Weekend Show *Preview* for 6/3 - 6/4/06 (not the live thread)

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[Phsstpok]

Weekend Talk Show *Preview* for 6/3 - 6/4/06 (not the live thread)

The main message is the Sunday Shows.  Message 1 will be the Saturday Shows and message 2 will be the show guest links post.  Then I'll post the ping list.

ABC This Week (George Stephanopoulos)

• Meme:
  • Everything wrong on the planet is the fault of the United States (George W. Bush)
  • Anyone who doesn't bow down before the god of Global Warming must be burned at the stake crucified (burning at the stake would add to the greenhouse gasses)
  • Al Gore is the once and future President (we was robbed... a Kennedy said so!)
  • The US Marines are, by definition, war criminals
• Topics:
  • Al Gore details "An Inconvenient Truth" and his presidential prospects for 2008
• Guests
  • Al Gore
    • "I exaggerate the threat, but that's necessary to force people to do the right thing"
    • "I can be in two places at once"
  • Roundtable
    • Fmr. Labor Secretary Robert Reich
      • Robert Reich is really short
      • If he'd been left in charge of the labor department we'd have 10 gabillion more jobs
      • He's really, really, short
    • Time Magazine's Jay Carney
      • Time magazine has prosecuted, tried and convicted the war criminal United States Marines and Jay Carney is going to tell you all about it!
    • ABC News correspondent Claire Shipman
      • I agree 100% with my husband this well known and highly respected journalist who must never be questioned by the people in their underpants, the United States is the primary source of evil in the world
    • George Will
      • "I told you I hated the Bush family!"
• ABC This Week comment web page

CBS Face The Nation (Bob Schieffer)

• Meme:
  • Everything wrong on the planet is the fault of the United States (George W. Bush)
  • The US Marines are, by definition, war criminals
  • If only we George Bush were willing to appease Iran everything would be fine!
• Topics:
  • Haditha Deaths
  • Iraq
  • Iran
• Guests
  • Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
    • CBS will grill the war criminal token black in the Bush administration
  • Michael Duffy, TIME Magazine
    • Time magazine has prosecuted, tried and convicted the war criminal United States Marines and Michael Duffy is going to tell you all about it!
• Face The Nation contact information - ftn@cbsnews.com

CNN Late Edition (Wolf Blitzer)

• Meme:
  • Everything wrong on the planet is the fault of the United States (George W. Bush)
  • The US Marines are, by definition, war criminals
• Topics:
  • Nuclear standoff. Will Iran agree to halt its nuclear activity? Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice details the next steps in the delicate negotiations.
• Guests
  • Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
    • CNN will grill the war criminal token black in the Bush administration
  • Sen. George Allen, R-Virginia: Foreign Relations Committee member
    • John Kerry has endorsed Allen's opponent in the Virginia Senate race, therefore CNN must do all they can to attack Allen (also he might go up against Hillary/AlGore/Kucinich/Che for President in '08 so he has to be trashed)
  • Sen. Carl Levin, D-Michigan: Armed Services Committee ranking member and Select Intelligence Committee member
    • The Marines may or may not be criminals, but we owe it to our principles to assume that they are and prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law!!!!!
  • Hans Blix: Chairman of the Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission and former U.N. chief weapons inspector
    • "I spent 3 years in Iraq and never found anything wrong with anything Saddam did, but I've just spent 2 weeks in Zurich and have discovered that George Bush is the Anti-Christ and the United States is the source of all evil in the world"
• CNN Late Edition (web page for comments)

Fox News Sunday (Chris Wallace)

• Meme:
  • Why everything wrong on the planet is the fault of the United States (George W. Bush)?
  • Why does everyone say that the US Marines are, by definition, war criminals?
  • Why George Bush isn't willing to appease Iran so that everything will be fine.
• Topics:
  • Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on increasing pressure on Iran
  • Cover-up in Haditha? Sens. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Jack Reed, D-R.I., weigh in
• Guests
  • Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
    • Fox Newswill ask Condi why everyone thinks she's a war criminal and the token black in the Bush administration
  • Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.
    • "Saint John (McCain) told me it was my duty to go on this show and tell the evil right wingers on Fox all the things that the Bush White House has done wrong"
  • Jack Reed, D-R.I
    • We must build more submarines so that I can get credit for jobs in Rhode Island
    • We must not arm those submarines with any weapons, that might piss off our enemies and the last thing we want to do is piss them off or they might attack us, say by blowing up buildings in NY and Washington
    • Rhode Island has it's own very special illegal immigrants that must get special status with more benefits and protections than actual citizens and Senator Reed is their advocate and expects their votes!
• Fox News Sunday contact information - FNS@foxnews.com

NBC Meet The Press (Tim Russert)

• Meme:
  • Everything wrong on the planet is the fault of the United States (George W. Bush)
  • The US Marines are, by definition, war criminals
  • If only we George Bush were willing to appease Iran everything would be fine!
• Topics:
  • How will allegations that U.S. Marines killed innocent Iraqis in the town of Haditha affect the American effort to win over Iraqis' "hearts and minds"?
  • How soon can we expect a drawdown of U.S. forces from Iraq?
  • Looking toward Iran, can diplomatic incentives help curb the country's nuclear program?
  • We will ask potential 2008 Democratic presidential candidate and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee: Joe Biden (D-DE).
  • Hans Blix, the Chairman of the Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission, will join Tim Russert this Sunday for another exclusive interview detailing the commission's proposals on how the world could be freed of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons.
  • The WMD Commission has been working for two years on an independent, international threat assessment on WMD -- including the 27,000 nuclear weapons worldwide.
  • Blix will discuss these weapons and the mounting risks as independent states -- and even some terrorist groups -- pursue their own WMD capabilities, and how these threats relate to our current foreign policy with Iran, the Middle East, North Korea, India and Pakistan.
  • In our political roundtable, insights and analysis on Iraq, the 2006 elections, and early posturing for 2008 with CNBC's John Harwood and PBS's Gwen Ifill.
• Guests
  • Joseph Biden
    • "I never stop talking so there's no chance that I've learned anything about any important issues, but I have a plan..."
    • "We should turn the Middle East into a new Balkins... after all, peace has reigned their for 100 years!"
  • Hans Blix
    • "I spent 3 years in Iraq and never found anything wrong with anything Saddam did, but I've just spent 2 weeks in Zurich and have discovered that George Bush is the Anti-Christ and the United States is the source of all evil in the world"
  • John Harwood
    • The Democrats might just be able to pull out a win in the Senate or House (but I'm already hedging my bets, so don't expect me to be on too many shows this fall)
  • Gwen Ifill
    • With a finger on the pulse of all of the leftist conventional wisdom and well versed in all of the DNC/MoveOn.ORG talking points, Ms Ifill is the ideal PBS reporter
• 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)

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.

[Phsstpok]

Saturday Shows Template

The Beltway Boys (Mort Kondrake, Fred Barnes)

• Meme:
  • The US Marines are, by definition, war criminals (Mort)
  • There's no proof that anything happened so wait for the investigation (Fred)
  • If only we George Bush were willing to appease Iran everything would be fine! (Mort)
  • Why George Bush isn't willing to appease Iran so that everything will be fine. (Fred)
• Topics:
  • U.S. troops in Iraq get an emergency 'refresher' course in battlefield ethics
  • Decision time for Iran — how the diplomatic noose is tightening
  • GOP candidates run away from Bush at their own peril
• Beltway Boys contact information beltway@foxnews.com
• The program airs on FOX News Channel Saturdays at 6 and 11:30 p.m. ET

CNBC's Tim Russert Show (Tim Russert)

