KOEB Friday

:loveya::loveya: Despite that damn gray suit...


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Tonight On Countdown
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Martha, Martha, Martha
Martha Stewart strolled outdoors with her dog and fed her horses Friday morning, hours after returning from prison to the multi-million-dollar estate where she will remain under the watch of federal authorities while trying to revive her homemaking empire.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7078053/

Countdown w/ Keith Olbermann broadcasts LIVE at 8 pm et, and the count is never complete without you. Join us.

Syrian President Bashar Assad is expected to announce a pullback of troops to eastern Lebanon, near the Syrian border, but not a full withdrawal in an upcoming parliament speech, Lebanese Defense Minister Mahmud Hammud said Friday. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7023538/

When Animals Make News...
A couple's plans for a birthday party for their former pet chimpanzee
turned tragic when two other chimps at an animal sanctuary escaped from their cage and attacked. The man was critically injured with massive wounds to his face, body and limbs, and the attacking animals were shot dead. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7080698/

A gigantic lobster that may have survived two world wars and Prohibition before being plucked from the ocean will live on - but only as a shell of its former self. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7077221/

Torri Hutchinson's cat might just have one less life to live. Hutchison was driving along Interstate 15 one day recently when a motorist kept trying to get her attention and pointing to the roof of her car. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7088318/?displaymode=1006

And of course, the NEWSQUIZ.

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

Keith blogs. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6210240/

Finally,
Police arrested an 8-year-old boy who allegedly had a violent outburst
in school, head-butting his teacher and kicking an assistant principal, when he was told he couldn't go outside to play with other students. The 4-foot pupil was led away from Rawls Byrd Elementary School in handcuffs Tuesday and charged with disorderly conduct and assault and battery. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BRF_SCHOOL_TANTRUM?SITE=NWCN&TEMPLATE=STRANGEHEADS.html&SECTION=HOME
Yikes.

-- Carey Fox

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

More:
President Bush on Friday nominated Steve Johnson, the acting head of the Environmental Protection Agency, as his choice to continue in the post.
A 24-year EPA employee, Johnson would become the first professional
scientist to head the agency if confirmed by the Senate.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7087326/

Former U.S. Secretary of State James Baker, a close ally of the Bush
family, broke ranks with the Bush administration on Thursday and called for the United States to get serious about global warming.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7088152/

A $50,000 reward is expected to be offered for information into the
murder of federal Judge Joan Lefkow's husband and mother, a Chicago
newspaper reported on Friday. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7088612/

Michael Jackson's accuser was aware of similar claims from 1993 before
he made allegations that the singer molested him, an investigator who
worked for the pop star told NBC News.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7081824/

Still enjoying the post-tie glow.... :loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya:

on Olbermann.org? The one with the tie? The caption is something like "the magical mystery tie."

Who did it :evilgrin:

That is so cool

KO :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

Our magical mystery tie!

Is the Web mistress someone from the KOEB?

(Happy sigh.)

... at all the fuss we make when he wears the KOEB demoiselles' "colors." <sigh!> :loveya:

I'm watching, but I'm bloody SICK of hearing about Martha Stewart!!

:hi:

Welcome to the Friday night party!

You know, he should watch that scene from "Broadcast News" where William Hurt tells Albert Brooks to sit on the tails of his jacket.

:hi:

Happy Friday. I'm freaking out -- I just started reading the first thread of the whole Gannon Wrinkle thing. I don't know how I've missed all this -- I saw the first thread when Andy first started it on Feb. 20, but not since then. It's totally freaky.

waaaaaay too much i don't wanna know.

I'm afraid to see what I'm going to find, but it ain't pretty whatever it is. I never heard of Johnny Gosch until the last hour reading that thread.

:hi:

I'm sick of Martha, too.

... election reform heroes. Good evening, Clark2008. We've decided to move ahead with the April 8-10 conference in Nashville, with the fiscal assistance of www.freepress.org and many other folks. It should be a great conference and as soon as the annoucement is up on freepress, I'll post a thread about how folks can get the program and register to come.

