KOEB I hope we don't have three again thread!

[crispini]

Edit: Well, are we here, ladies? :loveya:

[seito]

1. Looks like just one

:hi: cripini

[crispini]

3. Hi Seito! I get to be here for the whole thing this time!

It's good to hear from someone on the Schiavo side of the story. Has this guy been doing much speaking out?

[Clark2008]

5. I don't think anyone from the Schiavo side has been speaking much

They're trying to respect Terri's privacy.

[gkhouston]

158. wow, respecting Terri

is that allowed? :crazy:

I am so damned fed up with the "you're starving her" crowd that I just want to fly down to Florida and slap them all simple-minded... and then I think, wasted airfare, they're already simple-minded. Michael Schiavo isn't trying to murder his wife, he's trying to respect her wishes, and it's the only thing left anyone can really do for her... or should do for her, IMHO.

[Clark2008]

2. I was waiting for someone else so that wouldn't happen!

:hi: crispini!

:loveya: Keith!

[crispini]

4. Hi Clark2008!

So nice to see everyone in realtime tonight! How are you doing, how is the jobhunt going?

[crispini]

6. Wow, Brian Schiavo is sounding really *rational*

just like the Guardian ad Litem. THAT is why I watch this show!

[seito]

14. He laid it out so clearly

No one seems to mention or even care that the husband is grieving also. Just because he has moved on with his life does not mean that he has no feelings for her. Sometimes letting go is the greatest act of love.

This whole thing is so sad. The worst part is how shameful our government (Republicans) have been about making it into a political issue.

[Clark2008]

16. Did you see Keith's blog with the transcript of his interview

with Wolfson?

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

[crispini]

48. yes, that was good stuff! nt

[Greylyn58]

7. Howdy All

Checking in to fray. Please...Please...Please...no more on this case.
I can't take much more of this.

:hi: Fellow KOEBers

Let's hope this mess ends soon.

I love that picture of Keith...yummy!!

:bounce: :bounce: :toast: :party: :toast: :bounce: :bounce:

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

[crispini]

10. Hi Gray!

Yes, this is very hard to hear. Very sad.

[Greylyn58]

17. My family went through something

similar in 1994 with my Uncle(mom's only brother). He went in for gall-bladder surgery and suffered a massive stroke after-wards that rendered him brain-dead

IF ANY OF THESE BASTARDS had tried to insert themselves into my family's painful decision over taking him off of life-support I think I would have beat them senseless.

Everyday I hear this crap and hear these crazies going on and on about Michael Schiavo killing his wife makes me want to :puke:

This should have been a private personal family decision and never should have seen the light of day.

:grr: :grr:

[seito]

32. I have a similar story

My half-brother was hit by a car in Florida several years ago. The accident resulted in severe brain damage.

My brother had been living with his girlfriend for several years, but they decided not to get married. After the accident, the doctors attempted several operations before informing the family that he would never regain consciousness.

The mother wanted to disconnect him from life support, and the girlfriend wanted to wait. Well, the girlfriend did not have any legal standing, so he was removed from life support and passed away just days after the accident.

It was a very painful situation, but it was a "private" matter. I can not imagine the government prying itself into such a painful and personal time.

[crispini]

55. Hugs to you both

Seito and Greylyn.... it's a hard situation....

[Clark2008]

8. Oh, yum!!

Where did that pic come from?

AND, might I point out - he's wearing orange.

Job hunt is still kind of stalled. Spent last night with a friend redoing my resume for a job at ORNL, where he works (he's recommending me) and spent today at the welfare office putting my son on TennCare (all uninsured children can get on TennCare) and applying for food stamps for later (if it comes to that).

[crispini]

11. Well, I'm keeping my ear to the ground for you.

And my fingers crossed! Did you get my invite to join LinkedIn? It's a really good networking tool, at least in my industry, plus it's fun to play with!

The pic is from that most recent interview. I think it's the closeup of him outside of the RTF museum. :loveya:

[Clark2008]

26. Yes I did.

Thank you.
Actually, I haven't joined up yet. I've been so busy getting my ducks in a row (two interviews, putting in applications, redoing resumes, hitting the welfare and labor departments, etc.) that it had slipped my mind.
I need to do that tonight. Thanks for reminding me!

[Catchawave]

38. I think I sent you links too....

I think I misunderstood that you wanted to move to DC. Sorry!

[Clark2008]

46. I *would* move to DC if the opportunity was right.

I'm looking around here, primarily, because my mother is such a tremendous help with my son.
However, I'm not JUST applying here - and I did get your links. Thanks! :)

[Catchawave]

57. I used to work on Capitol Hill.........

you should send an application for grins and giggles. That's what I did AND got hired! Take mom with you :)

[WhirlyGirl]

29. The picture is from the Hartford Courant. They cropped the same one...

... that accompanied their last article a few years ago!

That welfare thing is a drag. Went through it after an accident, when I couldn't work.

They give you food stamps -- then deduct the value of the food stamps from your welfare check because... well, it's INCOME, isn't it???! Drove me nuts.
:nuke:
.:grr:

[Patsy Stone]

9. I am here

And I didn't see three threads and I think we're gonna be fine.

Just watching the coverage on Terri Schiavo.

[crispini]

13. Hi Patsy!

:hi: Very sad interview....

[Patsy Stone]

19. The whole damn thing is so tragic...

the possibility that her parents will just keep dragging this out and through the courts for a long time as Pete Wiliams is saying: OMG. It's all just a nightmare.

