitol Hill are looking to end the war in Iraq with binding legislation.
  - The British announced this week that they are beginning to withdraw troops from Iraq.
  - As it loses support at home and abroad, how much longer does the Bush administration have to stabilize Iraq?
  - Can the military surge still work?
  - What can the U.S. still do diplomatically to pressure the Iranians to stop their nuclear development?
- A closer look at the issues affecting Americans across the country with two of the nation’s most influential governors
  - The controversial decision to mandate the HPV vaccine in Texas to help fight cervical cancer.
    - Is the decision to mandate the vaccine for all 12-year-old girls in his state based on sound science?
    - Will it promote pre-marital sex as conservative opponents allege?
  - The comprehensive plan to expand health insurance coverage in Pennsylvania
- A report on the controversy surrounding the miracle child, Baby Amillia
  - She was prematurely born at only 21 weeks back in October and sent home from the hospital this week.
  - Does her survival have the potential to inflame the abortion debate by raising new questions about when a fetus is viable?
  - Background: Mainstream Media: Pre-term Baby’s Survival Will Have Big Impact on Abortion Debate (LifeSiteNews.com - Feb 22, 2007)
- A special Academy Awards-themed Power Player this week with the true-life hero portrayed in the new hit movie Breach, the man who brought down the worst spy in U.S history.
- Fox News Sunday panel
  - The Clinton/Obama fight
  - The British plans to withdraw troops from Iraq.
- Fox News essay: Coming up on Fox News Sunday
Guests
- Senator Chuck Hagel, ~~Republican~~ RINO - Nebraska
  - Senate web site | Bio
  - No False Choices: Chuck Hagel's Foreign Policy Roadmap (Huffington Post, NY - Feb 22, 2007)
  - Hagel Will Consider House Democrat's Proposal For Troop Training, Deployment (Nebraska StatePaper.com, NE - Feb 20, 2007)
  - Hagel Opposes Troop Surge Money (WOWT, NE - Feb 18, 2007)
  - 10 Questions for Chuck Hagel (TIME - Feb 22, 2007)
  - 10 Questions: Chuck Hagel (CBS News, NY - Feb 9, 2007)
  - Finally, Something to Agree with Chuck Hagel About [Andy McCarthy] (National Review Online Blogs, NY - Feb 8, 2007)
  - Chuck Hagel's Future: All Options on the Table (Huffington Post, NY - Feb 18, 2007)
  - Sen. Chuck Hagel plans to write book this year (Beatrice Daily Sun, NE - Feb 16, 2007)
- Governor Rick Perry, Republican - Texas
  - Texas Governor's web site | Bio
  - Families file lawsuit in attempt to block Gov. Perry's HPV vaccine (abc13.com, TX - Feb 24, 2007)
  - San Antonio: Perry stands by anti-cancer vaccine mandate (Team 4 News, TX - Feb 20, 2007)
  - Texas governorship weak, but Perry presses big plans (KTRE, TX - Feb 24, 2007)
  - Perry spearheads record fundraising dinner (KLTV, TX - Feb 23, 2007)
  - EDITORIAL: Judge was right to slap Perry on the wrist over fast-tracking (Lufkin Daily News, TX - Feb 21, 2007)
  - Judge Blocks Perry's Coal Plant Order (CBS 42, TX - Feb 20, 2007)
  - Citizen groups challenge Perry's authority to fast-track (KSWO, OK - Feb 20, 2007)
- Governor Ed Rendell, Democrat - Pennsylvania
  - Pennsylvania Governor's web site | Bio
  - Pennsylvania Looks to Control Costs of 'Cover All' Health Program (Insurance Journal, CA - Feb 22, 2007)
  - State extends insurance plan to all children (Patriot-News - Feb 23, 2007)
  - Governor's aide says cost will limit expanded health insurance (NEPA News, PA - Feb 20, 2007)
  - Single-payer hero (Patriot-News, PA - Feb 22, 2007)
  - Don't believe Rendell, his plans will cost you (Allentown Morning Call, PA - Feb 18, 2007)
  - Pennsylvania needs to stage a tax revolt (WEBCommentary - Feb 20, 2007)
  - Ed Rendell's Katrina moment Tony Phyrillas (Opinion Editorials, VA - Feb 17, 2007)
