Sunday Morning Talk Show Thread 5 July 2026

FACE THE NATION (CBS): Margaret Brennan anchors: NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman; Debra Houry (Chief Medical Officer and Deputy Director for Program and Science of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention until she resigned in protest at the firing of Susan Monarez—08/25); Former RINO governor of Massachusetts Charlie Baker; Reps. Adriano Espaillat (D-N.Y.) and Carlos Gimenez (R-Fla.).

FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Anchor Shannon Bream: Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Johnson (R-LA); Maryland democrat Gov. Wes Moore; Butch Wilmore, retired NASA astronaut, U.S. Navy captain, and test pilot; professor emeritus of classics at California State University, Fresno, military historian, farmer and conservative political commentator Victor Davis Hanson. Panel: Francesca Chambers, Juan Williams and Roger Zakheim.

MEET THE dePRESS (NBC): Hosted by Kristen Welker: with an America 250 special edition: Leftist documentarian Ken Burns; Doris Kearns Goodwin, Presidential historian and LBJ’s “special” friend; Lonnie Bunch, Howard University African-American Professor and 14th Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. (MSDNC) Panel: None listed—EVERY one of these easily forgotten angry Leftists slinging anti-American balderdash are featured on MSNBC/Now!

THIS WEEK (ABC): Hosted by Little Georgie Steponallofus (or is it Martha Raddish?): with a special look at America’s 250th anniversary: Interior Secretary Doug Burgum. Panel: Donna BrazileNut, Chris Christie, Maggie Haberman and Doug Heye—the same Ugly, shameless, Left-wing Propagandists and Fat RINOs!

STATE OF THE UNION (CNN): Anchored by Jake Toe-Tapper (or is it Dana Bash?): Pennsylvania democrat Gov. Josh Shapiro; Interior Secretary Doug Burgum. Panel: Buddy Carter (R-Ga.), Xochitl Hinojosa, Shermichael Singleton and Jamal Simmons—Except for Buddy, Tapper’s totally and toxically biased group of democrap talking points parrots!

SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES (FNC): The Show to watch! Hosted by Maria Bartiromo: Cheryl Casone guest hosts: retired US Army Gen. Jack Keane; Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.); Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.); Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.); Victoria Coates, conservative political advisor, art historian, and writer.

From my AI discussion:

BUTCHER'S THUMB — July 5th, 2026

This week’s butcher’s thumb shows a heavy emphasis on America 250 programming, institutional history, and executive‑branch messaging. NASA, Interior, and gubernatorial voices dominate the morning, while congressional leadership appears selectively. Futures remains the only program consistently aligned with current GOP priorities.

FACE THE NATION (CBS)
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman; former CDC official Debra Houry; former Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker; Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D‑N.Y.); Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R‑Fla.).
Structural read: CBS is running a “science + public health + bipartisan House” hour. Isaacman anchors the institutional NASA segment, Houry provides a public‑health narrative tied to recent CDC leadership changes, and Baker offers a centrist gubernatorial frame. Espaillat and Gimenez supply cross‑party congressional contrast.
What to watch: Whether Brennan uses Houry’s appearance to shape a broader CDC accountability storyline.

FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network)
Speaker Mike Johnson (R‑La.); Gov. Wes Moore (D‑Md.); retired NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore; historian Victor Davis Hanson. Panel: Francesca Chambers, Juan Williams and Roger Zakheim.
Structural read: Fox is running a “congressional leadership + bipartisan governors + institutional expertise” hour. Johnson anchors the legislative segment, Moore provides a Democratic executive counterweight, Wilmore adds technocratic credibility, and Hanson frames historical context.
What to watch: How Bream balances Johnson’s congressional messaging with Moore’s gubernatorial framing.

MEET THE PRESS (NBC)
Ken Burns; Doris Kearns Goodwin; Lonnie Bunch. Panel: None listed.
Structural read: NBC is running a “historical narrative + institutional memory” hour. Burns, Goodwin, and Bunch collectively anchor a retrospective framing of American identity, leaning heavily on cultural and historical interpretation rather than current policy.
What to watch: Whether Welker uses the America 250 theme to connect historical commentary to present‑day political tensions.

THIS WEEK (ABC)
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum. Panel: Donna Brazile, Chris Christie, Maggie Haberman and Doug Heye.
Structural read: ABC is running an “executive branch + institutional anniversary + bipartisan commentary” hour. Burgum anchors the administration’s America 250 messaging, while the panel blends Democratic strategists, Republican voices, and media analysts.
What to watch: Whether ABC positions Burgum’s segment as a unifying national message or a partisan contrast point.

STATE OF THE UNION (CNN)
Gov. Josh Shapiro (D‑Pa.); Interior Secretary Doug Burgum. Panel: Buddy Carter (R‑Ga.), Xochitl Hinojosa, Shermichael Singleton and Jamal Simmons.
Structural read: CNN is running an “executive branch + gubernatorial leadership + mixed panel” hour. Shapiro provides a Democratic state‑level perspective, Burgum returns for a second appearance of the morning, and the panel leans center‑left with Carter as the primary Republican counterweight.
What to watch: How Tapper/Bash frame Burgum’s repeat appearance across networks — as coordination or coincidence.

SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES (FNC)
Gen. Jack Keane (Ret.); Sen. Ron Johnson (R‑Wis.); Sen. Roger Marshall (R‑Kan.); Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R‑N.Y.); Victoria Coates.
Structural read: Futures is running a “national security + GOP congressional leadership + policy analysis” hour. Keane anchors the defense segment, Johnson and Marshall reinforce Senate‑level messaging, Malliotakis adds House perspective, and Coates provides strategic policy framing.
What to watch: Whether Casone centers the hour on foreign‑policy risk or domestic legislative strategy.

Ecosystem Summary
This week’s lineups emphasize America 250, institutional history, and executive‑branch messaging. NASA, Interior, and gubernatorial voices dominate the morning, while congressional leadership appears selectively. Futures remains the only program consistently aligned with current GOP priorities.

WHAT’S NOT BEING COVERED:

The sudden disappearance of last week’s Supreme Court outrage — no calls for court expansion, term limits, or structural reform, despite those themes dominating the networks just seven days ago. Looks like no tantrums because they got their way.
The structural implications of recent federal agency leadership changes — particularly within public health and science — and how these shifts affect long‑term policy continuity.
The coordinated messaging pattern around America 250, which appears across multiple networks but without deeper discussion of present‑day institutional stress points.
The absence of foreign‑policy context despite multiple national‑security guests — especially notable given recent global risk developments.
The lack of scrutiny on repeat guest appearances (e.g., Burgum) and what they signal about executive‑branch media strategy.

The selective silence remains a defining feature of the Sunday ecosystem.

“The greatest power we have is the power to ignore.” — attributed to Eric Hoffer

C-SPAN Radio, available on the net also, click here, broadcasts all five Sunday talk shows starting at 12:00 noon Eastern, as follows:

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM NBC's "Meet the Press"

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM ABC's "This Week"

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM "Fox News Sunday"

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM CNN's "State of the Union"

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM CBS's "Face The Nation"

Listen at the link above WHILE you FReep! Also, Sharyl Attkinson’s Full Measure: Watch live at 9:30 EST.

Finally, each show has a YouTube presence, and you can easily watch them on YouTube any time after their live run!

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Next, here are the email addresses and Twitter/X pages--for commenting to the weekend talk shows:

Email: Meet the Press Meet the Press mailbox (web page for comments) Twitter/X: @MeetThePress @kwelkernbc

Email: Face the Nation facethenation@cbsnews.com Twitter/X: @FaceTheNation

Email: Fox News Sunday FNS@foxnews.com Twitter/X: @foxnewssunday

Email: ABC This Week thisweek@abc.com Twitter/X: @ThisWeekABC @GStephanopoulos

Email: CNN State of the Union CNN State of the Union (web page for comments) Twitter/X: @CNNSotu @JakeTapper

Email: Sunday Morning Futures Maria@FoxBusiness.com Twitter/X: @MariaBartiromo

“The Sunday Morning Bray”, by Bray!

Proverbs 14:34 (King James Version)
Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.

They came to watch Communist Football, and they are leaving as fans of America. People from around the world have realized they have been lied to about the United States in every way and fashion to keep them serfs to the Communist state. Every country in the world is Communist from some form or fashion it is just how much and how stringent a form they live under and when they come to a country and especially states who are taking the handcuffs off, they think they have died and gone to heaven. They are loving being Americans.

This is what the great Founding Fathers imagined when they threw off the chains of a Monarchy and said the serfs want to rule themselves. This was a form of gummit which never had been tried throughout history and most did not even have an idea how it could work. It was so new and unheard of having the people vote for their own leadership they wanted to declare George Washington king and he said no, America was going to elect a President which everyone axed what is a President?

America was not a country, it was an idea and a belief which said all men are equal and there are no Monarchs or Rulers, it believes the guy shoveling the barn has the same Rights as the President. America also believes those Rights are not given by the President but Almighty God who breathed life into man along with the yearning for freedom to choose his path. America still yearns for freedom and generation after generation has passed down the founders’ idea of what America is and the world just put up a mirror of what that yearning looks like outside of the Shining City on the Hill.

They came to root on their country’s team and found out what happens when government is limited and man decides what people want and they are amazed. They have been lied to about America being owned by the Oligarch Billionaires and brainwashed into America being the racist, sexist, homophobic country in the world, and now they are trying to convince Americans this is not the greatest most free country in the world. Soccer fans have exposed their lies for what a incredible idea America is.

The entire world has been gaslighted into the Ugly American cliché when it is the furthest thing from the truth. Americans and especially Christian Americans outgive the rest of the world ten to one and you never hear about it. You don’t hear about it since Americans are taught to give quietly like Jesus says to not let the right hand know what the left hand is doing, it is feeding and clothing billions of people.

