Hewitt: Hour 1 – After a quick look at the political news of the day, Hugh spends the hour with the commander of the U.S. Navy’s 3rd Fleet, looking at the controversy over the Navy’s use of active sonar, and why it is necessary at times.
Hewitt: Hour 2 – Hugh talks politics with the Beltway Boys, economic news and politics with CNBC’s Larry Kudlow, and state and national government with Congressman John Campbell.
Hewitt: Hour 3 – Emmett’s list is the top ten movies to reconcile your family Christmas together after everybody gets into a fight. Tarzana Joe ends the pre-Christmas show in verse…and song.
Hewitt: Hour 1 – Hugh talks politics and Canadian boycotts with Columnist to the World, Mark Steyn, and then begins a long discussion with members of the Marines and civilians charged with training of young Marines going abroad to Afghanistan and Iraq.
Hewitt: Hour 2 – Hugh continues his conversation about the training our young Marines are now receiving before going to Afghanistan and Iraq, and then later in the hour is joined by retired Marine and Congressional candidate Duncan Hunter II.
Hewitt: Hour 3 – Hugh talks about Afghanistan and Iraq, and how the Marines train people going over there now that they’ve had a few years of experience on the ground there.
Hewitt: Hour 1 – Hugh talks politics and Putin as Time Magazine’s Man of the Year with Vanity Fair columnist, Christopher Hitchens.
Hewitt: Hour 2 – Hugh follows up on the recommendation last hour by Christopher Hitchens, and talks with our book experts, Reynolds and White, discussing Darkness At Noon. Later, Frank Gaffney strongly disagrees with Mike Huckabee’s Iran strategy, and humorist and columnist James Lileks weighs in on books, Iran, Huckabee and more.
Hewitt: Hour 3 – Hugh talks politics with Commentary Magazine editor John Podhoretz, the CIA document story with the Smart Guys, an update from Tim, Hugh’s friend with bladder cancer, and politics with National Review editor Rich Lowry.
Hewitt: Hour 1 – Hugh spends a few minutes with mega-producer Jerry Bruckheimer about his new film, National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets, and then jumps into politics with Politico’s Mike Allen and NRO’s Jim Geraghty.