Sunday Morning Bobblehead Thread
(h/t Heather of VideoCafe) So this was the big talking point of last week. It was a logic pretzel of truly impressive proportion: yes, as governor Mitt Romney didn't have great success economically in Massachusetts, but he inherited a worse
ABC's "This Week" - Economy, Wisconsin recall, national security leak: David Axelrod, adviser to President Barack Obama's re-election campaign, former Pennsylvania senators and Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum. Roundtable: former Democratic Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, former Republican Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, Ann Coulter and former Obama White House environmental adviser Van Jones.
NBC's "Meet the Press" – Pre-empted by the French Open.
NBC's "The Chris Matthews Show" - Panel: Katty Kay, BBC; Andrew Sullivan, Daily Beast; Andrea Mitchell, NBC; John Heilemann, New York magazine. Topics: Will Romney's stregnth on the economy trump Obama's likability? Queen Elizabeth's 60 years on the throne. Meter Questions: Will voters blame Obama PERSONALLY for his campaign's negative attacks on Romney? YES: 11 NO: 1. Will TV ads more effectively portray 2012 as a referendum of Obama rather than a choice? YES: 9 No: 3.
MSNBC's "Up with Chris Hayes" - Obama campaign election strategy, food politics and the future of the labor movement after Wisconsin: John Nichols, The Nation magazine, Jamila Bey, Contributing writer to washingtonpost.com’s blog, Frank Bruni, New York Times Op-Ed columnist and former chief restaurant critic.
MSNBC's "Melissa Harris-Perry" - Stop and Frisk and the role of profiling by our law enforcement; the showdown over Florida’s voter purging; minimum wage versus livable wage: Rev. Al Sharpton, host of MSNBC’s PoliticsNation and Founder & President, National Action Network; Diallo McClammy, high school student; George Nunez, high school student; CJ Morrison, high school student; Ailsa Chang, WNYC-FM reporter; Anthea Butler, Professor of Religious Studies and Graduate Chair of Religion at the University of Pennsylvania; Judith Browne Dianis, Co-Director, Advancement Project; Joe Olivo, Owner of Perfect Printing and member of Nat'l. Federation of Independent Business; Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Illinois); Joan Morgan, cultural critic.
CBS' "Face the Nation" – Wisconsin recall, unions, impact on general election: Govs. Scott Walker, R-Wis., and Martin O'Malley, D-Md.; AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka. National security leak: Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich., Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., 40th anniversary of Watergate: Bob Woodward, Carl Bernstein. Roundtable: Norah O'Donnell, John Dickerson.
CNN's "State of the Union" – Wisconsin recall, rogue surrogates, fundraising gap: Axelrod; National security leaks, Syria: Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.; Use of drones: Reps. Peter King, R-N.Y., and Lynn Woolsey, D-Calif. Reporter roundtable TBA
CNN's "Fareed Zakaria GPS" - Shale gas revolution, Rwanda’s transformation with President Paul Kagame; Immigration policy: NY Mayor Michael Bloomberg. 2012 Election: Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, former Obama WH Chief of Staff.
CNN's "Reliable Sources" - Media bias in the coverage of Obama vs. Romney: The Washington Post’s Jennifer Rubin and David Shuster, of WeActRadio and Current TV. Cable TV's declining ratings: Terrence Smith, former correspondent for PBS’ Newshour, Christina Bellantoni, political editor of PBS’ NewsHour, and Paul Farhi of The Washington Post. US cyber attacks on Iran: David Sanger, The New York Times chief Washington correspondent; istorian Douglas Brinkley discusses his new book, Cronkite.
"Fox News Sunday" – Labor issues, Wisconsin recalls: Gov. Mitch Daniels, R-Ind.; Dennis Van Roekel, president of the National Education Association; Thea Lee, AFL-CIO deputy chief of staff. Roundtable: Bill Kristol, The Weekly Standard; Charles Lane, Washington Post; Liz Cheney, Keep America Safe; Mara Liasson, NPR.
So what's catching your eye this morning?