Meet the Press - July 17, 2005 - Matt Cooper, Mehlman, Woodward/Bernstein

[Democrat 4 Ever]

Well, another week of MTP, looks like another show of lobbing nerf balls and pontificating by the right. Podesta will be effectively talked and Mehlman will have free reign to spew BS - again. Hard to believe that once upon a time this was must see TV.

MEET THE PRESS WITH TIM RUSSERT
WEEKEND LISTINGS 7/17/05

MATT COOPER
White House Correspondent, Time Magazine

JOHN PODESTA
President and CEO, "Center for American Progress"
Former Chief of Staff, President Bill Clinton

KEN MEHLMAN
Chairman, Republican National Committee

BOB WOODWARD
Washington Post
Author, "The Secret Man: The Story of Watergate's Deep Throat"

CARL BERNSTEIN
Former Washington Post Watergate Reporter

As the investigation into the leak of Valerie Plame's identity as a CIA officer heats up, we will have an exclusive network interview with one of the men at the center of the investigation -- Time Magazine reporter Matt Cooper. He avoided going to jail just days ago by testifying to the grand jury after his source released him from his pledge of confidentiality. What did Matt Cooper tell the grand jury? He will discuss his testimony for the first time this Sunday on "Meet the Press with Tim Russert."

Then, what will be the political fallout of the leak investigation and the new reports that White House Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove did indeed speak to a reporter about CIA Officer Valerie Plame? We will ask Rove's former Deputy, now the Chairman of the Republican National Committee, Ken Mehlman, and the former Clinton Chief of Staff who now heads the liberal policy research group "The Center for American Progress," John Podesta.

Then, we turn to another famous case of government leaks and Washington reporting. In an exclusive interview, Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein reunite on the "Meet the Press" set to discuss the revelation of Mark Felt as their famous Watergate source, which ended a mystery in American politics that spanned three decades. They will also share insights into Woodward's new book "The Secret Man: The Story of Watergate's Deep Throat" -- which details his relationship with American journalism's most famous source.

Woodward and Bernstein together again -- on this Sunday's "Meet the Press with Tim Russert."

[Verve]

1. Oh it's so exciting to see mainstream media link Rovegate with Watergate!

And it'll even be on my birthday. Thank you Tim Russert for the grand gift!

[RamboLiberal]

2. I'm hoping Cooper has written his story for Time Mag by then

Might be a good show. With my luck though the hotel I'll be at Sunday night will only carry Faux! (I usually catch the rerun on MSNBC).