Weekend Talk Show *Preview* for 11/23/2008 (not the live thread)

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[Phsstpok]

The Sunday shows

Presented in the order they run in my area

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NBC Meet The Press (Tom Brokaw)

• Memes:
  • Obama really, really is going to be president... now what the heck do the dims do?
  • So, Joe, are you now or have you ever been a Republican supporter?
  • McChimpy BusHitler has screwed up the economy more than we feared... it's not our fault (and won't be till sometime well into 2013)
• Topics:
  • Insights from two political heavyweights:
    • The Obama transition
    • The on-going economic troubles on Wall Street and Main Street.
  • Exclusive interview with the 2000 Democratic Vice Presidential nominee turned 2008 McCain supporter,
    • Now that the Democrats have allowed him to keep his Committee chairmanship, does he have any regrets about his campaign rhetoric against Obama?
  • Roundtable
    • Prospects for an auto bailout from Congress are fading. What is the future of Detroit's Big Three
    • The very latest on the President-elect's cabinet pick
• Guests
  • James Baker
    • Secretary of State (1989-1992)
    • Secretary of the Treasury (1985-1988)
    • Wikipedia web page
    • Madam Secretary? (New York Times - Nov 18, 2008)
    • Why Obama Can Keep Gates (RealClearPolitics, IL - Nov 21, 2008)
    • Analysis: Some Israelis want tough love from Obama (The Associated Press - Nov 16, 2008)
  • William Daley
    • Adviser to Obama's Transition team
    • Former Secretary of Commerce for President Bill Clinton (1997-2000)
    • Wikipedia web page
    • Plugged into city's power (Chicago Tribune - Nov 21, 2008)
    • Obama and Daley political allies now, but they're hardly cronies (Chicago Tribune - Nov 16, 2008)
    • Obama’s Boys From Chicago (The Washington Independent, DC - Nov 12, 2008)
  • Senator Joe Lieberman (Independent - Connecticut)
    • Senate web site | Bio
    • Wikipedia web page
    • Chair, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
    • 2000 Democratic Vice Presidential Nominee
    • Senate Democrats Under Attack for Being Too Soft on Joe Lieberman (FOXNews - Nov 20, 2008)
    • Couric Pushes Lieberman to Atone for Attacking Obama (NewsBusters - Nov 19, 2008)
    • Provocation of The Day: Why Obama Will Escape The Blame For Lieberman (Atlantic Online - Nov 18, 2008)
  • Roundtable
    • Erin Burnett
      • Anchor, CNBC's "Street Signs"
      • Co-Anchor, CNBC's "Squawk on the Street"
      • Wikipedia web page
      • Paulson: Why I Changed My Mind (Washington Post- Nov 14, 2008)
    • Paul Ingrassia
      • Co-Author, "Comeback: The Fall & Rise of the American Automobile Industry"
      • Former Detroit Bureau Chief, Wall Street Journal Contributing Editor, Condé Nast Portfolio
      • Wikipedia web page
      • Dems turn defensive on auto bailout (San Francisco Chronicle - Nov 20, 2008)
    • Eugene Robinson
      • Columnist, Washington Post
      • Wikipedia web page
      • Eugene Robinson: Closing Guantanamo (Arizona Republic, AZ - Nov 18, 2008)
    • Chuck Todd
      • Political Director, NBC News
      • Wikipedia web page
      • NBC analyst Chuck Todd: Long road ahead for President-elect Obama (Palm Beach Daily News - Nov 17, 2008)

• Meet the Press mailbox (web page for comments)

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CBS Face The Nation (Bob Schieffer)

