Sunday Talk Shows

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David Axelrod, Robert Gibbs, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Van Jones, Ted Strickland, Ed Rendell, Luis Gutierrez, Patrick Gaspard


Meet The Press
Will not air because of NBC’s Olympics coverage.

Melissa Harris Perry Show-Saturdays and Sundays from 10-12
Back on msnbc on August 12.

Up w/Chris Hayes-Will return on August 11.


TV One’s “Washington Watch” is on hiatus until the fall.

CBS Face The Nation
Because these battleground states are so important, I'm really looking forward to sitting down on Sunday with Gov. Bob McDonnell, R-Va., former Gov. Ted Strickland, D-Ohio, former Gov. Ed Rendell, D-Penn., and Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Fla. I'm sure they'll all have some interesting insight to share.

After talking to them, I'll turn to a great panel of journalists for more analysis. Michael Crowley of TIME has a really intriguing profile of Karl Rove in the magazine this week. He writes, "The man Bush dubbed the Architect is back, leading a conservative money machine that could swamp Democrats this fall and, Rove hopes, re-establish the Republican dominance that slipped through his fingers in the late Bush era." I'm anxious to talk to him about these Super PACs that have been pouring so much money into the campaign. We'll also talk to Bloomberg's Julianna Goldman and our very own Nancy Cordes and Jan Crawford, who cover the Romney and Obama campaigns.

Finally, we'll air that interview I taped last week with former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor that we couldn't get to last week with all the news.

ABC This Week
Democratic National Committee chair Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., and Republican National Committee chair Reince Priebus speak exclusively to George Stephanopoulos on the state of the economy and the 2012 presidential contest, Sunday on "This Week."

Friday's jobs report shows the U.S. economy added a better-than-expected 163,000 jobs in July, the best jobs report since February. But the unemployment rate ticked up to 8.3%, marking 41 straight months above eight percent. Is the modest growth enough to convince voters the economy is on the right track under President Obama, or can presumptive Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney lay out an economic agenda that will win over undecided voters?

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Reince Priebus discuss the economy and the election, Sunday on "This Week."

Then, the "This Week" powerhouse roundtable debates the latest jobs report and all the week's politics, with ABC News' George Will, ABC News senior political correspondent Jonathan Karl, conservative commentator Ann Coulter, former Obama White House environmental adviser Van Jones, and former Counselor to the Treasury Secretary and Lead Auto Adviser Steven Rattner

As the battle over tax cuts escalates on the campaign trail, who will make the strongest case on the economy before Election Day? While the latest polls show President Obama leading in key swing states, will negative ads continue to take a toll on both candidates? Will Romney's stumbles overseas hurt his campaign as he moves closer to making a critical decision on his vice presidential pick? And what does the Republican Senate primary win in Texas by newcomer Ted Cruz mean for the Tea Party's future?

Fox News Sunday
With the conventions less than a month away, and under 100 days until the general election, we’ll find out where things stand with the Obama Campaign, when we’re joined by their chief strategist David Axelrod Then, a major Tea Party upset in the reddest of Red States as Ted Cruz becomes the Republican nominee for Senate in Texas. Chris Wallace talks to the candidate who many see as a rising star in Republican politics.

CNN State of The Union - Congress begins a 5-week vacation, leaving a long list of unresolved issues. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says Republicans need to revisit their anti-tax pledges and embrace bipartisanship in an effort to solve the country’s debt crisis. He’ll join us live for an exclusive interview.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid doubled down on his accusation that Mitt Romney failed to pay taxes for ten years. Obama Campaign Senior Adviser Robert Gibbs is here to tell us what’s behind this elusive claim

There’s mixed news on the economy as employers added 163,000 jobs in July, but unemployment rose to 8.3%. A Gallup poll this week indicated that only 35% of American business owners approve of President Obama. Many say federal regulations are stifling economic growth. BET Founder Bob Johnson and former Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina are here to discuss.

