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(41,505 posts) Sat Oct 6, 2012, 09:02 PM Oct 2012

Sunday Talk Shows

CBS Face the Nation
Every presidential campaign I've ever covered since my first national campaign in 1972 when I was one of the boys on the bus with George McGovern has had some sort of unexpected turn, some surprise. I think what we saw this week was one of those - it was something that no one expected. Going into it everyone was saying the pressure is really on Mitt Romney, and the fact is he came to play. On the other hand, President Barack Obama seemed to disappoint some of his supporters.

Then last night, Mitt Romney said his 47 percent comments were "just completely wrong," on FOX News. I think that's very interesting, and I was a bit surprised when I saw that. I suppose that's what he would have said on Wednesday had the president brought it up, and that certainly would have made all the headlines if he had. I wonder, if he'd said that during the debate, how that would have changed the storyline Thursday morning.

I don't think there's any question that we have a very different race today than we did on Monday of this week. How many minds were changed? I'm not sure. But I think the general consensus among experts is that we've seen a reset. Will that result in votes for Mitt Romney? Time will tell. But at least I think you can say people will be taking a second look, and there's no question that this debate really energized people in the Republican party.

On Sunday we're going to talk about this with David Axelrod, Obama's senior campaign adviser. What's their plan going forward? Does he see his debate performance as a major stumbling block? I'm sure he'll have a lot to say about these new jobs numbers out today that show unemployment below eight percent, a 44-month low. One of Romney's lines on the stump for months it seems has been, "We've had 43 straight months with unemployment above eight percent." How does 7 .8 percent unemployment change the game?

Speaking of games, as much as I love politics, I am really excited to talk about a different game on Sunday, too: Baseball. We've got a special treat for viewers this week in Page Two - we're going to have a baseball roundtable now that we're heading into the play-offs. Tony LaRussa, the manager of the current reigning world champions, the Cardinals, will join us, as well as Tommy Lasorda, the legendary Dodgers manager. Jane Leavy, who's written one of my favorite baseball books, The Last Boy: Mickey Mantle and the End of America's Childhood.

And my politics panel is an all-star line-up, too. The Washington Post's Michael Gerson, The American Spectator's John Fund, and our own CBS News' Norah O'Donnell and John Dickerson join me to break down the week that was on the trail.

CBS 60 Minutes
Huawei - The Chinese telecom giant Huawei, a global company seeking to do business in the U.S., may pose a security risk to the U.S. government, industry and citizens says the U.S. House Intelligence Committee.

Sticker Shock - Lesley Stahl reports on the world's largest eye-wear company, the Italian firm Luxottica, responsible for putting glasses on half a billion people.

Rodriguez - Singer-songwriter Rodriguez emerged from 40 years of obscurity to become a star, thanks to a film about him and legions of fans in South Africa he never knew he had. Bob Simon reports.

ABC This Week
Sunday on "This Week," Obama campaign senior adviser Robert Gibbs and Romney campaign senior adviser Ed Gillespie speak with George Stephanopoulos on the new jobs report and the latest in the 2012 presidential contest. Plus, Fox News anchor Bill O'Reilly comes to "This Week" for his exclusive, first reaction to his debate showdown with Comedy Central's Jon Stewart, and political odd couple James Carville and Mary Matalin join the powerhouse roundtable.

Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney re-energized his campaign with a strong showing in the critical first presidential debate this week. With just one month until Election Day, can Romney capitalize on his debate win and narrow the gap with President Obama in key swing states? Can the president regain his footing after a shakier debate performance? And how will Friday's jobs report – showing unemployment dropping below eight percent for the first time since President Obama's first month in office – impact the race for the White House?

Plus, the powerhouse roundtable debates the latest jobs report and all the week's politics, with Democratic strategist James Carville; Republican strategist Mary Matalin; Nobel Prize-winning New York Times columnist Paul Krugman; Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan; and ABC News senior political correspondent Jonathan Karl.

Has Romney's strong first debate performance re-shaped the presidential race? Will Obama change his approach for the remaining debate showdowns this month? And as unemployment drops to 7.8 percent, will positive economic signs hurt Romney's case against President Obama's leadership on the economy?

Then, Fox News anchor Bill O'Reilly, author of the new book "Killing Kennedy," comes to "This Week" for his exclusive, first reaction to the other major debate this week – his Saturday faceoff with Comedy Central's Jon Stewart in Washington, DC. See O'Reilly's first take on the showdown, only on "This Week."

Meet the Press
Meet the Press will air at 11AM in Chicago - After the Marathon

Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger

Where Does the Race Stand?

After a tough debate on Wednesday, new jobs numbers Friday, and the upcoming Vice Presidential debate, we'll take an in-depth look at the state of the race just one month away from election day.

What Comes Next: Extended Roundtable Discussion

Mitt Romney delivers a strong debate performance but new reduced jobless numbers give President Obama a boost. Has the race changed? And what should you look for the in next highly-anticipated showdown this week when Vice President Biden faces off against Romney's running mate Paul Ryan? This Sunday we'll have a special Political Roundtable discussion. Joining us: Senior Adviser to the Obama campaign, Robert Gibbs; former Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich; Democratic strategist Hilary Rosen; Republican strategist Mike Murphy; NBC News Political Director Chuck Todd

Fox News Sunday
Romney Supporter Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) and Obama Supporter Gov. Martin O'Malley (D-MD) sit down with Fox News Sunday to give us their opinion on how each candidate did in the debate.

