Posted on 10/18/2008 7:21:07 AM PDT by Phsstpok
My purpose in doing this thread has always been to give Freepers as much time as I can to find out for themselves who these people on the shows are and to get them to share their insights so that when we go into the main event, Alas Babylon!'s live tread on Sunday, we'll be more prepared.
Please post anything you have that will help us figure out "why these guys?"
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The guests and topics portion of The Weekend Talk Show *Preview* is up for the shows of Sunday, 10/19/2008
Links and analysis to come later
Fabulous work as always, Phsstpok. Weren’t Claire and the Washerwoman on last week, too?
I am grateful that you feel well enough to resume this chore. Thanks for pinging me.
It would be hysterical if they asked Powell all excitedly with a drum roll and he replied—my good friend John McCain—CUT to commercial and then they quickly escort Powell off the set.
Do you really think they would have booked
Chuck Todd
NBC’s political director,
David Brooks
The New York Times,
Jon Meacham
Editor, Newsweek Magazine,
Andrea Mitchell
NBC News,
Joe Scarborough
MSNBC,
if there were any chance that Powell would endorse McCain? These people are on there to boast about the endorsement of Obama!
Why then has Powell given the maximum $2300 to the McCain Campaign and not to Hussein?
You got it!
They are setting this up as a super-hyped media event:
"Powell Endorses Obama"
Who could have ever guessed that would happen? /sarc
It will play and replay on all the MSM for the next X days, wall-to-wall like the "Tim Russert Media Event" held earlier this year.
Nobody managed the 'get' of the week?
Where's Joe the Plumber?
I don’t think Powell will endorse anybody. I look at that Roundtable on NBC and wonder what Scarborough is doing there. On second thought Scarborough hasn’t been much of a conservative lately although he does take it to Mika at times. Debbie Wasserman Schultz has go to be one of the most annoying interviews ever. She’s represents a Florida District, but has a New Jersey accent and sounds like a female version of Robert Wexler.
If you can ever figure out what the DBM are doing when they ask anyone on their shows let me know. It's pretty irrational other that the obvious bias guests.
Why?
Because it’s October.
Thanks for your efforts. Maybe this will give people more time to contemplate what’s coming up.
The last time Newt was on This Week, he did not have much time to discuss things. Maybe this weekend he will have more time since they are using the entire hour. Hope so, anyway.
This Week? One sort of libertarian, Will, one Republican, Newt, and four Democrats, including the moderator. I bet they believe they are fair and balanced too.
I know political junkies, freepers, watch and analyze all this but I sometimes wonder if the candidates staff watch these shows? Judging from what is said the following week, one would think not.
The only thing I can say is how can he endorse a candidate that literally has said that the Iraq war was wrong and a lie. Is Powell saying he was lied to when he presented is case to the UN? So was he dumb enough to believe it if it was a lie? If he was dumb enough to believe it and go before the world to perpertrate a lie, than he is not to be believed now.
Because of McCain, Powell’s case is at least going to have a good ending because Iraq may now be a free country.
Is he going to say because of his lie at the UN, which wasn’t his fault for lying, thousands of US solders were killed for nothing?
It just doesn’t make sense to me.
If I had to guess I would say that Powell will not endorse either candidate. Hope I am wrong and he goes for McCain.
Thanks for posting. Nice layout.
Three of my least favorite people (from a long and growing list): David Gergen, Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, and Claire “The Washer Woman” McCaskill.
Great to see this up so early, Phsstpok.
Many thanks again, Phsstpok. Your preview thread on Saturday morning is a great heads-up for us re the “guests” on the Sunday Talk Shows but also a wonderful sign that your health is improving.
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