What Gore is up to, America's top pundit, Angelina Jolie on refugees, etc.
The Lineup
MTP: ex-Pres. Bill Clinton (D); roundtable of WaPo's Dan Balz, MSNBC's Pat Buchanan, NBC's David Gregory, and PBS' Tavis Smiley.
FTN: Gov. Bill Richardson (D-NM); roundtable of author Lawrence Wright, AEI's Danielle Pletka, and WaPo's Robin Wright.
This Week: Newt Gingrich; Bill Clinton; roundtable of ex-Pentagon spokesperson Torie Clarke, Dem strategist Donna Brazile, and George Will.
FNS: Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY); Sen. Trent Lott (R-MS); Des Moines Register's David Yepsen and Boston Globe's James Pindell.
Late Edition: Sen. Kit Bond (R-MO); New Yorker's Seymour Hersh; Iraqi FM Hoshyar Zebari; roundtable with CNN's Elaine Quijano, CNN's Juan Carlos Lopez, and CNN's Bill Schneider
More TV Alerts (all subject to change)
Political Capital w/ Al Hunt (Bloomberg, repeats throughout weekends): Bill Clinton on presidential politcs; a report from the UN on Iran; a preview of the new Supreme Court term
Chris Matthews Show 9/29-9/30: David Brooks, Katty Kay, Cynthia Tucker, David Ignatius discuss "Is Hillary Clinton talking like a hawk on Iraq and Iran for political reasons or because she would govern as a hawkish president? Why have Republican presidential candidates given up on the African-American vote?" Quotes here.
Newsmakers (C-SPAN, 10am, Sunday): US Amb. to the UN Zalmay Khalilzad interviewed by Times of London's Gerard Baker and McClatchy's Warren Strobel
The Week at War (CNN, 1:30pm, Sun): Myanmar uprising; Ramadan in Iraq; insurgents attack Iraqis working with the Coalition; who runs Iran; sniper 'baiting'; hackers threatening national electric grid?
60 Minutes (CBS, Sun): Clarence Thomas; Vince Young; what killed Rebecca Riley?
Today Show: Jenna Bush 10/1
The View: Diane Sawyer 9/28; Chris Matthews 10/1; Jack Cafferty 10/4
Tavis Smiley: panel on Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas with Marc Morial, Cornel West, Farah Griffin on 10/1; Ken Burns 10/2; Frank Rich 10/3
The Daily Show: Jack Cafferty; Chris Matthews; Ted Koppel
The Colbert Report: Rev. Gene Robinson or Charlie Savage 10/1; John Mearsheimer 10/2; Jim Lovell 10/3; John Kao 10/4
Regis & Kelly: Ted Koppel 10/3
Sunday Talk Ratings for Last Week's Shows
MTP tops last week and for Q3. Last week's guests here.
Women of Darfur
Angelina Jolie makes emotional plea for refugees at CGI
Cornyn Abandons Texas Children
Look at that girls face!
There are pro-Larry Craig protesters
They showed up at the hearing where his lawyers made the case to allow him to change his plea. Seen at the courthouse were pro-Craig protesters who held some interesting signs. The best one?
"Next time pee, don't plea."
More
Quote of the Week from Kanye West on Nightline 9/24:
"I mean, I have a hard time believing that George Bush cares about anyone. So, sidebar, black people also. You know?"
You can listen to Judy Shepard (Matthew's mom) talk about the hate crimes legislation here.
Terence Samuel: Somebody Better Get Me Some Mo' M-F-ing Ice Tea: Half a century after the Little Rock Nine, Bill O'Reilly comes to Harlem. Too bad he hasn't visited our schools. Or our polling places.
Ohio, Florida laws could dampen Democratic voting
An anti-Romney ad here. (HT Tech President)
Not so shocking... Iraqi TV reflects sectarian strife: Most channels linked to partisan power blocs
FCC proposes 'fake news' fine This is in regards to VNRs not Fox News.
45 Years Ago in News History: Integrating Ole Miss
Conyers & Co. Back Diversity Task Force Sen. Menendez, Rep. Conyers and Rep. Solis send letters to FCC chairman Kevin Martin.
Roger Ebert Rated America's Top Pundit
Comedian Bill Maher, who has a weekly talk show on HBO, was ranked second, followed by cable talker Bill O'Reilly; liberal radio host and comedian Al Franken; TV journalist Geraldo Rivera; comedian Rosie O'Donnell; film critic Leonard Maltin; legal commentator Greta Van Susteren; economics news commentator Lou Dobbs; and basketball analyst Bill Walton. [...]
"Each one of our top 10, along with near misses like Jesse Jackson, Sean Hannity and Keith Olbermann, are brought to the public domain primarily through television (radio superstar Rush Limbaugh is the only exception in the close-but-no-cigar crowd)," Van Riper wrote.
Burns Documentary Earns Best PBS Ratings in Seven Years
Coming soon... ads from the Alliance for Climate Protection which is headed by Gore et al: Martin Wins Global Alliance Biz
The client needs an agency to create a three- to five-year "multi-media global campaign to transform awareness into action and advocacy," the organization said in its initial request for proposals.
A budget is still being developed for the effort, which is new and will rely largely on donations of money and media space. The proposal request, however, called for a campaign of "commercial reach and scale, with budget parameters that rival major social marketing campaigns of the past."
Gore serves as chairman of the group's board, which includes Live Earth producer Kevin Wall, former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency administrator Carol Browner, National Wildlife Federation president and CEO Larry Schweiger and Brent Scowcroft, a former national security advisor to Presidents Gerald Ford and George H.W. Bush. In January, the board appointed Cathy Zoi as CEO.
Remainders...
Letterman makes Paris Hilton squirm, lol:
OK, so who wants Letterman to 'grill' George W. Bush, now? I mean after that... David Letterman is practically the new Timmeh Russert! (Half-kidding!) (HT to PerezHilton.com for the clip.)
Meet Rep. Joe Sestak (D-PA). He may not treat his staff well, but he loves his daughter.
GQ has excerpts of Stephen Colbert's new book.
The Philadelphia Eagles might be the most environmentally friendly team in all of pro sports.
HBO is doing a movie about the 2000 election called "Recount." The cast includes Kevin Spacey, Laura Dern, Denis Leary, John Hurt, Tom Wilkinson, Ed Begley Jr. and Bob Balaban.
ESPN & Business Week look at who's got the power in sports.
Jokes
Maher: "Rudy says he is not going to go to the ... 'black debate' this month with Tavis Smiley, and neither are the other Republican frontrunners. I think that's just as well. I don't think the Republicans are really that in tune with the black community, 'cause they asked Mitt Romney today what he thought of the Jena 6 and he said, 'I prefer The Jackson 5.'"
O'Brien: "The White House has announced that during President Bush's last year in office, he's going to visit more countries than in any other year of his presidency. Bush says he's going to accomplish all this in one weekend by going to Epcot Center."
Leno: "This Saturday, in Washington, DC, they will hold the Seventh Annual National Book Festival. First Lady Laura Bush will deliver a speech about the joys of reading. And then, President Bush will give the rebuttal."
Kimmel: "Iranian President Mahmoud Ah-members only jacket-jad is headed back home tonight after a whirl-wind trip to New York. He said many, many crazy things during his time here, but the one most people seemed focused on -- I certainly am -- is his contention that there are no homosexuals in Iran. That claim was challenged by an Iranian news reporter [on screen: Ahmadinejad saying he knows no homosexuals after Iranian reporter says she knows several gay Iranians]. Neither did Larry Craig, right?"