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[malaise]

1. Oh Fugging My!

This is HUGE!!!

[MurrayDelph]

89. I hate to be the turd in the punchbowl

but it's probably just a report about how well his KIND fund did this year.

[Mr. Ected]

2. So much for my evening plans

I'll be riveted to the TV. I've refreshed DU once every 5 minutes for the entirety of 2017 hoping for something monumental to go down.

Maybe...tonight????

[diva77]

37. A common experience, no doubt!!

[CottonBear]

78. And I thought I was the only one refreshing DU every 5 minutes...

hoping against hope for some - any - good news regarding the unmitigated and ongoing disaster that has engulfed our country.

[a kennedy]

3. and it's not even Friday........woohoo.

[Phoenix61]

4. WooHoo!!!

Could it be a late arriving Christmas present? Please let it be so.

[Cirque du So-What]

5. Something's in the air

It's got my senses tingling.

[OnDoutside]

6. So Scott Dworkin might be right....

[riversedge]

52. i will have to check his tweets since you did not give us a clue.

[triron]

7. Wow!

so question is "what is very good news" to Larry?

[irisblue]

8. Well then....

[pnwmom]

9. Scott Dworkin is also predicting some big stories tonight. FWIW.

Link to tweet

[Gothmog]

10. I will be watching

[Cary]

11. I don't have news access here in Riviera Maya

Please post!

[Lochloosa]

15. I'll be there in February. Dead and Company.

[concreteblue]

39. Have fun!

So Jealous......

[Lochloosa]

50. Oh I plan on it. Will be able to walk from my room to the beach for the show.

[ReformedGOPer]

18. MSNBC

http://www.livenewson.com/american/msnbc.html

[Cary]

25. Thanks

[Delmette2.0]

67. Thank you!

[dawg day]

44. Oh, I am SO sorry for you.

Just think, you could be up here where it's 5 degrees.

[Cary]

58. And I will be tomorrow

[pangaia]

12. I'll be studying scores to Tchaik Sym #2, Elgar Cello Concerto and Moldau..

[Mira]

29. Oh "Die Moldau" what a wonderful favorite of mine

I think I'll put that on right now - but at 10, I'm with Lawrence!

[pangaia]

57. I must admit, I do not enjoy it at all.

I much prefer the Tchaik. Of course as a pauker, I guess I would. :&gt )))

&t=331s

[3catwoman3]

79. OK - help!

What's a pauker?

[pangaia]

96. pauker timpanist in German

Wieland Welzel... By far my favorite active timpanist---

Crank up your speakers for both of these and you will see why I was a timpanist, among other things...


Berlin Phil - Simon Rattle, cond
beginning of 4th mvt of Mahler Sym #1.
Look at Wieland smile at 1:20.. He KNOWS !!!! Wonderful guy, too...

And Paris Opera - Paavo Jarvi, cond
end of Sibelius 2nd SYM start at 40:00
Very "French" style of timpani playing .
If this doesn;t get a rise out of you, you are already deceased.. :&gt ))

&t=2184s

[3catwoman3]

98. Vielen dank.

My long ago high school and college German did not cover anything musical.

I love watching percussionists of any stripe. You guys have all the fun and all the cool toys.

This is not tympany, but you might enjoy it:

[pangaia]

101. Yes, we do have all the fun.. :))

this girl's good.... good time...

[3catwoman3]

115. Long ago flute player here, and now...

...a member of a small handbell choir. I'll play my 1918 upright piano when no one is home to hear my mistakes.

[maxsolomon]

13. Thursday is the new Friday

Last night I watched an episode of The Crown where Anthony Eden got the boot after the Suez Crisis. The dude who tossed him said "There is no Justice in Politics".

Word to the wise.

[trof]

14. I Hate Teasers

[Bigredhunk]

20. -

Me 2. They always make it sound like something HUGE, and it turns out to be a nothingburger. I remember Olbermann's tweets to this effect, people speculating that he's announcing he's coming back to MSNBC. Same goes for Tweets suggesting that there's a big Mueller story coming, as if the cuffs are coming out for these bastages.

Love Lawrence and his show. Just don't like false hype.

[Eyeball_Kid]

36. The guy cuts his vacation short for hype? No, this might be something.

I hope it's Paul Ryan's PAC, with more details than I've heard so far. That would be very good news indeed. Congressional GOPers are, at a minimum, complicit. Some are actively participating. Ryan is one of them.

