Weekend Show *Preview* for 3/24 - 3/25/07 (not the live thread)

Network and Cable News Networks | March 24th, 2007 | Network and Cable News Shows

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Saturday Shows for March 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:
  • The Dhimmicrats say: "McChimpy Bushitler's goons are going after the most honest and saintly, nay, angelic, US attorney's in history... trust us"
  • The Edwards campaign would never think of exploiting the recurrence of her cancer and they're already working on crucifying anyone who suggests they would
  • Remember, grasshopper, victomhood is one aid in the path to victory
• Topics:
  • Grand Inquisition: The 'Beltway Boys' take a look at all the investigations launched by the Democrats since they took over Congress
  • John and Elizabeth Edwards are 'up'
• 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:
  • The cheerleader for the globalist elites explains why everyone should just follow the EU model of appeasement and let his friends get rich in the process
• Topics:
  • A robust analysis of globalization and the Iraq War
• Guests
  • Tom Friedman
    • New York Times columnist
    • Personal web site | Bio
    • Author of “The World Is Flat [Updated and Expanded]: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century"
    • See also critical book: "The World Is Flat?: A Critical Analysis of New York Times Bestseller"
    • NYT's Tom Friedman and the Pundits Will Blame Us for Iraq (AlterNet, CA - Mar 7, 2007)
    • Tom Friedman can take his objectivity and go to hell (Arabisto.com, FL - Mar 8, 2007)
    • Zawahiri unloads on Hamas for being centrist sell-outs (Hot Air, MD - Mar 11, 2007)
    • Our World: Israel's man in Mecca (Jerusalem Post, Israel - Mar 5, 2007)
• CNBC's Tim Russert Show airs Saturday at 7pm, 10pm & 1am ET

Fox News Watch (Eric Burns)

