Countdown Sunday: NBC Live Blog
Posted: Sunday, August 26, 2007 7:04 PM by Countdown
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Blogging the Countdown
We didn't announce it...and it's not that big a deal, but we're going to do a real-time live blog for tonight's show. For all you folks on the West Coast, tune into Countdown AFTER the game for the big show.
War More Years: And we're off. Keith did a little explainer at the top to calm the fears of all those folks looking for Dateline NBC...and we're into the first story centering around Sen. Warner's call for troop reduction and the vast response it has gotten.
7:05 Crazy tech pile-up in the control room. The great Howard Fineman is the first guest, but for some reason we couldn't get his IFB (look it up) to work. It was down to the wire...but the great tech staff pulled through. Great effort. Are we using 'great' too much?
7:08 New NBC bug and live bug tonight...you like?
7:10 And we're out of the first block without a hitch...couldn't have gone smoother.
Lightning Rod Candidates: Sen. Clinton and former Mayor Giuliani getting bashed by all comers as Decision 2008 heats up. Dana Milbank makes his NBC Countdown debut.
7:14 "Countdown" snipe promoing the show on MSNBC runs...that was crazy.
7:15 Dana's reference to an errant foul ball being dangerous is surely not lost on Keith.
7:18 "Maliki is the Alberto Gonzales of Iraq"...nice one Dana.
ODDBALL: 7:22 The Plays of the Summer...if you're a fan of Oddball, this is one compilation of stupidity you can't miss.
7:23 Alp Horn convention..Al's Porn Convention. Ha!
7:26 Is there anyone that doesn't love that 'Yakety Sax'?
7:28 Wizard of Oz bump out music...gotta love that too. If I only had a brain!
7:30 3 blocks down and still haven't been pulled off the air...this is great
The Book On Protestors: We brought you guys this story earlier in the week, but it wasn't with Presidential Expert/TV Personality Mo Rocca
7:33 Mo Rocca making is NBC Countdown Debut. Don't tell Jay Leno.
7:35 More nekkid Pooty Poot pics. Again, we'll refer you to those Jeff Gannon/Guckert photos.
7:36 Putin is 5' foot 7" according to Mo Rocca. He knows his stuff.
7:37 Play Ball...HA!
The Summer of the Mug Shot:
7:41 Once, Twice, Three times a lady. (We know we're using the word "lady" loosely -- loosely, get it? -- it's been a long day.)
7:43 Joel McHale of E!'s the Soup. Hey, coulda had soup for dinner...
7:44 From Britney to Michael Vick. You knew Keith would find a way to connect all the dots on Football Night in America...
WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD: 7:48 An upset! Rush Limbaugh beats out Billo (and Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell) to become tonight's Worst... Person... in the World... (cue the music)
Football Night in America:
7:51 Keith's day job (which is a night job) and his night job (also a night job) collide in our number one story as he sits down with Bob Costas and Cris Collinsworth of NBC Sports to discuss the NFL.
7:52 The "Speagles" - worst name ever for a sports team? Discuss.
7:53 We'd hate to be the NFL official in charge of getting that $22 Million back from Michael Vick. Just try collecting on that...
7:54 Cris is challenging Keith on the selection of Rush Limbaugh as Worst Person in the World! Does the ref like it when you challenge his calls on a play, Cris... does he?
7:57 Start the car. Keith has until halftime to make it across the Hudson to Rockefeller Center for the halftime show of job number two. And no, he will not have to hitchhike. That's why there's New Jersey Transit, people.
7:59 And our little experiment coming to you over the airwaves, versus cable, has come to a close. Thanks for playing (one last sports metaphor!) and we'll join you tomorrow night on MSNBC. Same bat time, same bat channel.