  - Lawmakers : Where was Rendell during ice storm? (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Feb 24, 2007)
  - Editorial: Be prepared when crossing Pa. in winter (The Delaware County Times, PA - Feb 19, 2007)
- Power Player of the Week:
  - Former FBI operative Eric O’Neill
    - New movie shows FBI rookie's role in catching spy (Washington Post, DC - Feb 24, 2007)
    - Hollywood, Etc.: Former agent, director conspire on spy story (Bend Weekly - Feb 23, 2007)
    - Eric O'Neill's journey into the 'Breach' (Los Angeles Times, CA - Feb 15, 2007)
- Fox News Sunday panel
  - Fred Barnes
    - Executive Editor The Weekly Standard | Bio
    - They'd Rather Switch Than Fight (The Weekly Standard - Feb 23, 2007)
    - Bush Is Down, But Not A Lame Duck (The Weekly Standard via CBS News, NY - Feb 20, 2007)
  - Bill Kristol
    - Editor The Weekly Standard | Bio
    - You Go, Geffen! (The Weekly Standard - Feb 23, 2007)
    - The Democrats' 'Slow-Bleed' Strategy (The Weekly Standard via FrontPage magazine.com, CA - Feb 20, 2007)
  - Juan Williams
    - National Public Radio | Bio
    - Senate Works Into Weekend on Iraq Debate (NPR - Feb 16, 2007) Note: audio link
    - Williams: Celebrate the black struggle (Richmond Times Dispatch, VA - Feb 22, 2007)
  - Elisabeth Bumiller
    - Former New York Times White House Correspondent (currently on leave to write a biography of the Condoleeza Rice)
    - A Few Years, and Then Another Bush? - New York Times (The New York Times - May 29, 2006)
    - NY Times' Sanger, Bumiller smeared Clinton over Pakistan trip (Media Matters For America - Mar 7, 2006)
    - Elisabeth Bumiller -- Topic Index -- TimesWatch.org (archive from 2004 and earlier)
Fox News Sunday contact information - FNS@foxnews.com

CNN Late Edition (Wolf Blitzer)

Meme:
- Pay no attention to those rumors of the surge working. You won't hear such subversive successist rumors here!
- Let's listen to a totally non-partisan (failed) Dhimmicrat Secretary of State tell us what we want you to believe and don't you dare believe what's actually happening.
- Pay no attention to that other former Secretary of State, he hasn't got the memo yet
- All of the problems in the Middle East are all because of those nasty jooooooos
- Brownback's at 3% in national polls, but he is a critic of Bush's Iraq policy so he gets air time
- Duncan Hunter is trying to appeal to conservatives, how can we paint him as a heartless Nazi racist?
- Any enemy of the United States is a friend to all leftist moonbats, just ask Seymour Hersh
Topics:
- Insurgents are using chemical weapons in Iraq and allies are planning to withdraw troops. How should the U.S. respond?
Guests
- Dr. Mowaffak al-Rubaie
  - Iraq’s national security adviser | Bio (Wikipedia)
  - Iraqi Government Pleased by British Withdrawal (Truthdig, CA - Feb 21, 2007)
  - Talabani welcomes UK move (Gulf News, United Arab Emirates - Feb 22, 2007)
  - Al-Qaida In Iraq Leader Injured, Aide Dead (Post Chronicle - Feb 16, 2007)
- Madeleine Albright
  - Former secretary of state
  - Jimmy Carter And Madeleine Albright Blast Iraq War (All Headline News - Feb 23, 2007)
  - Albright says next president must `restore goodness of American power' (Associated Press via accessnorthga.com - Feb 24, 2007)
  - Madeleine Albright: 'We Have Lost Our Moral Authority' (NewsMax.com - Feb 23, 2007)
  - Albright and Carter slam Bush’s Iraq misadventure (Daily Times - Feb 24, 2007)
  - Albright: 'This war is a tragedy' (The News Journal, DE - Feb 21, 2007)
  - Imperial sunset? (Periódico 26, Cuba - Feb 23, 2007)
- Henry Kissinger
  - Former secretary of state
  - Kissinger just rehashes (Aspen Daily News, CO - Feb 2, 2007)
  - New thinking towards a defence policy fit for modern world (Scotsman, UK - Feb 19, 2007)
  - Kissinger, Albright Weigh in on Iraq (ABC News - Jan 31, 2007)
