Weekend Talk Show *Preview* for 4/5/2009 (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)

• Topics:
  • President Obama takes an unprecedented step toward saving the auto industry: ousting GM CEO Rick Wagoner
    • Less than a week later a live interview from Detroit with Wagoner's replacement about his plans to save the American icon and bring his business back from the brink.
  • Roundtable: President Obama on the world stage
    • What did the historic economic summit accomplish?
    • Can this new administration enlist wider support from our allies in the battle against terrorism?
• Guests
  • Fritz Henderson
    • CEO, General Motors | Profile
    • Wikipedia web page
    • G.M. Puts On a Fritz Blitz (New York Times - ‎Apr 3, 2009‎)
    • Henderson waves bankruptcy stick at GM creditors and unions (Financial Times - Apr 4 2009)
    • Fritz Henderson at GM: That's Some Tough Job (BusinessWeek - ‎Apr 1, 2009)
  • Roundtable
    • Michael Gerson
      • Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations | Bio
      • Former Speechwriter & Policy Adviser to President George W. Bush
      • Wikipedia web page
      • Respect must be mutual (Boston Herald - ‎Apr 2, 2009‎)
    • John Harwood
      • Chief Washington Correspondent, CNBC | Profile
      • New York Times
      • Wikipedia web page
      • The G-20: Anarchists and Correspondents Speak Out (Gather.com - ‎Apr 2, 2009) Note: page includes link to video
    • Katty Kay
      • Washington Correspondent, BBC World News America
      • Wikipedia web page
      • Obama Meets the Queen (The Daily Beast - Mar 31, 2009)
    • Joshua Cooper Ramo
      • Author, "The Age of the Unthinkable: Why the New World Disorder Constantly Surprises Us and What We Can Do About It"
      • Managing Director, Kissinger Associates
      • No Wikipedia web page
      • Rethinking America’s ‘Unthinkable’ future (msnbc.com - ‎Mar 26, 2009‎)
    • Dr. Bill Rodgers
      • Professor & Chief Economist, Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University | Bio
      • Former Chief Economist, U.S. Department of Labor (2000-2001)
      • No Wikipedia web page
      • Co-author "Jobless Recovery: Whatever Happened to the Great American Jobs Machine?" (PDF file)

• Meet the Press mailbox (web page for comments)

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CBS Face The Nation (Bob Schieffer)

• Topics:
  • The Obama spin on the economy
  • The Obama spin on foreign affairs (not including Lara Logan's foreign affair)
• Guests
  • Timothy Geithner
    • Secretary of the Treasury | Bio
    • Wikipedia web page
    • As Crisis Loomed, Geithner Pressed But Fell Short (Washington Post via Propublica - ‎Apr 2, 2009‎)
    • The Washington Post and ProPublica Examine Timothy Geithner's Oversight of the New York Fed (IT Business Net - ‎Apr 3, 2009‎)
    • (TIME - ‎Mar 25, 2009‎)
  • Perry Bacon
    • Washington Post
    • No Wikipedia web page
    • Ex-Commerce Nominee Now Top Budget Critic (Washington Post - Mar 31, 2009)
    • House Republicans Present Outline of Alternative Budget (Washington Post - Mar 27, 2009)
    • (Washington Post - Mar 8, 2009)
  • Lara Logan
    • CBS News, Chief Foreign Correspondent
    • Wikipedia web page
    • U.S. And Iranian Diplomats Break The Ice (CBS News - ‎Mar 31, 2009‎) Note: page includes link to video
    • Reporter's Notebook: Iran Opposition In Iraq Threatened (CBS News via NCR-Iran.org (press release) - ‎Mar 31, 2009‎)
    • Obama Seeks NATO Help For Afghan Fight (CBS 4 - ‎Apr 3, 2009‎)
• Face The Nation contact information - ftn@cbsnews.com

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Fox News Sunday (Chris Wallace)

• Topics:
  • Obama 's debut on the international stage
    • promises of "a different type of diplomacy"
    • offering his economic leadership on the best way to battle the global financial crisis
    • world leaders pledged $1.1 trillion in new funds to tackle the crisis
    • what was the G20's first impression of our new president and his plan to turn around the world economy?
  • Obama heads to the NATO meeting in France
    • the changing mission in Afghanistan
    • will our NATO allies continue their commitment to rebuild Afghanistan?
  • Obama's economy
    • Congress approves — with no Republican support — a $3.5 trillion budget
    • it "trims" the president's own budget request by $160 billion
    • Does the debate over the budget pose a larger question for the Republican Party?
  • The future of the GOP
    • with a popular Democratic president in the White House, many conservatives wonder, "what's the best way for the GOP to frame their ideas?"

  • Fox News Sunday panel
    • While President Obama's international trip continues, what was really accomplished this week?
  • The Power Player of the Week shares her personal battle to beat breast cancer and her public fight for early detection and greater awareness
  • Fox News essay: Coming up on Fox News Sunday
• Guests
  • David Axelrod
    • Senior adviser (consigliere) to President Obama
    • Wikipedia web page
    • Emanuel and Axelrod Put Out Ludicrous G20 Negotiation Story (RushLimbaugh.com (transcript) - ‎Apr 3, 2009‎)
    • Obama Vs. Hedge Funds - The Make Believe Fued (HedgeCo.net - ‎‎Apr 4, 2009‎)
    • Axelrod makes $2 million in firm's sale (United Press International - ‎Apr 4, 2009‎)
  • Governor Mark Sanford (Republican - South Carolina)
    • South Carolina Governor's web site | Bio
    • Wikipedia web page
    • Obama & Sanford Spar Over Stimulus Funds (The New American - Mar 17, 2009‎)
    • Rejecting Aid, One Governor Irks His Own (New York Times - ‎Apr 3, 2009‎)
    • Here's what's coming next in the stimulus war (TheDigitel - ‎Apr 4, 2009‎) Note: stub, includes links to two related artcles
  • Newt Gingrich (Republican - Georgia)
    • Former speaker of the House
    • Web site
    • Wikipedia web page
    • Newt was right and they listened: FASB changes mark-to-market rules (newt.org - Apr 3, 2009‎) Note: stub, includes links to many related artcles
    • Gingrich: GOP-ers may form third party (Politico - Apr 3, 2009‎)
    • Newt on G20 Protests: 'The Media is Always Happy to Cover the Anarchic and Violent Left'  (Business & Media Institute - Apr 2, 2009‎) Note: page includes link to video
  • Fox News Sunday panel
    • Bill Kristol
      • Founder and editor of The Weekly Standard | Profile
      • Co-founder Foreign Policy Initiative
      • Wikipedia web page
      • A sequel to PNAC? (Jewish Telegraphic Agency - ‎Mar 27, 2009‎)
    • Mara Liasson
      • National Public Radio | Bio
      • Wikipedia web page
      • Both Sides Claim Win In N.Y. Race (NPR All Things Considered, Apr 1, 2009) Note: page includes link to streaming audio
    • Rich Lowry
      • National Review | Bio
      • Wikipedia web page
      • The Moscow Delusion (National Review Online - Apr 3, 2009‎)
    • Jim VandeHei
      • Co-founder Politico | Bio
      • Wikipedia web page
      • Obama, the nation's CEO (Politico - Mar 31, 2009‎)
  • Power Player of the Week:
    • Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democrat - Florida)
      • House web site | Bio
      • Wikipedia web page
      • Wasserman Schultz's new issue: cancer awareness (MiamiHerald.com - ‎Mar 24, 2009‎)
• Fox News Sunday contact information - FNS@foxnews.com

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CNN State Of The Union (John King)

