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Weekend Show *Preview* for 10/14 - 10/15/06 (not the live thread)
Network and Cable News Networks | 10/14/06 | Network and Cable News

Posted on 10/14/2006 8:03:57 AM PDT by Phsstpok

Preview and analysis for Weekend Talk Shows, 10-14-06 and 10-15-06

Week six of the "official mid-term election campaign coverage" (as if it campaign coverage ever stops) and the DBM is in panic mode.  The plot to drive out the "evil Republicans" by using Iraq is in tatters since every time they forced the President to talk about Iraq and the War On Terror his polls and the Republican's polls go up, so they had to get off of that real quick.  Then they went to the dugout for their "relief slander" and pulled out the Foley scandal 3 weeks early, because trends weren't looking good and "real reporters" in the DBM were beginning to ask questions about the total BS that Billy Jeff had been spouting off in his meltdown on Fox.  Can't have that!  A little problem with that strategy, though, since they don't have all of the "facts" nailed down in their favor and they also have to trash the gay community in the process.  Harvey Fierstein and friends are really getting pissed about that.  And they expected this tactic to gross out those Neanderthal Christians who would clearly run away from the Republicans because they tolerate (horrors) homos in their midst.  Unfortunately the near universal reaction from the Christian conservative community is "they think we're Neanderthals?"   And on top of that those same folks are now saying "you know, I was toying with the idea of staying home on election day... but NOW...."  The other key comment in relation to the alleged Republicans who are "secretly gay" is along the lines of "hate the sin, love the sinner" and talking about wanting to protect and support these poor people who are being victimized by the real enemy.  Not good from the Dhimmicrat point of view.

On top of that heavy handed and obviously phony push polls were being trumpeted all week by the DBM (the pubbie's are DOOOMED! and should give up now... stay home... stay home).  But it didn't have the desired affect and there are signs of a growing backlash as proof comes out that la cage aux Foley was an orchestrated plot by high ranking Dhimmicrat operatives and Soros funded shadow groups who had the information and kept it secret in a clear criminal conspiracy.  So, it's time to haul out the next "master strategy that is guaranteed to win back Congress for the rightful masters of the little people™."  What plan, you ask?  Simple, get more push polls and use their "conclusions" as the basis for claiming that the Dhimmicrats are really the party of a tough aggressive foreign policy!

No, really.  Stop laughing.  I mean it.

But how in the hell did Karl Rove convince Lil Kimmah in North Korea to set off a nuke just 4 weeks before the election?  Damn that Rove!

On to the shows.

NBC Meet The Press continues their Senate debate series with the Minnesota race between Klobuchar (D) and Kennedy (R).  The Red Star Tribune has already declared this race over, so why bother having the vote?  And Lil Timmah will, of course, be asking the tough questions of the Democrat Socialist DFL candidate about whether she will support Harry Reid even if he is convicted of taking bribes and helping the Mafia.  What?  Lil Timmah isn't going to ask anything remotely like that?  Well surprise, surprise, surprise!

CBS Face The Nation goes for the A team on foreign policy this week, but is it because Secretary Rice reportedly made sympathetic statements about the Palestinians having the right to live "without occupation" or because they think they  can play "gotcha" over the latest dream sequence from Bob Woodward's book?  Warner is clearly on the air on CBS to talk about how bad he thinks things are going in Iraq.  After all, he hasn't been on the DBM screaming head shows in several weeks so he figures they have to book him after he says something critical that they can spin against Bush.  Isn't that a rule?  Sam Nunn has been working against nuclear proliferation ever since he left the Senate, concentrating on the problems with exactly the same countries that President Bush labeled the "Axis of Evil," but CBS hasn't thought it was important enough to talk to him (that might help Bush on his "axis of evil" stuff, dontcha know?).  Now, of course, in the aftermath of Lil Kimmah setting off his "nuke" (it is NOT a fizzle!  don't believe those lying scientists! believe the dear leader or you will be shot!) they can take what Nunn says and spin it to make GWB look bad.  CBS booking department!  Get that man scheduled ASAP!

Fox News Sunday isn't content with having given air time to Billy Jeff Clinton a few weeks ago (and allowed him to call life long card carrying Democrat Chris Wallace a right wing hit man), now they have decided to give equal time to... John Kerry!  Oh the humanity!  Bets are open on how long it will take Ketchup Boy to attack Vietnam vets per se this Sunday.  Doesn't it dawn on him that by making the term "swift boating" into a negative verb he is trashing his own claim to fame as a "hero" from Vietnam?  Nope - he's just not that bright.  Kerry will be the lead Ho in the new Democrat Gung Ho campaign to prove to everyone how tough they are (he served in Vietnam, did you know that?).  Secretary Rice is also on Fox but I don't expect much critical commentary on her reported "love fest" with Hamas, but I fully expect questions about Woodward's books.  Bets, anyone?  I'm almost willing to guarantee that no questions will be raised about Reid's little shell game with federal land swaps that netted him nearly a million dollars profit or recent calls for Sandy Burglar's pants stuffing habit to be investigated.  That might make the Dhimmicrats angry and Chris wants to be invited back to the cocktail parties.  He's ronery since Bill dissed him.  Our only hope in that regard is Brit, but he's been noticeably reticent on that topic on his own show since it broke.

ABC This Week Gives us John Bolton in place of Secretary Rice, but still the A team in my estimation.  I fully expect a "blame the current President and ignore the previous President" tag team match during not only this interview, undoubtedly with Georgie Steponallofus, but also during the "I hate the Bush family more than you do" roundtable in the last half hour of this show.  The Ford vs. Corker segment on Tennessee's Senate race will probably be interesting, if only to expose the DBM's plan for how they intend to attack Corker between now and election day.  But, OK, I admit, I'm going to watch the show this week because they've got Marg Helgenberger on in the voices segment.  Forgive me.  I am weak.

CNN Late Edition also offers us Ambassador Bolton this week.  Do they have some secret evidence they plan to spring on him of how he or Bush or Rice or Rove really engineered 9/11 in order to support the JOOOOOOS and steal the oil from the innocent and peace loving MOOOSLIMS?  I doubt it, but somehow that thought always occurs to me when anyone other than Fox books Ambassador Bolton (and I'm beginning to worry about Fox).  Beyond the  Ambassador and GOP chairman Mehlman the rest of CNN is a Bush hate fest this week.  Are they truly that desperate, ?  Will they start broadcasting "all Cindy Sheehan all the time?"  Of course not.  As Rush says, if they make it obvious who they are and what they want then they lose.  They're counting on fooling us again.  So go ahead, tell us again how Democrats are really the party that wants to fight and protect us from the Jihadis.  What?  Surrender is your best strategy?  Bad move, Bozos.

I'm always tempted to drop the Saturday shows from my preview but Opinion Journal always argues against that and then we have weeks like this which offer faint hope for some of the other shows.  The  Beltway Boys are following way too predictable a scenario for me, which is getting really boring.  I hope that maybe even once a decade they get outside of the beltway and realize that there is a "real world" out here (the quotes are for them, not me) that they just don't have a clue about.  Unless, of course, they surprise me this week?  Nah!    Lil Timmah Russert's show with Bob Woodward is totally lame and I think even he knows it.  Mark your calendars.  This may be the last "semi" network appearance of Bob Woodward regarding his failed "number one best seller" which has been trounced four to one by O'Reilly, for God's sake, on the "best seller" lists.  And now word starts to come out that he betrayed snakehead having spilled the beansto Darth Cheney about Kerry's "Ohio strategy" in 2004 which has gotten the DUmmies all pissed at him.  Lil Timmah's email has probably been overflowing with nastygrams about Woodward.

Okay, so that leaves me with my bottom line for this week.  It appears that the dims are in denial (the Polls are 150% accurate, trust them, they are planning our entire future based on those fantasies).  The pollsters are desperately trying to deny their own complicity in the current fraud because they know it's their last desperate gasp of legitimacy before they get swept away by this nasty concept called REALITY!  I'm betting that the strategy du jour of selling the dims as the party of tough foreign policy won't last out the day and that this upcoming week will be dominated by bad news for Reid and worse news for dims implicated in la cage aux Foley.  That means... tada... that they'll role out yet another "master strategy that is guaranteed to win back Congress for the rightful masters of the little people™."  Acme Political Consulting must sell them those things by the gross.

This has been cross posted to my blog at Wizards.townhall.com. This post exists primarily as a heads up for who is on the weekend talks shows, what they've been invited on to push (based on their recent pronouncements) and the spin (meme) the DBM is likely trying to push based on that information. All of this is prep work for the weekly Sunday Morning Talk Show thread posted by Alas Babylon!. That thread provides a live commentary and analysis of the Sunday talking head shows, with rare insight and exceptional fact checking. we are the Jedi Council of FreeRepublic, at least in regards to these DBM gabfests. You wanna know what was said and what it meant, as well as where they messed up? Read that thread!

