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Countdown Thursday: Plumber's Crack

Posted: Thursday, October 16, 2008 8:59 PM by Countdown
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The Hate Talk Express: What you already knew was ugly -- chances are, whatever you caught of last night's debate confirmed that -- is tonight, officially violent. Our fifth story on the Countdown: Just uttering Senator Obama's name, now apparently enough to get you a black eye at a Palin campaign event... From a pack of old ladies. I wish I were kidding... I am not.

McClaims Adjustment  Given the frequency with which he used them on the campaign trail... It should be no surprise that some of John McCain's worst, most obvious canards about Barrock Obama... ended up in the debate last night. Our fourth story on the Countdown tonight, a partial inventory of McCain misspeaks from Debate Number 49. There were, of course, the obvious muffs anyone can make, albeit ideally not in such quantity. Calling Palin a bresh... of freth air.

ODDBALL: Greg Packer Strikes Back and Mr. Met visits Fox News

State Expectations:  It is almost 60 years since it happened. A Presidential campaign, ballooning to utter predictability, the L-word (landslide) thrown around, and the Gallup Company discontinuing polling with two weeks to go, because, gosh, why bother. Our third story on the Countdown: knowing his history and at least the psychological rudiments of complacency... Senator Obama wants no L-words uttered. And yet uttered they have been.

Worsties, see below... 

WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD: Fox News, President Diane Fedele and Bill-O

The Wait Show:  In our number one story on the Countdown, Senator John McCain actually showed up to the Late Show with David Letterman... To say, "I screwed up". And don't think we were just joking about whether the Senator would make it this time.

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Barrock?

One of the most glaring things McCain said during the debate that stood out to my wife and I was when he seemed to suggest that Sarah Palin's son had Autism, rather then Down Syndrome.

Digital Jedi, Hickory NC (Sent Friday, October 17, 2008 12:54 PM)

If you were living in Texas during Phil Gramms elections you would have instantly recognized the "Joe the Plumber" story - only the name and occupation were changed. In Phil's ads it was "Dickie the Printer". It seems as if the McCain people are still living off Phil's ideas. Bad move, I really have bad memories of Phil's economics.

Ed Mowell (Sent Friday, October 17, 2008 1:24 PM)

Speaking of the Plumber's smart cracks...

Is is just me, or is Joe the Plumber more coherent than Sarah Palin? (so potentially a more palettable VP pick?)

Joe the Plumber can actually complete a simple sentence... pbbt!

Kelvin (Sent Friday, October 17, 2008 2:53 PM)

BEWARE OF REPUBLICAN PLUMBERS! NIXON USED THEM, TOO!

Robert Artusy, El Sobrante, CA (Sent Friday, October 17, 2008 4:24 PM)

What is going on? Every news channel from CNN to MSNBC looks like FOX News right now [2:15pm PST]. Everyone is "discussing" Senator Obama's so-called relationships with Bill Ayers, Rev.Wright, Osama bin Laden, Gabriel Prosser, and Mohammad Ali. Please, Keith, put some sanity back in this world!

Richard Green, San Clemente, Cal., 92672 (Sent Friday, October 17, 2008 5:17 PM)

Vote, Baby, Vote!

Darnestown< MD (Sent Friday, October 17, 2008 5:44 PM)

please read THE ONION today,SOUTHERN SHERIFF PULLS OVER OBAMA CAMPAIGN BUS, THIS IS TERRIBLE, I HOPE KEITH TALKS ABOUT THIS

DEBORAH MACHEL, IRVINE,CA (Sent Friday, October 17, 2008 6:43 PM)

I know how to fix this Bill Ayers thing!!!! Mr Ayres needs to endorse McSame for president! That will shut them all up!

Beverlee Cambronne (Sent Friday, October 17, 2008 7:15 PM)

Keith Olberman makes me laugh at the end of the day after all the sordid republican antics of the previous 24 hours.

Stephanie Baker, Silver Spring, Md. (Sent Sunday, October 19, 2008 7:36 PM)



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