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Posted on 10/18/2026 5:02:31 AM PDT by Alas Babylon!
The Talk Shows
Oct 18th, 2026
Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows:
FACE THE NATION (CBS): Margaret Brennan anchors: Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.); Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio); Florida state Rep. Angie Nixon (democrat Senate nominee from Florida); Iowa State Auditor and democrat candidate for governor Rob Sand.
FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Anchor Shannon Bream: Sen. Tim CoKaine (D-Va.); Sen. Dave McCormick (R-Pa.); American political consultant and pollster; former Senior Counselor to the President (2017–2020) Kellyanne Conway; Celinda Lake, democratic pollster and political strategist; president of Lake Research Partners; criminal defense attorney and host of the “Crime & Justice with Donna Rotunno” podcast Donna Rotunno; Jonathan Turley, Professor of Law at George Washington University; constitutional law scholar and legal analyst. Panel: Mark Bednar, Peggy Collins, Mollie Hemingway and Juan Williams.
MEET THE dePRESS (NBC): Hosted by Kristen Welker: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy; Sen. Raphael Warlock (D-Ga.); Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent; Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.); NBC Chief Pollster Steve Kornacki. (MSDNC) Panel: Lanhee Chen, Hallie Jackson and Steve Ricchetti.—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?): Energy Secretary Chris Wright; Amy Walter, Editor-in-Chief of The CookED Political Report. Panel: Donna BrazileNut, Mary Bruce, Ramesh Ponnuru and Vivian Salama—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?): former U.S. Representative from Michigan and Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Mike Rogers; democrat President of the Maine Senate Troy Jackson; Energy Secretary Chris Wright. Panel: Brad Todd, Scott Jennings, Xochitl Hinojosa and Bakari Sellers--EXCEPT for Brad and Todd, Tapper’s totally and toxically biased group of democrap talking points parrots!
SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES (FNC): The Show to watch? NOT Hosted by Maria Bartiromo. Now Larry Kudlow: House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.); Michael Faulkender, former Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Treasury and former Chief Economist at the America First Policy Institute; Texas Attorney General and Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Ken Paxton; Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.). Panel: Byron York, Chief Political Correspondent, Washington Examiner and Ben Ferguson, host of The Ben Ferguson Podcast radio broadcast.
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From my AI discussion:
🧷 THE BUTCHER’S THUMB — SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2026
GENERAL MOOD
The shows are locked into their election‑season tunnel vision. They’ll hit Ukraine, Trump’s pivot on Russia, energy volatility, economic jitters, and a handful of candidates — all framed as “what this means for November.” Everything else gets pushed off the table.
The guest lists tell you the producers are nervous about fuel prices, global instability, and domestic polling noise. Expect a lot of “We’re monitoring the situation” and “This is a critical moment for democracy,” delivered with the usual solemn head‑tilts.
SHOW‑BY‑SHOW
FACE THE NATION (CBS):
Margaret Brennan anchors:
• Sen. Kevin Cramer (R‑N.D.)
• Rep. Mike Turner (R‑Ohio)
• Florida state Rep. Angie Nixon (Democrat Senate nominee from Florida)
• Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand (Democrat candidate for governor)
FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network):
Anchor Shannon Bream:
• Sen. Tim Kaine (D‑Va.)
• Sen. Dave McCormick (R‑Pa.)
• Kellyanne Conway, political consultant and former Senior Counselor to the President
• Celinda Lake, Democratic pollster and strategist
• Donna Rotunno, criminal defense attorney and host of “Crime & Justice with Donna Rotunno”
• Jonathan Turley, Professor of Law at George Washington University
Panel: Mark Bednar, Peggy Collins, Mollie Hemingway, Juan Williams.
MEET THE PRESS (NBC):
Hosted by Kristen Welker:
• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
• Sen. Raphael Warnock (D‑Ga.)
• Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent
• Sen. James Lankford (R‑Okla.)
• NBC Chief Pollster Steve Kornacki
Panel: Lanhee Chen, Hallie Jackson, Steve Ricchetti.
