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Weekend Talk Show *Preview* for 5/19 - 5/20/07 (not the live thread)
Network and Cable News Networks | 5/19/07 | Network and Cable News

Posted on 05/19/2007 10:43:57 AM PDT by Phsstpok

Preview and Analysis for Weekend of May 19th and 20th, 2007

Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows:

NBC's "Meet the Press"
  • Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT)
  • Former Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-GA)
  • A special roundtable on "The Reagan Diaries" with
    • Douglas Brinkley
    • Ed Meese
    • Michael Deaver

CBS's "Face the Nation"

  • Sen. Arlen Specter, R-PA.
  • Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-CA
  • Fred Kagan
  • Army Maj. Gen. Paul Eaton (Ret)

Fox News Sunday

  • Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y.
  • Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.
  • Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day
CNN "Late Edition"
  • Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell
  • Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih
  • Sen. Barbara Boxer
  • Sen. Lindsey Graham
  • Former Sen. Max Cleland

ABC's "This Week"

  • Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-CA
  • Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.
  • Katrina vanden Heuvel
  • Fareed Zakaria, Editor
  • George Will
  • Rachael Ray

Any big analysis will come a little later.  Right now I'm enjoying dawn on the Kona Coast (the volcano is between us and sunrise, per se) looking out my resort window at the lush greenery  on the hillsides surrounding Keauhou Bay.  For that reason I'm altering my format a bit.  I'm going to post the shows with no links to start out.  It looks like my wife is going on some "site inspections" (she's a travel agent and this is a business trip for her) and I'll be lazing around the hotel today.  There's a pro golf tournament (Kona Open) going on and a couple of the hillside holes are visible from our lanai.  I think I'll set up here with a drink and watch that.  I've got connectivity so I'll do a little hunting and pecking and post things I find.  I'm inviting any and all of you to please chime in with anything you can find on any of these people or any of their shows.

All in all this actually looks like a worthwhile weekend on all of the shows, the first in quite some time.  Gee, maybe I should be jealous that I'm spending Sunday morning touring Hawaii instead of watching them. 

Nah!

Have at it.

This should be cross posted to my blog at Wizards.townhall.com but probably won't be till after I get back home on Tuesday.  I think everybody will understand <g>.

This thread 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 valuable 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!

Mark Kilmer has posted his excellent preview of the Sunday shows over at Redstate.COM.

Politico.COM has their Sunday Talk Show Tip Sheet


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: guests; sundaytalkshows
Saturday Shows for May 12th, 2007

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


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.


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.


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.


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.


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.


 

1 posted on 05/19/2007 10:44:00 AM PDT by Phsstpok
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To: A.Hun; Bahbah; Txsleuth; MNJohnnie; eeevil conservative; Alas Babylon!; Seattle Conservative; ...
Ping

The (abbreviated) Weekend Talk Show Preview Thread is up

It will also be cross posted to my blog at (after I get home)

http://wizards.townhall.com/

Here's a sample of  my usually witty commentary...

well, there really isn't any this week... I'm on vacation!

Woohoo! 

 

 

Note: apologies to anybody missing from the ping list.  I only have an old copy with me on this PC 


2 posted on 05/19/2007 10:47:24 AM PDT by Phsstpok (Often wrong, but never in doubt)
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To: Phsstpok; Txsleuth

Phsstpok, how great to see you.

Sleuthie and I were discussing how we hope you are enjoying your stay in Paradise. And you still found time to do this!!!

Really appreciate it.


3 posted on 05/19/2007 10:47:52 AM PDT by Bahbah (Regev, Goldwasser & Shalit, we are praying for you.)
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To: Phsstpok

Thanks P for taking the time to do this! Great stuff as usual.

NOW, before the lynching of all things GOP starts, I wonder if the hardcore realize that the ONLY thing standing between then and their worst fears on Immigration are the political spines of 41 Republican Senators?

IF, this passes, it will pass with 90% of the vote for it from Democrat Congress critters. The Purist MIGHT want to keep that in mind next time they are thinking about firing a Congressional Majority for not being dogmatically pure enough.


