Sunday Morning Talk Show Thread 27 May 2007

Various big media television networks ^ | 27 May 2007 | Various Self-Serving Politicians and Big Media Screaming Faces

[Alas Babylon!]

The Talk Shows

Sunday, May 27th, 2007

Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows:

FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Former Gov. Mike Huckabee, R-Ark.; Sens. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., and Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas.

MEET THE PRESS (NBC): Gov. Bill Richardson, D-N.M.

FACE THE NATION (CBS): Sens. Carl Levin, D-Mich., and Jeff Sessions, R-Ala.

THIS WEEK (ABC): Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez; Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J.; former Gov. Jim Gilmore, R-Va.

LATE EDITION (CNN) : Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz; Reps. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., and Duncan Hunter, R-Calif.; Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del.

[MNJohnnie]

http://www.terrorismawareness.org/know-about-jihad/

Must see! Special thanks to Mulligan for posting it

[sanjacjake]

They sing loud...lalalalalalalalalalala..JK

[Bahbah]

I see I was not the only one not impressed by Richardson’ appearance today.

“May 27, 2007
Bill Richardson strikes out on MTP?
letter to the editor
I just watched “Meet The Press” where the guest Bill Richardson, the Governor of New Mexico and Democrat Presidential candidate, told lie after lie and was shown to have flip-flopped on every issue he has ever talked about. The interview with Tim Russert was a disaster and could end his campaign. The humdinger was the Governors assertion that he was a life long Red Sox fan. Tim Russert then quoted from Richardson’s book that he said he was a Yankee fan all his life and his favorite player was Number 7, Mickey Mantle. A hat tip to Shakespeare, “ How do I love (lie to) thee; let me count the ways.”

Howard Lohmuller, Seabrook,TX
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2007/05/bill_richardson_strikes_out_on.html

[MNJohnnie]

So we annoit you king with unlimted power.

How do YOU fix the problem posed by Illegal Immigration?

Don’t limit it to “what is do able”. What is the best solution?

[Phsstpok]

A Fair Tax will KILL the economy which is based on consumption. A FLAT TAX would be so much better where EVERYONE pays the same percentage, just like we all pay the same percentage when we buy something at the mall. A poor person pays the 6%...a rich person pays the 6%....it should be the same way for income tax. It’s gotten to where a HUGE portion of people pay NO income tax!!

And because they don't pay taxes that gives them no stake in seeing that things run properly.  In fact more than 50% of American's get "significant income" from the government, including all of those people who pay no income tax but instead receive welfare subsidy payments disguised as the "earned income tax credit."

[MNJohnnie]

Opps, missed ya. See post 441

[Gritty]

Do you think the Immigration bill will pass?

In the Senate, probably, with little change even though some seem to be looking for a graceful exit after seeing the public reaction. But it will come to a final up or down vote. I give it 80-20 to pass.

In the House, maybe 50-50. But if it does pass, it will be in a somewhat different form. Too many Congresscritters are worried about their own personal public trough being yanked away from them next year by an infuriated public - and the public is really infuriated on this one! They may not then be able to reconcile a bill agreeable to both chambers.

Overall, I give it a 25% chance of passage in a form which will likely spark another Boston Tea Party. If it does pass, the GOP is cooked and maybe for good. So is America. You can rename it "Bosnia West" in 30 years.

[Cedric]

I agree.
So, given that that it is clearly tantamount to political suicide for the GOP, are the supportive Republican legislators naive or “in” on the scam? And, if they’re in on it, why?

[Gritty]

Is Session anti Immigration bill?

Sessions has been on the front line in the Senate opposing the worst provisions of this bill. He is carrying a lot of the water to change this Bill - but not being very successful. He's a good man. I wish we had 99 others just like him in the Senate.

I thought he just got booed at an event back home last week because he is NOT against the bill?

That was Saxby Chambliss and Lindsay Graham (McCain's lap dog). Take your pick. They both got booed at their respective State Party Conventions - much to their obvious surprise. I guess they didn't think the voters would pay attention.

[Phsstpok]

I think he is referring to Ronald Reagan’s presidency...at least that is all I can come up with, without looking it up.

But, we know he was a jet-setter under Clinton..so that couldn’t be it, right??

LOL...Bush’s fault? Even though Bush hasn’t been the POTUS for 8 years??

I think he's talking about the previous governor of New Mexico, Gary Johnson, 1995 to 2003.  He's a Ron Paul Libertarian/Republican and is rumored to be on Paul's list of possible VP candidates.  I bet that he did say "president" but the transcript will say "governor."  After all, politicians get to "revise and extend" their remarks for the record... without objection.

[Gritty]

Sessions thinks this immigration bill is terrible. He has tried his heart out to explain that.

IMHO, Sessions is the very best man (or woman) we have in either House. He's a national treasure.

[Phsstpok]

Just joking with ya! From 1991 thru 1997 I primarily had the duty of reallocating (meaning scrapping, mostly) communications and computer resources from the drawdown. I helped close a lot of bases in Europe (San Vito, Chicksands, Iraklion, Templehof, Hahn, Zwiebrucken, Lindsay, Upper Heyford and Augsburg, to name a few).

I remember we talked about this some up in Boston, but can't remember if I told you what my father in law did that was similar his last couple of years with Union Carbide.  He was specializing in shutting down their IT operations in facilities they were closing, moving the data off of the AS/400 and other local IT systems.  He decided to take early retirement when the alternative was to go shut down the IT infrastructure at Bhopal, India, after the little cyanide incident. He's now living happily with my wife's step mother in her hometown in Belgium.

I'm looking forward to seeing you in about a week.  I hope you can make time in your busy ambassador and presenter schedule for this humble little ol' conference attendee <g>.

[Alas Babylon!]

Ok, Bigun. I apologize. I jumped in when I hadn’t read backwards as I should have.

[Bigun]

;>)

Thanks for managing these great threads week after week!

[saveliberty]

:-)

[Phsstpok]

And if the DNC had gotten their way of pulling the troops out of Iraq??

Those 42 hostages would still be hanging from the ceiling ... or worse

Oh, no.  Don't you know?  They never would have been hanging them there in the first place except George W. Bush McChimpy Bushitler made the peace loving terrorists freedom fighters angry by invading their peaceful country (even though they are mostly from other countries).  So if we surrender redeploy everything will be peace and love.

All they are saying is give peace a chance.

[NordP]

Actually, I think we work rather well together. I accept your additions and corrections as stated.

What a team. --Now, we must go forth and teach Senators. ;-)

[NordP]

EXactly. ---Great cartoon. Sadly, my party resembles that remark, And they have the brains and MEMORY to know better!

[Alas Babylon!]

After all, politicians get to "revise and extend" their remarks for the record... without objection.

However, on the DBM shows, this only applies to Dem politicians....

[Alas Babylon!]

Come on, now, man! Seeing you is like THE highlight of the week!

We’ll be driving down on Friday. BTW, Miss Marple will be in on Thursday (the 7th). We all have to get together. I’m thinking dinner/party on Friday night (I have two wee ones with me and the wife, so no naked swinging from chandeliers or whatnot!)?