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Countdown Friday: Sex on the City

Posted: Sunday, December 02, 2007 1:52 PM by Countdown
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Sex on the City:  :  Our fifth story on the Countdown Sex On The City. The good news: a long-time friend, a man once seen as joined to Rudy Giuliani's hip, has rushed to Giuliani's aide. The bad news: the long-time friend is disgraced and 16-times-indighted ex-New York Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik. Then again, if the subject is using public facilities to enable elicit liaisons with mistresses on the taxpayer's dime... Mr. Kerik knows his subject matter.


War Mangling:   Did Jack Murtha say "The Surge is working.” Finis. End Communication? Or did he say "The surge is working militarily, but not politically, and the Iraqis have to do it for themselves"? The lunatic fringe gets into another lather, hearing only what it wants to hear.

ODDBALL: Some pimped out bikes, remember when people just used to put baseball cards in the spokes? A boy and his pet Alligator, and you thought the tree was nice you should see the holiday hairdos.

Truthless People: From the president who promised to restore honor and dignity to the White House today we get not one, not two, but three examples of current and former top officials trafficking in dishonesty in some cases, rewarding it, and treating it, literally, like a joke. In our third story tonight, lies and consequences.

Tabs: Julia Roberts goes after the paparazzi, and farewell to Robert "Evel" Knievel.

WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD: Billo, Fox Business anonymous spokesperson, Steven Galson and Santa all battle for Worst Person Honors.

Bill O'Reilly's very useful advice for young people:Our number one story on the Countdown: when the Village Voice printed two pages worth of "Bill O'Reilly's very useful advice for young people, as channeled by vile left-wing smear merchant Tom Tomorrow.” We thought you kiddies at home might enjoy it if Billo himself read you about half of it.

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DT Oldman, City of Industry, CA (Sent Saturday, December 01, 2007 12:22 AM)

Why DT, I’m surprised at you.  You should know that Interconnection is where the synaptic gaps get closed, in between the long walks on the beach, snuggling, sharing, and other stuff.  But it won’t be syrup that makes your teeth hurt, DT.  

Good thing my name isn’t Bertha.  I do have a couple of things that rhyme (more or less) with Bush, I love cherry-pickin’, and I can think of some things to do with an accordian, if you bring the ole git-tar.  Playin’ all night, and the music’s all right …

From CA to PA?  Shifting the venue again, DT?  How will I ever keep up?  I guess the only way to find out is to try.  But take it easy, will you?  I like my buggy rides slow.

Anomaly (currently following a moveable feast) (Sent Sunday, December 02, 2007 2:43 PM)

Well at least it works now.  Unfortunately, I don't remember what I was going to post when I found the thread erroring out.  That was 2 days ago.

Moderation must improve.

Sue, West Allis, Wisconsin (Sent Sunday, December 02, 2007 3:04 PM)

Maybe Mike Huckabee is the Anti Christ the born agains are waiting so fervently for. He seems to fit the criteria.  gator,stuart,fl (Sent Sunday, December 02, 2007 10:23 AM)

Well said, gator.  As I told C A, it’s all there in his eyes.  

Anomaly (the eyes have it) (Sent Sunday, December 02, 2007 3:23 PM)

Tom Tomorrow has been subtly lampooning conservatives for years. Billo makes a perfect foil. I've often wondered if Steven Colbert used it as an inspiration for his show. This strip harks back to the old National Lampoon bit " Nancy Reagan's Guide to Teenage Dating ". Any teenager who committed the most innocuous trangression was " suddenly run over by a speeding bus ". Why is it that conservatives always move faster in reverse? Nature or nurture? Could it be that we're too hard on them because they're genetically predestined to linear thinking? Is conservatism the alzheimers of the new millenium? Somehow, Billo giving anyone advice reminds me of an autistic savant with a gift for math teaching someone carpentry.

gator,stuart,fl (Sent Sunday, December 02, 2007 3:50 PM)

'The Bottom Five'. #1. Two pages of 'Menage a Trois' fantasies typed one-handed? #2. Julia. Don't blame the Pepperoni for Britter taking over as America's Sweetheart. Sure she's rude, crude, and unglued, but she's still Disney. #3. This Administration never needed a Lie Detector in the white House. They settled for a Truth Detector. If they could fool that...well? #4. Next comes the reworking of the New Testament that OK's the overturning of the 22nd Amendment and Stoning of 'the Peacemakers', under Caesarian(or Dubya's)Decree. #5. They got the 24/7 Swingers' Paradise out of Times Square, and moved it down to City Hall.

