Weekend Show *Preview* for 3/18 - 3/19 (not the live thread)

Network and Cable News Networks | 3/17/06 | Network and Cable News

[Phsstpok]

Journal Editorial Report (Paul Gigot) - FNC show page

• Meme:
  • Fissures in the GOP - immigration
• Topics:
  • "Are Republicans headed for a political meltdown over immigration?" (as per Opinion Journal web site)
  • "Immigration reform controversy: We'll examine policies under consideration" (as per FNC show page)
  • "Plus, what a hard line on immigration means for this year's midterm elections" (as per FNC show page)
• Guests
  • Colorado Governor Bill Owens
    • I have a plan, just like the plan that's failing the President
  • Ramesh Ponnuru, National Review
    • illegal immigration isn't really a problem, really
  • Stephen Moore, Walls Street Journal
  • Jason Riley, Walls Street Journal
  • Paul Gigot, Walls Street Journal
• Journal Editorial Report (at Fox News) contact information - jer@foxnews.com
• Note: this week the program airs on FNC Saturday at 4 p.m. ET and again at 11 p.m. Saturday night and Sunday at 6 a.m.

CNBCs Tim Russert Show (Tim Russert)

• Meme:
  • "Who gave George Bush the duty to free people around the world?" (actual quote from Wallace)
• Topics:
  • Tim talks to Mike Wallace about his life and career and his book “Between You And Me.”
• Guests
  • Mike Wallace
    • now that I'm retired I won't have to hold back and I can really tell you what evil idiots the Bushbots are
• CNBC's Time Russert Show airs Saturday at 7pm & 10pm ET

Fox News Sunday (Chris Wallace)

• Meme:
  • Fissures in the GOP - Bush's failures
    • Iraq and the WOT
    • the failure of the Medicare drug benefits plan
• Topics:
  • Censure President Bush over NSA surveillance program?
  • Latest on Operation Swarmer
  • Controversy over Medicare's new prescription drug benefit
• Guests
  • Sen. Richard Durbin
    • The Republicans are being mean to me and they called me a traitor, really, they did, and that's mean
    • Bush is a traitor and a war criminal and must be impeached and executed immediately
• Fox News Sunday contact information - FNS@foxnews.com

NBC Meet The Press (Tim Russert)

• Meme:
  • Fissures in the GOP - Iraq and the WOT
• Topics:
  • none listed
• Guests
  • Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa.
    • See, I told you we were defeated in Iraq!
• What would you like to ask this week's guests? (web page for submitting questions for this weeks show)
• Meet the Press mailbox (web page for comments)

CBS Face The Nation (Bob Schieffer)

• Meme:
  • Fissures in the GOP - the Bush administration in full retreat
• Topics:
  • An Exclusive Live Interview With Vice President Dick Cheney
• Guests
  • Vice President Dick Cheney
    • Bob, let me explain this to you slowly, in simple words even you will understand...
• Face The Nation contact information - ftn@cbsnews.com

ABC This Week (George Stephanopoulos)

• Meme:
  • Fissures in the GOP - Iraq and the WOT
• Topics:
  • On the third anniversary of the war in Iraq, military veterans Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., and Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., discuss how they rate success in Iraq and when U.S. troops may head home.
  • Voices: Olympic speed skater Joey Cheek explains how he went from the gold medal platform at Torino to podiums around the nation, advocating for relief efforts in Darfur, Sudan.
• Guests
  • Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb.
    • I support President Bush... except on that... and that... oh, and that too.
  • Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I.
    • I got the mean Republicans to give even more money to my poor voters so that they'll vote for more Democrats
  • George Will (roundtable)
    • I really, really don't like the Bush family
    • Barry Bonds cannot be allowed to besmirch baseball further
  • Cokie Roberts (roundtable)
    • The Bush administration is such a failure and I am not a partisan Democrat
    • My whole family of Democrats and leftist lobbyists just went down to New Orleans to prove how much we care and how much Republicans like Bush don't
  • Sam Donaldson (roundtable)
    • David Gregory is a wimp compared to me!
• ABC This Week comment web page
• Behind the Scenes in 'This Week's' Green Room web site will provide a continuation of the discussions from the show roundtable (new, 3/19)

CNN Late Edition (Wolf Blitzer)

• Meme:
  • Fissures in the GOP - Bush's failures
    • Iraq, Afghanistan and the WOT
    • the collapse of Bush's entire foreign policy (and those who could have done it better)
• Topics:
  • U.S. and Iraqi troops go on the offensive together. Three years after the start of the war, where do things really stand?
• Guests
  • Ahmed Chalabi: Iraqi deputy prime minister
    • I'm a good guy (and American ally)
    • I'm a bad guy (and Iranian ally)
    • I'm whatever the media needs this week to bash Bush
    • convenient, isn't it?
  • Sen. Richard Lugar: R-Indiana, Foreign Relations Committee chairman
    • I'm an ally of Bush
    • I'm an opponent of Bush
    • I'm against the India treaty
    • I just introduced the legislation to approve the India treaty
    • confusing, isn't it?
  • Sen. Joseph Biden: D-Delaware Foreign Relations Committee
    • did you know that I can talk forever and never say anything meaningful?
  • Abdullah Abdullah: Afghanistan minister of foreign affairs
    • things in Afghanistan are better than they seem
    • things in Afghanistan are worse than they seem
    • nobody in the world is helping us
    • there are lots of countries helping us
  • Zbigniew Brzezinski: former national security adviser
    • I could have told them their policies wouldn't work!  They should listen to me.
  • Henry Kissinger: former secretary of state
    • I could have told them their policies wouldn't work!  They should listen to me.
• CNN Late Edition (web page for comments)

This is NOT intended to be the live Sunday Morning Talk Show thread. I trust AB will do that as usual. This is strictly a preview of who will be on the main shows. The idea is to give folks a chance to muster their resources for that thread.

I would particularly ask that anyone with specific knowledge or resources about the topics / guests announced for these shows post them here so that the rest of us can go into the shows with a heads up on what to look for.

[Txsleuth]

RE: your post #26????

I am having that feeling all evening....I think I may be the only freeper without a LIFE...I have been the only one posting on threads tonight, practically.

AND, I suppose YOU are busy playing with Lucinda tonight!

I do believe I am jealous of a BEE!

[eeevil conservative]

ROFLLL!!

You are so coooool!

actually- I watched "The Transporter" with my son...

Last night we watched Pirates of the Caribbean...

I think Lucinda might be needing a cermony tomorrow....

[Txsleuth]

oh,no.........your poor daughter is going to be so sad.

Well, tell her my thoughts and prayers are with her, but thankfully God has made millions of bugs and bees...so maybe she will find a new friend real soon.

I am glad that you are getting to watch some movies with you kiddos...sounds fun.

[eeevil conservative]

thank you dear..

wow- you are just thread jumping all over the place...

LOL!

[Morgan in Denver]

Hi Phsstpok, I would like to be on the ping list for the preview thread. Thanks. Morgan