Open thread: Sunday morning talking heads

Not much to see this morning beyond the usual Axelrod/Gibbs/Gillespie battle o’ the talking points, alas, but Darrell Issa’s preview on “Meet the Press” of the next round of Benghazi hearings could bring genuine news. “This Week” might be fun too, as Rob Portman, Newt Gingrich, and Joe Biden’s son Beau discuss weigh in on whether or not Biden was in fact a complete jackhole at the debate Thursday night. (Spoiler: He was.)

In honor of Ax’s appearance, a little something from his Twitter feed posted early — too early — on Friday night:

At Nats game and, man, they came our of the gates like Joe Biden!6-0 in the third!

— David Axelrod (@davidaxelrod) October 13, 2012

Sorry, Nats fans. If it’s any consolation, I root for the Mets and Pirates. And I can tell you from experience: As much as that brutal collapse might hurt right now, in the course of time it’ll … still really hurt. That’s baseball. This is your life now. Good luck coping. The line-up via WaPo:

NBC’s Meet the Press: Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC); Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA); Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD); Gov. Bob McDonnell (R-VA); Mayor Kasim Reed (D-Atlanta); former governorn Jennifer Granholm (D-MI); Alex Castellanos, GOP strategist; Tom Brokaw, NBC; Stephen Colbert

CBS’ Face the Nation: Romney campaign advisor Bay Buchanan; Katrina vanden Heuvel, The Nation; Frank Luntz, Republican pollster; David Corn, Mother Jones; John Dickerson, CBS and Slate

ABC’s This Week: Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH); Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden; Newt Gingrich; former Senator and 2008 Democratic presidential candidate Chris Dodd; Martha Raddatz, ABC; Richard Norton Smith, presidential historian; George Will, ABC; Donna Brazile, Democratic strategist

Fox News Sunday: David Axelrod, Obama campaign senior strategist; Ed Gillespie, Romney campaign senior adviser; Brit Hume, Fox News; Bob Woodward, Washington Post; Laura Ingraham, radio show host; Jeff Zeleny, New York Times

CNN’s State of the Union with Candy Crowley: Senior Obama campaign adviser Robert Gibbs; DNC Chairwoman Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL); Al Cardenas, former chairman of the Florida Republican Party; Jim Acosta, CNN; Susan Page, USA Today; Grover Norquist, Americans for Tax Reform; Bill Burton, Priorities USA

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