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• Saturday, October 4, 2008 08:10 PM

  Where are the economists?

  The government just forked over $700 billion to bail out the financial institutions. California just asked for a $7 billion loan in order to pay their bills due to bond market freezing up. Unemployment continues to rise.

  And the coming week(s) figure to be a tumultous time for Wall Street.

  So check out the lineups on SERIOUS Sunday shows.

  FOX News Sunday (FNS): Host Chris Wallace will interview Senator Joe Liebermann, Claire McCaskill and Karl Rove.

  This Week (ABC): Host George Stephanopoulos talks to Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell (D), Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty (R), Florida Senator Mel Martinez (R), and Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown (D).

  Meet the Press (NBC): There will be something involving NBC News' Chuck Todd, GOP strategist Mike Murphy, Paul Begala, NBC News' David Gregory, Gwen Ifill, Peggy Noonan, and David Yepsen of Iowa's Des Moines Register.

  Face the Nation (CBS):Host Bob Schieffer has California Senator Dianne Feinstein and Michigan Governor Jen Granholm.— plus Representatives Heather Wilson and Roy Blunt.

  Late Edition (CNN): Host Wolf Blitzer talks to McCain economic adviser Nancy Pfotenhauer, Rahm Emanuel and Marsha Blackburn, Mike Bloomberg.

  Not included on any of these shows is an economist. Or even one person with any expertise regarding the status of the financial markets. Nothing but horserace Presidential journalism.

  It just further illustrates the contempt in which the MSM has toward its viewers and the American public.

  —Chesterfield Read Chesterfield's other letters
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