Sunday Morning Talk Show Thread 28 July 2002

Various big media television networks ^ | 28 Jul 02 | Various Self-Serving Politicians and Big Media Screaming Faces

[Alas Babylon!]

The Talk Shows

Sunday, July 21, 2002

Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows:

FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network):Treasury Secretary Paul H. O'Neill and former Vanguard Mutual Funds chief executive John C. Bogle

FACE THE NATION (CBS): Sens. Joseph I. Lieberman (D-Conn.) and Fred D. Thompson (R-Tenn.) and Treasury Secretary Paul H. O'Neill.

MEET THE PRESS (NBC): Presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin and Treasury Secretary Paul H. O'Neill.

THIS WEEK (ABC): Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr. (D-Del.), National Economic Council Director Lawrence B. Lindsey, Pfizer Inc. chief executive Henry A. McKinnell and Blackstone Group Chairman Peter G. Peterson.

LATE EDITION (CNN): King Abdullah of Jordan, Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres, Sens. Bob Graham (D-Fla.) and Don Nickles (R-Okla.), AFL-CIO President John J. Sweeney, economic analyst John J. Castellani, Orange County, Calif., District Attorney Tony Rackauckas and National Economic Council Director Lawrence B. Lindsey.

[Benrand]

That would be Mitch Daniels. He's impressive, imo.

[Ann Archy]

Lieberman and Thompson....they look like bloohhounds. Thompson was a VERY big disappointment and Joey is a a JOKE! Running for President...HAHAHAHHAHAAHAHHAAHHAH

[OldFriend]

Some man called CSPAN this morning and read them the riot act about their using the New York Times articles for the basis of their call in shows!

Every once in a while a good guy gets on the air!!!

[OldFriend]

O'Neil and Evans are two of my favorites in this administration.

[mware]

Can anyone tell me.....has Torricelli, Corzine or Rubin been mentioned ONCE this morning???

[Bahbah]

Same here. Quiet competence and lots of class.

[pgkdan]

Good for you!!!!! Please accept my heartfelt congratulations and thanks!

[CedarDave]

Agree completely. Russert was frantic in his questioning, breaking in, very impatient, completely rude. He looked like a college newspaper reporter trying to impress his professor with baiting questions. Unfortunately for him, O'Neill answered very calmly, and explained the answers well ... when he was allowed to finish. I hope Russert's performance is panic driven in that he's afraid the market is beginning a turnaround and the RATs won't have an issue going into the fall campaign.

[maica]

I turned on C-SPAN radio (on the rerun) for less than five minutes while fixing coffee and heard your call. It was one in a million!!! Brava! You did not sound nervous at ALL! I was wishing that I had it taped to share with others!

[YaYa123]

You were AB FAB! I'm so glad you identified yourself. CONGRATULATIONS!

And you didn't sound nervous at all, concise, articulate, and very very reasoned.

[maica]

O'Neill is too much of a nice guy, and Timmy knows it, hence the shark attack.

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Brit Hume's interview with Secretary O'Neill was a huge contrast in civility. They both used calm voices, yet asked and answered pointed questions:
In response to Brit's worries about CEOs signing off on company financial statements, O'Neill said it would not have taken one more minute of his time as CEO of ALCOA. He always knew what was in his company's books.

[Laverne]

Thanks! :-)

[CedarDave]

Doris Goodwin says that Bush doesn't have a fire in his belly when it comes to criticizing corporate malfeasance, unlike his response to terrorism, therefore the citizens don't believe he has the same commitment to cleaning up the boardroom as he does to fighting terrorists. Duh..

Jeez, Doris, do you and your fellow RATs think he should have the same outrage for a cyclic plunge on Wall Street as he had for terrorists that caused real humans to plunge from the 100th floor of the WTC? Give us a break!! Real Americans outside the beltway, distressed as they are about current stock market conditions, know the loss of thousands of lives compared to thousands of dollars just ain't the same. What a dolt!!

[Tijeras_Slim]

Morning Dave, from the other side of 40.

The only I've found to watch DKG is to picture LBJ holding her by the ears, like his beagle (but for other purposes).

[NormsRevenge]

I'm almost dePre$$ed I missed lil Timmy on MeeT the Puss urr.. Meet the dePreSSed urr .. Maul the Pre$$..

Liebralism is dying on the vine and none of the Talking Heads can do a damn thing to save it.. Except flap their gums and attack good decent god-fearing citizens and patriots.. day in and day out..

Mindless, Muttering Morons Make Me MaD!!!

Laurence Spivak would kick his butt for such behavior.

[NormsRevenge]

Whhhheeeeeeeeeeee!!!!

[GRRRRR]

Way TO GO Freeperette Laverne...!! I knew as soon as I heard you say you were from Florida--as the only people who can think there are Pubbies! Cool, Calm and TO THE POINT! Nice FREEP!

GRRRRR

[NativeNewYorker]

Doris Goodwin says that Bush doesn't have a fire in his belly when it comes to criticizing corporate malfeasance

The networks are reduced to putting an academic thief on camera with a fantasy explanation of something she knows nothing about. This really is a new low.

[Republic]

I am so sorry I missed CSPAN this AM. Thank you so much for calling in and stating that question. God Bless you for your tenacity. I used to call in but now I either get the busy signal, which we are all used to, lol, or it rings until the operator comes on with the recording. I am begining to suspect they have my number on record and refuse to take my calls! LOL. Simple paranoia. I know!

Would you elaborate on the response you got? I am so curious!!! Meeeeeeeeeeeow!

[cyncooper]

I LIKE O'Neill.

Me, too, Clara Lou.

I think he is very effective in his low key way and the contrast to Russert's hyperventilation today was reassuring to me.

I liked it when Russert quoted some paper about "the recession" and O'Neill said "anyone who thinks a one quarter downturn is a recession, well, bless them, but they are wrong" (paraphrase).