• Meme:
  • There are no examples of dishonest or inaccurate reporting to talk about, since that never happens amongst professional journalists
  • Let's spend a half hour cherry picking "legitimate news stories" to bash McChimpy Bushitler over the Iraq war
• Topics:
  • Iraq: Four Years Later : We'll cover the coverage
• 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:
  • It's reality check time on what's really happening in Iraq and the collapse of the Dhimmicrat's in the House
  • Can you say "steely eyed Marine?"  I knew you could
• Topics:
  • Opinion Journal web page: Fox Hits 4 Gigot
    • An interview with Bing West on what he saw on his latest trip to Iraq
    • Democrats scramble for votes to fund the war
    • "Bong Hits 4 Jesus" and the public schools.
  • Fox News Channel web page
    • After four years in Iraq, are there signs of progress in the war-torn state?
    • 'Bong Hits 4 Jesus': Supreme Court revisits free speech rights for students
• Guests
  • Bing West
    • Personal web site with brief Bio
    • Author "No True Glory: A Frontline Account of the Battle for Fallujah"
    • Handing Off a Country (Slate via www.westwrite.com - Apr 1, 2006)
    • Iraq in Books (American Enterprise Institute, DC - Mar 8, 2007)
    • Operation Green Light (Politico, DC - Mar 12, 2007)
    • ‘A failed state or a new country?’ (Gulf Times, Qatar - Mar 19, 2007)
    • The few, the proud among fans of '300' (calendarlive.com, CA - Mar 14, 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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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:
  • McChimpy Bushitler's goons are going after the most honest and saintly, nay, angelic, US attorney's in history... trust us
  • There has never been and never will be any evidence of vote fraud by Dhimmicrats, by definition... remember Fort Marcy Park!
  • The Taliban's man in the Senate would like you to know that he cares about our troops
  • The master of the magic bullet would like you to know that he's running for reelection in 2010, so maybe, just maybe, he'll stay on the reservation for awhile (nah!)
• Topics:
  • Two of the dismissed U.S. Attorneys and two leading members, one Republican and one Democrat, of the Judiciary Committee on the continuing controversy over the US Attorney firings
  • Bill Bradley on his new book, 'The New American Story.'
• Guests
  • David Iglesias
    • Dismissed U.S. Attorney, Albuquerque, NM
    • David Iglesias' Damage Control (Slate - Mar 22, 2007)
    • Why I Was Fired (New York Times (op-ed) - Mar 21, 2007)
    • What People Really Need (New York Times (editorial) - Mar 21, 2007)
    • David Iglesias, Bud Cummins, Arlen Specter, John Kerry, Roundtable (RealClearPolitics FNS review - Mar 18, 2007)
    • 2 key players were up for US attorney (Jordan Falls News, IA - Mar 20, 2007)
    • Ethics complaints unlikely for Wilson (Albuquerque Tribune, NM - Mar 22, 2007)
    • Early attack: Democrats launch ads against Rep. Heather Wilson over her role in fired prosecutor case (Las Cruces Sun-News - Mar 21, 2007)
    • The hypocrisy of former US attorneys (DetNews.com, MI - Mar 22, 2007)
    • David Brooks: Between good and bad politics, and a little honor (Sacramento Bee, CA - Mar 23, 2007)
    • Voter fraud only the beginning of GOP complaints about Iglesias (Las Cruces Sun-News, NM - Mar 16, 2007)
  • John McKay
    • Dismissed U.S. Attorney, Seattle, WA
    • Gonzales defends firing of Seattle US attorney (Bellingham Herald, WA - Mar 23, 2007)
    • John McKay in today's newspapers (Sound Politics, WA - Mar 21, 2007)
    • Republican Reichert calls for McKay reinstatement (Northwest Progressive Institute Official Blog, WA - Mar 21, 2007)
    • McKay talked to the PI, oh my (Northwest Progressive Institute Official Blog, WA - Mar 20, 2007)
    • Newly released e-mails shed new light on McKay dismissal (KXLY, WA - Mar 20, 2007)
    • NYT: John McKay was "standing up for the integrity of the election system" (Sound Politics, WA - Mar 16, 2007)
    • McKay calls for investigation into firings (Northwest Progressive Institute Official Blog, WA - Mar 15, 2007)
    • What did McKay know and when did he know it? (Sound Politics, WA - Mar 14, 2007)
  • Senator Dick Durbin, Democrat -Illinois
    • Senate web site | Bio (actually it's propaganda with a link to the biography in PDF or DOC format)
    • Durbin joins call for Gonzales to quit, cites 'crisis of confidence' (Chicago Sun-Times, IL - Mar 18, 2007)
    • Study: White House Guilty Of "Political Profiling" (Huffington Post, NY - Mar 21, 2007)
    • US Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald Rated 'Mediocre' (CBS2 Chicago, IL - Mar 20, 2007)
    • Of rats and men on Capitol Hill (Chicago Tribune, IL - Mar 12, 2007)
    • Democrats Stymied by Internal Divisions on Next Steps for Iraq (FOX News - Mar 7, 2007)
    • Wanted: Durbin foe with money (Chicago Daily Herald, IL - Feb 26, 2007)