THIS WEEK (ABC):
Hosted by George Stephanopoulos (or Martha Raddatz):
• Energy Secretary Chris Wright
• Amy Walter, Editor‑in‑Chief of The Cook Political Report
Panel: Donna Brazile, Mary Bruce, Ramesh Ponnuru, Vivian Salama.
STATE OF THE UNION (CNN):
Anchored by Jake Tapper (or Dana Bash):
• Mike Rogers, former U.S. Representative from Michigan and Republican candidate for U.S. Senate
• Troy Jackson, Democratic President of the Maine Senate
• Energy Secretary Chris Wright
Panel: Brad Todd, Scott Jennings, Xochitl Hinojosa, Bakari Sellers.
SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES (FNC):
The Show to watch?
NOT Hosted by Maria Bartiromo. Now Larry Kudlow:
• House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson (R‑La.)
• Michael Faulkender, former Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Treasury and former Chief Economist at the America First Policy Institute
• Texas Attorney General and Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Ken Paxton
• Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R‑Tenn.)
Panel: Byron York, Chief Political Correspondent, Washington Examiner and Ben Ferguson, host of The Ben Ferguson Podcast radio broadcast.
WHAT’S NOT BEING COVERED
1. Ilhan Omar search warrant
A sitting member of Congress had her home searched and devices seized. Networks won’t touch the deeper context: long‑standing allegations about inconsistencies in her immigration story, disputed family relationships, and documentation questions that have circulated for years but never received full scrutiny.
2. Jack Smith’s broad, indiscriminate net
The massive investigative sweep affecting hundreds of thousands of Republican political supporters across multiple roles and walks of life. No Sunday show will acknowledge the scale or the civil‑liberties implications.
3. France’s riots and protests
Ongoing unrest, migrant‑related clashes, and police confrontations across multiple cities — and now Greta Thunberg is getting involved, adding international activist pressure and media theatrics. Europe’s instability still won’t get airtime because it doesn’t fit the domestic election narrative.
4. Strait of Hormuz attacks timed for U.S. election distraction
Tanker harassment, drone strikes, and shipping disruptions are happening now because retail gas prices lag futures by about two weeks. Iran and its proxies know the U.S. won’t escalate before the election. After November, expect a major shift in U.S. pressure — both in the Gulf and in response to Houthi‑Saudi incidents.
FINAL THUMB
They’ll talk Ukraine, Trump’s pivot, energy, and the economy.
They’ll mostly ignore the search warrant, the dragnet, the European unrest, and the Gulf timing.
As usual, the real news is off‑camera.
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!
Jeremiah 29:11 King James Version
11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
Everyone needs to rewatch that Jimmy Stewart classic Mr. Smith Goes to Washington and renew their faith in America. It rings truer today than it did in 1939 nearly a hundred years ago with the ideals it conveyed. The monuments and traditions you saw a hundred years ago were a bit different today as is the technology but the actors in congress and the press are still the same, dirty snakes who try to destroy everything good.
What truly stands out is the basic building blocks of America stood so strong and powerful back then with the ideals of freedom. Everything the communists are trying to tear down today were wishes and idealism back then with the love of country as a naïve country boy goes to the swamp as it was portrayed back then.
Built into the story is the Lincoln Memorial with his most powerful speeches of how in the course of history there has always been a yearning for freedom and America was the first real experiment of self-rule. Abraham Lincoln was seen again and again looking down on this young senator standing against the machine as Don Quixoti against the dragons. He represents mans yearning for a voice in the wilderness calling for an oasis in the grass-covered plains of America a truly patriotic call for this wonderful land.
Today the other side is trying to tear down America’s freedom by tearing down all of the Lincoln Memorials and replacing them with garbage. They have to disparage people who love this country as buffoons who cling to racism and fascism when they cling to just the opposite, Lady Liberty’s Torch and Lincoln.
They try to make you ashamed of making America great or being nationalistic to make you fear them as being sub-human.
No, it is just the opposite just like Jimmy Stewart who only wanted more freedom and seeing this incredible gift from God outside of the tunnel. The tunnel represented the world in DC or the city where your head is down and never getting a breath of fresh air and when you leave the tunnel the light is nearly too bright to see, but you do see this country from the Founding Father’s eyes and what an incredible form of gummit they invented, a truly beautiful country from sea to shining sea.