[bettyellen]

43. Well yeah if youre expecting literal cuffs you might be pissed off...

Even though Flynn pled guilty and will be likely serving some time. I’m still thrilled to hear that.

[left-of-center2012]

69. We've been promised news in the past ...

... only to have the deadline come and go

[thbobby]

16. The road is long ...

Hope to see something tonight. But I have been led down barren roads leading nowhere too many times. I am skeptical, but PLEASE let me be wrong!

[SaveOurDemocracy]

17. Will Joy be filling in for Rachel again tonight?

[bettyellen]

45. I think so, an old friend from HS saw her today at the vet taking her lab in for chemo.

[milestogo]

64. Rachel's lab has cancer?

[bettyellen]

88. I do trust the source on this- old friend who totally geeked out over seeing RM. so sadly its

Probably true. They were both waiting at the vetenarian today.

[spooky3]

80. Oh no, poor baby! I hope the chemo helps. ++++ to Rachel

and pup.

[paulkienitz]

19. Turns out my brother knows Lawrence well

...he says that show is Lawrence at his most calm and reasonable. :-P

[madaboutharry]

54. I can see Lawrence getting worked up when the camera is off.

There is a clip somewhere of him going ballistic and cursing a blue streak during a commercial break over his notes being messed up.

I love ❤️ him.

[HipChick]

21. Darn....I don't get MSNBC where I am...any live online streams?

[irisblue]

23. See # 18

[ReformedGOPer]

24. MSNBC

http://www.livenewson.com/american/msnbc.html

[sheshe2]

28. Someone posted some sort of link above.

[Ellipsis]

34. ...

http://www.livenewschat.eu

[Snotcicles]

63. Sling has it. nt

[alfredo]

65. Google Rockin Rooster.

[stonecutter357]

22. lol

[Control-Z]

26. Oh, Lawrence, don't mess with my emotions.

I just can't take more disappointment right now.






I tried not to get excited about this but, dammit, I am. This is the first time I've used this since that cold, dark, November night in 2016. Don't make me regret it.

[angrychair]

27. The arc of justice

I do not pretend to understand the moral universe; the arc is a long one, my eye reaches but little ways; I cannot calculate the curve and complete the figure by the experience of sight; I can divine it by conscience. And from what I see I am sure it bends towards justice. Theodore Parker

While as an atheist, I personally do not necessarily ascribe to a universe, moral or otherwise, bending its arc one way or the other, we need to take our inspiration for a brighter future where we find it.

[nadine_mn]

30. My guess is it has something to do with his K.I.N.D charity

That is something so personal and important to him...I see that being good news to him over any political news.

Of course I could be wrong.

[kydo]

47. That's what I think too

[TomSlick]

53. That's my bet.

[Orangepeel]

31. Not hopeful its important. They dont wait hours to break real news

[RandomAccess]

46. But they might get advance notice of breaking news

In fact, they often do. Sometimes things are "embargoed" until a certain time or date.

[Me.]

32. He & Tamron Getting Married/Married?

[spiderpig]

33. That was my first thought. n/t

[IluvPitties]

35. Please- let it be really good news for this nation!

[Cha]

38. Holy Wow! Mahalo, itsrobert!

[nolabear]

40. Crap. And here I am with a social life.

Wonder if anyone at dinner will mind me checking in at DU...

[RandomAccess]

41. LOL- Why should YOU be the only one?

I couldn't resist. By all means, check DU and if your dinner people mind, well, get better dinner companions!

[mercuryblues]

49. If you do check in

while at the table refrain from saying Holy Fuck- that they might mind.

[nolabear]

61. Nah, they'd love it. Three fierce women friends!

If there's a Happy Dance to be danced they'll be happy to dance it.

[dawg day]

42. I was going to DVR it and watch Top Chef!

Guess I'll have to do the reverse.

I hope it's Mueller time, and not just that Larry got an Alexa for Xmas.

[dawnie51]

48. Sweet Jesus.....

please let this be good. No one I'd rather hear good news from than Lawrence and Ari.

[Norbert10]

51. Lawrence isnt claiming anything big, but Dworkin has 30 minutes

[FreeState]

56. 10:30 eastern - thats more than 30 minutes n/t

[dawg day]

60. What does that indicate? That Dworkin's there?

[Siwsan]

55. My gut says I've set my expectations way too high, for this 'news'

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice - DAMN IT!!

[msongs]

59. the pope is Catholic? is that really news anymore lol nt

[Motley13]

62. I doubt they are taking the moron out in handcuffs

the only thing that would make me really happy. Remember Rachel's big reveal of the moron's 2 page tax returns, yawn

[samnsara]

66. oh crap i missed it.. what was it?