    • Durbin Unmasked: The nation's most liberal senator (Madison County Record, IL - Mar 12, 2007)
    • Durbin earns top ranking in study as most liberal senator (Chicago Tribune, IL - Mar 3, 2007)
    • Obama, Durbin speak at union rally in Chicago (WQAD, IL - Mar 3, 2007)
    • Clean Money, Clean Elections (TPMCafe, NY - Mar 22, 2007)
  • Senator  Arlen Specter, Republican - Pennsylvania
    • Senate web site | Bio
    • Specter abstains on subpoena vote (Pittsburgh Post Gazette, PA - Mar 23, 2007)
    • Specter’s Plan to Run at 80 More Evidence That Age is Less of a Barrier (New York Times, NY - Mar 23, 2007)
    • Republicans don't need Arlen Specter Tony Phyrillas (Opinion Editorials, VA - Mar 20, 2007)
    • Senators Specter and Durbin Will Introduce “Clean Elections” Bill (Ballot Access, CA - Mar 21, 2007)
    • David Iglesias, Bud Cummins, Arlen Specter, John Kerry, Roundtable (RealClearPolitics FNS review - Mar 18, 2007)
    • Press Briefing by Tony Snow (InfoBolsa, Spain - Mar 23, 2007)
    • Compromise in Prosecutor Talks? (Fox 28, IN - Mar 23, 2007)
    • Transcript: Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter on 'FNS' (FOX News - Mar 18, 2007)
    • Leahy gets OK to subpoena Rove; Sampson hesitates on testimony (The Hill, DC - Mar 22, 2007)
    • Jaw Droppingly Stupid (TPMCafe, NY - Mar 23, 2007)
  • Bill Bradley
    • Former Democrat US Senator
    • Former Democrat Presidential candidate
    • Member NBA Basketball Hall of Fame
    • Author The New American Story
• 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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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:
  • McChimpy Bushitler's goons are going after the most honest and saintly, nay, angelic, US attorney's in history... trust us
  • The Edwards campaign would never think of exploiting the recurrence of her cancer and they're already working on crucifying anyone who suggests they would
  • Remember, grasshopper, victomhood is one aid in the path to victory
• Topics:
  • The U.S. Attorneys Controversy: Should White House Aides Testify In Congress?
  • Elizabeth Edwards cancer
• Guests
  • Senator Patrick Leahy, D-Vermont
    • Senate web site | Bio
    • Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee
    • Excerpt from Statement of Senator Patrick Leahy on September 23, 1999 (National Review Online Blogs, NY - Mar 23, 2007)
    • Dems Want Rove to Testify Under Oath (Examiner.com - Mar 23, 2007)
    • Karl Rove is Patrick Leahy's target in attorney scandal (AlaskaReport, AK - Mar 14, 2007)
    • Leahy hints at more 'Attorneygate' whistleblowers (Raw Story, MA - Mar 23, 2007)
    • Leahy would subpoena White House officials (GOPUSA, TX - Mar 19, 2007)
    • Gregory omitted White House interview preconditions for a third time (Media Matters for America, DC - Mar 23, 2007)
    • Sen. Leahy Heading Charge Against White House (WCAX, VT - Mar 22, 2007)
  • Senator Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina
    • Senate web site | Bio
    • Minority member, Senate Judiciary Committee
    • Ann Wright: The Sheikh and the Torture Senator (Scoop.co.nz, New Zealand - Mar 23, 2007)
    • Senator Graham, Double Standard, Noble Standard, Or NO Standards (Atlantic Free Press, Netherlands - Mar 17, 2007)
    • Lindsey Graham strikes again? (Power Line, MN - Mar 1, 2007)
    • US EXPECTS ISRAEL TO DEFEND ITSELF FROM IRAN (Middle East Newsline, Canada - Mar 22, 2007)
    • South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham Speaks About the War in Iraq (WTOC, GA - Feb 21, 2007)
    • Levin watches terrorist abuse case (Detroit Free Press, MI - Mar 17, 2007)
    • SUPPORT FOR WAR DROPS IN SC (The State, SC - Mar 19, 2007)
    • Senator Wants Attorney General To Resign (NBC6.net, FL - Mar 12, 2007)
  • H.E. "Bud" Cummins III
    • Former United States Attorney
    • More evidence emerges in Attorneygate-Little Rock (Facing South, NC - Mar 23, 2007)
    • Bud Cummins Named Specifically In White House E-mail (Today's THV, AR - Mar 20, 2007)
    • Cummins to Speak at Clinton School of Public Service (KATV, AR - Mar 21, 2007)
    • News Flash -- Ambition Spotted in Washington (Power Line, MN - Mar 23, 2007)
    • David Iglesias, Bud Cummins, Arlen Specter, John Kerry, Roundtable (RealClearPolitics FNS review - Mar 18, 2007)
    • Sifting the documents (Arkansas Times, AR - Mar 22, 2007)
    • This isn't a firing offense (Stockton Record, CA - Mar 24, 2007)
    • The hypocrisy of former US attorneys (DetNews.com, MI - Mar 22, 2007)
  • David Brooks
    • The New York Times
    • David Brooks: Between good and bad politics, and a little honor (Sacramento Bee, CA - Mar 23, 2007)
  • Jim VandeHei
    • The Politico
    • Journalamism, Politico style (Northwest Progressive Institute Official Blog, WA - Mar 22, 2007)
    • John Edwards' Campaign Takes A More Human Turn (WJZ, MD - Mar 23, 2007)
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• Face The Nation contact information - ftn@cbsnews.com