• Meme:
  • (leftist) Blogs are King!!!!!!!!!
• Topics:
  • Tim talks to Jerome Armstrong and Markos Moulitsas, progressive bloggers and authors of ‘Crashing the Gate: Netroots, Grassroots and the Rise of People-Powered Politics.’
• Guests
  • Jerome Armstrong ("the Blogfather")
  • Markos Moulitsas (KOS of Daily KOS)
• CNBC's Tim Russert Show airs Saturday at 7pm, 10pm & 1am ET

Fox News Watch (Eric Burns)

• Meme:
  • The US Marines are, by definition, war criminals, and why it's not the media's fault
• Topics:
  • Allegations that U.S. troops may have killed unarmed civilians in Haditha, Iraq. Are the media taking sides?
  • A CBS News crew pays a terrible price as it covers the war in Iraq
• The program airs on FOX News Channel Saturdays at 6:30 p.m. ET and Sundays at 2:30 a.m. ET
• Fox News Watch contact information Newswatch@foxnews.com

Journal Editorial Report (Paul Gigot) - FNC show page

• Meme:
  • Why everything wrong on the planet is the fault of the United States (George W. Bush)?
  • Why does everyone say that the US Marines are, by definition, war criminals?
  • Why George Bush isn't willing to appease Iran so that everything will be fine.
  • If you hated Hillary Care you'll love Mitt Care (??????????!!!!!!!!!)
• Topics:
  • From the show's Opinion Journal web site
    • Talking to Tehran: Is the new Bush policy toward Iran smart diplomacy, or one more political victory for Tehran?
    • Plus, an interview with Massachusetts govenror (and possible GOP presidential candidate) Mitt Romney about his state's new health-care reform.
  • From the show's Fox News web site
    • Negotiating with Iran: Is the White House playing into hands of the mullahs?
    • Plus, health insurance for all? Gov. Mitt Romney defends a plan some are calling a big government reform
• Guests
  • Mitt Romney
    • "Pay no attention to the LDS elder behind the curtain - I am the great and powerful Mitt!"
• Journal Editorial Report (at Fox News) contact information - jer@foxnews.com
• The program is from The Wall Street Journal and airs on FNC Saturday at 4 p.m. and 11 p.m. and again Sunday at 6 a.m. ET

[umgud]

The Pentagon has confirmed today that Osama bin Laden, Mullah Omar and al Zawahri have been captured and are being held at an undisclosed location.

NOAA scientist have issued a press release today claiming they have found a simple low cost solution to global warming (rumored to have been assisted by algore).

Greek officials report that Natalie Holloway has been found living on a local oil magnate’s yacht.

A UFO has crashed near Ft Wayne Utah, the alien occupants are alive and being cared for by Air Force personnel.

We’ll have these and other stories, but first, out top story; New evidence has come to light that strongly suggests that Bush did in fact lie about WMD’s!

I’m Chris Matthews, let’s play Hardball.

[Phsstpok]

