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Countdown Thursday: Candidates March Fourth

Posted: Thursday, February 28, 2008 8:59 PM by Countdown
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Fighting the Obamenon: Not to give you any flashbacks to the SAT's...Or flash-forwards. But which number is bigger: 15-million? Or four. Our fifth story on the Countdown: the hint, is that the fifteen million represents the minimum difference between two remarkable February fund-raising efforts. 35 million for Senator Clinton. "Considerably more" -- several reports peg it at, at least 50 million for Senator Obama. But no... in this world at least, none of those numbers is larger... than four.

Smears for Fears:  It may become one of the classic coinages of modern American politics. Like "Where's The Beef" or "There You Go Again." "The Fear Bomb." Our fourth story on the Countdown, the Republican National Committee formally denounces the tactic...well after its use by various bullies with a microphone... and the Tennessee State GOP.

ODDBALL: Russian Debate Scuffle and a bear napping caught on tape!

The World According to W:  1984 had new-speak. We have Bush-speak. Rhetoric designed to obfuscate reality and to quell dissent. And in our third story on the Countdown, the country was treated to a full forty five minute display of it this morning.

In the Line of Fire: Not perhaps since it kept mum about the scandal of King Edward the 8th and the married American lady, has the British media actually stayed this silent, this long... It's all out tonight... where Prince Harry has been for ten weeks...Leading our brief look at celebrity and entertainment news, Keeping Tabs.

WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD:  Joshua Christopherson, Bill-O and another FOX News host vie for tonight's top honors.

Political Funnies:  Senators Clinton and Obama have participated in nearly 900 Senate votes. They voted identically... nearly 95 percent of the time. So that isn't what changed this Democratic race from a Clintonian rout...To what could be an Obama wrap-up next Tuesday. No -- in our number one story on the Countdown -- it was how... he danced.

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The intimations that Obama's middle name makes him a terrorist are bad enough, but equally offensive is the implication that being a Muslim equates being a terrorist, and desiring the destruction of America. What a great injustice to Muslim Americans. Of course, those dastardly villains probably don't care.

Christine, Goose Lake, IA (Sent Thursday, February 28, 2008 10:25 PM)

Keith, you make me laugh out loud, especially the No.3 segment.  Does anyone take GWB seriously anymore?  He could get a job on SNL without too much trouble and fit right in doing Will Ferrell impersonations.

JoAnn Moundsville, WV (Sent Friday, February 29, 2008 9:13 AM)

Happy Friday! Please update this thread with ALL comments.

Krista Swisher, Indianapolis, IN (Sent Friday, February 29, 2008 9:37 AM)

#!: Well that just about sums up Obama in a nutshell, doesn't it? Style over substance all the way.

JR (Sent Friday, February 29, 2008 10:56 AM)

On the subject of the fear bomb:

Bill Clinton on fear vs. hope 2004

(under a minute)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGW38Zy4bJo

J Murphy (Sent Saturday, March 01, 2008 10:21 AM)

OK, I give up - why no 'Countdown' on Friday night?

Bob W, Chicago, IL (Sent Saturday, March 01, 2008 4:36 PM)

And Billo never mentions your name.......

John Scully Denver Co. (Sent Saturday, March 01, 2008 6:53 PM)

Keith, congrats on beating O'Reilly in the A25-54 demo Thursday (458 v 441)!  These gains give me so much hope.

Emily B. Tate (Sent Sunday, March 02, 2008 2:07 AM)

Things the politicians don't want you to know:

Canadians want free trade just as much as Americans want Iraq, regardless of what John McCain is telling the American sheep.

Randall Goguen, Barbourville, KY (Sent Monday, March 03, 2008 2:26 PM)

seems the Clinton campaign is up to smear tactics as usual.  I am happy Mr. Olberman is the only honest
reporter we see on msnbc in the evening.
Thanks for all of your effort to weed thru all the b.s.

George Carr, Venice, Florida (Sent Tuesday, March 04, 2008 12:24 PM)



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