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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:
  • McChimpy Bushitler's goons are going after the most honest and saintly, nay, angelic, US attorney's in history... trust us
  • There has never been and never will be any evidence of vote fraud by Dhimmicrats, by definition... remember Fort Marcy Park!
  • The military industrial complex's woman in the Senate would like you to know that she cares about our troops, but the money isn't there anymore so she's bailing out of the relevant committee
• Topics:
  • Constitutional Showdowns:
    • The U.S. attorney firings
      • While the White House offered private interviews with key aides this week, the U.S. Senate is demanding full public testimony, under oath and threatening subpoenas. Will Karl Rove and Harriet Miers have to sit before Congress?
      • How much longer can the Attorney General weather the storm?
    • The war in Iraq.
      • The U.S. House passed a measure this week to withdraw troops from Iraq by the fall of 2008 but the president says the bill has "no chance of becoming law."
      • What is the next move from Capitol Hill?
  • Fox News Sunday panel
    • The impact of the Elizabeth Edwards cancer revelations (note: Fox says "John Edwards cancer")
    • The passage of the House Democrats' Iraq resolution.
  • Fox News essay: Coming up on Fox News Sunday
• Guests
  • Senator Dianne Feinstein, Democrat - California
    • Senate web site | Bio
    • Member, Senate Judiciary Committee
    • Feinstein sees Cunningham link in dismissal of San Diego US (KGET 17, CA - Mar 14, 2007)
    • Political Witch Hunt (FOX News - Mar 23, 2007)
    • Statement of Senator Dianne Feinstein On the need for Key White House Officials to come Before the Senate Under Oath (All American Patriots (press release), Sweden - Mar 21, 2007)
    • Justice E-Mails on Lam Show Frustrations (Wyoming News, WY - Mar 23, 2007)
    • Democrats Question Gap In White House E-Mails (abc7news.com, CA - Mar 22, 2007)
    • Senate Dems: Let's Talk (TPMmuckraker, NY - Mar 23, 2007)
    • FEINSTEIN RESIGNS (Free Market News Network, FL - Mar 22, 2007) Note: committee resignation only
    • Kyl wants US to pay its bills for immigrants (Tucson Citizen, AZ - Mar 23, 2007)
    • Smithsonian spending incites budget cutbacks (Albany Times Union, NY - Mar 23, 2007)
  • Senator Trent Lott, Republican - Mississippi
    • Senate web site | Bio
    • Senate Minority Whip
    • Bush unhappy about Gonzalez's handling of fired attorneys (Los Angeles Times, CA - Mar 14, 2007)
    • Bush defends Gonzales in firing of prosecutors (International Herald Tribune, France - Mar 14, 2007)
    • Senate votes to reverse provision of Patriot Act (WMC-TV, TN - Mar 20, 2007)
    • 2008 and counting: Watching Clinton, Obama ‘squirm’ on troop funding (The Hill, DC - Mar 21, 2007)
    • Lott weighs settlement or trial for his Katrina lawsuit vs. State Farm (WQAD, IL - Mar 22, 2007)
    • Rigsbys' case may complicate Lott's lawsuit (SunHerald.com, MS - Mar 21, 2007)
    • Senator Lott Calls for End of Antitrust Protection for Insurers (BankNet 360, NY - Mar 8, 2007)
    • Statement of Sen. Trent Lott (Biloxi Sun Herald, MS - Mar 7, 2007)
    • Cochran, Lott announce hurricane recovery grants (WMC-TV, TN - Mar 9, 2007)