Guests for 6/3 and 6/4/06

• Sen. George Allen, R-Virginia:
  • Foreign Relations Committee member
  • Allen leads rivals in money race (Daily Press, VA)
  • John Kerry endorses ex-Republican Webb in Va. Senate race (Boston Globe)
  • War experience central to Jim Webb’s campaign (Virginian Pilot)
  • George Allen: Follower of Reagan or Jefferson? (RedState)
  • Al Gore Tells WashPost: George Allen Sounds Like an Idiot (NewsBusters)
  • Delegation divided on progress in Iraq (Washington Times)
• Jerome Armstrong (CNBC's Tim Russert Show)
  • co-author of Crashing the Gate: Netroots, Grassroots and the Rise of People-Powered Politics
  • "the Blogfather" of MyDD blog
  • Jerome Armstrong - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  • Wooing the blogs: Candidates hope for Internet buzz (WKYC-TV, OH)
  • The Blogfather (Salon)
  • Power to the people with a political takeover plan (calendarlive.com, CA)
• Joseph Biden (NBC Meet The Press)
  • Senator Joseph Biden Saboteur (TheRealityCheck.Org)
  • Is GOP losing grip on power? (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
  • A New Solution for Iraq? (Turn Left, NY)
  • Biden proves he's a man of his word (Canada Free Press)
  • JOE BIDEN'S WEIRD SENSE OF CHIVALRY (NewsByUs, ID)
  • Talking to Tehran, not at it (Asia Times Online, Hong Kong)
  • Iraq's Bosnian Future (Tikkun, CA)
• Hans Blix (CNN Late Edition, NBC Meet The Press)
  • Chairman of the Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission and former U.N. chief weapons inspector
  • Israel may have 200 N-weapons: Hans Blix (Hindustan Times, India)
  • Practice what you preach: Blix to US (Times of India)
  • (Blix calls new US policy toward Iran `counterproductive' (Monterey County Herald)
  • Blix Report: "Weapons of Terror: Freeing the World of Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Arms" (press release)
  • Blix Opposes Regime Change by Force (Donga.com, South Korea)
• Jay Carney (ABC This Week Roundtable)
  • Time Magazine Deputy Washington Bureau Chief
  • Married to Claire Shipman
  • Keppler Speakers: Jay Carney
  • TIME.com -- Jay Carney: Biography
• Michael Duffy (CBS Face The Nation)
  • Time Magazine assistant managing editor
  • The shame Of Kilo Company (CNN)
  • Washington Week . Michael Duffy | PBS (PBS Washington Week)
  • Matthews continued obsession with NY Times' Clinton marriage (Media Matters)
• Al Gore (ABC This Week)
  • Al Gore packs 30 years of policy into documentary (Chicago Tribune)
  • "An Inconvenient Truth": Al Gore's slide show commands attention (Seattle Times)
  • Al Gore proves the truth hurts (Toronto Star)
  • Rosemary Roberts: Many Democrats putting hopes in Al Gore (Greensboro News Record, NC)
  • Al Gore and the Limits of Recycling (American Thinker)
  • Is Al Gore Ready For His Close-up? (Post Chronicle)
  • Film Friday: Al Gore invents internet, stop paying attention (Torontoist,  Canada)
  • The New Al Gore (Reno Gazette Journal, NV)
  • AL GORE'S FLAKY FOG OF FEAR (New York Post)
  • Al Gore's Medieval Times (13WHAM-TV, NY)
• Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. (Fox News Sunday)
  • Senator Lindsey Graham,poster Senator for clueless GOP. (RedState)
  • Inconsistent US policy (Washington Times)
  • Why We Call It "Amnesty" (American Spectator)
  • 6/2/06 Senate Bill Is An Unconstitutional Act (Evening Bulletin, PA)
  • The Mickey Mouse Revolution (American Daily, OH)
• John Harwood (NBC Meet The Press)
  • Democrats Face Fight for Senate (Wall Street Journal (subscription))
  • Democrats See Hope in Ohio (Wall Street Journal)
  • Goldman's Paulson Named Treasury Chief (Smartmoney.com)
• Gwen Ifill (NBC Meet The Press)
  • News Summary for May 29, 2006 (PBS Newshour)
