Weekend Talk Show *Preview* for 5/31/2009 (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:
  • Judge Sonia Sotomayor:
    • President Obama makes history and nominates the first Latina Justice to the Supreme Court
    • The GOP prepares for a fight
    • An in-depth look at Judge Sonia Sotomayor's record on issues like
      • Abortion
      • activism
      • ideology with the men at the center of the confirmation battle: Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT), and the Committee's Ranking Member, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL).
  • The economy:
    • Are things getting worse or are we seeing real signs of recovery?
    • What is the view from the front lines?
    • A conversation from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange with three key CEO's from Google, Xerox and Caterpillar
  • Roundtable
    • The Obama administration
    • The economy
    • A preview of Brian Williams’ "Inside the Obama White House"
    • And more
• Guests
  • Senator Patrick Leahy (Democrat – Vermont)
    • Chairman, Judiciary Committee
    • Senate web site | Bio
    • Wikipedia web page
    • Confirmation Hearings Pose Challenge for Leahy (Wall Street Journal - ‎May 29, 2009)
    • Pat Leahy says GOP blocks Sotomayor for Supreme Court -- in 1998 (Los Angeles Times Blogs - ‎May 27, 2009‎) Note: page has link to streaming video
    • Will Obama back 'truth commission' to probe Bush practices? (The State - ‎ May. 30, 2009)
  • Senator Jeff Sessions (Republican - Alabama)
    • Ranking Member, Judiciary Committee
    • Senate web site | Bio
    • Wikipedia web page
    • Sessions Suggests Confirmation Timeline Unrealistic (Washington Post - ‎ May 29, 2009)
    • Sessions says Sotomayor comment is "troubling" (USA Today - ‎May 28, 2009‎)
    • GOP Moves to Tone Down Criticism of Sotomayor (San Jose Mercury News - May 29, 2009‎)
  • Anne Mulcahy
    • Chairman & CEO, Xerox Corporation | Bio
    • Wikipedia web page
    • Xerox CEO Anne Mulcahy to retire (CNET News - ‎May 21, 2009‎)
    • Xerox keeps up R&D, risks cannibalization (Reuters - ‎May 29, 2009)
    • Xerox Retirees Protest Benefit Cuts (U.S. News & World Report - ‎May 26, 2009‎)
  • Jim Owens
    • Chairman & CEO, Caterpillar Inc. | Bio
    • Wikipedia web page
    • D'oh! Caterpillar CEO Contradicts President on Whether Stimulus Will Allow Him to Re-Hire Laid Off Workers (ABC News Feb 12, 2009) Note: page has link to streaming video
    • When Layoffs Are Immoral (The New York Times - May 26, 2009)
    • Obama's Corporatism Strategy Might Advance Cap-and-Trade (Town Hall - ‎ May, 30, 2009)
  • Eric Schmidt
    • Chairman & CEO, Google Inc. | Profile
    • Wikipedia web page
    • Google CEO says he expects more government scrutiny (Calgary Herald - May 29, 2009‎)
    • Obama: Cyber Security is a National Security Priority (Washington Post - ‎ May 29, 2009‎)
    • In the Clown Car of U.S. Media: Eric Schmidt, John Kerry and More Bozos (Huffington Post - ‎May 12, 2009)
  • Katty Kay
    • Author, "Womenomics: Write Your Own Rules for Success"
    • Washington Correspondent, BBC World News America
    • Wikipedia web page
    • MSNBC's Scarborough: Media Are Obama's Adoring Adolescent Fans (NewsBusters - ‎May 11, 2009‎)
    • Women Will Rule Business (TIME - ‎May 17, 2009)
  • Brian Williams
    • Anchor & Managing Editor, NBC Nightly News | Profile
    • Wikipedia web page
    • NBC NEWS PRESENTS "INSIDE THE OBAMA WHITE HOUSE: BRIAN WILLIAMS REPORTS" (The Futon Critic (press release) - ‎ May 26, 2009)
    • A Burger Run Or A Photo Op? (CBS News - ‎ May 29, 2009)
    • Obama weighs in on Sotomayor remark (msnbc.com - May 29, 2009‎)
  • Richard Wolffe
    • Author, "Renegade: The Making of a President"
    • Wikipedia web page
    • Obama's Secret High Court Diversion (The Daily Beast - May 25, 2009)
    • Obama 'Distracted' by Biden's 'Indiscipline,' Book Asserts (FOXNews - ‎May 21, 2009‎)
    • Newsweek’s Wolffe: GOP ‘Lost Their Heart in the 1980s, Lost Their Mind in the 1990s’ (NewsBusters - ‎May 10, 2009‎)
• Meet the Press mailbox (web page for comments)

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CBS Face The Nation (Bob Schieffer)

• Topics:
  •  The nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court
• Guests
  • Senator Jon Kyl (Republican - Arizona)
    • Senate web site | Bio
    • Wikipedia web page
    • Kyl: September vote likely for Sotomayor (The Hill - ‎May 28, 2009)
    • GOP unlikely to filibuster court nominee, Kyl says (Politico - ‎May 24, 2009)
    • Kyl: North Korea's threats hard to figure (KTAR.com - ‎May 27, 2009)
  • Senator Dianne Feinstein (Democrat – California)
    • Senate web site | Bio
    • Wikipedia web page
    • Feinstein, Boxer praise judicial nominee (Ventura County Star - ‎May 26, 2009‎)
    • EDITORIAL: Senators Should Grill Court Pick (American Chronicle - ‎May 28, 2009)
    • Feinstein's tough love: Californians voted for cuts, now they'll get them (San Francisco Chronicle - ‎May 29, 2009)
  • Bob Woodward
    • The Washington Post
    • Web site | Bio
    • Wikipedia web page
    • Woodward Plots to Capture Obama White House in Next Book (FOXNews - May, 30, 2009)
  • David Brooks
    • The New York Times
    • Wikipedia web page
    • The Empathy Issue (New York Times - ‎May 28, 2009)
• Face The Nation contact information - ftn@cbsnews.com

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Fox News Sunday (Chris Wallace)

• Topics:
  • President Obama (AKA The One) nominates the first Latina for the Supreme Court.
    • Will Judge Sonia Sotomayor make it through the grueling confirmation process?
    • There's been plenty of speculation as to how the Republican Party will handle this historic nominee.
    • Can a case be made against Judge Sotomayor?
    • Will her powerful personal story negate any real criticism?
    • Or will her 20-year record on the bench satisfy both conservatives and liberals?
    • A preview of the confirmation process with two key members of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
  • "Right Now"
    • What's the future of the GOP and who has what it takes to bring the party back to prominence?
    • "FOX News Sunday" begins a new series on influential and up and coming Republican leaders.
  • Fox News Sunday panel
    • North Korea test fires another short range missile off its coast. How should the U.S. and the international community respond?
  • Fox News essay: Coming up on Fox News Sunday
• Guests
  • Senator Arlen Specter (Democrat – Pennsylvania)
    • Senate Judiciary Committee member
    • Senate web site | Bio
    • Wikipedia web page
    • Specter Applauds Sotomayor Pick (Atlantic Online - ‎May 26, 2009)
    • Sestak to challenge Specter in Pennsylvania (Examiner.com - May, 30, 2009‎)
    • Specter's GOP Challenger Gains Ground, Poll Shows (FOXNews - ‎May 28, 2009)
  • Senator Lindsey Graham (Republican – South Carolina)
    • Senate Judiciary Committee member
    • Senate web site | Bio
    • Wikipedia web page
    • Senators' Approach Hopeful (Myrtle Beach Sun News - ‎ May 29, 2009)
    • Sotomayor a “terror on the bench” (Dakota Voice - ‎May 29, 2009‎)
    • Obama works with Graham on new detainee policy (McClatchy Washington Bureau - ‎May 23, 2009‎)
  • Mitt Romney
    • Former GOP presidential candidate
    • Mitt Romney's Free and Strong America PAC | Bio
    • Wikipedia web page
    • Romney's schedule hints at run in 2012 (Boston Globe - ‎ May, 30, 2009)
    • Romney stumps for Christie in NJ (Philadelphia Inquirer - ‎May 28, 2009)
    • Romney on North Korea Next Monday (Heritage.org - ‎May 28, 2009‎)
  • Fox News Sunday panel
    • Brit Hume
      • FOX News senior political analyst
      • Wikipedia web page
      • Why Sotomayor Worries Judicial Conservatives (FOXNews - ‎May 26, 2009)
    • Mara Liasson
      • National Public Radio | Bio
      • Wikipedia web page
      • Obama To Nominate Sotomayor To High Court (NPR Morning Edition, May 26, 2009) Note: page has link to streaming audio
    • Bill Kristol
      • The Weekly Standard
      • Wikipedia web page
      • Veni, Vidi . . . Ricci! (The Weekly Standard - ‎May 29, 2009)
    • Juan Williams
      • National Public Radio | Bio
      • Wikipedia web page
      • The Waves Minority Judges Always Make ()
• Fox News Sunday contact information - FNS@foxnews.com

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CNN State Of The Union (John King)

• Topics:
  • The Senate Minority Leader discusses
    • The pending confirmation battle over Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor
    • his views on stabilizing the American economy
    • the latest war of words within the Republican Party
• Guests
  • Senator Mitch McConnell (Republican – Kentucky)
    • Senate Minority Leader
    • Senate web site | Bio
    • Wikipedia web page
    • Republican Strategy On Sotomayor (Town Hall - ‎May 29, 2009)
    • Senator Mitch McConnell Weighs In On Sotomayor, Auto Industry (WBKO - ‎May 26, 2009) Note: page has link to streaming video
    • McConnell criticizes Obama on energy, health care and spending (Evening News and Tribune - ‎May 27, 2009)
  • Senator Amy Klobuchar (Democrat – Minnesota
    • Senate web site | Bio
    • Wikipedia web page
    • Sen. Klobuchar impressed by Sotomayor (Minnesota Public Radio - May 26, 2009)
    • Democrats offer praise, Republicans urge caution (Minneapolis (Red) Star Tribune - ‎May 27, 2009)
    • As state's only senator, Klobuchar gains sympathetic attention (MinnPost.com - ‎May 20, 2009)
  • Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (Republican – Texas)
    • Senate web site | Bio
    • Wikipedia web page
    • KB Hutchison on Sotomayor: "troubling" (Dallas Morning News - ‎May 26, 2009)
    • Kay Bailey Hutchison refuses to label Sonia Sotomayor's 2001 comments as racist (Dallas Morning News - ‎ May 29, 2009)
    • Cornyn says GOP successor to Hutchison is "no slam dunk" (Dallas Morning News - ‎May 21, 2009)
• CNN Late Edition (web page for comments)

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ABC This Week (George Stephanopoulos)

• Topics:
  • Two senators who will play an important role in the upcoming confirmation hearings of President Obama's Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor debate the candidate’s qualifications.
  • The pitched political battle that has already begun over Sotomayor's Supreme Court nomination ... a preview of the Senate confirmation hearings to come.
  • Sunday panel
    • the Sotomayor hearings
    • the impact of any potential GM bankruptcy
    • the North Korean nuclear threat
    • all the week's politics 
• Guests
  • Senator Charles Schumer (Democrat – New York)
    • Senate web site | Bio
    • Wikipedia web page
    • Sen. Charles Schumer to play key role in Sotomayor nomination process (The Post-Standard - Syracuse.com - ‎May 26, 2009)
    • Why Beijing Wants a Strong Dollar (Wall Street Journal - ‎May 27, 2009‎)
    • State Employee Health Care as a "Public Plan" (Heritage.org - ‎May 28, 2009)
  • Senator John Cornyn (Republican – Texas)
    • Senate Judiciary Committee.
    • Senate web site | Bio
    • Wikipedia web page
    • Sotomayor on the hot seat, as is Cornyn (Austin American-Statesman - ‎May 29, 2009)
    • Some Republicans rebuke Limbaugh, Gingrich on Sotomayor criticism (Los Angeles Times - May 30, 2009)
    • Cornyn Flashes Pragmatism (Atlantic Online - ‎May 29, 2009)
  • Roundtable
    • George Will
      • Syndicated columnist
      • ABC contributor
      • Wikipedia web page
      • GEORGE WILL COLUMN: Washington's power grab rolls on (Grand Forks Herald - ‎May 29, 2009‎)
    • Jan Crawford Greenburg
      • ABC's Supreme Court correspondent
      • Wikipedia web page
      • ABC's Jan Crawford Greenburg: 'Almost Impossible' to Stop Sotomayor (NewsBusters - ‎May 28, 2009)
    • Paul Krugman
      • New York Times columnist
      • ABC contributor
      • Wikipedia web page
      • Paul Krugman: If Only California Could Just Raise Taxes (Reason Online - ‎May 26, 2009)
    • Gwen Ifill
      • PBS
      • Wikipedia web page  
      • Sotomayor Nomination Sparks Debate on Role of Justices (NewsHour - ‎May 26, 2009)
    • Ed Gillespie
      • Former Bush adviser
      • Wikipedia web page
      • Presidents, Senators, and Judicial Philosophy (National Review Online - ‎May 27, 2009)
• ABC This Week comment web

[Phsstpok]

Memes and analysis for May 31, 2009

Its real simple this week: if you oppose Sotomayor on reasoned principle then you are a racist sexist bigot. If you point out that she is clearly a racist and a sexist based on what she’s actually said then you are going beyond the boundaries of civil debate and must be destroyed on a personal and permanent basis, at all costs.

Welcome to the Obamazone.

Welcome to 1984.

[Phsstpok]

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[byteback]

Senator Arlen Specter (Democrat – Pennsylvania)

Finally an honest tag.
I applaud the nomination of Judge Sotomayor to the Supreme Court. Her confirmation would add needed diversity in two ways: the first Hispanic and the third woman to serve on the high court. While her record suggests excellent educational and professional qualifications, now it is up to the Senate to discharge its constitutional duty for a full and fair confirmation process.

[Morgan in Denver]

Not to mention her membership, leadership and support of La Raza.

Amerika moves left, as ex-veterans are labeled subversive and La Raza is elevated to legitimacy.

[Son House]

Yep, how could one have such poor judgment to be over turned not one, two, three, or four, but 5 times by the Supreme Court, and still be considered for the job?

[Son House]

Oh, lest I forget, the more incompetent you are, the more we think we need you, for a Government job

[rodguy911]

Thanks for all the hard work “P” looks like the shilling for the fat Desosto is now in earnest. Not really necessary she is in no mater what.

[rockrr]

Hi Phsstpok. I haven’t heard from you in a while. I hope that everything is OK with you.

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