Weekend Talk Show *Preview* for 12/28/2008 (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 (David Gregory)

• Memes:
  • It's the Sunday between Christmas and New Years and no one is paying attention... time for Team Obama to grace the Sunday shows and NOT make news
  • Patty cake, patty cake, Sunday shows, softball questions for the VIPs
  • Whatever it is, it was Bush's fault
  • Forget what I said about Obama and Blagojevich. That is now... inoperative
• Topics:
  • Interview with Obama's chief campaign strategist and senior adviser
    • The presidential transition
    • Solutions to the economic troubles
    • Remaining questions about the Blagojevich corruption scandal
  • Political roundtable
    • The economy
    • The President-elect
    • The Bush legacy
• Guests
  • David Axelrod
    • Senior Advisor to president-elect Obama
    • Wikipedia web page
    • Between Obama and the Press (New York Times - Dec 17, 2008)
    • Obama's five rules of scandal response (Tehran Times, Iran - Dec 24, 2008)
    • RAW DATA: Internal Review of Obama Transition Staff Contacts with Blagojevich (FOXNews - Dec 23, 2008)
  • Political roundtable
    • Rich Lowry
      • National Review
      • Wikipedia web page
      • Cronyism in an Era of Change (National Review - Dec 19, 2008)
    • Todd Purdum
      • Vanity Fair
      • Wikipedia web page
      • Robin Toner, Times Reporter, Is Dead at 54 (New York Times - Dec 13, 2008)
    • Michelle Singletary
      • Washington Post
      • Michelle Singletary Web site
      • No Wikipedia web page
      • A Recession Lesson: Reduce Your Debt (Washington Post - Dec 24, 2008)
    • Richard Wolffe
      • Newsweek
      • Wikipedia web page
      • Obama’s Lincoln (Newsweek - Nov 15, 2008)
      • Lincoln, Obama, and Bush (The Weekly Standard - Dec 22, 2008)Note: rebuttal to Newsweek article
• Meet the Press mailbox (web page for comments)

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CBS Face The Nation (Bob Schieffer)

• Memes:
  • It's the Sunday between Christmas and New Years and no one is paying attention... time for Team Obama to grace the Sunday shows and NOT make news
  • Patty cake, patty cake, Sunday shows, softball questions for the VIPs
  • Whatever it is, it was Bush's fault
  • Forget what I said about Obama and Blagojevich. That is now... inoperative
• Topics:
  • The Presidential transition
  • The economy
  • The Blagojevich scandal
• Guests
  • David Axlerod
    • Senior Advisor to president-elect Obama
    • Wikipedia web page
    • Between Obama and the Press (New York Times - Dec 17, 2008)
    • Obama's five rules of scandal response (Tehran Times, Iran - Dec 24, 2008)
    • RAW DATA: Internal Review of Obama Transition Staff Contacts with Blagojevich (FOX News - Dec 23, 2008)
  • Lieutenant Governor Pat Quinn (Democrat - Illinois)
    • Lieutenant Governor's web site | Bio
    • Wikipedia web page
    • Quinn Says He's Ready to Lead Illinois (FOXNews - Dec 22, 2008)
    • Quinn calls on gov. to resign (ABC7Chicago.com - Dec 25, 2008)
    • Pat Quinn: The Man Who Would Replace Blagojevich (TIME - Dec 16, 2008)
  • Paul Krugman
    • New York Times columnist polemecist
    • Nobel Prize winning economist
    • Wikipedia web page
    • The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008 (guardian.co.uk, UK - Dec 27, 2008)
    • Barack Be Good (New York Times - Dec 25, 2008)
    • Krugman's View of Corruption (Library of Economics and Liberty - Dec 26, 2008)
• Face The Nation contact information - ftn@cbsnews.com

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Fox News Sunday (Chris Wallace)