    • Veterans 'may be at risk' at home (Biloxi Sun Herald, MS - Mar 23, 2007)
    • Run, Fred, Run (RealClearPolitics, IL - Mar 23, 2007)
    • Get Serious About Rail (Hartford Courant, CT - Mar 22, 2007)
  • Fox News Sunday panel
    • Brit Hume
      • FOX News’ Washington, D.C. managing editor | Bio
      • Only on Fox: Hume said Democrats investigating U.S. attorney firings are like "a dog with a new bone" (Media Matters for America, DC - Mar 16, 2007)
      • Immigration Issue Could Trap Republicans for a Long Time (Huffington Post, NY - Mar 21, 2007)
      • Hume Launches New Smear: Valerie Plame Lied Under Oath (Think Progress, DC - Mar 18, 2007)
    • Bill Kristol
      • Editor The Weekly Standard
      • Fox News contributor | Bio
      • Wrong on Timetables (The Weekly Standard - Mar 23, 2007)
      • Surge showing hope of victory (The Australian, Australia - Mar 19, 2007)
      • 'A great little racket': The Neocon media machine (Spero News - Mar 21, 2007)
    • Juan Williams
      • National Public Radio | Bio
      • US Attorney Firings: Political Fallout (NPR - Mar 16, 2007) Note: page has link to streaming audio
      • House Bill Sets Date for Iraq Withdrawal (NPR - Mar 23, 2007) Note: page has link to streaming audio
      • End of Till case a sign of progress to some, not to others (San Diego Union Tribune, CA - Mar 3, 2007)
    • Nina Easton
      • Fortune Magazine.
      • The Governator's green agenda (CNNMoney.com - Mar 21, 2007)
      • Al's magical mystery tour (CNNMoney.com - Mar 21, 2007)
      • Journalist Spouses Tied to 2008 Campaigns (NewsMax.com, FL - Mar 20, 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:
  • McChimpy Bushitler's goons are going after the most honest and saintly, nay, angelic, US attorney's in history... trust us
  • There has never been and never will be any evidence of any crimes by Dhimmicrats, by definition... remember Fort Marcy Park!
  • Karl Rove is the anti-christ, totally non-partisan truth teller Donna says so
• Topics:
  • Iraq:
    • As Capitol Hill debates deadlines and dollars, insurgents in Iraq are not backing down.
    • Is the “surge” working? We’ll ask the Iraqi ambassador to the U.S.
  • Iran showdown
  • The U.S. Attorneys "scandal"
• Guests
  • Samir Sumaidaie
    • Iraqi Ambassador to U.S.
    • Embassy web site | Bio (Wikipedia)
    • Personal web site | Bio
    • Greetings pouring in for soldier (The Republican, MA - Mar 16, 2007)
    • CNN.com - Transcripts (CNN LATE EDITION WITH WOLF BLITZER - Apr 16, 2006)
    • Mission Acquires Mansion, Plans Extensive Renovations to Current Site (Washington Post, DC - Feb 22, 2007)
  • Senator Orrin Hatch, R-Utah
    • Senate web site | Bio
    • Senate Judiciary Committee member
    • Sen. Orrin Hatch Backs 'Problem Solver' Mitt Romney (NewsMax.com, FL - Mar 20, 2007)
    • Leahy says former Gonzales aide offers to testify voluntarily (The Hill, DC - Mar 22, 2007)
    • Hatch Defends Former Justice Official (KUTV, UT - Mar 22, 2007)
    • Sampson denies he misled on firings (Deseret News, UT - Mar 22, 2007)
    • Gonzo-Meter (Slate - Mar 23, 2007)
    • Senate backs subpoenas in attorneys case (Salt Lake Tribune, UT - Mar 23, 2007)