[bleever]

12. Hola amigas y amigos.

Keef continues to live up to our expectations. Yay!

:hi:

[seito]

18. Hey bleev

Gotta give it up for Keef :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[bleever]

24. As long as he doesn't get the idea I'm looking for a "man-date"

:loveya:

:hi:

[crispini]

33. Hey bleev!

Yes, our man is in fine form tonight! :loveya:

[bleever]

41. Hiya, crispi! So glad you could be here from the beginning.

It's not the same without you.

:hi:

[crispini]

59. Awwwww...

:hug:

[Patsy Stone]

23. Yep, all that and a bag of chips!

How are ya? :hi:

[bleever]

25. Doin' okay. How's by you?

:hi:

[Patsy Stone]

31. Very well.

I'm sitting and watching and typing. :)

[bunny planet]

15. Hola Chicas!

Nice new cazh (short for casual, don't know how to spell it phonetically)pic of His Snarkiness.

Might I add, he looks yummy tonight.

Shiavo's brother probably should not have mentioned that her father thought Michael Schiavo should get L-a-i-d. Just think that was awkward.

[Clark2008]

20. Maybe not, but I thought it gave their position some refreshing

honesty, which, sadly has been missing a lot in this entire case.

:hi: Bunny!

[bunny planet]

30. I agree, but you know how well honesty is received in this heightened,

hysterical atmosphere. Did you see the cross with stigmata and blood with Terry's name on the top of it, probably brought by one of the protesters. If this lady dies on Easter weekend you've got to know the fundaholics will go crazy, they will positively froth at the mouth with 'born-again religious' fervor. They will have their martyr at any cost.

This is so sad. My mom lives in Pinellas Park and works in the hospice thrift store down there. She know some of the nurses that work at the hospice where Terry Schiavo is. They are so upset, can't even park their cars in peace to get inside to do their jobs giving comfort to the other poor souls trying to end their lives with some amount of dignity.

[seito]

21. Hi Bunny

:hi: I agree on both counts

Keef :loveya:

L-A-I-D :thumbsdown:

[Patsy Stone]

27. I giggled that he spelled it out...

I gotta say. It was a Beavis & Butthead moment, sorry?

:hi: seito

[crispini]

39. Yes, I laughed

a bit -- even though the whole situation is not funny.... :(

[bunny planet]

91. Most def, a B and B moment.

Patsela, how's by you?

Who gets thrown off tonight, Fran Drescher's love child or tracheotomy boy? I hope it's not Nadia, she might get penalized for the Nadiahawk.

Too bad we couldn't have had a revote/do over for the Preznit election. Sometimes reality tv makes more sense than reality.:scared:

Did you notice last night KO snarked at the Idols? LOL

[Patsy Stone]

114. I did

and I thought that I should feel a bit silly for caring, and then I got over it. :)

I have both nights on tape and I haven't watched either of them. I didn't tape tonight's results show because I figured it would be pretty easy to find out who was voted off (and nobody, tell me, k?). Maybe this weekend I'll sit down and watch.

I hope it's Mikelah, even though I haven't seen her this week. She's a one trick pony and I don't think the country's gonna stand for a bad Barbra impersonator much longer. Trach Boy wasn't on key for the past few weeks and he's gonna get really boring, really fast.

If it's Nadia, and let's hope not, then she will be fine and receive either a recording contract or acting role in the very near future. Trust me, she'll be fine.

Hey, bunny! So nice to see you here. It's actually been a long time since we've all been together for a thread! I wonder what happened to gk, lw, and Miami Liberal. Was it something I said? Was it something you said? :)

[crispini]

120. gk

has been really busy. But I heard from her yesterday. She and fam are all fine. They live 25 miles from the plant in Texas City. :scared:

[Patsy Stone]

135. Wow!

I'm glad she's alright! :scared: is right...

[gkhouston]

177. what happened the other day was bad enough

although I'm far enough away not to have been personally affected -- probably 25-30 miles as the crow flies, much longer if you have to actually use the freeways :o

What worries me is that the plants over there are aging, and with blivet** and his friends in power, the inspections and safety regs are becoming more lax when they need to be more rigorous. Old equipment and half-assed inspections and complexes full of toxic and/or flammable chemicals? I'm seeing a real shit-and-fan moment coming down the pike, and what happened the other day was just a preview for a coming attraction. I'm hoping it will be enough of a wake-up call that BP and the other companies will see the writing on the wall, but I know that's wishful thinking. That particular plant has had several problems in the past few years. Who needs terrorists when you have shortsighted businessmen willing to do the job for you?

[bunny planet]

127. Of course my Nadia will be fine.

I actually don't know what her sophisticated self is even doing on that show to begin with. She's not going to be happy singing the drek they make them record anyway. She's an artsy fartsy chick.

Don't know what happened to Miami Liberal, she hasn't been here in awhile. I miss her.

Where's Sparky tonight. He has to watch the rerun.
The KO raincoat bit is too priceless to miss.

[bunny planet]

129. I actually think Randy on Baywatch WOULD be sexier than Trach boy.

Almost anything would be.

[bunny planet]

36. Hi Seito.

:hi:

[crispini]

63. Hi Bunny!

Missed ya in the thread! :hug:

[WhirlyGirl]

22. I believe the Brian Schiavo interview could be called an EXCLUSIVE...

... couldn't it?