• Memes:
  • It's the Sunday between Christmas and New Years and no one is paying attention... time for Fox to go all sentimental
  • Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain (in Chicago)
  Topics:
  • An exclusive interview with the first lady
    • Her past eight years in the White House
    • Some the initiatives she's helped champion
    • Her reflections on the major events that occurred during the Bush presidency
    • The advice she would like to share with the incoming first lady
    • Life after the White House as the Bushes prepare for a more normal life back in Dallas, Texas
  • Fox News Sunday panel
    • Predictions
      • The incoming Obama administration
      • The economy
      • The upcoming year in entertainment
      • Who'll win the Super Bowl
  • Fox News essay: Coming up on Fox News Sunday
• Guests
  • Laura Bush
    • First Lady Of The United States
    • White House web page | Bio
    • Wikipedia web page
    • Bush's Last Camp David Christmas (Washington Post - Dec 23, 2008)
    • BUSH FAMILY Up next, cooking lessons? (Houston Chronicle - Dec 18, 2008)
    • Laura Bush Vows to Continue Human Rights Efforts (Voice of America - Dec 11, 2008)
  • Fox News Sunday panel
    • Bill Sammon
      • Washington deputy managing editor of FOX News | Bio
      • Wikipedia web page
      • Cheney Mocks Biden, Defends Rumsfeld in 'FOX News Sunday' Interview (FOXNews - Dec 21, 2008)
    • Jill Zuckman
      • The Chicago Tribune
      • No Wikipedia web page
      • Internal review clears Barack Obama's aides of improper contact with Rod Blagojevich (The Chicago Tribune - Dec 24, 2008)
    • Fred Barnes
      • The Weekly Standard
      • Wikipedia web page
      • Don't Know Much About Economics (The Weekly Standard - Dec 27, 2008)
    • Ceci Connolly
      • The Washington Post
      • No Wikipedia web page
      • Obama Likely to Face Questions About Blagojevich (Washington Post - Dec 11, 2008)
• Fox News Sunday contact information - FNS@foxnews.com

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CNN Late Edition (Wolf Blitzer)

• Memes:
  • It's the Sunday between Christmas and New Years and no one is paying attention... time for CNN to go all self congratulatory
  • Whatever it is, it was Bush's fault
  Topics:
  • Special: The Best of 2008
    • Excerpts Interviews from 2008 with major newsmakers, including:
      • Senator Barack Obama (Democrat - Illinois)
      • Senator John McCain (Republican - Arizona)
      • Governor Sarah Palin (Republican - Alaska)
      • Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (Democrat - New York)
      • Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (Republican - California)
      • Mayor Michael Bloomberg ("Independent" - New York)
      • Bill Gates
      • Ted Turner
    • Predictions on the year ahead
• Guests
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• CNN Late Edition (web page for comments)

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ABC This Week (Jake Tapper for vacationing George Stephanopoulos)