  • Former Vice President Al Gore Releases Documentary on Global Warming (PBS Newshour)
  • Senate Vote Reignites Debate Over English Language (PBS Newshour)
  • IRAN OPENS COMMUNICATION (PBS Newshour)
  • A WAR OF WORDS (PBS Newshour)
  • SECURING THE BORDER (PBS Newshour)
• Sen. Carl Levin, D-Michigan:
  • Armed Services Committee ranking member and Select Intelligence Committee member
  • Levin: Marine investigations necessary (WOOD-TV, MI )
  • Senator: Expect troops out of Iraq (Traverse City Record Eagle, MI)
  • Levin, Stabenow split on immigration bill (WLNS, MI)
  • Iraq still needs key leaders, Levin says (MLive.com, MI)
  • Senate Bill Means Wider Briefing On Spying (Post Chronicle)
• Markos Moulitsas (CNBC's Tim Russert Show)
  • KOS of Daily Kos blog
  • co-author of Crashing the Gate: Netroots, Grassroots and the Rise of People-Powered Politics
  • Markos Moulitsas Zúniga : Another Darth Nader? (Blogcritics.org)
  • Why writers never reveal how many books their buddies have sold (Slate)
  • Hillary is difficult to define (DetNews.com, MI)
  • Wooing the blogs: Candidates hope for Internet buzz (WKYC-TV, OH)
  • Markos Speaks: Berkeley Blogger’s Daily Kos Makes National Waves (Berkeley Daily Planet, CA)
• Jack Reed, D-R.I (Fox News Sunday)
  • Reed warns that new missiles could increase risk of nuclear war (Providence Eyewitness News, RI)
  • Weak job growth in May signals cooling economy (KPLC-TV, LA)
  • Pentagon wants new non-nuclear sub missiles (Times of India)
  • Submarine funding up in the air, leaves EB waiting (Providence Business News, RI)
  • McCain jokes that West Point grads are bastards (Raw Story)
  • Senator backs bill granting residency to Liberian refugees (WLNE-TV (ABC6), RI)
• Robert Reich (ABC This Week Roundtable)
  • Former Labor Secretary under President Clinton
  • Robert Reich owns the 86 millionth blog (BTC News)
  • Treasury's Task (TomPaine.com)
  • As I See It: Net Reality (IT Jungle, NY)
  • Cultivating Global Awareness (siliconindia.com, CA)
  • Another Bush Tax Cut for the Rich (PEJ News, Canada)
  • Whose Internet is this, anyway? (TMCnet )
  • Immigration raises larger issues (Buffalo News,  United States)
• Condoleezza Rice (CBS Face The Nation, CNN Late Edition, Fox News Sunday)
  • Secretary of State
  • Iran cleric dismisses Rice warning on nuclear offer (Zee News, India)
  • Ayat. Khatami dismisses US' anti-Iran claims (Islamic Republic News Agency)
  • IRNA says Rice's offer of Iran talks "propaganda" (Scotsman, United Kingdom)
  • Iran's reaction to Rice: Compare the coverage (USA Today)
  • Rice's choice for Iran (Boston Globe)
  • Condoleezza Rice: Interview With Margaret Warner of the NewsHour (noticias.info, Spain)
  • Agree to US demand ElBaradei urges Iran (Gulf Daily News)
• Mitt Romney (Journal Editorial Report)
  • Massachusetts Governor
  • Mitt sued: Monahan alleges Romney staff lied (Belmont Citizen-Herald, MA)
  • National Values and Mitt Romney (RedState)
  • Gross signs on to lead Mitt Romney's campaign (Radio Iowa)
  • Massachusetts healthcare bill should serve as an example (Insight News, MN)
  • Mitt Romney Steps Aside With Hint of Presidential Bid (Beehive Standard Weekly, NV)
• Claire Shipman (ABC This Week Roundtable)
  • ABC News correspondent
  • Married to Jay Carney
  • ABC’s GMA Champions Al Gore: 'The Comeback Kid? (NewsBusters)
  • Al Gore: the Comeback (RedState)
  • Oh, Say Can You Sing . . . the National Anthem? (ABC News)
• George Will (ABC This Week Roundtable)
  • George Will Insults Values Voters (Human Events)
  • George Will: The irony of public campaign funding (The Union Leader, NH)
  • For McCain, a Surplus of Irony (Jewish World Review)
  • George Will: Is Sen. John Sununu a ‘values voter’? (The Union Leader, NH)

