Sunday Morning Talk Shows
I think this morning, I'm going to forget the coffee and let's go straight to the mimosas and Bloody Marys. This has been a tough week, and by the looks of things, the Sunday morning bobble heads aren't going to make me feel any better. Courtesy of Penndit, here is the line-up for this morning:
* MTP: Def. Sec. Robert Gates on Iraq; Carl Bernstein, CBN's David Brody and ChiTrib's David Mendell on "What does it take to be an effective president?"
* FTN: SoS Condi Rice on Iraq & Middle East; Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-IL) on Congress & politics
* This Week: GOP debate in IA
* FNS: SoS Condi Rice; Michael Michael O'Hanlon & Ken Pollack; WaPo's Robin Givhan
* Late Edition: Def. Sec. Robert Gates; ex-Pakistan PM Benazir Bhutto; Afghanistan Pres Hamid Karzai; Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI); CNN roundtable of Joe Johns, Suzanne Malveaux, and Lisa Goddard.
So let's recap: two Democrats in the bunch (and that's being generous with Rahm Emanuel); war-mongering cheerleaders O'Hanlon and Pollack, and the White House sends out Robert Gates and Condi Rice to make the rounds to convince us that really, everything is going just fine. The talking point on what makes an effective president with Timmeh (I wear my I (heart) Bush button under my lapel) Russert will of course not touch on any of the spectacular failures of this administration. In fact, I'll bet my mimosa that Bill Clinton will figure into the conversation before Bush will.
What's catching your eye this morning?
That the Democratic Led Senate and House of Reps caved to Bush on the Illegal spying. Now, the liberals gatekeepers keep telling us that we need to elect more democrats. But for what? So that we can have Nancy "Sell Out" Pelosi taking ignoring her constitutional duties of impeachment, all because of a narrow political agenda that as long Bush is in office will go nowhere. They keep telling us to vote democratic so that Joe Lierberman can sit as chairman of Homeland Security, and Charlie (backdoor deals) Rangel as head of Means and Ways, and Conyers as head of whatever it is that he leads. The democrats have proven to be a sham. They arent that much different from the Republicans.
Maybe the majority of us should not watch the TV this morning and catch the summary from C&L later. Let's start dropping the ratings of those unbalanced political shows. We can let them know by emails that they've lost me as a regular.
"AnthonyMason2k5"
I agree and those who shove the "Dems are our saviours" crap down our throats are as brainwashed sheeple as the ReTHUGlican bootlickers. Apparently some people think you HAVE to tow a party line and not THINK for yourselves. Oh no, Clinton/Obama or some other Dem is OUR hope as a nation. Oh, rubbish. Just like these Ron Paul supporters who think he's some kind of political superhero. More rubbish. Yes I'm a cynic. There is just one rule in politics. Lie. Lie. Lie. And lie some more. They ALL do it with the full co-operation and backing of Mr. Corporate America and anyone that falls for their spin deserves the government they get. No wonder the world thinks Americans are idiots.
Rahm Emanuel--he is no real democrat. This guy is very dangerous to our country. He once was a Israel pilot bombing poor Palestinians. A die hard Zionist. I recall in the 2006 election he was appointed to oversee that no anti-Israel Democratic candidate got extra funds. By the way,the name Rahm Emanuel hides the fact that he is a Jewish Israeli and from a Spanish origin. Him and Pelosi are the most dangerous in the Democratic party. Shills for Israel. Sad part is I told you guys long time a go. Watch this guy today-he is dangerous :(
As a New Yorker, I'd like to see TIM RUSSERT ‘CHALKBOARD’ AN ‘ALL NEW YORK’ PRESIDENTIAL RACE
Well, of course, when they talk about what makes an effective president Bill Clinton should be mentioned way before George Bush is even in one's mind. W really shouldn't be considered in any such conversation.
Disgusting Sunday lineup. I'll be switching to TCM and watch "Harvey". I'll get more truth and enterainment from the movie than from all the fatheads spewing their bullshit this morning.
Rahm Emanuel–he is no real democrat. This guy is very dangerous to our country. He once was a Israel pilot bombing poor Palestinians. A die hard Zionist. I recall in the 2006 election he was appointed to oversee that no anti-Israel Democratic candidate got extra funds. By the way,the name Rahm Emanuel hides the fact that he is a Jewish Israeli and from a Spanish origin. Him and Pelosi are the most dangerous in the Democratic party. Shills for Israel. Sad part is I told you guys long time a go. Watch this guy today-he is dangerous
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All this is true. I mentioned something similar to this many months ago. The site monitor threatened me with banning.
I'm Jewish meself. Sometimes C&L truely confuse me!
Condi "No straight answer" Rice. Ah yes. Can't wait.
The last time i felt this politically depressed was when BushCo stole Ohio. I know there's no way to prove BushCo stole Ohio because the state has illegally destroyed all of the ballot information -- paper, hard-drives, tapes, whatever.
Yes, Dems sold their collective souls on FISA. Not only that but hand in hand with the GOP they gave OBL another victory; after all he attacked us because of our freedoms right? Every time the GOP, Bush, and now Dems diminish our rights you can chalk up another win for OBL.
