May 29, 2016

(The Nightly Show's Larry Wilmore starts drinking early and Donald Trump brings political discourse to an even lower level after nailing down the Republican presidential nomination.)

Happy Memorial Day weekend everyone. I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm worn out this week. The husband and I have been doing some remodeling all week long and my tired bones are telling me I'm starting to get too old for this stuff... lol.

It may be a holiday weekend, but the politicians and pundits are sadly not giving us a break from their weekly spin-fest, so here's what's on the menu for this Sunday, courtesy of the Orlando Sentinel (check your local listings for times and stations in your area):

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., reflects on his run for the presidency on CNN's "State of the Union" at 9 a.m. and noon. It is a special edition of the program.

Presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., is a guest on several programs.

Sanders and Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., talk to CBS' "Face the Nation" at 10:30 a.m. on WKMG-Channel 6. Another guest is Gov. John Hickenlooper, D-Colo., author of "The Opposite of Woe: My Life in Beer and Politics." The panel will be Jeffrey Goldberg of The Atlantic, Peggy Noonan of The Wall Street Journal, Mark Leibovich of The New York Times Magazine, Ruth Marcus of The Washington Post and Ron Brownstein of National Journal.

Sanders and former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, R-Calif., are guests on NBC's "Meet the Press" at 2 p.m. Sunday on MSNBC. The program will be preempted in its regular slot on WESH-Channel 2, which will play it at 3 a.m. Monday. The panel will be Republican strategist Kellyanne Conway, Robert Costa of The Washington Post, Gerald Seib of The Wall Street Journal and Neera Tanden, president of the Center for American Progress.

Trump campaign chair and chief strategist Paul Manafort talks to ABC's "This Week" at 10 a.m. on WFTV-Channel 9. Other guests are Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., and Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. The panel will be Reagan education secretary Bill Bennett, Democratic strategist Maria Cardona, Republican strategist Kevin Madden and Heidi Przybyla of USA Today.

"Fox News Sunday" features Corey Lewandowski, Donald Trump's campaign manager, at 10 a.m. on WOFL-Channel 35. Other guests are Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla.; Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif.; and Tom Day, founder of Bugles Across America. The panel will be Brit Hume, George Will, Susan Page of USA Today and Ron Fournier of National Journal.

Reid Hoffman, executive chairman and co-founder of LinkedIn, talks to "Fareed Zakaria GPS" at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. on CNN. Other guests are Peter Beinart of the City University of New York and author of "The Crisis of Zionism"; Vali Nasr of Johns Hopkins University, the Brookings Institution and author of "The Shia Revival"; Anne-Marie Slaughter, president and CEO of New America and author of "Unfinished Business: Women Men Work Family"; and Bret Stephens of The Wall Street Journal and author of "America in Retreat: The New Isolationism and the Coming Global Disorder."

Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., talks to "Sunday Morning Futures" at 10 a.m. on Fox News Channel. Other guests are Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss.; Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., and Peter Schweizer, author of "Clinton Cash" and executive producer of the "Clinton Cash" documentary. The panel will be GOP strategist Ed Rollins and Democratic strategist Joe Trippi.

Farhad Manjoo, New York Times technology writer, is a guest on "MediaBuzz" at 11 a.m. on Fox News Channel. Other guests are Susan Ferrechio and Lisa Boothe of The Washington Examiner, Democratic strategist Penny Lee and Katrina Pierson, Trump campaign spokeswoman.

Ethan Epstein, of The Weekly Standard and Politico Magazine talks to "Reliable Sources" at 11 a.m. on CNN. The topic: Is Rush Limbaugh's power on the decline? A politics panel features Julie Pace of The Associated Press, Jonathan Martin of The New York Times and Michael Oreskes, head of news at NPR. Other guests are Dan Pfeiffer, former senior adviser to President Obama; W. Kamau Bell, host of CNN's "United Shades of America"; and Tim Wise, anti-racism educator and author.

"Inside Politics," at 8 a.m. on CNN, features Julie Pace of The Associated Press, Manu Raju of CNN, Jackie Kucinich of The Daily Beast and Margaret Talev of Bloomberg.

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