Can you believe it? It takes a devastating earthquake to not have John McCain, Joe Lieberman or Lindsey Graham on a Sunday show. Hallelu-damn-jah! H
January 17, 2010

Can you believe it? It takes a devastating earthquake to not have John McCain, Joe Lieberman or Lindsey Graham on a Sunday show. Hallelu-damn-jah! However, don't be alarmed if you surf between the channels and see the same people--basically, this week is devoted to the crisis in Haiti and the American team designated to respond: former Presidents Clinton and Bush, Deputy Commander of the US Southern Command Lt. Gen. Ken Keen and Rajiv Shah of USAID. They'll be appearing on the five major news shows. If you want a little change of pace, you may want to tune into Fareed Zakaria GPS, where Naomi Klein will appearing, warning against the creation of another chapter of the Shock Doctrine in Haiti.

ABC's "This Week" - Former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush; Lt. Gen. Ken Keen, deputy commander of the U.S. Southern Command; Rajiv Shah, U.S. Agency for International Development administrator.

CBS' "Face the Nation" - Clinton, Bush, Keen, Shah.

NBC's "Meet the Press" - Clinton, Bush, Keen, Shah.

NBC's "The Chris Matthews Show" - Panel: Andrea Mitchell, Howard Fineman, John Heilemann, Kelly O'Donnell. Topics: Revelations from the '08 Campaign about Obama, Clinton and Edwards; Sarah Palin in Primetime: Why Are Big-Name Republicans Afraid of Her?

CNN's "State of the Union" - Clinton, Bush, Keen, Shah, Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C.

CNN's "Fareed Zakaria GPS" - A different look at Haiti - how the nation's past plays into its present troubles. Plus - the gigantic Wall Street bonuses, and the question: what will it take to make Wall Street get it? Finally, nation-building in Yemen --it just might make Afghanistan look easy.

CNN's "Amanpour" - Iran Jail Deaths, Aid to Haiti.

"Fox News Sunday" - Clinton, Bush, Keen, Shah, Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.

So what's catching your eye this morning?

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