Countdown (KOEB Thread) Redux - the Tie Thread

[Clark2008]

Because the other one is getting too damn long to make sense of!

He WORE THE TIE!



Special Thanks to Crispini and her source on DU for the Tivo shot!

[troubleinwinter]

1. 372 posts in a thread is long?

[Sydnie]

2. Oh My GAWD!!!!!!!!!!

I missed it all tonight didn't I?

Congrats to you all for doing this... wish I could have participated.

:grouphug: to you all and :loveya: for Keef!

[merh]

3. I am on dial up at home and when the thread gets so long, I have

trouble navigating it. Thanks for posting this pic in a new thread!

He looks damn good and that is one hell of a tie! :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[WhirlyGirl]

6. "He looks damn good"

Oh, YES YES YESYESYESSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!
:loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

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<< He looks damn good >> merh

[merh]

10. Welcome to DU, WhirlyGirl!

:hi: What a terrific name and from your posts I can tell already that you are wise and have wonderful taste!

Damn fine man that KO! :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[WhirlyGirl]

33. Thank you, merh!

I feel like I'm home!
(Actually 2nite I think they're coming to cart me off TO the home! <g>) :-)

[Clark2008]

29. You're welcome

I, too, am on dial up.
And, while I have the mega-processer from hell that can do amazing things and post at record-speed for dial up, yes, 372 post gets too long (with all our pics) to make much sense of.
I can only imagine what regular dial-uppers are going through!

[Nothing Without Hope]

30. "Regular dial-uppers" - that would be moi. It's bad. n/t

[Clark2008]

31. Then this thread is dedicated to you!

It was getting hard on my machine at about 350. I'm sure you were taking a full five minutes to load by then!

:hi:

[Nothing Without Hope]

32. Thanks! Actually it was worse. My computer kept freezing up

and I had to reboot again and again. I finally gave up altogether. Even at the beginning of threads, I can't possibly keep up with the flow of the exchange.

Since I don't have cable, the KOEB thread is the only way I can "watch" Keith's "this is what journalism is, you corporate media hacks" show.

I do think we should adopt "To the Ties That Bind" as the official KOEB toast. It's only fitting that we have an offical toast before we have a mission statement!
:toast:

[troubleinwinter]

4. You forgot this!

We have Sparky pic tonite!

[merh]

18. And thanks to sparky for taking such good care of us!

:toast: No one serves a better drink! :beer:

:loveya:

[understandinglife]

5. I'm waiting for the magic 500 posts for one KO session!! GO FOR IT!!

And, congrats on the "tie milestone" :toast:


Peace.

BE THE BU$H OPPOSITION; 24/7"

[Nothing Without Hope]

7. He is showing his appreciation for our support

He can't give us any free kudos on his show -- the freepers would immediately scream about bias and O'Liely and Tweety would want their own ties. It's a sweet moment of solidarity and it feels damn good. It's also a damn fine tie!

Those of you immediately involved in the purchase of The Tie deserve a heavy load of FH's. I think we need to come up with exponential expressions for them to adequately express the magnitude of our feelings without slowing down the thread. So how about:

From your fellow KOEBers:
:loveya: x 10E3

And, using the pun someone came up with in the other thread - you can now really tie one on in celebration!

Toast: To the ties that bind!!
:toast:

[understandinglife]

9. "To the ties that bind" x 10^6

:toast: x 10^6 -- and Sparky and I will be designated drivers for at least 48 hours, thereafter :thumbsup:


And, that's a chic tie ladies!

Peace.


TBO;24/7

[bettyellen]

17. thank you, i'm going to need a designated pick me off the floor

and tuck me in person tonight. It's been a long day, but I had to stay up!
:bounce:: :loveya: :loveya:

[Nothing Without Hope]

24. Hi Bettyellen - I believe you said something about 2 more fraudfighters

in the other thread, if I am remembering correctly and haven't mistaken you for another KOEB member. If I am, congratulations and huge thanks from all of us! That is indeed a valid excuse for arriving late at the KOEB thread!