• Memes:
  • The triumphant Dhimmicrats proclaim their Caliphate
  • Obama really meant it when he said he was going to raise taxes... however, that whole "over $250,000" thing is now inoperative
  • McChimpy BusHitler has screwed up the economy more than we feared... it's not our fault (and won't be till sometime well into 2013)
• Topics:
  • The dims agenda
  • The economy
• Guests
  • Representative Nancy Pelosi (Democrat - California)
    • Speaker of the House
    • House web site | Bio
    • Wikipedia web page
    • Pelosi: letting US auto sector die "not an option" (Reuters - Nov 21, 2008) warning - long load time
    • Pelosi Says She Rejects Bankruptcy for Automakers (Bloomberg - Nov 21, 2008)
    • Pelosi Will Re-establish Climate-change Panel (CBS News - Nov 21, 2008)
    • Reid and Pelosi Killed a Bi-Partisan Bailout Bill? (National Review Online Blogs - Nov 21, 2008)
  • Austan Goolsbee
    • Obama Chief Economic Adviser
    • Wikipedia web page
    • America’s Next Top Economist (New York Times - Nov 21, 2008)
    • The Insider’s Crusade (New York Times - Nov 20, 2008)
    • Obama's Behind-the-Scenes Brain Trust (Kiplinger.com, DC - Nov 17, 2008)
    • Taxing the Dolphins (Wall Street Journal - Oct 29, 2008)
• Face The Nation contact information - ftn@cbsnews.com

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Fox News Sunday (Chris Wallace)

• Memes:
  • Obama really, really is going to be president... now what the heck do the dims do?
  • The triumphant Dhimmicrats proclaim their Caliphate
  • Obama really meant it when he said he was going to raise taxes... however, that whole "over $250,000" thing is now inoperative
  • McChimpy BusHitler has screwed up the economy more than we feared... it's not our fault (and won't be till sometime well into 2013)
  Topics:
  • After another financial market free fall many are now looking to the next administration for answers. We'll get a sense of what fiscal policies the Obama White House has in mind
  • The auto industry and Congress continue to clash over a proposed bailout. With proceedings delayed in Congress, will House leaders be able find common ground and reach a deal before the lame duck session ends?
  • As the Obama administration waits in the wings, what kind of relationship do congressional members expect to have with the new White House?
  • Fox News Sunday panel
    • News of the Obama Cabinet begins to leak. Has the President-elect received his first taste of how Washington likes to do business
  • Power Player of the Week: Air Force One.
    • An unprecedented never before seen look at the men and women behind one the most visible signs of the American presidency. From the presidential suite, to the cockpit, to the kitchen, to the presidential shower! It's a behind the scenes look at Air Force One
  • Fox News essay: Coming up on Fox News Sunday
• Guests
  • David Axelrod
    • Senior adviser to President-elect Obama
    • Wikipedia web page
    • Obama taps Axelrod for senior White House adviser role (Chicago Tribune - Nov 20, 2008)
    • Obama Moves: Janet Napolitano and David Axelrod Moving to Washington (National Ledger, AZ - Nov 20, 2008)
    • Strategist Axelrod Will Advise White House (NPR - Nov 20, 2008)
  • Representative Steny Hoyer (Democrat - Maryland)
    • House majority leader
    • House web site | Bio
    • Wikipedia web page
    • House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer on Democratic Party's Push for Automaker Rescue Plan (FOXNews - Nov 14, 2008)
    • Hoyer calls for bold but bipartisan action (So Md News, MD - Nov 19, 2008)
    • Hoyer: Democrats will not reinstate offshore-drilling ban (SmartBrief, DC - Nov 19, 2008)
  • Representative John Boehner (Republican - Ohio)
    • House minority leader
    • House web site | Bio
    • Wikipedia web page
    • Boehner to Waxman: No on California Emission Changes (The Washington Independent, DC - Nov 21, 2008)
    • Familiar Faces (National Review Online - Nov 20, 2008)
    • Rangel Finds Ways and Means to Retain Chairmanship (Gothamist, NY - Nov 21, 2008)
    • House Minority Leader Boehner Assails Auto Bailout Plans (Wall Street Journal Blogs, - Nov 13, 2008)
  • Fox News Sunday panel
    • Brit Hume
      • Washington managing editor of FOX News
      • Wikipedia web page
      • FNC Tags Waxman as 'Strong Liberal,' But ABC Avoids Any Label (NewsBusters - Nov 20, 2008)
    • Mara Liasson
      • National Public Radio
      • Wikipedia web page
      • Democrats Ask: Should Obama Go Fast Or Slow? (NPR All Things Considered, Nov 19, 2008) Note: page includes link to streaming audio
    • Bill Kristol
      • The Weekly Standard
      • Wikipedia web page
      • Beyond Doom & Gloom (The Weekly Standard - Nov 24, 2008 edition)
    • Juan Williams
      • National Public Radio
      • Wikipedia web page
      • Eric Holder Could Be Obama's Top Justice Pick (NPR Morning Edition, Nov 19, 2008)
• Fox News Sunday contact information - FNS@foxnews.com