[Takket]

74. LO isn't on for another hour

[left-of-center2012]

68. Is his wife having a baby?

[GoCubsGo]

71. He's not married.

He divorced in 2013.

[left-of-center2012]

72. So, someone else is having a baby?

[GoCubsGo]

75. I'm sure plenty of women are having babies.

Just not Lawrence O'Donnell's wife, since he doesn't have one. I understand he and Tamron Hall are an item. But, she's 47, so the odds of her having a baby are kind of slim. That's around the time women start going through "the change."

[left-of-center2012]

76. How exciting !

I'm staying tuned,
for sure.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

86. Actually, the median age of menopause is something like 51.

Although admittedly, fertility does tend to drop after a woman turns 40.

[GoCubsGo]

99. It's actually usually a long-term process.

Most women hit perimenopause around 45ish. Menopause itself doesn't happen for a few years, but whatever.

[DeminPennswoods]

70. Guessing it's the NYT interview w/Trump

Joy Reid is talking about it now.

[JenniferJuniper]

73. Doesn't sound like there is any major "good news" in that

[dawg day]

81. Nah,it's supposed to be coming from Scott Dworkin

[Greybnk48]

82. Why would he rush back for that?

Unless he thinks Trump's going to go berserk this weekend.

[getagrip_already]

84. no good news there....

scary yes, good no. Must be something else.

[spooky3]

77. Great! Thanks for the heads up!

[Sophiegirl]

83. Im afraid this is another nothingburger.

Anything really explosive would be all over the news by now.

[IluvPitties]

85. Exactly.

[Sophiegirl]

92. Yep

Nothingburger. Drumpf just spouting off and the media going cray cray over it. Too slow a news week I guess.

I’m disappointed, but this is nothing new. And now, I am changing the channel.

[SoCalMusicLover]

90. BINGO!!

[uponit7771]

93. +1

[LeftInTX]

87. Good news is probably "feel good" news

It probably isn't political.

If it was stuff about Trump, calling it "good news" could get him in hot water.

Remember what they did to Keith?

[Satch59]

97. Maybe about his efforts in Africa to supply desks/education?

Maybe he's gotten a big donation from someone?

[Ferrets are Cool]

91. Absolutely NOTHING

[uponit7771]

95. +1, they should stop doing that

[Ferrets are Cool]

113. All in the name of ratings. It's really farked up. nm

[uponit7771]

94. TO MSNBC: Trump saying something stupid is..NOT..."Breaking News'!!!!!

[jberryhill]

100. Drink Your Ovaltine

[FSogol]

102. Exactly. So many people fall for this click bait marketing.

[OhZone]

104. HA

Good one.

[flamingdem]

103. Ou est Lawronce?

Je ne sais pas - I lookin for heen

[getagrip_already]

105. about to do last word segment...

2-3 minutes at best. More likely 1 minute of air time.

[procon]

108. Suspended his vacay for a two minute, phoned puff piece???

I am impressed by his chutzpah, but his nothingburger was over cooked.

[avebury]

106. Well that is an hour of

my life I won't get back.

[oberliner]

107. The good news is how many desks they were able to provide to school children in Malawi

Via the charity he's been promoting (Kind Fund).

[DeminPennswoods]

109. Sort of a let down like in A Christmas Story

where Ralphie is decoding his first message from Annie that turns out to be an ad for Ovaltine.

[Agschmid]

112. Its great news!

Too bad people wound themselves up into a tizzy.

[oberliner]

114. Yes, indeed

People should realize that if there was a breaking news story - it would've broke.

[MFM008]

117. im glad about the desks.

but boy am I a sucker........................anybody got any shit they wanna sell me?

[oberliner]

120. What did you think it was going to be?

Seems like if it was anything big - it wouldn't have been able to have been teased until 11:00.

[edbermac]

111. He heard from a reliable source that Nixon plans to resign.

[JI7]

116. if it was related to Russia i think Rachel Maddow would be the one more likely to Cut Vacation short

to come on.

but i had a feeling the LOD news was going to be something unrelated to Trump and it is VERY GOOD news.

[brettdale]

118. What was the good news?

what was the good news?

[JenniferJuniper]

119. The desks.

[brettdale]

121. ???

????

[LeftInTX]

122. He has a charity in Africa and they got desks

I didn't watch, so I'm not familiar, but it was apparently something that was important to his charity.