Steve Turner Cedar Falls Iowa (Sent Sunday, December 02, 2007 3:58 PM)

Yea!!! I'm glad NewsHole is back and up and running. Thanks to the tech support gods and goddesses who worked this weekend to get the problem fixed! YOU ROCK!!

OK...onto Friday's show...so Mayor Rudy's getting defended by Mr. Kerik? If I were the "good" mayor, I'd be saying, "Thanks, but no thanks!" With friends like that, well, you know the rest of the saying.

Here's another female chaeuvinist pig comment from me. Let me begin by saying that I always learn a lot from Jonathan Alter's segments; sometimes, I even get a good laugh. Mr. Alter was in studio last week at least a couple of times. Can we maybe get Richard Wolffe to be "live and in person" a few times each week? Muchas Gracias! :)

What happened at Senator Clinton's Rochester, NH headquarters was too scary; I'm glad it ended with no one getting hurt. I hope all candidates beef up security a bit at their headquarters. People who are willing to run for office in this media microscope age and people who are willing to volunteer to help the candidate of their choice should not have to put their lives on the line.

Krista Swisher, Indianapolis, IN (Sent Sunday, December 02, 2007 4:29 PM)

All right -- one more riff on Keriker --

Kerikature -- a photo or group of photos of Rudy dressed in that pink dress with his future wife at their love nest financed by city funds taken by Kerik with hidden surveillance cameras while he was New York City police commissioner.  

Also, an alternative definition for Keriker assassination.

Anomaly (sees Keriker assassination here every day) (Sent Sunday, December 02, 2007 4:36 PM)

Going back to one of the "Oddball" segments, one of these days, that alligator is going to think that Stu is the biggest pig it's ever seen, and the end result isn't going to be pretty!

Roy Blunt is a boil on the butt of humanity, along with any of the other neo-con nut jobs who conveniently decided to ignore the other half of what Rep. Murtha had to say about the surge. Oh well, I guess listening only to what you want to hear has worked SO WELL so far for this administration. Oh wait...never mind!

I hope Charlie Rose was appropriately deloused or decontaminated after interviewing Turd Blossom or at least given a high-quality germ killer gel! And, Turd Blossom wasn't the most popular guy at the White House?! Say it ain't so!! Reality as I know it has just been shattered!!

Please, please, PLEASE put the VILLAGE VOICE comic that Keith read from Friday evening as a link somewhere on COUNTDOWN's page! I haven't laughed like I did Friday evening for a good long time; I had tears running down my face. If I'd been drinking a beverage, it would've ended up coming out of my nose! ;D Or, might this be somewhere on the VILLAGE VOICES's website? I may have to do some digging for that. Too stinkin' hilarious!!

Krista Swisher, Indianapolis, IN (Sent Sunday, December 02, 2007 4:39 PM)

L.A. Times Tim Rutten..(CNN) Corrupt News Network

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-rutten1dec01,1.4480909.column?coll=la-news-columns&ctrack=2&cset=true

Laura in Los Angeles (Sent Sunday, December 02, 2007 4:50 PM)

Billo's p**** envy means he has no spalddens compared to Keith.

James Craven, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Sent Sunday, December 02, 2007 5:02 PM)

#5 -- It really does amaze me this corrupt, morally bankrupt and incompetent man is still a candidate, really!! Oh how the GOP can and does ignore things when they want to!! If Mr. 9/11 wasn’t “Mr. 9/11”, the GOP would have run him out of town long ago; most certainly, they would have played the “Larry Craig” game!!

Pat Robertson's endorsement is becoming more and more humorous by the day!! The Fox "We Make Up The News" boys, i.e. Sean Hannity in particular, is the biggest hypocrite of them all!! He has never let up on Bill Clinton, yet kisses Giuliani's a** and defends him at every "illegal" turn!!

Regarding Bernard Kerik, the former Police Commissioner of NYC under Giuliani, has already pled guilty to two ethics violations and ordered to pay a $221,000 fine; in addition, he was indicted for conspiracy, mail fraud, wire fraud and lying to the IRS last month -- well, I’d really tell him to shut up if I were Rudy!! Then again, poor Rudy doesn’t seem to have any friends that haven’t been in trouble, the apple doesn’t fall far from “Rudy’s Tree”!!  