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CNN Late Edition (Wolf Blitzer)

• Memes:
  • Obama really, really is going to be president... now what the heck do the dims do?
  • The triumphant Dhimmicrats proclaim their Caliphate
  • And the defeated conservative Neanderthals are enraged!
  • McChimpy BusHitler has screwed up the economy more than we feared... it's not our fault (and won't be till sometime well into 2013)
  Topics:
  • Obama economic policies
    • Auto industry
    • Bailout plans
  • Obama transition
  • Future of the GOP
• Guests
  • Senator Carl Levin (Democrat - Michigan)
    • Senate web site | Bio
    • Wikipedia web page
    • Levin races to finish aid deal for automakers, but chances dim (Detroit Free Press - Nov 20, 2008)
    • Congress agrees to put off decision on automaker bailout (St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Nov 20, 2008)
    • Dollar Falls on Bets Auto Bailout Plan to Reduce Refuge Demand (Bloomberg - Nov 20, 2008)
  • Governor Jennifer Granholm (Democrat - Michigan)
    • Governor's web site | Bio
    • Wikipedia web page
    • GOVERNOR'S TIPS Granholm: Forget jets, make a better case (Detroit Free Press - Nov 22, 2008)
    • Michigan braces for budget cuts (Detroit Free Press - Nov 22, 2008)
    • Economists: Michigan economy 'stuck in reverse' (MLive.com, MI - Nov 22, 2008)
  • Steve Forbes
    • Wikipedia web page
    • Steve Forbes on the Economy (RealClearPolitics, IL - Nov 22, 2008)
    • Forbes offers remedies for slump (The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com, LA - Nov 20, 2008)
    • Forbes: Obama Will Be Forced to the Center (NewsMax.com, FL - Nov 6, 2008)
  • Robert Reich
    • Clinton Labor Secretary 
    • Wikipedia web page
    • Robert Reich's Blog
    • Why CitiGroup is About to Be Bailed Out and Not General Motors  (Robert Reich's Blog - Nov 21, 2008)
    • Obama Advisers To Public: Temper Expectations (CBS2 Chicago, IL - Nov 20, 2008)
    • Obamaist Round-Up (Chicagoist, IL - Nov 21, 2008)
  • Ed Rollins
    • Wikipedia web page
    • GOP Perot strategist
    • Voters no longer look for military service (The Oregonian - OregonLive.com, OR - Nov 11, 2008)
    • UVa Center for Politics' American Democracy Conference (WCAV, VA - Nov 21, 2008)
    • Rollins: Palin to be most popular Republican (CNN - Oct 27, 2008)
  • James Carville
    • Democrat strategist
    • Wikipedia web page
    • The Office Of James Carville
    • Blog Bits: Snobby Clintonites; Rising share (Kansas City Star, MO - Nov 20, 2008)
    • Clintons ready to sacrifice for plum job, say friends (The Age, Australia - Nov 18, 2008)
    • James Carville accepts Tulane post (United Press International - Nov 18, 2008)
  • Gloria Borger
    • CNN correspondent
    • Contributing editor and columnist for US News and World Report
    • Wikipedia web page
    • Borger: Obama dealing from strength (CNN International - Nov 18, 2008)
    • Borger: GOP faces choice between purity and new ideas (CNN - Nov 11, 2008)
    • Borger: Obama has take-charge start on tough road ahead (CNN - Nov 7, 2008)
  • Joe Johns
    • CNN correspondent
    • Wikipedia web page
    • CNN’s Joe Johns: Rush Limbaugh ‘Breathing Fire’ (NewsBusters - Nov 7, 2008)
    • CNN Correspondent Had Lump in Throat at Memorial (HNN Huntingtonnews.net,  USA - Nov 15, 2008)
    • CNN’s Campbell Brown: ‘Right-Wing Rage’ at Obama Victory (NewsBusters - Nov 7, 2008)
• CNN Late Edition (web page for comments)

