Here's the man of the hour 
Posted on 08/23/2026 4:56:26 AM PDT by Alas Babylon!
The Talk Shows
Aug 23rd, 2026
Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows:
FACE THE NATION (CBS): Margaret Brennan anchors: CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz; Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.); Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.); Former Trump Admin FDA Administrator Scott Gottlieb; Neel Kashkari, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.
FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Anchor Shannon Bream: Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy; Pato O’Ward, Mexican IndyCar Series auto race driver; Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.). Panel: Josh Holmes, Meghan Hays and Josh Wingrove.
MEET THE dePRESS (NBC): Hosted by Kristen Welker: Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.); Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-El Salvador.). (MSDNC) Panel: Leigh Ann Caldwell, Ashley Etienne, Matt Gorman and Ryan Nobles—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?): Gov. Greg Abbott (R-Texas); David Hume Kennerly, Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer and photojournalist. Panel: Donna BrazileNut, Ramesh Ponnuru, Faiz Shakir and Eliana Johnson—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?): Education Secretary Linda McMahon; Jonathan Haidt, American social psychologist, author, and professor at New York University’s Stern School of Business; former Vice President Mike Pence. Panel: Scott Jennings, Jamal Simmons, Jonah Goldberg and Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.).—Aside from Scott Jennings, Tapper’s totally and toxically biased group of democrap talking points parrots!
SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES (FNC): The Show to watch! Hosted by Maria Bartiromo: Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.); Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa); Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.); Rep. Brandon Gill (R-Texas); Brent Sadler, Senior Research Fellow, Naval Warfare and Advanced Technology, Allison Center for National Security.
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From my AI discussion:
Welcome back, folks. Another Sunday, another round of carefully staged narratives from the networks. But underneath the surface, this week is loaded with real geopolitical movement — the kind they won’t touch because it doesn’t fit the scripts they’ve been rehearsing since 2016.
And yes, the lineup is mostly harmless… except for one predictable irritation: Jake Tapper hosting Mike Pence. Not because of Pence himself — but because Tapper will use him as a narrative tool to swipe at Trump. Same playbook, different Sunday.
The MoU expired. The pundits were practically salivating over the idea of a new Middle East war. And then… nothing. No escalation. No missile volleys. No “region in flames” montage. Just a quiet pivot from Tehran toward stability.
The real story: Iran stepped back, the Bessent–Rubio–Trump economic pressure campaign worked, and China nudged restraint.
Across the Pacific, another hotspot is being quietly cooled. U.S.–ROK war games are being dialed down, and talk of a future Trump–Kim meeting is floating again.
Put together with Iran, you get a pattern: multiple flashpoints cooling ahead of a major U.S.–China summit.
While the networks obsess over domestic drama, the Western Hemisphere is quietly rearranging itself.
Alberta’s argument — the one neither the U.S. nor Canadian press wants to touch:
“America is going to burn fuel no matter what Ottawa does. The environment isn’t helped when Venezuelan oil gets burned while Alberta oil stays in the ground. If you really care about the environment — instead of holding the West down — you’d want the U.S. buying our cleaner oil.”
That’s the kind of line that exposes the hypocrisy of Ottawa’s climate posture — which is exactly why it won’t appear on TV.
Tapper’s big guest is Mike Pence. Expect Tapper to use him as a “Republican validator” to reinforce anti‑Trump framing. This isn’t about Pence’s own agenda — it’s about how CNN deploys him.
Expect the usual: administration voices, Democratic lawmakers, and a Republican or two comfortable criticizing Trump. The deeper geopolitical stories — Iran restraint, Korea choreography, Alberta’s anger — won’t get airtime.
Similar pattern: domestic politics, election framing, and moral‑narrative packaging. The global de‑escalation happening this week won’t be the headline.
Fox may touch some of the stories above, but even there, the deeper structural angles often get overshadowed by immediate partisan framing.
Maria Bartiromo is usually where you’ll hear more direct discussion of markets, energy, and the kind of structural moves the other shows treat as background noise. If anyone is going to mention the economic squeeze on Iran, the Western Hemisphere energy reshuffle, or the pressure on Canada, it’s more likely to be here than on the big three broadcast networks.