• Topics:
  • The auto industry "bail out" (read that as nationalizing it - Hugo will be pleased)
    • A new chief steps in at General Motors after President Obama asks Rick Wagoner to resign. Will he be able to help the ailing auto giant?
    • Two key senators from states affected by the faltering U.S. auto industry offer solutions as well as insight on President Obama's first trip abroad.
  • The Last Word
    • A White House Senior Adviser traveling with the President discusses
      • the G20 summit
      • North Korea
      • the Obama administration's spending plans
• Guests
  • Senator Bob Corker (Republican -  Tennessee)
    • Senate web site | Bio
    • Wikipedia web page
    • Sen. Corker: Obama's Auto Plan Sets "Dangerous Precedent" (CBS News - ‎Mar 31, 2009‎) Note: page includes link to video
    • Corker worries TN plant could be targeted by Obama auto industry plan (WBIR-TV - ‎Mar 31, 2009‎)
    • Bob Corker's Ego Is Getting in the Way of Spring Hill's Survival (Nashville Scene - ‎Apr 1, 2009)
  • Senator Debbie Stabenow (Democrat - Michigan)
    • Senate web site | Bio
    • Wikipedia web page
    • MI officials comment on Obama's plan (ConnectMidMichigan.com - ‎Mar 30, 2009‎)
    • GM, Chrysler to get additional short-term aid (The Detroit News - ‎Mar 29, 2009)
    • Shenanigans: Stabenow’s ‘no’ party (Politico - ‎Mar 30, 2009)
  • Jack Welch
    • Former Chairman & CEO, General Electric
    • Wikipedia web page
    • Web site
    • Put Your Rage on the Back Burner (Business week - Mar 24, 2009)
    • The tocsins are ringing ... off with their heads (Charleston Gazette - ‎Apr 3, 2009)
    • Jack Welch Elaborates: Shareholder Value (BusinessWeek - ‎Mar 16, 2009‎)
  • Fritz Henderson
    • CEO, General Motors | Profile
    • Wikipedia web page
    • G.M. Puts On a Fritz Blitz (New York Times - ‎Apr 3, 2009‎)
    • Henderson waves bankruptcy stick at GM creditors and unions (Financial Times - Apr 4 2009)
    • Fritz Henderson at GM: That's Some Tough Job (BusinessWeek - ‎Apr 1, 2009)
• CNN State Of The Union (web page for comments)

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ABC This Week (George Stephanopoulos)

• Topics:
  • The first Sunday morning interview for the new Ambassador to the UN.
    • President Barack Obama delivers his speech on nuclear proliferation in Prague this Sunday morning
    • A possible North Korean rocket launch hanging in the balance
    • The many foreign policy challenges facing the administration in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran.
  • Roundtable
    • The President's first trip overseas
      • How did Obama do at the G-20 summit?
      • What of the evolving US relationships with China, Russia and Iran?
      • What about Europe's enthusiastic response to the Obamas?
    • On the domestic front
      • The week's economic news including
        • the administration's plan for the faltering auto industry
        • the rising unemployment numbers
        • Congress' approval of Obama's budget
• Guests
  • Susan Rice
    • U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations
    • Wikipedia web page
    • US reverses rights council stance (BBC News - ‎Mar 31, 2009‎)
    • Japan to Seek UN Response to North Korean Missile (Bloomberg - ‎Apr 2, 2009‎)
    • Sudan says to never reverse decision to expel NGOs (Reuters - ‎Mar 20, 2009‎)
  • Roundtable
    • David Frum
      • Former Bush Speechwriter
      • Web site
      • Wikipedia web page
      • Anti-Obama talk worries some on right (Politico - ‎Apr 4, 2009‎)
    • Richard Haass
      • President of the Council on Foreign Relations | Bio
      • Wikipedia web page
      • Welcome To Global Governance - FDR's Legacy And Obama's (Post Chronicle - ‎Mar 17, 2009)
    • Arianna Huffington
      • The Huffington Post
      • Wikipedia web page
      • Arianna Huffington Gives Michelle Obama “A Ten” (CBS News - ‎Apr 3, 2009‎) Note: page includes link to video
    • Martha Raddatz
      • ABC News | Bio
      • Wikipedia web page
      • Additional 4,000 Troops to Be Ordered to Afghanistan (ABC News - ‎Mar 26, 2009)
• ABC This Week comment web

 

[Phsstpok]

Memes and analysis, April 5, 2009

First... sorry about last week. My wife was out of town and I was playing "Mr. Mom" (mostly providing taxi service for two of our children) and I just ran out of time.

Now to this weeks shows.

The pattern I described two weeks ago is still in place. These shows are primarily set up to promote the Obama administration's twisted version of reality and to position any opponents for criticism and ridicule.

The themes (as opposed to the memes) this week are the auto industry bail out and Obama's triumphal trip to Europe.