    • Senate approves subpoenas in AG scandal; former Utahn to testify (Salt Lake Tribune - Mar 22, 2007)
    • House set to vote Thursday on giving DC and Utah new seats (WDBJ7.com, VA - Mar 22, 2007)
  • Senator Bill Nelson, D-Florida
    • Senate web site | Bio
    • Senate Armed Services Committee member
    • Bush's Nominee For Un Post Wins Praise (Guardian Unlimited, UK - Mar 15, 2007)
    • Troop Withdrawal Debate (Central Florida News 13|, FL - Mar 16, 2007)
    • Hot spot for junkets? Iraq (St. Petersburg Times, FL - Mar 12, 2007)
    • Senators ask Rice to hold the line on aid to the PA (New Jersey Jewish News, NJ - Mar 23, 2007)
    • A national embarrassment (Orlando Sentinel, FL - Mar 11, 2007)
    • VA Crowding Concerns Nelson (Tampa Tribune, FL - Mar 12, 2007)
    • Bush suggests limited interviews of aides (St. Petersburg Times, FL - Mar 20, 2007)
    • Martinez, Nelson propose hurricane relief 'six-pack' of bills (Times Picayune, LA - Mar 20, 2007)
    • Fla. gov. urges Congress to reject new offshore drilling bill (Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, GA - Mar 23, 2007)
    • Never say never (Bradenton Herald, FL - Mar 20, 2007)
  • John Bolton
    • Former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations
    • John Bolton Defends Israel's War With Hezbollah (NewsMax.com - Mar 23, 2007)
    • Bolton: Iranian regime must be toppled (Ynetnews, Israel - Mar 23, 2007)
    • John Bolton, turns against Bush on Iran (IranMania News, Iran - Mar 3, 2007)
    • John Bolton: Only US Can Restrain Iran, North Korea (NewsMax.com, FL - Mar 2, 2007)
    • John Bolton: Iran will never give up N-ambitions (IranMania News, Iran - Mar 21, 2007)
    • John Bolton: Military Force Needed to Stop Iran (NewsMax.com, FL - Mar 21, 2007)
    • Former U.S. ambassador John Bolton writing book called "Surrender is Not an Option" (China Post, Taiwan - Mar 20, 2007) Warning: link resizes window
    • Bolton: Coalition Forces made a mistake in Iraq (PRESS TV, Iran - Mar 22, 2007)
    • Bolton in a China Shop (New York Magazine, NY - Mar 21, 2007)
  • Lanny Davis
    • Former Clinton special counsel
    • Partner, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe Law Firm | Bio
    • Author, Scandal: How "Gotcha" Politics Is Destroying America
    • WH Board OKs 2 Bush Spy Programs (TIME - Mar 8, 2007)
    • O'Reilly compares MoveOn and "Soros-Lewis mob" to Nazi figure (News Hounds, CA - Mar 13, 2007)
    • Cheney bears share of guilt in Libby conviction (Detroit Free Press, MI - Mar 7, 2007)
    • Richardson Defense on Character Raises Questions (Politico, DC - Mar 7, 2007)
  • Joseph diGenova
    • Former United States Attorney for the District of Columbia (1983 - 1988)
    • Partner, diGenova & Toensing Law Firm | Bio
    • The Real Mistake Made in the US Attorney Firings Rachel Alexander (Opinion Editorials, VA - Mar 22, 2007)
    • THE JOURNAL EDITORIAL REPORT (Opinion Journal (transcript) Mar 18, 2007)
    • Bush aides face more potential subpoenas (MSN Money - Mar 22, 2007)
    • Gonzales leaves attorneys furor behind (Buffalo News, NY - Mar 23, 2007)
    • Dealing the race card again (Examiner.com - Mar 12, 2007)
    • Pardon Me? (Atlantic Free Press, Netherlands - Mar 9, 2007)
  • Donna Brazile
    • Democratic Strategist, CNN Contributor