I'll post a link to Mark Kilmer's excellent preview of the Sunday shows over at RedState.COM when it is up.

I'll also post a link to this Sunday's live thread here when it is up.


TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
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Saturday Shows for 10/14/06

Below are the topics and guests announced for these programs, along with my take on the "memes" that the shows are trying to push.  With each guest's name are a series of links that I found in a web search that helped me get a handle on who they are and what their likely positions will be when they are interviewed.

The Beltway Boys (Mort Kondrake, Fred Barnes)

CNBC's Tim Russert Show (Tim Russert)

Fox News Watch (Eric Burns)

Journal Editorial Report (Paul Gigot) - FNC show page


1 posted on 10/14/2006 8:03:58 AM PDT by Phsstpok
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NBC Meet The Press (Tim Russert)

Below are the topics and guests announced for this program, along with my take on the "memes" that the show is trying to push.  With each guest's name are a series of links that I found in a web search that helped me get a handle on who they are and what their likely positions will be when they are interviewed.


2 posted on 10/14/2006 8:04:53 AM PDT by Phsstpok (Often wrong, but never in doubt)
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CBS Face The Nation (Bob Schieffer)

Below are the topics and guests announced for this program, along with my take on the "memes" that the show is trying to push.  With each guest's name are a series of links that I found in a web search that helped me get a handle on who they are and what their likely positions will be when they are interviewed.


3 posted on 10/14/2006 8:06:00 AM PDT by Phsstpok (Often wrong, but never in doubt)
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Fox News Sunday (Chris Wallace)

Below are the topics and guests announced for this program, along with my take on the "memes" that the show is trying to push.  With each guest's name are a series of links that I found in a web search that helped me get a handle on who they are and what their likely positions will be when they are interviewed.


4 posted on 10/14/2006 8:06:42 AM PDT by Phsstpok (Often wrong, but never in doubt)
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ABC This Week (George Stephanopoulos)

Below are the topics and guests announced for this program, along with my take on the "memes" that the show is trying to push.  With each guest's name are a series of links that I found in a web search that helped me get a handle on who they are and what their likely positions will be when they are interviewed.


5 posted on 10/14/2006 8:07:38 AM PDT by Phsstpok (Often wrong, but never in doubt)
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CNN Late Edition (Wolf Blitzer)

Below are the topics and guests announced for this program, along with my take on the "memes" that the show is trying to push.  With each guest's name are a series of links that I found in a web search that helped me get a handle on who they are and what their likely positions will be when they are interviewed.


6 posted on 10/14/2006 8:08:31 AM PDT by Phsstpok (Often wrong, but never in doubt)
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To: A.Hun; Bahbah; Txsleuth; MNJohnnie; eeevil conservative; Alas Babylon!; Seattle Conservative; ...
Ping

The Weekend Talk Show Preview Thread is up

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

See the initial post for my "usual witty commentary."  An excerpt:

Week six of the "official mid-term election campaign coverage" (as if it campaign coverage ever stops) and the DBM is in panic mode.  The plot to drive out the "evil Republicans" by using Iraq is in tatters since every time they forced the President to talk about Iraq and the War On Terror his polls and the Republican's polls go up, so they had to get off of that real quick.  Then they went to the dugout for their "relief slander" and pulled out the Foley scandal 3 weeks early, because trends weren't looking good and "real reporters" in the DBM were beginning to ask questions about the total BS that Billy Jeff had been spouting off in his meltdown on Fox.  Can't have that!...

... it's time to haul out the next "master strategy that is guaranteed to win back Congress for the rightful masters of the little people™."  What plan, you ask?  Simple, get more push polls and use their "conclusions" as the basis for claiming that the Dhimmicrats are really the party of a tough aggressive foreign policy!

No, really.  Stop laughing.  I mean it. ...

 


7 posted on 10/14/2006 8:13:15 AM PDT by Phsstpok (Often wrong, but never in doubt)
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To: Phsstpok
You are forgiven about Marg Helgenberger, my friend...