Between Giuliani’s corruption and Romney’s flip-flopping, no wonder former Governor Mike Huckabee’s pulled ahead in the Iowa polls!! This is going to be fun to watch --Rudy’s going down and Romney can cancel his plans to redecorate the White House!!  

The GOP line-up has spiraled faster than I thought it would; my favorite word today --KARMA!!

PEACE!!

Pam Bignardi, San Pedro, California (Sent Sunday, December 02, 2007 5:30 PM)

Having Kieth Olbermann read this comic from The Village Voice of was the best.

Gregory Roth, St. Paul, MN (Sent Sunday, December 02, 2007 5:33 PM)

Ok, thread's working so where are the comments News Hole?

disgusted again (Sent Sunday, December 02, 2007 5:34 PM)

#1.....What was that? Not news, not comedy, not funny and not worth watching. SICK! If I wanted to know ANYTHING about O' Reilly I would watch his show. I have just re-scheduled my daily work out from 6-PM to 8-PM Eastern as it will be time much more well spent.

Tommy Long Seattle (Sent Sunday, December 02, 2007 5:55 PM)

Hey gang!! Guess what I found?! If you're a doofus and deleted Friday's COUNTDOWN from your DVR like me (cuss...cuss...grumble...grumble...), here's a link that goes to Keith's "channeling" of "he who shall not be named":

http://thismodernworld.com/4095

Enjoy!!

Krista Swisher, Indianapolis, IN (Sent Sunday, December 02, 2007 5:59 PM)

I really wish Lou Dobbs would shut up!! Just changed the channel when his mug came on; does he ever stop with the "broken border" crap? GEES, what an intolerant bigot!! He needs to go work at Fox -- CNN, what's your problem?  Glenn Beck too!!

PEACE!!

Pam Bignardi, San Pedro, California (Sent Sunday, December 02, 2007 6:06 PM)

test

test (Sent Sunday, December 02, 2007 6:39 PM)

A Sean Hannity question:  Did Jack Murtha say the surge is working?  Answer the question yes or no!  Brother Hannity NEVER runs out of slime.

How can they justify their thinking?  The Libs do it.

The Libs, of course, don't do it first, and nowhere near as often.  But Brother Hannity doesn't tell himself that part, just like he tells others about Murtha's statement.

Talvenada, Phila., Penna. (Sent Sunday, December 02, 2007 7:23 PM)

"The bad news: the long-time friend is disgraced and 16-times-indighted ex-New York Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik"

It is very difficult to take seriously any "reporting" organization that can't spell. "indighted"?

NewsHole ain't worth it any more (Sent Sunday, December 02, 2007 7:23 PM)

#1 WPitW for Monday:  Cris Collinsworth, for suggesting even in jest that FNiA should have hired Orally instead of our man KO--BITE YOUR TONGUE, GATOR BOY!

God be with the family and friends of the late Sean Taylor and his teammates in DC.  

#3 WPitW--KO.  Don't go throwing off on Vinny Testeverde.  George Blanda he may not be yet, but he doesn't look like a sabertooth on steroids--he looks like a man in his forties still playing some pretty good football.

GO TITANS!  Here in East TN we support our Titans until Peyton Manning comes home to play against them--then we cry, swear and generally have emotional crises.  <G>

Immortal Cougar (Sent Sunday, December 02, 2007 7:26 PM)

I really wish Lou Dobbs would shut up!! Just changed the channel when his mug came on; does he ever stop with the "broken border" crap? GEES, what an intolerant bigot!! He needs to go work at Fox -- CNN, what's your problem?  Glenn Beck too!!

PEACE!!
Pam Bignardi, San Pedro, California (Sent Sunday, December 02, 2007 6:06 PM)

I second that emotion!  One reason I watch Tucker Carlson at six PM was that the choices otherwise were Lou Dobbs and Brit Hume--in short, no choices at all.  (And Rachael Ray on Food Network--still no choices.)  W/Lou moved to 7 PM, the choices are still none.  Unless I start going to the music channels--hang out at Willie's Place--hmm.  That is an idea.

