Sunday Talk - Locking Horns

"Carry the battle to them. Don't let them bring it to you." - Harry Truman

"War is not nice." - Barbara Bush

Full lineup and other goodies below...

The Lineup:

Meet The Press: Political consultant Hell with James Carville, Mary Matalin, Mike Murphy & Bob "0-8" Shrum.  Lord, please make it stop.

This Week with George:  Wolfson vs. Axelrod.  Very Serious discourse with David Brooks, Bush enabler Matthew Dowd, Donna Brazile & George Will.

Face The Nation:  Sen. Chris Dodd displays his leadership.  Gov. Bill Richardson endorses?  Sen. Evan Bayh pines for veep.  

Faux News:  The Debator Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Sen. Diane Feinstein (D-Lieberman) talk about the Protect AT&T Act of 2008.  The Architect gives us the math.

Late Edition with Wolf:  Chairman Dean,  House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Silvestre Reyes (D-TX),  Rep. Roy Blunt (R-MO), Sen. John Kerry.  NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer.

60 Minutes:  Ohio Primary special with Steve Kroft interviewing Hillary and Obama. Remote Area Medical treats our uninsured.  The Pentagon develops DEATH RAYS!!
                     
                         

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Top animal photo via Britannica.com.

It's Groundhog Day on the Sunday talk shows as our Very Serious national
pundits try and game out what will happen on Super Tuesday, even though
we just had a Super Tuesday a couple weeks ago.  Poor St. John McCain,
he'll probably get no love from his base this week, but he'll get plenty from us.

"How about that John McCain, huh? John McCain looks like the kind of guy who brags that his new denture adhesive allows him to eat corn on the cob. He looks like a guy who parked his RV overnight at Wal-Mart."
--David Letterman

"John McCain, looks like the guy that goes to the curb for the paper and locks himself outside of the house."
--David Letterman

         

And this is a classic:

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In Comments Section -

- Campaign Cuteness (primary fight-free zone)

NOTEABLES -

School sex:  Florida residents overwhelmingly want more sex ed in schools.  Only 8% of Sunshine Wingnuts want it limited to abstintence-only.  Probably the same dipshits who picketed Terry Schiavo's hospice.  

Long live Wikileaks.

Gop Restroom Sex Pervert Bob Allen gets his seat flipped from red to blue by 400 votes.  Nice.

Obama talks like his brand.

Great NEWSWEEK article about why you are totally hypnotized by the Obama brand

Positive, feel-good, non-primary war item of the day:  
India moving to spend millions & relocate villages to help protect endangered tiger population.
               
                   

•  The Final Days

  

  The younger campaign aides are looking at how to bring this to a dignified end. People are prepared to go to her and say this thing is over [if she fails to win both Ohio and Texas].

  Shades of Barry Goldwater pushing Nixon out the door.

  ► WHO’LL STOP THE RAIN

  The younger aides believe only Bill Clinton has the influence to convince her the game is up, since many of her most senior staff are in a state of "denial" about her prospects.

  They fear if the decision does not come from within her camp, she could be publicly shamed into standing down by senior party figures coming out for Mr Obama.

  ► GOALINE

  The sense a decisive moment is approaching was heightened on Friday night as both candidates held rallies in San Antonio, home of the last stand at the Alamo. Mrs Clinton played to a crowd of 4,000 but Mr Obama packed a 20,000-seater stadium.

  ► THE CANDIDATE IN THE PLASTIC BUBBLE

  Even some of Mrs Clinton's own staff were concerned by the "bunker mentality" of her inner circle (Penn, Maggie Williams), evident in two interviews she gave last week in which she appeared bewildered by Mr Obama's appeal.

  "She seemed confused by the phenomenon; out of touch," the adviser said.

  At a campaign stop in Hanging Rock, Ohio, Mrs Clinton protested: "We're not in a popularity contest."

  Oy !

  Sweetness, ballots are not coasters.

  Sunday Telegraph, March 2, 2008.

  by Al Rodgers on Sat Mar 01, 2008 at 09:13:03 PM PDT

  •  You sure you won't have ta eat those words?

    Her SNL appearance just might put her over the top.

    by Sam Loomis on Sat Mar 01, 2008 at 09:18:15 PM PDT

    •  wanna bet ???

      name your terms sucker, er honorable opponent

      by Zapp Branigan on Sat Mar 01, 2008 at 09:50:39 PM PDT

    •  If SNL Really Is Determining Our Elections...

      I will start filling out those forms to flea to Canada even quicker than I had planned on...

      by markhaverty on Sun Mar 02, 2008 at 04:42:45 AM PDT

      •  You're planning to "flee"? or

        is your dog going too?!

        Aloha  ..  ..  ..

        by dolphin777 on Sun Mar 02, 2008 at 04:50:46 AM PDT

        •  Yes They Are!

          Accursed early morning typos...

          My three dogs are most certainly leaving with me.

          My cat though wants John McCain for President, though, because cats are evil.

          by markhaverty on Sun Mar 02, 2008 at 06:04:44 AM PDT

          •  My Cats are not evil

            They have been sytematicly been attempting to get George Bush impeached for so long.. One of them has been saving up lots of feathers from birds.. and my other cat.. keeps googling tar.. patriotic little pussies.

            by hangingchad on Sun Mar 02, 2008 at 09:04:08 AM PDT

          •  Dick Cheney's Cat responds to your comment:

            

            by Nonie3234 on Sun Mar 02, 2008 at 09:25:20 AM PDT

      •  In Canada

        the elections are determined by

        This Hour has 22minutes.

        by MI Sooner on Sun Mar 02, 2008 at 06:14:33 AM PDT

        •  true da

          we have an election on Monday.

          by TexMex on Sun Mar 02, 2008 at 06:47:14 AM PDT

      •  Canadians

        are massively in support of Hillary. They know what "new and improved" really means - ie. same old same old but cheaper to produce.

        by trev lawrence on Sun Mar 02, 2008 at 07:38:20 AM PDT

        •  Link?

          Wonder if anyone has taken the trouble to poll Canadians on the Democratic primaries? Trev, if you have a source that offers a breakdown on Canadian support for Obama vs. Clinton, please post. I'd be interested.

          I live in Canada. Yep, I've run into Hillary supporters--and also run into Obama supporters. Younger people are keenly interested in Obama.

          There seems to be considerable interest among some media people--the Globe and Mail and CBC Radio come to mind--as to  whether Hillary Clinton's  problems can be attributed to sexism.

          On the other hand: various media folk who have commented on the Alberta elections have suggested that politicians here need to find a way to Obamacize their campaigns. The commentators seem to think that the political leaders in Alberta--and the federal ones, too--are too uninspiring. If they could just figure out how to be more like Obama--or bring in more candidates who are more like Obama--their chances would improve dramatically.

          by True North on Sun Mar 02, 2008 at 10:50:59 AM PDT

    •  It was lame

      and SNL skewering Obama and fawning over Hillary no longer has any shock value, it's boring and Boring is the new Black.

      by byteb on Sun Mar 02, 2008 at 07:49:15 AM PDT

    •  She sure put the press in their place...

      (the college-educated demographic)

      by yammatal on Sun Mar 02, 2008 at 10:29:12 AM PDT

      •  I hate it when politicians bring that up

        I have a college degree or two.  
        Like you're supposed to be inferior or something.

        by Sam Loomis on Sun Mar 02, 2008 at 03:25:26 PM PDT

  •  AL, I love your sig line!

    Constipation.

    

    by Sam Loomis on Sat Mar 01, 2008 at 09:20:35 PM PDT

    •  I wonder if he quivers

      like a Chihuahua.

      by SecondComing on Sun Mar 02, 2008 at 07:02:45 AM PDT

  •  Oy!

    Vey!!

    by mayan on Sat Mar 01, 2008 at 09:53:27 PM PDT

  •  wow. quick trigger once again Al.

    Sam posts at 12:12:05, and you're here less than a minute later!

    by Newsie8200 on Sat Mar 01, 2008 at 10:02:10 PM PDT

    •  It's all the practice he had,,,,

      when he was writing this thing, lol.

      And like a doting father, he must be so proud of you and Sam.  You did an admirable job, and Sam is carrying on the tradition.