    • Hold the politics and restore the spirit of Justice (The Rolla Daily News, MO - Mar 20, 2007)
    • Power of Patrick, California Primary, Fox and Obama (NPR - Mar 15, 2007) Note: page has link to streaming audio
  • Ed Gillespie
    • Former RNC Chairman
    • A Conversation With Ed Gillespie (CBS News, NY - Mar 9, 2007)
    • Firings may be part of wider effort (The Olympian, WA - Mar 23, 2007)
  • Dana Bash
    • CNN congressional correspondent
    • Subpoenas could target White House, Justice officials (CNN - Mar 15, 2007)
    • Quick Guide & Transcript: Sen. Hagel delays political announcement, Chirac calls it quits (CNN - Mar 12, 2007)
    • Hagel's bait and switch (News & Observer, NC - Mar 13, 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:
  • McChimpy Bushitler's goons are going after the most honest and saintly, nay, angelic, US attorney's in history... trust us
  • The Dhimmicrats have Kucinich, therefore the Republicans are entitled to their own left wing lunatic.  It's in the rules.
  • Hagel's favorite quote "If there's anything around here more important than my ego, I want it caught and shot now!" Zaphod Beeblebrox
  • If only we'd left Saddam in power nothing bad would ever have happened in the entire Middle East - it's all Bush's fault™
  • The Edwards campaign would never think of exploiting the recurrence of her cancer and they're already working on crucifying anyone who suggests they would
  • Remember, grasshopper, victomhood is one aid in the path to victory
• Topics:
  • Chuck Hagel pontificates on
    • the ongoing controversy surrounding the U.S. Attorney firings
    • the Iraq war spending debate
    • his possible presidential run
  • Elizabeth Edwards cancer
  • Voices segment:  on caring for girls.
• Guests
  • Senator Chuck Hagel, RINO - Nebraska
    • Senate web site | Bio
    • Chuck Hagel's Very Strange Speech (Washington Post, DC - Mar 16, 2007)
    • The GOP's Lonely Antiwar Wing (Yahoo! News - Mar 23, 2007)
    • March Madness, or The Chuck Hagel Show (NPR - Mar 14, 2007)
    • Chuck Hagel's Adventures in Presidential Never-Never Land (Huffington Post, NY - Mar 14, 2007)
    • Chuck Hagel: You can impeach Bush (Toronto Daily News, Canada - Mar 12, 2007)
    • Chuck Hagel Speculates About Bush’s Impeachment (Liberty Papers, CA - Mar 7, 2007)
    • Chuck Who? Poll Finds Few Opinions About Hagel (New York Times, NY - Mar 12, 2007)
    • Was Hagel's Indecision A Last-Minute Decision? (Nebraska StatePaper.com, NE - Mar 14, 2007)
    • Hagel vs. Obama: What a Dream (Washington Post, DC - Mar 13, 2007)
    • Chuck Hagel's Last Words (Esquire - Mar 6, 2007)
    • Senator Hagel, Egomaniac (Human Events, DC - Mar 13, 2007)
  • Dr. Eric Winer
    • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute web site | Profile
    • Elizabeth Edwards Enters Second Cancer Fight (abc11tv.com, NC - Mar 22, 2007)
    • A moving target (Boston Globe, MA - Mar 12, 2007)
  • Roundtable:
    • Sam Donaldson
      • Subsidies were intended for small, family farms (Fergus Falls Daily Journal, MN - Mar 1, 2007)
    • Cokie Roberts
      • Steve and Cokie Roberts: A lesson from Harvard's new president (MetroWest Daily News, MA - Feb 24, 2007)
    • George Will
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[Phsstpok]

