Weekend Show *Preview* for 11/11 - 11/12/06 (not the live thread)

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Saturday Shows for 11/11/06

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)

• Meme:
  • Neener, neener, neener.  We told you so.
  • Firing Rumsfeld isn't enough.  He should be brought up on treason charges.
• Topics:
  • With Rumsfeld gone, management is changing in the Pentagon. What does this mean for Iraq policy?
  • The big winners and losers among 2008 presidential hopefuls!
• Beltway Boys contact information beltway@foxnews.com
• The program airs on FOX News Channel Saturdays at 6 and 11:30 p.m. ET

Fox News Watch (Eric Burns)

• Meme:
  • Neener, neener, neener.  We told you so.
  • Prediction: Neal will be even more insufferable than normal
• Topics:
  • Power shift in Washington: How did the media report the story?
• 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:
  • The election is over, now the battle to spin what it means gets started.
• Topics:
  • Opinion Journal web page: New Faces
    • Can Nancy Pelosi and President Bush really find common ground next year?
    • We debate whether the Robert Gates nomination to replace Donald Rumsfeld means the end of the Bush Doctrine.
    • An interview with Arizona Congressman John Shadegg on the GOP lessons from Tuesday's defeat.
  • Fox News Channel web page
    • Democrats sweep Congress: Were the elections an endorsement of ideological change?
    • Republicans on the Hill consider return to conservative principals that swept them into power in 1994
• Guests
  • Representative John Shadegg, Republican - Arizona
    • House web site | Bio
    • Shadegg to seek No. 2 GOP post in House (AZ Central.com, AZ - Nov 8, 2006)
    • Shadegg Is Running for Whip [Kathryn Jean Lopez] (National Review Online Blogs, NY - Nov 8, 2006)
    • Special Report Roundtable - November 9 (RealClearPolitics, IL - Nov 10, 2006)
    • Committee plows onward for non-candidate McCain (Arizona Republic, AZ - Nov 5, 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 11 p.m. and again Sunday at 6 a.m. ET

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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.

• Meme:
  • Neener, neener, neener.  We told you so.
  • Pay no attention to the outrageous things the new Democrat leaders are doing and saying, this election was all about moderates - you're safe, trust us - they really aren't out to take your money, your guns or your land, but you do owe them your votes
  • Is this the DBM (drive by media) dream ticket for 2008?
• Topics:
  • Two key leaders of the new, closely-divided Senate will join us in exclusive interviews to discuss
    • the midterm election results
    • the Iraq war
    • the Gates nomination
    • setting the stage for 2008
  • How will the midterm election results and a new Secretary of Defense affect the war in Iraq, the remaining two years of George Bush's presidency, and the race for the White House in 2008?
• Guests
  • Senator John McCain, Republican - Arizona
    • Senate web site | Bio
    • Armed Services Committee member
    • McCain said Rumsfeld's ouster gives Congress a fresh start (KVOA.com, AZ - Nov 8, 2006)
    • Sen. John McCain: 'Government Changed Us' (NewsMax.com, FL - Nov 7, 2006)
    • Wash. Post's Birnbaum suggested -- contrary to the evidence -- that midterm election results bode well for McCain in '08, not Clinton (Media Matters - Nov 9, 2006)
    • Everyone loves McCain ... when they need him (Orlando Sentinel, FL - Nov 7, 2006)
    • The Rise of McCain (Mother Jones, CA - Nov 8, 2006)
    • Popular Arizona U.S. Sen. John McCain crosses Minnesota on behalf of Republican candidates (Coon Rapids ECM Publishers, MN - Nov 2, 2006)
    • John McCain: The Straight Talk Express Moves Behind Closed Doors (Huffington Post, NY - Nov 2, 2006)
    • Mr. President: McCain In '08? (KLTV, TX - Nov 10, 2006)
    • GOP: McCain to make ’08 run decision in December (AP via FR - Nov 10, 2006)
  • Sen. Joe Lieberman, Democrat - Connecticut
    • Senate Web Site | Bio
    • Lieberman: Call Me a Democrat (ABC News - Nov 10, 2006)
    • Dodd reaches out to Lieberman; urges Bush to consider legacy (Stamford Advocate - Nov 9, 2006)
    • Is Joe Lieberman the New Anthony Kennedy? And will the New Congress Function Like the Closely-Split, Seesawing Supreme Court? (FindLaw - Nov 9, 2006)
    • The Persecution and Character Assassination of Joe Lieberman As Presented By the Mainstream Media ... or, Gripes of Rove (Huffington Post, NY - Nov 6, 2006)
    • Joe Lieberman (Houston Chronicle - Nov 7, 2006)
    • Joe Lieberman is the 50th Republican Sleeper Senator on Iraq (TransWorldNews (press release), GA - Nov 8, 2006)
    • Bipartisanship vs. New Dems: In Praise of Joe Lieberman (Stanford Progressive, CA - Nov 5, 2006)
    • Joe Lieberman may have the last laugh (Capitol Hill Blue, VA - Nov 5, 2006)
  • political roundtable:
    • Maureen Dowd, the New York Times
      • A Come-to-Daddy Moment (New York Times (temporarily free) - Nov 9, 2006)
    • David Gregory, NBC News
      • David Gregory Portrays Bush As Out Of Touch... (NewsBusters - Nov 8, 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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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.