      My hat's off to all three of you.

      by Miss Blue on Sat Mar 01, 2008 at 11:08:24 PM PDT

    •  reunion

      Wow, Sam, Al and Newsie all at once. :)

      by OLinda on Sun Mar 02, 2008 at 03:59:24 AM PDT

      •  It's like a greatest hits album with bonus tracks.

        by Sam Loomis on Sun Mar 02, 2008 at 04:52:55 AM PDT

        •  Or, if Sunday Talk was Van Halen

          Then I would be the Gary Cherone phase.

          by Sam Loomis on Sun Mar 02, 2008 at 04:57:01 AM PDT

          •  Cherone never got a fair shake

            ;P.

            BTW:  We all know that the real Dr Loomis was burned alive at the end of Halloween 2

            by jds1978 on Sun Mar 02, 2008 at 08:06:23 AM PDT

            •  nonsense.

              He got to a fire extinguisher.

              by Sam Loomis on Sun Mar 02, 2008 at 03:33:24 PM PDT

      •  I figured I'd get my postings

        in at DKos while I have the time.

        My blackberry has gone off just once this weekend.

        by Newsie8200 on Sun Mar 02, 2008 at 06:40:56 AM PDT

  •  Al, I'm srill giggling over your sig! n/t

    by dolphin777 on Sun Mar 02, 2008 at 04:49:39 AM PDT

  •  Yep - that bubble thing...

    Sure can become a trap, and nearly all politicians succumb.

    
    
    

    Don't call out the SWAT Team, Al!  Just havin' a little fun with ya ;-)

    by coffeeinamrica on Sun Mar 02, 2008 at 05:39:11 AM PDT

  •  I saw PA's Gov. Ed Rendell

    on Bill Maher this week. He explained how it is his job to make sure Americans don't make a mistake and nominate someone other than Clinton. He will do all he can to correct that situation. And PA didn't even vote yet!

    by kitebro on Sun Mar 02, 2008 at 07:01:07 AM PDT

  •  You know, really - whose fault is that? ----

    "She seemed confused by the phenomenon; out of touch," the adviser said.

    Shouldn't her - oh, I don't know - advisers tell her about these things?

    by PatsBard on Sun Mar 02, 2008 at 08:43:18 AM PDT

•  hiya sam!!!

  was wondering where you were! thought you might have been stuck standing between donohue and hagee when they were slapping each other like little girls.
  
  larger version

  by nonnie9999 on Sat Mar 01, 2008 at 09:14:28 PM PDT

  •  Got stuck tryin to think of a stupid poll

    Poll writer's block tonight.

    by Sam Loomis on Sat Mar 01, 2008 at 09:24:09 PM PDT

    •  Maybe a Smart one would have been easier n/t

      by TPain on Sat Mar 01, 2008 at 09:25:41 PM PDT

    •  that's better than pole dancer block....

      at least, i think so.

      by nonnie9999 on Sat Mar 01, 2008 at 09:32:11 PM PDT

    •  So you just decided

      not to do a poll?  I don't know that I'd want you getting the call at 3am.

      Actually...great graphics.  I love the Katrina one.  I want it viral!! Fuckers!  (Whooops, sorry.  I get like this sometime.)

      by mayan on Sat Mar 01, 2008 at 09:56:16 PM PDT

      •  funny thing

        Not sure when that Katrina graphic was made (I didn't create it) but right after that storm hit, I posted a few times on here that I would run that cake picture against McCain every time he brought up his national security dominance.  He ate cake while a major American city drowned.

        by Sam Loomis on Sat Mar 01, 2008 at 10:13:07 PM PDT

        •  Highly effective!

          And affecting.
          An incandescent moment.

          by mayan on Sat Mar 01, 2008 at 10:14:11 PM PDT

        •  Eating cake on the tarmac photo.

          Obama or Clinton should use it in ads against McCain (McBush) during the General Election.

          Too many Americans lost their homes, all they owned and their lives.  

          by Pam from Calif on Sat Mar 01, 2008 at 10:22:24 PM PDT

          •  McBush....I kinda like that so much I am

            going to steal it!!! Hope you don't mind.

            by flatford39 on Sun Mar 02, 2008 at 05:07:52 AM PDT

            •  McBush --- sounds like what McDonald's

              would name their landscaping branch - if they had one....

              but, I like it!!

              by left my heart on Sun Mar 02, 2008 at 05:12:21 AM PDT

            •  go for it, I stole it too.

              The more we keep linking McCain & Bush, the better.  Change the perception that McCain is his "own" man & a "straight shooter".

              by Pam from Calif on Sun Mar 02, 2008 at 08:32:03 AM PDT

        •  And Bush both ate cake AND "played"

          guitar!!

          Aloha ..  ..  ..

          by dolphin777 on Sun Mar 02, 2008 at 04:53:02 AM PDT

          •  Diplaying his ability to multi task?? n/t

            by flatford39 on Sun Mar 02, 2008 at 05:09:10 AM PDT

            •  Not simultaneously! But I suspect he

              can't walk 'n chew gum!!

              Aloha  ..  ..  ..

              by dolphin777 on Sun Mar 02, 2008 at 05:16:41 AM PDT

        •  'tis brilliant and...

          Inspiring!   ;-)

          
          
          

          She's almost as cute as my PanderBear of last year! (current location unknown)

          by coffeeinamrica on Sun Mar 02, 2008 at 06:05:54 AM PDT

    •  Writer's block?

      Impossible.  I check into this thing just to read your description of the guests on the Sunday talkfests.

      Always hilarious, and tonight's no different.  (D-Lieberman), lol.  Love it.

      by Miss Blue on Sat Mar 01, 2008 at 11:09:48 PM PDT

      •  I just call it as I see it.

        Straight Talk.

        by Sam Loomis on Sun Mar 02, 2008 at 05:04:52 AM PDT

  •  Donohue and Hagee - The Odd Couple

    Hagee is old school crazy and stays just this side of "Catholics aren't really Christians." This fracture line must be exploited.

    by bernardpliers on Sun Mar 02, 2008 at 04:46:11 AM PDT

•  Tip Jar

  

  Feel free to send tips, links and frickin' laser beams to sloomis08 AT gmail.com.

  Please visit Newsie's site Political TV Alerts for more political tv links.

  "Permanent Guest Host for Sunday Talk."

  by Sam Loomis on Sat Mar 01, 2008 at 09:15:55 PM PDT

  •  Thanks for the plug, Sam.

    by Newsie8200 on Sat Mar 01, 2008 at 10:02:32 PM PDT

    •  No problemo.

      by Sam Loomis on Sat Mar 01, 2008 at 10:21:18 PM PDT

  •  Meet BBQ - Real Horns, Texas Longhorn Style

    
    69 3/4" tip to tip

    by greenchiledem on Sun Mar 02, 2008 at 05:11:47 AM PDT

    •  He looks like

      Good Eats!

      by MI Sooner on Sun Mar 02, 2008 at 06:18:40 AM PDT

  •  I miss MST3K

    by MI Sooner on Sun Mar 02, 2008 at 06:17:42 AM PDT

    •  The MST3K group (Joel era) are back.

      Here at Cinematic Titanic.

      by mentaldebris on Sun Mar 02, 2008 at 07:45:33 AM PDT

      •  Wooohooo! nt

        by xynz on Sun Mar 02, 2008 at 02:10:06 PM PDT

  •  Best. Episode. Ever.

    Bart Fargo!
    Bart Fargo!
    Bart Fargo!

    by xynz on Sun Mar 02, 2008 at 02:00:57 PM PDT

•  Hi Sam, nonnie and Al.

  n/t

  by sheddhead on Sat Mar 01, 2008 at 09:16:51 PM PDT

  •  hi sheddhead!

    your name always makes me think of side dishes.
    dammit, now i'm hungry again....

    by nonnie9999 on Sat Mar 01, 2008 at 09:35:42 PM PDT

    •  Makes me think of Shedd's Spread

      Country Crock.

      

      by Sam Loomis on Sun Mar 02, 2008 at 06:42:08 AM PDT

•  love that pootie pix!

  A government that actually cares about the environment ... what a concept.

  by CocoaLove on Sat Mar 01, 2008 at 09:18:00 PM PDT

•  *BREAKING* BILL CLINTON ENDORSES BARACK OBAMA!

  I hope to see this in heavy rotation in Texas!

  by irishamerican on Sat Mar 01, 2008 at 09:18:08 PM PDT

  •  When did he say this?

    I love the quote but don't know when it was given.  Was this recent or part of the 2004 campaign?

    by TPain on Sat Mar 01, 2008 at 09:24:55 PM PDT

    •  He Showed Up In Texas

      Where Kerry was stumping for Barack.
      No, Really, this just happened today!

      by irishamerican on Sat Mar 01, 2008 at 09:26:21 PM PDT

      •  That makes no sense...

        he used to be an incredibly able politician.  He can't have broken from his wife, what was the context here?  Does he not know about her recent ads?

        by TPain on Sat Mar 01, 2008 at 09:28:38 PM PDT

        •  Dude.....

          It's "sunday talk"....I'm Joking!

          by irishamerican on Sat Mar 01, 2008 at 09:32:31 PM PDT

          •  I'm easily confused....

            perhaps, one might say gullible.  

            by TPain on Sat Mar 01, 2008 at 09:37:51 PM PDT

            •  quote is from 2004

              if it was the "vote for the guy with hope" quote, 2004 campaign

              by Zapp Branigan on Sat Mar 01, 2008 at 09:47:37 PM PDT

              •  So...

                he's prescient.  Omniscient.  

                by mayan on Sat Mar 01, 2008 at 09:57:25 PM PDT

            •  whoa dude - you were so gulled

              by Dave the Wave on Sun Mar 02, 2008 at 04:42:19 AM PDT

          •  Well you got me as well

            Well done.

            by flatford39 on Sun Mar 02, 2008 at 05:11:58 AM PDT

  •  Breaking

    Obama says he can't unite the country.

    by Edgar08 on Sun Mar 02, 2008 at 03:34:19 AM PDT

  •  Breaking: The bubble those Hillbots

    are encased in.

    by kitebro on Sun Mar 02, 2008 at 07:07:04 AM PDT

•  Sitting here listening to Tom Waits...

  and now Sheryl Crow, nice mix for a Saturday night, making some tea and waiting....

  by TPain on Sat Mar 01, 2008 at 09:26:45 PM PDT

  •  Waiting for Tuesday?

    by irishamerican on Sat Mar 01, 2008 at 09:32:57 PM PDT

    •  Tuesday is my Monday, so not so much

      But I would love an end to primary season and a focus on defining our future administration.  And perhaps start to savor the complete destruction of the current regime.

      by TPain on Sat Mar 01, 2008 at 09:39:40 PM PDT

      •  You Need To Move To Vermont

        We actually believe in true democracy here - that's Town Meeting Day!

        It's a state holiday, so all government offices are closed, schools are closed, university is closed - all so everyone can get together, debate the issues that matter, and vote for Barack Obama!

        Oh, yeah, Vermonters are that smart - we knew Barack Obama was coming 250 years ago when we set up Town Meeting Day.

        by markhaverty on Sun Mar 02, 2008 at 04:46:42 AM PDT

        •  Okay That's it. I'm moving to Vermont. n/t

          by mommaK on Sun Mar 02, 2008 at 09:00:17 AM PDT

  •  for godot?

    or maybe for lefty?

    by nonnie9999 on Sat Mar 01, 2008 at 09:38:08 PM PDT

    •  Godot just left actually...

      it was an interesting conversation

      by TPain on Sat Mar 01, 2008 at 09:40:27 PM PDT

      •  i hope you gave him my regards.....n/t

        by nonnie9999 on Sat Mar 01, 2008 at 10:07:37 PM PDT

        •  I'll pass it on when he comes again.

          DOn't know when that'll be...

          Guess I'll just wait for him.

          by TPain on Sat Mar 01, 2008 at 10:11:01 PM PDT

  •  As for me

    I've been watching 60s and 70s videos on YouTube.

    The one that I can't get out of my head at the moment is Phil Ochs' live performance of Here's to the State of Richard Nixon

    by Sagebrush Bob on Sun Mar 02, 2008 at 03:35:55 AM PDT

•  Star War Guns

  The Ray Gun In Action (CBS News)

  http://www.youtube.com/...

  by Pam from Calif on Sat Mar 01, 2008 at 09:40:30 PM PDT

  •  Nice, thanks!

    by Sam Loomis on Sat Mar 01, 2008 at 09:54:28 PM PDT

    •  Sam, thanks for your work

      Great diary

      by Pam from Calif on Sat Mar 01, 2008 at 09:58:28 PM PDT

      •  I do it for the people.

        by Sam Loomis on Sat Mar 01, 2008 at 09:59:36 PM PDT

        •  they ain't payin you enough

          and that dude in the video ???

          they probably ain't payin him enough either

          he probably thought bein a news reporter was gonna be glamorous

          if that wasn't an escaped mental patient, or somebody who lost a bet ...

          by Zapp Branigan on Sat Mar 01, 2008 at 10:38:27 PM PDT

  •  Glad I'm not that reporter.

    by Newsie8200 on Sat Mar 01, 2008 at 10:04:58 PM PDT

  •  not quite as entertaining as...

    rick sanchez getting tazed, but interesting nonetheless.

    by nonnie9999 on Sat Mar 01, 2008 at 10:11:43 PM PDT

  •  Is this a new form of interrogation?

    None dare call it torture ( except everybody)

    by Dave the Wave on Sun Mar 02, 2008 at 04:46:21 AM PDT

•  Campaign Cuteness (blue edition)

  
  
  
  
  

  by Sam Loomis on Sat Mar 01, 2008 at 09:58:33 PM PDT

  •  Republicans make babies cry

    
    
    
    
    

    by Sam Loomis on Sat Mar 01, 2008 at 10:06:39 PM PDT

    •  Hillary looks better when she's lying on a bed

      Bill must be crazy...

      by Dave the Wave on Sun Mar 02, 2008 at 04:48:42 AM PDT

  •  Whoops! Now how did Scarlett get in there.....

    Must be my subconscious.

    by Sam Loomis on Sat Mar 01, 2008 at 10:48:33 PM PDT

    •  I'm all in favor of gratuitous Scarlett Johansson

      ;)

      by Sagebrush Bob on Sun Mar 02, 2008 at 03:40:06 AM PDT

      •  I'll kiss that babe ANYtime!!!

        by Phil S 33 on Sun Mar 02, 2008 at 04:41:05 AM PDT

    •  To even things out a bit...

      

      by Newsie8200 on Sun Mar 02, 2008 at 05:41:53 AM PDT

    •  What do you mean

      She ISN'T running for office?

      -- Damn.

      by MI Sooner on Sun Mar 02, 2008 at 06:21:08 AM PDT

  •  Say what you will about her politics,,,,

    but Hillary has been an outstanding mother, if Chelsea is any evidence.

    by Miss Blue on Sat Mar 01, 2008 at 11:13:22 PM PDT

    •  She will be a good mother

      and a good Senator, if Obama is any evidence.

      by Dopeman on Sun Mar 02, 2008 at 05:32:18 AM PDT

  •  Even the little babies instincrively dig

    Obama---reaching out---- wanting to touch----giving him some good baby love.

    by dotster on Sun Mar 02, 2008 at 05:38:24 AM PDT

    •  Dogs and babies

      are always useful to populist leaders. Shorthand for "you can trust me".

      by trev lawrence on Sun Mar 02, 2008 at 07:41:32 AM PDT

•  The Young Turks

  McCain Could Easily Be Torn Down In The Media

  http://www.youtube.com/...

  by Pam from Calif on Sat Mar 01, 2008 at 10:03:14 PM PDT

  •  McCain Could Easily Be Torn Down In The Media

    but will not be torn down BY the media.  The DNC will need to spend the money to do it because the media whores will not be any help.

    by AppleP on Sun Mar 02, 2008 at 06:39:57 AM PDT

•  Bob Shrum as an expert panelist?

  That's rather like bringing in Matt Millen, the president of the Detroit "Lions,"  as an NFL expert. On Millen's watch (five seasons), the "Lions" are 50 games under .500.

  by Dump Terry McAuliffe on Sat Mar 01, 2008 at 10:06:21 PM PDT

  •  I've made my share of Bob Shrum