And oh yeah, the KOEB was pretty fierce tonight. I think we're going to need UL and Sparky's designated driving for a while all right! I think this one ranked on the rowdiness meter up there with the pool shot thread and the catfight thread in the rapidly evolving historical traditions of the KOEB.

Best to you all! And yes, at least a million FH's to "the ties that bind"! It's the heart of our hope in this fight.

:pals:

[seito]

127. I have been smiling all day

Every time I think about it, it brings a smile :)

Thank you KOEB ladies AND gentlemen, and thank you Keef.

:grouphug:

[merh]

16. To the ties that bind!

:toast: What wonderful hope you share with us Hope!

:loveya: X 10E3

I believe!

and I love KO! :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[Nothing Without Hope]

25. Hi Merh - I just PMed you

about your Black Baptist thread. Let me know if you don't get the PM.

Nice to share a toast with you all. "To the Ties That Bind!" might well become the official toast of the KOEB! We should propose it tomorrow night.

[merh]

41. I'll check it now.

Thanks! To the ties that bind! :hi:

[Miami Liberal]

8. Man that is ONE good looking tie

on a damn good looking man.

I'm still giddy that he wore it.

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[New Earth]

11. did you guys (girls) send any kind of note along with the tie?

to let him know where it came from?

[Patsy Stone]

13. Yep

In a very mellow "estrogen free" way.

:hi:

[New Earth]

15. haha

i didn't know 'estrogen free' was possible :hi:

[Patsy Stone]

22. It took some doing, let me tell you! LOL

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=203&topic_id=312803#313208

:loveya: for KO

[Nothing Without Hope]

23. Yes, Crispini gave me the wording of the card

Here's her reply to my question on that thread:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=203&topic_id=312803&mesg_id=313208
The key part:
"It was just something along the lines of: Happy Birthday from your fans at DU -- it's better than a tin foil hat! :-) (Snark by Clark2008)."

There was no mention of the KOEB by name, but there are good reasons to believe he reads at least some of these threads.

[Patsy Stone]

12. Clark, that rocks.

Hey! For KO :loveya:

[Clark2008]

27. Oh, snark... love the snark

Gots to be snarky back..

:)

And, I honestly thought this thread hadn't posted! It never showed up on my browswer! LOL!

Oh, well, nice to have the My with the Tie on the Top!

Um... take that however you wish. ;)

[bettyellen]

14. omigod. i'm speechless. i love shopping for men.

but there's nothing better than when they wear it.

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[berniew1]

19. Documentation of vote machine fraud & dirty tricks in over 20 states

and also widespread manipulation of large numbers of absentee and provisional votes to produce a large swing in addition to the vote machine fraud and dirty tricks that did likewise.

http://www.flcv.com/ussumall.html

[merh]

20. bernie, I have your threads bookmarked and share them with

all I know! Thank you for the wonderful job!

I lift my glass to you :toast: :yourock:

:loveya:

[Nothing Without Hope]

26. Bernie, how do the locations of these corrupted vote tallies

match up with the statistical analyses of Steven Freeman and the other expert statisticians? After further study, they now say that Mitkovsky was dead wrong and that the statistical anomalies in the exit polls are likely to have reflected corrupted vote tallying. Only sites with nonverifiable voting were affected. It would be most interesting to know how the physical evidence you are gathering matches up with the statistical studies.

Here's a DU thread linking to the latest report (I'm sure you already have it), signed by Freeman and other statisticians and calling for investigation of the 2004 election is here:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=203x311138

Steven Freeman's web site page containing links to PDF files of his presidential election work is here:
http://www.appliedresearch.us/sf/epdiscrep.htm

[cry baby]

21. He is such a good looking man...really elegant in that tie!!!!!!!

Here is to Keef's snarkiness: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

I watched both the original show and the rerun, my face hurts from smiling so much!

