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Sunday Talk

by Jamato

Sat Mar 19, 2005 at 06:58:07 PM PDT

Update [2005-3-19 21:44:38 by Armando]: From the diaries by Armando.


MEET THE PRESS  10:30 a.m.: Myers.

LATE EDITION (CNN), noon: Sens. John E. Sununu (R-N.H.) and Carl M. Levin (D-Mich.); Lt. Gen. R. Steven Whitcomb; Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari; retired Gen. George A. Joulwan; retired Lt. Gen. Michael DeLong; and retired Maj. Gen. Don Shepperd.

FOX NEWS SUNDAY: Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and Sen. Mel Martinez (R-Fla.)

THIS WEEK (ABC) 9 a.m.: Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.); Gerry Adams, leader of Northern Ireland's Sinn Fein party; and Rumsfeld.

FACE THE NATION (CBS, WUSA), 10:30 a.m.: Gen. Richard B. Myers, Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman; Rep. Thomas M. Davis III (R-Va.); and Robert D. Manfred Jr., executive vice president of Major League Baseball.

LATE EDITION (CNN), noon: Sens. John E. Sununu (R-N.H.) and Carl M. Levin (D-Mich.); Lt. Gen. R. Steven Whitcomb; Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari; retired Gen. George A. Joulwan; retired Lt. Gen. Michael DeLong; and retired Maj. Gen. Don Shepperd.

Let us know if it's worth the time!


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  •  Good to see (4.00 / 4)

    Fox is having a Satan-fest.

    Booman Tribune

    by BooMan23 on Sat Mar 19, 2005 at 06:37:39 PM PDT

  •  So apparently (none / 0)

    Congress is on their spring vacation, which is why I guess, there are only four senators, and one rep on these shows.

    by jj32 on Sat Mar 19, 2005 at 06:45:33 PM PDT

  •  amazing that (none / 0)

    CNN is the only one to offer a Dem.

    I got nuthin (-6.88, -6.15)

    by guyermo on Sat Mar 19, 2005 at 06:51:36 PM PDT

    •  And the `Libural' media is destroying (none / 0)

      civilization as we know it!!

      Jail to the Chief Jail to the Chief

      by Barbara H on Sun Mar 20, 2005 at 06:34:29 AM PDT

      [ Parent ]

    •  Yes, but it's also the (4.00 / 2)

      Dems' responsibility to ensure that they get people on these shows.  This was something that was pointed out relentlessly in the wake of media coverage of the '04 GOP and DNC conventions.   The Republicans were far more effective in getting their surrogates on the air.  

      I have no doubt the the selection (filtering) process of the stations has a lot to do with it.  But it is precisely the Dems' responsibility to make a big stink about this inequity in representation.  You can bet that if we had only Kerry, Biden, and Edwards on every channel, the Republicans would be all over it; the station switchboards would be lit up like a disco dance floor.

      Nothing requires a greater effort of thought than arguments to justify the rule of nonthought. -- Milan Kundera

      by Dale on Sun Mar 20, 2005 at 06:35:34 AM PDT

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    •  One Democrat on six shows... (none / 0)

      I complain a lot about how Democrats need to say this or say that on TV. Now it sort of hit me. They AREN'T on TV. No wonder our message isn't getting out there.

      by memekiller on Sun Mar 20, 2005 at 07:30:25 AM PDT

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  •  yawn (none / 1)

    Iraq war cheerleading and steroids in baseball.

    by Coldblue Steele on Sat Mar 19, 2005 at 06:52:00 PM PDT

  •  Iraq War Sunday (none / 0)

    Guess they got tired of getting beaten up on social security.

    Netroots Nation: Changing the face of progressive politics.

    by pontificator on Sat Mar 19, 2005 at 06:53:31 PM PDT

  •  God they are petrified by (none / 1)

    the possibility of real debate.  Barely a dissenting voice in the bunch.  The fact that there isn't a free media perpetuates the myth that there is free media.

    "Rupert Murdoch Loves Hillary Clinton"--CBS News headline.

    by Thistime on Sat Mar 19, 2005 at 06:53:51 PM PDT

  •  my protest of this somber anniversary... (4.00 / 5)

    Image hosted by Photobucket.com

    Hung from a la-de-da rooftop restraunt on the busiest corner in Charleston, SC.