Ping

The Weekend Talk Show Preview Thread is up

It has been posted at FreeRepublic at

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1806256/posts

It will also be cross posted (sometime soon) to my blog at

http://wizards.townhall.com/

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

This is week two of the ongoing soap opera in Washington regarding the scandal of "the Exploitable Eight."  The decibel level has been raised considerably and there is little or no attempt at masking the naked partisanship of the attacks by the Dhimmicrats and their myrmidon minions in the drive by media.  The hysteria level is truly over the top, but that's part of the plan.  They can't let anyone pause for a breath because people might actually figure out that there's nothing but partisan hyperventilation going on here...

Oh, and the second thing this whole imbroglio is about is distracting people from the obscene spectacle that the nations mother in law, Nazi Pelosi, put us all through with her bribe fest over the "Surrender in Iraq in 2008 Act." ...

This weekends shows appear to be as carefully orchestrated a partisan attack as any I've seen in a long time, with a single minded devotion to doing damage to the White House, regardless of cost to the nation or the world...

... I think I've got a pretty good handle on the DBM's intentions this week, but I also have this nagging suspicion that their own plans may blow up on them, and that doesn't even consider the inconvenient truth of Iran's madmen intruding on our DBM's "narrative" so unexpectedly. ...

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I didn't have a visit with my surgeon this week so I laid out my plans based on that.  Unfortunately I spent from 3 AM to Noon dealing with a car crash involving my oldest son.  He's OK, but it did take up the better part of eight hours dealing with it so far.  So I'm late.  Big deal.  I, for one, have my priorities straight!

Again, he is OK.  Otherwise you might never hear from me again.  I'm doing a lot of "thank You" prayers this weekend, believe you me.

[rodguy911]

Great job P, I don't know how you are able to create this stuff every week,really an excellent portrayal of events to come.

[Txsleuth]

Oh, my goodness.

I think that is the BEST commentary on the political scene you have ever written.

You always do a wonderful job..and I am in awe of not only your opinions...but your way with words. You are a terrific writer.

You have today's news meme down pat.

I will tell you that I just finished reading a note in a Robert Novak column that said that Rahm Emanuel is FUMING..because, according to Novak, it was Emanuel that first exposed the US attorney scandal..even though Schumer is taking credit...and Emanuel actually talked about it on the House floor...

But, Emanuel's take on the House floor, according to Novak, was that while all are caught up who knew what, when....the REAL scandal are the corruption cases that were stopped...

[Txsleuth]

http://www.suntimes.com/news/novak/301289,CST-EDT-novak18.article

Here is the column that has the note that I was posting about with Rahm Emanuel..

[Txsleuth]

I am very glad to hear that your son is okay.

YES..I agree, you do have your priorities in the correct order.

[Phsstpok]

Darling, my thank you prayers include you and all of my other friends here on FR, particularly on this thread and PARTICULARLY people like you.

You guys are my extended family and mean a lot to my sanity. Knowing that you guys are around gives me an anchor to turn to when things get nuts, like today.

By the way, totally unrelated, but something I want to share with my friends, Mad Mad Mad Mad World is showing on Turner Classic Movies right now. It is one of my favorite movies (I actually saw it on first run in the theaters). It adequately describes my view of "reality," such as it is.

There is some symmetry in the universe, afer all.

[Alas Babylon!]

Again, he is OK. Otherwise you might never hear from me again. I'm doing a lot of "thank You" prayers this weekend, believe you me.

Well here's one from me!

Dear Lord, We thank You for watching over Phsstpok's son and seeing him unharmed thru his ordeal. Glory to You, Father! In Jesus name, Amen.

[defconw]

Well I am very glad your son is OK. Wow. You still got the thread up. You are amazing.

[Miss Marple]

Not only was that movie extremely funny (and I saw it in the first-run theaters, too....downtown in the old Indiana Theater when you wore a DRESS to the movies, no less)BUT it was prophetic!

Remember....they were looking for the big W!!!HA!

[Phsstpok]

Oh my! The Big W! I hadn't thought of that!

You don't suppose... nah!

[Miss Marple]

LOL! Here ya go:

[Txsleuth]

I haven't heard from snugs...I know her Dad is in the hospital..and they were discussing hip surgery.

I did freepmail her with the winners...but, it could be tomorrow or later before she has a chance to post them.

I am sure everyone will understand.

[rlmorel]

Thanks for posting this, no matter how depressing.

Prayers for your family...glad to hear all is well.

[CDB]

Prayers for your son's speedy recovery.