How many people are there who will ONLY talk to Keith?-- the Jose Canseco interview was also a Countdown exclusive, as far as I know.

Hi, Everyone! :hi:
Hi, Kahuna Keith! :loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya:

[Catchawave]

28. Totally agree !

Keefer is such a class act. That was a very nice interview with alot of dignity.

Hi all :loveya: :hi:

[WhirlyGirl]

34. Keith always treats people with respect...

... How could anyone help but love him? :loveya:

[Greylyn58]

35. I love the music on Countdown!!!

KO rocks!!! :headbang:


:yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock:

[Clark2008]

37. OK. Keith has solidified his reign as Ramzey's favorite newscaster.

First it was saving Santa by getting him a flu shot.
Then it was his consistant defense of Spongebob.
Now, it's the T-Rex story. Ramzey LOVES dinosaur and we had been talking about this story earlier. When Keith started in with his comparison to "Jurassic Park,' Ramzey was excited! (I just had to ask my 5-year-old son how to spell "Jurassic" - LOL!)

Open the door, get on the floor
Everybody walk the dinosaur.

[crispini]

40. Wow. The news from Red Lake gets even sadder....

it's so sad he should have given off so many signs and not have gotten help.

[Clark2008]

42. Whew - I'm glad Ramzey was out of the room for that video!

How disturbing.

:scared:

[Patsy Stone]

43. Newsletter: 3/24

------------------------------------------------------
Tonight on Countdown
------------------------------------------------------

The U.S. Supreme Court turned down Terri Schiavo's parents Thursday, declining to intervene to keep the brain-damaged woman alive, while Florida Gov. Jeb Bush lost his bid before a state judge to help the parents regain control of their daughter from her husband. The Supreme
Court decision, announced in a terse one-page order, marked the end of a dramatic four-day dash through the federal court system by Bob and Mary Schindler.
As for Bush... "The governor is disappointed and will continue to do
whtever he can within the law to save Terri's life," Bush spokesman Jacob DiPietre said.
The police presence outside Schiavo's hospice increases; So far, 13
activists arrested...
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7283607/
Something tells us they'll be even more developments on this case in the course of the day...

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

An overnight search of rubble and twisted metal at a sprawling oil
refinery here turned up no more bodies after a massive explosion that
killed 14 and injured more than 100. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7277890/

A website known as The Smoking Gun has found a crudely drawn, violent
video that its editors believe was posted on-line by Red Lake teen Jeff Weise last October. If the video is Weise's work, it suggests Weise had been thinking about Monday's shooting spree for a while.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7280554/

A school shooting survivor said Thursday the gunman aimed with "a mean
face" as he shot fellow students, killing five among his nine victims.
Officials said Red Lake High School would remain closed for two more
weeks. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7259918/

Trip To Petting Zoo Lands Kids In Hospital. Animal feces or undercooked food may be to blame for five local kids with kidney problems. Health officials said the children are in critical condition and may have picked up a rare infection at local fairs.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7277325/

Monica Novotny reports on a faith healer.

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

Finally,
A Pennsylvania woman was charged with stealing money and other items in recent weeks by walking up to six elderly victims, giving them a big hug - and then stealing their wallets or other loose items in the process.
Mary Ann Johnson pretended to know the victims who are too polite to
refuse her hugs, police said.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/H/HUGGER_MUGGER?SITE=NWCN&TEMPLATE=
STRANGEHEADS.html&SECTION=HOME
So if you don't know someone, don't fake it.

-- Carey Fox

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

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

More:
Kyrgyz President Askar Akayev has resigned, the ITAR-Tass news agency
reported, citing an opposition leader hours after protesters stormed the presidential compound in the former Soviet republic.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7257340/

An absent Pope John Paul II sent his greetings to prelates and priests
packed into St. Peter's Basilica for Holy Thursday Mass, the latest Holy Week event the ailing pontiff has been forced to skip following throat surgery one month ago. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7263878/

District Attorney Steve Cooley says Robert Blake was "guilty as sin" and the jurors who acquitted him of murder were "incredibly stupid."
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7284990/

With the help of the Catholic Church, Australian researchers have
successfully grown adult stem cells harvested from the human nose,
avoiding the ethical and legal problems associated with embryonic stem
cells. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7283645/

A diner at a Wendy's fast food restaurant in San Jose, California, found a human finger in a bowl of chili prepared by the chain, local officials said. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7285110

[Catchawave]

44. Whoa....he showed THE video......

..very disturbing. Another tragedy :(

[Patsy Stone]

47. Beyond frightening.

And, yes, :loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya:
for KO, as always.

Hi, Catch!

[crispini]

51. THAT was scary.

And completely silent, too.

[Patsy Stone]

45. Well, this kid could not have been more of

a caricature. It's such a shame that there was no one to help him instead of just profiling him. Another awful story.

[bleever]

49. "Sleeper"! Did you know:

Trivia for
Sleeper (1973)

* Woody Allen confirmed the scientific feasibility of his screenplay ideas in a single lunchtime meeting with Isaac Asimov.

* The rebels' anthem is the same one used in Bananas (1971).

* The voice of the evil computer is that of Douglas Rain, parodying his role as the voice of HAL in 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968).



And don't forget the part where they mention that the healthiest foods are chocolate and red meat, "exactly the opposite of what your scientists believed!" Right again.