We’ll round out the show with some analysis from CNN Senior Congressional Correspondent Dana Bash and Peter Baker of the New York Times.

Fareed Zakaria GPS
Coming up on Fareed Zakaria GPS on Sunday at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. ET: How important is Israel and the Jewish vote in the 2012 U.S. election? Peter Beinart has a lively debate with the Wall Street Journal’s Bret Stephens

In What in the World, we look at a strange set of events in China. The people protested…and the government caved in.

Also on the show: Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt offers a fascinating explanation of how political partisanship is born, and how to ease polarization. And a former global warning skeptic, physicist Richard Miller talks with Fareed Zakaria about why he made a u-turn.

Univision's Al Punto
President Obama’s deferred action program for undocumented young people will soon take effect. Representative Luis V. Gutierrez, Democrat of Illinois, and Myrna Orozco, field director of United We Dream, will discuss efforts to ensure that all applicants to the program are familiar with the approval process

C-SPAN's "Newsmakers,"
Sen. John Cornyn

Bloomberg's Political Capital
Executive director of the Democratic National Committee Patrick Gaspard

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

7:45am -Marvin Kalb, Brookings Institution, Foreign Policy Scholar

Topic: Guest will dissect the foreign policies of presidential candidates Mitt Romney and President Obama. He’ll explain where they differ, how much they have in common, and how candidates’ rhetoric rarely lives up to what happens once they reach the White House.

8:30 am-Dr. Atul Grover, Association of American Medical Colleges, Chief Public Policy Officer

Topic: A discussion on the current doctor shortage & the impact the Affordable Care Act will have on the numbers and in turn, patient health.

9:15 am-Sandra Krebsbach, American Technical Education Association, Executive Director

Topic: The demand for skilled manufacturing and factory workers is on the rise in the U.S., and as a result, trade school enrollment is reaching all time highs. Guest will discuss the various types of programs offered by trade schools, and how people at various levels of education might benefit from a trade school program.

9:35 am-On the Phone: Rich Wagner, Dunwoody College of Technology, President

Topic: The Dunwoody College of Technology is a private nonprofit school in Minneapolis, Minnesota offering two-year programs in various types of manufacturing. Guest will discuss the programs offered at the school, as well as the rise in enrollment and interest they’ve seen and how they’re handling the increased demand.

CBS 60 Minutes

Sugar - A prominent doctor who treats childhood obesity believes the high amount of sugar in the American diet, much of it in processed foods, is killing us. And as Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports, new studies seem to support his theory that sugar is toxic.

Face Blindness - Lesley Stahl reports on a little known condition that prevents people from recognizing faces, even those of family members. Some studies estimate that as many as one in 50 people are afflicted with face blindness.

The Chris Matthews Show- Katty Kay (BBC); Joe Klein (TIME); John Harris (Politico); and S.E. Cupp (MSNBC).

Sunday Breakfast Menu
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/04/sunday-breakfast-menu-aug-5/

[scarletwoman]

1. K&R - thanks as always! (nt)

[WCGreen]

2. You know what's wrong with this list of people they have on...

There is no chance of surprise. We know what the democrat will say and we know what the republican will say. How's about getting some academic people on who can talk to issues without being filtered through the two political parties.

I am sure there are people out there who are more interested in getting the country moving forward than scoring rhetorical points by repeating tired sound bytes. Perhaps that would be more interesting.

I look over the parade of hacks that show up on the shows and I wonder why I should watch this when I can spend two or three hours reading instead.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. If more people did what you do, that is, read...

Then maybe we might see some constructive change in who gets on those shows.

[WCGreen]

4. It's why their shows are loosing ratings...

It's why the shows on Cable are nothing more than a variation on the Jerry Springer show.

People are looking for answers and we get crap instead, stuff force fed to us by people with a madison ave approach to the election part of politics.

[Jamaal510]

5. I'll be glad when the Olympics are over

so MSNBC can revert to its normal schedule.

[Raine]

6. Well I miss the politics but still I'm enjoying a break from them with the Olympics. nt