(and if the image doesn't appear, i officially give up trying to post any more images.)
8 posted on 10/14/2006 8:31:26 AM PDT by frankenMonkey (Are there any men left in Washington, or are they all cowards?)
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Three addition to the lineup for this weekend from the Fox and Friends email

FOX NEWS SPECIAL
"North Korea: A Threat to the World"  Sat. 8pm / 12am, Sun. 4pm ET

Could Kim Jong Il incite a nuclear war? Shepard Smith gives you a close look at North Korea's past, present, and possible future, including the story of North Korea's rise to nuclear weapons status, it's history of stolen and smuggled technology, secret construction sites, ugly threats, blackmail, and outright defiance.

"The Jihad"
War Stories Investigates  Sunday, 8pm / 11pm ET
Oliver North explores what every person should know about jihad and brings historical context to today's events. Plus, in an exclusive interview, Vice President Dick Cheney tells us what it will take to stop them. Click here for a sneak preview of the episode.

Take a look at these photo essays:
 The History of Jihad
 Faces of Terror

Honoring Our Men & Women
Weekend Live Special  Saturday, 12pm  2pm ET
As the U.S. Air Force Memorial takes flight in Arlington, VA, host Brian Wilson is kicking off the celebration LIVE from the scene. Tune in to see the world-famous thunderbirds in this dedication ceremony. Plus, country superstar Lee Ann Womack performs! 

 


 

9 posted on 10/14/2006 8:33:10 AM PDT by Phsstpok (Often wrong, but never in doubt)
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To: Admin Moderator

When I went to post this thread I got two errors. First I had too many topics and the system said that it had to be limited to four.

But then it also said that I could only have four keywords and wouldn't let me post until I'd chopped that list down too. I know I always post more keywords than that. I looked at last weeks thread and confirmed it was way more than four.

Is this new? Did I do something else wrong?


10 posted on 10/14/2006 8:35:20 AM PDT by Phsstpok (Often wrong, but never in doubt)
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To: frankenMonkey

A picture! How could I forget the rules and fail to post a picture! Thanks for covering for me.


11 posted on 10/14/2006 8:36:38 AM PDT by Phsstpok (Often wrong, but never in doubt)
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I won't be on FR for the next few hours. I'm heading out to GOP county campaign HQ to man the phone bank for a few hours. First time, so I'll stumble through a bit. They're also going to give me phone lists to call from home, which will give me something to do when I have to hide in a dark room because my eyes are giving me grief. I'll even get them to print out the list in a big font, if I can. Even if I can't see much I can still make phone calls!

Go out and get involved. Only a few weeks left and this election is going to be 100% decided on turn out. Don't pay any attention to the push polls. They are trying to discourage us and suppress our turn out. Don't let the SOBs win.

After all, when was the last time the polls got the elections right?


12 posted on 10/14/2006 8:40:55 AM PDT by Phsstpok (Often wrong, but never in doubt)
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To: Phsstpok

WHAT! No John McCain! I'm sooo depressed.


13 posted on 10/14/2006 8:41:27 AM PDT by Valin (http://www.irey.com/)
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To: Phsstpok
I drove 2,500 miles this week and listened to talk radio the entire time. Boortz,hannity, savage and many of the rest are content to lament "how many seats we will lose" without giving a good fight first. That is dumb,IMHO.

The only one who gets it of course, is Rush, he has had it with pubbies running around saying the sky is falling before it falls.I have too.
14 posted on 10/14/2006 8:43:11 AM PDT by rodguy911 (Support The New media, Ticket the Drive-bys, --America-The land of the Free because of the Brave-)
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To: Phsstpok

Thanks for the great posts and thread, Phsstpok!

I was just getting ready to post about the AF War Memorial. It's also supposed to be on C-Span (they said starting at 1:30 - schedule subject to change). Of course, they won't have Brian Wilson in a flight suit and in an F-16 flight w the Thunderbirds. Rummy is supposed to be there and I believe the President's speech is scheduled for either 1:30 or 2:30 ET.

BTW - Wonder if they'll ask sKerry about Studds who passed away early this a.m. - from a 'head injury while walking his dog'??? Weird, eh? I'd love for them to say something like:
Sen Kerry, the Dims are making such a fuss about Foley, who apparently communicated back and forth with FORMER pages of 17, 18 or 21; however, while he was censured, little was said years ago about former Rep Studds who had sex with a page. How do you explain that - - isn't it just partisan politics on the Dims side, and, especially to have it come out right before the election?

I also hope that for ONCE the have the Dims on 1st then the Pubbies. They always have the Dims on last and they try to counter whatever the Pubbie said - - they Pubbies never have an opportunity for rebuttal. I know Deaniac said he would never appear at the same time as a Pubbie - - wonder if it's also in his contracts that he always gets to go last???


15 posted on 10/14/2006 8:45:00 AM PDT by Seattle Conservative (God Bless and protect our troops and their CIC)
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To: Valin
Journal Editorial Report talks about John McCain, though. That's almost as good from his point of view. And they'll show clips of him dissing the Clintons, which will make us happy.
16 posted on 10/14/2006 8:47:11 AM PDT by Phsstpok (Often wrong, but never in doubt)
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To: rodguy911

Hi Rod,
Glad you made it back from your trip safe and sound.
Mark Levin has also been saying don't listen to the polls - last night he even said don't watch the Sunday Shows (LOL!) - no point in listening to the spin and getting depressed. He's been passionate all week about what will happen to the country if the Dims take over, how we can't let that happen and that everyone must go out and vote Pubbie. He said, if you don't like something, take it up w them AFTER the election. It's too important to not vote and we should all encourage others to do so. He's addressed his talks to Republicans, conservatives, Democrats and independents. Last night he said come on all you Regan Democrats - you must get out and vote for Republicans.


17 posted on 10/14/2006 8:50:42 AM PDT by Seattle Conservative (God Bless and protect our troops and their CIC)
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To: Phsstpok

It's not the same as seeing him. Don't try and cheer up! :-)


18 posted on 10/14/2006 8:51:13 AM PDT by Valin (http://www.irey.com/)
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To: Seattle Conservative

More info on Studds. First it was reported he had a head injury while walking his dog, now they're saying it was apparently a blood clot. Rather bizarre the HUGH discrepancy in the cause and initial story to later one

Saturday, October 14, 2006 · Last updated 8:00 a.m. PT

Studds, 1st openly gay congressman, dies

By JAY LINDSAY
ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER

Rep. Gerry E. Studds, D-Mass., faces reporters outside the U.S. Capitol in this file photo from July 20, 1983, after he was censured on the House floor. Studds, the first openly gay person elected to Congress, died early Saturday, Oct. 14, 2006 at Boston Medical Center, a hospital official said. He was 69. (AP Photo/John Duricka, File)
BOSTON -- Former U.S. Rep. Gerry Studds, the first openly gay person elected to Congress, died early Saturday at Boston Medical Center, several days after he collapsed while walking his dog, his husband said. He was 69.

Studds fell unconscious Oct. 3 because of what doctors later determined was a blood clot in his lung, Dean Hara said.

Studds regained consciousness, remained in the hospital, and seemed to be improving. He was scheduled to be transferred to a rehabilitation center, but his condition deteriorated Friday and he died at about 1:30 a.m. Saturday, Hara said.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1110AP_Obit_Studds.html

Former Congressman Gerry Studds Dies
wbz.com ^ | Saturday, 14 October | Lauren Oaks


Posted on 10/14/2006 6:25:37 AM PDT by lunarbicep


Former Massachsuetts Congressman Gerry Studds has died.

The 69-year-old Studds died this morning at Boston Univesrity Medical Center.

He'd been hospitalized after sustaining head injuries from an accident while walking his dog.

Studds was a ranking member of the House Democratic leadership and advocated for New England fishermen and the ocean environment.

studds, who grew up in Cohasset, was the first openly gay person elected to Congress. He served from 1973 to 1997.

He is survived by his husband, Dean Hara. the couple was among the first same sex couples to be legally married in Massachusetts.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1719304/posts?page=283#254


19 posted on 10/14/2006 9:05:08 AM PDT by Seattle Conservative (God Bless and protect our troops and their CIC)
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To: Seattle Conservative; All
Hey SC, always good to hear from you.
Mark is right of course,not too surprising since he is a Rush/Hannity protege and their lawyer as well, but why don't the rest get it?
It's never been more foolish than now to listen to the pap coming from the DBM.
Also I am not holding my breath hoping that any of the Sunday shows will have dingy harry on defending how he made 1.1 million bucks off 400,000, ala hillary style, he stole it!!
That story is bound to be buried deep in the archives of the msm.
20 posted on 10/14/2006 9:14:39 AM PDT by rodguy911 (Support The New media, Ticket the Drive-bys, --America-The land of the Free because of the Brave-)
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