Previewing The Sunday Shows
What Pres. Obama will say in his State of the Union next Tuesday and what he needs to achieve in the address will dominate the Sunday shows this week.
"This Week" will discuss whether the rhetoric in Washington needs to be toned down and whether bipartisanship stands a chance with three retiring senators, Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), Kent Conrad (D-N.D.) and Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas). Moderator Christiane Amanpour will also take a behind the scenes look at what it's like to be an incoming freshman with Reps. Chris Gibson (R-N.Y.), Bobby Schilling (R-Ill.) and Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah).
Over on NBC, David Gregory will discuss the power shift in Washington and how it will play out for Obama in 2012 with House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) and Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) on "Meet The Press." Gregory will also preview what is expected in the State of the Union speech with Bush administration adviser Karen Hughes and former Clinton Chief of Staff John Podesta.
"Face the Nation" will also discuss what should be included in Obama's speech with Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) while CNN's "State of the Union" discusses the war in Afghanistan with former Secretary of State Gen. Colin Powell. And Fox News hosts Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) to talk about what to expect in the Senate this session.
Sunday
Meet the Press hosts House Majority Leader Eric Cantor
(R-Va.), Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.), former Bush adviser Karen Hughes,
and former Clinton Chief of Staff John Podesta.
Face the Nation hosts Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.).
This Week hosts Sens. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), Kent Conrad (D-N.D.) and Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas).
Fox News Sunday hosts Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.).
State of the Union hosts former Secretary of State Gen. Colin Powell.
Other Weekend Shows
Political Capital features Democratic National Committee Chair Tim Kaine (Bloomberg, Friday, 7 p.m.).Washington Week features New York Times' Peter Baker, Los Angeles Times' Doyle McManus, Washington Post's Karen Tumulty and Wall Street Journal's David Wessel (PBS, Friday, 8 p.m.).
Real Time features Rolling Stone's Michael Hastings, MSNBC's Rachel Maddow, Wall Street Journal's Steve Moore, former OMB Dir. David Stockman and hip hop mogul Russell Simmons (HBO, Friday, 10 p.m.).
Situation Room features House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), former Republican National Committee Chair Michael Steele, Donald Trump and Pima County, Ariz., Sheriff Clarence Dupnik (CNN, Saturday, 6:30 p.m.).
Communicators features FCC Commissioner Meredith Attwell Baker (R). Guest reporter is Politico's Eliza Krigman (C-SPAN, Saturday, 6:30 p.m.).
Huckabee hosts TBD (FNC, Saturday, 8 p.m.).
Chris Matthews Show features MSNBC's Norah O'Donnell, BBC's Katty Kay, Huffington Post's Howard Fineman and Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Cynthia Tucker (NBC, Sunday, check local listings).
Wall Street Journal Report features former ImClone CEO Sam Waksal (Sunday, 10 a.m./6 p.m.).
Newsmakers hosts Rep. David Dreier (R-Calif.). Guest reporters are Dow Jones Newswire's Corey Boles and Poltico's Jonathan Allen (C-SPAN, Sunday, 10 a.m./6 p.m.).
Reliable Sources features Fire Dog Lake's Jane Hamsher, Politics Daily's Matt Lewis, CQ/Roll Call's Craig Crawford and former ABC News anchor Carol Simpson (CNN, Sunday, 10 a.m.).
Fareed Zakaria GPS features former Secretary of State Dr. Henry Kissinger, former NSA head Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski, Economist's Zanny Minton Beddoes, GOP strategist David Frum and New Yorker's Hendrik Hertzberg (CNN, Sunday, 1 p.m.).
Q & A features author/journalist Christopher Hitchens (C-SPAN, Sunday, 8 p.m.).
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