Sunday Morning Talk Show Thread 25 March 2007

Various big media television networks ^ | 25 March 2007 | Various Self-Serving Politicians and Big Media Screaming Faces

[Alas Babylon!]

The Talk Shows

Sunday, March 25th, 2007

Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows:

FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Sens. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Trent Lott, R-Miss.

MEET THE PRESS (NBC): Fired U.S. attorneys David Inglesias and John McKay; Sens. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., and Arlen Specter, R-Pa.

FACE THE NATION (CBS): Sens. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.; former U.S. Attorney H.E. "Bud" Cummins.

THIS WEEK (ABC): Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb.; breast cancer specialist Dr. Eric Winer; breast-cancer survivors.

LATE EDITION (CNN) : Samir Sumaidaie, Iraqi ambassador to U.S.; John Bolton, former U.S. ambassador to the U.N.; Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah; Lanny Davis, former Clinton special counsel; Donna Brazile, Democratic strategist; Ed Gillespie, former RNC chairman.

[Jack Black]

I wonder when russert will have some vets on so he can show the American people what their true feelings are regarding the war, President Bush and the pinkos.

If Russert, the lying sack, ever did have vets on they would be the current version of John Kerry. Committed leftists tutored by their communist handlers to spout anti-US talking points.

That is a certainty.

[rodguy911]

Exactly,and thanks. We have to keep that in mind every time they pull their shenanigans. Great job last week sleuth.

[Txsleuth]

I think ONE of the reasons this US Attorney thing blew up into such a hugh "scandal", before Pres. Bush could put it out...was because of the timing of the big push by the Dems..and Gonzalez' ineptness in handling it..

was pretty much all happening while Pres. Bush was out of the country...which is usually when the Dems DO try to push out some "scandal".

[Txsleuth]

LOL....Geneva Convention???

The ONLY country this is bound by that is the USA..and it is OUR polticians that are the most upset when we don't stick to them for terrorists.

[Jack Black]

Thanks. Great posting. Yes, there seems to be a script. One huge mistake Bush made was giving them documents. Why? He's made a mess of this. Is it the place to make a stand, or fire Gonzo and make a strategic withdrawl to a more fortified position.

Hopefully even W is starting to get it now. The Dems are not there to get things done, they are there to persecute Bush, prevent Republicans from getting re-elected, raise money for themselves, and push grievance group agendas.

[Txsleuth]

I totally agree with you about Phsstpok needing a nationally syndicated column.

I look MORE forward to his commentary on the pre-view thread than I ever do ...to the actual shows.

[Jack Black]

BLACK'S McCAIN-RUSSERT RULE: "Rupublican's achieve face time on Sunday Morning talk shows in direct ratio to their ability to disagree with the Republican majority, adopt Democratic positions, and call for investigations of other Republicans".

Today's proof points:

Chuck Hagel, aren't we tired of this grandstanding POS yet?

Arlen Spector, lifetime achievment award

The two fired prosecutors

[Txsleuth]

I have a bumper sticker for you:

Draft Dick Cheney for Pres. and watch a Dem's head explode!

[kabar]

What the problem is you confuse manufactured polling data with public opinion. You also seem unable to grasp the concept that we are a Constitutional Republic, NOT a Direct Democracy.

As someone who majored in political science at the undergraduate and graduate level, I believe I grasp that concept and know something about it.

What the polls claim people think about an issue is utterly irreverent [sic]to what should be done here. That the problem with the DC Old boy's club.

The polls are neither "irreverent" or irrelevant. Elected officials pay attention to public opinion polls because they have some relevance to them personally if they want to continue to stay in public office. No one is advocating that representatives should govern by polls, but it is a factor in what they decide to do.

Every issue is addressed in terms of how it will impact the next election. MAYBE one time the Old Boy's club should think about what state of the world is going to be in 5-10-15 years IF the DC Old Boys continue sitting on their thumbs when it comes to Iran.

Profiles in courage. Public opinion and reelection affect everything they deal with whether it is illegal immigration, entitlement reform, or foreign policy. Add to that the influence of lobbyists and money and you have the typical Congressman.

[Txsleuth]

LOL...no, I don't think Laz has graced this thread recently...and I don't remember any awards.

You, however, did deserve your award. Congratulations!

[MNJohnnie]

So whose poll do you listen too Mr Public Official? PEW? CBS? MSNBC? Wall Street Journal? Markist? Rasmussen? Washington Post? Fox News? CNN? Problem for you poll watchers. What the public "thinks" depends wholly on which poll you read.

