Posted on 07/22/2007 4:39:17 AM PDT by Alas Babylon!
The Talk Shows
Sunday, July 22nd, 2007
Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows:
FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): White House homeland security adviser Frances Fragos Townsend; Sens. Kit Bond, R-Mo., and Evan Bayh, D-Ind.; British entrepreneur Richard Branson.
MEET THE PRESS (NBC): National Intelligence Director Mike McConnell and Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis.
FACE THE NATION (CBS): Sens. Harry Reid, D-Nev., and Olympia Snowe, R-Maine.
THIS WEEK (ABC): Pre-empted by coverage of the British Open golf tournament
LATE EDITION (CNN) : White House homeland security adviser Frances Fragos Townsend; Pakistani Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri; Sens. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.; David Bonior, John Edwards' campaign manager, and Rep. Artur Davis, D-Ala., Barack Obama supporter.
There was a big difference in attention to braces for children between Americans and the English in the past. Consider Camilla’s smile, for instance.
snugs, Is she Camilla Windsor? What do we call her?
And Juan’s reply was that the extreme left position (presumably of folks like the Kossacks referenced by Bill) was now the mainstream reasonable position of most Americans.
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I saw that exchange, and while I recognize that word people may not be math people, the concept of a center and a right-hand side with no left-hand side is impossible.
When Juan or others claim that the left position is the new middle, I want to scream at them: who then is on their left side. Name some!!!!
If no one is to their left, then they ARE the leftwing!
The constant drumbeat of negative messages is wearying to the vast number of Americans who want to stop hearing about the carnage in Iraq when they hear a news broadcast or read a paper.
Anti (American)-war activists call us "pro-war", and this is not how people want to think of themselves, either. It is time to try to change this slogan to "pro-victory."
Since the DBM/dem party have made such an issue of "redeployment" we must fight language with language, and use the words "withdrawal" and "surrender." We have to fight against the dbm/left control of language usage all the time.
Also did you see Brits ultimate putdown of Juan ?
Chilling................
As I recall he told him to read the news more closely(signs of positive progress) before making his negative statements.
This was in response to a jab by Juan testing Brits position on whether the Iraq war was being won , and challenging his credibility.......
Brit frosted Juan to the extent that Mara looked shell shocked.
This segment is worth a rewatch if you can see it again.
Hooray for Brit..........
God bless all our brave troops who are fighting to defend our freedom and our way of life.
Those of us who listen to FNC have the proper perspective, but yes, those who listen to the negative drumbeat of propaganda coming from cnn, msnbc and the morning shows are growing weary.
Liberals are betting against this country because they hate Bush more.
They will pay dearly. Their derangement doesn’t allow them to honest, fair or right.
Americans will not reward this betrayal.
I do believe we will get Iraq under control, but the WOT will go on.
I am definitely going to watch it again, as I really only heard it this morning - (looking a computer, while listening to tv). I may even tape it for review in the future.
Brit got the last word, for sure, and no snarky comment from Chris Wallace followed.
Investors Business Daily had an excellent editorial on Friday. I wish it would be required reading for every congressman, senator and media “reporter.”
http://www.ibdeditorials.com/IBDArticles.aspx?id=269823839106521
To Win, Patience
By INVESTOR’S BUSINESS DAILY | Posted Friday, July 20, 2007 4:20 PM PT
Iraq: Timing is everything, they say, and that’s certainly true in war. As a growing number in Congress seek to cut short our efforts to win in Iraq, the generals who know best say give us more time. They should have it.
No one wants to stay in Iraq longer than needed. But to depart before the job is done would be a crime, leaving millions of Iraqis vulnerable to the predations of terrorists and creating a power vacuum that our enemies — like Iran — could exploit.
Since winning Congress last November, the Democrats have tried repeatedly to force a “withdrawal timeline” on this war — something that would not only aid our enemies by letting them wait us out, but also diminish our chances of success.
When President Bush announced the “surge” of 28,500 additional troops in January, it was in part a response to congressional complaints about “not enough troops” to do the job. Just a little over a month ago, the troop boost was completed.
