Weekend Show *Preview* for 7/29 - 7/30/06 (not the live thread)

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[Phsstpok]

Weekend Preview Analysis

No one has complained about the format, so I'm sticking with it.

Of the Sunday shows I'm most interested in ... well, frankly, none of them.  I want to hear what the various Israeli diplomats have to say, but I've been hearing the genocidal rants of the Jihadi's for most of my 51 years of life, so I'm really bored with why their reasons why they are entitled to commit genocide against the Jews and to enslave everyone else, including me an my children.

Bremer is trying to cover his butt for all of the screw ups he made while "in charge of Iraq."  IMHO he's also covering for Armitage and, ultimately, Saint Colin.  I bet that he doesn't mention either of them, however.

Tom Friedman appears to be the darling of the NBC media elite, and therefore of the Clinton's, so I expect nothing but praise for Billary, Christopher and Mad Maddie.  I likewise expect nothing but condemnation for Israel and the Bush administration.  That's what lil Timmah does, dontcha know.

Nick Burns appears to be the "go to" guy for the hard work that is coming up.  The fact that they are trotting him out tells me that they think that there is hard work yet to do, which means that, once again, the drive by media is totally misrepresenting the actual state of affairs.  That means that Hezbollah is in real trouble, the Israelis are kicking butt and not bothering to take names and Iran is in deep kimshi.  That, in turn, means Syria is toast.

It will be interesting to see how this plays out.  I bet we won't know for at least a year.

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ABC This Week (George Stephanopoulos)

• Meme:
  • If only those rotten Israeli's would listen to reason and agree to a cease fire all things would be fine
  • Israel is the aggressor here
  • They did too intentionally kill the innocent UN observers deliberately - so there!
  • It's all Bush's fault™
• Topics:
  • The status of diplomatic efforts to end the violence in the Middle East.
  • Middle East War: Israel's battle with Hezbollah grows more fierce by the day. Civilian casualties are mounting as efforts to find a diplomatic solution grind along. We'll hear from a top Bush administration official about U.S. efforts to negotiate a cease-fire.
  • Voices segment: cycling legend Lance Armstrong races across Iowa to raise public support for increased funding for cancer research.
• Guests
  • Nicholas Burns
    • Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
    • Transcript: Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns on 'FOX News Sunday (FOX News - Jul 9, 2006)
    • R. Nicholas Burns After the P-5+1 Meeting on Iran (Scoop.co.nz (press release), New Zealand - Jul 12, 2006)
    • North Korea again refuses 6-nation talks (Houston Chronicle, United States - Jul 28, 2006)
    • Bush seconds PM N-deal concerns (Times of India, India - Jul 28, 2006)
    • US sanctions Indian firms for 'links' with Iran (Financial Express - Jul 28, 2006)
    • UN sets meeting to begin planning Lebanon force (Reuters AlertNet, UK - Jul 28, 2006)
  • Daniel Ayalon
    • Israeli Ambassador to the U.S.
    • UN accuses Israel of deliberately targeting observer posts (ABC Online, Australia - Jul 26, 2006)
    • Eric Boehlert: Fox News (Officially) Abandons Journalism in the Middle East (Huffington Post via Yahoo! News - Jul 26, 2006)
    • Israelis Slaughter UN Observers BY KURT NIMMO (Collectif Bellaciao, France - Jul 26, 2006)
    • UN Shocked By Strike On Border Post (All Headline News - Jul 26, 2006)
    • Ambassador: Release Israeli Soldiers (Guardian Unlimited, UK - Jul 21, 2006)
  • ROUNDTABLE:
    • Fareed Zakaria
      • Newsweek
    • Jay Carney
      • Time Magazine
    • Claire Shipman
      • ABC News
    • George Will
      • ABC News
  • VOICES: Lance Armstrong battles for a cancer cure.
• ABC This Week comment web page

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CBS Face The Nation (Bob Schieffer)

• Meme:
  • If only those rotten Israeli's would listen to reason and agree to a cease fire all things would be fine
  • Israel is the aggressor here
  • It's all Bush's fault™