As you (and a few other KOEB stalwarts) know, we have invited KO to join us at the conference, and have not heard back from either him or his agent. We will extend the invitation again tonight (probably after 9:00 pm Central time). I would love for as many KOEBies as possible to second the invitation. Saturday morning is set aside to discuss the role of the media in the post-election period and who better than Keith to keynote or participate in that session.

We expect people from at least 25 states, several foreign countries and the media from everywhere and anywhere we can find interest. It should be a worthy stage from which Keith could reflect on what it really meant to be the lone face airing the election fraud anywhere near the collective consciousness and where he thinks we are now. I for one (with nary a drop of estrogen closer than the doe bedding down in my dark, late winter Tennessee woods) would love to hear him speak, and to give him visible credit for what he has done (and still should be doing).

What say you, ladies? Ready to extend a group invitation to your man (and ours) to join us for some portion of three days of discussion on the 2004 election theft in Nashville in the early spring? I'm sure his ears are well tuned to your collective frequency, and he is curious (in a yellow striped tie) to put faces in front of the KOEB fragrance. So invite him to meet y'all under the dogwoods of middle Tennessee. We'd love to have KO at the conference and we'd sure love to facilitate some little (or big) KOEB "reality-based" interactions between yourselves, you fun-loving crowd you. (BTW, we're also working on music for Saturday night in sync with our purpose. Let's all visualize some Steve Earle and Emmylou -- now I'm really dreaming. )

Stay tuned -- the conference announcement will likely be a thread before the evening is over.

Oh, that's gonna kill her. Jeez, it would kill me.

And no booze? Sigh.

ok, enough about Martha already!

Landscapers, designers, and hort people did the work .....
Martha just showed up for the picture or the video.


:bounce:

Actually, VERY good germination of them always.
I have overwintered a cup and saucer vine in my greenhouse that I started from Martha's K mart seeds- that can be her plant in my garden.

I'll water it with cappucino.

See you during the commercials.
Sparkela, if you're here, I'll take an ice cold Amber Bock in a big ol' frosty mug. I refuse to watch my carbs tonight, I've been a good girl all week.

Passin' thru... Be back later... Just wanted to be here early for once...

:loveya:

NGU.

She's being served peanuts... She's waiting for her luggage!

OMG. The headlines on CNN.com last night were changing by the minute with each of her movements. Oh, Martha... You can't leave the main house... :(

:toast:

Care for a slog of rum & cola?

:loveya:

NGU.

I'm drinking. :)

NGU

:hi:

:silly:

Hey Bro... :hi:

NGU.

he just needs to work on his hand movements.

<LOL>

:hi: gk...

NGU.

and I wouldn't want that. :P

Vixens indeed!

B-)

NGU.

WE KNEW IT, DIDN'T WE?!

Silliest. Coverage. Evah.

I missed that part - I was telling my son how to spell something.

And you've got mail! ;)

ROFLMAO!


:loveya:

that's pretty desperate!

Best line: "good way to become an SNL skit".

seemed pretty silly to be standing around hoping for a 30 second glimpse of Martha walking out of prison in the middle of the night... not my idea of "breaking news". Broken news, maybe.

KO apologized for sticking him with the assignment. My opinion of Abrams went up several notches.

maybe I'll check him out sometime. (In my copious spare time.)

... Said he probably told them where they could "file" that story. ;-)

(Dan made fun of what they were doing the whole while, fearing an SNL send-up this Saturday!)

About the new group, will you announce here when you move the KOEB hour? Will anyone be able to read and participate?

:loveya:

The group will be for the off-hours.

I'm starting to use 'snark' and 'sweety dahling' in my everyday life and didn't want to go into withdrawal or anything.

(in the DU sense of the word. We are a bunch - but are we a group?)

I forgot what movie that was from.

This teacher and FIVE of her students?? Oh, my.

I think I saw it once.

Keith...Keith...Keith! I have so been trying to avoid any and all mention of Martha and here you go and lead off the show with her NON-STORY

Sigh!!! Guess it was bound to happen. Still I do love your take on the whole non-story and by the way You do look good tonight.