  - Kissinger, Albright Testify about Iraq before Senate Panel (PBS - Feb 1, 2007)
- Senator Sam Brownback, Republican - Kansas
  - Senate web site | Bio
  - Judiciary Committee, presidential candidate
  - A Brownback Vacancy Could Create Controversy (WIBW, KS - Feb 23, 2007)
  - Sam Brownback: Wilberforce Republican (New York Times The Caucus Political Blog - Feb 22, 2007)
  - Brownback attends LA movie about British hero (Kansas.com, KS - Feb 22, 2007)
  - Brownback looks to movie for inspiration on campaign trail (Contra Costa Times - Feb 22, 2007)
  - National poll: Brownback at 3 percent (Lawrence Journal World, KS - Feb 22, 2007)
  - Sen. Sam Brownback: Debate 'More Than One Option' on Iraq (NewsMax.com, FL - Feb 20, 2007)
  - Iraq now problem for next president (National Post, Canada - Feb 1, 2007)
  - Brownback Explains Iraq Vote to Religious Broadcasters (KTIV, IA - Feb 18, 2007)
  - Brownback Knocks Down Lieberman Claim That Iraq Resolutions ‘Encourage The Enemy’ (Think Progress, DC - Jan 28, 2007) Note: includes link to video clip
- Representative Jane Harman, Democrat - California
  - House web site | Bio
  - Homeland Security Committee
  - Harman Turns Focus to Homeland Security (Politico, DC - Feb 14, 2007)
  - Pelosi's appalling ignorance (American Thinker, AZ - Feb 23, 2007)
  - US Senator: Dealing with Iran crucial to Israeli security (Jerusalem Post, Israel - Feb 19, 2007)
  - REPUBLICANS & DEMOCRATS SUPPORT STIFFER IRANIAN SANCTIONS (IsraCast, Israel - Feb 19, 2007)
  - Pro-Israel PACs Not Invincible in U.S. Mid-Term Elections; Complications Ensue (Media Monitors Network, CA - Feb 14, 2007)
  - FBI Investigation of AIPAC Reportedly Has Been "Expanded (Media Monitors Network, CA - Feb 9, 2007)
- Representative Duncan Hunter, Republican - California
  - House web site | Bio
  - Armed Services Committee, presidential candidate
  - Hunter taps like-minded conservatives in SC to lead campaign (Wilmington Morning Star - Feb 22, 2007)
  - Horry official says illegal immigrant quote wrong (Myrtle Beach Sun News - Feb 23, 2007)
  - Duncan Hunter: Iraq Debate a 'Disservice' to Troops (NewsMax.com, FL - Feb 20, 2007)
  - Duncan Hunter's conservative hope (North County Times, CA - Feb 17, 2007)
  - George Will beyond generous to Duncan Hunter (San Diego Union Tribune, CA - Feb 15, 2007)
  - Duncan Hunter Aims to be the Conservative in the Race (RealClearPolitics, IL - Feb 14, 2007)
  - Hunter believes in retail politics (Miami Herald, FL - Feb 15, 2007)
- Seymour Hersh
  - "Investigative reporter" New Yorker Magazine | Bio (Wikipedia)
  - The Iran Plans (The New Yorker via Truthout.ORG - Apr 17, 2006)
  - HERSH SPEAKS HARSHLY OF BUSH (Free Market News Network, FL - Feb 2, 2007)
  - My Lai, Abu Ghraib made Sy a half-empty kind of guy (Yale Daily News, CT - Feb 2, 2007)
  - Foreign devils in the Iranian mountains (Asia Times Online, Hong Kong - Feb 23, 2007)
  - Government secrets, political weapons (Sacramento Bee, CA - Feb 18, 2007)
  - THE COMING WARS (The New Yorker - Jan 17, 2005)
  - Thelma and Louise Imperialism (CBS News, NY - Feb 17, 2007)
  - Make Sure the US Doesn't Fool the World Again (Vive Le Canada, Canada - Feb 22, 2007)
  - Journalist paints a dark view (Bennington Banner, VT - Feb 15, 2007)
  - The Bush administration prepares for war against Iran (World Socialist Web Site, MI - Feb 15, 2007)
  - Hersh Forecasts Grim Future in Iraq (New Haven Independent, CT - Feb 1, 2007)
  - Seymour Hersh: Iraq "Moving Towards Open Civil War" (Democracy Now! - May 11, 2005) Note: transcript, includes link to audio and video of interview
CNN Late Edition (web page for comments)

ABC This Week (George Stephanopoulos)

Meme:
- Pay no attention to those rumors of the surge working. You won't hear such subversive successist rumors here!
