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Sunday Morning's Programming, 9/15/13

SUNDAY, September 15, 2013

STATE OF THE UNION WITH CANDY CROWLEY – Airs LIVE Sunday 9:00AM – 10:00AM and NOON

Topic: Syria; Russia and President Obama’s Waiting Game on Syria

Guest: Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT): Homeland Security Committee

Guest: Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD): Ranking Member, Oversight and Government Reform Committee

Guest: Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI): Chair, House Intelligence Committee

Guest: Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA): House Intelligence Committee

Topic: Politics

Guest: Cornell Belcher: CNN political commentator

Guest: S.E. Cupp: co-host, CNN’s Crossfire

Guest: Newt Gingrich: co-host, CNN’s Crossfire

Guest: Neera Tanden: president & CEO, Center for American Progress

Anchor: Candy Crowley

FAREED ZAKARIA GPS – Airs 10:00AM – 11:00AM LIVE and 1:00PM – 2:00PM

Topics: Syria: How have President Obama and Secretary Kerry managed the current crises? What should the U.S.

do next?

Guest: Zbigniew Brzezinski, PhD, former National Security Advisor (Carter Administration); counselor and trustee,

Center for Strategic & International Studies

Guest: Henry Kissinger, PhD, former Secretary of State (Nixon Administration), chairman, Kissinger Associates,

Inc.

Topic: Securing WMDs managed by unstable regimes

Guest: Richard Butler, former U.N. weapons inspector

Topic: American Muslims and 9/11 – then…and now

Guest: Ayad Akhtar, actor, author Disgraced: A Play (2013)

Guest: Aasif Mandvi, actor and satirist

Topic: Israel, Gaza, Tokyo: a preview to where he will take viewers in season 2

Guest: Anthony Bourdain, adventure chef, host of CNN’s “Parts Unknown”

Anchor: Fareed Zakaria

RELIABLE SOURCES – Airs LIVE Sunday 11:00AM – NOON

Topic: Media Coverage of the Crisis in Syria

Guest: Deborah Amos, NPR Middle East Correspondent

Guest: Charlie Rose, CBS News

Topic: News Consumers Digest Syria

Guest: Max Fisher, The Washington Post

Guest: Andrea Seabrook, host, Decode DC

Guest: Emily Cadei, foreign policy reporter, CQ Roll Call

Topic: Apple Product Release Announcement

Guest: Farhad Manjoo, Slate Magazine

Topic: Garage made famous by Bob Woodward and “Deepthroat” scheduled for demo

Guest: Mark Feldstein, University of Maryland

Topic: The Onion’s 25^th anniversary

Guest: Will Tracy, The Onion’s editor-in-chief

Guest Host: Patrick Gavin, Politico

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Season 2 of Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown Premieres 9/15 9PM ET

Season 2 of Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown premieres on Sunday, Sept. 15 at 9pm with 
"Jerusalem," including visits to Gaza and the West Bank. This is the first time that Bourdain and his team have filmed in this area. 

"It's easily the most contentious piece of real estate in the world. And there's no hope, none, of ever talking about it without pissing somebody, if not everybody, off. 

Maybe that's why it's taken me so long to come here. A place where even the names of ordinary things are ferociously disputed. 

Where does falafel come from? Who makes the best hummus? Is it a fence or a wall?

By the end of this hour, I'll be seen by many as a terrorist sympathizer, a Zionist tool, a self-hating Jew, an apologist for American Imperialism, an Orientalist, socialist, fascist, CIA agent and worse….so here goes nothing."  

Bourdain explains it all in the following prologue to the episode:

Please click on the below links to clips from the "Jerusalem" episode:

http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/bestoftv/2013/09/09/ab-anthony-bourdain-parts-unknown-jerusalem-1.cnn.html

http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/bestoftv/2013/09/09/ab-anthony-bourdain-parts-unknown-jerusalem-2.cnn.html

http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/bestoftv/2013/09/09/ab-anthony-bourdain-parts-unknown-jerusalem-4.cnn.html

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“Prince William’s Passion: New Father, New Hope” Sunday 9/15 at 10 PM ET

“Prince William’s Passion:  New Father, New Hope” to Premiere on CNN Sunday, September 15 at 10 pm ET 

Prince William’s Passion:  New Father, New Hope will premiere on CNN Sunday, September 15 at 10 pm ET.  The documentary chronicles Prince William’s passion for conservation in Africa, and how as a new father, he find himself more committed than ever to saving Africa’s endangered species.

In the film, Prince William recalls how his love for Africa was born, remembering his late mother Princess Diana when she returned from her trips: “She would come back with all these stories and full of excitement and just passion for what she had been doing and I sort of used to sit there, quite a sort of surprised little boy at the time, taking it all in.”

In the hour long special, Prince William shares with CNN’s Max Foster the evolution of his passion for conservation.  From childhood tales told to him by his parents, to memories of visiting Africa for the first time, to his proposal to the Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William recounts the pivotal role the continent and its endangered species have played in his life.  As a new father, what he once “believed,” he says he now “feels” on a much deeper level, and hopes that Prince George can experience the same Africa that he and his brother did as boys.  