4 posted on 05/19/2007 10:53:08 AM PDT by MNJohnnie (If you will try being smarter, I will try being nicer.)
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To: Phsstpok

# Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.

This is the guy to watch. 1st to see if he gets any questions on Immigration and then to see how he response.


5 posted on 05/19/2007 11:01:05 AM PDT by MNJohnnie (If you will try being smarter, I will try being nicer.)
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To: Bahbah; Phsstpok

Very true, Bah..

Phsstpok...you are too good to us!!


6 posted on 05/19/2007 11:34:15 AM PDT by Txsleuth
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To: Phsstpok

You still on vacation????? Hope you’re enjoying yourself.


7 posted on 05/19/2007 11:58:06 AM PDT by Arizona Carolyn ( If you want on or off the pet and human food and drug ping list let me know)
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To: Bahbah; Txsleuth; Arizona Carolyn

It’s hard to sleep very late when local time and ‘real time’ are five hours off. I woke up about 4 this morning (after going to bed a little after 9) and there was no way I was getting back to sleep. I opened the curtains, got set up and then watched the world wake up. No golden sunrise, per se, as it was hidden by the volcano that is this island, but it was really lovely.

We got over here from Oahu right about sunset last night so we really couldn’t see the view from our room. It’s spectacular. We’re right down on a lava promontory that forms one arm of this little bay and we’re looking along the shore and up the steep slope that is the Kona coast, seeing many of the coffee plantations. It’s the typical lush Hawaii you expect to see, but what’s amazing is that it’s unusual for this island. I hadn’t realized it but much of the island is raw volcanic rock with maybe some monkey grass or the occassional plant sticking up. Very desolate but also very beautiful.

We just did a tour of this resort (Sheraton Keauhou Resort and Spa) and it’s impressive. They fed us breakfast and now I’ve bailed out to relax in the room for awhile while my wife and some of the other travel agents do some site tours of additional hotels. We meet up again after lunch then go out on a dinner cruise and snorkeling adventure. It should be fun but I need to rest up beforehand. I’m not as young as I used to think I was.


8 posted on 05/19/2007 12:42:09 PM PDT by Phsstpok (Often wrong, but never in doubt)
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To: Phsstpok

Gosh, what a wonderful time you must be having...sounds delightful!


9 posted on 05/19/2007 12:50:46 PM PDT by greyfoxx39 (Thanks congress and Presidente Bush, I'm feeling very non-multi-culti today!)
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To: Phsstpok

The sunsets are amazing!!!

A dinner cruise and snorkeling...fabulous.

(Green with envy :)


10 posted on 05/19/2007 12:51:17 PM PDT by Bahbah (Regev, Goldwasser & Shalit, we are praying for you.)
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To: Phsstpok

WOW...it must be nice to have a travel agent in the family...you KNOW you are going to get the BEST service!!

You enjoy the dinner cruise and snorkeling...and the let us know how it went.

This may be my “vicarious Hawaiian vacation”...LOL


11 posted on 05/19/2007 1:30:21 PM PDT by Txsleuth
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To: Phsstpok

Sounds like heaven; thank you for the description that allows me to mentally travel there with you.... we were married in the fern grotto on the Island of Kauai 26 years ago this coming week.


12 posted on 05/19/2007 3:50:05 PM PDT by Arizona Carolyn ( If you want on or off the pet and human food and drug ping list let me know)
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To: Phsstpok

MTP sounds pretty good. 8:30 church and I can get home by 10.


13 posted on 05/19/2007 8:25:33 PM PDT by fkabuckeyesrule (Good News everyone!!!! It's baseball season!!!!!)
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To: Phsstpok
I only have an old copy with me on this PC

Too late for this trip, but UltraVNC and DynDNS could fix that problem. The price is right. Nada, zip, zero.

Of course, vacation is vacation, it's good to disconnect every so often.

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Bring us lava java.

14 posted on 05/20/2007 6:46:35 AM PDT by David_G_Burnet
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To: Phsstpok
Hey I hope you had a great time buddy you deserve it, just got back myself.
15 posted on 05/21/2007 12:33:35 PM 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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