KOEB Meeting 8/11/05: He Won't Back Down

[Berry Cool]

Because he was on Dan's show again today (OK, so he was right about doing it Thursday this time).

"I'll stand my ground
"I won't back down."--Tom Petty

You go, KO!! :loveya:

[Patsy Stone]

1. Cindy! Let's go, KO!

And it looks good already...

:loveya::loveya::loveya:

[SharonRB]

2. Yay -- I knew he was covering the story, but

I didn't know she'd actually be on.

[Berry Cool]

94. Damn, this was good!

And again, he done himself proud!!!!

:loveya: Keith, for letting Cindy just do her thing.

I think a lot of people on DU owe this man an apology he will never get.

Frankly although last night's show had its moments (I had to watch without Internet access), I thought it was a bit weak, and the cutoff at the ending (the Animal Hall of Fame AGAIN????) was bizarre because their timing is usually never off. But tonight more than made up for that. Bravo, Keith!

:yourock:

[bleever]

3. Woohoo!! Keef leads with Cindy!

Go, Cindy! Go, Kahuna!

:woohoo:

[crispini]

4. Get out, he's talking to Cindy?

WOW! :loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya:

hey, and there's my other newsguy crush... David :loveya: Gregory....

[Patsy Stone]

5. Right now.

Hey, crispi. :hi:

[crispini]

7. Hi Patsela!

This is cool! :loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya:

[RevCheesehead]

21. May I note that David looks spectacular

in his grey suit? :loveya:

[Patsy Stone]

24. :)

Maybe it was the lavender shirt?

Hey, Rev! :hi:

[RevCheesehead]

28. Nah, it was his impish grin that got me drooling.

:loveya: :9

[Patsy Stone]

An exercise in good journalism

I also give him for props for mentioning dissent and the right to dissent is quintessentially American.

:loveya::loveya:

[crispini]

39. Amen!

You're right about Gregory's gray. But why do we like his and hate Keith's? :P

[RevCheesehead]

43. because Keith is a winter?

or whatever it is that prefers the darker colors.

[Patsy Stone]

48. Coloring

They are, if I'm not mistaken, different "seasons". :P

[RevCheesehead]

52. The way I see it,

Keith is almost a year-round kind of guy. However, it's good to have David :loveya: Gregory around during baseball "season" - for obvious reasons.

[SharonRB]

53. I think it's his hair and/or his coloring

For some reason it looks okay on him, but not on Keith.

[WolverineDG]

87. whaddya mean "we"?

:evilgrin:

dg

[crispini]

89. oh, that wasn't obvious. :D

hey, glad you made it home. :hi:

[WolverineDG]

91. thanks!

glad to see my first countdown this week was a good one. :) lotsa news w/a big side of snark. yummy! :9

dg

[Berry Cool]

96. I don't hate Keith's gray.

I don't hate ANYTHING about Keith. :-) At least not now that he's quit smoking.

Yes, I hated THAT about Keith.

[Berry Cool]

95. Yeah, good old American protest.

Which our president only pays lip service to.

[Patsy Stone]

99. It's hard work.

He thinks about it, and it's so overwhelming, that he has to go clear some brush.

The man is an ass.

[bleever]

6. Coming up! And Cindy's message isn't just "get out now",

it's "This war was founded on lies!"

:patriot:

[crispini]

10. hi bleev!

This rocks!!!!!!

[bleever]

29. A stellar moment for KO, and his fans!

Hi crispi, nice to see you.

How you gonna keep 'em down on the farm after they've seen NYC?

:)

[crispini]

40. It's a toughie....

NYC :loveya:

[Patsy Stone]

17. And it was

:hi:

[bleever]

32. Hi Pats! Glad your work schedule let you make it for this one.

:hi:

[Botany]

34. but

Would you cuff him?


:hug: :rofl:

[Botany]

8. God I hate bush!

Fucking asshat! Mistake to leave? the whole thing is a mistake
and bin Laden walks free.