Prince William’s Passion:  New Father, New Hope will also feature exclusive footage of the Royal couple's first public appearance together since the birth of their son at the Tusk Conservation Awards.  The Duke of Cambridge, as the Royal Patron of Tusk Trust – a dynamic organization that funds development programs in Africa – will present the Prince William Award for Conservation in Africa

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Crossfire's Launch Party

photos courtesy of CNN

Reprinted from Fishbowl DC, written by Betsy Rothstein on September 11, 2013

“It was terr i fy ying,” said CNN “Crossfire” host Van Jones, careful to enunciate every syllable when asked about his first night on the job.
At least at the Crossfire launch party held last night at the Carnegie Library he could finally let his hair down (so to speak) and enjoy a night with friends, colleagues, booze and a band.
His co-hosts popped in the crowd — Newt Gingrich with his big, shiny helmet of white hair, S.E. Cupp in a purple leather sleeveless dress and Stephanie Cutter in power red.
Meanwhile, others mingled: Newt’s wife, Callista held her own with her perfect, shiny, white-blond bob,  former “Crossfire” host Paul Begala wished the new hosts well, as Rep. Mark Sanford (R-S.C.) and fiancé, Maria Belen Chapur, attracted flashbulbs on the red carpet while a very thin Caroline Kennedy, President Obama’s nominee for Amb. to Japan, drew stares. Others spotted around the room: WJLA’s Rebecca Cooper, conservative radio host Laura Ingraham, The Weekly Standard Editor Bill Kristol (who is far shorter in person than we imagined), FNC’s Greta Van Susteren and husband, John Coale, WaPo‘s Jackie Kucinich, ex-TWT Editor Sam Dealey, TWT‘s senior opinion writer Emily Miller, The Daily Caller‘s Alex Pappas, Politico‘s Dylan Byers, The Hill‘s Emily Goodin, CQ Roll Call‘s Abby Livingston, Slate‘s Dave Weigel, TIME‘s Michael Crowley, MSNBC’s Karen Finney, lefty radio host Bill Press, Speaker John Boehner‘s spokesman Michael Steel and wife, Mary Kathryn Covert, lobbyist Jack Quinn and wife, Susanna, Americans for Tax Reform Prez Grover Norquist, NRSC’s fiery Brad Dayspring, and consultant Brian Walsh.
CNNer’s spotted in the crowd: CNN President Jeff Zucker, Washington Bureau Chief Sam Feist, Jessica Yellin, Dana Bash, Brianna Keilar, Wolf Blitzer, Gloria Borger, Candy Crowley (without a shred of makeup), Wendell Goler, Matt Dornic, and Edie Emery.
Asked about Cupp, his conservative co-host, Jones said, “S.E. is the most likeable person ever born. I think they created her in a lab. She hypnotizes you and then she goes in for the kill.”
Cupp also had a thing or two to say about Jones.
“I heard early rumors from colleagues that Van was lovely, thoughtful and charming,” Cupp told FishbowlDC. “All true. He’s eager to learn, incredibly open-minded, engaging and kind. He’s a rare talent who can think deeply beyond talking points but also deliver a super punchy one-liner. Obviously we disagree on just about everything, but I couldn’t be more excited to work with him.”
Asked about the potential success of the new program, an obviously biased Feist sung its praises. “Crossfire is the right show for CNN and the country right now,” he said. Without using the actual names of networks, he explained with fresh and minty breath (no small thing at parties like this) that ‘Fox News’ is too right-wing and therefore not believable and ‘MSNBC’ is too lefty and therefore not believable. “CNN has a the public’s trust and [viewers can] believe that it’s a good fight.”
When pressed on which pair of hosts he prefers, he refused to choose no matter how many different ways we asked. “I love them all,” he said, noting that the hosts have such diverse views that any pairing would work.
Jones, though friendly and approachable, clung to a few close friends in a corner. Asked about the glare of the spotlight he now experiences, he employed a familiar Washington This Town sentiment. He said, “the only thing worse than being in the spotlight is not being in the spotlight.”

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TDS vs. CNN & Wolf Blitzer

Has Wolf Blitzer lost his mind? What was CNN's 'lead political anchor' thinking giving direction to the POTUS?

After Mr. Blitzer's big moment with President Obama he spent a moment adding gravitas to his reputation by respectfully posing with other anchors who interviewed our Commander and Chief.

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CNN Coverage: President Obama’s Address to the Nation

CNN Coverage: President Obama’s Address to the Nation

CNN’s team of anchors and correspondents will lead the network’s global coverage of President Obama’s Syria address Tuesday, Sept. 10 beginning at 8 p.m. ET.  The president will speak to the nation live from the White House at 9 p.m. ET.

The special coverage begins tonight at 8 p.m. with Anderson Cooper 360°. At 9 p.m., Wolf Blitzer and Anderson Cooper will anchor coverage of the President’s address along with the network’s international and domestic correspondents. After the address, a special edition of Piers Morgan Tonight will air at 9:30 p.m., followed by AC360° Later at 10 p.m.  At 11 p.m., Jake Tapper will anchor a special program, Crisis in Syria: Decision Point.  

CNN will conduct an instant poll of viewers who watched the presidential address; the interviews will begin immediately after the address and the results will be available later Tuesday night.  The poll will reflect the opinions of viewers who watched the presidential address on Syria.

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