On Press the Meat today, Gilligan Gregory has Mitch “the groper” McConnell on to talk trash about Obama, health care reform, and Sonia Sotomayor (if you watch, see if Mitch keeps his hands above the table), and HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. Then it’s a political roundtable with WSJ hack Paul Gigot (who is nothing without Mark Shields), CNBC’s John Harwood, NPR’s Michele Norris, and frequent Olbermann guest, Richard Wolffe.
At CBS’s Faze the Nation, you’d think Bob Schieffer would be doing a Walter Cronkite retrospective, but, instead, he’ll have the creepy Senator Orrin Hatch from the “Big Love” state, the always entertaining (if slightly less than ethical) Charlie Rangel, and token RNC Chairman (and African-American answer to Bozo the Clown), Michael “gangsta” Steele.
On Fux News Sunday, shameful spawn of the new CBS News legend at the top of the death watch list, Weaselface Wallace, has Peter Orszag, Director, White House Office of Management and Budget, and Sen. Judd Gregg, the Rankest Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee. Plus, what with the 40th anniversary of the moon landing approaching, Wallace will chat with Buzz Aldrin. I hope Wallace tells him the landing was a hoax, and Buzz punches his lights out. They’ll also rerun an old segment with Pete Souza, Chief White House Photographer, and the usual Fuxheads will be on hand to spread around copious amounts of their typical manure.
No “This Weak” this week, as ABC will be providing coverage of the final round of the British Open from 8 AM (EDT) ’til about 1:30 PM. Fifty-nine year old Tom Watson (he’ll turn 60 on September 4th) heads in to the round with a one-shot lead, and is scheduled to tee off at 9:20 AM (EDT). If you’re up early, you can start to catch the action on TNT at 6. Good luck, Tom! I only wish my dad was around to watch it with me.
At CNN, Rwandan President Paul Kagame sits down with Fareed Zakaria to discuss his nation’s 15 year journey from genocide to economic growth and autocratic, but stable governance. Plus, what with this being the deadliest month ever for NATO forces in Afghanistan, should we really have so many troops there, and does our military presence help or hurt our interests in Pakistan? Both sides of the issue will be debated with former Patreus lackey and State Department counterinsurgency and counterterrorism “expert” (as well as advisor to the UK, Australia, and NATO), David Kilcullen, and author and professor of International Relations and History at Boston University, Andrew Bacevich.
Later, in place of 60 Minutes, CBS will air “And That’s The Way It Was: Remembering Walter Cronkite” at 7PM EDT.
Have a good Sunday.