The memes on those themes are:

• Auto industry bail out
  • All of the problems with the auto industry are the fault of the stupid, greedy, fat cat management (Michael Moore was right!) and George Bush
  • Pay no attention to the (stupid, greedy. lazy, corrupt) unions behind the curtain
  • All of the red state (anti union) politicians with non union auto factories better kiss those jobs, and their careers, goodbye, Obama's in charge now!

• Obama's trip to Europe
  • The One is loved by all of the world, this trip proves it!
  • The One can accomplish miracles in foreign policy, despite all of the problems the United States has caused in the world (everything bad is our fault, after all), particularly in the last 8 years

The other big issue this week, though introduced subtly and as a background issue, is the emergence of "the need for One World Government to save us all" as a theme to be sold to us ignorant louts. There are two members of the CFR on this week to introduce them as "reasonable voices to be listened to," (both were Bushies, so they can't be evil, can they?) along with others who are advocates of the US surrendering sovereignty "for the good of the world." Watch for this to get more attention (particularly more positive propaganda from the DBM) in the coming months. Watch particularly for extremist loons (black helicopter and Lyndon LaRouche types) to be promoted by the DBM as the official spokesmen for any opposition (can anyone say "Pat Buchanan?").

I'm mildly interested in seeing Newt, particularly to see if he will explicitly back off on criticism of Rush (I expect him to). I also want to hear from the junior senator from my state, Bob Corker, who I've had mixed feelings about. He's one of those I feel are being targeted by Obama over the auto industry (read union) issue. I expect our popular Democrat governor, Bredesen, to go up against him next year. It will be "in sadness, not in anger," as they're best buds. This may be a set up for that.

Oh, and even though Geithner was the bureaucrat charged with overseeing and regulating the big New York banks at the heart of the current financial crisis, he tried, but it really was all George Bush's fault, so you can't blame Timmy. He's a genius who can save us, don'tcha know?. Obama tells us so.

[Phsstpok]

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[Bahbah]

Obama's trip to Europe The One is loved by all of the world, this trip proves it! The One can accomplish miracles in foreign policy, despite all of the problems the United States has caused in the world (everything bad is our fault, after all), particularly in the last 8 years

LOL. Didn't take you long to catch on to that. They are presenting him as if he ripped his shirt open to show the big S on his chest and he calmed the trouble waters. LOL. They are literally making things up as they go.

[Phsstpok]

Check out the Rush transcript I linked to. They’re not just making it up, they’re manufacturing it on an assembly line. We’re concentrating on seeing Atlas Shrugged come to be while they’re implementing Orwell’s 1984. The Ministry of Truth writ large.

[mathluv]

I usually on watch FNS, but I will miss it tomorrow (but not much - looking at the guest list). My youngest granddaughter has her confirmation tomorrow morning.

[edpc]

Whenever I see Axelrod, I always think of two things: Weasles and SpaghettiOs.....

[Bahbah]

I can’t find the Rush link. Looking.

As to what you said, yes. It’s like a bad movie playing out before my eyes.

People are taking to the streets, my friend. Not like the nut cases and anarchists, but just the people. We shall see.

[Phsstpok]

Rush link

Emanuel and Axelrod Put Out Ludicrous G20 Negotiation Story (RushLimbaugh.com (transcript) - ‎Apr 3, 2009‎)

[Bahbah]

Thanks :)

[Phsstpok]

I'm with you on the weasels, but rather than Boy' Ar Dee I see this guy

 

[Phsstpok]

Here's a new article, linked from Drudge, that adds to the whole Obama teams image as corrupt thugs:

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0409/20889.html

 

[dr_who]

Ramos: Bullshit, probably NYT endorsed bullshit.

Rodgers: Socialist bullshit.

[Fu-fu2]

I tried watching some of these but the level of Soviet style propaganda by the talking heads is bordering on criminal, IMO. One thing I did notice, as Obama’s approval ratings drop, they are raising Michelle up to be the new Princess Diana....They are tickled by the power they have to shape the opinions of the sheeple.

[rodguy911]

You got it right.It's all about millhouses numbers. They know once they tank the free ride is over.
They will then have to work (steal) legislation.