Sunday Talk: This will not end well

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Saturday September 20, 2014 · 9:00 PM PDT

2014/09/20 · 21:00

In 1933, during his first inaugural address, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt famously said, "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."

That might have been true back then (I have my doubts), but it's certainly not true nowadays.

These are very dangerous times we live in—End Times, you might say (and I would agree).

If we were ONLY faced with a potential pandemic, OR an illegal alien invasion, OR the prospect of a terrorist attack on the homeland, that would be bad enough. (Dayenu!)

Unfortunately, we're up against the triple-threat of Ebola-infected, border-crossing jihadists—which is exponentially worse.

Now, I'm no Nate Silver (or even a Sam Wang), and I don't want to alarm anyone, but I have a gut feeling that if we don't start bombing Mexico—and soon—we're all gonna fucking die!!!1!

Morning lineup:

Meet The Press: Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Michael Mullen; Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI); Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT); Grover Norquist (Americans for Tax Reform); Author Thomas Franks; Roundtable: John Stanton (BuzzFeed), Amy Walter (Cook Political Report), Ramesh Ponnuru (National Review) and Neera Tanden (Center for American Progress).
Face The Nation: Sen. Diane Feinstein (D-CA); Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI); Drs. John LaPook & William Schaffner; Roundtable: Former Deputy CIA Director Mike Morell, Former Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT), Former Rep. Jane Harman (D-CA) and Robert Kagan (Brookings Institute).

This Week: U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power; Roundtable: Democratic Strategist James Carville, Republican Strategist Ana Navarro, Bret Stephens (Wall Street Journal) and Katrina vanden Heuvel (The Nation).

Fox News Sunday: Rep. Peter King (R-NY); Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA); Republican Strategist Karl Rove; Democratic Strategist Joe Trippi; Roundtable: Brit Hume (Fox News), Julie Pace (Associated Press), George Will (Washington Post) and Juan Williams (Fox News).

State of the Union: Former U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair; NFL Roundtable: Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe, Former NFL Player Izell Reese and Christine Brennan (USA Today); Political Roundtable: Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-GA), Democratic Strategist Donna Brazile, Academic/Journalist Marc Lamont Hill and Republican Strategist Tara Wall.

Evening lineup:

60 Minutes will feature a report on a scam that has cost the U.S. Treasury billions of dollars in fraudulent tax refunds (preview).

On Comedy Central...

Jon Stewart and Daily Show correspondent Samantha Bee put Sen. Lindsey Graham's paranoia in perspective. (09/15/14)

The Daily Show

Monday: Author Jenny Nordberg
Tuesday: Former Commander in Chief of U.S. Central Comand Tony Zinni

Wednesday: Animal Rights Advocate Tia Torres

Thursday: Author Steven Johnson

And Stephen Colbert parsed the meaning of President Obama's pledge that there would be no American boots on the ground in Iraq. (09/18/14)

The Colbert Report

Monday: Musician Tweedy
Tuesday: Author Naomi Klein

Wednesday: Actor/Comedian Bill Cosby

Thursday: Author Walter Mischel

Elsewhere...

Elisabeth Hasselbeck did her patriotic duty by comparing the NFL's domestic violence scandal to Benghazi.

"Imagine if everyone that asked for transparency in the NFL demanded that same transparency in our government," the "Fox and Friends" morning show host tweeted Tuesday.
Hasselbeck's tweet was quickly blasted by critics who mocked her for comparing the two unrelated events.

But the right-leaning TV host defended herself in another tweet, claiming that making the comparison was actually the patriotic thing to do: "We spoke w/the mom whose son was killed and men there that night. Inserting #Benghazi — is not ridiculous — IT IS AN #HONOR."

Meanwhile...

Sean Hannity defended NFL player Adrian Peterson's use of corporal punishment.

Hannity explained that he was hit by his father as a child, and he turned out just fine.
"I got hit with a strap. Bam, bam, bam. And I have never been to a shrink. I will tell you that I deserved it," he said. [...]

Hannity then took off his belt to demonstrate the technique.

He asked the panelists on his show if people should always be arrested if they use a switch, which Peterson allegedly used on his son. He then asked about his own father.

"So my father should have been arrested based on today's standards?" he asked.

When two panelists said "yes" and "maybe," Hannity responded, "That's nuts."

And, in tangentially-related news...

Sarah Palin took pride in her daughter Bristol's brawling abilities.

"I love my Bristol! My straight-shooter is one of the strongest young women you'll ever meet. I have to say this as a proud mama: right up there with their work ethic and heart for those less fortunate, my kids' defense of family makes my heart soar!" Palin said Friday in a post that was accompanied by several family photos, including one of Bristol firing a gun.
"As you can imagine, they and my extended family have experienced so many things (liberal media-driven) that may have crushed others without a strong foundation of faith, and I'm thankful for our friends' prayer shield that surrounds them, allowing faith to remain their anchor."

Only the strong survive.

- Trix

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