 

[Phsstpok]

Ping

The Weekend Preview Thread is up

If you would like on or off my ping list please Freepmail me

The most interesting guest to me will be Condi Rice.  She is doing a blitz of multiple shows and it is clear she has a message to push.  I am very interested in what it is and how hard the drive by media will try to ignore it.  Hans Blix is doing a mini-counter blitz (a Blix blitz?) and I'll be interested to learn his (the UN/PLO/Al Qaeda's) talking points as well as the hagiography of Al Gore on ABC.  Is he really the great white hope of the moonbats?

The dominant meme appears to be that Bush Derangement Syndrome (BDS) is the only sane way to look at the world, oh, and appeasement is the most successful diplomatic tactic known to mankind (never mind the 100% failure rate)

[stopem]

Thanks for the ping!! Wow is it the weekend already? ;)

Good job!

[Miss Marple]

I am most interested in seeing Allen's appearance on CNN. So far, he has not been very impressive in any of the appearances I have seen (although to be fair, I haven't seen all of them). He will have hard questions, and I will be paying attention to how he answers. It will give me a clue into his character, his intelligence, and how well his staff has prepped him, all three important aspects of a presidential candidate.

[rockrr]

Excellent work as usual Phsstpok!

I love the nonstop tantrum the Dhimmicrats have been having!

You know even the most petulant and boisterous of children have to take a breath now and then....when are the libbies gonna take theirs?!

[Txsleuth]

LOL...and I love your tagline, it is SO true.

[Txsleuth]

I do know that Sen. Allen has been in Iraq this week...I don't know if he is back or not.

NOT that that answers your questions...just FYI.

[Txsleuth]

I saw a segment on Fox News tonight that I thought was quite interesting...

Anita Vogel was in San Francisco area, I think, and she was saying that a lot of the people there are NOT happy with Rep. Jane Harman, Minority leader of the House Intelligence Committee...because she is "too conservative"..and "too pro-war"...or, maybe "not anti-war enough"...

Also, they said that Nancy Pelosi is planning on getting someone else to head the committee, especially if the win back the Majority..

Nancy says she knows that the Dems would NOT like someone so "moderate" in such a high position on such an important committee.

According to some people Vogel interviewed...they say Harman may have a hard time winning this year..however, they seemed glad about that...has California not had their primaries yet??

Because if they have...why would the people that thing Harman is too conservative HOPE she will be replaced???

I am in my usual state of confusion. LOL

[Txsleuth]

http://www.hillnews.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/Campaign/053106.html

This isn't about the Jane Harman thing...but, it kind of plays into the scenario I posted before.

[Miss Marple]

California primaries aren't until June, and so they are hoping that Harman's challenger wins. I heard that segment, too. Harman's challenger wants the defense industries in the district to convert to producing eco-friendly technology. Moonbat alert!

[defconw]

Thanks for the Ping and all the hard work.

[MNJohnnie]

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/05/31/haditha/index.html

Video on lower right hand side of the screen. Called "Haditha Uncovered. Go watch it.

Perhaps someone can explain to me the logical and factual flaws in the "Iraqi Civilian Right Groups" "story. How can these facts be logically reconciled with what the Iraqis, and some supposed Freepers, are accusing the Marines of doing?

To Quote Time:

"According to published reports, a number of Marines from the storied 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division are accused killing more than 20 Iraqi civilians in retaliation for the death of one of their comrades by a roadside bomb in November, 2005."

Okie, 20 Dead Civilians. Which we are told were all shot thus supposedly proving "the Marines falsified the original report". So what could just be an honest mistake between a Marine's assumption on the spot of cause of death in his After Action Report (We didn't fire up the building, they were dead, must of been the bomb shrapnel) with a medical examiners report filed after a autopsies is NOW claimed by the accusers as"proof" that the "Marines Lied".

Ok so the accusation is they were all shot to death at short range in a building that had not been penetrated by any rounds from outside. No bullet holes in the building, must mean it was not Collateral Damage but a deliberate act is the accusers claims. In other words the accusers claim the Marines shot to death the Iraqis inside the building as a deliberate act not an accident of war. In fact, Some are running around claiming a shrapnel wound is so obviously different that a Combat Infantry Marine would know the difference between the two. Leave aside the obviously question why would Infantry Marine would be examining the wounds of dead Civilians, lets assume, that is correct.