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ABC This Week (George Stephanopoulos)

• Memes:
  • Obama really, really is going to be president... now what the heck do the dims do?
  • The triumphant Dhimmicrats proclaim their Caliphate
  • McChimpy BusHitler has screwed up the economy more than we feared... it's not our fault (and won't be till sometime well into 2013)
  Topics:
  • On the Obama transition
    • The buzz surrounding Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., for Secretary of State and how the transition is taking shape. 
  • On the economic crisis
    • How the President-elect and Congress plan to tackle the financial crisis and the faltering auto industry.
  • Roundtable
    • Who will make the cut for Obama's cabinet, what the financial future holds, and what progress can be expected in the transition period.
• Guests
  • David Axelrod
    • Senior adviser to President-elect Obama
    • Wikipedia web page
    • Obama taps Axelrod for senior White House adviser role (Chicago Tribune - Nov 20, 2008)
    • Obama Moves: Janet Napolitano and David Axelrod Moving to Washington (National Ledger, AZ - Nov 20, 2008)
    • Strategist Axelrod Will Advise White House (NPR - Nov 20, 2008)
  • Senator Richard Shelby (Republican - Alabama)
    • Senate web site | Bio
    • Wikipedia web page
    • Shelby favors changing automaker management teams (The Associated Press - Nov 19, 2008)
    • Sen. Richard Shelby spars with U.S. automakers, unconvinced they can be saved (The Birmingham News - al.com, AL - Nov 19, 2008)
    • Shelby slams 'arrogant' auto industry executives (The Hill, DC - Nov 21, 2008)
    • Auto Bailout: Huntsville UAW Workers Support Idea, Sen. Shelby Opposes (WHNT, AL - Nov 19, 2008)
  • Senator Chuck Schumer (Democrat - New York)
    • Senate web site | Bio
    • Wikipedia web page
    • Deadlock over auto loans makes NY's problem worse (Ithaca Journal, NY - Nov 20, 2008)
    • GOV & CHUCK HUG IT OUT OVER HILL (New York Post - Nov 21, 2008)
    • New York Leaders call on Washington (WENY-TV, NY - Nov 20, 2008)
    • Shocked Disbelief (Tampa Tribune, FL - Nov 21, 2008)
    Roundtable
    • George Will
      • ABC News
      • Wikipedia web page
      • George Will: In judging, too, conservatism is a house divided (Dallas Morning News, TX - Nov 20, 2008)
    • David Brooks
      • The New York Times
      • Wikipedia web page
      • David Brooks: GOP infighting begins (Post-Bulletin - Nov 17, 2008)
    • Robert Kuttner
      • Co-founder and current co-editor of The American Prospect
      • Author Building a Real Ownership Society
      • Wikipedia web page
      • A Stimulus Everyone Can Love (The American Prospect - Nov 14, 2008)
    • Arianna Huffington
      • The Huffington Post | Bio
      • Wikipedia web page
      • Obama's Call to Service Meets the Economic Meltdown (The Huffington Post - Nov 19, 2008)
• ABC This Week comment web

[Phsstpok]

Thus begins the Obama hagiography.

The media is now shifting to full on Leni Riefenstahl mode and beginning to build up his resume before the fact. Obama will wave his hand and the economy will rise, phoenix like, from the ashes of the Bush economy (which is no where as bad as they've made it out to be). He will raise his voice and global warming will be reversed (which has already been proved to have happened). And his cheering section will dutifully report his triumphant, Sherman like, march through the conservatives in Washington.

Oh, and they want to hang the failure to get a bailout this week for the Detroit auto industry the UAW squarely at Shelby's feet before the run off election.