- Pay no attention to those rumors of diplomatic progress in the Middle East and North Korea. You won't hear such subversive successist rumors here!
- Can Georgie Steponallofus get Condi Rice to admit that there's a malaise out there and that everything is a failure?
- Can Georgie Steponallofus possibly get the greatest president of modern times (except Clinton) to say something critical of McChimpy Bushitler?
Topics:
- Iran and the Secretary of State's recent trip to Iraq
- Talks about Middle East tensions and the '08 presidential race.
- Voices segment: Finding help when fighting cancer.
Guests
- Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice
  - White House Bio
  - State Department web site | Bio
  - Rice arrives Baghdad in unannounced visit (People's Daily Online, China - Feb 17, 2007)
  - Rice Meets With Iraqis on Security Plan (New York Times, NY - Feb 17, 2007)
  - Update: Condoleeza Rice Meets With Iraqi Prime Minister During Surprise Baghdad Visit (All Headline News - Feb 17, 2007)
  - Rice: Iraq crackdown is bringing hope (Telegraph.co.uk, UK - Feb 17, 2007)
  - Rice In New Peace Bid (Sky News, UK - Feb 17, 2007)
  - Condoleeza Rice takes no stance on unity government in meeting with Palestinian President (International Middle East Media Center, Palestinian Territories - Feb 18, 2007)
  - Rice, Abbas and Olmert reiterate commitment to past deals (RxPG NEWS, CA - Feb 19, 2007)
  - Rice, Abbas arrive in Amman for talks with King Abdullah (Combined Jewish Philantropies, MA - Feb 20, 2007)
  - Rice: Jerusalem Summit More About Regime Change Than Peace (Dissident Voice, CA - Feb 24, 2007)
  - Webb to Secretary Rice: Ahem (TPMmuckraker, NY - Jan 30, 2007)
  - Arar divisive issue as N. American officials meet (CTV.ca, Canada - Feb 24, 2007)
- Former President Jimmy Carter
  - Carter Blasts Cheney's "Abysmally Low" Iraq Record (ABC News - Feb 23, 2007)
  - Albright and Carter slam Bush’s Iraq misadventure (Daily Times, Pakistan - Feb 24, 2007)
  - Jimmy Carter: Most Americans Agree With Me (NewsMax.com, FL - Feb 23, 2007)
  - Why Carter is under attack? (Media Monitors Network - Feb 23, 2007)
  - Just Jimmy (Sunday Paper - Feb 24, 2007)
  - Jimmy Carter; the accidental anti-Semite (Cleveland Jewish News, OH - Feb 22, 2007)
  - Carter Accuses Wiesenthal Center of Money-Grubbing (Little Green Footballs blog - Feb 7, 2007)
  - Idiotarian Gets Defensive (Little Green Footballs blog - Jan 20, 2007)
  - CARTER ENDORSES GORE FOR 08 (Free Market News Network, FL - Feb 23, 2007)
  - Jimmy Carter Breaks Ground On New BioDiesel Plant (Ecorazzi, NY - Feb 23, 2007)
  - Did Chavez Lose His Elections? (Captain's Quarters blog - Feb 20, 2007)
  - Jimmy Carter Still Hates The Jews (RedState.com - Dec 4, 2006)
  - Jimmy Carter Revisited (Powerline blog - Feb 16, 2005)
- Voices segment:
  - Patrick Dempsey
    - Actor, Grey's Anatomy
    - Patrick Dempsey Helping Raise Cancer Support Awareness (PR Newswire (press release), NY - Feb 22, 2007) Note: includes link to audio
ABC This Week comment web page

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