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.

[Bahbah]

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

I NEVER watch Kasich and I have tried to catch Gigot since I realized it was on (not at 11 pm though, that is out of the question), so I certainly agree. I was quite disappointed that it was not on.

[Txsleuth]

This calls for another e-mail to Fox News...

I keep e-mailing when I LIKE something, rarely do I gripe, but I am today.

[Txsleuth]

Did you read the article that Phsstpok linked under Lindsey Graham...that is titled, "6/02/06 Senate Bill is an Unconstitution Act"???

It is about the Hawaiian Bill that Akaka is putting on the floor for a vote next week....

I have to tell you that this is one that sailed right over my head...and yet the article makes it sound like, like Teddy Kennedy and his desire to raise the minimum wage, Akaka has been trying to attach this to all kinds of bills.

The more I find out about the "stuff" that is done under the radar of Americans, (even ones that pay attention, like I do)...in Congress, the more concerned I get. And, like so many of these Congresscritters want to add "sunset provisions" to a lot of the more controverisal bills like the Patriot Act...

I think we have GOT to get a "sunset provision" for getting out Congresscritters that have been in Congress so long..that they just are not scrutinized, or allow other Congresscritters get away with less scrutiny.

I know you and others will say that the elections every 2-6 years IS their "sunset provision"...but, unless/until the American people are made more aware of the behind the scenes crapola that goes on...

The same old, same old will keep going....and I think this year, is a good example of what goes wrong...when you have a supposed Republican majority in the Senate...but so many of the Republicans have been there so long...that their loyalties lie more with their friends in the Senate, than their constituents, or even the POTUS, who can only serve at most, 8 years.

Sorry to post so long...I am just frustrated that I know so little, but can affect even less...

[Bahbah]

I know you and others will say that the elections every 2-6 years IS their "sunset provision"...

You won't ever hear me say such a thing. Once elected, the incumbent is almost impossible to dislodge from office for a number of reasons. There are very few who, like Dr. Coburn, actually want to serve their constituents and their country and who care about its future.

[Txsleuth]

Is it just me, or does it seem like Mort Kondrake is doing about 99% of the talking on the Beltway Boys tonight??

Sheesh, I must be in a bad mood...because his stuttering is really bothering me tonight.

[Bahbah]

his stuttering is really bothering me tonight.

Could also be the positions he takes.

[Txsleuth]

LOL...a lot that, I am sure.

[rodguy911]

Thanks for another excellent thread Phsstpok, great job as usual, catch you tomorrow.

[MikeHu]

If it wasn't for these people tirelessly self-promoting their own shows, we wouldn't even know these people existed.

They are legends in their own minds.

[maica]

The California primaries are on 6/6/06

Cue scary music!

[daybreakcoming]

Colter was on Kasich's show last night and he tried to burn her concerning her book while admitting he had not read it yet and was basing his opinion on what his wife told him. Utter failure. Colter appeared very bored with him.

[krunkygirl]

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