[rehema]

28. Wow! Keith is soooo good-looking..n/t

[WhirlyGirl]

34. Off-topic -- except that he is wearing a TIE...

... Has everyone seen THIS? -- http://www.gogomag.com/cgi-bin/tvheads_viewer.pl?tvheads25508&25508&Keith
Think it's a keeper... looks like S-B is patting KO on the shoulder! :-)

[noamnety]

35. So what do we give him next?

[Shopaholic]

36. LOVE IT!

God, that would be great!

[Coexist]

37. Ladies - I have to tell you

that it is nice to see you back here in ERD. I just read your "minutes" from the show last night - you ladies are a hoot!

I have been very sore all morning from delving back into the world of yoga yesterday, and your humor has helped take the pain away!

Keep it up and welcome home!

:loveya: <---- those are for the KOEB ladies

[Nothing Without Hope]

46. Thanks for the warm welcome, FLDem5!

I hope your pain vanishes and only the bliss remains. If any pain remains, maybe Sparky can fix you up with some of the special KOEB brew tonight -- I guarantee no bad side effects!
:beer:

[crispini]

38. So... did anyone else WAKE UP with a big ol' grin on their face?

Because I sure did. :7

[flyarm]

39. crispini...i just laughed so hard......

i spit my coffee on my screen!!! lmao!! time for the cig ..for that afterglow moment!! lol.........

fly:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[Melissa G]

121. LMAO!!!!!! n/t

[gkhouston]

40. Ah, Crispini...

I'm remembering a party in college where we were doing tequila shooters. It was the night before a big football game, but I went home around midnight, having no desire to worship the porcelain god in the morning. My roommates stumbled in around four, but when we got up in the morning to grab the bus to go to the game, they weren't hung over as I'd expected, they were still drunk. I can't imagine why that little vignette should come to mind just now... }(

[Shopaholic]

43. I'm still grinning and it's damn near 1pm here on the East Coast

the next day--that is one more slamming "drunk" we're all on!

and on Edit--We NEED to order him the SpongeBob Mug for Valentine's Day!

[Nothing Without Hope]

44. YESSS!!!! I second it! A SpongeBob mug for KO's Valentine's Day!

We would need to check out the various SpongeBob mugs available to choose exactly the right one. I'm betting the perfect KO SpongeBob mug is out there, and he needs to have it!

I'm also betting that some SpongeBobGate-related mugs are being made right now. Some of those are bound to be extremely funny and right on point.

[crispini]

45. LOL, no, it's too soon.

We keep buying him stuff and he's GONNA take out those restraining orders. :7

And I'm still grinning too, Shopaholic. Of all the online escapades I've ever been involved in, this is the best. :thumbsup:

[Nothing Without Hope]

48. Yeah, sigh, mebbe you're right. We should wait a while

But it's a nice idea to smile about.
:)

And The Tie Project is a true masterpiece all the way. Lovely that he wore it for us so soon.

[gkhouston]

50. yeah, well, we wrote a longer snark that would have fit

well with an earlier tie selection and that went in the dustbin, too, but it was fun to write and worth a giggle on Inauguration Day. We'll keep the mug idea on the back burner. Or maybe we could give Monica a heads up on the mug for a quiz present?? It's a great mug for him to have, even if we're not the ones doing the giving.

[Miami Liberal]

51. I agree with crispini

WAY too swoon, I mean soon.:D

My coworkers think I had a little bit of rum with my coffee this morning cause I'm still on a high from last night. :silly:

[WhirlyGirl]

78. Make it an ANNUAL gift on his b'day...

... or on TIE DAY!
~~ Consider: The more gifts you send him, the less significance each one has. That tie means a LOT to him, I'm sure of it. He understood. The KOEB love arrow found its mark.
::sigh::
:loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:
~~ In this case, less is more.