Immortal Cougar (Sent Sunday, December 02, 2007 7:44 PM)

Like I said at least Britney doesn't have to deal with "bush" and it didn't take,Congress,lies,impeachment to get rid of it.
Maybe Nancy Pelosi need to ask her how she did it and we could stop this nonsense with a little sex wax/Is that the topic Rudy?Perhaps the old slush fund could pay for the trim.And you all thought John Edwards was bad.
And all you well and its wonderful in Iraq scott,Larry,& Turd Blossum Battalion. Its the same as what it in 2006 and if you thing 700 billion,a country destroyed,4000 of ours dead, and 30000 wounded,750,000 or more Iraqis dead,their country destroyed,thousand more wounded,the denial of Veteran benefits for our troops,outed agents,high oil prices,the whole region in disarray,and a foreign policy looks like the vegematic , or was that the bassamatic is well and wonderful,well catfish what do you expect from you  
from a bunch of June is busting out all over Bubbas.  
Now pay the money for feeling good the deficit tab is due.Let the collection begin with you.We will pass the buckets down the Isles at your local whatever meeting. I was going somewhere there Larry but I'll be nice. So you can put the sheet back in the closet.    

B. A. Buddusky (Sent Sunday, December 02, 2007 8:10 PM)

FNiA --

Monday Mess -- Did I REALLY hear Cris Collinsworth say that FNiA should have hired Billo instead of Countdown?  What was THAT all about?  Snarky much.  I guess he must have slept through both journalism AND poetry.  Time for Collinsworth to go.

The Pleistocene Era?  What’s the obsession with age?  Cut Vinny a break.  Your age sure looks good on you.  Ummmm.  Silver hair.  What color are those eyes, again?

Sean Taylor -- Hmmmm.  What was it I wanted to say about guns …?

Joe Gibb -- Hey Countdown -- The rule that Coach Gibb missed was changed sometime in recent years, wasn’t it?  Coach Gibb was also out of football for a few years, right?  Did anyone check to see whether Coach Gibb was, in fact, coaching when the rule was changed?  If so, we didn’t hear about that.  Also, while I do recognize that this is really not an excuse for Coach Gibb or his staff, we need to remember that it was, after all, a very difficult day for them.  Ultimately, I find it ironic that the rule was changed in the first place because New England was abusing it.  In my opinion, NO ONE has taken Coach Belichick enough to task for his KNOWING transgressions.  

Brett Favre -- Thank all of you for ignoring the miserable Thursday night game that no one saw, and if they did see it, they paid way WAY much to see it.  Anyway, the Packers did find out one thing -- they DO have a great back-up quarterback -- named FAVRE.  Move him back to #120, Countdown. (Just kidding, Brett fans.)

Anomaly (still loves Brett) (Sent Sunday, December 02, 2007 8:13 PM)

I'm not sure who all have said that Keiths Eyes are Blue or Gray, all I know is that they are a light color here is a site where you can see his eyes.. now ya's can quit wondering LOL :) I hope this helps..
LOL ya all it only took a small search for me to find these :P

http://www.imdb.com/gallery/granitz/5478/Events/5478/KeithOlber_Grani_11611465_400.jpg?path=pgallery&path_key=Olbermann,%20Keith

Brenda (Finally ya's will all know the answer) Deltona (Sent Sunday, December 02, 2007 8:33 PM)

L.A. Times Tim Rutten (CNN) Corrupt News Network
corrected link..

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-rutten1dec01,1,4480909.column?coll=la-news-columns&ctrack=2&cset=true

Laura in Los Angeles (Sent Sunday, December 02, 2007 8:47 PM)

Keith!!

I loved "Olber-Time" on Sunday night football!! Now if we can just get NBC network to broadcast Countdown every Sunday following the game, that would make my weekend complete!!

KUDOS & GOOD JOB SIR!!

Pam Bignardi, San Pedro, California (Sent Sunday, December 02, 2007 9:36 PM)

Pam Sunday 6:06 PM..I so agree Pam. Read the article I posted link to about CNN. The shame of the biased questions picked by the network. Lou Dobbs had alot to do with the questions asked and topics. I was so angry reading the article. I thought at one time he was a decent man, but have since lost any regard for him because of his harping on illegal immigrants. Like you, I want him to shut up.

Laura..sick and tired of Lou Dobbs..in Los Angeles (Sent Sunday, December 02, 2007 9:42 PM)

NewsHole ain't worth it any more (Sent Sunday, December 02, 2007 7:23 PM)

Yes, "indicted" should have been spelled correctly; however, News Hole IS worth it!! Many fine and very educated people blog here and I have learned a great deal from them!! (C A, B A, Sue, Carol, Krista, Steve Turner, L T, Pat-Boston, Nanalinda and many, many others!!)

I'm sorry that you're leaving, whoever you are; also, it’s “News Hole” – two words, not “NewsHole” as you wrote it above!!

PEACE TO YOU!!

Pam Bignardi, San Pedro, California (Sent Sunday, December 02, 2007 11:10 PM)

Immortal Cougar (Sent Sunday, December 02, 2007 7:44 PM)

That's why I have "HBO on Demand"!! - LOL!! Those choices are frightening my friend, very frightening!!

PEACE!!

Pam Bignardi, San Pedro, California (Sent Sunday, December 02, 2007 11:13 PM)

scott,Larry,& Turd Blossum Battalion.
B. A. Buddusky (Sent Sunday, December 02, 2007 8:10 PM)

B A - This entire post is excellent!! But these evil people, headed by President Stupid, do not care about the deficit they have created; nor do the trio you mentioned above, the "Turd Blossom Battalion," most fitting handle!!

What infuriates me so is the "slash taxes for the wealthy" Party is only giving our children, grandchildren and great grandchildren the largest tax increase this country's ever had!! Tax cut my a**; President Stupid’s DELAYED tax increase will be paid for by the next three - five generations!!

PEACE MY DEAR FRIEND!!

Pam Bignardi, San Pedro, California (Sent Sunday, December 02, 2007 11:23 PM)

Talvenada, Phila., Penna. (Sent Sunday, December 02, 2007 7:23 PM)

So true!! As I stated, Sean Hannity's the worst of them all!! Prior to the mid-term elections, he went on a rant, charts and all, regarding Nancy Pelosi's record.  Much to my "shock,"  it was all factually incorrect.  He moved on the Barbara Boxer, which I really couldn't figure out; first of all, she wasn't up for re-election, Feinstein was; second, California would never oust Barbara Boxer by voting in some right-wing neocon nut job if she was up for re-election!!

Feinstein's bad enough and I don't see her running in 2012; if she does, she'll have a lot of democratic competition, from REAL democrats like Barbara Boxer!! Laura, I know we'll see to it friend!!

Hannity's a discreditable liar; in addition to another Iraq war zealot who eluded military service!!

PEACE!!

Pam Bignardi, San Pedro, California (Sent Sunday, December 02, 2007 11:38 PM)

It is very difficult to take seriously any "reporting" organization that can't spell. "indighted"?

NewsHole ain't worth it any more (Sent Sunday, December 02, 2007 7:23 PM)

Not worth it because someone spells indicted wrong?  I hope you don’t really believe that. Maybe Countdown meant “delighted” or “benighted” or “backlighted” or “highlighted.” Maybe you’re just trying to rile folks like me up.  (It's working, by the way. (: )

And maybe it just doesn’t matter.  Did you understand it?  I did.  

Clara Mae Mattingly (who drank pink ladies on prom night and could spell you down anytime, just ask) (Sent Sunday, December 02, 2007 11:47 PM)

It is very difficult to take seriously any "reporting" organization that can't spell. "indighted"?

NewsHole ain't worth it any more (Sent Sunday, December 02, 2007 7:23 PM)

Not worth it because someone spells indicted wrong?  I hope you don’t really believe that. Maybe Countdown meant “delighted” or “benighted” or “backlighted” or “highlighted.” Maybe you’re just trying to rile folks like me up.  (It's working, by the way. (: )

And maybe it just doesn’t matter.  Did you understand it?  I did.  

Clara Mae Mattingly (who drank pink ladies on prom night and could spell you down anytime, just ask) (Sent Sunday, December 02, 2007 11:54 PM)

Oh this is interesting, more bad news for Senator-I-Got-Caught-In-The-Bathroom-Craig!! Hmmm, I wonder if Craig and Haggard have a thing going on?? Or perhaps Craig and Vitter, or Vitter and Haggard, or all three!! Hypocrites!!

God, excuse me; what did you say God? Oh, I understand; NO member of the “Party of Morals & Values” would ever do such a thing!!

BOISE, Idaho (Associated Press) --  “Eight men say they either had sex with Sen. Larry Craig or were targets of sexual advances by the Idaho lawmaker at various times during his political career, a newspaper reported Sunday.

One of the men is the former escort whose allegations disgraced the Rev. Ted Haggard, former president of the National Association of Evangelicals, the Idaho Statesman reported.”

http://palosverdes.cox.net/cci/newsnational/national?_mode=view&_state=maximized&view=article&id=D8T9NM6O0&_action=validatearticle

LOL & PEACE!!