How many more deaths?

[RevCheesehead]

9. Keith would never let us down.

:loveya::loveya::loveya:

[Berry Cool]

97. Never has let us down yet, never will. :-)

Oh, I forgot to say :hi: to everyone...sorry.

[RevCheesehead]

102. Hi, Chickee-poo!

:hi: How's you tonight?

[Berry Cool]

110. I'se OK, how about you?

:hi: And do you think you could get Keith to call me "chickie-poo"?

[RevCheesehead]

111. Don't know about Keith, but I could always ask Sparky.

I'm great!
I'm so excited, I'm getting cable internet hookup tomorrow!! :bounce:

[Berry Cool]

115. That's way cool!

You'll be the happiest kid since I got my XM Satellite Radio!

Speaking of which, did anyone listen to Dan's show today? Keith was classic again as usual. But he uttered the Ironic Statement of the Week...apparently he changed the day he was on because Dan has a vacation day tomorrow. So they were talking about athletes' contracts (Dan was also joking about how he wanted more vacation time in his, and how no one will ever mistake him for Cal Ripken), and Dan was ribbing Keith about having "never finished out any of YOUR contracts," and Keith got a bit miffed and said "That is NOT true!" (perhaps the comment hit a bit close to home), and Dan laughed, at which point Keith called him...get this..."Vacation Boy"!

Oh my!!!!! Hey pot...the kettle says you're black! :rofl:

There were many funny moments. I am behind on transcribing this week because too much has been going on, but this weekend, I swear...even though I will have to paraphrase what was said last week as I didn't have time to transcribe it all and had to record over it today.

[RevCheesehead]

11. My God, she's stunningly direct.

It's almost like she reads DU!

[Botany]

25. Hi Rev .... my fav EDV of the KOEB .....

Cindy must scare the hell out of bush .....

She dropped 62% of Americans want us out of Iraq.

Go Cindy

[RevCheesehead]

31. Which just goes to show how much of an idiot he is.

He thought ignoring her would send her away - he would have been better off if he met with her right away. Now she's got the media's attention, and she's representing those 62%. :woohoo:

[gkhouston]

122. I finally saw this late last night

(I was out of town Thursday and Friday but watched Countdown on tape last night.) All I can say is

:wow:

whoever suggested to blivet** that ignoring this woman would be the best course of action gave him some horribly bad advice. I hope that clips of this interview get circulated far and wide because it's damning. Cindy doesn't come across as a tool of someone's political ideology or a grief-crazed loony; she comes across as an genuine ordinary mom who's had enough -- enough of the bullshit, enough of the lies, enough of the killing. And there blivet** is, effectively giving her a platform. Foolish, foolish man.

And KO gets a :loveya: for handling this just right. He was very matter-of-fact in his presentation. If anyone else had taken this interview, I expect their approach might have been somewhat maudlin or melodramatic: for Keith, it was news, and covered as such, instead of treating it like something in a tabloid newspaper. Can you imagine what the likes of Rita Cosby would have made of something like this?

[seito]

12. Wow! That was a powerful interview

Hi guys :hi:

Long time no see

[crispini]

14. Yippee!

:hi: seito!

[seito]

26. Hey crispi

Nice to see you :)

[SharonRB]

16. Hey, Seito

Long time no see.

:hi:

[seito]

27. Hi Sharon

:hi: It is nice to be back

[Patsy Stone]

19. Long time is right!

Missed you, girl! :hug:

[seito]

30. Awww

Thanks friend. :hug: This is such a warm and friendly group. It always feels like home.

BTW, KO :loveya: What a class act!

[Patsy Stone]

35. You can take pride in your avatar

as usual. :loveya:

Even sparky returned briefly the other night. I still think we need a good old-fashioned Friday night thread that goes through the weekend.

