Sunday Talking Heads: October 12, 2008

by Elliott [courtesy of Firedoglake]

For good reason Columbus Day is a controversial holiday; so instead, let's celebrate that you are just like me and I am Just Like You.  Take it away Keb'  ...

Washington Journal:  7:30am - Bill Adair, PolitiFact, Editor  8:30am - John Zogby, Zogby International Polling, President & CEO  9am - Alexander Their, U.S. Institute of Peace, Afghanistan/Pakistan Analyst -- Report PDF  9:30am - Newspaper Articles & Viewer Calls.

ABC's This Week:  Former Treasury Secretaries James Baker and Lawrence Summers.  Then, Rep. Roy Blunt (R-MO) and Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA).  Topics: The economic crises and the political fallout.  Roundtable: Dan Balz of the Washington Post, Cokie Roberts, and George Will.  contact George

CBS' Face The Nation:  Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Gov. Bill Ritter (D-CO), Richmond Mayor Doug Wilder (D-VA), Dr. C. Fred Bergsten Director, Peterson Institute for International Economics.  contact Bob Schieffer

Chris Matthews:  Howard Fineman Newsweek Senior Washington Correspondent; Cynthia Tucker Atlanta Journal-Constitution Editorial Page Editor; Gloria Borger U.S. News & World Report; David Ignatius Washington Post Columnist.  Topics: Can McCain rescue his campaign as the economy sinks? [hmm, lemme think]  Who benefits as McCain and Obama question each other's character?  [hmm, lemme think some more]  contact Chris

CNN's Late Edition:  "Steve Forbes, former Labor Secretary Robert Reich, Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.), Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), the Washington Times' Tara Wall, Democratic strategist Paul Begala, Republican strategist Leslie Sanchez, Democratic strategist James Carville and CNN's Candy Crowley and Ed Henry." info from LAT's Top of the Ticket

Fox News Sunday:  Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R-MN), and Gov. Ed Rendell (D-PA).  Topics: Both presidential nominees have begun a non-stop sweep of those ever important battleground states, which also happen to encompass some of the areas hit hardest by the current financial crisis.  email fns@foxnews.com

NBC's Meet The Press:  Gov. Jon Corzine (D-NJ) and former congressman Rob Portman (R-OH).  Topics: how did we get into this crisis -- and how do we get out?  Roundtable: CNBC's Erin Burnett, the Wall Street Journal's Paul Gigot, and Ted Koppel of the Discovery Channel.  contact Tom

Q & A:  Lynette Clemetson, Managing Editor of The Root. The Root is a website of news and commentary about politics, social issues, and the arts. It is geared toward an African-American audience.  Q & A airs on on CSPAN at 8pm and 11pm et, Monday 6am et. 

Religion & Ethics:  Cover:  2008 Campaign: What the Candidates Believe  The religious beliefs of McCain, Obama, Palin, and Biden have come under scrutiny this election year.  Perspectives: 2008 Campaign: Privacy and Media Ethics  How should journalists cover a political candidate's religious and personal life?  Web Exclusive:  Theology and Economy  What do theological thinkers have to say about the financial chaos sweeping the world?  for broadcast times in your area click here

60 Minutes:  THE FBI'S WISEGUY - The FBI undercover agent who brought down high-level mobsters tells how he infiltrated the Gambino family and shows his face for the first time, undeterred by the Mafia's penchant for revenge. Armen Keteyian reports.  THE BATTLE OF SADR CITY - Weaponry so advanced that it spots the enemy and destroys it from nearly two miles above the battlefield made the difference in the fight for Sadr City last spring. Lesley Stahl's report shows rare footage of the weaponry in action.  ALL IN THE FAMILY - The Antinoris have been in the wine business for 600 years – maybe the oldest family business on earth - reports Morley Safer from its vineyards in Tuscany, Italy.

To The Contrary:  Topics:  1- Economic blues turn women into blue voters; 2- Sarah Palin: feminist or victim of sexism? 3- Courtroom TV star Judge Glenda Hatchett on the disproportionate number of children of color in foster care.  Panelists: Rep. Donna Edwards (D-MD); Center for Equal Opportunity Chair Linda Chavez; Progressive Commentator Patricia Sosa; and Political Blogger Sophia Nelson.  for broadcast times in your area click here 

CSPAN's Book TV schedule.  After Words: CBS News chief Washington correspondent, Bob Schieffer, presents a collection of his essays that range from the political to the personal in his book, "Bob Schieffer's America."  Bob Schieffer discusses his book with Rita Braver, senior correspondent for CBS News Sunday Morning.  [This will surely be hard-hitting /s]

Today, a special FDL Book Salon:  "In her moving debut memoir, a young journalist recounts her time as a translator for the detainees of notorious Guantánamo Bay prison."  Come chat with host Jamil Dakwar, Director of  the ACLU , and author Mahvish Khan about her book, My Guantanamo Diary: The Detainees and the Stories They Told Me, 5 pm Eastern.  Plus Wednesday, we have Jon Podesta coming in for a mid-week FDL Book Salon.  Join us at 3:00 pm Eastern, to discuss his book,  The Power of Progress: How America's Progressives Can (Once Again) Save Our Economy, Our Climate, and Our Country.