This week’s real story isn’t on the guest lists. It’s in the quiet moves happening off‑camera:
The networks won’t cover it. The Thumb will.
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!
Psalm 16:8 (King James Version)
I have set the Lord always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
America is being Gaslighted by the Buggy Whip Press again about the economy since they believe if they talk it down enough Communism will have a chance in the midterms. Free Candy is an easy sell until you find out what it costs. First off most of the mediots cannot spell economics or capitalism let alone know if it is doing well or not. The closest most get is when the limo drives past a gas station and they see if it starts with a 3 or a 5 so they will read whatever lies are transcribed with passion and empathy for those guys not making $9 million a year for winning the genetic lottery or checking the right boxes.
Now if you want to hear what is happening at the tip of the spear who has actually written a book explaining capitalism, The Republic of Texas; then I can give you a pretty good explanation of what real people are seeing at ground level.
Most of the recovery is happening in the building of large buildings and manufacturing plants. This is the biggest year some of us have seen in our careers thanks to God’s mercy, although it is not occurring in single family homes for a number of reasons. The main reason is the Dims have talked young people into not buying homes and renting the rest of their lives like good little serfs, you will own nothing and like it.
In the big economy President Trump is turning the Aircraft Carrier around and moving manufacturing from Asia and Mexico to America. This is why so many manufacturing plants from AI to steel are expanding faster than anytime since the Roaring 20’s which is a major reason the oil prices are staying around $80/bbl.
There is a large demand for diesel right now due to heavy truck traffic although trucking prices are lowering fairly quickly as we are seeing a flatbed going from coast to coast dropping around $500-1000 per full truck load.
Since when has the Democrat Communist Party been concerned with low gas prices. If President Newsome was in office, he would be closing all the production on Federal land and try to get the prices up over $6/gal like he has it in Calimexico. Funny how the Gotcha Media is not pointing out the obvious example of Communist states having $2/gal higher gas prices than Freedom States? Wonder why that is? No joke!
But enough about Tiny Kotax. This is simply the busiest I have seen in the construction industry and especially with large buildings in thirty years. If Trump can continue or expand his majority in states like Oregon there will be the greatest economy this world has ever seen. He has taken on every third rail in politics and is still plowing forward. If you think for a minute these Dums or NeverTrumpers want America to succeed I have a bridge in Brooklyn you may want buy.
Oregon has to get Drazan elected Governor and immediately become part of this incredible economic recovery. She could open the forests to reclamation, recovery, and strategic harvest to supply building products for people in their own backyard and once again afford to build a home. She could release the tied-up land to first home buyers and let them build for under $300K and live off the land the way God wanted them to do. They could raise crops and families eating healthy home-grown foods rather than the tasteless garbage you find at Safeway and Freddies. This could be the most productive and healthiest state in the union if it could come out from the Jackboot Rulers in the Democrat Communist Party and their puppet masters in the Sierra Club.
This election you need to make everyone you know and don’t know to vote and especially if they are Repubs, MAGA and Freedom loving Americans. They need to vote on the first day the ballots drop so the armies of ballot gatherers can get the seldom voters to vote and get the Repub turnout over 90%. You get that percentage rather than the 40% expected and there is no way the Dimocheaters can steal it. The maximum cheat factor is 3-4% unless you have a virus that shuts down all controls.
This is the election of Oregon’s life. Treat it like that and work like you will not survive another two years since if things go back to the Biden years this recovery will be a deep recession again.
Pray for Christine Drazan
Note: The above opinion is not necessarily my own, but FReeper Bray’s. If you wish to discuss this, please ping Bray.
Here's the man of the hour
You have it all wired and the economy is doing well except for a few small business people that are struggling.
I had to struggle last week as electronic criminals stole $3,600 out of my bank account. My bank will reimburse but who knows how long that will be.
Thankfully, those who appreciate US made goods helped when I needed it most yesterday and I'm once again viable. It doesn't get easier though year after year.
..........................................
The communists are in full attire and spilling the beans as they try and work their way into government any way they can.