• Meme:
  • Neener, neener, neener.  We told you so.
  • The age of Dhimmicrat rule has begun, we want your money, your guns, your land and your votes
  • OK, is this White House sock puppet here to take the blame or is he now taking over from the guys that blew it?
• Topics:
  • Looking Ahead To The New Democratic Congress
• Guests
  • Sen. Harry Reid, Democrat - Nevada
    • Democratic Leader
    • Senate web site | Bio
    • Harry Reid, an Infighter With a Sharp Jab (New York Times - Nov 10, 2006)
    • Harry Reid set to become Senate majority leader (Times of India - Nov 10, 2006)
    • Harry Reid, New Senate Majority Leader : Proponent of Gambling (Casino Gambling Web - Nov 9, 2006)
    • 'NYT' Gets Sen. Harry Reid's Views on Britney Spears' Mojo (Editor & Publisher - Nov 10, 2006)
    • Dirty Harry Reid and a Corrupt Congress (American Chronicle, CA - Nov 3, 2006)
    • Will Sen. Harry Reid Choose the Next Supreme Court Justice? (ChronWatch, CA - Nov 3, 2006)
    • A Turnabout For Clout (Hartford Courant - Nov 10, 2006)
  • Joshua Bolten
    • White House Chief of Staff
    • White House web site Bio
    • GOP furious about timing of Rumsfeld resignation (The Hill, DC - Nov 9, 2006)
    • Democrats to control US Senate (mi2g, UK - Nov 9, 2006)
    • Defensive failure (The Australian, Australia - Nov 9, 2006)
    • The wave after tomorrow. (Slate - Nov 6, 2006)
    • Paulson places trust in Goldman Sachs (Times Online, UK - Oct 11, 2006)
• Face The Nation contact information - ftn@cbsnews.com

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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.

• Meme:
  • Neener, neener, neener.  We told you so.
  • The age of Dhimmicrat rule has begun, we want your money, your guns, your land and your votes
  • OK, is this White House sock puppet here to take the blame or is he now taking over from the guys that blew it?
  • Wanna bet we can get Dan Bartlett to utter another great quote like saying the President is eating crow?
• Topics:
  • Out with the old, in with the new
  • What will Democrats' sweep mean for President Bush's agenda and war in Iraq?
    • The Democrats sweep into office, winning majorities in the U.S. House and Senate on a wave of voter disapproval of President Bush, the war in Iraq and political corruption.
    • After 12 years in the political wilderness, what is the Democratic agenda for the next Congress and will the election usher in a new era of bipartisanship or gridlock?
    • Sen. Charles Schumer said this week that Democrats plan to stay in the majority for a “generation,” but are the election results meant to last and what policies do Democratic leaders need to pursue in the next Congress?
  • After a campaign filled with divisive rhetoric, can Republicans and Democrats make good on pledges to work together and compromise in the next two years?
  • The view from the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue:
    • How will the election impact President Bush’s agenda
    • Is he already a lame duck or can he still accomplish some of his major goals in his last two years in office?
    • Does this week’s resignation by Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld signal a shift in the White House strategy for victory in Iraq?
  • FNS essay: Coming Up on 'FNS'
• Guests
  • Former Vermont Governor Howard Dean, DNC chairman
    • DNC web site | Bio
    • Dean to deliver keynote speech (Globe and Mail, Canada - Nov 10, 2006)
    • Howard Dean and Bill Richardson (Christian Science Monitor, MA - Nov 9, 2006)
    • The vindication of Howard Dean's 'crazy' strategy (Raw Story, MA - Nov 9, 2006)
    • Dean calls for election changes, reform (KVOA.com - Nov 9, 2006)
    • Calling Dr. Howard, Dr. Fine, Dr. Howard (Dean) (RedState, VA - Nov 8, 2006)
    • Chris Matthews Presses Howard Dean for Iraq Withdrawal (NewsBusters - Nov 8, 2006)
    • Howard Dean Refuses to Define Middle Class (The Conservative Voice, NC - Nov 6, 2006)
  • Dan Bartlett, counselor to the president
    • White House web site Bio
    • Moves to oust Rumsfeld months old (The Age, Australia - Nov 10, 2006)
    • UN ambassador's job in balance (The Age, Australia - Nov 10, 2006)
    • Democrats say election win could force change in Iraq war (Gulf News, United Arab Emirates - Nov 9, 2006)
    • Bush begins mending fences after elections (Reuters Canada, Canada - Nov 9, 2006)
    • White House Memo Win, Lose or Draw, Bush Faces Unfamiliar Terrain (New York Times - Nov 6, 2006)
    • Democrats take US House (Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan - Nov 8, 2006)
• Fox News Sunday contact information - FNS@foxnews.com

