Sunday Talk Shows

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Meet the Press- President Obama used his State of the Union address Tuesday to lay out his campaign blueprint for the 2012 election and this week hit five battleground states heralding a message of economic fairness. Meanwhile, Republican rivals Romney and Gingrich repeated charges that the president was using the politics of envy. We’ll go inside the president’s re-election playbook with his senior campaign strategist David Axelrod

We’ll break down the state of 2012 race with exclusive new poll numbers in the state just two days ahead of the Florida primary. While the candidates canvass the Sunshine state, the President hit the road & laid out his campaign blueprint for the Fall. We’ll have full analysis of the race with our roundtable: MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough, presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, & NBC News Political Director Chuck Todd

Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich are dueling in the Sunshine State making their final pitch to voters. Is Romney poised for a rebound? This Sunday, a debate between the two camps: For Romney, Sen. John McCain and for Gingrich, Fmr. Sen. Fred Thompson . How is the heated battle between the two candidates affecting the party? Will it hurt the eventual nominee in a race against the President? And what does each candidate see as their path to victory? Is Florida a must win?

Rick Santorum -After winning the first contest of the 2012 race, Rick Santorum is looking to get another victory in the Sunshine state by making the case that he’s the true conservative alternative to two flawed candidates. What's his strategy in Florida? How does a loss there affect his candidacy? And why does he think he has the best chance to beat President Obama?

ABC This Week- Two days before the crucial Florida primary, Republican presidential candidate and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich goes one-on-one with ABC News senior White House correspondent Jake Tapper, this Sunday on "This Week."

After a late surge to victory in South Carolina, Gingrich is trying to hold onto momentum in Florida in his run for the GOP nomination. He's on the attack against rival Mitt Romney in front of enthusiastic crowds on the campaign trail, but also facing a withering assault from Republicans he led to a majority in 1994 over whether he can be a credible challenger to President Obama.

Can he win without winning the Republican establishment? And after two weaker debate performances this week, can he hold enough support to secure a victory in the critical Sunshine State? This Sunday, Newt Gingrich comes to "This Week" and makes his case for the nomination.

Then, in his State of the Union address, President Obama called on Congress to break through the gridlock in Washington. But can any common ground be found between congressional Republicans and the White House during an election year? House Speaker John Boehner answers the president's challenge in a "This Week" exclusive.

With its approval ratings at an all-time low, can Congress show it is capable of governing effectively? And what does the country's top Republican think about Newt Gingrich's latest surge in the contentious race for the GOP nomination? House Speaker John Boehner weighs in this Sunday, only on "This Week."

Plus, our powerhouse roundtable with George Will, Democratic strategist Donna Brazile, former Obama economic adviser Austan Goolsbee, and radio host and Fox News contributor Laura Ingraham debate how long the Republican nomination contest may last, and whether the battle over taxes in President Obama's State of the Union address will provide a blueprint for the general election.

State of the Union - Politics: Presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul Florida GOP primary: Gov. Rick Scott the Latino vote: Former Sec. of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez; Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa State of the Union Address; Senate agenda; GOP; politics: Sen. Mitch McConnell

Fareed Zakaria GPS- The economy; China: Sec. of the Treasury Timothy F. Geithner

Face the Nation- Newt Gingrich talks about the last debate, his chances of winning on Tuesday and what's next for his campaign.

DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz and RNC Chairman Reince Priebus

Rep. Michele Bachmann Donald Trump; Rep. Allen West and Mario Diaz-Balart, will share their thoughts on their home state. We'll also talk to humorist and columnist Dave Barry

The Chris Matthews Show - GOP presidential candidates: Andrew Sullivan, Newsweek; Katty Kay, BBC; Michael Duffy, Time; Kathleen Parker.

Reliable Sources -Gingrich and the media; State of the Union reaction: Jeff Greenfield, PBS; Jackie Kucinich, USA Today; Mark Barabak, the Los Angeles Times. Florida primary: Kathleen Parker, the Washington Post; Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune; Google privacy policy:

Fox News Sunday-Florida primary: Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich State of the Union: Rep. Paul D. Ryan

60 Minutes- Sec. of Defense Leon Panetta; NFL commissioner Roger Goodell
Panetta on bin Laden's hideout: Someone had to know
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/1998/07/08/60minutes/main13502.shtml?tag=hdr;cnav

Up With Chris Hayes- Eric Schneiderman (@AGSchneiderman)
New York Attorney General and co-chair of President Obama's new Mortgage Crisis Unit.

Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) (@repcohen)
U.S. Representative from Tennessee's 9th district in the Memphis area.

Mike Daisey
Monologist, author, and performer of "The Agony & the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs".

Esther Armah (@estherarmah)
Host of WBAI radio's "Wakeup Call" in New York.

Elise Jordan (@elise_jordan)
Former director of communications and speechwriter for Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice under President George W. Bush.

Victoria DeFrancesco Soto (@drvmds)
Communications director for Latino Decisions and visiting scholar at University of Texas - Austin.
http://upwithchrishayes.msnbc.msn.com/

Bloomberg TV’s “Political Capital” - former Sen. Alan Simpson (R-Wyo.), the co-chairman of the president’s bipartisan debt-reduction commission.

C-SPAN’s “Newsmakers” - Republican Party of Florida Chairman Leonard Curry, interviewed by NBC’s Domenico Montanaro and The Hotline’s Josh Kraushaar.

TV One’s “Washington Watch” -Senior White House Adviser Valerie Jarrett

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1. Thanks!

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3. You're very welcome ellisonz

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2. Fred Thompson?

What's he gonna talk about - reverse mortgages? The only one of those shows I bother to watch any more is Chris Matthews, because it's blessedly devoid of all politicians bloviating: just a group of reasonably knowledgeable journalists commenting on the insanity that our political process has devolved into.

BTW, the spellchecker doesn't know about 'bloviate' - a word I would suggest is mandatory for a political discussion board.