I'm guessing that you are busy lining up progressive voices to provide commentary of the RNC love fest at the end of August. What's that you say??? You don't know any? Well, gee, who would have guessed??
Here is a short list for you - I'm certain with all your vast resources you will be able to contact most on the list for availability, if not respond to this email and I can direct you. - (most of these people and organizations are based in New York so it shouldn't be a huge logistical problem.)
Media Matters For America -
http://mediamatters.org/ Katrina vanden Heuvel - Editor, The Nation
Jann Wenner - Editor and publisher, Rolling Stone
Noah Winer (or one of the other founders of MoveOn.org)
Any officer or spokesperson of Planned Parenthood, ACLU, Sierra Club, NOW, NARAL, League of Conservation Voters, CodePink, A.C.T (America Coming Together)
William Greider
Paul Krugman
Eric Alterman
Katha Pollittt
Bill Moyers
Walter Cronkite
Molly Ivins
Jim Hightower
Rev. Al Sharpton
Howard Dean
Amy Goodman
George Soros
Warren Buffet (although on second glance since his wife just died maybe not)
Well that's a start. Let me know if you need more names. The above names and organizations didn't require much deliberation so I'm certain I can suggest additional names if given an additional 15 minutes.
Just a comment on CNN's coverage of the just completed Democratic convention - C-Span did an excellent job - nobody told me what to think (I am quite capable), no one decided what/who I should watch (I appreciate choice), no one told me what I just heard or what it meant (again that capability thing) and, horror of horrors, no one gave a rats ass about the balloons!