Political Debate Coach Brett O'Donnell joins Fox News Sunday to talk about the presidential debate highlights.

CNN State of The Union
2012 election, battleground states: State Atty. Gen. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio), former Gov. Ted Strickland (D-Ohio); politics, the economy, jobs report: journalist Jackie Calmes, former Congressional Budget Office director Douglas Holtz-Eakin, economist Mark Zandi

Fareed Zakaria GPS
On "Fareed Zakaria GPS" this week: Three CEOs in one office: Fareed Zakaria sits down with Lloyd Blankfein of Goldman Sachs, Andrew Liveris of Dow Chemical, and John Chambers of Cisco, and gets their take on the global economy.

Also: Get used to a slowing global economy. Why? China’s big boom has come to an end.

Later, 1-on-1 with Salman Rushdie. The author of “The Satanic Verses” opens up about his life living under a religious fatwa.

And, is al Qaeda back? Former CIA Director Michael Hayden explores the recent attack on a U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya.

Melissa Harris Perry Show
Weekends, 10am-12pm ET

Up w/Chris Hayes
The truth about "small businesses," what didn't get talked about in the debate & "illegal immigrants"

On Sunday's Up w/ Chris Hayes, we'll examine the praise political leaders shower on "small business" as the engine of economic growth, and we'll investigate what really qualifies as a "small business." Also: According to a recent NBC/Wall Street Journal Poll, the most important issue for voters in this election is the economy. The second most important? Social issues, which were glaringly absent from Wednesday's presidential debate. The candidates failed to address gun control, climate change, immigration and women's rights, among other topics. We'll discuss the topics that were left out of the debate. And: During the Republican primaries, Romney shifted right on immigration, advocating policies he claimed would cause "illegal aliens" to "self-deport." Now he has tacked to the center in order to appeal to undecided, independent voters. Amid all this, The New York Times has announced that it will continue to use the terms "illegal immigrants" and "illegal immigration."

Joining Chris tomorrow at 8 AM ET on MSNBC will be:

Democratic Rep. Peter Welch, -who holds Vermont's only House seat and serves as chief deputy whip in the Democratic caucus.

Lizz Winstead - (@lizzwinstead), comedian and co-creator of "The Daily Show."

Jose Antonio Vargas - (@joseiswriting), Pulitzer prize-winning journalist and founder of the Define American campaign.

Rebecca Traister - (@rtraister), contributor to to the New York Times Magazine and Salon.com. Author of "Big Girls Don't Cry: The Election that Changed Everything for American Women."

Brooke Gladstone - (@OTMbrooke), co-host and managing editor of WNYC's "On the Media."

JJ Ramberg - (@jjramberg), host of MSNBC's "Your Business" and co-author of "It's Your Business: 183 Essential Tips that Will Transform Your Small Business."

Ro Khanna, - former deputy assistant secretary at the Department of Commerce and author of "Entrepreneurial Nation: Why Manufacturing is Still Key to America's Future."

Chris Rabb, - (@chrisrabb) adjunct professor for the Fox School of Business at Temple University and author of "Invisible Capital: How Unseen Forces Shape Entrepreneurial Opportunity."

Maria Hinojosa - (@maria_hinojosa) rotating anchor for PBS' "Need to Know," executive producer for "America by the Numbers with Maria HInajosa," anchor and executive producer of NPR's "Latino USA," winner of 2012 John Chancellor award for Excellence in Journalism.

John McWhorter, -professor of linguistics and American studies at Columbia University, contributing editor at the "New Republic" and "Daily News" columnist.

The Chris Matthews Show
S.E. Cupp, MSNBC; Joe Klein, Time; Andrea Mitchell, NBC; Sam Donaldson, ABC

Univision's Al Punto
Venezuelan Oposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles Radonski, Radonski mother Monica Radonski, Youth Force national coordinator Roberto Patino, International Youth Commission's Xoan Noya and MIT President Rafael Reif

C-SPAN's "Newsmakers,"
Rep. Steve Israel (N.Y), chairman, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee

Bloomberg's Political Capital
Reince Piebus, chairman, Republican National Committee, and Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, chairwoman, Democratic National Committee.

TV One’s “Washington Watch”
Kerry Washington, actress who addressed the Democratic National Convention

C-Span's Washington Journal
7:00am -Phones

7:45am - Alan Viard, American Enterprise Institute Resident Scholar, and Rebecca Wilkins, Citizens for Tax Justice Federal Tax Policy Senior Counsel

Topic: Guests will discuss the tax proposals for individuals of both presidential candidates. Guests will examine how each will handle tax rates, deductions and loopholes and the potential impact on either approach to the federal budget.

8:45 am-Ken Rudin, NPR Political Editor

Topic: Guest will talk about the contested House & Senate races in Campaign 2012, the defining issues, the candidates, and the stakes.

9:30 am-Stephen Flanagan, Center for Strategic & Int’l Studies Kissinger Chair in Diplomacy & National Security

Topic: The latest developments in the civil war in Syria, including Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan’s recent comments that Turkey was "not far" from war with Syria following cross-border attacks this week.

Reliable Sources
Julie Mason, Sirius XM radiohost; David Drucker, Roll Call; Dana Milbank, Washington Post; Patrick Gavin, Politico; Amy Holmes, The Blaze