Pam Bignardi, San Pedro, California (Sent Sunday, December 02, 2007 11:55 PM)

Brenda (Finally ya's will all know the answer) Deltona (Sent Sunday, December 02, 2007 8:33 PM)

Brenda -- I appreciate the research, I really do, but -- I hate to have to admit this, having pretty much started it -- I don’t WANT to know the answer.  I’d do almost anything NOT to find out.  After Friday night, Countdown needs to leave SOME things to the imagination.  Otherwise, what’s a girl to dream about -- except the moon, maybe, or accordians?

Did you hear that, Countdown?  

Anomaly (my inquiring mind does NOT want to know anymore) (Sent Sunday, December 02, 2007 11:55 PM)

News Hole, with what happened to this thread on Friday, in conjunction with no updates from Friday evening through Sunday afternoon, shouldn't the moderators be working to catch up on posting comments?  I'm sure there are many more than the 28 posted here.

disgusged again (Sent Monday, December 03, 2007 1:03 AM)

Tommy Long Seattle (Sent Sunday, December 02, 2007 5:55 PM)

It appears you are in the minority Tommy; many enjoyed this segment, including myself -- it was hilarious!! I've watched it a few more times - thank you Krista!!

PEACE & good luck to you sir!!

Pam Bignardi, San Pedro, California (Sent Monday, December 03, 2007 1:08 AM)

Pam Bignardi, San Pedro, California (Sent Sunday, December 02, 2007 6:06 PM)

70 Americans kidnapped, some killed, others released for ransom, 21 still missing. And you think that the Border is fine?

Maybe if the victems had white skin you'd be up in arms, as the News Media would have non-stop coverage of it.

The truth is, from the White House, to the halls of Congress, to most of the News Outlets, nothing is being done for the 21 kidnapped victems, and other ills along the Border.

Of all the people in the News Media, only Lou Dobbs and Glenn Beck are saying anything about this.

Keith, why not do a story on how President Bush and Congress allows the Mexican Army escort Drug Runners miles into the United States with .50 Cal Machine Guns with-out word one?

David Molinero (Sent Monday, December 03, 2007 1:22 AM)

Carol, Long Valley NJ (Sent Friday, November 30, 2007 5:29 PM)

Pam Bignardi, San Pedro, California (Sent Friday, November 30, 2007 5:50 PM)

In hopes that this doesn’t break your hearts, The House and Senate which both were controlled by the Democrats, and ran investigations independent of each other, concluded that Reagan didn’t have such contacts.

The Senate stated;
"by any standard, the credible evidence now known falls far short of supporting the allegation of an agreement between the Reagan campaign and Iran to delay the release of the hostages" (Committee on Foreign Relations 1992, 115)

This may not fit your view of history, maybe you would even like to rewrite the reports that the House and the Senate published, but that story had been debunked by the Democrats.

David Molinero (Sent Monday, December 03, 2007 1:23 AM)

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Warrantless Searches were legal when six families sued San Diego over having their homes searched for a Clinton era program.

Rush talking about the details.
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=23118864

I know that I didn’t hear about this till I saw this Morning Update by Rush that was e-mailed to me, have any of you?

David Molinero (Sent Monday, December 03, 2007 1:24 AM)

Sue, West Allis, Wisconsin (Sent Sunday, December 02, 2007 3:04 PM)

What I do, is write out what I'm going to post on Works first. That way I have my own record of my posting, and don't forget my points later on.

And very helpful as News Hole was down for a couple of days. Copy and Paste.

David Molinero (Sent Monday, December 03, 2007 1:33 AM)

Friday Countdown..
Great tie, like the suit color..very well put together Mr. O.

#5..I say if Rudy wants to be forgiven, first he has to admit wrongdoing, then he needs to pay back every cent of the taxpayer's money spent on those very expensive trysts. This man has no ethics or morals having an affair while at the same time taking care of his wife's security needs as Mrs. Mayor.

Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, who Keith mentioned, has a son, Greg Kelly news correspondent and sometime co-host on Fox and Friends. Nice man, great looking and not the usual Fox personality.

To so brazenly show yourself to be a flip flopper and not feel embarrassed, is beyond me. Mitt Romney has no shame, neither do any of the others..and these guys want to be President? Enough. In Spanish we call them "sinverguenzas"..scoundrels or those without shame.

