From the classic "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" (1975)
All this hullabaloo over a completely B.S. story from Tea Party Barbie Christine O'Donnell "dabbling" in witchcraft couldn't help but put me in mind of this scene. Shall we see if she weighs as much as a duck? I know I fear her turning me into a Newt. As it turns out, we need not worry about that happening this Sunday, as O'Donnell has pulled a Rand Paul/Sharron Angle maneuver and backed out of doing the Sunday shows, cancelling on Face The Nation according to a Friday news dump by the NRSC. Maybe she was afraid of questions about her illegal campaign spending, her bizarre "human brains in mice" comment or her midnight snacks on satanic altars. She truly is a gift that keeps on giving, isn't she?
But let's focus on whose actually not chickensh#t enough to go on the Sunday shows. The names would be less surprising if it was say...1995. We have a Clinton trifecta, with Secretary of State Hillary headlining with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on This Week and the Big Dog is on Face the Nation and Meet the Press with Colin Powell. Then there's the grasping-to-stay-relevant Karl Rove on Fox News Sunday. But what has to be the winner in the most clueless awards is Chris Matthews, whose fascination with the Tea Party has him wondering who controls the GOP--the Party elders or the teabaggers. Does the fact that the tea baggers can't generate enough interest among self-identified members for a Unity Conference not factor into the scope of their influence?
ABC's "This Week" - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad; Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
CBS' "Face the Nation" - Former President Bill Clinton.
NBC's "Meet the Press" - Bill Clinton; former Secretary of State Colin Powell.
NBC's "The Chris Matthews Show" - Panel: Gloria Borger, Chuck Todd, Clarence Page, Kelly O'Donnell. Topics: Will Tea Partiers Control the GOP and the 2012 Presidential Nomination? Could a Republican Congress Repeal Health Care and Stall the Government? Will the 2012 GOP Nominee More Likely Be Accepted By The Tea Party Than A Tea Partier? YES: 10 NO: 2; Will The Tax Cuts War Energize The Democratic Base This November? YES: 3 No: 9.
CNN's "State of the Union" - Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C.; Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine; former Rep. Tom Davis, R-Va.; Anita Dunn, former Obama White House communications director
CNN's "Fareed Zakaria GPS" - Fareed looks at how the U.S. government's bank bailout worked and managed to do something maybe even more incredible than save Wall St.: it got democrats and republicans in Washington to actually work together. This week, an incredible GPS exclusive: we bring you face-to-face with one of Osama bin Laden's comrade-in-arms.
"Fox News Sunday" - Karl Rove, former adviser to President George W. Bush.
So what's catching your eye this morning?