Ah, the salad days... :)

[RevCheesehead]

33. It's the Warrior Princess!

Hi, Seito! :hi:

[seito]

36. CHEESE !!!!

Made ya look :P

Nice to see ya Rev :hi:

[bleever]

37. Hi seito! So nice to see you here, especially for Cindy's interview.

I hope you're doing great.

:hug:

[seito]

44. Hey Bleev

I am so glad I did not miss that segment. I am in awe of Cindy's strength of character.

Tick tock...How long till we flip this boat? I definitely don't want to miss that :evilgrin:

[bleever]

49. Promise you'll be here with your homies when it happens.

We've missed you, WP.

:hi:

[seito]

61. Deal

:patriot: How could I miss that?

Thanks for the warm welcome back. I have really missed you all. :grouphug:

[crispini]

64. So where have ya been, smiley queen? nt

[seito]

72. Well...

It is summer break, so I have been busy doing home renovations, visiting with family etc. I just got out of my routine. I have been meaning to get back on for awhile, but that interview was the clincher. Between that and the news this week about Peter Jennings, and KO's recent cancer scare, it was time for me to come back.

[crispini]

76. I hear ya!

Sometimes ya just get busy! :7

[Berry Cool]

98. Glad to have you back, Seito

Seems like old times! :-)

[SharonRB]

13. Go, Cindy

She was absolutely fabulous! And now we all know the true story of that whole family thing.

[Patsy Stone]

15. Very great interview

and she spoke so wonderfully. That man is a class-act. I appreciate that he let her speak her mind. I do find it hard to believe that he didn't get an O'Lielly dig in -- seeing as he called her a traitor and an Dem operative on his show yesterday.

[SharonRB]

18. And she had some pointed words about O'Lielly earlier, too

[RevCheesehead]

38. We haven't had "Worst Person in the World" yet.

Patience, Pats, patience. :)

[crispini]

41. She was great!

KO is smokin' tonight!

[Berry Cool]

100. Yeah, but fortunately KO is smokin' in his journalism exclusively

and no longer in any other ways!

[RevCheesehead]

20. Hah!

"If they get any closer, they'll see my fillings."

Sweetie, you're the one who put the pic on your blog! :)

[crispini]

23. LOL!

That was a good bit. Zoom waaaaaaaaay in.:rofl:

I think the fillings remark is a shoutout to us. :crazy: :P

[Berry Cool]

101. I thought the fillings comment was a shout-out to us too! LOL!

Then again, I thought the reference to "an accountant in Cleveland" was a shout-out to me. (I just wish he wouldn't use that ugly disgusted tone of voice when he says "Cleveland." Have to talk to him about that. Bad boy, no floaties for that.)

Oh, and if you wanna know the truth, on the owl segment...I think he listed the owl's prey just as an excuse for being able to say "titmice." You know, sort of like he enjoys saying "cockfighting." :evilgrin:

on edit: typo fix

[Berry Cool]

103. Oh, and I loved the

God's-eye view of Keith!!!!

[WolverineDG]

47. ooo collateral snark on kaplan

:loveya:

dg

[RevCheesehead]

57. *snort*

yeah, Kaplan. :spray:

[SharonRB]

22. Check this out -- Cindy says hello to DU!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x2002577

[Botany]

42. Have to go swim but when they show the Tennessee .....

..... murderers that hotel is about 2 miles from my house.

2 things last night Rita "Peroxide" Cosby said

"the police transcended on the hotel."

and they bothered me less then Rove & bush stopping in 11/2/04
to meet w/ Blackwell

[Berry Cool]

104. It figures that Rita Skeeter's whole show tonight

is about that stupid Tennessee couple.

More tabloid fodder of her favorite kind. No Cindy for her. She must chase the next runaway.

[crispini]

45. LOL, "We can rebuild him."

Bionic owl. :rofl:

[RevCheesehead]

46. Damned funny Oddball tonight.

I laughed out loud - several times.
(I don't do that often)

The graphic of Keith and "Mini Me". :rofl:
"and ladies, he's unattached." Obviously, a shout-out to us.