:hi: Fellow KOEBers!!

:toast: :bounce: :loveya: :toast: :bounce: :loveya: :toast: :bounce: :loveya:

Either his back still hurts or he's adopting a new style.

And there's that darn suit again. After we get the group and organize the write-in campaign for Countdown gear, we should organize a write-in campaign to get rid of the suit. :evilgrin:

... that THE NIGHT IMMEDIATELY AFTER I observed that when KO leaned his elbow on the desk in a photo, he looked like a real newsman wishing to share some important information with his audience -- he STARTED LEANING ON THE DESK??? ;-)

Is this intended by KO as a WhirlyG shout-out?? :bounce::loveya::bounce:

Keith, it's the *ONE-ELBOW lean* which I favor.
This TWO-elbow posture communicates entirely TOO MUCH INTIMACY, and distracts me from the program!!
Again: ONE elbow is perfect; but the TWO-elbow lean upsets my apple cart!!

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

My big TV means extreme close-up. Way too distracting. :)
And that "apple cart" thing was pretty funny.

That's where WhirlyG falls into his chin cleft, and is never seen again...

<sighhhhh> :loveya:

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<< My big TV means extreme close-up. Way too distracting.
And that "apple cart" thing was pretty funny. >> Patsy

for post 666! (Especially considering this crowd!) :P

forgot to call to see what the other one was wearing today!

What is this, Entertainment Tonight?

At least it's the MJ puppet theatre. I really like the Olbermann judge. hee!

I convinced my 22 yo dd to stay after dinner and watch Keith with me.
Martha
Michael
Murdering Monkeys
then she insisted on changing the channel for awhile - checked back to the 'cat on the hot steel roof'

Sheesh...she doesn't think much of countdown yet...
I have to rope her into another show next week.

I like the little MJ squeal at the end -- LOL!
And that bewigged (maybe just WIGGED?) judge IS a hoot!

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<< I really like the Olbermann judge. hee! >> crispini

"Its going real good." -- Michael Jackson on the progress of the trial thus far.

Michael Jackson Puppet Theater -- that's gonna be fun in the coming weeks.

:loveya:

He drives me meshuggah!

and a real momzer. Oy vey.

Hi, Sharon. Happy Friday. I don't know if the webmistress is among us. :)

Or is it a secret?

She's from the QT Board. She may cross-post here, but I don't know.

I thought when you said she's not here, you meant it was a regular, but she wasn't here right now.

I keep saying they have got to keep ** medicated.

Here come da judge!

No more MJ before the real news. Stick it in Oddball where it belongs!

Not a missing highlight on her fabulously coiffed head. She must have had a touch up last night for her photo op on the tarmack.

you really have to wonder about that whole 'targeting journalists' thing, eh? it's getting awfully common.

Why would they rush a checkpoint at night, and not heed warnings to stop?

Perhaps she had too many revealing things to say about her captivity.
I'm not thinking our soldiers did it on purpose but perhaps the car was not given the clearance it was supposed to have going through the checkpoint, on purpose.
:tinfoilhat: I have a whole closet full of tinfoil hats these days unfortunately, everything that goes on with this administration seems sinister and a cover-up for something.

... it's not as though the suspicion is UNJUSTIFIED...

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<< I don't think almost killing that Italian journalist was an accident. Perhaps she had too many revealing things to say about her captivity.
I'm not thinking our soldiers did it on purpose but perhaps the car was not given the clearance it was supposed to have going through the checkpoint, on purpose.
:tinfoilhat: I have a whole closet full of tinfoil hats these days unfortunately, everything that goes on with this administration seems sinister and a cover-up for something. >> bunny

I think it was an assassination attempt. The whole story stinks.

:tinfoilhat:

Martha was a republican distraction story ......
meanwhile Enron manipulates the electricity in California and
brings down the governor.

BTW anybody seen bin Laden?

I need my back rubbed (in a non sexual way! can EDV do that?)

Stephanie :loveya: Miller

Did you get my PM reply to your PM this afternoon?

Where is Sparky? I haven't seen him yet.

And soooooo nice of you to give me your OSU v U of M tickets for this year.
I hate to think that you would have to suffer seeing go to Tressel 4 and 1 vs the
Wolver weenies in the big house.

:bounce:

Our fabulous formerly freshmen quarterback and running back now have a year under their belts. It was a fluke that you won last year.

And, no, you can't have my tickets. I never said I didn't want to go to the game, just that my husband may not want to go.

OSU thumped U of M big time. Without a doubt they were the better team
that day.

BTW if they can stay out of trouble OSU will be loaded this season.
And your poor QB ..... never lost a game in High School & College until last
november.

Dante Whitner on the Blitz! QB down .......
What was the score? 112 to 3?

earlier in the season. It never fails when we have a great season, we manage to screw up one or two games that keep us from the national championship. However, considering we lost our quarterback before the season started and wound up with a freshman, we really can't complain.

By fluke, I meant we had an off day -- OSU definitely was the better team that day, but certainly not for the season.

I think.

However by Michigan and the bowl game OSU was playing as good as anybody
in the country.

Might not be P.C. but I love to see "the game." Head knocking big time
players on both sides.

Remember Ashton Youbouty

:spank:

Remember, he was the second string when the season started. It was only his second or third game. I don't think third string played at all except a few times in the fourth quarter, maybe.

:hi: Botany

Could you send one of those to Keith? Because he really looks like he could use one - or so I'm told. :)

Our guy does look like he needs some TLC.

Much better! A little warm oil????

Just to make Stephanie a little jealous .

And while you are up a shot of Myers Rum in O.J. w/ crushed ice splash of
grenadine too.

But I don't want to be demanding.

:bounce:

of smiling ash.

Guess I'd better add more liquid to the system.

:hi:

You guys give me too much credit. I just find em, I don't make em.

:hi: Dr. Bleev

..... Much better. Get you anything?

:grouphug:

truly inspiring.

:evilgrin:

while bartending for you.

:)

God, that took me back about 25 years! :)

:evilgrin:

But thanks - I know you have experience in that area.

Gotta wake her up and get her medicine. But after that, we should be good to go.

This one time, with my mom, I wasn't sure.

(But seriously, now I gotta take her to the nurses' station for her shot.)

Please keep the party going. I shan't be long. :toast:

Just checkin'.

:)

Well that took longer than it should have.

Here, everybody stops and says hi. A 5-minute trip turns into an hour. Got mom back in the apartment, went to get the mail, and was stopped by two old ladies who needed my help.

Sure, I'll help.
Ten, almost fifteen minutes later, it's apparent that I'm there for the evening entertainment. How do I tell this sweet woman that the bartender of the KOEB is awaiting a sharp retort?

(which, BTW, I haven't thought of - yet. :evilgrin:)

... could use TWO cutouts --

One for the face and...

;-)

... also called WP?

queen of the martial arts, in addition to being Empress of Smilies. And I'm going to ask her if she has one of a time-out chair, after reading your post about the massage table. :o

Sparky put me in time-out last week, then forgot about me. :(

Notice my admirable restraint. Even bleever noticed. O8)

Who can keep track of everyone who's in time out, the way everyone acts up during meetings?

Heck, Rev -- you'd be BACK IN, the minute your last time-out was up, anyway!

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<< Sparky put me in time-out last week, then forgot about me. :-(
Notice my admirable restraint. Even bleever noticed. O8) >> RevChe

It's not our fault... it's the SNARK that provokes us.

We try very hard to be well-behaved ambassadresses for KO, but that subversive snark always undoes us!

you realize it looks like you're scolding Keef there, doncha? Gotta change your avatar or move that smiley...

LOL! Yes, but... maybe he never does, either (learn)! ;-)

None of us ever learn :evilgrin:

and Sparky gives the bestest hugs, so what's your beef?

Don't know how I missed your tagline the first time around. Guess I was just reading for information, as they say! LOL!

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<< Warrior Princess... queen of the martial arts, in addition to being Empress of Smilies. And I'm going to ask her if she has one of a time-out chair, after reading your post about the massage table. >> gk

sparky will come and get you when your timout is over.

It looks a little like an ELECTRIC CHAIR!!

:scared:

This is the electric chair

If it turns out you also found a cricket emoticon the other night, then it's not only likely -- it's definite!

Demand answers. Bad mouth *. I'm moving there. :)

story from Slovenia. Keef steps up to the plate again, boldly going where no snarky guy has dared to go before.

I also liked his calling of the bet payoffs at the end. That was a very cute voice.

Also, another Charlie Sheen baseball card reference.

time, sob.

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<< I missed it, the brides of Slovenia that is. >> bunny

Except of course for our very own first 'dysfunctional' family right here in the good ol' USA.
:-(

:hi: Just got back from dinner, and the parents are watching "Joan of Arcadia." So, please fill me in, because God knows if I'll get to see a repeat at 11.... unless Martha gets a hangnail, Martha's first phone call, Martha's first dinner, Martha's first dump,...

For Keith, simply for who he is: :loveya::loveya::loveya:

And there ARE certain advantages to not having the show on. True, I missed the tie, but I ALSO MISSED THE GRAY SUIT!! :P

:hi:

I smell like Fish Fry. (Do you have those in MI?) :hi:

No, it's a Friday night custom here. On Friday, you go to a local restaurant or bar for Fish Fry. The beer-battered are the best. In some places, it's all you can eat. You get fish, some form of potato, and coleslaw. Tartar sauce on the side (I prefer lemon wedgies, myself).

Maybe Class Warrior can explain it better than I can. It is one of our finest customs - and (usually) there is no cheese involved.

sure if it was an actual restaurant chain in WI. I don't eat much fried food, so I stay away from that kind of stuff.

and all ended up getting the prime rib instead! But I still smell like fish.

by getting stinking drunk!

That beer must be waaaaay past its expiration date!

Here, rev, try this:

and what did you do with our Sparky???

Just sayin'.

because I'm still drooling from the construction worker thingy! :loveya:

:shrug:

I is a visunary. And you should know, o seeing one. O8)

:evilgrin:

So what have we learned about Rev:

Construction workers with big tools:thumbsup:
Visions of thingys :thumbsup:
Self ripping bodices :thumbsup:

Something tells me that if the KOEB ever got together in real life, police would definitely be involved at some point.

I remember comments about handcuffs and police uniforms. Those images don't simply disappear from your mind.

"Police involved?" Exactly. :evilgrin:

Because I used to watch "Due South" and absolutely adored (if you'll pardon the term) the mountie.

Oops - I think if we're going thematic, isn't the Indian Chief next?

And, what are you doing looking at these pictures? :hi:

I actually liked him better with his hair short. He's so hot! And his character was so nice. Samantha was a lucky, lucky girl.

and the photo is very pretty. :)

Jimmy Jeff's websites.

:hi:

Until then, please keep pouring. :)

Awfully warm in here, eh?

LOL.

snaps. convenient. reuseable. and they make that great noise.

Now sparky's gonna think you don't really need him.

but isn't always better when someone else who really knows how to do the job well does it to you?

If he ever returns, he's gonna know we've been talking about him.

:loveya: Sparky

For you::loveya: (and I bring cheese)

What are ya serving tonight?

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Happy Friday

Oh, he is d'lovely! :loveya:

Delightful...

:loveya:

Nah, you are rationalizing. You know that Keef can make that suit look good in hisown special way.



:loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

Especially since some idiot in GD accused me (and all who believe in some form of religion) as being anti-intellectual, having arrived at our faith outside of logic and reason.

I may post your reply after his, saying "neener-neener."

ok, you show me that and I begin to weaken about the gray.....

eye-candy for the soul. :loveya:

Rev, you're waxing philosophical... In fact, you've revealed one of the Fundamental Tenets of Olbermannism!

:think:

(It's right up there w/ "Happiness is a warm puppy"!)

Reason #175 I'm glad I don't get dish anymore : )

You must the one who has the TV set that shows the gray suit as taupe, which would certainly improve its attractiveness. Yes, you're allowed to like it; we'll merely envy you your TV (which model comes with the "prettify unattractive colors" feature??).

I note that he wore the "purple" shirt/tie combo, a KOEB favorite, with the gray suit last night. Do you think he was trying to bring up the overall score of the ensemble by combining a popular shirt/tie with an unpopular suit? And why did he wear that suit on a Friday? He usually brings it out on Tuesdays, when I'm mercifully elsewhere and get forewarning of his wardrobe choice by reading the evening thread before watching the tape.

on edit: and is it just me, or do his teeth seem brighter? We jazzed him about teeth whiteners a while back and he made an aside to Musto about checking them out. I hadn't paid much attention to his teeth before that and he doesn't show his teeth that often but this week he's laughed openly a few times and I think perhaps his teeth are whiter. Whoever mentioned teeth in the first place -- have you noticed a change?

-- I even posted a link to a photo (now expired) at TVheads showing the suit to be indisputably TAUPE! LOL! Are we now to understand that my TV *and* my COMPUTER MONITOR are in league with Keith's "gray" suit in the suit's devilishly clever effort to disguise itself as TAUPE???

Why, the "gray" suit has even gone so far as to enlist the aid of OTHER ITEMS OF KEITH'S ATTIRE in order to rehabilitate its image!

:nuke:

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<< ah, so it's YOU!
~~ You must the one who has the TV set that shows the gray suit as taupe, which would certainly improve its attractiveness. Yes, you're allowed to like it; we'll merely envy you your TV (which model comes with the "prettify unattractive colors" feature??).
~~ I note that he wore the "purple" shirt/tie combo, a KOEB favorite, with the gray suit last night. Do you think he was trying to bring up the overall score of the ensemble by combining a popular shirt/tie with an unpopular suit? . . . >> gk

seriously, alhough he did wear a brown suit on the Leno show, that ain't the same one he had on last night, and I'm guessing there's about two dozen KOEBer's who would say there aren't any brown/tan overtones to the gray suit. I do remember a post a night or two back that had three pictures of Keith in the gray suit but none of them looked even vaguely taupe to me.

And yes, I like it when he smiles, and wish he did more often. Then again, the news lately hasn't given us that much to smile about. Boy, last night was nothing but fluff, which is not like him at all. What gives? Was it really that slow a news day?

What I think it is, gk --

KO has a number of suits all in the gray range -- some smooth, some textured, some uniformly gray, others tinged with another color (my taupe suit, for example).

I'm pretty sure it's the smooth uniformly gray ill-fitting suit that folks want KO to whisk off to the cornfield ("Twilight Zone" ref).

the brown one I would call a dark taupe. The light gray one is roundly (albeit not universally despised) and is definitely the same one he wore on "Jeopardy". There's another gray suit, a touch darker, with some greenish overtones, that's marginally more acceptable.

I think the problem with the light-colored suits may be exacerbated by KO's need for makeup. His skin is fair, so they have to make him up pretty heavily so he won't look washed-out under the lights. (Not to mention the need to conceal any Musto-induced blushing -- you can always count on him for a good zinger!) When he wears a dark suit, it all balances out fairly well and looks natural. When he wears a light suit, the makeup looks too ruddy, as if he's been knocking back three or four of Sparky's best right before the show, and you know how strong Sparky mixes his drinks. I expect if we ran into KO on the street in one of the gray suits, sans makeup, we'd find the suit much less objectionable.

... but if I encountered KO on the street in one of his 3 or 5 or however many gray suits, sans or avec make-up, I'd be curtsying so deeply, I wouldn't be looking at anything above his cuffs.

:loveya:

of enough voluntary motion to execute the curtsy, which puts you well ahead of me. I'd probably just stand there, while he wondered which Home I'd escaped from... :silly:

:evilgrin:

Naughty girl! :spank:

(PS: If you curtsy slowly enough, you won't miss anything on the way down!)

That's ok, I'll punish myself :spank:

... getting kinky.

I have to get off here and make dinner, anyway!

Be back later tonight to look for any late-breaking messages --
Ta-ta, for now. :hi:

if the smiley being spanked didn't appear to be sighing with contentment at the proceedings. You, of all people, should be able to do better than that. I fear your contrition is insincere. :7

but if I ran into Keef on the street, I don't think I'd notice the suit.

Just sayin...

which will the KOEB receive first... our Group, or that restraining order?

the restraining order won't prevent us from congregating in the rec room and talking about Keef. That would be truly unkind. :cry:

Old photos at the superb website OLBERMANN.ORG show numerous instances of wide KO smiles -- to my everlasting delight!!! Perhaps he's just feeling happier again?
(Paraphrasing what the king said about Hamlet's mom: we "live by KO's looks," don't we? :loveya:)

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<< . . . I hadn't paid much attention to his teeth before that and he doesn't show his teeth that often but this week he's laughed openly a few times . . . >> gk

but you certainly palpitate by them (thump thump thump thump). ;) It was nice to see him spontaneously happy, even if only for a few seconds. With the low energy level and surreptitious squirming that's been evident the past few days, it's nice to know he doesn't feel too bad to laugh at a passing joke.

... KO sneezes, and I get a cold.

All these potshots he's taking at the "playlist" recently... he's like those rock stars who get pi**ed when fans wanna hear their hits from 15 years ago and aren't interested in hearing new material.

A chill ran thru me at the conclusion of last night's show when he said, "...next time... if there *IS* a next time..." This, right after he turned down the live Martha coverage, dumping it on Abrams (who obviously wasn't thrilled w/ the assignment either, but sucked it up and DID it nonetheless).
I'm imagining behind-the-scenes discussions in which dissatisfaction at being forced to do the news "Olbermann-style" while not being the one to *DEFINE* Olbermann-style is the recurring theme.

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<< I don't know if you live by his looks, WG but you certainly palpitate by them (thump thump thump thump ;-)).
~~ It was nice to see him spontaneously happy, even if only for a few seconds. With the low energy level and surreptitious squirming that's been evident the past few days, it's nice to know he doesn't feel too bad to laugh at a passing joke.

he usually has some sort of joke about whether or not the quiz will continue, but I think he actually enjoys doing the quiz in a weird sort of way. It's clear that he and Monica hit it off, probably because she's not afraid to give him shit.

Back when he was blogging about the election, Keith made it sound as if the folks at MSNBC were giving him a lot of discretion in which stories he covered but perhaps that latitude is not so broad as it once was. Given his past history of getting fed up with the Lewinsky tripe and quitting a show, I can understand your apprehension, but I don't think he's reached that point, although the MJ trial might end up being the straw that broke the camel's overly long spine. I don't think he'd up and quit outright, as he did before, but if someone else dangled a carrot under his nose -- come do this show on another network and you call the shots -- he'd be out of there. I only hope if he bails on "Countdown" that he goes straight into another project, 'cause I really enjoy his work -- wouldn't be be wonderful on something like "Nightline"?

... LOL -- your "straw that broke the camel's overly long spine" remark was well-put!

Something like "Nightline" might be one step forward but two steps back: on the plus side the show would appear in more markets (all the network affiliates); on the downside, the show would nolonger appear in primetime and be more subject to inhouse and FCC restrictions on all sorts of things, including "adult" talk (altho I can't believe the stuff Leno and Letterman are getting away with these days!)

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<< I don't think there was anything too ominous meant by that... he usually has some sort of joke about whether or not the quiz will continue . . .
~~ Given his past history of getting fed up with the Lewinsky tripe and quitting a show, I can understand your apprehension, but I don't think he's reached that point, although the MJ trial might end up being the straw that broke the camel's overly long spine. . . . I only hope if he bails on "Countdown" that he goes straight into another project, 'cause I really enjoy his work -- wouldn't be be wonderful on something like "Nightline"? >> gk

although I understand he's doing great in the ratings on the late-night rerun. As far as the "adult talk" is concerned, his show is actually much "cleaner" than Leno's, especially when it comes to KO's language. Keith appears to have had George Carlin's "seven words" tattoed on his eyelids, which you would expect, given all the years he's been broadcasting.

If he bailed on MSNBC, and I have heard no rumors whatsoever that anything of that sort is in the making, I'd ideally like to see him go to another cable network provided the cable networks remain free of FCC restrictions. My first choice, believe it or not, would be CNN, because of CNN's market penetration, but I'd only want to see him go there if he had the freedom to do the stories he wanted the way he wanted to do them -- and the only way I see that happening is if he kicks Nancy Grace's butt in her time slot despite being on a network with smaller market penetration.

One thing I never even wanted to try when I lived over there.

What a weenie.

The septic tank! They are SO reading Matcom News. :7

Very strange.

Whew!

Anyway, a brief window has opened up on our computer before I have to give it back... just long enough to exult:

"Can I call 'em, or WHAT!"

LAST NIGHT, at a quarter to 1 --

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WhirlyGirl (657 posts)
Fri Mar-04-05 12:47 AM
Response to Reply #280

282. (Afterthought: Is it possible they first offered this exciting LIVE report to KO,
and he maybe politely advised them where they could file it? :-))

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=203&topic_id=337920&mesg_id=338280&page=
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... which is pretty much what Keith vouchsafed to us tonight!

See y'all later!
--WhirlyG

Dear Keith:
Thank you for wearing the tie. But because I could not see the show, would you please wear it again sometime soon? Pretty please? I'll send Seito over to give you a massage.
Your friend,
RevCheesehead

I believe the medieval knights tied their ladies' "colors" around their biceps... now THAT would be a total turn-on, if Keith wrapped the tie around his arm!

Oooooooooh, KEEeeeeeeeeeeeith! <thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump>

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<< Dear Keith:
Thank you for wearing the tie. But because I could not see the show, would you please wear it again sometime soon? Pretty please? I'll send Seito over to give you a massage.
Your friend,
RevCheesehead >>

:toast:
down the hatch!
:beer:

Steph:
:hi:

Keith:
:hi:
:loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

I have Keith on one TV and NOW with David Brancaccio taping on the other...

I'm in heaven.
:loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

He left Marketplace, Bob Edwards left Morning Edition. NPR blows now.

Feh!

can we get His Fraudulency to choke on that one!!!! Oh the delicious irony.

:yourock:

what is it with all these crazies finding religious shapes in FOOD

Do these people just take a long look at their food before they take a bite and say: Oooo...this looks just like Jesus as he was giving the sermon on the mount! Let's sell it on E-bay!!!


Nutjobs all!!!!!

:crazy: :silly:

It's so hard to watch and type and read from the other room. I just catch bits and pieces of the show.

I think they call it "teletransubstantiation." :evilgrin:

How horrible! I had no idea chimpanzees could be so brutal!
:scared::scared::scared::scared::scared::scared::scared::scared:

or ape story a night these days? Is it just me?

Martha, MJ, and now an entire segment of animal news and it's not Oddball.

how funny, when Keith meowed, my cats sat up and looked at the TV!

I saw a polyphonic spree sticker on a car today!

:hi:

:hi: Bleever! Everyone should listen to them, they are wondermous.

If you were in Dallas, it might have been me! :) Especially if the car also had a DU sticker and a Peace Corps sticker on it. :7

But I'll keep my eyes peeled on the road next time I'm in Dallas!

I think it was one of my kids' after-school counselors. :)

:hi:

I have a very distinctive car. White Cabrio convertible with a big ol' honkin bike rack on the back (and aforementioned stickers.) The bike rack is funny, it's a hitch rack and people ask me what it is all the time.

I usually tell 'em it's for mid-air refueling. :evilgrin:

And all the counselors are cool, but I have to figure out which one belongs to the car.

A shell of his former self...

:7

:D

:hi:

:hi:

I just started wading through the Gannon Wrinkle threads and saw you were out there. I'm almost done with #1. Should I keep reading all 7 -- it's already getting pretty weird and creeping me out. I'm afraid to see what I'll find if I keep going, but my curiosity is killing me.