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<< I agree with crispini
WAY too swoon, I mean soon.:D >> Miami Liberal

[Miami Liberal]

79. I hope the show is still around next year

for us to get him another gift.

the ratings according to tvnewser.com have gone down for him and MSNBC and it scares me. :scared:

They better not cancel the show.:cry:

[WhirlyGirl]

83. Heard it thru the grapevine...

...that Countdown was RENEWED for another year. :-)

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<< I hope the show is still around next year for us to get him another gift. . . . They better not cancel the show. >> Miami Liberal

[Miami Liberal]

84. Really?!

OH that's Great news!!

Doing the happy dance again.

[crispini]

87. Yeah, it was renewed not that long ago.

I think Keith himself mentioned it on a blog or something.

[gkhouston]

86. Since when?

I was under the impression that his 2004 ratings had increased quite a bit over his 2003 ratings... an increase of over 100%??

I don't know anything about tvnewser.com... do they have a bias? I did run across one "ratings" website one day that was clearly nothing more than SpinFest for FauxNews; perhaps this was it?

Given what CBS is talking about doing to liven up their evening news broadcast, they could do a hell of a lot worse that to snatch up KO. But I'm afraid KO wouldn't have as much freedom on CBS as he does on MSNBC. Every time I catch part of one of the other shows on MSNBC, I wonder what in the hell KO's doing on that network; in one pen, the prize-winning bull, in the adjacent pens, the five-headed cows... :eyes:


ed: left out a word

[Miami Liberal]

95. Not sure if they're biased or not

found the link to the site a while back here on DU.

[Clark2008]

98. His ratings for January were just a bit lower

But not a lot.

It was up in the 300,000s in December and down to 282,000 in November, but he wasn't there the end of December and the end of January. Hard to determine.

What sickens me, of course, is how high Faux News shows are rated. I guess that's the only thing Freepers and those who want to be mislead watch.

[crispini]

100. Well one irritating thing about MY cable company

is how damn hard MSNBC is to find.

The cable in my house is so old I still get A and B channels. I have to physically get up and switch from A to B cable. Then, MSNBC is alllllll the way at the end of the B channels... and AFTER two EMPTY channels of static! I had to really hunt to find it. (It's on channel 42, hee hee hee hee hee.)

Fox, on the other hand? Really easy to find, A channel, right up front.

[gkhouston]

102. I would never have found "Countdown" if it weren't for DU

Given what the other shows on MSNBC are like, I'd written the network off as a wasted channel. With shows like "Scarborough Country" (alternate universe is more like it), I pretty much thought of MSNBC as yet another right-wing propaganda channel. And then the folks here in ERD started talking about Keith, so I watched the show and it just about blew my head off. Instead of the dumbed-down spin-ridden pablum we see almost everywhere else, here's somebody who's actually trying to bring us real news and he's got a boatload of integrity and is funny as hell on top of it. Definitely the best thing that happened to me in Nov 2004 was finding Countdown; my husband and I are addicted. We tape it so we can watch it after my daughter goes to bed.

I often wonder how many people might appreciate Keith's show but would never think of finding something of that quality or open-mindedness on MSNBC.

[crispini]

107. Ew, you said...

Joe "Dead Intern" Scarborough.... :puke: Don't pollute our nice KO thread with that! :)

[gkhouston]

108. "Dead Intern" ???? what's the story there?

Can't stand the man's piggy eyes... I don't trust those eyes...

[crispini]

109. The curious tale....

of Lori Klausutis:

http://www.americanpolitics.com/20010808Klausutis.html

[gkhouston]

111. Before reading this, I never wanted to trapped in an elevator

with Joe because I was afraid I'd kill him just to shut him up. Now, I have a different reason for not getting on that elevator.

[flyarm]

117. a lori story!..senator /intern story that didnt make front pages!

http://www.allhatnocattle.net/congressman_joe_scarborough.htm


and another one!!

http://www.americanpolitics.com/20010808Klausutis.html


fly......sad....

