Comments on: Sunday Talking Heads: July 27, 2008 http://firedoglake.com/2008/07/27/sunday-talking-heads-july-27-2008/ Firedoglake weblog Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:22:58 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Bluetoe2 http://firedoglake.com/2008/07/27/sunday-talking-heads-july-27-2008/#comment-1557971 Bluetoe2 Sun, 27 Jul 2008 17:13:09 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/07/27/sunday-talking-heads-july-27-2008/#comment-1557971 <p>Lot of McCain ads in Michigan many slamming Obama. Obama is visible in MI with soft intros in who he is but seems to be trailing in the TV wars overall. Nothing hard hitting by Obama and the Dems on the failure of conservative and Republican ideology and governance.</p> Lot of McCain ads in Michigan many slamming Obama. Obama is visible in MI with soft intros in who he is but seems to be trailing in the TV wars overall. Nothing hard hitting by Obama and the Dems on the failure of conservative and Republican ideology and governance.

]]> By: egregious http://firedoglake.com/2008/07/27/sunday-talking-heads-july-27-2008/#comment-1557967 egregious Sun, 27 Jul 2008 17:09:17 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/07/27/sunday-talking-heads-july-27-2008/#comment-1557967 <p><a href="http://firedoglake.com/2008/07/27/waiting-for-a-train-progressives-and-country-music/" rel="nofollow">New Glenn</a></p> New Glenn

]]> By: theExile http://firedoglake.com/2008/07/27/sunday-talking-heads-july-27-2008/#comment-1557965 theExile Sun, 27 Jul 2008 16:39:41 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/07/27/sunday-talking-heads-july-27-2008/#comment-1557965 <p>This fella used to be on George S+many letters’ show almost every week shooting the breeze with Gorged on Himself Will.</p> This fella used to be on George S+many letters’ show almost every week shooting the breeze with Gorged on Himself Will.

]]> By: theExile http://firedoglake.com/2008/07/27/sunday-talking-heads-july-27-2008/#comment-1557964 theExile Sun, 27 Jul 2008 16:33:45 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/07/27/sunday-talking-heads-july-27-2008/#comment-1557964 <p>As a denizen of the West Coast I feel almost excluded from discussion on this thread anymore. I’ve just finished watching Face the Nation and won’t have an opportunity to see George S+too many letters for another 6+ hours as that show is broadcast from Seattle at 3 or 4 PM PDT. By the time I see any of these shows everyone else has moved on.</p> <p>I was impressed with Bob Schieffer’s show this morning and his two guests. I tried to send the message below to CBS through the message board, but it wouldn’t function so I emailed it to <a href="mailto:ftn@cbsnews.com" rel="nofollow">ftn@cbsnews.com</a> </p> <p>to Bob Schieffer,</p> <p>Your interview this morning with Mr. Hagel and Mr. Reid was one of the best Sunday morning “talking head” segments I’ve seen in a month of Sundays. Their rational and reasonable discussion of the issues and obvious disdain for the level and style of the McCain ads you showed was refreshing and gives one like myself on the verge of losing all respect or confidence in the political process hope for the future. Even when you tried to steer the discussion to “gotcha” type irrelevancies you intelligently and graciously allowed them to redirect the discussion to more relevant topics. </p> <p>The only thing missing, for me, in Mr. Hagel’s logic based analysis of the Iran situation was any kind of acknowledgement of the FACT that Iran has plenty of real reasons to neither like the United States or trust their motives. The overthrow of the elected government in 1953 and installation of the hated Shah and the support for Saddam Hussein and his invasion of Iran in the 1980’s most immediately come to mind.</p> As a denizen of the West Coast I feel almost excluded from discussion on this thread anymore. I’ve just finished watching Face the Nation and won’t have an opportunity to see George S+too many letters for another 6+ hours as that show is broadcast from Seattle at 3 or 4 PM PDT. By the time I see any of these shows everyone else has moved on.

I was impressed with Bob Schieffer’s show this morning and his two guests. I tried to send the message below to CBS through the message board, but it wouldn’t function so I emailed it to ftn@cbsnews.com

to Bob Schieffer,

Your interview this morning with Mr. Hagel and Mr. Reid was one of the best Sunday morning “talking head” segments I’ve seen in a month of Sundays. Their rational and reasonable discussion of the issues and obvious disdain for the level and style of the McCain ads you showed was refreshing and gives one like myself on the verge of losing all respect or confidence in the political process hope for the future. Even when you tried to steer the discussion to “gotcha” type irrelevancies you intelligently and graciously allowed them to redirect the discussion to more relevant topics.

The only thing missing, for me, in Mr. Hagel’s logic based analysis of the Iran situation was any kind of acknowledgement of the FACT that Iran has plenty of real reasons to neither like the United States or trust their motives. The overthrow of the elected government in 1953 and installation of the hated Shah and the support for Saddam Hussein and his invasion of Iran in the 1980’s most immediately come to mind.

]]> By: Elliott http://firedoglake.com/2008/07/27/sunday-talking-heads-july-27-2008/#comment-1557963 Elliott Sun, 27 Jul 2008 15:39:47 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/07/27/sunday-talking-heads-july-27-2008/#comment-1557963 <p>very pretty!</p> very pretty!

]]> By: SouthernDragon http://firedoglake.com/2008/07/27/sunday-talking-heads-july-27-2008/#comment-1557962 SouthernDragon Sun, 27 Jul 2008 15:28:51 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/07/27/sunday-talking-heads-july-27-2008/#comment-1557962 <p><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2260/2498665332_38b6286436_o.jpg" rel="nofollow">Min</a> was a pretty tortie. Miss her a lot.</p> Min was a pretty tortie. Miss her a lot.

]]> By: Elliott http://firedoglake.com/2008/07/27/sunday-talking-heads-july-27-2008/#comment-1557961 Elliott Sun, 27 Jul 2008 15:26:53 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/07/27/sunday-talking-heads-july-27-2008/#comment-1557961 <p>the tabby goes for walks with me and the dog. She leads the way tail-up when we head back home</p> the tabby goes for walks with me and the dog. She leads the way tail-up when we head back home

]]> By: Elliott http://firedoglake.com/2008/07/27/sunday-talking-heads-july-27-2008/#comment-1557960 Elliott Sun, 27 Jul 2008 15:25:34 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/07/27/sunday-talking-heads-july-27-2008/#comment-1557960 <p>my tortie’s pretty nondescript, except for one orange foot, but she is a total love bug. I adore her. The tabby is attached to the dog, which is so cute</p> my tortie’s pretty nondescript, except for one orange foot, but she is a total love bug. I adore her. The tabby is attached to the dog, which is so cute

]]> By: SouthernDragon http://firedoglake.com/2008/07/27/sunday-talking-heads-july-27-2008/#comment-1557959 SouthernDragon Sun, 27 Jul 2008 15:19:17 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/07/27/sunday-talking-heads-july-27-2008/#comment-1557959 <p>Tama won’t touch seafood. Canned tuna, salmon, fresh caught king mackerel, fresh shrimp, nothin’. He and Ptah can’t eat dry food, creates crystals in their bladder, plugging them up. If I catch this little tortie and she’s leukemia negative, she’s mine. The tan and orange on her stand out something fierce. Just gorgeous. I have to admit I’m feeding this little family, which is something I won’t normally do.</p> Tama won’t touch seafood. Canned tuna, salmon, fresh caught king mackerel, fresh shrimp, nothin’. He and Ptah can’t eat dry food, creates crystals in their bladder, plugging them up. If I catch this little tortie and she’s leukemia negative, she’s mine. The tan and orange on her stand out something fierce. Just gorgeous. I have to admit I’m feeding this little family, which is something I won’t normally do.

]]> By: Elliott http://firedoglake.com/2008/07/27/sunday-talking-heads-july-27-2008/#comment-1557956 Elliott Sun, 27 Jul 2008 15:12:02 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/07/27/sunday-talking-heads-july-27-2008/#comment-1557956 <p>dmac, you must be in 7th Heaven — and hoarse *s</p> dmac, you must be in 7th Heaven — and hoarse *s

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