"and like Norm in Cheers, he never settles his tab: 'I left my wallet in my other pocket.'"
I want a kangaroo like that.
And remember, I'm Mama Kanga to my little Roo. :bounce:

[crispini]

60. That was an awesome graphic.

Keith is obviously trying to shove us off on the Mongolian tall guy! :rofl: Well it won't work! :P

(Sorry, I left my sanity in my other pocket. :rofl:)

[Berry Cool]

105. Too hysterical Oddball tonight!

And sorry, Keith, we still want you!

[crispini]

50. Ha! Bettter tip your cabbies!

[bleever]

55. Or at least, if you say you're with Amway, try to sell him some soap!

:rofl:

[Patsy Stone]

58. See! Once again truth is stranger than fiction! n/t

[bleever]

51. "Wait a minute, they don't look like REAL Amway reps..."

:rofl:

[RevCheesehead]

54. or the fact that they didn't try to sell him anything...

:spray:

[bleever]

59. "And eventually you'll get your products for FREE!"

Oh, oh...my sides hurt.

:rofl:

[crispini]

56. Hey! We didn't actually have to SEE or HEAR Rita Skeeter!

Yippee! this is an improvement!

[Berry Cool]

116. He also seemed to get the whole business of plugging her show tonight

out of the way at the point where he was supposed to be plugging her...I think there may have been good reason for that, as much of a team player as he tries to be.

[crispini]

62. Taxi theme!

Hee! the *entire* Countdown team is en fuego tonight!

[bleever]

63. Theme from "Taxi". Very nice.

Even Latka would be a better president. Rev. Jim, hell, even Tony Danza would be an improvement.

[Patsy Stone]

65. Danza or Kenicke!

At least they can sing! Just my .02.

[bleever]

79. That Tony Danza is quite a hoofer too. Actually, he makes a good choice,

considering that a sitcom about this administration could well be called "Who's the Boss?"

:)

[Patsy Stone]

84. Thwack!

That was for the pun. :)

KO's a space geek... Nice.

[RevCheesehead]

66. Crispi!!

Keith asks "do you smoke after sex?" A: "I don't know, I've never checked."

[crispini]

70. Tee hee!

Yes, we ALL perked up at that I bet. :P

Wow, I have NO desire to take my nicotine nasally. Ewwwwwwww.

[RevCheesehead]

81. I think I'd prefer the patch.

Easiest, cleanest, and least visible to the rest of the world.

My mom's on pain patches, and they've really helped her.

What about the inhaler? ("yes, like a bong.") :)

[Berry Cool]

113. Yeah, but Keith, what we REALLY wanna know is

do you "smoke" DURING...

*cough cough* No, I mustn't finish that thought. O8)

[crispini]

67. St. Patrick's -- I was there last week.

My, my, my....

[RevCheesehead]

69. LOL.

See post above yours! :rofl:

[Muffstser]

68. Oh, yikes. Another bad day to be a Catholic.

And the head of St. Pat's, for crying out loud! eeeeeeek.

[crispini]

71. oh damn, where can i get that nicotine inhaler?

it sounds GREAT!

[RevCheesehead]

73. "And now back to the sex."

:bounce::woohoo: Oh, Sparky - where are you???

[Muffstser]

75. Aw, Rev! Great minds think alike!

What a line, eh?

[Muffstser]

74. And now, back to the sex. YOWZA!!!!

Oh, he's back, gang.

[crispini]

77. the man is clearly trying to make us all end the show

sitting in a puddle of drool

:evilgrin:

[Muffstser]

82. Jeepers, ya think?

That smiley made my day!!!

[Muffstser]

83. Jeepers, ya think?

That smiley made my day!!!

[Berry Cool]

107. I think Keith just uttered the one line on the air tonight

that all of his female fans wish they could hear him say when they were alone together:

"And now, back to the sex."

