George Wenschhof
It is a grab bag of topics to be discussed this Sunday morning with NBC "Meet The Press" devoting their entire show on the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Senator Mary Landrieu (D-La.) and her brother; New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu will appear along with actor Brad Pitt. Pitt has started a foundation which is building energy efficient and affordable homes in the ninth district; an area devastated by the flooding five years ago.
On CBS "Face The Nation", two of the candidates in last week's primaries will be guests along with Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour (R) and Florida Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D). Republican senate candidate Joe Miller who is waiting for absentee ballots to be counted before he can be awarded the nomination in Alaska is one of the candidates and Kendrick Meek (D) who won the Senate Democratic nomination in Florida is the other.
Education Secretary Arne Duncan will be the guest on ABC "This Week" and sure to be discussed is the "Race To the Top" program being utilized as an incentive to improve education in states across the country. Federal grants are awarded to states who meet certain criteria. the program came under fire last week as complaints were lodged the program favors east coast states where 11 of the 12 states to receive funding to date are located. The other is Hawaii, the home state of President Obama.
Fox News Sunday highlights one of their own Sunday as their guest will be Glenn Beck. they will surely discuss the tea party rally scheduled Saturday. The rally being billed as "Restore Honor" rally will be held on the mall in Washington D.C. and Beck is expected to speak. This also happens to be the anniversary of the famous Martin Luther King "I have a Dream" speech. Expect a lot of right wing rhetoric from Beck.
CNN "State of the Union" will get back to some discussion on the upcoming mid term elections with Florida Governor Charlie Crist who is leading polls in a three way race for Senator. Also appearing will be Florida Democratic Senate candidate Kendrick Meek. HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan is also a guest.
The morning shows appear to be light on any discussion on the economy. Sales of existing homes were down 27% last month. the lowest in a decade and the economic growth for the second quarter was only 1.6%. This would indicate the unemployment rate is expected to increase somewhat from the current 9.5% prior to the November elections which will not help Democrats. Look to see this issue and the U.S. withdrawal of combat troops from Iraq to receive more attention next Sunday after President Obama gives his prime time speech on Tuesday August 31.
NBC "Meet The Press" - Senator Mary Landrieu (D-la.), N.O. Mayor Mitch Landrieu (D), Brad Pitt.
CBS "Face The Nation" - Alaska Senate candidate Joe Miller (R), Florida senate candidate Kendrick Meek (D), Miss. Gov. Haley Barbour (R), Florida Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D).
ABC "This Week" - Education Secretary Arne Duncan, Randi Weingarten President American Foundation of Teachers.
CNN "State of The Union" - HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan, Florida Governor Charlie Crist (R) and Florida Senate candidate Kendrick Meek (D).
Fox News Sunday - Glenn Beck
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Today, in his weekly address to the nation, President Barack Obama discusses his budget he submitted to Congress. He speaks on how his budget will fulfill his campaign promises in regard to a fair tax code, energy, health care, and education. WhiteHouse.gov has the full transcript of the speech and the video you can watch here.
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Health and Human Services Secretary to be announced next week - White house Press secretary Robert Gibbs says it is likely the president will announce his pick. This is the last Cabinet position and has been without a nominee since Tom Daschle withdrew due to embarrassing tax issues. Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius is said to be the front runner. TheHill.com has more here.
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Appeals Court allows warrantless wiretapping case can continue - in a case involving a Islamic charity in Oregon and the U.S. - the Bush administration and now the Obama administration had argued the case would jeopardize national security. McClatchydc.com has more here.
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Education Secretary Arne Duncan favor longer school year for students - this is one of the suggestions he is considering as a way to improve their academic achievements. He argues China and India have longer school years than the U.S. CNN.com has more here. I do not see the logic in this argument at all. if the current educational system is not working as well as we want, extending the length will not do a thing to improve what is presently broken.
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