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Below are the topics and guests announced for this weekends 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.

Saturday Shows For June 30, 2007

The Beltway Boys (Mort Kondrake, Fred Barnes)

Meme:
- "The tragedy of the failure of comprehensive immigration reform" (huh?)
- They're just now noticing the declaration of war on Dick Cheney? A little slow on the up take there, boys.
- They're just now noticing that McLame is tanking? A little slow on the up take there, boys.
Topics:
- The immigration bill is dead on Capitol Hill
- Congress declares war on Dick Cheney
- John McCain is behind in the 2008 race
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:
- Guess which side Lil Timmah is going to give a fair hearing to? Hint, it doesn't involve the founding fathers.
Topics:
- A compelling question of the ages: Is there a God?
Guests
- Christopher Hitchens
  - Author, God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything
- Jon Meacham
  - Author, American Gospel: God, the Founding Fathers, and the Making of a Nation
CNBC's Tim Russert Show airs Saturday at 7pm, 10pm & 1am ET

Fox News Watch (Eric Burns)

Meme:
- Tabloid news and 50 year old "CIA secrets" that haven't been secret for 30 years... great job guys!
- Pay no attention to the assault on the first amendment... move along
Topics:
- CIA Secrets: Are some in the media using newly declassified documents to point fingers at Pres. Bush?
- The press and the liberation of Paris
- Judge Larry Seidlin's new gig
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:
- One of the biggest rulings in the Supreme Court in 50 years and only JER is doing any serious coverage? Typical
- Ted Olson. Nuff said.
Topics:
- Opinion Journal web page: Chief Justice
  - Former Solicitor General Ted Olson assesses the Supreme Court's first full term with John Roberts and Samuel Alito.
  - Democrats try to revive the Fairness Doctrine.
- Fox News Channel web page
  - Liberals claim the Supreme Court has taken a radical right turn. Has it? We'll break down the key decisions
  - The possible return of the Fairness Doctrine?
Guests
- Former Solicitor General Ted Olson (Widower of Freeper BKO)
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

Sunday Shows For July 1, 2007

NBC Meet The Press (Tim Russert)

Meme:
- Forget Al Qaeda and Jihad. The Dhimmicrat party has declared war on the real enemy, the Bush administration.
- Are you now or have you ever been a conservative?
- Leahy's in charge and you will respect his authority!
- Okay, seriously. Dhimmicrats talking about someone else's corruption? Queue the Twilight Zone Theme.
- It's the end of the world as the MSM knows it! A Christian journalist allowed to participate on MTP! Who knew there were any?
Topics:
- The Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Cmte discusses:
  - The White House subpoenas
  - The Bush administration's claim of executive privilege
- Political roundtable: Decision 2008
Guests
- Senator Patrick Leahy, Democrat - Vermont
- Senate web site | Bio
- A Contemptible White House (CBS News, NY - Jun 29, 2007)
- Bush in executive privilege showdown (San Jose Mercury News, USA - Jun 29, 2007)
- Pat Leahy on Executive Privilege — From the Clinton Years! (Patterico - Mar 21, 2007)
- Democratic senator seeks probe of a Bush judge (Reuters - Jun 27, 2007)
- Leahy votes for immigration bill, Sanders against (BurlingtonFreePress.com, VT - Jun 29, 2007)
- Restore our liberties (People's Weekly World - Jun 28, 2007)
- Senate appropriators nix ban on US-PA meetings in Jerusalem (Jewish Telegraphic Agency, NY - Jun 29, 2007)
- Roundtable:
  - David Brody
    - CBN National Correspondent | Bio
    - Brody confirmed on Meet the Press roundtable (Think Progress, DC - Jun 29, 2007)
    - How Obama balances faith and politics (Corpus Christi Caller Times, TX - Jun 29, 2007)
    - From the Local News To a Higher Calling (Washington Post - Jun 10, 2007)
  - Tavis Smiley
    - PBS Commentator | Tavis Smiley show web page | Bio
    - Tavis Smiley: Blacks too 'emotional' to obey rules (WorldNetDaily - Jun 29, 2007)
    - The Tavis Show (MSNBC - Jun 28, 2007)
    - Scalpels at dawn (Belfast Telegraph, United Kingdom - Jun 29, 2007)
  - Chuck Todd
    - MSNBC Political Director | Profile
    - Chuck Todd's thoughts on the forum (MSNBC - Jun 19, 2007)
    - A PAC Mentality (Yahoo! News - Jun 28, 2007)
    - NBC partners with print reporters for '08 race (Reuters - Jun 17, 2007)
  - Judy Woodruff
    - Senior Correspondent PBS News Hour | Bio
    - The derailed immigration bill (PBS - Jun 29, 2007)
    - Global Discontent with US Increasing; US Works to Bolster Image (PBS - Jun 28, 2007)
    - Court Strikes Down Racial Criteria in School Diversity Plans (NewsHour - Jun 28, 2007)
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)

CBS Face The Nation (Bob Schieffer)

Meme:
- Slick Dick doesn't have to get reelected till 2012, so why does he need face time enough to betray the country now? Auditioning for VP, maybe?
- We don't need no stinkin' evidence about the surge! We watch CNN and listen to Saint Harry Reid. The war is lost!
- So, the bloodthirsty joooooos want to start another war with the peace loving Muslims, do they? Why won't they just die already?
Topics:
- Iraq
Guests
- Senator Richard G. "Dick" Lugar RINO - Indiana
- Senate web site | Bio
- Lugar Urges Quick Shift in Iraq War Strategy (New York Times - Jun 26, 2007)
- Richard Lugar, Meet David Kilcullen (Weekly Standard - Jun 30, 2007)
- Lieberman, Graham find common ground with Lugar (The Hill - Jun 29, 2007)
- Lieberman: Surge Is Working (Hartford Courant - Jun 28, 2007)
- Lugar Breaks With Bush on Iraq (New York Times - Jun 26, 2007)
- 2 GOP senators break with Bush on Iraq (Los Angeles Times, CA - Jun 27, 2007)
- Back Channels | A disdain for the military could cost the US the war (Philadelphia Inquirer, PA - Jun 29, 2007)
- Cut farm bill fat (Los Angeles Times, CA - Jun 25, 2007)
Face The Nation contact information - ftn@cbsnews.com

Fox News Sunday (Chris Wallace)

Meme:
- Secretary Chertoff, you can't (or won't) protect us and you can't even pass your own amnesty bill ... what good are you?
- OMG, terrorists put car bombs in the middle of London... we're doomed... we must do something... wait...
- Nothing to see here, move along, don't get riled up by this non-event
- How dare these fascists conservatives think that they can get away with actually speaking about politics? They must clear everything they say with Teddy Kennedy and John McCain first!
Topics:
- Discussions with the Secretary of Homeland Security
  - British authorities foil a London terror attack, the latest findings from the investigation
  - With the defeat of the Amnesty bill, can the government secure our borders? Will they enforce current laws??
- Should Congress regulate talk radio?
  - A recent study finding that 90 percent of talk radio is conservative has some liberals in an uproar — and some Democrats are suggesting that the government needs to reinstitute the “fairness doctrine” and legislate equal time for left and right. Meanwhile, radio networks and conservatives are arguing that they are merely responding to the demands of listeners and the market.
- Fox News Sunday panel
  - This week's Supreme Court rulings and their impact on the nation.
  - Is President Bush seeing the fruits of his conservative appointments?
- Power player of the week:
  - An important conservative voice trying to push lawmakers to put more money back in your pockets
- Fox News essay: Coming up on Fox News Sunday
Guests
- Michael Chertoff
  - Secretary of Homeland Security
  - Senate immigration bill suffers crushing defeat (CNN International -
  - Senate immigration bill fails; issue "is going to have to wait" (Seattle Times, United States - Jun 29, 2007)
  - Grass-roots lobby says it won't stop with vote (Orange County Register, CA - Jun 29, 2007)
  - Chertoff calls US-Canada border policy 'challenging dilemma' (Bizjournals.com, NC - Jun 26, 2007)
  - PASSPORTS: Chertoff says driver's licenses may be the answer (Tonawanda News, NY - Jun 26, 2007)
  - Fool Me Once Shame on You; Fool Me Twice Shame on Me (Family Security Matters, NJ - Jun 14, 2007)
  - US Urges Vigilance After London Incident (Guardian Unlimited, UK - Jun 29, 2007)
  - Chertoff, governors appeal for coast residents to get storm ready (Houston Chronicle, United States - Jun 27, 2007)
  - US losing out on international tourism (San Jose Mercury News, USA - Jun 28, 2007)
- Mike Gallagher
  - Conservative talk radio host | web site | Bio
  - Immigration Reform Defeated! (Townhall.COM - Jun 29, 2007) Note: audio clip from radio program
  - Elizabeth Edwards and Ann Coulter (Townhall.COM - Jun 28, 2007) Note: audio clip from radio program
  - Lindsey Graham's Swipe at Talk Radio (Townhall.COM - Jun 27, 2007) Note: audio clip from radio program
  - Hitchens? No Way (Townhall.COM - Jun 8, 2007)
- Mark Green
  - President of Air America Radio | Bio (Wikipedia)
  - LIBERALS WANT EQUAL TIME ON CONSERVATIVE TALK RADIO (NewsWithViews.com, OR - Jun 27, 2007)
  - Matthews to Air America Green: Don't Call Me Bigot Because I Don't Support Gay Marriage (NewsBusters - May 31, 2007)
  - Tagg, You're It! (Slate - Jun 28, 2007)
  - Talk shows call criticism just a Lott of nonsense (New York Daily News, NY - Jun 19, 2007)
  - Taming the Giant Corporation (Campus Progress, DC - Jun 14, 2007)
- Fox News Sunday panel
  - Brit Hume of FOX News
    - Dick Cheney: Laws? What Laws? I Don't Need No Stinkin' Laws! (News Hounds, CA - Jun 26, 2007)
    - Dan Rather: Secret threats (Sacramento Bee, USA - Jun 30, 2007)
    - THE 'FAMILY JEWELS' (Ether Zone, IL - Jun 29, 2007)
  - Bill Kristol of the Weekly Standard
    - Richard Lugar, Meet David Kilcullen (Weekly Standard - Jun 30, 2007)
    - Iraq and the neoconservatives (Power Line, MN - Jun 28, 2007)
    - Bush Ducks Libby Sentence (FOX News - Jun 11, 2007)
  - Juan Williams of National Public Radio
    - A noble ruling - in its day (International Herald Tribune, France - Jun 29, 2007)
    - Rejecting integration (Rutland Herald, VT - Jun 30, 2007)
    - Fox pundit: Cheney in 'secured undisclosed bunker of his mind' (Raw Story, MA - Jun 24, 2007)
  - Mara Liasson of National Public Radio
    - Democrats Tout Iraq Withdrawal at DC Forum (NPR - Jun 20, 2007) Note: includes link to streaming audio
    - Democratic Presidential Hopefuls Debate (NPR - Jun 22, 2007) Note: includes link to streaming audio
    - On the Democratic Congress (National Review Online Blog - Jun 22, 2007)
- Power player of the week:
  - Grover Norquist, President of Americans for Tax Reform
  - Anti-Tax Crusader Rallies Jail Tax Opponents (WLWT, OH - Jun 30, 2007)
  - The Norquist Papers: Either Blank or Empty, Thank Goodness (Washington Post - Jun 3, 2007)
Fox News Sunday contact information - FNS@foxnews.com

CNN Late Edition (Wolf Blitzer)

Meme:
- Secretary Chertoff, you can't (or won't) protect us and you can't even pass your own amnesty bill ... what good are you?
- OMG, terrorists put car bombs in the middle of London... we're doomed... we must do something... wait...
- Nothing to see here, move along, don't get riled up by this non-event
- "We'll get amnesty through the House, you wait and see!" - Rep James Clyburn - "No you won't" - Rep. Peter King
Topics:
- A new terror threat in London this week – what does it mean for security in the U.S.? We’ll ask Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff. Plus, Rep. James Clyburn and Rep. Peter King on the failed immigration bill and more.
Guests
- Michael Chertoff
  - Secretary of Homeland Security
  - Senate immigration bill suffers crushing defeat (CNN International -
  - Senate immigration bill fails; issue "is going to have to wait" (Seattle Times, United States - Jun 29, 2007)
  - Grass-roots lobby says it won't stop with vote (Orange County Register, CA - Jun 29, 2007)
  - Chertoff calls US-Canada border policy 'challenging dilemma' (Bizjournals.com, NC - Jun 26, 2007)
  - PASSPORTS: Chertoff says driver's licenses may be the answer (Tonawanda News, NY - Jun 26, 2007)
  - Fool Me Once Shame on You; Fool Me Twice Shame on Me (Family Security Matters, NJ - Jun 14, 2007)
  - US Urges Vigilance After London Incident (Guardian Unlimited, UK - Jun 29, 2007)
  - Chertoff, governors appeal for coast residents to get storm ready (Houston Chronicle, United States - Jun 27, 2007)
  - US losing out on international tourism (San Jose Mercury News, USA - Jun 28, 2007)
- Representative James Clyburn, Democrat - South Carolina
  - House web site | Bio
  - Majority Whip
  - In House, a Bottom-Up Immigration Push (Washington Post - Jun 25, 2007)
  - Seattle officials say 'race-conscious' efforts still legal (CNN - Jun 28, 2007)
  - Democrats and Bush launch fight over money bills (Reuters.uk, UK - Jun 12, 2007)
  - Congressman hailed for championing relief (2TheAdvocate, LA - Jun 3, 2007)
  - Black lawmakers split on Jefferson (Politico, DC - Jun 6, 2007)
- Representative Peter King, Republican - New York
  - House web site | Bio
  - Ranking Member, Homeland Security Cmte.
  - King: Car bomb may be work of terrorists (Newsday, NY - Jun 29, 2007)
  - Explosives-Packed Car Defused in London (Forbes - Jun 29, 2007)
  - King pushes bill to tighten borders (Newsday, NY - Jun 20, 2007)
  - King wants immigration bill without amnesty (Newsday, NY - Jun 3, 2007)
  - House Republicans Pitch Immigration Plan: Enforce Current Law Now (FOX News - Jun 19, 2007)
  - GOP leaders warn Bush on immigration, Iraq (Monsters and Critics.com, UK - Jun 24, 2007)
- Henry Kissinger
  - Former Secretary of State
  - US must shun arrogance (Cincinnati Post, OH - Jun 28, 2007)
  - A Model for Responsible Withdrawal (Washington Post - Jun 28, 2007)
  - New documents link Kissinger to two 1970s coups (Center for Research on Globalization, Canada - Jun 27, 2007)
  - New Books Explore Henry Kissinger's German Jewish Roots (Deutsche Welle, Germany - Jun 28, 2007)
  - Why Don't Bill Richardson's Ties To Kissinger Appear On his Web Site? (OpEdNews, PA - Jun 27, 2007)
  - Henry Kissinger Bombs Again (OpEdNews, PA - Jun 4, 2007)
- Zbigniew Brzezinski
  - Former National Security Adviser
  - North Korea announces shut down of nuclear reactor (World Socialist Web Site, MI - Jun 28, 2007)
  - Charlie Rose interviews Zbigniew Brzezinski, Henry Kissinger and Brent Scowcroft (International Herald Tribune, France (transcript) - Jun 18, 2007)
  - US Must Engage World (Hartford Courant, United States - Jun 26, 2007)
  - US: Senate Committee Receives Advice On Improving Ties With Russia (RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty, Czech Republic - Jun 22, 2007)
  - I have a new hero and her name is Mika Brzezinski (Guardian Unlimited, UK - Jun 29, 2007)
- Lanny Davis
  - Former Special Council to Pres. Clinton
  - Some Question Whether President Is a Lame Duck (ABC News - Jun 12, 2007)
  - Overseeing the executive branch (Christian Science Monitor, MA - Jun 25, 2007)
  - Bloody Monday (Newsweek - May 14, 2007)
  - New Scandal, Old Mistakes (New York Time - Oct 29, 2005)
  - EHarmony sued for excluding same-sex matches (San Francisco Chronicle - Jun 1, 2007)
  - Paul Krugman: Authentic candidates are fabricated (Post-Bulletin, MN - Jun 14, 2007)
- Ben Ginsberg
  - Advisor Romney presidential campaign
  - Former Council to the RNC
  - Former Chief Council to Swift Boat Veterans for Truth
  - A Romney Internal Memo: 2nd Quarter Expectations (Atlantic Online - Jun 29, 2007)
  - Hard Slogging in Early Primaries (Washington Post - Jun 29, 2007)
  - Bush-Cheney lawyer resigns over veterans flap (CNN - Aug 25, 2004)
- Bill Schneider
  - CNN Senior Political Analyst
  - It's the people vs. the government, new poll suggests (CNN - Jun 29, 2007)
  - Poll: GOP support for Iraq war beginning to waver (CNN - Jun 26, 2007)
  - Rulings reflect Bush's conservative stamp on high court (CNN - Jun 28, 2007)
  - Immigration bill collapse could hurt, or help, McCain (CNN - Jun 13, 2007)
  - Poll: Bloomberg could have Perot-like effect on 2008 race (CNN - Jun 25, 2007)
- Joe Johns
  - CNN Correspondent
  - Democratic debaters blast court's race ruling (CNN - Jun 29, 2007)
  - Race decision expected to dominate Democratic debate (CNN - Jun 28, 2007)
  - Coulter's remarks aid Edwards' fundraising (CNN - Jun 28, 2007)
- Ed Henry
  - CNN White House Correspondent
  - Snow: ‘I Don’t Know’ If Iraq War Has Helped Stabilize Middle East, It’s ‘Hard To Say’ (Think Progress, DC - Jun 18, 2007)
  - White House spokeman has 'contentious' battle with CNN reporter over alleged Iranian 'meddling' in Iraq (Raw Story - Feb 13, 2007)
CNN Late Edition (web page for comments)

ABC This Week (George Stephanopoulos)

Meme:
- Secretary Chertoff, you can't (or won't) protect us and you can't even pass your own amnesty bill ... what good are you?
- OMG, terrorists put car bombs in the middle of London... we're doomed... we must do something... wait...
- Nothing to see here, move along, don't get riled up by this non-event
- So, you bloodthirsty joooooo, you want to start another war with the peace loving Muslims, do you? Why won't you just die already?
Topics:
- The foiled terror plot in London and the U.S. security response
- The death of the immigration bill
- The mounting Republican opposition to the war in Iraq
- The escalating debate over executive privilege
- The landmark Supreme Court decision on race
Guests
- Michael Chertoff
  - Secretary of Homeland Security | DHS web site | Bio
  - Senate immigration bill suffers crushing defeat (CNN International -
  - Senate immigration bill fails; issue "is going to have to wait" (Seattle Times, United States - Jun 29, 2007)
  - Grass-roots lobby says it won't stop with vote (Orange County Register, CA - Jun 29, 2007)
  - Chertoff calls US-Canada border policy 'challenging dilemma' (Bizjournals.com, NC - Jun 26, 2007)
  - PASSPORTS: Chertoff says driver's licenses may be the answer (Tonawanda News, NY - Jun 26, 2007)
  - Fool Me Once Shame on You; Fool Me Twice Shame on Me (Family Security Matters, NJ - Jun 14, 2007)
  - US Urges Vigilance After London Incident (Guardian Unlimited, UK - Jun 29, 2007)
  - Chertoff, governors appeal for coast residents to get storm ready (Houston Chronicle, United States - Jun 27, 2007)
  - US losing out on international tourism (San Jose Mercury News, USA - Jun 28, 2007)
- Senator Joe Lieberman, Independent / Democrat - Connecticut
  - Senate web site | Bio
  - Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee
  - Lieberman: Surge Is Working (Hartford Courant, United States - Jun 28, 2007)
  - Lieberman, Graham find common ground with Lugar (The Hill - Jun 29, 2007)
  - Anti-Lieberman rally contrasts with film (Connecticut Post, CT - Jun 27, 2007)
  - Code Pink member collapses in Lieberman’s office (The Hill, DC - Jun 28, 2007)
  - Lieberman Repeats Comments About Military Action In Iran (Hartford Courant, United States - Jun 16, 2007)
  - Joe Lieberman denies warmongering (Jerusalem Post, Israel - Jun 14, 2007)
  - What Lieberman doesn't get (San Francisco Chronicle, USA - Jun 13, 2007)
  - Maybe Lieberman viewing history (Arizona Republic, AZ - Jun 15, 2007)
  - Senate blocks Bush's immigration bill (Connecticut Post, CT - Jun 28, 2007)
- Roundtable
  - Ruth Marcus
    - The Washington Post
    - Rules? For Fools. (Washington Post - Jun 26, 2007)
    - An atypical evangelical (Sacramento Bee, USA - Jun 14, 2007)
    - The Democrats' leap of faith (Sacramento Bee, USA - Jun 7, 2007)
  - Bay Buchanan
    - Republican strategist
    - Hillary's Will to Power (American Spectator - Jun 12, 2007)
    - Anti-Hillary dirty tricks war hots up (Guardian Unlimited, UK - Jun 16, 2007)
    - Tancredo vs. Gregg (MSNBC - Jun 5, 2007)
  - Donna Brazile
    - ABC News Consultant
    - Democratic strategist
    - Vying to Be the 'Second Black President' (Washington Post - Jun 29, 2007)
    - Almost a Non-Encounter: Famous and Very Famous (Washington Post - Jun 25, 2007)
    - NY Mayor Bloomberg becoming an independent (Reuters Canada, Canada - Jun 20, 2007)
  - Cokie Roberts
    - ABC News
    - Roberts: The Powell factor in 2008 election (MetroWest Daily News, MA - Jun 16, 2007)
    - Hillary becomes 'The Woman From Park Ridge' (Billings Gazette, USA - Jun 11, 2007)
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