Unfortunately i'll have to keep voting for some of these assholes only because GOPers are even worse. In one corner you have a Dem who will lie about stealing your rights, and in the other corner you have a GOPer who is proud to tell you that God does not want you to have such rights. Unfortunately i have to weigh these two sacks-of-shit against each other by comparing the many other things they do. When not acting as door-mats the Dems did pass a handful of good legislation as compared to the 109th Congress that spent 90% of its waking hours renaming schools and post offices after President Reagan.
So thanks to the passage of the FISA amendment we've clearly returned our political choices to the lesser of two evils. As of this weekend I can truthfully say, "I am not a Republican and I AM NOT A DEMOCRAT". I am joining the ever growing population of independent voters, and I will be increasingly voting for and financially supporting third party candidates.
One last thing, the FISA vote is all the proof you need that the Dems have no guts. I predict:
1. There will be no impeachment of anyone in this Administration, not even Gonzo.
2. There will be no one charged with inherent contempt of congress
3. The "truth" about Tillman will never be known.
4. We will not leave Iraq while Bush is in office.
So hey Congressional Dems, if you're not going to really DO anything, stop wasting our money on investigating this crap. Go home, enjoy your vacation boys and girls, you've earned it. Don't worry about how many young Americans will be giving up their life this August in Iraq while you spin your FISA vote to the talking heads. After all it's just politics; it's just a game.
I'm watching Russert and I'm appalled at how one sided his show is and has been. So far this morning nothing but conversation about Dem candidates. And all in a bad light. And they are so zero'd in on Hillary.
The election is so far off, isn't there more relevant issues we should be discussing on these shows today? Like the fact that Iraq is about to lose it's power grid? How about discussing Bush's plan to sell $20 BILLION of high tech weaponry to the Arabs?? And $30 Billion to Israel??
Not to mention our nations crumbling infrastructure etc etc.....
Absolutely astounding. So much for that liberal media!
Watch this parade of neo-CON artists this morning ?
I'd rather eat my own shit - and thus, along with the rest of the country - Shrub's will be done ...
The corporate/ repiglican media is as dangerous to the USA as are all the terroists is the world who threaten this once great country. All of them , including "Miss" Russert whose DEPENDS ALWAYS SEEM TO BE FULL, should be tried, convicted, and jailed for criminal fraud commmited against the american people.
Did anyone catch Timmeh and Ann Curry thoroughly re-writing history last night on CNBC? With a liberal media like that, who needs Big Brother?
Just don't watch these people. These programs aren't for people who follow politics but people who are home on Sunday a.m., and think they are "catching up on the news" of the past week.
We have the power to weaken the networks and cable stations by 1) not watching and 2) boycotting their sponsors.
By taking these steps and telling non-bloggers to do likewise will put a big dent in the ratings of these hideous shows.
Russert, Matthews, Steph, please, I have better things to do with my time than to waste it on their nonsense.
Tommy Thompson on "This Week":
"Everyone one of us up here (on stage) have issues."
ROTFL.
Yea, it's the typical sunday morning line-up. Even C-SPAN had Byron York on this morning to talk about YKOS. What the hell is that all about?
Okay, on ABC's GOP roundtable thing right now, Tancredo didn't just defend his remarks on bombing Mecca and Medina, but acted high and mighty about it... to no small applause from the audience. Tancredo's a bit too scary to really be elected (I'm guessing), but this is is really unnerving.
Stalin, Goebbels, Mussolini, and Mao would all blush :*) if they had the kind of propaganda networks at their disposal that:
General Electric, Microsoft: NBC, MSNBC, CNBC, etc
Viacom/Sumner Redstone: CBS, MTV, VH1, Comedy Central, etc
TimeWarner: CNN
Walt Disney/Mickey Mouse: ABC
and
News Corp./Rupert Murdoch :you already know this one by heart
Enjoy having today.
Whose interests do you think come first with these entities, their viewers, or their sharehloders and their bottom line?
Of course the revolution won't be televised, who told you that it would be?
Ulcer gets worse on Sundays. Don't watch, never will again. Too many masters of the obvious or no clue at all.
just the normal consensus cheerleading "conventional wisdom."
largely a waste of time.
MTP had Gates mouthing his usual BS about how great it is in Iraq, and how some of our former enemies in a couple of towns are "helping" us get rid of their rivals. I suppose they will remain "loyal" when the US military does their dirty work for them? Yeah right.
The Sunday Dog and Pony Shows.
I Ditto #16's (Tanglewood's) Comments. Stop watching these shows and boycott the sponsors. It is the only way to start regaining some control back into our lives. We cannot force these spineless, traitorous Democratic Senators and Congressman who voted for Bushes ability to spy on us, however, WE DO have the power to stop watching these horrible programs that are destroying our country. You and I are participating in ruining our country as long as we continue to watch. At this point its very destructive to your psyche. It makes you feel angry and helpless after you watch these shows and that's what they hope will happen. Turn these shows off and regain some power in your life.
Karzai: "We are not closer to finding Bin Laden"
http://weblogs.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/blog/2007/08/finding_osa...
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