This is what America is, a place where people can do what they want to do and become who they want to become. In Europe you take a test in high school that tells you what your profession will be, and you have no ability to advance from that career. Here you change careers like you change cars and nobody can stop you. There is nowhere on the planet where you can do this one simple thing, which is why America has more millionaires and billionaires than the rest of the countries combined, Freedom.
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington is more than a Senator holding the Senate locked down with a filibuster, it is the heartbeat of America and all of its beautiful design. When Lincoln looks down on Senator Jefferson it is so powerful as you realize the giants who went before us in this incredible country are all looking down on us. America has had more political giants than any other country with Lincoln, Hamilton, Washington, Jefferson, Franklin, and Reagan who have absolutely changed America, the world, and political thinking. People around the world would give their right arms to just breathe one breath of the freedom these men spoke of and the communists want to destroy it all.
The Democrat Communist Party spits on all of these men whose ideas and foundation we enjoy without apprciating it. America has the most unique form of government from the one man one vote to the three branches of government which has been tested again and again. You should not be ashamed to be an American or a Christian Nationalist since all of these men would likely be proud to have that name which is also called Patriot.
Jimmy Stewart played that part perfectly and today would be mocked and ridiculed for loving his country too much. Of course, he would not care and would stand up to them like Lincoln stood up to the Confederacy since there are times when men must make a stand.
This is one of those times and no matter what names they call you, they all mean American who loves his country and will do anything to protect that Lady in the Bay who holds the Holy Bible in one arm and the Light of Freedom in the other. If that makes you an American Nationalist than count me in twice.
Pray for America
Note: The above opinion is not necessarily my own, but FReeper Bray’s. If you wish to discuss this, please ping Bray.
All the news that is fit to invent.
https://breakingbattlegrounds.substack.com/p/meathead-movers-legal-battle-ashley
https://rumble.com/v3zg5fg-whistleblowers-accuse-jack-smith-of-blackmail-via-the-hague.html
Byrne is a brilliant researcher and recently uncovered the massive vote changing operation initiated in Venezuela with data centers in China and Belgrade.
The Belgrade center which may still be in operation changed the vote in 71 countries including the US.They used Dominion/smartmatic machines which were designed to be easily hacked.
Zelenskyy is Lying – Secretary Marco Rubio Responds to False Claims About Ukraine, Starlink and Starshield
My favorite Rubio reply is just for you, Rod:
SECRETARY RUBIO: Did you guys see my Gators today take down Texas on the road?
Here's a perfect example from your piece:
The Democrat Communist Party spits on all of these men whose ideas and foundation we enjoy without appreciating it. America has the most unique form of government from the one man one vote to the three branches of government which has been tested again and again.
You should not be ashamed to be an American or a Christian Nationalist since all of these men would likely be proud to have that name which is also called Patriot.
Among those who would bring the country down are foreign born illegals who are here to sabotage and raid the country's welfare payments in an illegal fashion.
Some of them are actually voted into congress like Ilhan Omar a Somali who has done her best to bring the country down.
Fortunately for us she broke the law in so many ways she became a criminal target.
Here's more
https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2022/04/1200/675/ilhan-omar-4.18.22.jpg?ve=1&tl=1
Ukraine is one of the largest money laundering schemes in recent times.
Zelensky however is far from alone when it comes to stealing US dollars.
Another one who is stealing welfare money from the govt. One of the purported heads of that scheme involving the Somalis living in the US. They have successfully stolen billions from the US govt. It took brave young twenty somethings to uncover what was going on at empty nursery after nursery.
That was just getting started as the investigation is now well under way by the feds.
Ilhan Omar is thought to have a leading role in the theft.
Her tax reports from 30 million to zero have inspired investigations by govt.
Has that led to her disappearance? Could be.
Here's what AI has to say about where she is:
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From brave AI:
Why She's Disappeared
Omar has not been publicly seen since the raid, though her husband, Tim Mynett, has been spotted coming and going. Her social media account remains active.
When reporters asked Mynett whether she had left the country, he refused to answer directly, saying: "You guys are annoying the hell out of all the neighbors around here, man."
No authorities have confirmed she left the U.S. Rumors (e.g., that she fled to Morocco) have been rated false by Snopes.
