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Posted at 1:04pm on Mar. 16, 2008 The Sunday Morning Talk Shows: The Review

more surrogates, plenty of Dem hostility

By Mark Kilmer

Sunday, March 16, 2008

Leading off FNS, Chris Dodd, an Obama surrogate, declared that Obama had rejected his minister Jeremiah Wright. Schumer, for Hillary, excused Obama, saying that Hillary had a Diane Feinstein. They both agreed that we should drop this guilt-by-association and talk about the issues, such as that President Bush is really Herbert Hoover (d.1964).

Next on FNS, Hank Paulson said that his job was to promote "stability of our financial system." He also said that a strong dollar was in our nation's interest.

On TW, Nancy said that she wants to take a year withdrawing our troops from Iraq beginning now. She's sure that there will not be a Hillary-Obama ticket: "I'm just absolutely sure. I just know it."

Next on TW, Hank Paulson said that his job was to promote "stability of our financial system." The Bear-Sterns bailout, he said, was the right thing to do for this reason.

On MTP, Nita Lowey and Bill Bradley were the most polite surrogates, Hillary and Barry respectively, we've seen so far. Bradley suggested that if the Michigan/Florida problem ends up going to the Credential Committee, this could be another '72, when that committee handed the nomination to George McGovern of Hubert Humphrey. Lowey, the Clinton girl, wants to forget about this Jeremiah Wright stuff and get on with a discussion of the "serious issues." Instead of squabbling, the Barry and Hillary campaigns have to contrast their vision with that of "Bush-McCain."

On FTN, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick said that he thinks the superdelegates will side with the will of Dem voters, and that the Hillary campaign keeps "moving the goalposts." Next on FTN, Leon Panetta said that the superdelegates should also consider who can win in November and who has momentum. He thinks that Hillary might have to put Obama on the ticket if it is a fiercely divided convention in Denver this summer.

On LE, Senator Leahy for Obama and Senator Feinstein for Hillary were in some zone of their own. Leahy called McCain's visit to Iraq today, a photo-op. Feinstein declared that he should have brought Senators with him who were not on his campaign committee. Leahy said that Hillary supported the war in Iraq while Obama opposed it, and Feinstein pointed out that Barry wasn't even in the Senate when the resolution was passed. Feinstein ruled out keeping the Bush tax cuts while Leahy said that tax cuts should be targeted. In response to McCain's stance against earmarks, Dianne said that her earmarks were "prioritized" and Leahy said that the Iraq war was the biggest earmark of them all.

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Posted at 1:40pm on Feb. 9, 2008 The Sunday Morning Talk Shows - a preview

By Mark Kilmer

For Sunday, February 10, 2008

FOX News Sunday (FNS): Host Chris Wallace chats with President Bush.

Meet the Press (NBC): Tim Russert interviews Mike Huckabee.

This Week (ABC): Host George Stephanopoulos speaks with a former Virginia governor, Democrat Tim Kaine, and former 9-11 commissioner Bob Kerrey (D-Nebraska). They'll talk to Steph about Hillary vs. Barry.

Face the Nation (CBS): Host Bob Schieffer chats with 2008 Republican Presidential aspirant Mike Huckabee, then he talks to two strategists: Karl Rove and Joe Trippi.

Late Edition (CNN): Host Wolf Blitzer backs away from the primary elections, spending his morning with Colin Powell, Nancy Pelosi, and John Boehnor.

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So, Sunday will be a "Huckaboom" of sorts, as he gets two shows of five. Maybe he thinks he's leading a movement, though I'm not certain of what.

The President is back, letting us know that he's still there and has stuff he wants to do. Off the top of my head, he could, maybe, raise funds. That would be nice.

I've been watching Rove talk on FNC, and he's sharper than ever. Joe Trippi, forever to be associated with Howard Dean ("YEAAARRRRGH!"), might be looking to move into the Bob Shrum role when Russert wizens up to that farce. (In fairness, I think Trippi had been fired by the time of Dean's bleat.)

Does General Powell have another book? Do we have to sit through a talk on this "bipartisan, Keynesian stimulus package"? Or is he just going to talk Iran, Iraq,

Dunno why, of all people, Steph is bringing out Kaine and Bob Kerrey. Kerrey, of course, is the Democratic former Governor and Senator from Nebraska, but for our purposes, that's all been obscured by his service on the laughable 9-11 Commission. Kaine endorses Obama, while Kerrey supports Hillary, so maybe Kerrey can act as a surrogate and call Kaine, as a surrogate, all sorts of nasty names. And Kaine can talk about change and hope, leaving Steph staring at him fifteen minutes after he's finished talking just to figure out what, if anything, of substance he's said.

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