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Countdown Monday: War Counsel

Posted: Monday, July 14, 2008 8:59 PM by Countdown
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Rachel in for KO tonight...

The Right's Wrong: Today, one of the presidential candidates came out with a plan to send more U.S. troops into combat. It was not John McCain. The catch?  Barack Obama wants to send these troops... to Afghanistan, the war some U.S. troops call "forgot-istan". In a New York Times op-ed today, Obama says as president he would send at least two additional combat brigades to Afghanistan... he explained for the umpteenth time that he has never set a rigid, unconditional timetable for withdrawal from Iraq... and he explained why he thinks leaving Iraq is essential to America's safety.

Not Muslim:  The details hidden with the New Yorker cover drawing of Senator Obama and his wife Michelle aren't the story... The outrage over the New Yorker cover isn't the story either. But tonight, in our fourth story on the Countdown, the potential consequences of the clearly- meant- to- be- satirical cartoon are the story. First, the details...

ODDBALL: Miss U.S.A misses again, a man uses his hands to pull things out of hot oil and bull jumping in Espana.

What about Bill?:  Barack Obama has a three-dimensional dilemma. Or as he calls it, a complication, involved in the selection of his running mate.  Our third story on the Countdown, Hillary Clinton as an asset -- with her own potential liability -- her husband Bill.  Last Thursday, Obama reached out to Democratic donor and ardent Hillary Clinton supporter Jill Iscol. When the conversation turned to Hillary's shot at VP, Iscol says Obama expressed concern over Bill as the second spouse. Quote? Complicated indeed.  Obama himself knows how much power the Clintons wield. Remember this from Thursday?

Tony Snow 1955-2008

 
The Great McCommunicator:  In 2006, president bush proudly told a CNBC interviewer who asked about his computer usage, quote "one of the things i've used on the google, is to pull up maps!"  Little did he know that just two years later, the presumptive republican nominee to succeed him would make bush look like the super-hacker hero kid from TRON. In our number one story on the Countdown, big news from Senator John McCain's presidential campaign... The Senator is now officially moving into... the late-twentieth century... Saying that he's "learning to get online".

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Hey Countdown --

In retrospect, maybe McCain was right and  Clinton wrong.  If we had invaded Iraq in 1998 with a COMPETENT administration and COMPETENT military leaders, maybe we would have saved ourselves a lot of time, trouble, and lives ... not to mention a trillion dollars.

And Al Gore would probably be president today.

Anna Molly (Sent Monday, July 14, 2008 9:06 PM)

When is Keith coming back?  I need some new worse persons!

John Bebout, South Korea (Sent Monday, July 14, 2008 9:11 PM)

Ratings:

FOX NEWS 49%
CNN 20%
MSNBC 13%

Olbermann thought process #675 ... "we're movin'up."

Full Moon (Sent Monday, July 14, 2008 9:39 PM)

Ms. Maddow, you're doing wonderfully, (you've actually come along quite nicely I think), but could we please have Mr. Olbermann back? Pretty please? I'm going through Keith DT's here!

Christine (Sent Monday, July 14, 2008 9:47 PM)

AND SO WHAT IF HE IS A MUSLIM??? aren't these the same people who preach that profiling is wrong and we need to be tolerant, etc, etc.. then they go around saying "don't worry" he's not a muslim.. as if being a muslim is a horrible thing. i happen to know some muslims, and they're not all terrorists. i think Obama, Keith, and the rest of you owe the muslim community a huge apology.  open your eyes!!!

mjp, DE (Sent Monday, July 14, 2008 10:15 PM)

Rachel,
To paraphrase my Giddo, "I love you as big as the world" but "The New Yorker" is a weekly mag . . . so it was not "this month's" cover that was a problem!

(sorry to be picky but I love you,countdown, and t.n.y.)

a. mueller (Sent Monday, July 14, 2008 10:41 PM)

Rachel Maddow, you are wonderful. You should have your own program.You are so refreshing and wonderful to listen to. Keep up the good work

Frances E Day (Sent Tuesday, July 15, 2008 8:34 PM)

WE want Keith!!! When will he be back?

Terri Pasha Pompano Beach,Fl. (Sent Tuesday, July 15, 2008 9:10 PM)

Rachel you are great and I love to listen to you on the radio, but I miss Olberman sooooooooooo much.
Please let us know when he will return. I can't hold on to countdown much longer without him. His show is
so important to this election year. Please bring him back. Where is he? What's going on? He can't be on vacation this long.
fjr, CA

Faye Rone, Upland Californis (Sent Tuesday, July 15, 2008 9:11 PM)

Rachel:

I greatly enjoy Keith, but I enjoy you every bit as much, if not more. MSNBC should give you your own show!

Sandy Corwin (Sent Tuesday, July 15, 2008 9:16 PM)

the president is coming to peoria, illinois to support the republican senator candidate, the dinner, 500.00 a plate, a photo 5,000.00, is this what they mean by bush league, foreclosures, bank closings and they want 5,000.00 for a picture, incredible

tom michael, peoria,ill. (Sent Tuesday, July 15, 2008 10:07 PM)

Love the job you're doing Rachel!!  Keep up the great work!!

Russell Brunecz, Aurora, Colorado (Sent Wednesday, July 16, 2008 2:18 AM)

I don't blame you for not having posted anything from last night's show. It was the worst show imaginable, not interesting, not funny, not worth the air time. If MSNBC doesn't start including some worthwhile content in this production I'm afraid it's down the tubes. Maddow and Olbermann are causing this ship to sink and the viewers (passengers)are jumping ship in droves. Probably to late to save, how long can you tread water?  

Anna palooza (Sent Wednesday, July 16, 2008 9:05 AM)

Dr. Maddow,
As an Arizona resident, you hit it whith what you said about the roads. My 80,000 mile guaranteed tires wore out at 40,000, When I asked why? It is the roads in AZ. Good call, wish I had a plane.

Sugar Lee, Tucson AZ (Sent Wednesday, July 16, 2008 11:07 AM)

WHERE IS KEITH? I'm desperate.

Keith Lover, Chapel Hill, NC (Sent Wednesday, July 16, 2008 12:01 PM)

As much as I love RM,( and I really do) We need Keith back. May even need to do an entire show of worst persons and Billo.

Black Obamican NY (Sent Wednesday, July 16, 2008 3:27 PM)

The good Dr. Maddow rocks.

I've read she is on a short list for her own show on msnbc.

Seriously her show should follow Countdown. I enjoy her presence on countdown but I enjoy her radio show even more.

MikeC, Wixom Mi (Sent Friday, July 18, 2008 9:37 PM)



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