The Sunday Morning Talk Shows: The Review
By: Mark Kilmer (Diary) | January 25th at 02:57 PM |
January 25 PREFACE: On FNS, John McCain actually criticized Obama’s”close Gitmo in a year “policy” by suggesting John Boehner’s you got to know the logistics first” angle. On TW. Nancy whispered sweet nothings in George Stephanopoulos’s Gregory’s ears. For his part, Steph was taken aback by how important she is. On MTP, Larry Summers was almost clueless. On FTN, Bob Schieffer reacted to Larry Summer’s | Read More »
The Sunday Morning Talk Shows: The Review
By: Mark Kilmer (Diary) | January 18th at 01:19 PM |
Sunday, January 18, 2009 PREFACE: On ABC’s This Week this morning, Obama strategist David Axelrod was still campaigning. On FNS, Nancy Pelosi screeched, cackled, and discussed bipartisanship done her way. Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs promised us that he’d never lie. If he was uncomfortable with the truth, he would move on to the next subject. On MTP, Rahmbo said a lot of stuff to moderator | Read More »
The Sunday Morning Talk Shows: preview
By: Mark Kilmer (Diary) | January 17th at 09:58 AM |
For Sunday, January 18, 2009 FOX News Sunday (FNS): Host Chris Wallace will talk to Nancy then to that strange Robert Gibbs fellow. This Week (ABC): Host George Stephanopoulos will talk to David Axelrod. Meet the Press (NBC): Moderator David Gregory will listen to Rahmbo. Face the Nation (CBS): Host Bob Schieffer will speak with Larry Summers, perhaps about the tax cheat whose Senate trial | Read More »
The Sunday Morning Talk Shows: The Review
By: Mark Kilmer (Diary) | January 11th at 12:39 PM |
These are the talk shows for Sunday, January 11, 2009: PREFACE: Obama went on ABC’s This Week this morning, where he and host George Stephanopoulos demanded a sacrifice. From each and every American. For the common good, says he, The once we’ve appeased them, I suppose they’ll demand a second shrubbery, only slightly higher so you get a two-level effect with a little path running | Read More »
The Sunday Morning Talk Shows: preview
By: Mark Kilmer (Diary) | January 10th at 10:32 AM |
For Sunday April 11 , 2009 FOX News Sunday (FNS): Brit Hum will be the host this week, interviewing the country’s two Presidents Bush. This Week (ABC): Host George Stephanopoulos interviews Obama then has his roundtable. Meet the Press (NBC): Moderator David Gregory offers us an entertaining lineup with Bill Cosby and Maxine Waters; he also takjs to DC Mayor Adrian Fenty and Dr. Alvin | Read More »
The Sunday Morning Talk Shows – The Review
By: Mark Kilmer (Diary) | January 4th at 01:08 PM |
Sunday, January 4, 2009 PREFACE: Opening ABC’s This Week, Israeli President Shimon Peres asserted that Israel had no desire to crush Hamas or occupy Gaza; rather, they wanted to eliminate terror. Next up for host George Stephanopoulos was Dick Durbin, who appeared to indicate that he would be willing to seat Burris provisionally until the Senate could investigate and determine if Blago played by the | Read More »
The Sunday Morning Talk Shows – preview
By: Mark Kilmer (Diary) | January 3rd at 09:20 AM |
For Sunday, January 4, 2009 FOX News Sunday (FNS): Host Chris Wallace will discuss the first 100 Days of Dem Congress, 2009, with Steny Hoyer. This Week (ABC): Host George Stephanopoulos will talk to Senators Roland Burris (D-Illinois), Dick Durbin (same), and Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky). Meet the Press (NBC): Moderator David Gregory talks to Harry Reid about his mounting woes. Face the Nation (CBS): Host | Read More »
The Sunday Morning Talk Shows: preview
By: Mark Kilmer (Diary) | December 27th at 09:41 AM |
For Sunday, December 28, 2008 FOX News Sunday (FNS): Host Chris Wallace runs a taped interview with Laura Bush. This Week (ABC): Host George Stephanopoulos talks to ex-WH chiefs of staff Ken Duberstein and Leon Panetta, then he talks to future White House Press Secretary Robinert Gibbs. Meet the Press (NBC): Moderator David Gregory talks with that nice Axelrod fellow. Of note, one of his | Read More »
The Sunday Morning Talk Shows: preview
By: Mark Kilmer (Diary) | December 20th at 09:14 AM |
For Sunday, December 21, 2008 FOX News Sunday (FNS): Host Chris Wallace has a recently taped interview with Vice President Dick Cheney. This Week (ABC): Host George Stephanopoulos has a recently taped interview with Joe Biden. Meet the Press (NBC): Moderator David Gregory will talk to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, probably taped recently. Face the Nation (CBS): Host Bob Schieffer will talk to Kerry | Read More »
The Sunday Morning Talk Shows: The Review
By: Mark Kilmer (Diary) | December 14th at 12:50 PM |
Sunday, December 14, 2008 PREFACE: On ABC’s This Week, John McCain said that he was the “loyal opposition,” stressing “loyal.” He insisted that now was the time when everyone should “work together” to solve our nation’s problems. No, there was nothing about “stand up and fight.” That was yesterday’s cry. On FOX News Sunday, Senator Bob Corker still insists that they can deal with the | Read More »
The Sunday Morning Talk Shows: preview
By: Mark Kilmer (Diary) | December 13th at 09:46 AM |
For Sunday, December 14, 2008 FOX News Sunday (FNS): Host Chris Wallace talks with Senator Bob Corker of Tennessee and Democrat Senator Debbie Stabenow of Michigan. This Week (ABC): Host George Stephanopoulos has John McCain. Meet the Press (NBC): Moderator Tom Brokaw, I think, talks to Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm, Mitt Romney, former HP President Carly Fiorina, Wal-Mart President and | Read More »
The Sunday Morning Talk Shows – The Review
By: Mark Kilmer (Diary) | December 7th at 12:51 PM |
December 7, 2008. PREFACE: On FOX News Sunday, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told host Chris Wallace that she thinks the Mumbai attacks plot might have originated “on Pakistani soil,” but she believes that the government of Pak was not involved. The two countries but now work together in concert with the United States. Next on FNS, Carl Levin demanded that the execs of the | Read More »
The Sunday Morning Talk Shows: preview
By: Mark Kilmer (Diary) | December 6th at 08:00 AM |
For Sunday, December 7, 2008 FOX News Sunday (FNS): Host Chris Wallace will talk to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, then he turns to Carl Levin & Richard Shelby about the auto bailout. This Week (ABC): Host George Stephanopoulos chats with… Condy Rice. Meet the Press (NBC): Moderator Tom Brokaw talks to the President-elect of the United States, Barack Obama. Face the Nation (CBS): Host | Read More »
The Sunday Morning Talk Shows – preview
By: Mark Kilmer (Diary) | November 29th at 08:55 AM |
For Sunday, November 30, 2008 FOX News Sunday (FNS): Host Chris Wallace, or someone, talks to Senator Lindsey Graham and Governor Claire McCaskill about Obama’s foreign policy team. This Week (ABC): Host George Stephanopoulos, or someone, talks to Senators Jack Reed and Dick Lugar about the terror attacks in Mumbai. Meet the Press (NBC): Moderator Tom Brokaw, or someone, talks to Laura Bush and Ted | Read More »
The Sunday Morning Talk Shows: The Review
By: Mark Kilmer (Diary) | November 23rd at 01:05 PM |
Sunday, November 23, 2008 PREFACE: On FNS, David Axelrod said that his role in the Obama Administration will be working with the President on the communications end of it, not policy formation. Next on FNS, House Republican leader John Boehner refused any blame for the House Republicans’ 50-seat losses in the last two elections. He said that the GOP has to again become a party | Read More »
The Sunday Morning Talk Shows: a preview
By: Mark Kilmer (Diary) | November 22nd at 09:45 AM |
For Sunday, November 23, 2008 FOX News Sunday (FNS): Host Chris Wallace hosts Obama political op David Axelrod and House Republican Leader John Boehner & House Dem Leader Steny Hoyer. This Week (ABC): Host George Stephanopoulos chats with Axelrod, Chuckie Schumer, and Senator Richard Shelby. Meet the Press (NBC): Moderator Tom Brokaw (?) talks to James Baker, former Clinton commerce secretary William Daley, and Joe | Read More »
The Sunday Morning Talk Shows: The Review
By: Mark Kilmer (Diary) | November 16th at 12:59 PM |
PREFACE: On FOX News Sunday this morning, Senator Byron Doran said that the proposed bailout of the automotive companies was all about saving jobs. He said that the Senate Dems will not throw Joe Lieberman out of their caucus. Republican Senator Jon Kyl suggested that the bailout was unnecessary, as the automobile industry could reorganize under Chapter 11 like so many companies have done successfully | Read More »
The Sunday Morning Talk Shows: preview
By: Mark Kilmer (Diary) | November 15th at 09:44 AM |
For Sunday, November 16, 2008 FOX News Sunday (FNS): Host Chris Wallace talks to Senators Jon Kyl and Byron Dorgan, then conversation turns to the future of the GOP with Tim Pawlenty and Michael Steele. This Week (ABC): Host George Stephanopoulos has California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger about Proposition 8. Meet the Press (NBC): Moderator [Tom Brokaw?] will host Senators Carl Levin (D-Michigan) and Richard Shelby | Read More »
The Sunday Morning Talk Shows: The Review
By: Mark Kilmer (Diary) | November 9th at 12:37 PM |
PREFACE: On FNS, John Podesta, Obama’s transition guru, asserted that there was a progressive wing of the Republican Party but it had died several decades ago. He also admitted that his organization, Center for America Progress, had sucked down Soros dollars. Next on FNS, Eric Cantor and Mike Pence spelled out that there was no realignment of the electorate in the last election, no move | Read More »
The Sunday Morning Talk Shows: The Preview
By: Mark Kilmer (Diary) | November 8th at 08:03 AM |
For Sunday, November 9, 2008 FOX News Sunday (FNS): Host Chris Wallace talks the future of the Congressional GOP, Mike Pence and Eric Cantor, and to former Clinton (Bill) Chief of Staff John Podesta, who now runs Obama’s transition. This Week (ABC): Host George Stephanopoulos has, near as I can tell, another journalist roundtable. Meet the Press (NBC): Moderator Tom Brokaw (or some other sap) | Read More »