These Europeans and Asians are loving the diverse cultures of the pioneer spirit whether it is the cowboys of Texas or the beauty and different foods of Boston, Philly, to the South, they are all amazed. They are equally amazed at our stores and the vast variety of goods and food this country is blessed with and how the invisible hand of commerce works. They are like Cubans arriving in Miami the first time seeing full shelves. You had better make it bigger, better, and faster or someone else will making the best rise to the top and that is what they are seeing and missing in their lives. They are crying as they get on the planes knowing now what they do not have. They do not have the last vestiges of Capitalism left in the world. That is why they get free refills, huge, delicious portions, and Buck-ees gas stations since the consumer demands it and a capitalist fill then exceeds their demand.

They are slaves of the Worldwide Communist Party and now know what life is like off the plantation. Their leaders whether “elected” or kings and queens have been bought off by the thought of a Communist political and economic system is the easiest way to manage a population since they do require excessive homes, cars, food, or healthcare, you can lodge them in public housing projects and warehouse them from cradle to grave like raising cattle only with less freedom.

The United States has stood in the way of the designers of this model and they thought they had it stopped with FDR, but the American Founding Fathers reminded their heirs of how precious that cool breath of freedom was and how very few in mankind have tasted it. The Worldwide Communist Party was destroyed by some farm boys in WWII who destroyed their plan by stopping Hitler, Stalin, FDR, and Chamberlin and turned the entire world back to square one.

They thought they had it again with Barak, Bush, and Hilary, but once again the Tea Party revolted and found a General who was the greatest marketer on the planet. Now millions of soccer fans are seeing what the Founding Fathers were talking about and want it for themselves. They are saying they have been lied to and gaslighted about America and Americans and so have Americans by its media trying to bring Communism to replace the Founders’ dream.

Texas, Florida, and a few others are taking the lead and the entire world is watching these fans fall in love with Hamilton, Hancock, and Washington, which makes patriots bust with pride and lose a few tears knowing how hard this fight was and is to keep their one idea of everyone being equal alive. They have lived for 250 years and with God’s hand will spread their words around the world as they look at that Lady in the Bay whose torch is shining as bright as it ever has thanks to Trump bringing the World Cup to America. They came to cheer their teams and left loving America the Beautiful.

Happy Birthday America

Note: The above opinion is not necessarily my own, but FReeper Bray’s. If you wish to discuss this, please ping Bray.

Great stuff and all so true.

I liked this one":

You don't hear about it since Americans are taught to give quietly like Jesus says to not let the right hand know what the left hand is doing, it is feeding and clothing billions of people.

If you listen to American driveby media you would think that the country is falling apart and does everything wrong.

However, once you get here and discover that our president is "Making America Great Again" it's a whole new world for those just discovering why half the world would live here if they could.

One more reason why you don't have open borders.

The communists who hate America since they don't have complete control over you and I and everyone else are successfully splitting the demonrat party in two. The dirty dems were already in the process of self-destructing one more time and this will only hasten the job.

Should make the job of voting in more and more conservatives into office in Nov. a bit easier.

I got a chance to meet and greet our current and likely next Senator Ashley Moody in the Lower Keys last Tuesday. It was a great time had by all and her arrival was one of the reasons why she will win the next election.

It was truly amazing as all 100 of us were applauding,yelling and greeting her as she walked through the door of Babys Coffee around 2:00 pm.She's a great lady and acknowledged she gets to use her lawyering skills,shes also a lawyer, as the commies come after her along with others who hate the America she clearly loves.

She's a class act and is ahead about 7-8 points of dem. Alex Vindman who is still trying to explain why he bought almost $40,000 worth of his brothers books from his campaign money a couple of years ago.

Just another corrupt dem who gets much of his small donations under $40 from:

ACT BLUE

you know the ngo that uses it's donors to launder some pretty dark dinero.

We are pretty sure Ashley will win this one and become an even better Senator than she is now if that's possible.

Here she is:

Shannon now up with Speaker Mike Johnson currently chatting about the commie move in the dem party.

Johnson says many mamdannnni types are showing up all over.He says it's a threat to the US. They want to abolish borders, police, Supreme court, etc. Johnson says it's common sense vs. communism.

Dems are powerless since the money and excitement in their party is on the side of the commies. Mike Johnson says this election is for all the marble, communism vs. capitalism.

Johnson says his margins in the House are very small he is still trying to pass the save act by attaching it to other bills.

Proof of citizen sip andphot id is key for voting says Mike.

Ana Paula Luna says we need to pass the save act and does not care who hates her for saying that. Luna is yet another of the Florida rock stars we are blessed with them.

Johnson now echoing what we say here that dems count on cheating to win,who knew?

Johnson says the house will send over a neatly packaged bill to the senate he hopes they will pass.

Another Fla. rock star Ron Desantis says a constitutional amendment will be needed to stop birthright tourism where illegals come to Florida to give birth so their kids and eventually the entire family are vialbe in the U.S.

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