So far, as Gen. David Petraeus, the top commander in Iraq, noted last week, the surge seems to be working. But instead of lauding the plan and giving it time to work, Democrats continue to try to force an end to the war. That includes the silly slumber party they threw last week, which, fortunately, ended in failure.
Obviously, some in Congress badly want us to lose. Why else would they try to force our own surrender just as we’re winning?
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>>Obviously, some in Congress badly want us to lose. Why else would they try to force our own surrender just as we’re winning?<<
This is the key question to ask our acquaintances who are growing weary, and who just want it to “go away.”
I’ll go along with that, except to say, I no longer watch television news. Fox News is just too tabloid for me. It does tell both sides better than any other news video broadcast.
If I know anything newsworthy and know how to argue our side, I learned it here on Free Republic.
I'm afraid the media will be at full volume blaming Bush and Israel if this unfolds.
Yes, you are right!! I watch very little “news” anymore too. But Rush!! I learn a TON from Rush Limbaugh!! I try not to miss him!!
:o)
But nooooo. Newt has to partner with her on health care. Trent practically drooled over her. And the list goes on and on.
Republicans have granted her a legitimacy she has not earned and does not deserve.
Once again as Pogo said, "We have met the enemy..."
There is war-weariness. But...if the majority of folks wanted a pullout (immediate or otherwise), and were willing to concede defeat, then how come the Democrats can't get their pullout resolutions passed? If that were people's true sentiment, then those resolutions should have been a shoo-in.
Are the dems blowing their wad on the antiwar minority?
Maybe. But where else do they have to go to get support and funding?
Are we going to win in Iraq?
We are winning in Iraq. We are beating the hell out of Al Qaeda there and they are moving more of their operations out, to Afghanistan and Pakistan. Success further down the road will depend on how much vocal support we can muster up for Republicans + Joe Lieberman who support the WOT.
Are we going to pull out of Iraq?
Only if the Democrats can pin the blame for defeat solely on George Bush and the Republicans don't have enough votes to stop them. The Democrats are in a bind - if they force a pullout, they leave themselves open for blame for the catastrophe which follows. If they don't force a pullout, they run into difficulties with their base. This is why you see all this political posturing about a pullout, but nothing real is accomplished.
If a Democrat is elected President and our troops are still in Iraq, I don't think that the troops will be pulled out.
What is the future of this war on terrorists?
As Kenneth MacMillan said, that depends on events. (A lot of which aren't under our control.)
Well my impression is their is a lot of bitching and grousing about Iraq but it is not something that will determine people’s votes in 2008.
I think people grouse about Iraq cause that is all they hear about in the Junk Media but when push comes to shove they are a lot more worried about things like the price of a gallon of gas, or their job security or their next pay raise then they are about Iraq.
The Taliban WAS planning a spring offensive. Then 3-10 was extended an extra 4 months so that we went from 1 maneuver brigade in RC East to 2 of them. There is still a fight there, but it makes it a lot harder on the Taliban when there are more American soldiers there.
Their only plan is to have GW admit some kind of defeat by pulling out troops out some time before the 08 elections. Or worse yet admit to some terrorists supporting time line of withdrawal of any troops whatsoever which will also play into their hands.
They have to have something to run on and it has to be something they can blame GW on.
So far he has not let them have it and I doubt that he will.,p>
The surge is working and that is their worst nightmare. Should it proceed as good as it is(and the public find out about it due to us) expect them to yell even louder that nothing is working.
NO one wants to admit we are in a worldwide WOT and Iraq is only a staging area for the moment. It could be somewhere else next year.
Sooner or later our side will gel since truth is GW ratings are about double congresses and the other truth that is always ignored the surrendercrat/dems always lie and we mostly tell the truth. Truth will always be on on our side.
Sorry; I have to disagree that countries have atoned for their failure to participate in Iraq.The French and the Germans, especially, should remember what their countries would look like today if America had not stepped up 65 years ago. They could easily take the lead in a UN force that would provide peace-keeping in Iraq. Instead, they choose to stay at home and let the US take the heat and casualties.
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