• Memes:
  • It's the Sunday between Christmas and New Years and no one is paying attention... time for ABC to scramble for guests
  • Meet the new RINO, same as the old RINO
  • It was too Bush's fault!
  • Robert Gibbs tore Hannity a screaming new one when hedared to ask a tough question... of course Steponallofus is "on vacation" and 4he guy at ABC who will depend on Gibbs for his career is the logical sub... RIIIIGHT!!
  Topics:
  • A look ahead at 2009 with "two strong, new, interesting voices in the Senate"
    • The pending Congress
    • The economic crisis facing this country
    • The Obama transition
  • The incoming White House press secretary discusses
    • His regrets from 2008
    • How he sees his new job
    • The advice from his predecessors
  • Roundtable
    • What we see coming down the pike for 2009
• Guests
  • Senator Bob Corker (Republican - Tennessee)
    • Senate web site | Bio
    • Wikipedia web page
    • It was the economy in 2008 (MSNBC - Dec 26, 2008)
    • Washington: Gang of 10 flips switch on energy legislation (Chattanooga Times Free Press, TN - Dec 26, 2008)
    • Corker Talks About New Status (WRCB-TV, TN - Dec 24, 2008)
  • Sherrod Brown (Democrat - Ohio)
    • Senate web site | Bio
    • Wikipedia web page
    • Senators call for investment (Fremont News Messenger, OH - Dec 26, 2008)
    • Investment in training can stop up Ohio's 'brain drain' (The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com, OH - Dec 23, 2008)
    • Democrats, explain which of Bush's economic policies caused our current crisis (The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com, OH - Dec 27, 2008) Note: this is a letter to the editor in response to Sherrod Brown's column above
  • Robert Gibbs
    • Incoming Obama White House press secretary
    • Wikipedia web page
    • Robert Gibbs' Toughest Moment of 2008 (ABC News - Dec 27, 2008)
    • Blagojevich questioning takes up Obama's time (The Associated Press - Dec 24, 2008)
    • Robert Gibbs Confronts Hannity Over Anti-Semite Guest (The Huffington Post - Oct 8, 2008)
  • Roundtable
    • Kurt Andersen
      • PRI's "Studio 360"
      • Kurt Andersen web site | Bio
      • Wikipedia web page
      • Christmas CD Reviews (KUAR, AR - Dec 24, 2008) Note: page has link to streaming audio
    • John Dickerson
      • Slate
      • Wikipedia web page
      • Oh, the Bias (American Spectator - Dec 18, 2008)
    • Alison Stewart
      • National Public Radio's
      • Wikipedia web page
      • Blacks Last Hired, First Fired at NPR (New America Media, CA - Dec 17, 2008)
    • David Brody
      • CBN News | Bio
      • Wikipedia web page
      • The Bible, Lincoln and Obama (CBN News - Dec 23, 2008)
• ABC This Week comment web

Formerly announced guests Leon Panetta and Ken Duberstein had to reschedule for personal reasons

[Phsstpok]

It's a nothing week. Nothing to see hear (in all likelihood). Move along (I know I'm going to).

Likely true for next weekend, too. In fact, unless something unexpected comes up there won't be anything interesting happening until Congress gets sworn in the first week of January.

C'est la TV

[Phsstpok]

PING

The Weekend Talk Show Preview thread is now up.

Sorry for the late posting

[fkabuckeyesrule]

Looks like a good sunday to go to the gym. I wonder if Alan Colmes will be the Fox Person Of The Week since there is no more Hannity & COlmes after 12/31.

[Bahbah]

LOL. Looks like try out day for second stringers.

Jake Tapper may be a surprise. He sometimes is.

Great work, my friend. And a late Merry Christmas.

[Bahbah]

There is an audio of Princess Caroline at the link below. Could you listen to this woman for more than two minutes?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W85XJADEHxU&eurl=http://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/&feature=player_embedded

You know...you know...you know. Ugh

[Lucius Cornelius Sulla]

Richard Lowry should be the best panel member on MTP for a while. I guess David Brody on ABC is the temporary righty.
What with Colmes gone, Brit Hume no longer running Special Report, and Glen Beck starting, FOX News Channel will be a different place next year, with only O’Reilly, Shep Smith and Greta at the same old stands. Greta seems to be retreating from politics to missing children and teenagers.

[maica]

Senator Corker is very interesting. A selfmade millionaire in construction business before he ran for mayor of Nashville,IIRC. He really can talk economy and budget and make it understandable.

[maica]

Now it is easy to understand why this ‘brilliant’ woman could endorse the empty suit Obama, since she believes that her own life experience makes her qualified. Her standards are extremely low.

[old_sage_says]

“You know...you know...you know. Ugh”

Princess Caroline has been listening to Sean Hannity...a waaaay too much.

[Bahbah]

Princess Caroline has been listening to Sean Hannity...a waaaay too much.

Sean Hannity came to mind as I was listening to that. He is hard to listen to for that very reason.

[Recovering Ex-hippie]

Thank you for posting this.

[rodguy911]

Great stuff, Happy new Year and thanks again for all the hard work "P"!

I urge everyone to take a close look at David Axelrods' appearance and how he turfs his way to success. This man could well be the brain behind the Manchurian,and if nothing else he makes every political move possible for the Obamahmessiah.

David Axelrod=evil incarnate--know your enemy.