[WhirlyGirl]

110. Used to be ...

... we tuned into Chris Mouthews on account of the guests; and since Hardball leads straight into Countdown without a commercial break, we were suddenly there watching Countdown -- and then the inevitable happened: Chris began to look stupid and uncontrollable beside the more polite and penetrating Keith. The more we watched, the clearer the contrast became. That's how we got to be dedicated Keithniks.

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<< ...then the folks here in ERD started talking about Keith, so I watched the show and it just about blew my head off. Instead of the dumbed-down spin-ridden pablum we see almost everywhere else, here's somebody who's actually trying to bring us real news and he's got a boatload of integrity and is funny as hell on top of it. Definitely the best thing that happened to me in Nov 2004 was finding Countdown; my husband and I are addicted. . . . I often wonder how many people might appreciate Keith's show but would never think of finding something of that quality or open-mindedness on MSNBC. >> gkhouston

[gkhouston]

112. So what are the ratings like for Hardball...?

because, guest-wise, MSNBC is clearly using the big guns there, but Tweety blows as a host. I'm wondering how the ratings are trending over time for Hardball vs. Countdown...

[Shopaholic]

125. It's the top rated program on MSNBC,

with Don Imus (no shit) right behind, Keith is the third-top rated program for MSNBC, but see my explanation of demo ratings in another post.

[Shopaholic]

124. But the good news is that he's got the highest ratings in key demos

than any of the other regularly scheduled MSNBC programs. The key demos are 18-49, 25-49, and 18-25 (if my very faulty memory serves). Anyway, advertisers buy off of demo ratings, not necessarily off of sheer ratings numbers (although those are certainly important too), but the better your numbers in those key demos, the more attractive the show is to advertisers and the more attractive it is to advertisers, the more $$$ earned for the network, and as we all know--it's all about the $$$$.

[gkhouston]

126. thanks for the info

Aren't you a busy little bee... It's a pity that the KOEB isn't a demographic group, but I think we know what how his ratings are doing there... they seem to have hit a sharp spike yesterday evening. :bounce:

[noamnety]

103. Maybe the mug is too much

Of course, it could have different contributors. And footnotes, lots of footnotes, explaining this is from a different set of fans, who did NOT contribute to the tie, therefore they do not technically qualify as repeat gift senders and should not be considered stalkers.


So, if we email the idea to the countdown email addy, does Keith read that one, do you think? Or is there a separate email for just Monica?

[gkhouston]

104. I suspect the Countdown email address is read by a staffer

could be that some things on that percolate up to Keith, but probably most things won't. I doubt the mug would be a surprise, but then the tie wasn't either, now was it? :D

[gkhouston]

47. love the SpongeBob mug, but I don't think we should send a present

every five minutes and really NOT for a holiday with romantic associations like Valentine's Day. The guy's had stalker trouble in the past; let's not creep him out. :scared:

[Nothing Without Hope]

65. yes, we need to support & cheer KO, not creep him out

He has to be nervous getting boxes of any kind - the volume of hate mail he receives must be staggering. And that's in addition to the stalking issue.

We'll choose our rare occasions carefully and maybe we can come up with a good way to give him a headsup when something's coming.

[bunny planet]

72. I think it's time for us to play hard to get.

Oh wait........ too late for that. We have been drooling non-stop since 8 pm Tuesday.

No more presents for awhile.
We don't want to spoil him (or frighten him).

A Valentine's gift is too 'play Misty for me'.

But floaties galore are appropriate at this stage of the relationship.
:loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[bunny planet]

66. Yes, a post-tietal smile.

I can't watch tonight ladies and gents. He'll be covering His Fraudulency's State of 'how much I'm f*cking up' the Union speech anyway. I don't think I could watch much of that without hurling and possibly breaking my set so I'll read the transcript in the morning. Fill me in on all KO snarkiness. I'll be reading KOEB later when I get home.

I watched the re-run last night because I missed the original HE WORE OUR TIE show. Everyone one else in my house was already asleep and I was up there screaming and giggling like someone certifiable.

It was great.