• Topics:
  • Crisis in the Middle East
• Guests
  • Fuad Siniora
    • Prime Minister of Lebanon
    • Lebanon attacks to continue – Israel (Dispatch Online, South Africa - Jul 28, 2006)
    • Uncertainty as Hezbollah backs Lebanon PM truce plan (Khaleej Times - Jul 28, 2006)
    • World condemns Israel as diplomacy fails again (Scotsman, United Kingdom - Jul 26, 2006)
    • Israeli losses mount in Lebanon (Chicago Tribune - Jul 26, 2006)
    • Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora pleads for cease-fire (TransWorldNews (press release), GA - Jul 20, 2006)
  • Shimon Peres
    • Deputy Prime Minister of Israel
    • Shimon Peres: 'No alternative to victory' (Jerusalem Post, Israel - Jul 25, 2006)
    • Blair and Clinton head for weekend at Murdoch's (Brand Republic Bulletin, UK - Jul 28, 2006)
    • Solving Shabaa issue is possible, peres (Bahrain News Agency, Bahrain - Jul 28, 2006)
    • Israel's Peres: International Force In Lebanon Must Have Muscle (Easy Bourse (Communiqués de presse), France - Jul 26, 2006)
    • Diplomacy: Babel on the border (Jerusalem Post, Israel - Jul 28, 2006)
• Face The Nation contact information - ftn@cbsnews.com

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CNN Late Edition (Wolf Blitzer)

• Meme:
  • Pure speculation, but, based on the CNN coverage of this past week...
    • If only those rotten Israeli's would listen to reason and agree to a cease fire all things would be fine
    • Israel is the aggressor here
    • It's all Bush's fault™
• Topics:
  • Wolf Blitzer is live from Jerusalem with the latest on the growing crisis in the Mideast.
  • What's the next step for Israel and Lebanon?
• Guests
  • No guests listed as of 8 PM, Central Time.
• CNN Late Edition (web page for comments)

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Fox News Sunday (Chris Wallace)

• Meme:
  • Is Israel really the aggressor here?
  • Should all US involvement in Iraq have ended with the hand over of sovereignty?
  • Is it all Bush's fault™?
• Topics:
  • Latest on the Mideast crisis
  • New plan to stop the violence in Baghdad?
• Guests
  • Nicholas Burns
    • Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
    • Transcript: Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns on 'FOX News Sunday (FOX News - Jul 9, 2006)
    • R. Nicholas Burns After the P-5+1 Meeting on Iran (Scoop.co.nz (press release), New Zealand - Jul 12, 2006)
    • North Korea again refuses 6-nation talks (Houston Chronicle, United States - Jul 28, 2006)
    • Bush seconds PM N-deal concerns (Times of India, India - Jul 28, 2006)
    • US sanctions Indian firms for 'links' with Iran (Financial Express - Jul 28, 2006)
    • UN sets meeting to begin planning Lebanon force (Reuters AlertNet, UK - Jul 28, 2006)
  • Ambassador Paul Bremer
    • Former head of the Coalition Provisional Authority
    • Aussie veto stopped US war crimes (The Australian, Australia - Jul 28, 2006)
    • Journalist parses the Iraq 'Fiasco' (calendarlive.com, CA - Jul 28, 2006)
    • Marine commandant nominee: Mistakes made in Iraq (San Diego Union Tribune, United States - Jul 28, 2006)
    • Freeing Iraq (Washington Times, DC - Jul 24, 2006)
    • In Iraq, US military forgot the lessons of Vietnam (Houston Chronicle, United States - Jul 25, 2006)
    • Report: US Policy Led to Iraq Insurgency (Playfuls.com, Romania - Jul 23, 2006)
• Fox News Sunday contact information - FNS@foxnews.com

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NBC Meet The Press (Tim Russert)

