Videos, news items, & jokes below the fold...
The Lineup
- MTP: Bill Cosby & Alvin F. Poussaint, MD (co-authors, "Come On, People: On the Path from Victims to Victors")
- FTN: Sen. John McCain (R-AZ); Politico's Jim VandeHei
- This Week: Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) & Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on Congress's performance thus far; roundtable of Cokie Roberts, Sam Donaldson, and George Will; actor Peter Sarsgaard on his new film Rendition
- FNS: Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD); Rep. John Boehner (R-OH)
- Late Edition: ex-Pres Jimmy Carter; Pakistani PM Shaukat Aziz; Blackwater USA founder Erik Prince; Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC); a roundtable with Jessica Yellin, Joe Johns, and Ed Henry
More TV Alerts (all subject to change)
- Leno: CBS News' Lara Logan 10/15; Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) on 10/17
- Tavis Smiley (PBS): Michael Otterman on American Torture on 10/16; Vincente Fox 10/17
- Charlie Rose (PBS): Blackwater Chairman Erik Prince 10/15;
- Political Capital w/ Al Hunt (Bloomberg, repeats throughout weekends): Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) on the nomination of Michael Mukasey to be the next attorney general, congressional action on wiretapping, and politics
- Chris Matthews 10/13-10/14: David Yepsen, Anne Kornblut, John Heilemann, Elisabeth Bumiller discuss "Who will win Iowa and New Hampshire? Will Al Gore run, and if not, who will he endorse?" Quotes here.
- Newsmakers (C-SPAN, 10am, Sunday): Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) interviewed by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Craig Gilbert and The Hill's Jackie Kucinich
- 60 Minutes (CBS, Sun): Blackwater Chairman Erik Prince; inside "Supermax" prison; preacher Joel Osteen; the country of Dubai
- The Daily Show: Tony Snow 10/15; Meryl Streep 10/16; Jake Gyllenhaal 10/17; Ben Affleck 10/18
- The Colbert Report: Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) 10/15; Paul Glastris 10/15; Bob Drogin 10/16; Garry Kasparov 10/17; Craig Newmark 10/18
- The View: Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) on 10/15
- Conan O'Brien: Anderson Cooper on 10/15
- Matt Lauer Reports (10/16, 8pm): Sen. Larry Craig (R-ID) and his wife Suzanne Craig
- Late Late Show w/ Craig Ferguson (CBS): ex-Pres. of Mexico Vincente Fox 10/16
- Today Show: Sen. Larry Craig (R-ID) 10/17
Sunday Talk Ratings for Last Week's Shows
MTP wins again. Last week's guests here.
Really, Senator Craig... Really!?!
Here's Al!
Al Gore on SNL:
Al Gore's Nobel Prize press conference:
Al Gore shared his Nobel Prize with the IPCC, which is chaired by Dr. Rajendra Pachauri.
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Edited to Add this item that Sam Loomis points to in the comments: Eugene Robinson: Which Black America?
Some of the paparazzi who stay up late to get photos of celebrities, are actually high school kids. Seriously.
So, there wasn't someone other than Rita Braver, wife of Lynne Cheney's lawyer, who could have done an interview with Lynne Cheney?
Gore planning $100M ad campaign in his fight against global warming.
National Association of Black Journalists: Keep Imus off the air
Here's something interesting: a search engine for internet radio
Jokes & Lines of the Week
From this past Wednesday's Dirty, Sexy, Money:
"Patrick is going to be the next lying president of the United States of lying America."
Seth Meyers, SNL:
"President Bush on Wednesday vetoed a bi-partisan bill that would have dramatically expanded children's health insurance. Explained the President, 'I hate kids.'"
"Fred Thompson" on SNL:
How badly do I want to be your president? On a scale of 1 to 10, 'bout a 6.
Jokes on the most recent GOP debate:
- Conan: "Former 'Law & Order' star Fred Thompson appeared in his first presidential debate last night. Political experts called him uneven, flat and dull. In other words, Thompson was the highlight of the debate."
- Leno: "There were times when Thompson looked like a bystander when Romney and Giuliani were going at each other. See, I don't think Fred understands how these debates work. Like he went backstage and asked the producers, 'I need more lines.'"
- Leno: "Fred Thompson is also being criticized for being out of touch, because in a recent interview, he referred to Russia as the Soviet Union. But Thompson is brushing off the criticism. He says he's now focusing all his attention on America's role in the League of Nations."
- Leno: "The Republicans had another big presidential debate earlier today on CNBC. CNBC -- it's like NBC, but with even less viewers. ... All the big name Republican candidates were there. The old guy was there, the really old guy was there, and the really, really old guy was there. ... Did you see 'em lined up? They looked like a pack of vanilla wafers. It's the attack of the white guys. It's a hockey game about to break out."
- "This was Fred Thompson's first debate. Remember Fred Thompson from the show 'Law & Order'? Also, Rudy Giuliani, remember him from the TV show 'Cheaters'?"
- Kimmel: "There was another presidential debate held yesterday. It was a Republican debate held in Dearborn, Michigan. It was 'Law & Order' star Fred Thompson's first presidential debate. I'd say the addition of Fred Thompson has given these debates exactly what they need -- another old white guy."