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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.

• Meme:
  • Neener, neener, neener.  We told you so.
  • The age of Dhimmicrat rule has begun, we want your money, your guns, your land and your votes
  • OK, is this White House sock puppet here to take the blame or is he now taking over from the guys that blew it?

• Topics:
  • Senators Joe Biden and Carl Levin join George to discuss the new Democratic majority in Congress. What's first up for the incoming chairs of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees?
  • White House Chief-of-Staff Josh Bolten joins George to discuss how the President will work with the new Democratic leadership in Congress.
  • THIS WEEK TURNS 25 Tune in this Sunday for a special edition of This Week as the broadcast celebrates 25 years on the air.
• Guests
  • Senator Joe Biden, Democrat - Delaware
    • Senate web site | Bio
    • Joe Biden Hopes Rumsfeld's Resignation Will Bring Changes (WMDT, MD - Nov 10, 2006)
    • AG win puts second Biden in power (The News Journal, DE - Nov 8, 2006)
    • Johny Kerry makes Joe Biden seem smart. (RedState, VA - Nov 2, 2006)
    • Democrats to Oppose Bolton (RedState, VA - Nov 9, 2006)
    • Remaking America (The Australian, Australia - Nov 10, 2006)
    • The US's new Democratic way (Asia Times Online, Hong Kong - Nov 10, 2006)
    • REGION: Bush, Dems willing to pass India-US N-deal before year-end (Daily Times, Pakistan - Nov 9, 2006)
  • Senator Carl Levin
    • Senate web site | Bio
    • CARL LEVIN: He wants Iraq policy shift, greater oversight (Detroit Free Press - Nov 10, 2006)
    • Levin to Use Top Armed Services Post to Push US Iraq Pullout (Bloomberg - Nov 10, 2006)
    • Bush to meet with top US automakers (Chicago Tribune - Nov 10, 2006)
    • Democrats effectively halt Bolton's renomination to UN (San Jose Mercury News - Nov 10, 2006)
    • The New Senate Chiefs (U.S. News & World Report, DC - Nov 10, 2006)
    • Michigan gains some muscle (DetNews.com, MI - Nov 8, 2006)
    • Democrat Congress Is 'Bad News' For Russia (St Petersburg Times, Russia - Nov 10, 2006)
  • White House Chief-of-Staff Josh Bolten
    • White House web site Bio
    • GOP furious about timing of Rumsfeld resignation (The Hill, DC - Nov 9, 2006)
    • Democrats to control US Senate (mi2g, UK - Nov 9, 2006)
    • Defensive failure (The Australian, Australia - Nov 9, 2006)
    • The wave after tomorrow. (Slate - Nov 6, 2006)
    • Paulson places trust in Goldman Sachs (Times Online, UK - Oct 11, 2006)
  • Sunday Roundtable
    • George Will
      • Political commentator, ABC News
      • Syndicated columnist | Bio
      • Bush's big idea backfired (Town Hall, DC - Nov 10, 2006)
    • Cokie Roberts
      • Political commentator, ABC News
      • Contributing Senior News Analyst, NPR | Bio
      • The vital 'dynamic center' (Black Hills Pioneer, SD - Nov 9, 2006)
    • Sam Donaldson
      • Political commentator, ABC News | Bio
      • Sam Donaldson: Democratic House Takeover with Subpoenas a 'Good Thing' (NewsBusters - Oct 24, 2006)
• ABC This Week comment web page

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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.

• Meme:
  • Neener, neener, neener.  We told you so.
  • OK, is this White House sock puppet here to take the blame or is he now taking over from the guys that blew it?
  • You're from Pakistan, right?  Do you realize how badly you screwed up by cooperating with the US?
  • You were in the Clinton administration, right?  Tell us how Saint Bill would have handled all of this without any problems...
  • Death to America - you know, the usual CNN template...
• Topics:
  • America voted and Democrats will take control of Congress. What does it mean for the President and his administration?
• Guests
  • Joshua Bolten
    • White House Chief of Staff
    • White House web site Bio
    • GOP furious about timing of Rumsfeld resignation (The Hill, DC - Nov 9, 2006)
    • Democrats to control US Senate (mi2g, UK - Nov 9, 2006)
    • Defensive failure (The Australian, Australia - Nov 9, 2006)
    • The wave after tomorrow. (Slate - Nov 6, 2006)
    • Paulson places trust in Goldman Sachs (Times Online, UK - Oct 11, 2006)
  • Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz
    • War on terror in supreme national interest: Aziz (Online - International News Network, Pakistan - Nov 10, 2006)
    • Aziz arrives in New York (Pakistan Dawn, Pakistan - Nov 8, 2006)
    • Pakistan is a US ally, prime minister says (Princeton University The Daily Princetonian - Nov 10, 2006)
    • No change expected in US Policies, says Pakistan PM (Pakistan Times, Pakistan - Nov 8, 2006)
    • PM approves sending 14 MNAs to US on govt expenditure (PakTribune.com, Pakistan - Nov 9, 2006)
    • US denies visas to 10 Pakistani lawmakers (Mumbai Mirror, India - Nov 10, 2006)
  • Senator Chuck Schumer, Democrat - New York
    • Senate web site | Bio
    • What Do Sens. Allen and Schumer Have in Common? (FOX News - Nov 9, 2006)
    • Schumer, Emanuel Engineer Party's Win (Forbes - Nov 9, 2006)
    • US Democrats gain control of Congress (ABC Online, Australia - Nov 10, 2006)
    • Dems hail Chuck as new star in fight to 'take country back' (New York Daily News, NY - Nov 8, 2006)
    • The Morning Read: November 9, 2006 (New York Observer, NY - Nov 9, 2006)
  • Senator Arlen Specter, Republican - Pennsylvania
    • Senate web site | Bio
    • Judiciary Committee (outgoing) chairman
    • PODCAST: TMC News Minute for November 8: Specter addresses post-election results (Allentown Morning Call, PA - Nov 8, 2006)
    • Casey, Rendell Lead Dem Landslide (Jewish Exponent, PA - Nov 10, 2006)
    • With Power Set to Be Split, Wiretaps Re-emerge as Issue (New York Times - Nov 9, 2006)
    • Bipartisanship on Hold (New York Times - Nov 9, 2006)
    • The American people didn't quit... we did (ProLife Blogs - Nov 9, 2006)
    • Bush agenda faces uphill climb in lame-duck Congress (USA Today - Nov 10, 2006)
    • GOP's Snowe, Collins seen as influential in Democratic Senate (Boston Globe, United States - Nov 10, 2006)
  • Army General George Joulwan (retired)
    • Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander
    • Wikipedia Bio
    • Online NewsHour: General Joulwan -- May 12, 1997 (NPR - May 12, 1997)
  • William Cohen
    • Former (Clinton) defense secretary
    • DOD Bio
    • US dead set against 'Islamic bomb': William Cohen (India eNews.com, India - Nov 7, 2006)
    • Indo-US nuke deal must succeed: William Cohen (Zee News, India - Nov 8, 2006)
    • EX-DEFENSE SEC & THE STRIPPER (New York Post, NY - Nov 7, 2006)
    • HAVE TURKISH AGENTS PENETRATED HIGHEST ECHELONS OF US GOVERNMENT? (AZG Armenian Daily, Armenia - Nov 7, 2006)
    • The Armenian genocide and the politics of silence (CollectifVAN.org, France - Nov 2, 2006)
  • Michael Gordon
    • Chief military correspondent for the New York Times
    • Co-author, Cobra II: The Inside Story of the Invasion and Occupation of Iraq by Michael R. Gordon and Bernard E. Trainor
    • Trainor: Rumsfeld Likely to Leave ‘Very Negative’ Legacy as Defense Secretary (Council on Foreign Relations - Nov 9, 2006)
    • The new realism on Iraq (Guardian Unlimited, UK - Nov 10, 2006)
    • Rumsfeld, undone by the war in Iraq (Bangkok Post, Thailand - Nov 9, 2006)
    • New York Times “military analysis” foreshadows US bloodbath in Baghdad (World Socialist Web Site, MI - Oct 23, 2006)
• CNN Late Edition (web page for comments)

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Ping

The Weekend Talk Show Preview Thread is up

If you want on or off of my Ping list please Freepmail me

It will be cross posted to my blog at

http://wizards.townhall.com/

See the initial post for my "usual witty commentary."  Some excerpts:

This election is best described as the triumph of the inanities.  Let their gloating begin!

