Fareed Zakaria has new program on CNN called GPS

[eleny]

On after Wolf's Late Edition, starting today.

Feith and Amanpour are among the panel. She actually went after Feith right away when asked if the world wants Obama to be president. She said something about how the world hopes an Obama administration will sort out the havoc the Bush administration, with people like Feith, has wrought.

[napi21]

1. Yes, I just saw that on Late Edition. I like him. I'll watch it! n/t

[eleny]

2. Did you see how Christiane went after Feith right away?

He looked a little stunned. :D

[Fuzz]

7. He usually looks that way

;)

[eleny]

9. You're so right!

:rofl:

[Coexist]

3. Holy crap - WHAT A PANEL! CNN has declared news is smart again!

Oh, I hope this is a trend.

this is fantastic!

[eleny]

6. Who are the other two guests?

Ambassadors to the UN from China and Ireland or is he Great Britain's ambassador? Help! I've been fiddling in an art program and missed their names.

Edit: Okay - One is a Chinese scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

[Coexist]

13. former Irish PM John Gruden, top China scholar Minxin Pei (sp?)

Christiane Amanpour, and Feith.

[eleny]

14. Thanks!

[PDittie]

4. It will have international focus

which beats listening to any more of Hillary Clinton's BS this weekend, that's for sure.

[Coexist]

5. I hope this takes off - it will be nice for it to not be "unAmerican" to see the world

with a true world view again.

[eleny]

8. I might have to break down and send an email of praise and congrats

[lxlxlxl]

25. Please stop making it an "America" issue...It's about rejecting Bush and his supporters

First, Amanpour is right putting this on Republicans and Bush. When Dems make the "America will look better" argument it is opening up the wrong issue for debate. Don't nationalize our guilt, complicity, whatever it is you feel...

[Fuzz]

10. The show looks promising

I like Zakaria. Don't always agree with his conclusions, but his analysis and the way he goes about looking at things, is so refreshing.

[eleny]

11. It's certainly a balanced group. I'm so glad Christiane is there

[deminks]

12. Watching now. Amazing. And on CNN, too.

I try not to get my hopes up anymore.

[Coexist]

15. "is this a veiled criticism of Feith and friends?"

Zakaria ain't playing any games, here.

(in response to Gruden's mentioning that other countries have complex political systems, not simplistic like Bush portrays them).

[Fuzz]

16. Wait, I just realized something really wrong with this show.

No one is yelling or talking over one another and I can hear everything they say.

This show SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!

[eleny]

18. It's just so PBS...

:spank:

[Coexist]

19. it is tough though... from Gruden just now re US and the UN, "you get the reception you deserve"

[Barack_America]

17. Does this signal the beginning of a new era of diplomacy?

Looks like that's what CNN is preparing for.

Here's hoping.

[eleny]

20. Yes, here's hoping the side show era is coming to a close

[Coexist]

22. I have just tivod this and every episode of this show -

I am so psyched that I can watch this every Sunday.

[eleny]

26. I was jus thinking that I need to figure out how to set my record on the cable box

I'm so looking forward to more of an education on international affairs. This is such a far cry from the 7 year drumbeat of "you're either with us or you're against us" and the mantra around not talking to enemies to actually just discussing the core issues.

[Coexist]

21. now on to China...

"it shows some degree of people power"

[eleny]

23. Invite the Dalai Lama to the opening ceremony of the Olympics

Be still my heart. I never heard that proposed anywhere else before.

[Coexist]

24. this is really cool.

Feith seems out of his depth here. The more worldly on the panel are so great.

Amanpour is making a good point re: the Dali Lama here.

"inviting him would shut up all the critics".

[eleny]

29. Feith has very little to offer given this administration's approach to foreign policy

[Coexist]

27. Iran and IAEA - weapons capacity

Feith: the notion we're going to sweet talk the Iranians out of weapons is ridicuous.

Amanpour: No one is suggesting sweet talk - a package of punitive measures and incentives. Never just carrots, never just sticks.

[eleny]

31. Amanpour: Iran is worried about security

Well, now we're getting somewhere.

[Adelante]

28. Not on CNNI

What a shame. I'd love to watch it.

[Kip Humphrey]

30. A neocon globalist circle jerk!

[eleny]

33. Amanpour and the Irish PM don't fit that description

Are you watching?

If you are watching, please tell us why it's a circle jerk from what's been said in the discussion.

[Coexist]

32. Blair up...

religion - constructive or destructive.

[eleny]

34. Did Fareed just call Blair a goody two shoes?

:rofl:

[Coexist]

35. yup. that was funny.

[eleny]

37. Where was that last humor video from?

I'd like to find a You Tube of that!

[napi21]

38. It was from a BBC channel, but I didn't catch the name of the show.

Gotta give them credit though! I think it was much better than SNL!

[eleny]

41. Heres' the You Tube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jxLB6sntSw

[Coexist]

36. Zakaria: should we be talking to Hamas

Blair: People already are. We went through this in Ireland

Z: but you negotiated there

B: difference between recognizing and intl support and negotiation.

[gatorboy]

39. Just caught the last section of the show but what I saw was impressive.

A news show where they actually discuss world events!


And then Wolf came back on. :(

[Bozita]

40. Hasn't CNN scheduled any repeats?

Just looked at my Comcast cable guide. No reruns showing.

Damn. I wanted to see it.

[eleny]

42. Looks like there's no video of the program

Only transcripts and a DVD will be available. Bummer.
http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/fareed.zakaria.gps/

[Bozita]

45. Yet, Larry King and his 'American Idol' roadshow will air three times before the sun rises again.

Sad stuff.

[eleny]

46. I'm going to send them an email today

[EFerrari]

43. I like Zakaria. He's interesting, not like most of the male bimbos

on the talk shows. He could get me to flip to CNN.

[spanone]

44. fareed is a thoughtful man, rare in journalism these days

[seasat]

47. Finally a Sunday panel discussion show worth watching

I caught the tail end of it. I forgot about it since CNN hasn't done a huge amount of advertising for it. I'll definitely set the DVR for it. An intelligent show about international affairs that doesn't involve gotchas, yelling, or idiotic personality issues but actually discusses real policy is something I've been hoping for.

[galledgoblin]

48. wow, a reason to turn on CNN?

it's been a long time!