Question about c-span's special call-in show:

[Catherine Vincent]

1980-1981: Friday 8-9:30pm
Topic: Have call-ins changed the political discussion?
Guest: Phil Donahue
Guest: Pat Buchanan

1981-1982: Friday 9:30-11pm
Topic: Memorable Members of Congress
Guest: Tony Blankley, Op-Ed page editor, Washington Times

1983: Friday 11pm-midnight
Topic: The Middle East
Guest: Georgie Anne "Gigi" Geyer, author and reporter

1984: Saturday midnight-1am
Topic: Iowa/NH and presidential politics
Guests: David Yepsen, Des Moines Register & Joseph McQuaid, The New Hampshire Union Leader

1985: Saturday 1am-2am
Topic: The Reagan years
Guest: Lou Cannon, Reagan biographer

1986: Saturday 2am-3am
Topic: Space exploration
Guest: Dr. Louis Friedman, Executive Director, Planetary Society

1987: Saturday: 3am-4am
Topic: Presidential scandals and their impact on democracy
Guests: Susan Page, USA Today & Carl Leubsdorf, Dallas Morning News

1988: Saturday 4am-5am
Topic: The legacy of President Bush "41"
Guest: Jim Pinkerton, syndicated columnist and contributor, Fox News Channel

1989: Saturday 5am-6am
Topic: Role of the U.S. in the world
Guests: Christopher Hitchens, columnist, Vanity Fair

1990: Saturday 6am-7am
Topic: Congressional scandals
Guest: Kwame Holman, Washington correspondent, The Newshour with Jim Lehrer (PBS)

1991: Saturday 7am-8am
Topic: Supreme court nominations
Guest: Joan Biskupic, Supreme Court reporter, USA Today

1992: Saturday 8am-9am
Topic: The legacy of President Clinton
Guest: John Podesta, former Chief of Staff to President Clinton

1993: Saturday 9am-10am
Topic: Role of the media in covering Washington
Guest: Nick Gillespie, editor, Reason magazine

1994: Saturday 10am-11am
Topic: GOP takeover
Guests: Former Rep. Tom Foley (D-WA) & Former Rep. Robert Walker (R-PA)

1995: Saturday 11am-Noon
Topic: Race relations
Guest: Commissioner Gerald Reynolds, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights

1996: Saturday Noon-1pm
Topic: Social Washington
Guest: Sally Quinn, author and former reporter for Style section of Washington Post

1997: Saturday 1pm-2pm
Topic: Influence of talk radio
Guests: Randi Rhodes, "Randi Rhodes Show on Air America," and Janet Parshall, "Janet Parshall's America"

1998: Saturday 2pm-3pm
Topic: The Clinton impeachment
Guest: Matt Drudge, The Drudge Report

1999: Saturday 3pm-4pm
Topic: Violence in schools
Guest: Reg Weaver, president, National Education Association

2000: Saturday 4pm-5pm
Topic: President Bush "43"
Guests: Mona Charen, Syndicated Columnist & Political Analyst

2001: Saturday 5pm-6pm
Topic: International terrorism
Guest: Jessica Stern, professor, Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government, and author

2002: Saturday 6pm-7pm
Topic: Corporate scandals
Guests: Marilyn Geewax, economics and technology correspondent, Cox News Service

2003: Saturday 7-8pm *
Topic: War in Iraq
Guests: William Kristol, editor, The Weekly Standard & Frank Rich, columnist, The New York Times

2004/2005 Saturday 8pm-9pm
Topic: Wrap-up and viewer calls

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Imo, there are more republican shills as guests then there are democratic shills. They may have equal number republican vs. democratic but the republican/conservative ones are hard core shills as compared to the liberals. What do you guys think?

[napi21]

1. I watched Randi and Parshall. Randi did great! I think cspan

tries very hard to give equal time when it's possible, and they are really the ONLY network that does!

[Catherine Vincent]

4. Yes they do and I appreciate it. I love c-span.

But this special that is going on is definitely more right wing shills.

[eleny]

2. Charen and Drudge get an hour each

But Randi had to share time with Parshall (sp?). Pfui.

[EST]

3. Struck me that way, but, hell, I'm probably biased.

[immoderate]

5. You are right. This line-up lacks balance.

I am writing them a note, but I am sure they will get thousands from both sides.

--IMM