Floaties for tonight:loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[seito]

128. YES

Been like that all day. :)

[Nothing Without Hope]

42. By the way, dzika -- Master of Screen Caps - supplied the pic

Thanks, dzika (hope I have the spelling right)! Such wonderful resources we have here at DU, most of them people!
:)

[gkhouston]

49. Ladies... I've had a revelation about KO... bad news...

I think he's a (shh, don't wake the mods) disruptor. He didn't wear the tie because he's a thoughtful gentleman showing his appreciation. He wore the tie to unhinge our nightly frivolity and his cruel ploy worked!! Achilles had his Heel. Superman had Kryptonite. The KOEB has the Tie.

All he had to do was flaunt its silken threads and we were quickly overcome by its seductive stripey-ness. No searching questions were asked. No shrewd comparisons were made. No critical thinking skills were employed. He now has an ultimate weapon against us in his fiendish grasp.

We must be strong. Anytime we see the Tie, we must suppress our estrogen-induced inclinations to squeal and remember the First Question of ERD: What are they hiding? What is it that KO doesn't want us to be looking at or thinking about? Why are we being tormented with the handsome perfection of him wearing IT?

Seriously, I'm just going to sit here and smile quietly for the rest of the day and try to settle down some before tonight, 'cause if we're still acting like someone threw a concussion grenade into a chicken coop tonight, we're gonna have a pouty newscaster on our hands. :)

[Miami Liberal]

53. Bwwwaahhaa

Okay, my coworkers are about ready to strap a straight jacket on me now. I'm sitting here LOL at my computer screen.

[SharonRB]

52. You guys were up really late last night

I don't know how you do it. I have enough trouble getting up with 6-8 hours of sleep (and much less last night -- I couldn't fall asleep for hours). Did anyone hear Stephanie Miller refer to KO as her future husband this morning? I guess she has the hots for him, too.

[crispini]

54. LOL, I don't get Stephanie here

but I've heard she's been known to read these threads from time to time. What else did she say?

[gkhouston]

55. whoa, is there a quicker way to ensure that you will NOT

marry someone you're not already engaged to than referring to them publicly as your future spouse? :D

[Miami Liberal]

59. Sounds like she's crazier than we are!

Sheesh, Atleast we don't go around describing him as our future husband. Well, not in public anyway.:evilgrin:

[crispini]

62. Ya know, Miami, I have cast my mind back over all of our threads,

(at least the ones I've been in) and I believe you are completely correct! I don't think any one of us has ever said that!

Wow, we must not be as batty as I thought. :P

[Shopaholic]

68. That's because half of us already have husbands. . .

but not all of us :evilgrin:

[Miami Liberal]

69. Isn't it fun being single

We can drool, swoon and talk dirty without the guilt. ;)

[Shopaholic]

70. Damn straight--

why the heck do you think I've never gotten married! :evilgrin:

[gkhouston]

71. I, on the other hand, have a 100% chance of finding a naked man

in my bed tonight... and who's the one always talking about the power of transference??




ed:sp Gee, start talking about naked men and I can't even spell the subject line!

[flyarm]

120. now wait a minute......

just cause we are older and married doesn't mean we are dead!!!..we still drool, and we can still talk dirty....and swoon..well i am an old hat at swooning!! lmao!!!...and since i just retired flying..i will tell you ..well noooo i won't just imagine!!...fly...still flying high!!

[Miami Liberal]

56. Say what?

Is she going out with or something?

[SharonRB]

105. I think she was just kidding, but she obviously

has the hots for him. I forgot what else she said, but she was talking about the show for a few minutes. I think it was about the whole Sponge Bob thing and the stuff KO said on his blog the other day.

[Shopaholic]

64. That whore! We loved him first! NO! She cannot have him.

He's ours I tell you!:grr:

LOL. Okay--yeah, maybe KO does need to get some restraining orders going against the KOEB AND Stephanie Miller!

