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Countdown Monday: Crash Positions

Posted: Monday, December 08, 2008 8:59 PM by Countdown
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Roadblockheads:  After a weekend in which it appeared a mini-bailout of the auto industry was imminent... Two monkey wrenches in the assembly line. Our fifth story on the Countdown: is taxpayer help for Detroit being held up by one state that relies on money from foreign auto-makers? And by one final effort by the Bush Administration to kill or cripple... a union?

Veterans New Day:  What President-elect Barrock Obama said about his choice for Secretary of Veterans Affairs...that there is none more distinguished, more determined or more qualified to care for our returning troops... Is no less notable than what the appointee, Retired Army General Eric Shinseki did back in February of 2003.  To that presently. But, in our fourth story on the Countdown, the first part of an answer to the question we have asked nightly since the election and will continue to do so until the inauguration... What do we do now...when it comes to taking care of our vets?

ODDBALL: Virgin Mary in a Cat Scan, and a talking lion talks about the economy.

The American President:  The idea that Barack Obama is not actually a "natural-born citizen" of this country is not just so ridiculous that the Supreme Court, even when pressed by a Reactionary justice like Clarence Thomas, refused today to hear a lawsuit making the contention... It's so ridiculous that even a far right commentator has urged his side to drop it, and drop it fast. Our third story on the Countdown: The Obama Citizenship Blowback... with Arianna Huffington joining me in a moment.

Worsties...see below.

WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD: Baseball's Veterans Hall of Fame Commitee, Bill-O and Pat Boone vie for tonight's top honors.

Stay Jay:  Breaking news... NBC is expected to announce tommorrow that it has signed Jay Leno to a new contract that will move his show to the ten p-m time period, weeknights, beginning in the fall of 2010. A new format in prime time. Conan O'Brien is taking over "The Tonight Show" in May, as announced five years ago. The new deal would keep Mr. Leno -- who is the ratings leader in late-night -- on the network... Where he will be able to crack jokes about the new administration 90-minutes earlier

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Okay, seriously, Keith.  You couldn't think of one note for this day in history on December 8th?  How about the 28th anniversary of the death of John Lennon - shot outside his New York apartment back in 1980.  In fairness, maybe you've mentioned it in previous years, but...

Jennifer Clark, North Hollywood, CA (Sent Monday, December 08, 2008 10:16 PM)

Don't worry about Leno.  I haven't seen his show in years, on too late, but when I did, he wasn't all that funny.  Keith, you remain my no # 1 guy on Television.
Your sarcasm, wit, and yes your humanity make you Televisions' El Supremo.

Gerald Chernicoff, West Palm Beach, Florida (Sent Tuesday, December 09, 2008 5:14 AM)

Pat Boone and his ilk has taught and continues to teach whole generations of children that its ok to hate GLBT people enough to beat them to death.  He is not a patriot or a Christian because he actively preaches against free speech and assembly as well as against the fact that God created each and every one of the precious GLBT community.  Now, I will return to my "half full" way of life knowing that what goes around comes around for Pat Boone and his "followers."  I just wish I could go on TV and say this.  Thanks for doing it for me, Keith.  Love your show!

Wendy Bell, Bridgeville, PA (Sent Tuesday, December 09, 2008 8:54 AM)

Hey Keith, While I love the worst persons segment I just have one request. Please, please stop putting Bill orally on there, not for his sake but for others Bill is an irrelevant blowhard moron and every time you call his name he makes money because someone goes and listens to or watch his show(s). Am sure there a more deserving folks for that segment, you can probably find 4 worst persons within the current Administration (if you want to get technical and call it that)my point mentioning this clowns name is actually helping him.

Jannet, Charlotteville NC (Sent Tuesday, December 09, 2008 10:11 AM)

But with respect to future debt; would it not be wise and just for that nation to declare in the constitution they are forming that neither the legislature, nor the nation itself can validly contract more debt, than they may pay within their own age, or within the term of 19 years.

Thomas Jefferson, September 6, 1789

Keith, stop the insanity.

Michel Du Fer, Eurabia (Sent Thursday, December 11, 2008 5:55 AM)



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