    We just walked in, got a beer, paid the tab, dropped the banner and went to the rally accross the street...   It stayed up for over an hour!

    <te-he>

    I'm not so liberal that I unwaveringly support capitulators.

    by hfiend on Sat Mar 19, 2005 at 07:03:53 PM PDT

  •  Say what? (none / 0)

    No representatives from the Schiavo Circus?

    Well, I suppose we should be grateful for small favors.

    It's the Supreme Court, Stupid!

    by Radiowalla on Sat Mar 19, 2005 at 07:08:26 PM PDT

  •  The News Is Broken (none / 0)

    An idea for a fun T-shirt taking a stab at our fine media popped into my skull the other day and today I had a chance (bloody March snow) to put it all together into a coherent form. I'll be getting some of these printed up for friends and family and might offer then for sale on the site. Could I get an opinion of the design? I think it turned out kinda cute. The kids like it anyway.

    The News Is Broken

    My wife offered to load up a blog script on the site so now there a blog up as well. My first post it up.

    I guess this would qualify as my first blogwhore type event.
    Sorry to offend if offend I do.

    The News Is Broken

    by Guy on Sat Mar 19, 2005 at 07:10:57 PM PDT

  •  same people (none / 0)

    same questions, same answers. "sigh"

    Its all pointless.

    "heavy sigh"

    by ksecus on Sat Mar 19, 2005 at 07:18:04 PM PDT

  •  Why am I not surprised with this (none / 0)

    FOX NEWS SUNDAY: Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and Sen. Mel Martinez (R-Fla.)

    Too Predictable.

    The one thing we know about the McCain campaign...is that they're very good at negative campaigns, they're not so good at governing- Barack Obama

    by wishingwell on Sat Mar 19, 2005 at 07:24:18 PM PDT

  •  These line-ups will not stand... (none / 0)

    My guess is that these line-ups will not stand.  They will change due to the Terri Schiavo case.

    Naturally, I will be around to document the atrocities that call themselves our national media and US governement leaders.

    by jibsail on Sat Mar 19, 2005 at 07:24:53 PM PDT

  •  Myers (none / 0)

    Who is Myers?

    by Bamacrat79 on Sat Mar 19, 2005 at 07:25:19 PM PDT

    •  Myers (none / 0)

      General Richard Myers, chairman of the joint chiefs.

      Undoubtedly on to provide an honest appraisal of our performance in Iraq.  Or to lie.  One of the two.

      I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy.

      by Ickey shuffle on Sat Mar 19, 2005 at 07:45:23 PM PDT

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    •  Myers (none / 1)

      Has there ever been a more pathetic Chairman of the joint chiefs?  I remember him stating on MTP no long after the Iraq invasion that they had found WMDs. Since then he has been on numerous times talking about "mission accomplished" and how the "tide has turned" against the insurgency.  I guess Tim is impressed by his lies.

      Dialog macht Sinn / Dialogue makes sense

      by DowneastDem on Sun Mar 20, 2005 at 08:37:16 AM PDT

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  •  Fox wannabe Sunday (none / 0)

    See ABC's lineup..Rummy and McCain...I guess some of these shows are not even bothering getting a Democrat on.

    The one thing we know about the McCain campaign...is that they're very good at negative campaigns, they're not so good at governing- Barack Obama

    by wishingwell on Sat Mar 19, 2005 at 07:26:22 PM PDT

    •  I don't mean to be nasty at yo... (none / 0)

      so if it sounds that way, it is directed towards the reality, not you.

      The fact that they don't even pretend to pretend anymore is disturbing.

      If you check the state of the Union Speech for example, MSGOP had 11 republicans and 2 democrats on.  This has been going on for quite some time.  I first took active notice during the DNC, when they would have that  after the night's big speaker, or someother surrogate and complete prick.  Was there the same treatment for the Dems during the RNC?  What do you think?

      On and on it goes... the media is a bunch of cocksucking losers.

      by jibsail on Sat Mar 19, 2005 at 07:30:28 PM PDT

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      •  Sorry, I MEANT to say... (none / 0)

        I noticed it first during the DNC when they would have on that complete prick and RNC cocksucker, Ed Gillespie, or some other fucktard lying bastard.  And then a whole panel of right wing froot loop, like the mayor of Looneyville, Scarborough, anchoring.  And even though Ron Reagan is a registered fucking independent, theyy act as though he is some big fucking progressive liberal or something.

        It's sickening.  Completely sickening and they are all a bunch of whores.

        by jibsail on Sat Mar 19, 2005 at 07:33:29 PM PDT

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  •  Wheres Joe Lieberman (none / 0)

    Stop hiding Joe.Come on out and let the sun shine on that mile wide and 1/16" deep puddle of support your people are claiming.  

    Join Us.
    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DumpJoe/

    http://dumpjoe.com/

    by ctkeith on Sat Mar 19, 2005 at 07:29:40 PM PDT

  •  ROTFLOL (4.00 / 3)

    http://warnet.ws/index.php?subaction=showcomments&id=1110928890&archive=&start_from=& ;ucat=7&page=humor

    Do YOU Disagree With The GOP?

    by I disagree with the GOP on Sat Mar 19, 2005 at 07:37:37 PM PDT

    •  Ha! (none / 0)

      He has a bald guy fetish.  

      Help me reach my Goal!

      by sgilman on Sat Mar 19, 2005 at 08:06:10 PM PDT

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    •  *shudders* (none / 0)

      That's really scary - I think I better look into hair replacement, I wasn't too worried about balding until I found out that Bush is stalking us.

      "...what Washington means by bipartisanship is mainly that everyone should come together to give conservatives what they want." --- Paul Krugman

      by puppet10 on Sat Mar 19, 2005 at 08:58:06 PM PDT

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    •  Perhaps he's healing them! ;-) (none / 0)

      Christ you know I love you did you see I waved?
      I believe in you and God so tell me that I'm saved
      Christ you know I love you did you see I waved
      I believe in you and God so tell me that I'm saved
      Jesus I am with you touch me touch me Jesus
      Jesus I am on your side kiss me kiss me Jesus

      John McCain - Fifty-four Forty or Fight!

      by kitebro on Sun Mar 20, 2005 at 02:17:40 PM PDT

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  •  Lots of generals (none / 0)

    who might better spend their time figuring out how to fix/get ouyt of the Iraq mess.

    What is Sununu up to, that he's doing two shows? Do he and Levin have some kind of dog and pony show rigged up?

    The degree to which you resist injustice is the degree to which you are free. -- Utah Phillips

    by Mnemosyne on Sat Mar 19, 2005 at 07:50:39 PM PDT

  •  Probably way behind all you folks (none / 0)

    but have any of you seen "Bush's Brain?"  The insight to Karl Rove and his thinking is remarkable.  Available on dvd.  

    by bloomer 101 on Sat Mar 19, 2005 at 07:56:15 PM PDT

  •  Hahaha (none / 0)

    "THIS WEEK (ABC) 9 a.m.: Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.); Gerry Adams, leader of Northern Ireland's Sinn Fein party; and Rumsfeld."

    I read this to my husband - native of Belfast until 3 years ago. His reply... "The lion, the witch, and the wardrobe?"

    Hahahahaha. I have no feckin' idea what it means but it's still hilarious.

    'Course it's Saturday and that means it's cheap wine night so that might go a ways toward explaining the humor in it...

    Elsewhere, the Department of Homeland Security announced that it would replace its color-coded terror alert system with a Magic Eight Ball. -Borowitz Report

    by JRowan on Sat Mar 19, 2005 at 07:56:31 PM PDT

  •  Looks like a fair and balanced Sunday (none / 0)

    across the board.

    Rudy Giuliani, the hero of $9.11

    by who threw da cat on Sat Mar 19, 2005 at 07:56:58 PM PDT

  •  Mostly generals and Republicans. (none / 0)

    We don't watch anymore anymore.  

    "I'm willing to say things that are not popular but ordinary people know are right." Howard Dean

    by floridagal on Sat Mar 19, 2005 at 08:02:19 PM PDT

  •  Yes I Used to enjoy (none / 0)

    the Sunday talk shows. But of late they are unbearable.

    Where oh where has my democracy gone?

    Bummer!

    Overthrow the Government ~Vote~

    by missliberties on Sat Mar 19, 2005 at 08:26:41 PM PDT

  •  I wonder... (none / 0)

    what kind of fluff questions Rumsfeld will get with Wallace tomorrow.

    Truth, Rants And Rambling

    by TruthNM on Sat Mar 19, 2005 at 08:36:11 PM PDT

  •  Panels & Topics (none / 0)

    http://www.sundaymorningtalk.com/

    MEET THE PRESS WITH TIM RUSSERT (NBC)
    PANEL: David Broder (Washington Post); Ron Brownstein (Los Angeles Times); John Harwood (Wall Street Journal); Gwen Ifill (PBS' "Washington Week")

    TOPICS: 2nd Anniversary of the Iraq war, new Iraqi parliament, Social Security, Steroids, Wolfowitz's nomination to head the World Bank, ethics and House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX). (OK, no Dems to discuss all of these issues. Meet the Republicans.)

    THIS WEEK WITH GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS (ABC)
    Donald Rumsfeld  (Secretary of Defense) discusses the 2nd Anniversary of the Iraq War.
    Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) discusses steroids and baseball.
    Gerry Adams (Sinn Fein Leader) discusses Irish politics.
    PANEL: Fareed Zakaria (Editor, Newsweek Int.); Linda Douglass (ABC News); George Will (ABC News)

    FACE THE NATION (CBS)
    TOPICS:  Iraq; Steroids and baseball.  

    FoxNews Sunday (FNC)
    Donald Rumsfeld (Secretary of Defense) discusses Iraq on the 2nd Anniversary of the war.
    Sen. Mel Martinez (R - Fla.) discusses the fate of Terri Schiavo.
    PANEL: Fred Barnes (Weekly Standard); Bill Kristol (Weekly Standard); Mara Liasson; (NPR) Juan Williams (NPR)

    LATE EDITION (CNN)
    TOPICS INCLUDE: 2nd Anniversary of the Iraq War

    "The way the loser loses will determine whether the winner wins in November." -- Rahm Emanuel

    by Newsie8200 on Sat Mar 19, 2005 at 08:42:19 PM PDT

  •  Sunday Talks (none / 0)

    What,no Biden?

    by jinny on Sat Mar 19, 2005 at 10:20:11 PM PDT

  •  next sunday on Fox (none / 1)


    Joseph Goebbles and Adolph Hitler explain why propaganda is the most important tool of any successful empire.

    George W. Bush makes the baby Jesus cry.

    by WSmith on Sun Mar 20, 2005 at 01:56:18 AM PDT

  •  Poll Data and Stats on the Invasion (Photos) (4.00 / 6)

    Halliburton's Stock Chart, for the past two years

    Thanks to ImageShack for URL=Free Image Hosting

    McCain: He's Constipated and Ready to GO

    by Al Rodgers on Sun Mar 20, 2005 at 04:48:35 AM PDT

  •  Rummy on Georgie's show . . . (none / 0)

    If it wasn't so serious it would be hilarious!!

    Q - Insurgents are a problem in Iraq
    A - (Rummy) - If we would have been able to get into Iraq via Turkey this would be as great of a problem

    Q - Recruiting goals being missed
    A - We've been planning for this.  We have civilians in military positions.  Military people in Afghanistan and Iraq are re-enlisting!!

    Q - WaPo has an article about US misleading Allies about N Korea selling nuclear material to Libya
    A - I don't know

    All other embarrasing questions -
    A - I don't know

    Welcome to the Good Ship Lollipop!

    by dannynyc on Sun Mar 20, 2005 at 06:16:50 AM PDT

    •  The Mother of all Denials (none / 0)

      George aked Rummy if he had ever authorized overflights of Iran. In one answer he managed to say "No, I didn't," "I don't remember," and "I'm not going to tell you." ALL IN ONE ANSWER! It was breathtakingly evasive.

      Chomsky Fever! John McCain sucks.

      by miasmo on Sun Mar 20, 2005 at 08:37:01 AM PDT

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    •  RE: "Q - Recruiting goals being missed" (none / 0)

      A - We've been planning for this.  We have civilians in military positions.  Military people in Afghanistan and Iraq are re-enlisting!!

      Yeah, they're re-enlisting because they get re-deployed under the stop-loss.  

      A friend was scheduled to get out but was assigned to a tour in Afghanistan one month prior to his get out date - all part of stop-loss.  
      He re-enlisted to get the bonus.  
      His thought was they were going to keep him in regardless, he might as well get the rewards.

      by Stein on Sun Mar 20, 2005 at 08:59:24 AM PDT

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  •  Chris Matthews (4.00 / 2)

    Good grief.
    He takes a book by Malcolm Gladwell on the power of the brain to work fast (like picking up a cup of coffee or driving at 70 mph) and he uses it to justify the fact that pundits make their decisions without thinking.
    Gloria Borger uses it to justify her trashing of Howard Dean.

    Y'know what?  The next time someone complains that bloggers can't do punditry ...
    point out that I can do political commentary with a PhD in Neuroscience if Chris Matthews can do neuroscience analysis with a PhD in nothing.

    by Ptolemy on Sun Mar 20, 2005 at 07:21:37 AM PDT

    •  And then they claim further support for this (none / 0)

      psycho-crap by saying that Truman was a success because he made snap decisions and didn't change his mind.  What they really should have said that some politicians have been successful by making it look like they are decisive -- this has little to do with how fast they make their decisions, how much or little information supports the decision, or whether they really are decisive, and much to do with how accomplished they and their team are at imagery and message control.

      by bdbd on Sun Mar 20, 2005 at 09:10:04 AM PDT

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    •  this type of crap... (none / 0)

      i why I don't own a TV.  If I didn't think it would harm me permanently, I would seek out some of the drugs these people are on.  ARRRRRRGH!

      "The lusts for power and goods are all that remain once imagination and wonder have fallen away"--Me

      by krome on Sun Mar 20, 2005 at 12:21:37 PM PDT

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    •  I heard it (none / 0)

      Gloria ("I don't care if Cheney lies to my face and I have the evidence in front of me") Borger is especially egregious.

      Don't get me started . . .

      by Upper West on Sun Mar 20, 2005 at 02:56:13 PM PDT

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  •  General Shelton on MTP (none / 0)

    He said that North Korea knows that it cant attack South Korea and that North Korea does not pose a threat to South Korea.  Make sure we remember this in six months after Pyongyang becomes a smoking radioactive hole

    See you at the debate, bitches!

    by calipygian on Sun Mar 20, 2005 at 07:44:02 AM PDT

  •  Alternate Universe in Pumpkin Land (4.00 / 3)

    Silly me. I just watched a disgusting Fat Tim round table wherein I learned how successful & confident Bush is. They all rhapsodized about his body language & tone & how "vindicated" he feels for all of his policies.

    Apparently, Bush is a wildly successful & popular president despite his low approval ratings (45%), his lack of "mandate" to dismantle SS, gas prices, the economy, jobs, environment, lack of a government in Iraq, violence everywhere in the ME etc. These unfortunate events don't mean jackshit to Pumpkinhead & possee. Bush is da man!

    They praised republicans for their craven, slavish pandering to the miniscule amount of people who want humanitarians like DeLay & Frist to intervene in this tragedy without mentioning how universally unpopular it is. They also got in their pot shots at how democrats are not ethical or moral & thus are always vulnerble to the godly repblicans.

    They even praised Congress for their tabloidian wallow into steroids & baseball--no mention of any public disapproval of the use of precious resources on that either.

    Also, now it's Congresses' fault, both R & D, that nothing is being done to "save" SS . Bush has all the right answers plus he's willing to compromise & do whatever it takes. Ifill & Fat Tim couldn't blame Congress enough. Apparently, Bush is going to feel "vindicated" on SS by 2006 when his plan fails & SS is saved.

    Somerby could do a month's supply of columns out of this round table alone. Their disconnect from realty was so jarring, but the worse was their failure to mention Bush's plummeting & abysmal approval ratings while praising his "success."

    by Hoosiercat on Sun Mar 20, 2005 at 08:23:16 AM PDT

    •  The one thing I like about Bush (4.00 / 2)

      As much as I hate everything that Bush stands for (class warfare, imperialism, anti-constitution, etc) the one thing that I like about him is his devotion to his ideas (at least his real ones, and not the ones he trots out for political gain, like religious conservatism). He works for his corporate elite and neoconservative constituencies pretty damn hard. It sucks for all us normal folk who don't want to destroy the middle class or stomp on the rest of the world against their will and call it a democracy, but it's easy to see why the elite base is so loyal to the guy.

      This extremistism in action can in some ways teach us a few things about politics as well. Politicians don't need to pander to constituencies there feel are on the wrong side of an issue, and they don't need to compromise on stuff they feel is important.

      The mainstream media loves to perpetrate the myth of chasing the moderate middle, while the Republican Party continously sprints right and wins right in front of our eyes. Playing to the base is not a one-way street. Dean is right: We're not gonna win by being pussies and not standing up for what we believe. We need to think less tactical politics, and start following a vision. The next Democratic President should govern less like Clinton, more like Bush. After all, if he governs like Clinton, its gonna take 100 years to reverse all the shit that Bush will have forced through in his 8 years in office. Even though we hate the Republicans, we have to give them credit for having a vision [of an America where there the middle class is extinct, a government controlled entirely by special interests, and a world devoid of security and controlled by thugs] and trying their damndest to accomplish it.

      by FenderT206 on Sun Mar 20, 2005 at 09:21:44 AM PDT

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  •  It seems like every other commercial (none / 0)

    is an Ah-nold commercial bashing nurses for being "special interests" and blaming them for hospital closures.  Get that asshole out of my statehouse now.

    by brn2bwild on Sun Mar 20, 2005 at 08:34:49 AM PDT

  •  OK, so... (none / 0)

    where's the Daily Kos press corps when you need them?  Nothing but Republicans and conservatives on the shows?  What the heck?

    by Jonathan on Sun Mar 20, 2005 at 08:47:57 AM PDT

  •  Can they sustain ratings with panels like this? (none / 0)

    Gee Whiz I couldn't bear it today. How can even the Kool-Aid drinkers stay awake for this pablum? And what's with George Stephanopolous? He's become embalmed, and is slowly morphing into Sam Donaldson. Somebody slap him.

    by facethemusic on Sun Mar 20, 2005 at 09:31:24 AM PDT

  •  EXCLUSIVE TRANSCRIPT OF... (4.00 / 5)

    ...Meet the Press Roundtable this morning, copied and pasted directly from the MTP transcript:

    "Mmmmm Bush kissy Kissy!"

    "Yeeeesss!  Bush...we wuv yoo...yes we dooo!!"

    "Stands by his convictions!" [off-screen orgasm]

    "Mmmmm was so RIGHT about the Middle East!"

    "Democrats bad!"

    "BAD Democrats!"

    "Our president is SO courageous"

    "Yes!"  "Yes!"  

    "I agree totally---and I say that in a non-partisan way, of course."

    "And such convictions."

    "Yes!  Convictions!  Convictions!"

    "Stalwart!"

    "Yes!  Stalwart!  Definitely Stalwart."

    "I brought a photo of George W. Bush so we can all kiss it."

    "Aaaaaaa!!!! Kissy!  Kissy!"

    "Lookime!  I Kissy Preznit, too!  Mmmmm."

    "I...I'm so honored to be in the presence of that photo I just...I can't move my lips to kiss it.  I'm paralyzed with awe.  I just...I just LOVE him!"

    "Here...I'll kiss it for you.  Mmmmmmuah!  Mmmmmmuah!"

    "Hey, that's TWO kisses...you can't do that.  You're so PARTISAN!"

    "Thhhhpt!"

    [Chairs are thrown]
    [Cut to commercial]

    -

    Quoth the maverick: 'Forever war.'

    by Bill in Portland Maine on Sun Mar 20, 2005 at 09:33:53 AM PDT

  •  McCain on Stephanwhatever (none / 0)

    said that he hoped that the Democrats didn't try to exploit the Schaivo case for political gain.

    Really.

    by iago on Sun Mar 20, 2005 at 10:11:32 AM PDT

  •  BTK DeLay (4.00 / 3)

    I have to stop watching the Sunday Morning GOP Labial Prostate Massage.  Bad for the heart to watch all of the diarrhetic handwringing over how polarized and cranky and 51/49 everything is.

    Oh oh oh.  No one wants to compromise anymore. So Sad.  No one wants to be collegial anymore.  The Dems run the Terrible Risk of just being seen and Negative Nellies.

    Oh the pity.  Oh the humanity of it.

    Oh fuck you Timmuh and Gwen and the rest of you Armani-encased feces-and-hairspray-sausages.  Fuck you Heroically with a garden shed full of sharp objects.  

    My country and my Constitution are trussed up with nylon clothesline and duct-taped in the Fundy basement, and BTK DeLay is up in the kitchen, running his Good Christian straight-razor over his Good Christian whetstone one more time, happily whistling "Let The Eagle Soar"... And the soulless fucks of the MSM are down there in the dark crooning to us that we need to Compromise.  Quit Thrashing Around So Much.  Find Some Common Ground.

    Like maybe DeLay will only slit our Carotid artery, and leave the Jugular intact.  

    Fuck you...Pandimensionally.

    Omnidimensionally

    Where was all of your Grave Concern over Kindly Kollegial Kompromise when the GOP was knocking off Democratic judicial nominees by the dozens, like Herr Doktor Frist lobbing M-80s into a barrel of kittens?

    Where was all of this Horrification when the GOP locked the Clinton Presidency in the Special Prosecutor Rape Room for seven years of Jolly Christian Molestation?

    Where to Shock when the current Preznit is busted lying his feeble, dry-drunk ass off over and over again?

    Shit, where were all the Screaming Special Edition Headlines when a fucking gay GOP Manwhore fake reporter was outted twenty feet from the Preznit.

    When one side is strapped into Seven League Steel Toed Boots and kicking the other to jelly in utter, hypocritical betrayal of every single thing they profess to believe in...well, I guess that ain't news.  It ain't "Story."

    When the Beaten Man gets up and says No More and starts working the body until the Republicans start shitting a little blood, well then it's Just Plain Awful. And un-American.  And Stuff Like That.  And your drooling Pundit advice is to lay back and stop struggling.  

    Really?  So that's the story, and you're sticking with it?

    Funny, I remember what that very "story" was called "Rocky".  

    And people loooved Rocky.

    by driftglass on Sun Mar 20, 2005 at 10:16:15 AM PDT

  •  Why promote these insipid shows every week (none / 1)

    Aside from the fact that these shows are almost always right-heavy to say the least (even the so-called left leaners are always middle of the road at best), but these shows have no informative value.

    They are no more than corporate media spin zones. The usual suspects they trot out week after week after fucking week are beyond stale in their ideas and rarely, if ever, make news.

    The thought of watching Tim Russert interview Joe Biden one more time makes me nauseous.

    We should be advocating the boycott of these insipid programs and yet we promote them and, effectively, lend them credibility every week.

    I know it's an American tradition to watch these shows every Sunday morning. Before church. But it's one tradition that needs to die an ugly death.

    It is my opinion that we should stop serving as advertisments for, and lending credence to the Sunday morning spin fest. Stop hurting America, so to speak.

    TDV

    by TocqueDeville on Sun Mar 20, 2005 at 12:02:15 PM PDT

  •  The Walrus is Paul (none / 0)

    Before "This Week" with George Stephanopoulos they have a satellite hookup to our local news, where our local talking heads can ask, "So, George, what's up next on "This Week?"

    This morning, George Stephanopoulos rattles off all the stuff they're going to have, and concludes with something like "And Gerry Adams will discuss the death of Paul McCartney in Belfast."

    Yep. He really did say "Paul." Our local model-turned-newsreader didn't bat an eye, though. She just went on with her happy chat, "All right, well, we look forward to seeing that..."

    Good grief. That's just what we need, to have the rumor started up again that Paul is dead. (Coo-coo-ca-choo).

    In TX-32, track the voting record of Pete Sessions at SessionsWatch.

    by CoolOnion on Sun Mar 20, 2005 at 03:05:28 PM PDT

  •  Something has changed (none / 0)

    I generally watch all these shows and more, the PBS stuff, every week, in morbid fascination, noting the odd appearance of a foriegn voice, the commercial line-up, how many times in one month Cheney showed up before the war.  

    The last coupla weeks have been worse than anything I've ever seen.  They may always be lop-sided, but not THIS lopsided.

    Broder has gone from innocuous to fawning.  As have they all.  

    And what I keep wondering is, do they believe this crap, or are they scared?

    "Yes dear. Conspiracy theories really do come true." (tuck, tuck)

    by tribalecho on Sun Mar 20, 2005 at 10:51:28 PM PDT

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