I say we send the SpongeBob Mug idea into the Countdown staff and let Smiley Girl give it to him for a NewsQuiz prize. :evilgrin:

[go west young man]

57. Cool result!

Lucky keith has about 500 women chasing after him here at DU! I'm jealous! By the way can guys post on this thread? :-)

[crispini]

60. Sure, all are welcome!

even the estrogen-challenged. :evilgrin:

[gkhouston]

61. please do. Everybody welcome!!!

Hi. You can come in anytime. The swooning's been a bit thick in the last day, but we welcome menfolk of all descriptions. Come by anytime. :hi:



ed:sp

[Miami Liberal]

67. Welcome WYM!

Don't let the drooling around here get in your way of joining us. Some people actually write newsworthy posts but don't expect any from me in a KOEB thread. :D

[crispini]

58. Urgh, we've gotta put up with Tweety tonight!

From the Countdown newsletter:

Our show's second half will be a little different tonight -- a ramp-up to the State of the Union with Chris Matthews joining Keith.

:wtf:

[gkhouston]

63. talk about David and Goliath

if you think Keith out-classes Tweety when he follows him, try putting them on the same set at the same time. This could be painful to watch, and in more ways that one. Keef, here's a sympathy hug in advance: :hug:

[WhirlyGirl]

74. KO has the advantage...

... Keith worked happily with a partner for years on SportsCenter. But Tweety's used to having the whole spotlight to himself; he'll simply have to adjust.

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<< talk about David and Goliath
~~if you think Keith out-classes Tweety when he follows him, try putting them on the same set at the same time. This could be painful to watch, and in more ways that one.
Keef, here's a sympathy hug in advance >> gkhouston

[gkhouston]

76. I'm sure he could work with a *partner*

unfortunately, he has to work with Tweety, who is a total lightweight in my opinion. Then again, I can't stand the sound of Tweety's voice, so I only watch for a few minutes at a time. Maybe he's not as big a dunce as he seems.

[WhirlyGirl]

80. He used Tweety's laugh for "Oddball"...

... Was that a tribute -- or a shot? ;-)

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<< I'm sure he could work with a *partner*
unfortunately, he has to work with Tweety ... >> gkhouston

[gkhouston]

81. God only knows, and I'm not in his/her confidence n/t

[golden voyages]

73. Very, very cool! Way to go KO and to you smart and funny EBers. :-)

[WhirlyGirl]

75. 4MorePretzels...

... I just noticed your pretzel looks like a HEART with a PEACE SIGN inscribed inside it. Very appropriate for DU. :-)

[Miami Liberal]

77. Oh yeah

Very nice indeed.

[golden voyages]

99. :-)

[Nothing Without Hope]

94. Welcome, Pretzels! I'm glad we coaxed you into posting!

:hi:

KOEB meetings start on weeknights around 8 PM EST here in the Election Forum. Estrogen-challenged individuals are very welcome, and indeed we have some brave, perceptive, tasteful, and greatly :loveya:-ed regulars.

You do have to have a certain tolerance for squeals and various expressions of irrepressible lus--ah--fondness. The special hangover-free KOEB brew helps.

And in between all the floaty hearts, some news is reported.

[golden voyages]

101. Excellent and thank you

:bounce:
:toast:

[Patsy Stone]

82. I'm still grinning!

Wow. Amazing. :)

[Patsy Stone]

85. Here's the Countdown Newsletter

I may not be around for the SOTU and the KO/Tweety convergence (a blessing, I'm sure).


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Tonight on Countdown
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Today, we'll keep our eye on the Pope's health...

And President Bush will try to make the most of the presidential "bully pulpit"... advocating a worldwide focus on rebuilding Iraq and a domestic retooling of social security...