Any public opinion poll is only as reliable as the intellectual honesty of the people conducting the poll. You have a political science background then you know JUST how much impact HOW a question is asked has on outcomes. Start with a false premise in your question, get a false response. IF you actually dig into most current public opinion polls and look at the sample weighting, questions asked, times polled etc, you see clearly how public opinion polling is now conducted to validate and propagandize not to sample opinions.

Basing public policy on opinion polls is the behavior of fools. That is one of the reasons WHY we are a Constitutional Republic NOT a Direct Democracy. How you feel as a citizen about this or that is, an always should be, irrelevant to political leaders. We elect them to represent us, not do our bidding.

Expecting politicians to decide what to do by taking a poll would be as stupid as expecting your Surgeon to decide how to operate by asking 20 uninformed layman how to cut you. One of the fundamental problems with Modern US Political is we no longer have any leaders, we have a bunch of poll watching whores. The ONLY thing a poll is good for is to sample how well you are getting your message out, it has never been, and should never be, the criteria for making political decisions. Here is something you poll watchers should consider. Bill Clinton did NOTHING unless the polls told him to. How much did he get done? Funny thing about old Bill. Left office with approval numbers in the 60s and a likability rating of 31%. Got nothing done, left the country in the mess but was popular. If that what you think we should be seeking in a political leader, you are a fool.

[Txsleuth]

The media have been determining the behavior and thoughts for a LONG time..and not just politically.

I know that women have developed eating disorders from decades ago...when the media decided that Twiggy was the "it" girl...

They have just gained MORE power as time had gone on..and more importantly, they have less scruples, so they don't even try to hide their partisanship regarding politics anymore.

[MNJohnnie]

BTW, that something is does not make it right. That seem to be you whole problem in today's discussion. You want to cling to all the old comfortable certainties of a world that no longer exists. Your world died 09-11-01. The whole problem is too many Americans in politics these days are mindlessly clinging to that corpse rather then having the courage to deal with the world as it is.

[Txsleuth]

I was watching Brit Hume's show last week...and I can't remember now what the subject was...but I seemed to notice a more lefty tilt to it than I would have expected on Brit's show.

I wondered then if the cancellation of those debates by the Dems...because they were to be shown on Fox, has caused the higher ups to ask for MORE of a left turn...or, could the TV people themselves, like Brit be doing it on their own, even subconsciously??

[kabar]

Here is the fundamental flaw in your argument. Like most Dinocons, you assume that if attacked, people rally to their Government. That is an assumption not provable by any data. The problem with this Dinocon dogma is you all keep hoping for some sort of magic bullet that some how if you hide your head in the sand long enough some magic event will take place and fix the problem so you don't have to get your hands dirty. You people are so busy continually taking counsel of your fears, you talk yourselves into doing NOTHING about anything.

In terms of Iran, it is based on my personal experience there 1977-79, which included the overthrow the Shah and the hijacking of the Iranian Revolution by Khomeini. Iranians like many others in the Middle/Near East are believers in conspiracies and the ability of the West to manipulate events inside their countries. An overt and unprovoked attack, in their mind, would not be helpful to the forces advocating regime change inside Iran. Unless we are prepared to overthrow the current regime using military force, we would be aiding the mullahs by staging some symbolic military attacks, especially if there is any collateral damage killing innocent civilians.

You seem to equate not initiating overt military attacks against Iran as not doing anything. That's not true. There are other options.

NO authoritarian government has ever been over thrown without a credible external threat actively forcing the repressive Govt to change. Without a credible external threat, the authorization Govt has no reason to ever reform their system.

I believe you made this fallacious assertion before. Poland, Iran, the US, Tsarist Russia, China, Cuba, France, etc. are just some examples of authoritarian regimes being overthrown internally without a credible external threat forcing that government to change. Sometimes they are replaced by another authoritarian government. You underestimate the ability of people to overthrow a regime withiout "a credible external threat."

[Txsleuth]

Thanks for reporting about the Stephy show.

I had kaybugs last night..and she does NOT let me watch Sunday shows...so I appreciate the synopsis.

[rodguy911]

Very well could have been.

[Txsleuth]

I heard a news report the other day that blind people are upset about the hybrid cars...because they are so quiet, blind people can't hear them when they try to cross a street.

I kid you not.