• Meme:
  • If only those rotten Israeli's would listen to reason and agree to a cease fire all things would be fine
  • Israel is the aggressor here
  • It's all Bush's fault™
• Topics:
  • Crisis in the Middle East: The violence continues. When will it end?
    • The very latest from NBC Correspondents in the field
    • Exclusive interviews with two key diplomats: Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations, Dan Gillerman, and Lebanon's Special Envoy, Nouhad Mahmoud.
    • Tom Friedman returns from the region to share his views and insights on the conflict and what steps can be taken to help achieve peace.
• Guests
  • Ambassador Dan Gillerman
    • Israel's Representative to the United Nations
    • Israel rules out UN force involvement in Lebanon (Zee News, India - Jul 28, 2006)
    • UN shocked by bombing of observer post in Lebanon (ABC Online, Australia -  Jul 28, 2006)
    • Israel Won't Let UN Probe Outpost Bombing (580 CFRA Radio, Canada - Jul 28, 2006)
    • Israeli ambassador in extraordinary attack on UN (North Korea Times, North Korea - Jul 28, 2006)
    • Anatomy of an Attack (Newsweek - Jul 27, 2006)
  • Ambassador Nouhad Mahmoud
    • Lebanon's Special Envoy
    • Lebanese Envoy Lament Bolton, Israel: We Need an Exit (New York Observer, NY - Jul 25, 2006)
    • Rice prepares Middle East negotiations (ABC Online, Australia - Jul 22, 2006)
    • Lebanon Says Israel Attack is Barbaric, Israel Blames Government for Failing to Disarm Hizbullah (Naharnet, Lebanon - Jul 14, 2006)
    • Hezbollah threatens 'open war', UN talks (Bangkok Post, Thailand - Jul 14, 2006)
    • Israel to Let Food, Medicine Into Lebanon (Forbes - Jul 21, 2006)
  • Tom Friedman
    • New York Times columnist
    • author: From Beirut to Jerusalem
    • Author: "The World is Flat."
    • The Saudi/Tom Friedman peace plan in peril (American Thinker, AZ - Jul 28, 2006)
    • Tom Friedman's article on Lebanon today (TPMCafe, NY - Jul 26, 2006)
    • NBC's Tim Russert and NYT's Tom Friedman Call For 'Miracle Tax' On Gas (NewsBusters - Jul 26, 2006)
    • CAUGHT ON TAPE: Tom Friedman's Shocking Admission (Huffington Post, NY - Jul 25, 2006)
    • Addicted to Oil, with Tom Friedman (Grist Magazine, WA - Jun 26, 2006)
    • Hearing on the Nomination of John Bolton to be U.S. Representative to the U.N. (Transcript viaWashington Post - Jul 27, 2006)
• 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)

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Saturday Shows Preview for 7/29/06

The Beltway Boys (Mort Kondrake, Fred Barnes)

• Meme:
  • Bush is right about the Middle East
  • Bush won't get credit for it and we're all doomed
  • It's all Bush's fault™
• Topics:
  • Israel keeps pounding away at Hezbollah in Lebanon as pressure builds for a cease-fire
  • Iraq's prime minister gets a mixed reception on trip to U.S.
  • What Howard Dean said that had Dems cringing
• 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:
  • If only those rotten Israeli's would listen to reason and agree to a cease fire surrender (or die) all things would be fine
  • Israel is the aggressor here
  • It's all Bush's fault™
• Topics:
  • New York Times columnist Tom Friedman offers a hard-headed analysis of the Middle East Crisis.
• Guests
  • New York Times columnist Tom Friedman
• CNBC's Tim Russert Show airs Saturday at 7pm, 10pm & 1am ET

Fox News Watch (Eric Burns)

• Meme:
  • Well, duh!
  • But whatever you think, it's not the reporters fault...
• Topics:
  • Are reporters being manipulated by Hezbollah as the conflict in the Middle East continues to rage?
• 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:
  • If only those rotten Israeli's Hezbollah would listen to reason and agree to a cease fire stop trying to kill all of the infidels everyone all things would be fine
  • Israel Jihad is the aggressor here
  • Bush is the only chance this sad little planet has left (and it doesn't look good, does it?)
• Topics:
  • Fox News web site for show:
    • An in-depth look at Syria's role in the Mideast violence and its potential part in a future peace
    • Can Bill Clinton give Sen. Joe Lieberman a boost?
  • Opinion Journal web site for show: Lebanon and Lieberman
    • Should the U.S. turn Lebanon back over to Bashar Assad? An interview with Lebanese editor Michael Young on Lebanon, Syria and American policy in the Middle East.
    • A look at Joe Lieberman's election trouble and what it says about Democrats and national security.
• Guests
  • Michael Young
    • Opinion editor of Lebanon's Daily Star
    • Michael Young: Another Apologist for for Israeli Aggression (Al-Jazeerah.info, GA - Jul 21, 2006)
    • The Bizarro World of Michael Young (Antiwar.com, CA - Jul 14, 2006)
    • Hezbollah arms and support strong (NEWS.com.au, Australia - Jul 22, 2006)
    • Jonathan Gurwitz: Peacekeeper suggestions seem silly in the face of terrorism (San Antonio Express, TX - Jul 25, 2006)
• 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