Ok, then how come the "survivors" as interviewed for CNN by the "Iraqi Civil Rights group" are making such obviously absurd claims on the video?

"They burned the room with my father in it then threw a bomb"? Neat trick that. How they "Burn the room"? We don't use flame throwers. "Threw a bomb" but the accusers are telling us it all gun shot wounds. "a Bomb" inflict shrapnel wounds.

Notice also the mannerism of the "children survivors". Having come thru what would of been the most terrifying event of their lives and being forced to talk about it again, yet the kids show no hesitation or emotion. Just a dull recital of supposed "Facts" as if they were reciting a story as an memorization assignment in School. Very strange that. Absolutely no real emotion, just a breathless recital of "Facts" Then when done speaking look over to the person standing to the right of the camera (You can see his shadow behind the kids). Sure looks like kids looking at a teacher to see how they did in reciting their "lesson"

Then there is the part where the "Iraqi Civil Rights Group" filming the kids told the Iraqi boy to "show his wounds". It must not of occurred to the "Iraqi Civil Rights Group" making the video to consider the Iraqi boy's supposed "wound". Apparently no one bothered to think about where he was "shot". The supposed "wound" supposedly inflicted by US Marines at point blank range, (as claimed by the "Iraqi Civil Rights Group)" is directly over his spine. Yet when told he got up and turned around for the camera to "Show his wounds"?

If he HAD been shot there, he would be crippled for life, his spine severed just below the neck. So all this is being based on the claims of an "Iraqi Civil Rights Group" which are demonstrated to be lying. Since they lied about this, what ELSE might they have lied about? So maybe some one can explain these inconsistencies in the "witnesses" testimony? Some "Americans", especially in the Junk Media, maybe want to rethink their rush to judgment on these Marines

[Morgan in Denver]

Every time I read things like this I remember it being said most of the reporters in Iraq were using stringers, who would bring them news and interviews so the reporters would not have to be out exposed in areas where they could be kidnapped or hurt. Also said was these stringers all knew the reporters would pay more for bad news, anti-military or anti-US stories than good news. If true, it may explain at least a portion of the inconsistencies and inaccurate reporting.

I guess, for that reason and others, I have not been interested in reports from Time or Newsweek or the other rags I know are supporting the anti-war crowd.

[Txsleuth]

Okay..that makes more sense then.

Those people really are looney tunes out there, aren't they.

Personally, I am not a fan of Harman...and would love to see her go.

I wonder if there is a Republican running that would then, have a chance against a non-incumbent candidate? I doubt it, California just doesn't seem to have any CONSERVATIVES, now that Pres. Reagan is gone.

[Txsleuth]

YIKES...Fox has changed their schedule...

I sat down, ready to enjoy the Journal show, with Paul Gigot..but NOPE...more Fox News of the same stories they have had all day.

I checked the guide on DirecTV...and I guess it will only be on once, tonight at 11:00 EDT.

[Phsstpok]

the FNC JER web page now says "Saturday's at 11 PM ET." Looks like they've dropped not only the "early" 4 PM ET showing but the Sunday early morning replay.

It's interesting to me that the Opinion Journal JER web page still shows all of the airings.

methinks the rumors of bad ratings and a shaky hold on a spot in the FNC lineup may (unfortunately) be true. Otherwise something has happened (technical snafu?) during this weeks taping.

Drat, I like the show.

[Bahbah]

I sat down, ready to enjoy the Journal show, with Paul Gigot..but NOPE...

That makes at least two of us. :(

[Txsleuth]

What is worse, when I was checking the guide, it still shows John Kasich's show on...blech.

I would LOVE for them to replace Kasich's hour show with Gigot's show.