Fox News host Jesse Watters and conservative commentator Benny Johnson have amplified speculation that she is "in deep, deep trouble."
Political Context,/b>
The raid came just three weeks before the November 2026 midterms, in which Omar is seeking re-election in Minnesota. Trump and allies had been openly accusing Omar of immigration fraud for months and fantasizing about denaturalizing or expelling her. Trump said he had "nothing to do with" the search.
White House border czar Tom Homan had previously hinted that "things are going on" regarding Omar.
Congressional Democrats were alarmed, with private text chains describing fear of "more October surprises." The House Democratic leadership called it an "abuse of power."
Bottom Line
Omar's exact whereabouts remain unconfirmed. She is not in custody, no charges have been filed, and she has not been reported to have left the country. But she has simply vanished from public view in the middle of an active criminal investigation with a grand jury in session — a situation that is generating intense speculation across the political spectrum.
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Seems when whacked out liberals get into deep sh_t they head for the hills.Seems 10-11 days is about as long as they can hide. We shall see if omar shows up or not.
She's about as nasty as they come 
Love it!! And I watched every moment, had numerous heart attacks during the game and got revived in the last two minutes.LOL!!WHat a game!!
As you say “Z” is the consummate liar. Getting him and the crazed mullahs out of power is job one for our President. If anyone can do it he can.
I see all this Paris protests and wonder if thats in our future or in our recent past(think summer of love). I guess time will tell but you can be sure the DSA and their zombie apocalypse supporters might just resort to it if things go against them. Just look at the absolute doom and gloom that the Left is spewing in their closing campaign “rallies”,and you have to worry if this is the year they let the powder keg go off.
Well, both Georgia and Alabama also lost. You guys were unranked. I expect to see you ranked today.
We have to remember Putin has the wherewith all to totally destroy Ukraine but does not becasue of so many ukrainains with Russian sympathies. This may be declining since Russia has hit so many targets that should never have been hit.
By reducing sanctions it makes what the Iranian mullahs are doing with the straits less effective. It also helps the entire world with diesel shortages.
Trump is often put in a no win situation,this was one of those situations. Once again with a thousand missiles all with multiple weapons attached to them are pointed at you everything you do is key and has multiple consequences.
The overall goal of not letting Iran have nukes is always in play. When you have crazed muzzies in power with nuclear devices the entire world is in play.
Sen Tim Kaine Va. dirty dem poo poos everything Trump does. Kaine now cry-babying about gas prices due to Trumps war,chatting points now overdone by the dirty dems. Truth is Trump has stopped terrorism on almost a world wide basis at the cost of a dollar a gallon in the US. And it won't last but a few months.So is it worth it?
Kaine a typical dem takes the side of Zelensky since they are both as criminally inclined as possible. Kaine rightly points out the no win deal Trump made with the Russian diesel. No matter what he did or if he did nothing it was a no-win situation.
Voters finally admit in a 2:1 vote that dems have no plan when asked about it Kaine ducks the question. Kaine calls the tariff tariff wars,hes an idiot they have yielded billions for Us citizens.
Bold prediction time....Mike Rogers on CNN will be more of a interrogation than an interview, with nonstop interruptions so he cannot get his views clearly stated. And probably concluded with the inevitable “when did you stop beating your wife” gotcha question with no time given to answer.....
Johnathan turley chatting about att. James in NY the worst AG in the country.
off to Ilhan omar.
She lied about her birth date saying she was 17 instead of 18 which made her ineligible for citizenship. Statue of limitations may not be in play since omar has to file papers frequently about her age.
Shannon agreeing with Donna Rotuno dem defense att. that it's “a rabbit chase” about Omar! Amazing Shannon does not even mention that omar has been missing since 10/12 no one knows where she is.
Problaby but we had two really sad losses that will haunt any of our rankings for the rest of the years.still its amazing we beat a team ranked #1 only 10 days ago.
She is up to her turban in corruption. How do you go from 30 million to 100,000 in a week?
Mike Rogers will get one gotcha question after another.
Zelenskyy begging for more money.
And where's Wes Moore?!
Of course, we need less of Wes Moore.
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