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Ping

The Weekend Preview Thread is up

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

See the top post for my "usual witty commentary"

(note: I'm about to climb in bed and am going to my surgeon Saturday morning, so minimal participation till Saturday afternoon) 

[stopem]

Thanks for the ping, wishing you well........

[Bahbah]

May you get the very best news. See you later, and thanks for my study material.

[rockrr]

There ain't no way I'm gonna criticize your format! The work you do is incredible!

Thanks Phsstpok!

[Bahbah]

I hope this link works. It has to do with the spirit of the IDF.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WxQcWNHmAo

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Heheheh, read Eric Boehlert's screed against Fox daring to present Israel's point of view of the current conflict. It's hysterical. He manages this spelling howler: "conflicts that have reeked havoc..."

The only thing that reeks is his article.

[malia]

I really admire and appreciate what you bring us every week! Thank you! Thank you!!

Who I will be watching:

John Bolton
Josh Bolten
Nicholas Burns
Dan Gillerman Israeli UN Amb.
Nouhad Mahmoud Lebanon's Un Amb to Mexico (?)

Should I find it interesting that Lebanon has not had a full fledged UN Ambassodor for 2 years - yet have how many UN police stationed in Lebanon or am I making more of this than I should? One from Canada was killed 2 days ago.

[malia]

opps forgot something .....

I would like to hear an intelligent discussion of the comment by Kerry to Ambassador John Bolton and Ambassador John Bolton's back to Kerry.

In my mind this is the difference between the two parties.

My other question is would it be so wrong to get into discussions with Syria.

[Peach]

Best of luck to you, Phsstpok; let us know how everything worked out.

[Phsstpok]

The preview and analysis posts are now up at my Townhall.com blog

http://wizards.townhall.com/

As of 8:30 Central time there are still no guests listed for CNN. Quick check of the other sites shows no changes either (as far as I noticed).

[Phsstpok]

A couple of interesting things in the latest FoxNews FoxFriends email:

One addition to the Weekend Shows, this one Sunday evening 

(AP)
Terry Anderson during his captivity in Lebanon

WAR STORIES IS *LIVE* THIS WEEKEND!
Terror's Mideast Legacy
Sunday, 8pm / 11pm ET
Late-breaking news from the war zone, plus a look at the roots of Hezbollah, including exclusive interviews with former hostage Terry Anderson, and a behind-the-scenes look at the intelligence operation that takes down terrorists.

 

 And a new entry for Monday afternoon

(AP)

EXCLUSIVE  President George W. Bush
"Your World" Monday, 4pm / 1am ET
The commander in chief sits down with Neil to answer questions about the crisis in the Middle East, and what role the U.S. should play in promoting peace while continuing to support the war on terror.

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one more new entry that I missed from my email. This is additional info on tonights Journal Editorial Report from James Taranto's Best of the Web email:

Best of the Web Today - July 28, 2006
By JAMES TARANTO
 
Best of the Tube This Weekend  http://www.opinionjournal.com/jer/?id=110008712 
 
We'll be appearing this weekend, along with Dan Henninger and Bret Stephens, on Fox News Channel's "The Journal Editorial Report." Topics are the Middle East, the  Ned Lamont  http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110008373 -Joe Lieberman race, and Michael Dukakis's nativist pandering. Plus Paul Gigot interviews Lebanese editor Michael Young.

[Phsstpok]

thank you all for your well wishes. It means a lot to me.

I leave in about an hour and will probably be back sometime early afternoon. Hopefully he won't do too much in the way of drops and poking and prodding so that I can get back on this afternoon. As soon as I can I'll let everyone know (ad nauseum) if we've found anything or if it's all in my head... well, the eyes are in my head, but... you get the idea...

;^>

[stopem]

Prayers going up!!