:)

[Patsy Stone]

54. The Nixon joke was also prescient

and I love Luna. :) Thanks for the trivia; I can always use more nickel knowledge.

[bleever]

112. Just adding my .05. n/t

[crispini]

50. Um, I just have to say,

this brown suit, tie and shirt combo are yuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuum....

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

[crispini]

52. A couple of things

$200 for acupuncture? MY acupuncturist only charges $40.

And, yes, healing *can* work. But it's certainly not restricted to Christian faiths. Many Buddhists report "miraculous" cures, and what about that witchdoctor faith healer in the Phillipines?

[Clark2008]

58. I've always wanted to try acupuncture for my back

I injured it in a car wreck seven years ago and, when I get stressed, the muscles feel like rocks.

[crispini]

62. Acupuncture totally works.

It may require several treatments. But it totally cured the repetitive stress injury in my arms and hands.

[Nothing Without Hope]

87. I have acupuncture regularly. It definitely works on many conditions

as has been shown in recent bliinded clinical trials. Pain of verious kinds is one of the things that responds well. So does arthitis and pregancy-asociated nausea. It can also relax stress and increase energy level. It should NOT cost $200 a treatment. A standard charge for an hour treatment in the Boston area by professional (as opposed to a student at an acupuncture school) is about $70-75.

There are at least two types - Japanese and Chinese styles. The Japanese style involves more shallow needle settings...I can go into it if you are interested. I look forward to my treatments, they are very pleasant experiences and I am always energized and relaxed afterwards. And it definitely has helped the physical issues I started it for.

[crispini]

89. I did not know about the Japanese and Chinese!

My acupuncturist is Korean. I suspect he does the Chinese style since he is also a Chinese herbalist. What's the difference?

He also does moxa. Have you ever had that? I've never, ever opened my eyes when I had it done -- the idea wigs me -- but damn, it works.

[Nothing Without Hope]

94. Chinese style is deeper needles. Yes, I have moxa all the time

She gave me some handy stick-on ones and showed me a few key points so I can do it at home (in a ventilated place) too. You don't leave the moxa until it HURTS. You put it on the chosen acupuncture points until it just begins to almost hurt, then you take it off and either stop or replace it with a fresh one. It's very easy and it does work. Doesn't hurt.

My acupucturist is trained in both basic styles, but she says all her patients except one woman prefer the Japanese style, where the needles go in only 1-2 mm. The exception is a very robust, extremely physical woman who says she likes the huge surge from the Chinese style. My acupuncturist says the Japanese style is more like subtle waves that gradually build - they both get to the same place and both use the same points.

Yes, it definiitely works. I've had some pretty dramatic results myself and have lots of stories I could tell.

[crispini]

99. Does yours

do the alligator clips with the electricity? I always feel like Frankenstein when mine does that.

And yes, I was actually collecting workman's comp and was thisclose to considering disability. That's why I tried it... I was in so much pain I'd have gone to a witch doctor at that point!

Plus, $40 a pop -- it's totally worth a try, right?

[Nothing Without Hope]

106. Nope, no electricity for mine. She does sometimes hook up the wire,

but she doesn't add the electricity. It's an experimental thing, she explained it to me. Most of the time she sticks with the needles and the moxa. Totally worth a try for sure.

I also sometimes have shiatsu massage, which uses the same meridians but different techniques. Talk about bliss city afterward!

[crispini]

121. Ooo. never tried shiatsu.

I'll have to ask around. I think my massage therapist said she does that.... :thumbsup:

[Nothing Without Hope]

128. Takes special training. I can recommend it highly.

If you have it, it's a good idea to try to arrange for the time after the seesion to be "easy," ideally a quiet time in a natural place. Basically you want a little time for the treatment to "set" - if you rush right back into a high-stress situation you won't have all the benefits. To some extent that's true for acupuncture too, but not to the same extent.

Shiatsu is less for pain and more for anxiety and low energy in my experience. After a session you feel wonderfully relaxed and expanded in the sense of opposition to being all wound up tight in a hunched, anxious state.

[gkhouston]

159. it's good for morning sickness?

damn, if I ever get knocked up again, I've got to go for the acupuncture, then. I had morning sickness from two weeks after conception right up until delivery and it sucked big green donkey dicks. I tried the "seasickness" wrist bands but they didn't do jack. Nothing helped. Only good news was that it was more nausea than actual barfing so I eventually gained some weight after the fifth month. I had a friend who actually lost weight during her pregnancies and she was about the only thing that kept me going during my little joyride.

[Nothing Without Hope]

161. Yup, there was a clinical study for it. Worked better than the meds,

but without side effects or drugs.

I had morning sickness basically 24/7 for the first 4 months. Couldn't ride the subway because of the smell, kept losing weight when I was supposed to be getting big. Finally magically disappeared, almost overnight. What a relief! Wish I had known about acupuncture's effectiveness back then.

[Nothing Without Hope]

53. What a great opening KO photo, crispini! Hello all!

Moral to the story: NO tie is better than an UGLY tie! And he does look good in black!

This is just a drive-by posting - I have to install a different modem and wiil probably be offline for a good while. I'll come back later and put in an end-of-thread nice nature photo, though.

TTTTB!
:toast:

[crispini]

78. Hi Hope!

Glad you could poke your head in the thread. Hope you enjoyed the end. That was PRICELESS!

[Patsy Stone]

56. Oh, poor Whitney

one day she'll give up her most dangerous addiction: Bobby Brown.

And, MJ is still a psycho -- just mention in passing. :)

[bunny planet]

60. Had to step out to drive my son somewhere.

Time for summation between stair cardio

Perky girl, faith healer schmaith healer, our Sparky could do wonders for your neck!!!!!!!

A Woody Allen 'Sleeper' segway. HOw fun. Let's kidnap our dictator's nose and run it over.

Paula, straight up, I do not like hit and run drivers!!!!!!!!!!!!

[WhirlyGirl]

61. Ha! ... Gidget has a big pain in the neck...

... but she's not naming any names! ;-)

Actually, did you hear the way Keith introduced Gidge's story... called it, I believe, an "extraordinary report."

He's such a good mentor! :loveya:

[Patsy Stone]

67. And on a shallow note...

Her hair finally looked better. :)

[Clark2008]

64. Keith's head in a crystal ball!

LMAO!

[crispini]

69. That's adorable, isn't it?

OMG, now he's talking about NETWORK! Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!

"occasionally owned by madmen from other countries." GREAT! :thumbsup:

[Patsy Stone]

65. I feel safe in saying that Alan King

was not a terrorist...

And, really, Our Leader's nose... Excellent clip, KO. :loveya:

[crispini]

66. The Dixon segment is TOO funny

and I'm lovin' this Woody Allen story.

[Clark2008]

68. Keith making the connection between today's media corporations

and "Network" is just PRICELESS!!

I just LOVE this man!

:loveya:

Keith ranting! Hair mussed! What's under the trenchcoat? :)

[WhirlyGirl]

77. LOL! "Madmen from other countries"! ...

... I was tempted to go to the back window and see if anyone was YELLING!:grr:

CLASSIC OLBERMANN!! :loveya: :yourock: :loveya:

Glad I got that one on tape -- but I sure hope dzika was working overtime tonight, too!

[dzika]

113. Here you go...

March 24, 2005

Video - Olbermann: Back to the Future

Video in Real Media format (6 minutes)

Shorter Video of Olbermann Rant (30 sec.)

Audio of Olbermann Rant in MP3 (30 sec)

[crispini]

124. Our hero! We knew you'd come through!

dzika! :yourock: :hug: :loveya:

[Clark2008]

142. dzika, I think I love you!!

Many floatie hearts from the EDVs of KOEB!!

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

[WhirlyGirl]

145. Oh, THANK YOU, dzika!... We'll NEVER forget you for this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

... 25 years from now, this clip will be a TV classic!:thumbsup:

Who knows -- Keith could be getting MOVIE OFFERS, even as we speak!
(But PLEASE don't accept them, Keith, we need you on the tube! :cry:)

dzika: :loveya::loveya: :yourock::loveya::loveya:

[_q_]

155. Thanks dzika!!!

I've put the clip up on O.o.
Can you drop me a line sometime through O.o? I'd love to talk with you about video capturing.
Do you have a clip of the "Things are bad" rant from a few days back?
Lots of love,
-q

[Clark2008]

162. Go here and post your support for Keith!!

http://www.tvsquad.com/2005/03/24/not-so-guilty-pleasures#c856

If you find yourself getting most of your news from The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and feel guilty about not living up to your civic duty of being an informed citizen, I highly recommend watching Countdown with Keith Olbermann on MSNBC. I've been a fan of Olbermann's ever since The Big Show on MSNBC, and if you ever watched Sports Night, you saw a close analog to Olbermann's time hosting ESPN's SportsCenter. The format reminds one of a sports highlight reel, with snark and attitude-- the highlight from the Michael Jackson trial re-enacted by puppets being just the latest example.

All you do is give the site your email to confirm your comments - it doesn't post your email addy.
I'm already there!
I'll post this in our clubhouse, too!

[Nothing Without Hope]

163. OH! MY! GOD! That was abolutely WONDERFUL! Dzika, you RULE!

You can't imagine what this means to a KOEBer WHO DOESN"T HAVE CABLE!!!

Glorious!

Did I mention I was grateful?

Here's one on the house!
:toast:
To dzika, Lord of Video Capture!!!

[DemReadingDU]

176. Thank you!

I missed Keith's show last night, so glad you made the video!

:loveya:

[Patsy Stone]

70. I was really hoping he'd mention Network!

Not that I thought for a minute he could resist! :loveya:

And, he said "emmes"! Oh, KO!

[Patsy Stone]

71. KO! So loving the Howard Beale impersonation! :floatyhearts:

edited to add actual floaty hearts:

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

[crispini]

73. BEST. ENDING. EVER!

I was LMAO!

Oh, I hope dzika got it -- we could sent it to O.org! :loveya:

Truly spongeworthy. :evilgrin:

[Patsy Stone]

80. AbsoLUTEly Spongeworthy! OMG. So goood...

Someone even posted in the Lounge that Countdown is so cool. :)

[bleever]

110. Absolutely. I had to hold myself back from going to the window.

I think that "Network" was like "A Clockwork Orange" for many of us, and that its dystopian vision, having been planted in us at a young age, makes us ready to feel real outrage and revulsion.

Hey: just like Keef.

:thumbsup:

[bleever]

74. ROFLMAO! Brilliant.

Keef: :loveya:

[seito]

79. Still Grinning

:D

Keef, I gotta say, you are SO cute :loveya::loveya: :loveya:

[Greylyn58]

72. HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

OMG!!! KEITH!!!!!

You are too much!!!!

:yourock:

[bunny planet]

75. OMG

ROFLMAO, Keef does Howard Beal!!!

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

Too mucking fuch. We are not worthy.

[Clark2008]

82. We're not worthy, oh Master of the News!

[Patsy Stone]

85. LOL, Clark!

But, are you sure you're not envisioning him without anything under that coat? Just a little? :evilgrin:

[Clark2008]

88. More than just a little!

[Patsy Stone]

90. Sometimes

it's all just too much, isn't it? You know, the desire for the "just out of reach"? Hey, if Botany wasn't lucky enough to have his son with him, I'll bet he'd have written a great trench coat scene for ya. :)

[Clark2008]

96. Botany doesn't have to.

I think my own imagination will be in overdrive tonight.

LOL!

[Catchawave]

76. I'M MAD AS HELL AND I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANYMORE

Go Keef :loveya: What a treat!

[Nothing Without Hope]

83. I sure hope dzika caught it! Meanwhile, here's my nature photo for today

Must go now and get that other modem installed -- I hope. I don't have cable and so won't see this wonderful new Keef trick unless it got video-captured. I'll cross my fingers!

Now here's tonight's thread-ending Nature Photo. It's not mine but is from this page: http://www.notesfromtheroad.com/pacificnorthwest/pacificnorthwest.htm

[WhirlyGirl]

93. 'I don't have cable, so won't see this wonderful new Keef trick' - Hope

Hope, how did you become a fan of "Countdown" without cable? (You've probably explained it at some point and I missed it; if so, please excuse.)

Do they not have cable in your area? This is an AWFUL state of affairs if you can't watch Keith!!! :cry:

[Nothing Without Hope]

100. I got interested in Keef because of the KOEB, though it wasn't called

that officially at first. To me, in addition to all its other charms (many of which are people), it is also valuable as a liveblog.

I watch very little TV and get my news from the internet. I don't WANT to watch a lot of TV, so if I got cable it would be only for that one show. Even for Keef, that's a big investment!

[WhirlyGirl]

105. Goodness! couldn't you get a friend to tape it for you?

Tapes are so cheap (99-cents at BigLots).

You could even use the same couple of tapes over and over; each time you picked one up, hand over the previous one for taping. Do you have a VCR?

(Not being pushy... I just couldn't do without Countdown, myself, and certainly WOULD get cable just for that one show!!! $60/month divided by 20-shows/month comes to $3 a show!)

[Nothing Without Hope]

107. $60/month is a lot! I'd rather buy books

Besides, I can read the transcripts on the Countdown site the day after the show. I don't like the feeling I have when I watch more than an absolute minimum of TV.

I don't have any close friends who are into Countdown, so I don't want to ask them to tape it. it would be a hassle for them. The KOEB, the newsletter, and the transcript are enough.

[crispini]

111. BASIC CABLE costs $60 a MONTH in your area?

Jeez, where do you live? It's like $30 here.

edited to not yell so much...

[Nothing Without Hope]

115. Just what she said - I haven't looked into it for my own area.

haven't been interested enough to do so, since I don't watch TV much anyway.

[WhirlyGirl]

126. TV makes your butt get wide...

... *butt* I can't do without it. :shrug:

[Nothing Without Hope]

132. My butt's getting wider in this computer chair, too!

But I have found that I really can't bear the commercials and shrillness of most TV. It makes me anxious in way that is the opposite of the way I want to feel. Like all my nerves are exposed and being trod on by the endlessly eager-sounding announcers.

When I turn it on for a specific program, I am freshly amazed at how awful a lot of it is. Guess I've lost my accllimation to it in my years without it. It used to just be a friendly voice in the background, but not any longer. I resent the intrusion.

[crispini]

130. yea, I don't watch much TV myself

because I have a horrible tendency to get addicted, and then I get into fullblown CAN'T MISS MY SHOW mode. Thankfully the only things on the addiction list right now are Countdown, which reruns at midnight, when I'm always home, and Battlestar Galactica, and I don't like going out on Fridays anyway.

But, damn, when X-Files or Buffy were on in first run, I was AWFUL about being planted in front of the TV. :7 I don't channelsurf much. But HGTV is truly awesome video wallpaper.

[Nothing Without Hope]

133. If I ever get a big TV I'll probably go for cable then

For now I have a very small TV that is not a pleasure to watch. Silly to pay so much for the plasma TVs, and the HDTV stuff is coming, so I'll just wait a bit longer.

My new computer, now, has a glorious bright vivid 20 inch wide flat screen, and I LOVE it.

[crispini]

146. Yeah, my little TV died about a year or two ago.

My new one is not a plasma screen, but it is a flat picture tube, which is a little more than the regular picture tube, but well worth it and quite clear and crisp looking. SO nice. my previous TV was so old it had no remote! Bwah!

[Nothing Without Hope]

157. My only TV is a little one (by today's standards) that is so old that

the ones at yard sales are nicer! The remote was lost long ago and the replacement, Radio Shack one recently decided to retire - changing the batteries did not revive it. Since the TV is intended to work with a remote, it's a real pain to deal with the thing. Fortunately I usuallly only have to put it on Channel 3 for the VCR/DVD connection and manually adjust the volume.

One of these days I'll finally get a good TV and kick myself for not doing it sooner, but the prices on the new ones are still dropping. Easier to abstain with my gorgeous new computer to play with instead.

[WhirlyGirl]

122. Can't get MSNBC with Basic - have to go to the next level, called Standard

But as I said -- for Keith, it'd be worth it! :loveya:
I consider Countdown THERAPY, and that's no joke. He's better than a shrink any day.

As it happens, tho, I'm a total movie buff, so I'm watching TurnerClassicMovies a good bit of the time. TCM is a treasure.

[crispini]

84. How

can that be topped? Freakin brilliant.

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

KO, you deserve every floaty heart you get on here, times ten. You are indeed all that and a bag of chips. :7

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

[Catchawave]

92. I really wanted him to YELL it :)

I would have peed my pants....LOL.

[WhirlyGirl]

97. Catch -- maybe it's a good thing he DIDN'T yell it, then! LOL!

[WhirlyGirl]

95. 'all that and a bag of chips' - crispini

crispini, I never heard that expression but I like it -- where did you get it? :-)

[Clark2008]

101. I think it's Southern colloquialism

I've heard it all my life.
I'm in Tennessee and crispini's in Texas, so that might be where we've heard it.

[crispini]

103. Patsy, I think.

Or someone on here, anyway. I steal all my good lines from here. I have a reputation as a brilliant wit in real life, but I'm just an accomplished thief. ;)

[Greylyn58]

81. I must definitely tape this show...n/t

It is most certainly a keeper!!!

[WhirlyGirl]

86. Check TVHeads in the next 24 hours, to see if he got a screencap of KO's..

...impersonation!

http://www.gogomag.com/cgi-bin/tvheads_search.pl

[Shopaholic]

98. Okay--who is going to beg Dzika to get that for us????

Ohmygod--that will go down in history! It was beyond brilliant and so damned funny--I'm still laughing 30 minutes later!

[Patsy Stone]

102. I'd check by later

dzika loves us... Sometimes he's kind enough to leave us gifts in the middle of the night. Hey, shop!

Another brilliant KO moment! :loveya: :loveya:

And for dzika: :loveya:

[dzika]

136. I do love you!

The video is posted up in the thread a ways... you can't miss it.

[Patsy Stone]

138. Love you back...

Thanks! :loveya:

[bunny planet]

104. This was the best Countdown in awhile.

The Sleeper bit with the dictator's nose sequing into that classic Network send-off. KO you so rock.

We love you long time baby.
:loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[crispini]

108. He seems to be feisty-er lately

Must be spring.

[bunny planet]

119. Nice new floatacular device. May I steal it for future use Crispi?

[crispini]

131. Steal away!

How'd the show you were working so hard on turn out?

[bunny planet]

141. Great, sold two pieces and got a nice review in the paper.

Thanks for asking.

[crispini]

147. Awright!

Bravo! You go girl! :thumbsup: Is it also an online paper? Got a linky? I'd love to read it!

[bunny planet]

149. No, not this time. I've got a few articles for other shows online though

as well as my galleries' websites. I'll PM you the links if you like if you want to check them out sometime.

[crispini]

151. yes, PM me!

I'd love to see them. With photos I hope. :)

[bunny planet]

153. Yup.

BTW, I never told you, I love your blog. I really admire your political involvement. I'm just getting started doing that myself here and it's easier because I live in a liberal blue oasis, you are fighting in a red state with the BUGKILLER in power. I've started attending Environmental Commission meetings and joined some Green organizations (though not the Green party). I marched against the war on March 19th here in town. It was a great gathering. Met some people involved in a Progressive group in Newark and I think I'm going to start attending some of their meetings. Their speaker was AWESOME, he brought tears to our eyes.

[crispini]

154. Aw. Thanks!

:hug:

Sometimes I think it's easier to be involved down here, paradoxically. We need each other soooo much. Plus you get the whole thing shoved in your face so often it's quite the motivational incentive. :7

Looking forward to seeing your work/reviews! :thumbsup:

[WhirlyGirl]

109. bunny...

... ESPECIALLY if we all sign up for SHIFTS! ;-) (Please don't thump me)

Speaking of thumping... palpitations coming...............
Oooooooooh, KEEeeeeeeithhhh <thumpthumpthump-thumpthumpthump>:loveya:

[bunny planet]

117. I would never thump you WhirlyGirl.

We can be mature about this....
and take turns as you suggest

Bwhahahabwhahaha.


Does anyone have the screen shot of Keef in the HB flasher raincoat yet?
Be still my heart.
:loveya: :loveya:

[RevCheesehead]

116. So, you're telling me I should pop a tape in for the late show?

Your comments, sans Keith, are fascinating. Now I know the cheap thrills that lurkers feel! :)

TTTTB: :toast:

for Keith: :loveya:

[Patsy Stone]

118. Oh, you must...

Even if it's just for the last 10 minutes. :)

Hi, Rev! How's Holy Week treatin' you?

[RevCheesehead]

125. like a dog treats a fire hydrant..

Nah, not really - I just like that line.

Well we had a nice little "snack" and talked about love in the face of anger and fear. I swear, DU has been the inspiration of many a sermon!

And I confess: during the opening prayer, my mind strayed over here, wondering what y'all were up to. O8)

[crispini]

137. LOL.

Hi Rev! :hi: it was a classic tonight, you have to stay up for it! :)

[Patsy Stone]

143. Cooing over KO, as usual

and not a bartender in sight. I mean, really, no one has offered me a drink tonight. What gives? :)

Anyhow, you should absolutely watch the rerun or tape it. You owe it to yourself in the face of the week that was/is. :)

Also, if you can't, dzika was kind enough to post it.

:loveya: for KO, dzika, and all of us!

[WhirlyGirl]

148. Rev, glad you made it!

I left you an invitation in the Clubhouse to join me for the late show!

:hi:

(Didja see the screencaps & vids dzika posted upthread?!!!! This is the BEST that KO has been in months!)

[noamnety]

123. Just popping in to say hi

I've been busy with work lately but still watching KO regularly. I loved the ending tonight, I knew it would be something along those lines before they cut back to him, but that was great fun.

[crispini]

134. Hi fern!

It was great eh? Too much fun!

[Clark2008]

139. Hi fernie!

How ya been, sweetie?

:hi:

Great show, tonight, eh?

[Patsy Stone]

140. Wow, you!

Were your ears burning? I just wondered aloud where you were. :hi:

[noamnety]

144. nothingwithouthope

tracked me down in another thread and said hi, and so I thought I'd pop in here. I got caught up in a photography obsession lately, and I thought I should post less about countdown and do more productive stuff, but what actually happens is everytime I watch the show I remember how much I like it, and it kind of stinks not running over here to say so. :)

[Patsy Stone]

152. Well, it certainly hasn't been as snarky

or poetic without you. :) I do hope you've caught up on Botany's serial novel, "Gull Bay". It's not to be missed. Please do stop by, we miss you.

[WhirlyGirl]

150. Hi, fern!

[crispini]

156. Night ya'll!

Catch ya tomorrow!

[WhirlyGirl]

160. Rev and others watching the midnight re-air...

This is a great "Countdown"!

I can imagine they're STILL high-fiving in Secaucus!

:loveya:

[CC]

164. Hi Whirly, have to watch

the midnight showing since I spent the early show hunting down an escapee.



:loveya::loveya:KO :loveya::loveya:

[WhirlyGirl]

165. A little FUZZY one?

:-)

[CC]

166. Yep. and parts of the house

are not ferret safe so they have to stay here with me. (They get half of the second floor of the house.) So spent show time searching and shaking the peanut butter treat jar then coaxing her out. She knew she was going back on the other side of the door.

[WhirlyGirl]

167. LOL! Chasing ferrets sounds like fun!

I can't believe how happy Keith sounds tonight.

The man MUST be in love! :loveya:
(Please marry soon and make some Olberkids, Keith!-- the world NEEDS more individuals of your caliber!)

[CC]

168. Its fun in the rooms

they are allowed. Its scary when they get out. The little things have no fear at all. Also they can get into the smallest spaces. So far I have been lucky and noticed escapees fast. I have heard stories from others that were funny but only cause it was a happy ending and wasn't me.

He does sound happy, I hope he isn't planning another vacation. Keith married, hmmmmmmm only if he gets a baseball loving, intelligent, non jealous woman.

[WhirlyGirl]

169. I was picturing the Marx Brothers...

... with regard to ferrets turning things upside down -- NOT Keith's sudden sparkle.

Although, come to think of it, there IS something of the gentle anarchy of the Marx Brothers in "Countdown." :-)

[CC]

170. Just saw the last one

hubby came home just as it started and got a hush. It was so funny though I could of done with out hubby saying the lines at the same time.

Ferrets turn things upside down, do not believe anything should be out of reach and should they figure how to reach it , it will be on the floor with in seconds. They hate the clock radio (or love it) and try to stash it under the bed regularly. They also change the time on it when ever hub is home. (I used the TV for an alarm clock for a reason)

[WhirlyGirl]

174. Ah! I can just picture it! Those smart, SNARKY little critters!...

Wish I lived close enough to you to come over for a visit. I could help you put things back on shelves and look for the clock radio under the bed! LOL!

[CC]

179. I have learned that if I care about

it I keep it out of reach of ferrets. I also think they are the best way to get husbands and kids to put away the things they do not want to disappear. Hub lost his cell phone for 3 weeks. I finally found it when one of the ferrets was changing stash places.

[CC]

172. Since the hub just got

home and almost sat quiet enough for me to see the end of Countdown I need to get off here and say hi to him for a few. He is saying hi to the ferrets for a min. laffin) Have a good night and I am leaving a pic (copying Hope with permission) since I like the spreading beauty and peace.



:loveya::loveya:KO :loveya::loveya:

[WhirlyGirl]

175. Lovely photo, CC...

... Yes, you and your mate must touch noses to refresh the pair bond! Ask any ferret and they will confirm it!
This will have to do to represent touching noses: :hug:

G'night and see you tomorrow. Same time, same padded room! :-)

[CC]

178. Next day

First have to let him talk (he has been in a truck for 5 days and listening to Air American so he needs to tell me the stuff I already know.) Tell me about the idiot drivers and the pretty places that would of been a great photo if he could have stopped to take one. Then rub noses. laffin In other words let him wind down.

[WhirlyGirl]

171. Well, goodnight CC, goodnight, ferrets (sounds like a Mgt Wise Brown book)

... and goodnight, sweet Keith! You're our angel! O8)

Sleep peacefully, everyone! :loveya: :boring: :loveya:

[CC]

173. Night Whirly

I type too slow.




:loveya::loveya:KO :loveya::loveya: