Weekend Talk Show *Preview* for 4/12/2009 (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:
  • A special holiday weekend roundtable:
    • How has the Obama administration fared on crucial foreign policy tests abroad and under political scrutiny back home?
• Guests
  • Jeffrey Goldberg
    • The Atlantic | Profile | Blog
    • Wikipedia web page
    • A Memo to Roger Cohen (The Atlantic – Apr 10, 2009)
    • Roger Cohen's Very Happy Visit with Iran's Jews (Feb 26, 2009)
    • J Street Gets it Right On Lieberman (Apr 6, 2009)
  • Michele Norris
    • National Public Radio | Bio
    • Wikipedia web page
    • Captain Of Hijacked Vessel Still Hostage (NPR All Things Considered, Apr 8, 2009) Note : page includes link to streaming audio
    • Obama Makes Surprise Iraq Stop (NPR All Things Considered, Apr 7,  (2009) Note : page includes link to streaming audio
    • G-20 Leaders Reach Deal On Economy (NPR All Things Considered,Apr 2, 2009) Note : page includes link to streaming audio
  • Robin Wright
    • Wikipedia web page
    • Author, "Dreams and Shadows: The Future of the Middle East"
    • Obama and the Muslim World (On Point Radio - ‎Apr 6, 2009‎)
    • A Quiet Revolution Grows in the Muslim World (Time – Mar 19, 2009)
  • Byron York
    • The Washington Examiner
    • National Review | Archive
    • Wikipedia web page
    • York: It's Obama's crisis now (Milford Daily News - ‎Mar 26, 2009‎)
    • Obama’s missile defense word games (The Hill - Apr 7, 2009‎)
    • Will Senate stop 'unreasonable' pay bill? (Coshocton Tribune - ‎Apr 9, 2009‎)
• Meet the Press mailbox (web page for comments)

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CBS Face The Nation (Bob Schieffer)

• Topics:
  •  Looking ahead to the president’s next foreign trip - to Mexico on Thursday
• Guests
  • Arturo Sarukhan
    • Mexican Ambassador to the United States | Profile
    • Wikipedia web page
    • Embassy Row: Keep On Trucking (Washington Times - ‎Apr 9, 2009‎)
    • Forbes: From Misinformation to Disinformation on Mexico (Mexidata.info – Apr 5, 2009)
    • U.S. eyes new Mexico truck plan before Obama trip (Reuters - ‎Mar 24, 2009)
  • Rajiv Chandrasekaran
    • Associate Editor, Washington Post
    • Auhor “Imperial Life in the Emerald City”
    • Wikipedia web page
    • In Afghan War, U.S. Dominance Increasing (Washington Post - ‎Mar 24, 2009)
    • Troops Face New Tests in Afghanistan (Washington Post - ‎Mar 24, 2009)
    • Untold part of Iraq war (Express Buzz - Mar 30, 2009)
  • David Sanger
    • The New York Times | Archive
    • Wikipedia web page
    • Hints of Obama’s Strategy in a Telling 8 Days (New York Times - Apr 7, 2009‎)
    • North Korea Seeks Political Gain From Rocket Launch (New York Times - Apr 6, 2009‎)
    • Obama Seizes on Missile Launch in Seeking Nuclear Cuts (New York Times - Apr 5, 2009‎)
  • Kathleen Parker
    • Syndicated Columnist
    • Wikipedia web page
    • Bickering threatens to break apart Christian coalition (Houston Chronicle - ‎Apr 8, 2009)
    • Reports of our death have been greatly exaggerated (WorldNetDaily - ‎Apr 9, 2009‎)
    • How Do You Say Faux Pas in Austrian? (Washington Post - ‎ Apr 10, 2009‎)
• Face The Nation contact information - ftn@cbsnews.com

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Fox News Sunday (Chris Wallace)

• Topics:

o   Two key members of the Senate discuss President Obama's first few months in office, which have been defined by:

§  an unprecedented economic crisis

§  tough foreign policy decisions, including pirates hijacking an American cargo

o   The market surges 20 percent after a record low in March. Has the U.S. economy turned a corner or do we still have more to do?

• Fox News Sunday panel
  • Former Bush adviser Karl Rove calls Vice-President Biden a liar. What's behind this war of words and which administration is coming out on top
• The Power Player of the Week
  • The "good news" that we can all look forward to this Easter Sunday
• Fox News essay: Coming up on Fox News Sunday
• Guests
  • Senator Evan Bayh (Democrat – Indiana)
    • Senate web site | Bio
    • Wikipedia web page
    • Let’s Get Ready To Reconcile! (Newsweek - ‎ Apr 11, 2009‎)
    • But Why, Bayh? (National Journal The Blogometer - ‎Apr 6, 2009‎
    • Coalition says it's time to add minorities to fed courts (Gary Post Tribune - ‎ Apr 11, 2009‎)
  • Senator Tom Coburn (Republican – Oklahoma)
    • Senate web site | Bio
    • Wikipedia web page
    • Trouble Ahead for the Pakistan Aid Obama Wants (CQ Politics – Mar 28, 2009)
    • Dr. Coburn urges revamp of Recovery.gov (KTUL - ‎Apr 6, 2009‎)
    • CBS, Tom Coburn, Dow Constantine Wag Fingers at Our Stimulus Spending (Seattle Weekly - ‎Apr 7, 2009‎)
  • Liz Claman
    • Host of "Countdown to the Closing Bell,"
    • FOX Business Network | Profile
    • Wikipedia web page
    • Tickled Pink by Code Pink (FOX Business blog - Apr 9, 2009‎)
    • Everywhere I go… (FOX Business blog - Apr 6, 2009‎)
    • Boston’s Son of (TV) Liberty Ansin says ‘LeNO’ (FOX Business blog - Apr 3, 2009‎)
  • Jenna Lee
    • FOX Business Network | Profile
    • Wikipedia web page
    • Co-host FOX Business Live webcast (links will not play for me)
    • No news links available
  • Power Player of the Week
    • Donald Wuerl
      • Archbishop of Washington | Profile
      • Wikipedia web page
      • Communion and Liberation's Way of the Cross With Bishop Wuerl on the National Mall (PR Newswire (press release) - ‎Apr 9, 2009‎)
      • Three Bishops Close Ranks on Canon 915 (Catholic Online - ‎Mar 30, 2009‎)
      • Tens of Thousands Sign Petition Asking Notre Dame Not to Honor Pro-Abortion Obama (CNSNews.com - ‎Mar 24, 2009‎)
  • Fox News Sunday panel
    • Brit Hume
      • FOX News senior political analyst
      • Wikipedia web page
      • How Effective Was President Obama's Trip Overseas? (FOXNews - ‎Apr 6, 2009‎)
    • Mara Liasson
      • National Public Radio | Bio
      • Wikipedia web page
      • Was Obama's Trip Abroad A Success? (NPR Morning Edition, Apr 10, 2009) Note : page includes link to streaming audio
    • Bill Kristol
      • Founder and editor, The Weekly Standard
      • Wikipedia web page
      • Panel on North Korea's Missile Test (Special Report With Bret Baier (transcript) via RealClearPolitics - ‎Apr 7, 2009)
    • Juan Williams
      • National Public Radio | Bio
      • Wikipedia web page
      • Franken-Coleman Race May End Tuesday (NPR Morning Edition, Apr 7, 2009) Note : page includes link to streaming audio
• Fox News Sunday contact information - FNS@foxnews.com

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CNN State Of The Union (John King)

• Topics:
  • In his first visit to the region as Commander-in-Chief, President Obama says its time for the Iraqis to take over
• Guests
  • General Ray Odierno
    • Commanding General, Multi-National Force—Iraq
    • Wikipedia web page
    • General Ray Odierno: we may miss Iraq deadline to halt al-Qaeda terror (Times Online - ‎Apr 9, 2009‎)
    • 5 US Troops Killed in Iraq Bombing (Washington Post – Apr 11, 2009)
    • Obama visits US troops in Iraq (Aljazeera.net - ‎Apr 7, 2009)
  • Mowaffak al-Rubaie
    • Iraqi National Security Adviser
    • Wikipedia web page
    • Iraq's National Security Advisor Dr. Mowaffak al Rubaie on Camp Ashraf, Massoud Rajavi and 'Detoxifying' MEK Members (PR Newswire (press release) - ‎Apr 6, 2009‎)
    • Does Iran not rule over Iraq? (NCR-Iran.org (press release) - ‎ Apr 11, 2009)
    • U.S. commanders admit uncertainty over security in Iraq after pullout (World Tribune - ‎Apr 2, 2009)
• CNN Late Edition (web page for comments)

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ABC This Week (George Stephanopoulos)