Here's a piece I did a few minutes ago:
Finally, we are getting to the truth about DSA:
on Bill Maher Show
Warren Squire
| 3:40 AM on August 22, 2026
AP Photo/Seth Wenig This isn’t something you see every day:
It happened on Friday’s Real Time with Bill Maher. NYT reporter Jeremy Peters laid out exactly who these Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) members are who have infiltrated the Democrat Party.
Here’s more. (READ)
New York Times reporter Jeremy Peters admits to Bill Maher that the DSA’s stated goal is not only to take over the Democratic Party but to “take out the entire constitutional system.
”Maher says what they really want is communism, and you don’t even have to dig deep to prove it.
PETERS:
“They’re not running to be members of the Democratic Party. They’re running, many of them anyway, as Democratic Socialists. It’s a totally different political organization.
And in fact, I mean, that’s their stated goal. They not only want to take out the Democratic Party, they want to take out the entire constitutional system that the Democratic Party is allowed to participate in governance.”
MAHER:
“And they like communism. I proved it here a couple of weeks ago just by quoting them. They use the word a lot. They’re not actually trying to hide it, although if you ask them they will deny it.”Cea Weaver, Zohran Mamdani's appointed tenant advocate have previously said things like:
• “Elect more communists”
• “Seize private property!”
• “Private property, including and kind of ESPECIALLY homeownership, is a weapon of white supremacy…
”When they tell you who they are, believe them.
You have it all wired and the economy is doing well except for a few small business people that are struggling.
I had to struggle last week as electronic criminals stole $3,600 out of my bank account. My bank will reimburse but who knows how long that will be.
Thankfully, those who appreciate US made goods helped when I needed it most yesterday and I'm once again viable. It doesn't get easier though year after year.
..........................................
The communists are in full attire and spilling the beans as they try and work their way into government any way they can.
Here's a piece I did a few minutes ago:
Finally, we are getting to the truth about DSA:
on Bill Maher Show
Warren Squire
| 3:40 AM on August 22, 2026
AP Photo/Seth Wenig This isn’t something you see every day:
It happened on Friday’s Real Time with Bill Maher. NYT reporter Jeremy Peters laid out exactly who these Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) members are who have infiltrated the Democrat Party.
Here’s more. (READ)
New York Times reporter Jeremy Peters admits to Bill Maher that the DSA’s stated goal is not only to take over the Democratic Party but to “take out the entire constitutional system.
”Maher says what they really want is communism, and you don’t even have to dig deep to prove it.
PETERS:
“They’re not running to be members of the Democratic Party. They’re running, many of them anyway, as Democratic Socialists. It’s a totally different political organization.
And in fact, I mean, that’s their stated goal. They not only want to take out the Democratic Party, they want to take out the entire constitutional system that the Democratic Party is allowed to participate in governance.”
MAHER:
“And they like communism. I proved it here a couple of weeks ago just by quoting them. They use the word a lot. They’re not actually trying to hide it, although if you ask them they will deny it.”Cea Weaver, Zohran Mamdani's appointed tenant advocate have previously said things like:
• “Elect more communists”
• “Seize private property!”
• “Private property, including and kind of ESPECIALLY homeownership, is a weapon of white supremacy…
”When they tell you who they are, believe them.
You have it all wired and the economy is doing well except for a few small business people that are struggling.
I had to struggle last week as electronic criminals stole $3,600 out of my bank account. My bank will reimburse but who knows how long that will be.
Thankfully, those who appreciate US made goods helped when I needed it most yesterday and I'm once again viable. It doesn't get easier though year after year.
..........................................
The communists are in full attire and spilling the beans as they try and work their way into government any way they can.
Here's a piece I did a few minutes ago:
Finally, we are getting to the truth about DSA:
on Bill Maher Show
Warren Squire
| 3:40 AM on August 22, 2026
AP Photo/Seth Wenig This isn’t something you see every day:
It happened on Friday’s Real Time with Bill Maher. NYT reporter Jeremy Peters laid out exactly who these Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) members are who have infiltrated the Democrat Party.
