August 08, 2006
Hotline After Dark: Civil Wars and Rumors Of Civil Wars
The situation in the Middle East continues to dominate TV.
CNN's Malveaux: "It really was a rare sight to see President Bush in a suit and tie holding a formal news conference at his Crawford ranch during the vacation, but, of course, it all meant to show a sense of urgency and seriousness in resolving the Middle East conflict" ("Lou Dobbs Tonight," 8/7).
FNC's Baier: "President Bush, alongside Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, told reporters at his Texas ranch he wants to see two United Nations Security Council resolutions passed as quickly as possible to end the month-long fighting and to set up a long-term security solution" ("Special Report," 8/7).
GREAT CAMPAIGNS MAKE FOR GREAT TV
But the CT SEN race also got some attention.
Sen. Joe Lieberman (D-CT) appeared on "Nightline" last night.
Lieberman: "I've been feeling it for the last five or six days. You know, when you've been in public office for a long time, you can get a sense when you meet people, are they really for you? Are they just making you feel good or they're really not for you? And the fact is, that in the last five or six days, the positiveness of the public reaction has been very, very strong."
More: "I ran a primary in 1970 against the incumbent state senator. One, he challenged me the next time. I won again. I ran for Congress and lost in a very bleak setting. I actually ran for attorney general in 1982. And if I lost that, my career would have been over. So, I have had a lot of experience" (ABC, 8/7).
Hartford Courant's Lightman: "I've never seen a race like this in 30 some years of covering this stuff. There's no model for this. We don't know who's going to turn out, we don't know when they turn out who it's going to be, we don't know if they're angry at Joe Lieberman or they're going to go in the booth and say yes, I don't like him on Iraq, but hey, he's a good guy, I'm going to vote for him. It's just impossible to predict this thing" ("Hardball," MSNBC, 8/7).
CNN's Crowley: "Just to give you an idea of the depth of problems that Senator Lieberman has, when they heard that they were six points behind their opponent Ned Lamont, they were pleased" ("Lou Dobbs Tonight," 8/7).
FNC's Cameron: "What you really have here is a battle for the potential future of the Democratic Party when it comes to security" ("Hannity & Colmes," 8/7).
Newsweek's Fineman: "I think there's a civil war brewing, it's almost broken out in the Democratic Party, over the war in Iraq and the war on terror in general. ... If Joe Lieberman ekes out a victory, which is possible, if he ekes out a victory there, that's not going to stop the civil war from growing" ("Countdown," MSNBC, 8/7). [EMILY GOODIN]
Posted at 07:27 AM
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