Fox News Sunday (Chris Wallace)

Below are the topics and guests announced for this program, along with my take on the "memes" that the show is trying to push.  With each guest's name are a series of links that I found in a web search that helped me get a handle on who they are and what their likely positions will be when they are interviewed.

• Meme:
  • Those dastardly Republicans blocked the Iraq surge debate by actually daring to debate! ... wait...
  • Extremism in the pursuit of the defeat of the United States is not a vice... in fact, it's the only true patriotism!
  • Who are you going to believe, the truth or the AP?  OK, then believe the Washington Post, they can't both be wrong, can they?  OK, OK.  But you have to believe Karl Levin!  He's a senator and he wears those glasses that make him look like he's smart.
  • Can you say "Bush is a lame duck"?  We knew you could
• Topics:
  • Will Democrats block an Iraq troop surge with binding legislation?
    • Republicans halt the much-anticipated Senate debate on Iraq, blocking a vote on a non-binding resolution opposing President Bush's troop surge.
    • There are indications that the Democrats may now be planning to oppose the surge with more forceful, binding legislation.
    • What are the next steps for the U.S. Senate as critics on both sides of the political aisle seek to put their views on the record?
  • Did Pentagon officials cherry pick intelligence to build the case for taking down Saddam?
  • Power Player of the Week: the courtroom artist for some of the biggest D.C. trials in the last two decades
  • Fox News essay, Coming Up on FNS
• Guests
  • Senator Mitch McConnell, Republican - Kentucky
    • Senate Minority Leader
    • Senate web site | Bio
    • Republicans Try to Block Iraq Resolution (ABC News - Feb 5, 2007)
    • Republican senators stifle debate on Iraq (Malaysia Sun, Malaysia - Feb 6, 2007)
    • McConnell giving Iraq 9 months (Louisville Courier-Journal, KY - Jan 29, 2007)
    • Who Won in the Senate? (The Conservative Voice, NC - Feb 8, 2007)
    • Mitch McConnell, fierce partisan, tames his image (Scripps News, DC - Jan 25, 2007)
    • GOP Advisers Press Boehner to Be More Aggressive (U.S. News & World Report, DC - Feb 7, 2007)
    • When the GOP Torpedoed Nixon (Politico, DC - Feb 9, 2007)
    • Both Parties Lash Out at Bush's Budget Plan (WBKO, KY - Feb 5, 2007)
  • Senator Jack Reed, Democrat - Rhode Island
    • Senate web site | Bio
    • Quote Of The Day II (TPMCafe, NY - Feb 9, 2007)
    • Senate Panel Examines Faulty Iraq Intelligence (New York Times, NY - Feb 9, 2007)
    • Senate Democrats push for Iraq vote (Providence Journal, RI - Feb 7, 2007)
    • Who's Blocking Debate on Iraq War? (Crosswalk.com - Feb 8, 2007)
    • Reed skeptical of Bush's new Iraq plan (Eyewitness News, RI - Jan 11, 2007)
    • RI delegation questions budget for Iraq, health care (Providence Journal, RI - Feb 6, 2007)
    • US Senate confirms Gen. Casey despite critics (Reuters AlertNet, UK - Feb 8, 2007)
    • Democrats And Veterans Demand Accountability On Iraq Escalation (All American Patriots (press release), Sweden - Feb 8, 2007)
  • Douglas Feith
    • Former undersecretary for Defense on Policy
    • Department Of Defense Bio
    • A Little Learning - What Douglas Feith knew, and when he knew it. (The New Yorker - May 2, 2005)
    • Douglas Feith Responds to Criticism (NPR - Feb 9, 2007) - Note, transcript, audio at link
    • Report About How Douglas Feith Manipulated Intelligence to Link Iraq to Al-Qaeda, Dragging America to Invade Iraq (Al Jazeera - Feb 9, 2007)
    • Probe faults Pentagon's false 'alternative' Iraq intel (The NewStandard, NY - Feb 9, 2007)
    • Smart bombs (The Spokesman Review, WA - Feb 10, 2007)
    • Byrd: Inspector General Report Raises Major Questions on White House War Truths (HNN Huntingtonnews.net, WV - Feb 10, 2007)
    • Tommy Franks Was Right (Atlantic Free Press, Netherlands - Feb 10, 2007)
    • The Memory Hole: DOD Backed Away From Feith's "Inappropriate" Intel in 2003 (TPMmuckraker, NY - Feb 9, 2007)
    • Report says Pentagon manipulated intel (AP Yahoo News - Feb 9, 2007)
    • Official's Key Report On Iraq Is Faulted (Washington Post, DC - Feb 9, 2007)
    • Correction: Dubious Intelligence At The Washington Post (RedState.COM - Feb 10, 2007)
    • WaPo whoops; AP blunders (Michelle Malkin's Blog - Feb 9, 2007)
    • What? The AP and Senator Levin Mischaracterized The DOD Inspector General's Report? (Hugh Hewitt's Blog - Feb 9, 2007)
    • DoD Inspector General Report Destroys Claims of Pentagon Intel Manipulation (Flopping Ace's Blog - Feb 9, 2007)
    • Report says Pentagon manipulated intel (BlackFive Blog - Feb 9, 2007)
    • Inspector General's Report - Executive Summary (Department of Defense, via Washington Post - Feb 9, 2007) Note, PDF file, requires Adobe Acrobat Reader
  • Power Player of the Week
    • Courtroom Artist William Hennessy
  • Roundtable
    • Bill Kristol
      • Weekly Standard Editor
      • The GOP's Moment of Truth (The Weekly Standard - Feb 19, 2007 issue)
      • —On the Senate Resolution— (National Review Online Blogs, NY - Feb 2, 2007)
    • Juan Williams
      • NPR Senior National Correspondent
      • Black Voters Aren't Fully Sold on Obama (NPR - Feb 9, 2007) - Note, audio at link
      • Bush Vows 'Firm' Response to Iran Military Action (NPR - Jan 29, 2007) - Note, transcript, audio at link
    • Paul Gigot
      • Wall Street Journal editorial page editor
      • Trials and Tribulations (Journal Editorial Report (transcript) - Feb 4, 2007)
      • Four Years On: Probing Press Failures in Run-Up to War (Editor & Publisher - Jan 24, 2007)
    • Nina Easton
      • Fortune Magazine Washington Bureau Chief
      • Popular issues, unpopular president (CNNMoney.com - Jan 24, 2007)
      • The new Newt thing (CNNMoney.com - Jan 22, 2007)
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