As if he doesn't know what he's doing to us. Hah.

[Patsy Stone]

78. Nope, no O'Lielly as the Worst Person in the World

But he'll always be MY Worst Person in the World.

O/T but some good news. They still need help, though, but this is a start:

Judge: Punk landmark CBGB's can't be evicted

http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Music/08/11/cbgb.eviction.ap/index.html

[crispini]

92. hey, COOL.

I really wanted to get by there because I'd heard about this, but never made it. hey, ya know, after a Broadway show -- and then you eat dinner, maybe have a glass of wine -- then you don't feel much like going clubbing. I have to not eat if I'm going out -- otherwise..... :boring: hopefully they'll still be there next time and I'll make it.

[Patsy Stone]

106. It's a must

at least once. A dive, but a reallly famous one. :)

[crispini]

80. I wonder if anyone will go on the space trip.

If I had the money, I would.

[RevCheesehead]

85. Going up - no problem.

Coming back down in a ball of fire, hurling at incredible speeds, uh, not so much.

[crispini]

90. Yeah, but you know, we're all gonna go sometimes.

I can think of worse ways to go than a firey space accident. It'd be worth the risk. :7

[Gogi]

114. Even if I had the money,

I would'nt go,
Claustrophobia, ya know!




:silly: :silly: :silly: :silly: :silly: :silly: :silly: :silly: :silly:



:hi: KO

[bleever]

86. Keef really cracked himself up with that "When you leave the Earth"

line.

LOL. Knock yourself out, Kahuna. It's your show.

:)

[crispini]

88. Rita Cosby = "emotional pornography"

missing white women, criminals on the lam ... :eyes:

[RevCheesehead]

93. Good one!

It's a shame that they finally get a woman to host a show, and it turns out to be Rita "Mary Carey" Cosby.

I think they should give Helen Thomas a shot. Wouldn't that be a scream to watch? Or Madeline Albright? Some older, "mom" figure, who will tell it like it is. :)

edit/I just thought of the perfect one: Mother Anjelica. (EWTN) She ain't afraid of anyone, and speaks her mind.

[Berry Cool]

108. At this point, I'd rather watch Mary Carey than Rita.

At least she wouldn't try to hide the fact that "I screw people."

[WolverineDG]

109. ::ahem::

rev, you've gone off-script....but we're still working on rachel maddow replacing bowtie boy.....once they do that, her show can go right after countdown & we'll have 2 hours of teevee to watch each night. ::singing:: watch the raaaatings soooooaaarrrrr.....

dg

[crispini]

112. you did NOT just do a John Ashcroft joke!!

I don't know whether to applaud or puke! :7

[Berry Cool]

117. Don't do either.

Just pet your calico cat, and look out for Bill Frist when you do!

[WolverineDG]

119. oh i so just DID

hee hee :evilgrin:

so sue me...it was for a good cause, so i took one for the team.....

dg

[CC]

118. Has some one from

the KOEB been typing about Jon Stewart's ties being ugly? Or is he feeling neglected as we always comment on Keith's ties? :rofl:

[WolverineDG]

120. I dunno CC

but I was watching ABC news on Wednesday & they had some kid reporter on....you know you've been hanging around KOEB too much when your first thoughts are "Who let him dress like that?" Solid blue shirt, polka-dot red tie :thumbsup: but when paired with a pin-stripe gray jacket, not so much. :crazy:

mebbe we should ask Skinner for a group dedicated to dressing suggestions for newsreporters & anchors???? :think:

dg

[CC]

121. What wardrobe

person would let a person on tv like that?

Jon started his show with... I understand some of you don't like my clothes, specially the ties. Went on to say homeless kids around the world make his clothes so if you don't like them then you don't like homeless kids. Paraphrased here and was funny when he did it but all I thought was that should of been Keith saying it. If you can try to catch the rerun. Or maybe he wants a tie for his birthday. :rofl: