KOEB Thursday

[Patsy Stone]

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

This is the link to our discussion about a mission statement for a new KO Group. Please check it out if you have a chance and let us know what you think -- all opinions are welcome.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=109x18925

I'm here early tonight because I wanted to make sure to have this link visible to the "usual suspects" as well as to our lurkers and celebrity guests: Hi, KO and Steph! :loveya: :loveya:

[Miami Liberal]

1. Hi Patsy

Here's a casual Keith reading his adoring email from the KOEB.


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

on edit: Hi KO! Hi Steph, he will be ours!!:loveya:

[Patsy Stone]

3. Yummy! Who looks just dreamy in jeans?

Hey, I'm gonna PM you about this weekend later, ok?

Hiya! And :loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya: KO

[greenmutha]

6. Amen to that! Hi Patsy, Hi MiamiLib!

And Hi Keef! :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[Patsy Stone]

10. Hi there!

Nice to see you this evening. I still love that avatar. :) :hi:

[greenmutha]

Thanks! I made it just for Valentine's Day, but decided to keep it.

I'm hopelessly addicted...
:hi: everyone!

[Patsy Stone]

40. It's great! n/t

[Miami Liberal]

24. Hi Green

Your avatar is adorable just like Keefie.

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[greenmutha]

27. Awwww.... Thank you!

:hug:

[RevCheesehead]

25. Hey! Guess what I got in the mail today!

Your avatar! :)
or better yet:
:loveya:

[greenmutha]

32. Yay! Where's your mug shot?

Er... or would that be a mug mug-shot? :silly:

[RevCheesehead]

50. ha! I just opened the package!

Gotta borrow a digital camera, and take the KOEB to Lambeau Field. That might take a while, but Keith will LOVE it! :loveya:

[Miami Liberal]

11. What a cutie he is

Yes, PM me. I hope Canseco shows up so KO can grill his over injected ass.

[Patsy Stone]

38. Amen

Hope he shows also. I really smiled when I read that line. ;)

[WhirlyGirl]

230. The open collar is killing me...

... three buttons open... and my temperature going up.

<Breathing his name on a sigh> Oooooooooooooh, KEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeith!

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

<< What a cutie he is >> Miami Liberal

[WhirlyGirl]

267. PS - And from now on, I think we should have a right to bare arms! :-)

(as shown in da pitcha!)

:loveya: :bounce: :loveya: :bounce: :loveya: :bounce: :loveya:

[RevCheesehead]

Would that make him "Mr. Dream Jeans?" n/t

[Patsy Stone]

68. You bet your sweet bippy! :) n/t

[Nothing Without Hope]

88. Hi Cheese! I love it - you and I have obviously seen Captain Kangaroo

and his overall-clad pal.

Mr Dream-Jeans-- yup, that would be our Keef!

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[Gogi]

233. We'd al think KO looked dreamy in a biohazard suit complete with mask and

respirator!


:loveya: KO

[Patsy Stone]

240. True dat.

But he does look particularly FINE in those jeans. And I'm gonna go over the ever-moving line here: I think he dresses "left". :)

:loveya:

[RevCheesehead]

241. You know, ever since that mattress accident, you've been pushing it.

LOL! Leave it to you to check.
And don't forget - Keith READS this stuff! :evilgrin:

[Patsy Stone]

246. C'mon...

After my near fatal brush with embarassment can you blame me for gaining a whole new lease on life?

Besides, he knows I speak the truth. :evilgrin:

:hi: KO

[WhirlyGirl]

4. Oh! How lovely!

Hello, Patsy & Miami Liberal!

[Patsy Stone]

5. Hi, WhirlyGirl!

How are you this fine Thursday?

[Miami Liberal]

17. Hi WG

I'm so glad to be here on time tonight and watch with you guys.

Keef looks gooooooood tonight!
:loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[seito]

13. Nice

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

Hi Miami :hi:

[Miami Liberal]

37. Hi Seito

Our guy should dress more casually like this once in a while.

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[bunny planet]

14. What a cute pic!

Hubba!:loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[bunny planet]

15. What is the origin of hubba hubba anyway?

[Miami Liberal]

46. I don't know but it sure describes him perfectly

Hubba hubbalicious!

[Patsy Stone]

154. A Bob Hope song...

In 1945, as World War II drew to a close, Perry Como burst on the popular music scene with three records that each sold a million copies. One was a wartime novelty song based on a phrase that comedian Bob Hope had made popular — A Hubba-Hubba-Hubba.

[bunny planet]

oh you are good.

:wow:

[Clark2008]

18. Ummm... ohhhh... ermmmm...

I cannot say on a public board what I am thinking. :evilgrin:

I cannot. Nope. No Gannons slipping from my lips. Nuh-uh.

[Miami Liberal]

42. I know what you're thinking

and let me just say I didn't enhance anything! :evilgrin:

[Clark2008]

109. Well, he DOES wear a 13 and 1/2 size shoe!

And that's all I'm sayin'!

:evilgrin:

[Nothing Without Hope]

143. Yowza!! Most definitely sole mate material! n/t

[WhirlyGirl]

238. Guys are always at their cutest...

... when they're not aware they're being cute. <G>

(There is a SportsCenter catchphrase that a former gf of KO's wished him to call out in moments of passion. I'm not sure it couldn't also apply here...)

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<< Ummm... ohhhh... ermmmm...
I cannot say on a public board what I am thinking. . . . >> Clark

[Miami Liberal]

263. Whirly

Oh, please tell us what catchphrase and what ex-girlfriend you speak of. Enquiring minds want to know.;)

on edi: I can't believe I'm still up!:hangover:

[WhirlyGirl]

265. Don't ask me why...

... but the phrase in question was, "From way downtown... BANG!" (pg 10, "The Big Show").
Except for the concluding word, this phrase seems entirely incongruous! (Sports fans, help me out here.)

The young lady was -- appropriately, IMO -- left unidentified. And I made a small mistake; in the account, she is referred to as a date, not a gf.

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<< Oh, please tell us what catchphrase and what ex-girlfriend you speak of. >> Miami Liberal

[Sydnie]

62. OHHHHH Mama like Casual Keef!!

What a great pic of him!!!!

[Miami Liberal]

82. LOL

Perfect smileys! :loveya:

[Shopaholic]

236. Maybe that's why they called his old MSNBC show. . .

The BIG Show? :evilgrin:

[Patsy Stone]

2. Tonight on Countdown

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Tonight on Countdown
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Remember... NEWSQUIZ tomorrow. So if you have suggested questions,
please send them to... [e-mail]
_______________________________________

Pope John Paul II was hospitalized Thursday after suffering a relapse of the flu, the Vatican said, a day after the pontiff made his longest
public appearance since being discharged from the clinic two weeks ago. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7022618/

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/

* Seeking common ground amid sensitive differences on democracy, President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed Thursday on new efforts to keep nuclear arms away from terrorists as well as sovereign nations like Iran and North Korea. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6992078/

* A man wearing a police uniform drove a car bomb inside the main police compound in Saddam Hussein's hometown north of Baghdad on Thursday, setting off a massive explosion that killed 15 police and wounded 22, officials and witnesses said. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6913272/

* A Fort Worth woman says her new husband is incapable of murder -- even though police say he has confessed to killing his pregnant ex-girlfriend and her son. Trish Barbee says "it's impossible" that Stephen Dale Barbee, 37, could have killed 34-year-old Lisa Underwood and her 7-year-old son, Jayden Underwood. http://www.nbc5i.com/news/4227699/detail.html

* Canseco? We'll see. Jose Canseco scheduled to be Keith's guest,
tonight.

* And tigers & turkeys... you'll just have to see for yourself.

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

Finally, Doctors have partially restored the sight of an 81-year-old Buddhist monk who accidentally glued his eyes shut when he mistook a tube of superglue for eye drops. The doctors at Angthong Hospital, 100 kilometers north of Bangkok, used a chemical solvent, acetone, to dissolve the glue in the monk's right eye, a hospital spokesman said. It took two-hours. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EYES_GLUED?SITE=NWCN&TEMPLATE=STRANGEHEADS.html&SECTION=HOME
Kids, don't try this at home.

-- Carey Fox

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

More:
Up to 10 inches of snow was forecast for parts of the central and eastern Middle Atlantic on Thursday, and next week could bring an even stronger storm front, forecasters warned. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7024244/

A recent spate of e-mails that aren't what they appear to be have confused consumers and led to a series of government warnings. The messages are fake, but convincing, because of a simple programming trick that allows cybercriminals to change the return address attached to Internet e-mail. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7020180/

Professional women who put careers on hold for family or other reasons earn 18 percent less once they return to the workforce, a new survey reports. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7019527/

Murder is a surprisingly common cause of death among pregnant women in
the United States, U.S. government researchers reported Wednesday. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7023971/

As Stewart finishes up her prison term, her lawyers are hoping that the SEC will make a deal allowing her to head her company again.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7018932/site/newsweek/

Journalist Hunter S. Thompson's son says he wasn't surprised that his
father committed suicide, but he was surprised it happened when it did. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7024566/

[seito]

7. Hi Patsy

I come to the meeting prepared tonight...:loveya::loveya::loveya:

[Patsy Stone]

22. Excellent Floaties, seito

Those combined with the news that K/E filed more Ohio motions, is making tonight realllly good so far. And KO in those jeans -- purrrrr.

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

[seito]

64. Why thank you

I have been practicing :)

[Clark2008]

8. Y'all are early!!

:hi:

I guess that's better than being late. :D

[bunny planet]

9. Hola Chicas

[Clark2008]

12. Here we go!!

Cue Beethoven's Ninth!

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

[sparky_in_ma]

16. Hi Ladies

[Patsy Stone]

26. Good evening, sir.

Lovely to see you! :toast:

[greenmutha]

35. Hi Sparky!

:hi:

[seito]

36. Hey sparky

nice to see ya is such good form :)

[Miami Liberal]

66. Hi Sparky

Love your little smiley!

[Nothing Without Hope]

176. Hi Sparky! We all missed you yesterday!

and not just for your expert bartending and bodice-ripping skills! I hope you're well. Someone said something about stones - is that kidney stones? Those can be excruciating, from what I have heard.

You take care!
:pals:

[sparky_in_ma]

180. Hi Hope

Last nite I went to a dinner theater performance my buddy wrote.

(the offending kidney stone is no longer with us. Ouch!)

[bunny planet]

195. out damn stone! Glad you are better Sparky.

And well enough for dinner theater too.:-)

[Nothing Without Hope]

Since it's safely gone, I can ask you if you ever heard that satirical

recording in which a man putting on a terrific Boston Mayor Thomas Menino accent goes through a skit that is supposed to be hizzonner giving a speech while passing a kidney stone. He already talks like he's got a mouthful of gravel, and with the squeals and Meninoesque jabbers and carrying on while the stone was supposed to be making its way out, it was one of the funniest things I've ever heard -- since I've had to listen to him, I could truly appreciate the artistry of the performance. It was in one of the Doctor Demento collections, I believe.

Much easier to laugh about a kidney stone once it's -- ah-- passed.

Sounds like you had a good time at your friend's dinner theater performance. That does sound like a delightful combination of enjoyable things to do.

[sparky_in_ma]

212. He's written a few

others I've seen performed, and he paints. I can draw a stick figure, and admire talent like his and bunny's.

[Gogi]

235. Do you still have the stone?

You could try selling it on ebay like that woman who's trying to sell her dog's kidney stones.

[WhirlyGirl]

239. Glad it's gone, Sparky!

-------
<< (the offending kidney stone is no longer with us. Ouch!)>> Sparky

[Patsy Stone]

19. Now, when the Pope goes under anaesthesia...

Is there a Vice-Pope who takes the oath? :evilgrin:

Okay, that was disrespectful, I admit it.

ed: sp. What else?

[RevCheesehead]

63. Well, someone must be in charge of vice over there.

And I don't think THAT was disrespectful at all! :evilgrin:

[sparky_in_ma]

72. Actually, it was

and you must go to the corner and no floaties for you for the rest of the show.

Well....maybe one.:loveya:

[RevCheesehead]

It all depends.

Who's gonna join me over there? :think:

[sparky_in_ma]

84. Plenty of room

for one more. (tsk, tsk, my lounge lizard buddy.)

[RevCheesehead]

97. ooh - someone's been practicing their "snark."

"Snarky-Sparky." It suits you.

[Botany]

20. official rules????

Sounds good but the EDVs of the KOEB are more free form......

And are you trying to quantify my love for Ms. Steph?

Might as well count the stars..........

Let the estrogen flow .... I have to go
If you need to know ... so get on w/ the KOEB show!
and may I add for KO some EDVs will go down low.


Stephanie :loveya: Miller

[Patsy Stone]

23. Rules are always made to be broken

Hiya Botany!

[Botany]

39. Rules are like a dam .....

...... Estrogen is like a tidal wave ......

God help Keith.

Stephanie :loveya: miller

[Miami Liberal]

74. And you love us for it!

That's why you keep coming back for more.:P

[Nothing Without Hope]

229. Wow, Botany, I'm not going to count syllables, but that looks to be

a candidate for the KOEB Haiku and Near-Haiku Hall of Fame, which we should institute if we don't already have one.

I love it:

Rules are like a dam,
Estrogen is like a tidal wave,
God help Keith.

Obviously an inspired composition. Bravo!
:toast:

[WhirlyGirl]

242. Can we put together that KOEB ANTHOLOGY...

... that I suggested the other night?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=post&forum=203&topic_id=332139&mesg_id=332541

Newcomers have missed a lot of good stuff.

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<< Wow, Botany, I'm not going to count syllables, but that looks to be a candidate for the KOEB Haiku and Near-Haiku Hall of Fame, which we should institute if we don't already have one.
I love it:
- - -
Rules are like a dam,
Estrogen is like a tidal wave,
God help Keith.
- - -
Obviously an inspired composition. Bravo!
>> Hope

[Nothing Without Hope]

269. Sure, I think a KOEB Anthology Thread would be a great addition

when we set up our Group. It would be sort of like a combination of a museum and an orientation center for new visitors. They could stop off there and pick up their KOEB mugs and floaty heart balloons for their kids and then, armed with the back story and in-jokes, jump into the next KOEB meeting fully prepared and armed for bear -or Keef! ;)

[WhirlyGirl]

271. Or Keith's...

... bare arms! Mmmmmmmm!

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<< They could stop off there and pick up their KOEB mugs and floaty heart balloons for their kids and then, armed with the back story and in-jokes, jump into the next KOEB meeting fully prepared and armed for bear -or Keef! >> Hope

[Nothing Without Hope]

274. Yow! You are surely frisky for the wee hours, WG!

I hope you're still up for a good reason! Your snarkalator is in good working condition, that's for sure! That's a good one:
...loaded for bear -- or Keef!
...or Keith's bare arms!

Brings to mind Botany's most recent poetic near-Haiku effort. Poor Keef!

Time for me to finally knock off for the night and see if any good dreams have time to visit in what little of the night is left. Good night -- or really, good dawn!

O8) :boring: O8)

[WhirlyGirl]

275. It's most likely...

... reactions (posts 230 & 267) to that "casual" photo, above -- plus Miami Liberal's probing questions at post 263!

(Actually I'm working on some stuff and stopping to mess around.)

Sweet dreams (of... who else, right? :loveya:)

[WhirlyGirl]

273. Hope, do you know if there is anyone...

... who has been saving these creations right along? Or how far back the KOEB threads are archived?

Are all the "minutes" still available?

[Nothing Without Hope]

276. Maybe between us some of them have been bookmarked

All the KOEB meeting threads are archived, and clever search parameters can turn up surprisingly specific hits. For example, if we wanted to document the origin of the "wooly bear caterpillar" description of Keef's eyebrows, that would surely be findable.

I bookmarked the side thread in which I introduced "blivet**" as the perfect descriptor for the Dim Son; blivet** was basically pioneered by the KOEB and is now seen fairly often around DU.

I recall the evening, just after the masterstroke of The Tie, when I decided that we needed an official toast: "To The Ties That Bind." I think I bookmarked both those threads, they were so great. Several of us remarked that the "Tie One On" thread, when Keef wore his birthday tie, was the best one ever. It was also one of the longest.

Maybe Botany has saved some of his poetry. I think I may have bookmarked some of our "expert advice to the lovelorn" about how he should proceed in his Stephanie Miller Acquisition Project. And also some of the threads describing how Stephanie responded to his attentions on her radio show. It was pretty amazing finding the KOEB was in effect On The Air and even sorta famous--or at least infamous! We all laughed over that one til we hurt.

Yeah, lots of great moments and some very funny stuff, much more of it. Maybe some of the others bookmarked their favorites. When we start our Group we can set up a KOEB Anthology thread as you suggest -- it's a great idea. (Maybe you'd like to be our Museum Director & Archivist?) As I've said many times, keeping our spirits up is serious business. Again, that Mark Twain quote:

Irreverence is the champion of liberty and its only sure defense.

[WhirlyGirl]

286. It must not be permitted to slip into obscurity!

The KOEB is, to use Francois Truffaut's phrase from "Close Encounters," UN PHENOMENON SOCIOLOGIQUE!

Precious artifacts should be preserved!

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<< Yeah, lots of great moments and some very funny stuff, much more of it. Maybe some of the others bookmarked their favorites. When we start our Group we can set up a KOEB Anthology thread as you suggest -- it's a great idea. . . . >> Hope

[Nothing Without Hope]

287. Indeed! And it sounds like you have the right kind of interest

to enjoy participating in the KOEB Historical Preservation Anthology & Museum project. Maybe you'd like to be the Museum Director? Of course, you'd have to run the concession stand for the tourists to buy KOEB bodices and brew, too...

[Botany]

249. Thank you

I spent hours on it. LOL

[WhirlyGirl]

254. No, REALLY, I'm serious!

I think it would be a nice thing to have.

[Nothing Without Hope]

270. An estrogen-laced atmosphere promotes many things

apparently including the Poetic Muse:

:nuke: :nuke: :think: :nuke: :nuke:

Hey, we might become popular as a source of inspiration for English Lit grad students! And truth-telling TV reporters brushing up on their snark!
:evilgrin:

[WhirlyGirl]

272. LOL! Much silliness... and occasional flashes of BRILLIANCE!

:)

[Botany]

280. Sure they can read this "stuff"

Get their degrees and then say ...... "Do you want fries with that."

:bounce:

[WhirlyGirl]

284. ROTFL! Botany, those jobs w/ one's name stitched on one's shirt pocket...

... may turn out to be the most secure & coveted in the latter days of the Shrub economy! LOL!

(Stephanie must and will surely be yours THEN!! :-))

[Clark2008]

31. I'll read that thread after KOEB nightly.

Right now, my brain is still on hyperdrive from the picture above.

THUD.

[Patsy Stone]

96. I also wanted to thank you

for not taking the easy rhyming route with the word "swallow". :)

[Botany]

take the e.z. way .....

..... never! That is why I have my quixotic quest for Ms. Steph ......
If I wanted e.z. I would snag an EDV .........

Guys have morals too.


:bounce:

[Patsy Stone]

131. Hey!

We are NOT e.z. ... unless you look dreamy in jeans and take our fashion advice... :)

[Botany]

157. 4 points

1. Does Sparky get love? (non physical for his work)
2. Is sex bad?
3. Does the term "bad girl" bother you?
4. Would you "put out" for KO, on the first date?

Stephanie :loveya: Miller

[Patsy Stone]

Y,N,N,Y...

How'd I do? :)

[bunny planet]

190. y,n,n,n

[Nothing Without Hope]

278. Y, N, N, N

and, since it hasn't been said for at least 10 minutes,
Stephanie Miller will Botany's!!! :loveya:

(This is a serious ongoing experiment on the effectiveness of positive visualization! ;) )

[bunny planet]

186. exsqueeze me, baking powder?

Moi easy, mais non.

[sparky_in_ma]

197. Love it when you speak French

:loveya: (not that I understand any of it)

[bunny planet]

200. bien sur merci, Monsieur Gomez.

[Patsy Stone]

206. Au revoir, gopher... n/t :)

[WhirlyGirl]

244. A Caddyshack reference!

pron. "go-phair." :-)

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<< Au revoir, gopher... >> Patsy

[Sydnie]

21. Hi All!!! Phone call made me late damnit!

:loveya: Keef and all!

[WhirlyGirl]

28. HI, Greenie, seito, bunny, Clark, Sparky and Botany!

Hi, anyone else who showed up while I was typing! :hi:

Be back later, when my husband has finished his work and gives me back the system!

[seito]

34. Hi WG

See ya later :hi:

[bunny planet]

53. Hi, see you later.

:hi:

[seito]

57. Drive By

:)

[WhirlyGirl]

247. I'm back

Didn't even have to arm-wrassle mate!
He just got done sooner than usual.

Anyone still here, I hope?

[flyarm]

29. hi everybody!! ko will do gannon /gukertgate!! yeah!!!!!

how are all you sweeties??

did you all read about andy?? if you can please send him some $$..and send out to all like minded people will's truthout article

" a Friend in Need"

http://forum.truthout.org/blog/story/2005/2/24/84720/3496

Andy needs our help..all our help, and a thread is on the greatest site..not many have gone to it..please do for our Andy..this is just a fyi in case any of you missed it!!

love you all!!

fly:hi: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

and my heart and prayers go to Andy!!

[Clark2008]

33. Oh, here's hoping he won't "do" Ganguckert, just REPORT on it.

:evilgrin:

Sorry, fly, my mind is in the gutter. You can blame the second post above for my tawdry behavior. ;)

:hi: fly!

:hug:

[greenmutha]

41. ROFLOL! Hi Clark2008!

:hi:

[Clark2008]

49. Hi Greenmutha!

:hug:

[flyarm]

52. its ok clark ...

we have been down a dark slope lately with gukert...

boooooooo..gotcha!!

wooooo keith will have gannonguckertgate on..is that tonight..sure hope keith doesn't throw softballs!!

hi clark honey!! still spooked??

its a nasty story!! do you remember the after school show.."dark shadows??"..you are prob too young!!

huggies...:hug: :hug: :loveya: :loveya:

fly

[Clark2008]

61. Dark Shadows was the vampire soap opera.

I remember my Mom watching it, but I was too young to get it.

So, I'm youngish, I guess. :)

[Nothing Without Hope]

127. Yes, it's heartrending

He won't find out until after surgery next week if he has pancreatic cancer. Not able to work, no health insurance, quite possibly a high-fatality cancer, the weakness brought by illness -- he must be feeling uttlerly helpless. I'm very glad Will has picked up the challenge of how to spread the word about Andy's desperate need to more people.

Here's the link to Andy's own thread from yesterday; you might want to read it in addition to Will's thread.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x3165720

We are all connected, and this is a time we can act on that knowledge to give comfort and aid to someone who needs and greatly deserves it.

[bunny planet]

207. OMG, I hadn't been following Andy's story since he thought it was

hepatitis and I sent him some money then. I thought he was on the mend. He might have pancreatic cancer? That is just awful.

[WhirlyGirl]

250. Re Andy, t r u t h o u t and everything...

That was soooome discussion which followed Pitt's article, fly. Whew! I understand the e-mailer's white-hot anger toward social injustice but it took a weird turn onto the t r u t h o u t site. And she got told, didn't she?

We'll be sending Andy something. Can't be as much as I'd like but as they say, "nickles and dimes make dollars."

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<< did you all read about andy?? if you can please send him some $$..and send out to all like minded people will's truthout article
" a Friend in Need"

http://forum.truthout.org/blog/story/2005/2/24/84720/34...

>> flyarm

[Greylyn58]

30. Howdy All

Checking in for another night with our favorite news guy. The only one among the MSM that tries to report the truth.

Gotta love that!! B-)

:hi: Fellow KOEBers

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

[seito]

43. OK, I'm getting the voices in my head again nuuu cuuu ler

Make it stop

[Patsy Stone]

48. nu CUUUU lar.

What a shmuck. :puke:

[flyarm]

58. is that not embarrassing..well

everything * does is embarrassing!!

i am going to paris in may and i am going to wear all my kerry buttons...i am not kidding!!

fly:loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[Nothing Without Hope]

188. Just to be safer, you can also carry bags made by that company

that has the labels apologizing for the president being an idiot and saying you didn't vote for him. As I recall, this line first came out with the labels in French, which would be perfect. If you don't know what I'm talking about, I can see if I still have the bookmark.

[WhirlyGirl]

252. Tom Binh Design!

From the following website:

"The company that made this tag is called Tom Bihn Design. They made a shirt in honor of the tag. Proceed are going to benefit the Seattle Vet Center's Homeless Vet Program. They Rock!"

http://www.lepow.com/tag/

---------
<< Just to be safer, you can also carry bags made by that company
that has the labels apologizing for the president being an idiot and saying you didn't vote for him. As I recall, this line first came out with the labels in French, which would be perfect. . . . >> Hope

[Nothing Without Hope]

268. Yes, that's it. The quality of their bags is said to be superb

And that tag is, of course, not to be missed. It's not on ALL their products, by the way; this page of their site gives the full story and tells which products have the tag:
http://www.tombihn.com/page/001/CTGY/CARELABEL

The site claims that the tag began as an inside joke among the seamstresses and referred to the president of the COMPANY. Sure it did (love this tongue-in-cheek story), and this must also explain the great popularity of products with the label:
The inside label carries instructions on washing and caring for the bags. Because the bags are sold in Canada, the instructions are also printed in French. The French version, however, contains an additional phrase: "NOUS SOMMES DESOLES QUE NOTRE PRESIDENT SOIT UN IDIOT. NOUS N'AVONS PAS VOTE POUR LUI."

Translated to English, the phrase reads, "We are sorry that our President is an idiot. We did not vote for him."

The care label page link above links to a page (http://www.tombihn.com/page/001/PROD/_all/TB1112) with the T-shirt, which I would think would be a good addition to the gear of an American visiting Paris. The front ot the T shirt has a blow-up of the notorious care label:

Who could resist? Especially when the profits go to such a good cause? The explanation on the T shirt page goes on to say
The t-shirt is back in-stock.
We've had such a response to the care label, or "Treason Tag," that we just had to put it on a t-shirt. All profits go to the Seattle Vet Center. So far, we have raised $16,000, thanks to you.

Though originally intended as a poke-in-the-ribs at Tom Bihn himself, everyone seems to have a "president" that they think is an idiot. Take your pick: Jacques Chirac, Bill Clinton, George Bush.

[RevCheesehead]

44. There he goes, calling him Vladumer again.

How would he feel if Vlad called him "blivet?"

[seito]

51. I am just so proud

:eyes:

[sparky_in_ma]

54. Thank You

I'm always bugged by his first name usage. It's disrespectful, his way of trying to be superior.

[RevCheesehead]

73. Well, hello there, Mr. _in_ma.

I'd hate to be disrespectful and use your first name. :)

[Nothing Without Hope]

277. Yes, that's extremely embarrassing, even aside from the horrible, stupid

things he states as policies. The first-name, nickname thing is both his way of showing how he's the top dog of the inner circle and his attempt at trying to look like a bosom pal of the world's most powerful men. Either no one has bothered to explain to him that this is a really bad idea, or else he has ignored their advice. Sort of a parallel to how he STILL, after all this time and all the ridicule, says "NOO-KYOO-LER." (Presumably he still says "ABOO-GRAPE" too, or would if he gave enough of a damn about what happened in that torture hole to speak of it at all.) Guess he feels that since it's HIS finger on the button, who are WE to tell him he's wrong?

[bunny planet]

209. Vlad looked very much like he was muttering blivet under his breadth.

Seriously, did you see the look Putie shot His Fraudulency from over at his podium.

[RevCheesehead]

213. Yeah -

I can read "pissed off" in virtually any language.

[bunny planet]

218. LOL

[sparky_in_ma]

215. I did

It looked like he was thinking, "Georgie, don't be such an ass".

[bunny planet]

220. Georgie, you're nyet such a tough cowboy!

[Gogi]

226. I laughed my head off when Blivet said "Moolah" three times in one speech!

Yes, Moolah Shriners are a dangerous group which must not have nukular arms. What a flyweight!

:loveya: KO!

[RevCheesehead]

231. Yeah. The new movie "Blivet McGuire"

where he says "show me the moooolah" over and over again. :evilgrin:

[Patsy Stone]

45. 30 Dead in Iraq today

Tikrit: Police station car bomb sets 20 cars on fire. Two Americans...

ENOUGH!!!! :mad:

[Clark2008]

47. Wait... did he just say HE was going to interview Gannon?

Woah!!


GO KEEF!!!

:yourock:

[Clark2008]

55. OK.. I'm confused. Is he going to interview GanGuckert or is he

going to play the NBC tape of Campbell Brown doing the interview.

I'd much rather see Keith interview the prosti.. erm.. faux reporter.

[Patsy Stone]

56. Two GD threads about Gannon/KO

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x3173796

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x3173795

[Miami Liberal]

95. Oh no!

Why do I sense a DU meltdown is in the near future?

[Patsy Stone]

59. Gannon/Guckert next

Talon News folding...

[flyarm]

go ,go go go ko!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

get that little prick..but go for the big guys ko..come on ko go for the gold!!

fly:loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[Patsy Stone]

75. Hi, fly, honey.

Are you feeling better?

I can't believe this Ganguck guy actually spoke to Campbell Brown.

"James Guckert, it's not so hard to pronounce" -- Campbell Brown.

So, he used his driver's license to get into the WH. And then McClellan knew he was using a pseudonym. Otay.

Yet, Maureen Dowd couldn't get in... :grr:

[RevCheesehead]

90. Well, her name is too hard to pronounce.

She should change it to Monica Novotney (perky girl).

[Patsy Stone]

105. Or... Christiane Amanpour or Sylvia Poggioli.... n/t

[flyarm]

161. hi sweet patsy!!

yes its amazing..actually..impossible i would say..unlessssssssss

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...

fly

[seito]

70. Looks life Jeff/James

needs some more coaching. Watch his eyes shift as he lies and squirms. LMAO

[Patsy Stone]

169. Not.Hidin.Nuffin. n/t

[WhirlyGirl]

255. Love the mock-serious "eulogy" for Talon and Guckert...

"Talon News loses it's Washington bureau chief, Jeff Gannon... A great resource of American journalism ... now belongs to the ages..."

ROTFLMAO!!!

[Patsy Stone]

60. Top to Bottom review! LOL n/t

[Patsy Stone]

65. I don't know how Keith would ever think I appear on his

show after the coverage. :)

[Clark2008]

67. Well, poo... I was hoping the slime was going to have to come face

to face with our Keith.

Of course, GanGuckert is scared shitless of a real man who is a real reporter who knows how to ask real question. Not surprising.

[flyarm]

71. i can not go into thise specifics...

his high priced attorneys..tell me folks..for a guy who didnt get a salary and was a "volunteer " reporter..how can he afford high priced attorneys??

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!!!!!!!!!!!!

open wide!!

fly

[Shopaholic]

112. You're a bad one Fly---

that made me laugh out loud. :evilgrin:

[AmyJCNJ]

69. Wooo Hooo!! Let's get this party going!

:headbang: :beer: :toast:

and for Keith:

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[seito]

77. Party like it's FRIDAY

:beer:

:toast:

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

[AmyJCNJ]

108. well it's snowing like crazy here...

So I feel like its Friday. I'm all jazzed up! I think I missed my calling. I think I was meant to be a skier. I don't like the cold, but I love the snow!

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[seito]

179. It has been snowing all day

I love the snow too.

[SharonRB]

194. I guess this storm missed us completely before it got to you

We've got nada here!

[RevCheesehead]

110. Actually, this IS my Friday.

Since Friday-Saturday are my days off.

Peach Schnapps, anyone? :beer:

[seito]

118. Hopefully, weather willing, today is my Friday too

It looks like it is still snowing

Hey Rev...

[RevCheesehead]

139. Yeah - I hear you're gettin' a whopper!

Spoke to my nephew in PA - he was out of school for early dismissal, because they're expecting at least 10 inches of snow.

[AmyJCNJ]

125. Here you go

:toast:

wow are you like the coolest Rev ever or what!?

[RevCheesehead]

152. Aww..

Thanks! :hug:

[AmyJCNJ]

163. just callin like i see it

:pals: :hug: :loveya:

[flyarm]

78. i asked to come..ohhh i bet you did!!

bet rovey did too!!

or was it *?????

i think it was *

fly:loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[Clark2008]

76. This guy is a tool - in more ways than one.

I mean, honestly.

And Campbell needs to get off of the "private life" crap. How is dangling your participles all over the Internet(s) "private?" Grrr...
I hope Keith mentions this.

[sparky_in_ma]

81. You said participles!

:D

[Clark2008]

89. Hee-heh... heh-hee...hee-huh

It's hard to laugh like Beavis & Butthead in word form. LOL!

[sparky_in_ma]

92. : )

I wanted to do that, thanks for getting the refernce.:)

[flyarm]

83. ohhh clark..those participles...

crack me up!!

fly:loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[Patsy Stone]

79. You're getting the news "Olbermann Style"

Did anyone else just hear that promo?

[Clark2008]

80. OK... check the ratings, guys!!

Did you just see that commercial?

"You are watching the news, Olbermann style. Part of the Best News in Primetime."

Something's happened in the ratings to prompt that commercial. I'm bettin'. :thumbsup:

[seito]

86. There is a movement afoot

Can ya feel it?

[flyarm]

94. yeah chirac is a cowboy now..lol!!

its a french cowboy fetish!!

yes i believe i feel it as well!!

fly:hi: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[flyarm]

87. i bet u r right

:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[Shopaholic]

98. No--bad news on the ratings--

ever since Nancy Grace's new program premiered in primetime opposite KO on CNN Headline News, they've been battling it out for third (behind Fox and CNN--Paula Zahn). KO lost the fight last night although his overall ratings remain consistent and he is still doing better than Grace in pulling in the key demo numbers.

[Shopaholic]

102. And because we love casual Keith---

Look what I found today???





There are several new photos up at www.olbermann.org

[Clark2008]

115. I love cigars. I even smoke 'em.

Well, when I drink, I smoke 'em. They're a bit strong when I'm sober. :)

[seito]

123. Ewwww

I hate the smell of cigar smoke :thumbsdown:

[Shopaholic]

135. He smokes pipes too

Sorry Seito.

[seito]

153. See, that's gonna be a problem

Gonna need one of these

[sparky_in_ma]

155. What kind of tie

goes with that?:crazy:

[Clark2008]

146. Sorry, Seito. I'll go outside when I light up. OK?

LOL!

[seito]

159. I'm used to cigarettes

I just can't handle cigars and pipes.

[RevCheesehead]

221. (Keith scratches seito's name off the list)

:evilgrin: Keith, I ain't sayin' nuffin! :loveya:

[seito]

234. I never make the final cut

oh well :)

[bleever]

237. seito, this is a friendly reminder:

Daily believing, whether you need it or not.

And we all do.

:hi:


bleev m.d.

[RevCheesehead]

243. Dr. Bleever -

Thanks for subbing at the bar yesterday.
But I got in big trouble with Sparky, and he put me in a time-out. He also caught me posting in the lounge last night.
Next time, don't let me drink so much, or at least make sure I get home, OK? :)

[seito]

281. Thanks Doc

I can feel the wheels turning as we speak.

NNNGU

[WhirlyGirl]

257. If he wants to attract a sensible woman...

... he's gonna have to stop smoking.

No woman with any sense is going to marry a man who's voluntarily endangering his own health (and livelihood, since his voice is his fortune) -- not to mention her own health and that of any children they bring into the world.

:scared:

He's doubtless scratched some promising names off his OWN list all unknowingly, Rev, by stubbornly holding on to this dangerous habit.

(WhirlyG alights from soapbox.)

---------
<< (Keith scratches seito's name off the list)>> RevChe

[WhirlyGirl]

256. olbermann.org is absolutely the BEST respository of all things KO...

... from the vast number of links to his writing, to the extensive photo gallery. I had been feverishly trying to collect all this stuff myself thru Google searches -- and here it is, finally, all in one place.

You can get to the site just by typing O into your browser -- how cool is THAT!!!

Kudos to the site's creator(s) -- a very professional job, indeed!

P.S. I hope copies of all columns/articles have been saved, in case the webpages on which they appear are taken down at some future time.

---------
<< Look what I found today
There are several new photos up at www.olbermann.org >> Shop

[flyarm]

104. ohhhh poooooo!! n/t

[AmyJCNJ]

138. There you are!

how did I know you would know?

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

[Clark2008]

103. YICK. I just checked and that overbearing ninny Nancy Grace is

beating Olbermann.
But, of course, it was for her first few days, so I'm sure it's just the curious checking her out.
I cannot imagine why anyone still watches CNN. Have you all told your friends how horrible they are and to watch Keith?

[AmyJCNJ]

114. Where's shopaholic? She would know.

Shopaholic knows all.

[Shopaholic]

126. She my post above above how the ratings are doing

not so great news. I guess the good news is that Grace hasn't hurt KO in the key demos but she did beat him last night in the overall ratings-bumping him down to fourth behind Fox, CNN, and CNN Headline.

[WhirlyGirl]

253. It's just 'cause I wrote MSNBC and said...

... that if they talked up "Countdown" the way they bury us in ads promoting Chris Matthews, they'd have a runaway hit on their hands.

(See -- they *always* do what I tell 'em! LOL! :-))

It's about time they stopped hiding their light (Keith) under a bushel!

-----------
<< Did you just see that commercial?
"You are watching the news, Olbermann style. Part of the Best News in Primetime."
Something's happened in the ratings to prompt that commercial. I'm bettin'. :thumbsup: >> Clark

[bunny planet]

85. OMG Jeffey James Guckert Gannon is a cyborg, I'm convinced of it.

He is a replicant, there is nobody home there. Did you see the glazed look in his eyes as he was walking in his suit. What a freaky guy. He seemed frightened during that interview with Campbell whatever. I guess he realizes that he'd better stay in front of the camera unless he wants to end up accidentally on purpose..... a dead guy!:scared:

[flyarm]

99. he is "dead man walking"...

suicide anyone?? or will it be the car wreck?? plane crash??

any bets??

fly:shrug: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[bunny planet]

106. auto-erotic asfixiation (or however you spell that, I don't think that's

it).

asphixiation?

[RevCheesehead]

129. I believe it's:

ass-fix-a-nation. At least, that's what George told him.

[bunny planet]

141. I wasn't going to go there Cheezy.

You naughty little fromage head you.

[sparky_in_ma]

158. She's been real bad lately

:evilgrin:

[RevCheesehead]

160. I'm still in Time-Out

But Sparky didn't say anything about holding back.

I see it as a more accurate spell-check. :toast:

[Botany]

91. "I asked to come." Jeff Man Cannon Gannon

Did I just hear him say that.

BTW ....... Ms. Steph is reading this .... Please talk me up ....... and please
don't make any box wine jokes ......

The EDVs ...... OK by me .....
teehee

:beer:

[sparky_in_ma]

100. Hi Steph

Did we ever tell you about the time Botany saved a puppy from a flash flood? Without regard for personal safety he jumped in and pulled the puppy from the raging torrent. Oh,with his other arm he rescued a baby.

[sparky_in_ma]

168. Almost forgot

For Steph::loveya: :loveya:

(ps, in case it doesn't work with you and Botany.):smoke:

[bunny planet]

217. and he gave my hamster mouth to mouth and saved it's

wittle life, no wait,...that was somebody else.

[sparky_in_ma]

223. LOL n/t

[Sydnie]

113. Yes, he did say that

only his word didn't have an "e" at the end! LOL

:hi: Hi Steph! Did you contact Conyer about the Triad connection today?

[Patsy Stone]

93. The Japanese are clearly insane

underwater comedians in a Tokyo hotel. In suits and masks.

[flyarm]

111. they are more insane than that...

they keep loaning money to * !!

its like magic..it dissapears!!

hi patsy girl!!

fly:loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[Patsy Stone]

134. Soon they'll own eveything in Manhattan...

Hi, doll. :) :loveya:

[RevCheesehead]

101. OK, now I think I'd enjoy those gummy roadkill things!

It's just so reminiscent of my Carolina days!

[Botany]

107. One more 'fore I go

Call out to all the EDVs who have demanded
Mr. Sparky to bring them drinks and God knows what else .....
about time you gals pamper Sparky.......

Guys have needs too.

Stephanie :loveya: Miller

[flyarm]

130. great points keef!!!!!!!!!!!!!

wow great points keef just made about suits and canseco..great intervew by keef..those were great questions and observations..

keef you are my hero!!

dave stewart is a jerk and dave stewart is a liar!!

and all the owners knew these guys were doing this stuff even *hy boy!!

they all knew!! they still know..my son was in minors and they have testing but they warn the kids 2 weeks before their test..its bullshit folks!!

fly:loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[Shopaholic]

142. Thanks Fly for posting that insider info--

not that I'm shocked by any of it of course. :eyes:

[RevCheesehead]

147. Good point.

But he put me in the corner tonight.
At least he left me a bottle of peach schnapps and a :loveya:

[sparky_in_ma]

177. Aww....

you can come out.:loveya:

[RevCheesehead]

193. (looking around warily) Are you sure?

I must apologize for my naughty behavior. All I can say is that my favorite barkeep wasn't here yesterday, and I have abandonment issues (well, no, we worked through those in therapy).

Would you like some schnapps? :loveya:

[sparky_in_ma]

198. I'd love it

thank you.:loveya: (it's good to see you having fun)

[RevCheesehead]

203. You, on the other hand, seem rather subdued.

Are you doing OK? Would you like a shoulder massage? (My mom told me I'm really, really good at that... pianist's fingers, ya know.)

[sparky_in_ma]

205. A tad

subdued tonite, but doing a lot better. I like the fingers part.:) Do you play piano?

[RevCheesehead]

210. Piano, organ, a bit of harpsichord - any keyboard will do.

One, ah, "friend" once told me I did simply amazing things with my feet. (A Bach fugue had a pedal "trill" - not easy to master!).

But, alas, these feet do not know how to dance. (But in my dreams, I'm Grace Kelly)

[sparky_in_ma]

216. Wow

As I mentioned above, I have no musical or artistic talent, yet I love art and music. Oh the irony!:cry:

[RevCheesehead]

224. My mom used to say,

"Both my kids got their talent from their dad. But they ALWAYS need someone in the audience!"

Any requests? I'm relaxed enough to sing and play a bit. (we can always put out a brandy snifter for tips, so we can get pizza later.)

[RevCheesehead]

228. And I should add:

Everyone has talents and gifts. You, kind sir, are not lacking in any of these things. You definately have a gift for conversation, compassion, and of course, floaty hearts and bodice-ripping.

You'd be amazed at how many people are sadly lacking in that area. :loveya:

[sparky_in_ma]

232. Thanks Rev

I am a good audience.:+

[RevCheesehead]

245. I forgot to tell you -

I finally got the Christmas tree down today! :bounce:

I always admire people who are neat and organized, can get laundry done and already filed their taxes. Multi-task is not my middle name.

[Miami Liberal]

116. Canseco up next

Oh God, WTF is he wearing???

[Clark2008]

119. OK.. I just HAVE to ask

:wtf: does Canseco have on?

Is Gannon picking out his wardrobe?

:crazy:

[Patsy Stone]

122. See my next post. :) n/t

[Clark2008]

128. Pasty, we post in cahoots a lot, don't we? LOL!

n/t

[seito]

132. ROFL

[bunny planet]

222. Fredericks of Hollywood catalogue no doubt.

[Patsy Stone]

117. It's Jose!

Did you get a load of that outfit?

Hubby's comment: "Do they make that for men?" LOL.

[Miami Liberal]

121. LOL!

Aren't they changing Jose Canseco street here in Miami back to it's original name or have they already?

[Patsy Stone]

124. We love our criminals

I wouldn't be surprised if Biscayne Boulevard suddenly became Jose Canseco Boulevard. :)

[Miami Liberal]

150. Bwaahaahaa

Perfect! :thumbsup:

[Sydnie]

133. Well, if you've "earned them" then show them I guess was his

train of thought. Or possibly he just left a hookers place and grabbed the wrong shirt.

Worse. Shirt. Ever.

[Patsy Stone]

140. So true...

The whole bohunk thing with the greasy hair and the big "Papi" chain... Que Cubano! (sorry, Miami Liberal) :)

KO: "I can't not ask this: The Lie Detector PPV...
What bout the dignity involved in that?"

[Miami Liberal]

191. Hey, go ahead

I make fun of the papi chulos all the time. Too bad Canseco is part of the Cuban community, if anyone else wants him please take him!

[Patsy Stone]

196. LOL!

I loooove the phrase Papi Chulo! ROFLMAO.

Hey, psssst, hey, baby... you sure are fine, mami....

[SharonRB]

199. Okay, now I'll have to tape the repeat

Sounds like I missed a lot.

[WhirlyGirl]

258. Sharon, I posted a reply..

... to the post you weren't sure I'd get to see on last night's blog. I liked what you said.

[SharonRB]

282. I saw it.

Thanks! :)

[Patsy Stone]

120. Ben Johnson, I'm thinking, is the athlete he's talking about

in that steroid story. Anyone?

[flyarm]

136. yep!!!!!!i lived in l.a. then and i watched it all live!! n/t

[flyarm]

144. why is it the people ...

who are telling the truth like cansecko ..are always the ones who previously ruined their credibility..so when they do tell the truth..no one believes them???

just wondering...and ones like the bums running the oakland a's can lie with immunity??

amazing to me!!

fly:loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[bunny planet]

225. I think so too.

[Clark2008]

137. I have an idea... lemme flesh it out and I'll post it under media when I

finish pondering on it.
I can't think because my son is too busy talking over Keith and contemplating on the beauty of our Eye of Ra door beads. :)


I should probably clarify that this "ponderment" on my part is a way to get Keith's ratings up.

First, how many of you live in blue areas? And, second, how many of you live in a blue area of a red state where Dems REALLY, REALLY, REALLY want to see some REAL news?

[SharonRB]

201. Blue state here n/t

[WhirlyGirl]

259. Purple. The MOST purple of all...

... OHIO -- which blew up its election. :nuke:

--------
<< how many of you live in blue areas?. . . >> Clark

[seito]

145. Somebody want to get RICH

Invent a ** filter for the television and radio. I know there are people that would pay good money for such an invention.

[flyarm]

149. i want one ..i want one..now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! any price!! n/t

[Miami Liberal]

I'll take 2, please

:)

[Sydnie]

165. I'll take seven please

Honestly, I have seven tv's in this house (and only five people! --nine if you count to two portables for the car and the hand held one) and I would put that baby on each one of them!

[bunny planet]

227. oh there is such a need for that product.

Better than the Foxblocker.

[bunny planet]

148. Ok, Canseco is injecting the roids directly into his jugular vein!

The size of his neck was freakazoid.
He's a f*cked up wife beater. I can't stand him for that reason.
But that was a great interview. Surprisingly Jose's IQ seems considerably larger than his neck measurement

[flyarm]

151. ohhh wow ..these pictures!! bless their hearts!! n/t

[Patsy Stone]

156. Did you know the MJ trial will be re-enacted nightly on E! ???

http://www.chartattack.com/damn/2005/01/1201.cfm

[bunny planet]

162. the story about the Canadian couple killed in the tsunami is very sad,

but it does seem improbable that the camera would have been found and the memory card intact.

[yvr girl]

170. It's also weird that the people who found the camera are from Seattle

and the couple are from Vancouver. What are the chances they would be so close.

They got to meet the couples' sons.

[sparky_in_ma]

174. Hi there

You been a busy girl these last few days.:hi:

[yvr girl]

182. I do try

I have to run to the airport soon.

[sparky_in_ma]

185. Are you flying away?

:cry:

[yvr girl]

187. No, just picking something up

[sparky_in_ma]

189. I'll miss you tonite.

:-(

[yvr girl]

192. I won't be gone that long

I'll get my package, and maybe some Chinese food. And then I'll be back.

[Patsy Stone]

164. Sorry...

I can't hear what he says when they show his beautiful hands...
Swoooon... :loveya:

[WhirlyGirl]

260. It appears we have...

... a fetish in common, Pats. I've always doted on his hands, too.

They are piano hands. Why doesn't he play, given his love for music??
(Another KO mystery.) :shrug:

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<< Sorry...
I can't hear what he says when they show his beautiful hands...
Swoooon... :loveya: >> Patsy

[AmyJCNJ]

166. NO GOBBLES!!!

you killed gobbles! you bastards!

[Tracyjo]

167. Can I join this party??

I brought some cake!!:loveya:

[sparky_in_ma]

171. You brought hearts

that'll do.:hi:

[Patsy Stone]

172. You betcha!

Welcome Tracyjo! Nice floaty hearts. :hi:

[AmyJCNJ]

Chocolate?! Yes!!!

:yourock:

:pals:

[seito]

173. You came prepared

Welcome to the party :)


:toast:

[flyarm]

178. ohhh i love chocolate to!!!

hi tracy..welcome to the party!!

glad you are here..but just a simple question..i am older and i require more to eat than these younguns..can i get two pieces of that cake???

i really really need it!!

glad you are here!!

:hi:


fly.i have my coffee ready!!:donut: :donut: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :hug: :grouphug:

[Miami Liberal]

202. Welcome Tracyjo

Catch you all later, I'm off to do some groceries. I think I'll get some chocolate while I'm there. :9

[RevCheesehead]

219. Hi, Tracyjo!

:hi: An official welcome to the KOEB! :loveya:

And may I wish for you even more - um - pleasant dreams tonight? :)

You'll fit in here just fine.
And you brought cake. Niiiice.

[WhirlyGirl]

261. Belated welcome to Tracyjo

:hi:

Welcome to PlanetKO!

[bunny planet]

175. Ok, how much did that woman remind any of you of the lady in

Michael Moore's first movie 'Roger and Me', the one with the rabbits who has the sign that says 'pets or meat'? Am I wrong? Isn't it the same woman?

I hope they really didn't kill 'Wild Thing'. The turkey in those videos was so funny, and obviously on steroids. Ask Canseco.

[SharonRB]

181. Hi, everyone

I made it for a little bit after all. I just got home from a town hall on Social Security with our rep, Sandy Levin and thought I'd check in for at least a few minutes.

How do you all like my new look with my new avatar (now that I'm a star I can do my own)!

:hi:

[sparky_in_ma]

184. Looks good on you.

[SharonRB]

204. Thanks, Sparky

You're so sweet!

[flyarm]

208. hi sharon!! like your avatar...can anyone tell me how you do it..??

[sparky_in_ma]

211. Hi Fly

Take any .jpeg image and resize it to 48x48 pixels. Go into your options setting and follow the instructions for uploading your own avatar.

[SharonRB]

214. I took the file I originally had into Photoshop

Then I sized it to 48x48 pixels and saved it for Web as a jpg (a gif is okay, too). Then I went to update my profile, update my avatar, and the instructions are included there. You click on the link to upload your own avatar, browse on your computer and then they tell you what to enter in the box. It's something like personal/15545.jpg or gif, depending on what kind of file it is. Without having it in front of me, I can't remember it exactly. Once I figured it out, it wasn't that hard.

Edit: Oh, yeah, the maximum file size is 3k.

[AmyJCNJ]

183. Well I'm outta here. Off to another thread.

Goodnight folks!
Maybe I'll jump back in later.

:hi:

:loveya:

[ClassWarrior]

248. Awwww... quit ogling Keef's participles!!

Sheesh.

Hey KOEBabes, bleev, sparks, et al...

NGU.

[crispini]

251. Hi ladies!

Just sticking my head in the thread to say :hi: everyone!

And now I'm off to enjoy the rerun from the comfort of my bedroom. I'm totally wiped, I hit my rep's meeting on Social Security this morning, worked all day, and then hit the LWV meeting on the Texas budget. Phew!

[WhirlyGirl]

262. Keith has a funny Ohio story almost every night...

... and tonight there were TWO! (car chase and turkey -- only turkey story took a sad turn)

Is this KO's way of saying either Ohio gets its election @&*% together or he's going to keep riding Ohio's #@%?

[Rhiannon12866]

264. Hello, KOEB. I was invited to join you all by WhirlyGirl,

Because of statements I made about Keith and his show, which I truly believe is one of the best on the air. He tackles things that the MSM totally leave behind, and he has the guts to say what he thinks. But I don't know any of you so I can't participate in your greetings to each other. Hello to you all. I'm just Rhiannon. All I really know is what I see on the show, which I've followed for a long time. I thought that tonight's was exceptional. He got in more comments on the "James Guckert" scandal, which the MSM has been largely refusing to carry. I admire so much about what he's been managing to do, but don't see anybody here addressing it. I'd like to be a part of KOEB, but I'm not one of you, and am just totally lost. Help?

Rhiannon:shrug:

[WhirlyGirl]

266. So glad you finally jumped in, Rhiannon!

No need for any extensive background to join the KOEB -- all you need is an appreciation for KO in all his aspects...

~ as intrepid journalist
~ as talented writer
~ as newsman with amazing recall
~ as sly wit
~ as TV's "Sexiest Newscaster"
~ as all-around lovely and compassionate man

... and you're instantly qualified to become a member!

Don't worry about not knowing everyone right off, you'll begin to differentiate our individual personalities before long. (Probably the one you'll want to butter up first is Sparky -- since he's the one serving the drinks most nights!)

And now... the KOEB toast and motto... inaugurated on Feb. 1, 2005...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=203x312803

... when Keith thoughtfully wore the *BIRTHDAY TIE* sent to him by a number of imaginative KOEBers:

"TO THE TIES THAT BIND!" :toast:

And the primary expression of affection for our guy Keith -- floaty hearts (also abbreviated as "floaties")...

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

Welcome, Rhiannon!! :hi:

[Rhiannon12866]

279. Thanks, WhirlyGirl, and I did try. I looked at the thread most days.

But not much of anybody seemed to be discussing the stories he covered. That's what I meant. That's the charm of the piece to me. Yes, Keith is a brilliant and intrepid newsman, willing to tackle stories others refuse to, but that's the point. He's a newsman, it's not not his hair or his tie. He tells it like it like it is, and that's the reason we admire him.:shrug:

[WhirlyGirl]

283. He is everything you say, Rhiannon...

... and I've never seen a serious comment with regard to his reporting go unresponded to here. If you wish to drop by and contribute your insights (and from what I read on the other board you have many, and well expressed), we will welcome them gladly!

I've described "Countdown" as SERIOUS NEWS WRAPPED IN A HAPPINESS PILL. It's that special blend of hardnosed journalism and (sometimes just barely) controlled anarchy -- both of which proceed from the personality of Keith himself -- which help us members keep our sanity in these anxious times and inspire us to to meet here each evening to praise KO in all his aspects.

KO is brave and beautiful up on that high wire -- and we of the KOEB constitute his joyful net!

[Rhiannon12866]

288. Thanks, WhirlyGirl. Then I will. I just felt that what I had to say didn't

Quite fit with the other remarks on these threads. And I don't know any of you, though I do know many on DU, after more than two years. I am an admirer of his because of his journalistic integrity. He's had the guts to report on the "Jeff Gannon" case when nobody else would, even to the extent of putting up a pronunciation guide to this weirdo's real name, LOL! And he has a sense of humor, always appreciated. Yes, I'm a fan of Keith, but not in the same way as many on these threads seem to be. So I wasn't sure if my take was welcome. Thank you.

Rhi :hi:

[WhirlyGirl]

289. It totally does fit, Rhi. You have a standing invitation, and...

... don't let our seeming dementedness fool you: Altho we frequently delight in building Keith castles in the air, no member that I know of has ever actually tried to MOVE INTO THEM! :crazy:

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<< Yes, I'm a fan of Keith, but not in the same way as many on these threads seem to be. . . . >> Rhiannon

[Rhiannon12866]

290. Thanks, WhirlyGirl, then I will come back

I just feel that I don't fit in, since I* am more interested in what Keith reports than in the man, himself. Yes, he's a great reporter, but that's what I admire about him, not what he wears or how he looks. You understand.:shrug:

[merh]

285. Any news on the group yet??

:shrug:

Is my star needed? If so, please take it and make the KOEB group happen!

[Rhiannon12866]

291. A Keith Olbermann group?!

What an excellent idea. I think with the number of posts on these threads, there must be enough members to support it. And it's not like, with the Jon Stewart group, we would have to suffer through yet another week of repeats, before there's something new to talk about!:-)

[WhirlyGirl]

292. Rhi, here's the LINK to the proposed board discussion --

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=109&topic_id=18925

And Patsy's opening remarks:

*PROPOSED KEITH OLBERMANN GROUP*

Patsy Stone (1000+ posts) Thu Feb-24-05 01:12 PM
Original message
Proposed Keith Olbermann Group

So, we're here to create a mission statement to submit to Skinner for a KO Group. Start brainstorming. We all know the post counts are out of control, and the desire to chat during the day and on weekends causes the Friday threads to go until Monday, so let's spread the love around.

Here are the offical rules: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...

From Nothing Without Hope in last night's thread:

1. We can concentrate more on the show during the live-blog time. This would both increase the information content for those of us without cable and also reduce the number of posts, which is what Skinner says is the major slow-down factor for big threads.

2. We can post at other times without dealing with a long thread or a thread that is hard to find. It would be started in our Group Forum, presumbly within the 2004 Elections Forum, so we could check there whenever we wanted and find each other.

3. We can start threads that are not so directly related to only the topics raised on KO's show but are important to us, or expand on subjects that he touches on in one or two shows but are not mentioned otherwise. After all, much of his show is on topics that don't need discussion -- but some of them do beyond the time given on his show.

4. Our live-blog thread could be more accessible and probably shorter (and easier/faster to load as a result), so might be less intimidating for people who would like to join us but get lost in the long thread and many inside jokes.
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Here's an example of a mission statement that I cribbed from the Groups. This should give us somewhere to start:

The purpose of the African-American Issues Group is to have a place on DU to discuss issues which directly affect the African-American community. Our goal is to reach out beyond the walls of DU and affect the black community with the message of what real moral values are and how those values lead us to liberal causes. DUers from all races are welcome to participate.
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This thread's address will appear in tonight's <2-24-05> KOEB Thread so everyone can participate in the discussion. At the moment, the only drawback seems to be some regulars who are star-less. I've also heard from people who would be more than willing to sponsor some stars -- myself included -- so even that might not be a problem. Besides, if this causes more donations to DU, so much the better.
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[WhirlyGirl]

293. And merh, too! (Just noticed you hadn't been there yet!)

[Rhiannon12866]

294. Thank you, WhirlyGirl! I'll check it out.

What I've read, so far, makes perfect sense to me.:hi: