Sunday Talk & TV Alerts
SUNDAY TALK
MTP: Ralph Nader; roundtable of NYT’s David Brooks, historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, NPR’s Michele Norris, and NBC’s Chuck Todd
FTN: Charlie Black (McCain campaign strategist); Gov. Jennifer Granholm (D-MI); Gov. Janet Napolitano (D-AZ)
This Week: Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE) and Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchinson (R-TX) on foreign policy; roundtable of WaPo’s E.J. Dionne, WSJ’s Peggy Noonan, ABC’s Cokie Roberts and ABC’s George Will
FNS: Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R-MN); Gov. Mark Sanford (R-SC); Gov. Tim Kaine (D-VA); Gov. Jon Corzine (D-NJ); McCain campaign manager Rick Davis
Late Edition: DNI Mike McConnell; Gov. Ed Rendell (D-PA, Clinton supporter); Gov. Kathleen Sebelius (D-KS, Obama supporter); Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE); Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R-MN); Robert Bennett (McCain’s lawyer); roundtable of Bill Schneider, Amy Walter and Suzanne Malveaux
TV ALERTS
Political Capital w/ Al Hunt (Bloomberg, repeats throughout weekends): Gov. Ted Strickland (D-OH); Mark Siegel on the Pakistani elections and the book he co-authored with Benazir Bhutto
Tim Russert Show 2/23-24: WaPo’s Eugene Robinson, The New Republic’s Michael Crowley, and MSNBC’s Norah O’Donnell on the presidential election
Chris Matthews Show 2/23-24: Dan Rather, Gloria Borger, Howard Fineman, Norah O’Donnell discuss “The Clinton-Obama Endgame. Which voting group will be the most disaffected when there is a winner: African-Americans or Women?” Quotes here.
NBC Nightly News series “Where They Stand.” Series focuses on where Obama, Clinton, McCain and Huckabee stand on the issues. Airs 2/24-2/28. Topics include education, economy, health care, immigration and Iraq.
60 Minutes (CBS, Sun): the politically motivated prosecution of former Gov. Don Siegelman (D-AL); the murder of Chauncey Bailey; what’s wrong with the bees
Q&A (C-SPAN, Sun, 8pm): USA Today’s Ken Dilanian on lobbyists finding ways around the law
The Academy Awards, 2/24. Jon Stewart hosts.
Tavis Smiley (PBS): Slate’s Jacob Weisberg 2/22; Democratic political consultant Dee Dee Myers 2/25; Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-PA) 2/26;
The Daily Show: rerun 2/25
The Colbert Report: rerun 2/25
Democratic presidential debate on MSNBC, 2/26, 9-10:30pm ET. Brian Williams moderates, and Tim Russert joins the questioning.
Letterman: NYT’s Tom Friedman 2/26