• Topics:
  • The Role of Faith in Tough Economic Times
    • The megachurch pastor who rocketed to national fame with his best-selling book "The Purpose Driven Life" and became a lightning rod for controversy when he was selected by Barack Obama to give the invocation at the inauguration talks about the proposition
• Guests
  • Pastor Rick Warren
    • Pastor, Saddleback Church | Profile
    • Web site
    • Wikipedia web page
    • Did Warren mean what he said -- or say what he meant -- on marriage? (USA Today - ‎Apr 9, 2009)
    • Lauren Green Hosts an Hour with Pastor Rick Warren at His Saddleback Church (FOXNews - ‎Apr 10, 2009)
    • Is Political Rebound Ahead for Christian Right? (CQPolitics.com - ‎ Apr 11, 2009)
  • Roundtable
    • Newt Gingrich
      • Former House Speaker
      • Web site | Bio
      • Wikipedia web page
      • Newt Gingrich puts a new focus on health care (Columbia Daily Tribune - Apr 9, 2009)
      • Newt Gingrich's 2012 Presidential Campaign Rolls Along—Now It's Card-Check (U.S. News & World Report - ‎Apr 10, 2009‎)
      • Age of Obama Threatening America's Safety? (FOXNews - ‎Apr 9, 2009) Note : page includes link to streaming audio
    • Paul Krugman
      • New York Times columnist
      • Nobel laureate
      • ABC contributor
      • Enrov consultant
      • Paul Krugman blog
      • Wikipedia web page
      • Armey of darkness (New York Times blogs - Apr 10, 2009‎)
      • The New Masters Of The Universe (The New Ledger - ‎ Apr 11, 2009)
      • Krugman Garners Newsweek Cover for Left-Wing Criticism of Obamanomics (Business Media Institute - ‎Mar 31, 2009‎)
    • Ruth Marcus
      • The Washington Post
      • Wikipedia web page
      • Ruth Marcus: Bolton filibuster again haunts Capitol Hill (Dallas Morning News - ‎Apr 9, 2009‎)
      • Media Insiders Say Internet Hurts Journalism (Th Alantic – Apr 10, 2009)
      • Public Plans and Rationing Your Health Care (Heritage.org - ‎Mar 23, 2009‎)
    • George Will
      • ABC News | Archive (via RealClearPolitics.com)
      • Wikipedia web page
      • Obama's Wallow in the Automobile Industry (RealClearPolitics.com – Apr 5, 2009)
      • Perils of a Bright Idea (RealClearPolitics.com – Apr 2, 2009)
      • WaPo's Anti-Will Uprising (TPMMuckraker - ‎Apr 8, 2009)
• ABC This Week comment web

[Phsstpok]

Analysis for Sunday, April 12, 2009

First, a blessed Easter and joyous Passover to our believing friends. Me, I honor both traditions as my own and find my greatest joy in this time of year.

On to the shows

It looks like the Obamobots are taking the holiday weekend off and sending out the second line troops to carry their water for them. We also appear to have a semi interesting line up of opponents to counter them. Given fast moving events this could be a major mistake (I hope, I hope, I hope).  I’m afraid I might actually be tempted to watch this week. Oh, the horror!

A nod is made to the nature of this weekend with Rick (the progressive’s pastor) Warren and Archbishop (communion for abortion supporters is OK) Wuerl of Washington D.C. Not much of a nod, by my way of thinking. 

Serious doubts seem to finally be emerging about the hagiography going on over The One, particularly his recent (miserable failure on his) overseas trip. This weekend might represent cracks appearing in the damn (SIC) of the MSM’s mindless support (and cover up). I don’t hold out much hope, but there is some small glimmer. It all depends, IMO, on some element in the MSM seeing more benefit to their continued employment (somewhere… anywhere) in bucking the party line from the Ministry of Truth. The next question is will the Obamabots allow such heresy or will they follow the Putin model of suspicious, selective (but unexamined) murders of “troublesome journalists?”

That could be scary.

[Phsstpok]

PING

The Weekend Talk Show Preview thread is now up.

[fkabuckeyesrule]

Ya know I think I’ll go to church tomorrow.

[Bahbah]

Wow, Phsstpok, we think alike alot.

This is after reading your commentary.

[Bahbah]

Oh, and Rick Warren is not a man of God.

[Phsstpok]

darling lady, I’ve known that for a LONG time.

I have very seldom even paused when reading your pests before saying “Oh yeah!”

[Phsstpok]

That should be “Posts”

please tell me you assumed that

Please!

[Bahbah]

You are so dear.

[Bahbah]

Oh, and I don’t type weel.

[Bernard]

I hope to see Chris Wallace ask the Archbishop of Washington why Barack Obama would be looking for a church now, 4 YEARS AFTER he arrived in Washington.

Also, how much of the discussion will be spent blaming the President of France for the death of the French hostage?

[Miss Marple]

That would be a good question for Wallace to ask, but of course it won’t be.

Alas, I am afraid you are correct about President Sarkozy.

I will try to watch a bit today, but this is Easter and although we went to the Vigil Mass last night, we will probably have family stopping over today.

[rodguy911]

Happy Easter “P” and thanks for all you do.