The shows this week won't be fun to watch, but it's important that we watch them so that we can prepare responses. What we do on the Sunday thread has never been more important. I may not watch the shows "live" tomorrow but I'm going to get the podcasts and transcripts and I'm going to spend time building responses based on what research I can find. I suggest we concentrate on effective responses for the foreseeable future. It's all we've got.

[Phsstpok]

PING

The Weekend Talk Show Preview thread is now up.

This week I got through the research before posting, so this time it's already complete.

Have at it.

[Alas Babylon!]

And don't forget Iraq. Pres Bush won two wars there: The Saddam Hussein and Ba’athist Party War of Defeat in May of 2003, and the final war, The War on Iraqi & Al Qaeda Insurgency, just today.

Of course, the driveby’s won't announce the Iraq War as over until Obama’s coronation, and then it will be the One’s doing.

[Bahbah]

I always find it amusing when Pelosi makes an appearance. Utter incoherence accompanied by stilted hand gestures. LOL

Gail Collins and Chris Matthews want President Bush to resign immediately so Barky Obama can begin to “heal” things. LOL some more.

[Phsstpok]

Gail Collins and Chris Matthews want President Bush to resign immediately so Barky Obama can begin to “heal” things.

First,  I love the name "Barky Obama" and hereby announce my intentions to shamelessly steal it (con su permiso).

Second, Lil' Chrissy and Ms Collins clearly haven't thought this thing through. If GW resigns Barky doesn't become president, Dick Cheney does. And if he resigns in his turn Nazi Pelosi succeeds to the office. And if she ever gets in there you know she ain't ever going to leave!

I'd love to see President Bush provide a blanket pardon for everyone in his administration over the last 8 years (except Powell, Armitage and McClellan) then resign and let Cheney pardon Bush before resigning then tell Nazi "it's all yours, Nancy. Have fun."

But neither Bush nor Cheney are people who would turn their backs on their country that way. That's something their enemies would do.

[Bernard]

I suppose an entire weekend devoted to how dodging sniper fire makes one qualified to be Secretary of State will have to wait until after the coronation in January.

"Change" has been redefined and commandeered, just like "gay".

[Bahbah]

I love the name "Barky Obama" and hereby announce my intentions to shamelessly steal it

I heartily encourage it. I first saw it at Uppity Woman's blog (a Hillary supporter, but nevertheless a very witty and amusing woman), so I want to give her credit.

I actually wouldn't mind the pardon idea, if only just to see some heads explode. The President and Vice President have endured enough on behalf of this country and the left has sufficiently poisened the political culture of this country that we don't need any more. And I really think he ought to pardon all of those involved in interrogations, no matter how tangentially.

[Bahbah]

Well, Mort Kondracke, whom I cannot stand, just made it official: “It’s Bush’s depression.”

Fred Barnes told him baloney.

[Bahbah]

Here is a fun read: Barack Obama’s aides believe he has made a mistake in hiring Hillary Clinton.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/barackobama/3502456/Barack-Obamas-aides-believe-he-has-made-a-mistake-in-hiring-Hillary-Clinton.html

[Morgan in Denver]

Charles Krauthammer coined the phrase Bush Derangement Syndrome, but we should realize the comment was NOT a simple comment. The Democrats really are deranged as it pertains to Bush, Cheney and Republicans. Now we can add Sarah Palin and Bobby Jindal if he gains national prominence.

We’d better get used to it. ANY Republican is going to attract a total assault by the media, Democrats and the left radicals like Move On. This includes You Tube, Twitter, My Space and every other outlet possible. Until Republicans start utilizing these outlets effectively we will continue to suffer from these assaults.

[upchuck]

FYI, that article has been posted here:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2136628/posts

[rodguy911]

Just so good! Beyond words,

Obama will wave his hand and the economy will rise, phoenix like, from the ashes of the Bush economy (which is no where as bad a they've made it out to be)

Just one more reason why you are such a brilliant intellect, great stuff P.

[rodguy911]

Exactly,some call it a rewrite of history. Those of us here who know what is going on realize it's just more astroturfing inspired by David Axelrod and endorsed by the Manchurian Col.Zero President we have.

[rodguy911]

Don't forget the almost Joker like makeup that doesn't always gell.