#4..I really like Jon Stolz. A very well spoken young man. Please have him in the studio again next time.

Oddball: Oh no, I hope no younguns in my neighborhood watch Countdown. We don't need sound breakers mounted on bikes going down the street busting eardrums. Bad enough with those ghetto blasters mounted in cars.

#2..all those broken bones, head trauma causing a coma and Evel Knievel dies of diabetes and lung disease..how ironic. RIP Evel.

WPitW..oh leave Santa alone. Between this latest idiocy and the Aussies forbidding Santa from saying Ho! Ho! Ho!, they're taking all the fun out of Christmas. Enough already.."secular progressive bastard"..the guy trying to get Santa to lose weight..too funny Keith.

and my favorite #1..Billo comic strip. Keith got a workout with this one. Wow, falafal, loofas, showers and Keith's um, um..oh my..well you know. Is it getting warm in here?

Laura..baby it's cold outside..in Los Angeles (Sent Monday, December 03, 2007 2:22 AM)

Moderator. Spelling's not your forte is it? Illicit,indicted.

Nanalinda, San Antonio, TX (Sent Monday, December 03, 2007 2:37 AM)

Krista Swisher, Indianapolis, IN (Sent Sunday, December 02, 2007 5:59 PM)

I just don't see the point of those comics. But then what do I know? Countdown is merely an echo chamber of Olbermann's point of view.

O’Reilly brings on people with whom he disagrees with to debate the issues. When was the last time Keith had someone on that disagreed with him on a topic?

David Molinero (Sent Monday, December 03, 2007 2:38 AM)

Right on, Keith! Mention of your penis caused the comments section of the thread to crash.  I'm glad you took my advice about self-effacement being good for the soul and the ratings, but don't you think you went a little farther than necessary?

R. NorCal (Sent Monday, December 03, 2007 2:48 AM)

For those seeking the Billo cartoon it can be seen on the Village Voice website or at www.thismodernworld.com. That is the cartoon's website

gator,stuart,fl (Sent Monday, December 03, 2007 6:58 AM)

Ciao to all!  I FINALLY have the internet in my home-YAY!  No more schelping it over to the base to get my free hook up!

I've seen the ads for Countdown on AFN, but I haven't seen the show yet.  I know that they get it on AFN Pacific, but we also get ads for that region.  It also might have to do with the fact that I'm now homeschooling my four boys, hence I don't get to watch much t.v. these days.

I hope all is well with you folks.  I'm reading some back posts to catch myself up.  Again, not getting a whole lot of news except for whatever AFN is offering up, I'm sort of behind the times on things-except for this God awful war.

On that note, my nephew came home last month and reunited with his wife and young son (the son that was born a month before he left in September of 2006).  My bro and sil are doing as well as can be expected.

I'll catch you all on the flip side.  

Ciao!

Jamie, Lago Patria, Italia (Sent Monday, December 03, 2007 8:03 AM)

BTW, I hope you all watched and cheered on Navy when they kicked Army's bahookie on Saturday. My husband, the USNA grad, was extremely pleased.

Jamie, Lago Patria, Italia (Sent Monday, December 03, 2007 8:05 AM)

"The bad news: the long-time friend is disgraced and 16-times-indighted ex-New York Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik" It is very difficult to take seriously any "reporting" organization that can't spell. "indighted"?  NewsHole ain't worth it any more (Sent Sunday, December 02, 2007 7:23 PM)

Sir or Madam -- I would be very sad to think that anyone would seriously consider leaving New Hole over a misspelled word (or even many misspelled words). If that’s really your standard, then I doubt anyone could meet it.  If that’s not really your standard, then you’re naughty to tease us this way.  I personally hope it’s the latter.  I don’t mind a little teasing.  (:

What does spelling matter, after all, when the message is clear (and valid)?  If I had a nickel for every time someone around here (including some very bright people) spelled Anomaly wrong, I could probably quit my day job and blog full time, and yet I don’t believe I’ve ever mentioned it to anyone.  Better to have a News Hole that’s not perfect (as we’re all not perfect) than to have no News Hole at all.

Anomaly (indighted many times on charjes of konspiritcy to comit bad spellung, pleeded insanty, nevr convikted (Sent Monday, December 03, 2007 8:34 AM)

Monday Morning:

Good morning everyone. Hope you all had a nice weekeend. Hope you all have a great week.

C A, Tuscalooa, AL (Sent Monday, December 03, 2007 8:52 AM)



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