Countdown w/ Keith Olbermann broadcasts LIVE at 8 pm et, and the count is never complete without you. Join us.
Keith blogs. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6210240/

* Pope John Paul II had a restful night and his condition improved, Italy's health minister said on Wednesday after visiting the hospital where the pontiff was rushed the night before with breathing trouble. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6886516/

* The breathing problems that Pope John Paul II is said to be suffering are not a routine complication of the flu but likely are worsened by the main health problem he suffers - Parkinson's disease, several doctors say. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6898406/

* With four years left to build his legacy, President Bush's State of the Union address outlines his goals to give Social Security a makeover, stay the course in Iraq, push for democratic reform abroad and tackle an array of domestic issues at home. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6898631/

Our show's second half will be a little different tonight -- a ramp-up to the State of the Union with Chris Matthews joining Keith.

That's some of what we're working on for tonight's show.

Finally,
Punxsutawney Phil has spoken, and the news isn't good. The world's most famous furry forecaster saw his shadow Wednesday on Gobbler's Knob, suggesting another six weeks of wintry weather. http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6898095/
Gee, thanks for that.

-- Carey Fox

Countdown Home: http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3036677/

More:
Iraq's leading Sunni Muslim clerics said Wednesday the country's landmark elections lacked legitimacy because large numbers of Sunnis did not participate in the balloting, which the religious leaders had asked them to boycott. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6874656/

In a bold initiative, Egypt summoned the leaders of Israel, the Palestinians and Jordan on Wednesday to a long-awaited summit next week, and they agreed to attend. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6894630/

The judge in Michael Jackson's child molestation trial abruptly ended the first phase of jury selection Tuesday - a day ahead of schedule - after quickly finding a pool of about 250 people willing to serve on the case. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6895216/


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[gkhouston]

88. Okay, so the Sunnis are bitching that the election isn't

valid because they didn't vote but they stayed away from the polls on purpose... is this not a classic passive agressive surefire marital fight-starter? :eyes:

[Patsy Stone]

89. I own that model! :) n/t

[SharonRB]

106. We'll miss you

I don't know why I thought earlier that it started at 8, not 9. I'm glad it's on at 9 so I can watch KO and talk to everyone.

[Patsy Stone]

115. I'll miss you guys, too

Yep, shrub at 9. I don't want Tweety anywhere near KO! :)

[gkhouston]

118. maybe KO will make him stand for the half-hour and he'll

just loom over him. Have you noticed lately that when he calls on the military consultant it's never in-studio anymore -- perhaps to avoid the "sorry I'm 2 feet taller than you" screen shots?

[greenmutha]

90. Hey! Any KOEBers that haven't voted KO as their favorite yet need to go to

this website and vote:

http://www.gogomag.com/ko3/

And I'm seriously wondering what happened here! We did this last week and I SWEAR we got KO up to a tie (giggle) with Anderson Cooper. Now the results show KO with only 3%? WTF???

[crispini]

92. We SO did this last week.

The person running the survey must be an Anderson Cooper partisan.

[greenmutha]

96. I thought so!

This makes me MAD! :mad: Guess it's time to clear the cookies and start over again?

[Miami Liberal]

93. That poll is SO rigged

it's not even worth voting.

Hmm...sound familiar?

[greenmutha]

97. LOL! n/t

[MadisonProgressive]

91. Not the estrogen brigade again!

[crispini]

113. Always and 4 EVAH the KO Estrogen Brigade!!

:evilgrin:

[gkhouston]

114. so are you settled? I'm smiling quietly. n/t

[crispini]

116. Still smiling.

Maybe it'll wear off tomorrow. :)

Edit: see ya'll on the rerun, I'm out tonight. DFA, doncha know. :)

[gkhouston]

119. jeez, I'll probably be way late tonight too, if I make it at all.

who will Sparky and bleever be serving tonight? :D

[Miami Liberal]

122. I won't be here either

There's a great shoe sale at the mall. :)

And I don't want to be around for blivet's SOTU. :puke:

[gkhouston]

123. I was living in Texas the first time he ran for governor so I figure

he's had ample opportunity over the years to lie to me. I don't intend to watch. Probably won't get to see Countdown during the first airing but might drop by later. I've often wondered how many of us drop by to read the thread after the first airing and leave without adding anything, in the mistaken belief that no one else will come along and read the thread.