The most cynical and dishonest campaign in the history of our country has triumphed, IMNSHO.  But what has it gained them? ...

... May God have mercy on us now, because Nancy, Harry, Hugo and Osama surely won't...

So, the 2006 elections are over and the Dhimmicrat's won.  Now the battle to define that result  is well and truly joined...

[nuclady]

Thank you so much. I read this every Friday/Saturday.

[Alas Babylon!]

Sigh, my FRiend. We live in interesting times.

I have some ideas, which I'll discuss on Sunday. It involves taking on the DBM.

[Phsstpok]

It involves taking on the DBM.

Oh yeah!

I'm game.  I'll be looking for your post.  Please include me in the ping on it.  I hope to have more energy and time to participate this week than the last couple of weeks.  Being home for more than 24 hours will help and having taken today off and looking forward to Monday off I think I'll be much more relaxed. <g>

Also remember that it was largely RINOs who lost and DINOs who won.  This could get really interesting. 

[Morgan in Denver]

Thanks Phsstpok! I am looking forward to seeing the posturing that's going to happen this weekend. Although, I'm sure we'll see a bunch of "I told you do" comments.

[Bahbah]

Well, Alas, the media were relentless barnstormers for the dems and they were successful. In fact, they have been quite successful over the last six years painting the President as both evil and brain dead. Lots of people still believe them and take their cues from them. I am most interested in hearing your ideas about what might be done about it.

[Bahbah]

AND A HUGE THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR VETERANS. Without you there wouldn't be a republic.

[patj]

I have some ideas, which I'll discuss on Sunday. It involves taking on the DBM.

I hope that you will be discussing them on the Sunday talk show thread. I'm done watching any of these shows and will only be checking your thread from now on. I hope to see you there.

[Chuck54]

Thanks for the ping Phsstpok. I think I will forgo the Sunday Shows for a bit and look for the positives in this election. I'm sure there are some and maybe '08 will turn out well for "real" conservatives, not the "pseudo" conservatives we have been putting up with.

Does anyone notice when the Dems are in power the conversations are all about bi-partisanship and working together to "solve" all the problems. Yet when the Reps were in power no viler language could be found anywhere than from nearly all Dems about dumb, foolish, won't work, not good for the country, wrong war, wrong time, terrorism not a real threat, impeachment, filibustering everyone, blah, blah, blah. Only the Dems apparently have "good working" ideas with a "firm" grasp on reality.

I like the first words from Representative-elect Heath Shuler's mouth when he gave his thank you speech. "First of all I want to thank God and my faith", or words to that effect. I bet this went over well with all the Democrats who believe any faith or belief in God is bad for the country.

[maica]

***...and DINOs who won. This could get really interesting.***

Possibly, but my bet is that "DINO" carries absolutely no weight with the hierarchical structure of the Dem party. The Union Boss model will prevail.

Also campaign promises are treated as ephemera, not real. Freshman senators and reps will toe the line or get offices in closets and committee assignments that stink.

[Bahbah]

You might enjoy newly elected Senator Jim Webb's remarks also.

He started off by mentioning that "tomorrow is an extremely important day for America," and the crowd went wild, thinking he was talking about taking power. But of course, he launched into his praise of the Marine Corps, and the crowd cheered a little less loudly. Then he thanked all the brave veterans and brave men still fighting, and the crowd cheered a little less loudly again. Then he mentioned that he received a call from Sen. Allen, and the crowd went nuts again. Then he mentioned how pleasant and dignified Allen was, and the crowd grew quiet. Then he said he was having lunch next week with Allen — and the crowd was dead silent. Finally he told the audience that they should all thank Sen./Gov. Allen for his many years of dedicated service to the people of Virginia — and you could almost hear the people gathered looking at each other asking, "What the $#@! did we just do?" It was priceless.

[Bahbah]

[rodguy911]

What a phenomenal job of analyzing once again phsstpok you nailed down everything tight as a drum.

[rodguy911]

It's worse than that, I forget which talk show i was listening to(probably Boortz) but one of them said that a major league rat likes boortz's fair tax but won't pass it unless they get in power--potus as well--proves my point. The rats could care less about the country it's all power all the time for them.