This week, GOP leader Benjamin Netanyahu, the (self-appointed) spokesman for "the entire Jewish People"—even those (self-haters) who disagree with him—made a campaign stop in Washington, DC.
There, he issued a dire warning to a joint session of Congress about the existential threat posed by a genocidal Mideast regime.
If this all sounds familiar, it's probably because Netanyahu has been here before; first he came for Saddam's WMDs, and I did not speak out—because 9/11!
Anyway, given Netanyahu's track record/reputation, I think we ought to take him at his word (this time).
Even a broken clock is right twice a day—so after more than 20 years of fearmongering about Iran's nuclear capabilities, Netanyahu is clearly overdue.
Morning lineup:
Meet the Press: Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA); Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC); Rep. John Lewis (D-GA); Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO); Former MLB Pitcher Curt Schilling; Roundtable: Jonathan Martin (New York Times), Kathleen Parker (Washington Post), Manu Raju (Politico) and Amy Walter (Cook Political Report).
Face The Nation: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R); Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC); Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY); Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC); Attorney for Trayvon Martin's and Michael Brown's Families Benjamin Crump; Interview with President Obama (re: Selma); Roundtable: Ruth Marcus (Washington Post), Gerald Seib (Wall Street Journal), April Ryan (American Urban Radio Networks) and Margaret Brennan (CBS News).
This Week: Former Secretary of State Colin Powell; Ferguson, MO Mayor James Knowles (R); Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi; Roundtable: Democratic Strategist Donna Brazile; Republican Strategist Nicole Wallace, Mark Halperin (Bloomberg Politics) and John Heilemann (Bloomberg Politics).
Fox News Sunday: Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R); Former Clinton White House Counsel Lanny Davis; Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI); Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL); Roundtable: George Will (Washington Post), Neera Tanden (Center for American Progress), Kimberley Strassel (Wall Street Journal) and Juan Williams (Fox News).
State of the Union: Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA); Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA); Former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales; Former Sen. Bob Kerrey (D-NE); David Maraniss (Washington Post).
Evening lineup:
60 Minutes will feature: an interview with Argentinian Foreign Minister Hector Timerman about the murder of prosector Alberto Nisman (preview); a follow-up report on the men who served in Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Division (preview); and, a profile of James Levine, the music director of New York's Metropolitan Opera (preview).
On Comedy Central...
Jon Stewart reacted to Bibi's big speech to Congress. (03/03/15)
The Daily Show:
Monday: Rep. John Lewis (D-GA); Tuesday: Actresses Abbi Jacobson & Ilana Glazer; Wednesday: Musician/Actor Common; Thursday: Actor/Comedian Rob Corddry.
And Larry Wilmore was unsurprised by the DOJ's findings about the Ferguson police department. (03/05/15)
The Nightly Show:
Guests TBD.
Elsewhere...
Rep. Don Young (R-AK) served up some food for thought.
Young, who supports taking gray wolves off the endangered species list, mocked a letter 79 members of Congress sent urging [Interior Secretary Sally] Jewell to protect the gray wolf population.
"How many of you have got wolves in your district?" he asked. "None. None. Not one."
"They haven't got a damn wolf in their whole district," Young continued. "I'd like to introduce them in your district. If I introduced them in your district, you wouldn’t have a homeless problem anymore."
Meanwhile...
"Brain surgeon" Ben Carson said the dumbest thing that Glenn Beck has ever heard—which is really saying something.
Ben Carson, the retired neurosurgeon and potential Republican presidential candidate, said Wednesday that "a lot of people who go into prison straight, and when they come out they're gay."
The remarks were made on CNN’s "New Day" in response to a question from host Chris Cuomo, who asked if Carson thought being gay was a "choice."
"Absolutely," Carson replied.
Asked why, he went on to explain his prison theory. "So did something happen while they were in there?" he said. "Ask yourself that question."
And, speaking of—or rather, from—prison...
Dinesh D'Souza shared his expert opinion on Hillary Clinton's "lawlessness."
Speaking live via Skype from San Diego, California, where he is currently serving his eight month sentence in a "community confinement center" along with five years probation for violating campaign finance laws, convicted felon Dinesh D'Souza decried Hillary Clinton's "lawlessness" to Newsmax's Steve Malzberg Wednesday night.
D'Souza said that because President Barack Obama, Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) and Clinton are "lawmakers" they believe "they are somewhat above the law."
"There's a kind of lawlessness that seems to be at large here," he said, referring to revelations about Clinton using a personal email account while serving as secretary of state. While he said this type of "lawlessness" is "pervasive" in India, where he was born, he thought what was "special" about America is that "the same people who make the law have to live under the laws, they don't get special treatment."
Let my people go!
- Trix