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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.


Saturday Shows For

The Beltway Boys (Mort Kondrake, Fred Barnes)

Tim Russert's Show On MSNBC (Tim Russert)

Fox News Watch (Eric Burns)

Journal Editorial Report (Paul Gigot) - FNC show page


NBC Meet The Press (Tim Russert)


CBS Face The Nation (Bob Schieffer)


Fox News Sunday (Chris Wallace)


CNN Late Edition (Wolf Blitzer)


ABC This Week (George Stephanopoulos)


1 posted on 11/10/2007 10:14:05 PM PST by Phsstpok
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To: A.Hun; Bahbah; Txsleuth; MNJohnnie; eeevil conservative; Alas Babylon!; Seattle Conservative; ...
Ping

The Weekend Talk Show Preview is up

It will also cross posted to my blog at

http://wizards.townhall.com/

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

... The reboot of the campaign coverage continues as Team Clinton fails to stop the bleeding and Rudy's "good friend" Bernie resurfaces in the news with a fresh indictment. All of a sudden candidates who couldn't beg, borrow or steal air time are getting invites for the Sunday shows. Some who were long written off are rising from the dead and even the true kooks are being treated seriously ...

... Anyway, the (relative) approach of the Iowa Caucus voting generates a little more interest and they're beginning to take a more concerted look at the field. Couple that with actual news that involves judgments a president is called on to make and there might even be some real opportunity to learn what kind of leaders these mooks might be. Or not. So far almost all of those involved, on both sides of the microphone and cameras, a living down to my lowest expectations. ...


2 posted on 11/10/2007 10:18:00 PM PST by Phsstpok (When you don't know where you are, but you don't care, you're not lost, you're exploring!)
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To: Phsstpok
In fact, the drive by media is warming up to all of the candidates... except for Fred.

I wouldn't go that far. Hunter and Tancredo haven't exactly been media darlings, either. As you recall a couple of weeks ago Hunter's Presidential candidacy wasn't discussed or even mentioned when he was on This Week. That little triviality aside, yes, the general rule seems to be, the more conservative they are, the less the MSM seems to respect them. But we already knew that.

Some interesting ratings news this week... I'll share it on the live thread tomorrow.

3 posted on 11/10/2007 11:42:39 PM PST by jmyrlefuller (The Associated Press: The most dangerous news organization in America.[TM])
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To: Phsstpok
George Will...I expect him to start sporting a Ron Paul button any day... right up until the time Al Qaeda sets off a nuke in his neighborhood.

Good one there Phsstpok. Deserves a bump.

What in hell has happened to George Will anyway. He didn't seem quite so "weird" years ago.

He seems to have gone a bit Cronkiteisness lately.

6 posted on 11/11/2007 4:37:12 AM PST by Chuck54 (Global warming my butt! It's getting cold here.)
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To: Phsstpok
Great job as usual “P”!
You gotta remember the “Beltway Boys” started out as writers and it looks like they will wind up that way as well. Not everyone can make the shift from writing to broadcasting, the beltways are perfect examples.

As usual you work and effort is second to none, great job and much appreciated.

7 posted on 11/11/2007 5:12:43 AM PST 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
Great recap, Phsstpok! I caught some of the Boys this morning early...they interviewed Carl Cameron in Iowa, who says that Obama is still strong there. And Edwards going negative on Mrs. Clinton isn’t winning them over, Iowans don’t dig negative. No mention of Questiongate.

They also discussed Mrs. Clinton playing the victim and how it is a turnoff for Americans. They played the clip of Bubba and “cutesy land” (his threatening tone made me sick). The Boys agreed that Bill on the trail helps Bill and only Bill. In conclusion, they played the clip of Bubba saying that even if he wasn’t married to Hillary, he’d be out campaigning for her if she asked him. The Boys thought that was hysterically funny and called it a “whopper” of a lie!
10 posted on 11/11/2007 5:25:55 AM PST by Miss Didi ("Good heavens, woman, this is a war not a garden party!" Dr. Meade, Gone with the Wind)
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