Posted on 02/17/2008 5:07:03 AM PST by Alas Babylon!
The Talk Shows
Sunday, February 17th, 2008
Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows:
FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Mike McConnell, director of national intelligence; Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle; Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland.
MEET THE PRESS (NBC): Sens. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Dick Durbin, D-Ill.
FACE THE NATION (CBS): David Axelrod, strategist for Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign; Howard Wolfson, communications director for Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign; Richmond Mayor and former Virginia Gov. L. Douglas Wilder; Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.
THIS WEEK (ABC): Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.
LATE EDITION (CNN) : Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal; former presidential candidate Bill Bradley; Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Lanny Davis, former special counsel to President Clinton.
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I’m really looking forward to listen to DNI on FNS; and CNN might be quite interesting to listen to Bobby Jindal; the other shows....probably worth skipping. Although McCain does have a great opportunity this morning to remind the media/democrats that they (dems and media — same/same) are indeed incapable of viewing national security as a serious issue.
On a side note: F&F has a new team on this weekend; not bad, but the new guy has already shown his liberalness when talking about the “domestic surveillance program” as opposed to the Terrorist surveillance program.
Morning AB, and thanks for another thread.
I still can't understand the popularity of Obama - You guys must have a death wish is all I can think.
MEET THE PRESS (NBC): Sens. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Dick Durbin, D-Ill.
Elwood: What kind of music do you usually have here?
Claire: Oh, we got both kinds. We got country *and* western.
Douglas Wilder was on Glenn Beck earlier this week. My guess he’s on FTN as an example of an African-American former Clinton supporter who’s switched to Obama. Wonder who Villagarosa is pulling for?
Obama is a good speaker and people fall for a vision of utopia that he’s putting out. He does not explain how he will pay for these imaginary programs, just as no Democrat will. It’s a similar mystique JFK had, speaking to people who want to believe. Like magic, they assume Obama can and will deliver unrealistic promises.
I noticed upchuck and the turban were both on the same show too. THAT should be a balanced interview today. < /sarc>
How embarrassing.
I still can’t understand the popularity of Obama
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It is similar to the Beatles or Elvis phenomenon; or Cabbage Patch dolls; or recently tickets to a Hannah Montana concert. Everybody is doin’ it, so everybody does it.
Most Americans don’t pay attention to politics and can be tricked into voting without thinking. Style over substance as voters use emotions rather than logic to vote.
Civics and history are not taught well in our schools so I would say most Americans are more ignorant rather than stupid.
I thought the same as you: McConnell and parts of CNN. I can always pass on McCain, but on second thought, since he is on with Steffi, I wonder if the attacks on McCain will begin subtly or openly?
You guys? Us?
No fair. Don't blame us!
If that's the case, I'm an American Expat in Southeast Alabama!
Stephi is never subtle...his attacks will be open and broad-sided. I expect McCain will handle him quite well. McCain wants this win and he wants it badly. He is smarter than some here give him credit (myself included, btw). I fully expect McCain to laugh in Stephy’s face at the attacks; McCain learned a hard lesson about exposing his temper and he will work hard to keep it in check, and do so through humor.
All is my speculation of course but I hope its true. McCain needs to belittle the press, it is one way that he can get conservatives to support him, imho.
But you got to understand that each time I come home the changes are incredible.
Pledged Delegates
CNN
2-12-08FoxNews
2-14-08Republicans 1,191
McCain 830 843 825 Romney 286 288 291 Huckabee 217 242 240 Paul 16 14 14 Democrats 2,025
Clinton 1,213 1,220 1,235* Obama 1,262 1,275 1,301 *RCP has Clinton losing 2 from previous tally
All are equal. Well, sort of.
All may be equal, but some are more equal than others.
Both the Dems and the GOP use 'extra' delegates. Most of these 'extra' delegates are not elected by the general membership of the party. Instead, they are appointed by other special party leaders and elites. The Party really doesn't trust the general membership to do the right thing and select the Party's preferred nominee.
So, both poltical parties have a bunch of 'extra' delegates. The Dems call theirs Superdelegates, and they own nearly 27% of the total delegate count. The GOP calls theirs 'uncommitted' delegates. The GOP is a bit more equal because their uncommitted own only about 19.5% of the total delegate count.
Either way, those extra delegates are more special than the ordinary primary voters; they get two votes. They get to cast their regular citizen vote for their desired candidate, and then they get to cast an extra vote at the convention for their special candidate.
Where did these special voters come from? Most are from the ranks of the elite within each political party -- the leadership, the state chairpersons, the special people.
We can only hope that he will do what you wrote. The thought of O or H in the White House is dreadful.
Fox&Friends Weekend has sunk to a new low.
This current weekend crew are unbearable to watch.
Sigh. Maybe the Clinton's are a Heavenly rebuke on our nation.
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