Here’s more. (READ)
New York Times reporter Jeremy Peters admits to Bill Maher that the DSA’s stated goal is not only to take over the Democratic Party but to “take out the entire constitutional system.
”Maher says what they really want is communism, and you don’t even have to dig deep to prove it.
PETERS:
“They’re not running to be members of the Democratic Party. They’re running, many of them anyway, as Democratic Socialists. It’s a totally different political organization.
And in fact, I mean, that’s their stated goal. They not only want to take out the Democratic Party, they want to take out the entire constitutional system that the Democratic Party is allowed to participate in governance.”
MAHER:
“And they like communism. I proved it here a couple of weeks ago just by quoting them. They use the word a lot. They’re not actually trying to hide it, although if you ask them they will deny it.”Cea Weaver, Zohran Mamdani's appointed tenant advocate have previously said things like:
• “Elect more communists”
• “Seize private property!”
• “Private property, including and kind of ESPECIALLY homeownership, is a weapon of white supremacy…
”When they tell you who they are, believe them.
You have it all wired and the economy is doing well except for a few small business people that are struggling.
I had to struggle last week as electronic criminals stole $3,600 out of my bank account. My bank will reimburse but who knows how long that will be.
Thankfully, those who appreciate US made goods helped when I needed it most yesterday and I'm once again viable. It doesn't get easier though year after year.
..........................................
The communists are in full attire and spilling the beans as they try and work their way into government any way they can.
Here's a piece I did a few minutes ago:
Finally, we are getting to the truth about DSA:
on Bill Maher Show
Warren Squire
| 3:40 AM on August 22, 2026
AP Photo/Seth Wenig This isn’t something you see every day:
It happened on Friday’s Real Time with Bill Maher. NYT reporter Jeremy Peters laid out exactly who these Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) members are who have infiltrated the Democrat Party.
Here’s more. (READ)
New York Times reporter Jeremy Peters admits to Bill Maher that the DSA’s stated goal is not only to take over the Democratic Party but to “take out the entire constitutional system.
”Maher says what they really want is communism, and you don’t even have to dig deep to prove it.
PETERS:
“They’re not running to be members of the Democratic Party. They’re running, many of them anyway, as Democratic Socialists. It’s a totally different political organization.
And in fact, I mean, that’s their stated goal. They not only want to take out the Democratic Party, they want to take out the entire constitutional system that the Democratic Party is allowed to participate in governance.”
MAHER:
“And they like communism. I proved it here a couple of weeks ago just by quoting them. They use the word a lot. They’re not actually trying to hide it, although if you ask them they will deny it.”Cea Weaver, Zohran Mamdani's appointed tenant advocate have previously said things like:
• “Elect more communists”
• “Seize private property!”
• “Private property, including and kind of ESPECIALLY homeownership, is a weapon of white supremacy…
”When they tell you who they are, believe them.
clearly my computer is screwing up.
I asked the mods to clean it up but so far nada....
Bears repeating. Communism is the easiest thing to sell on paper. It doesn’t work and never has worked, but free everything sounds wonderful.
And here I thought those weren’t normal mushrooms in the spaghetti sauce last night afterall......
but free everything sounds wonderful.
Yeah really looks like it! But simply a computer going rogue just like everything else we hold dear!
Free everything DOES sound good, but I wonder who invents, assembles and delivers all this free stuff. No one has to work if everything is free.
I saw one clip from a couple of CNNs talking heads trying to compare Musk to the Koch brothers, funny they never mention Soros or the guy in China or all of Hollyweirds plethora of clueless thespians. What is ironic, the Koch brothers did contribute to both political parties but leaned right and gave far more to philanthropic endeavors than political. But I’m sure that information never was disseminated to their shared lone brain cell at CNN.
I think you only get one “I Posted Today” sticker for that volley.
The left preys on leftist desperate voters who want the Government to take care of them. They think living here gives them a right to free stuff from taxpayers. The left has established a contrast towards those who are with and without.
It is easier for them to vote for free stuff than actually earn. Their resentment against those who have earned now motivates them to grasp for Socialism or even extreme Communism.
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