If you watch any Sunday talk shows, Josh Marshall needs your help:

[babylonsister]

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/

Are you going to brave tomorrow morning's Sunday shows?

If you are, we'd like your help with a new project we're doing. We're going to put together a compilation of all the best or rather worst moments. We're looking for the straight up fibs, the outrageous statements that deserve more attention and any sundry mumbojumbo or bamboozlement that comes down the pike. Of course, we also want to know about the good stuff -- concise and cutting statements of actual facts, unexpected moments of candor and non-weaselhood, etc. We're just not optimistic that the latter will outnumber the former.

In any case, you get the basic idea. Like all our reporting and projects, we know that the more eyes we have watching, the more key moments we'll catch.

So if you're going to be watching, here's what we'd like. If you see something we should include in our compilation jot down which show you're watching, about how far into the show the statement in question comes up and a brief description of what happened.

So, for instance, "ABC's This Week, about 37 minutes into the show, John McCain tells Stephanopoulos Club Med is opening a new resort in Basra."

Please don't say it happened at 9:30 or 11:43 because different readers are in different time zones and even within the same time zone the show appears at different times in different cities. So we won't be able to use that information. Just tell us how many minutes in it was from the beginning of the show.

And there it is. Watching the Sunday shows ain't for the faint of heart. But if you're already planning to endure the waves of bamboozlement, let us know what you see and what we should look at. We'll have every moment of every show recorded. And please include the subject line "Sunday Shows" on any email tip you send in.
-- Josh Marshall

[illinoisprogressive]

1. I emailed Josh that I am planning to watch and will email him with one list.

[babylonsister]

3. Thanks! nt

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

2. This should be an ongoing thing. All it would take is a certain number of people, one to

TiVo/tape and watch each show. If there are a few people per show it would add redundancy.

If there was a mechanism to forward each relevant clip to crooksandliars or put it up on YouTube etc., so much the better.

[babylonsister]

4. I think the article said they'll have all the footage, but want to see what

we come up with as far as what's said. I think it's a great idea, and look forward to seeing what TPM comes up with.

[Clark2008]

5. Problem is that it will not see the light-of-day by folks who don't

get their news from the Net.

I'm not putting down Josh Marshall or TPM, btw. Great organization. Fantastic site. However, the people we need to reach don't go to that site. We need more fairness and balance within the current corporate media hierarchy.

Anyone got any ideas how to do that?

[OregonBlue]

6. Wasn't it Josh Marshall's pursuit of the DOJ firings that finally got someone to take

a look at it. He just stayed on it and kept gathering information until the Dems finally took a look at what he was saying?

[Scriptor Ignotus]

7. doesn't Media Matters

already do this? Seems like they don't miss much over there, although I kind of feel like I enjoyed that site more 6 months ago. Not sure why...