KOEB 9/11/05: A three-hour Keith. A three-hour Keith.

[Berry Cool]

Posting this one a little early tonight so the table is set:



Tantric Keith is going to spend three hours with us tonight.

Can *you* handle it?

Expect lots of Katrina mixed with 9/11...and lots of good television.

[Patsy Stone]

1. Floaties for Craig!

:loveya:

Hey, all! KO for three hours... :woohoo:

[WolverineDG]

8. wonder how many plugs

he's going to get for his book tonight? only two more days, folks, mark your calendars. :)

dg

[Patsy Stone]

16. I laughed when he plugged it.

Hi, dg. :hi:

[WolverineDG]

32. hi pats!

:hi:

dg

[bunny planet]

2. What time. Be still my floatie hearts.

[Patsy Stone]

3. Right now... until 10 p.m.

Hey, bunny! :loveya:

[SharonRB]

4. Hi, gals

:hi:

Nice to see you on a Sunday.

It's been way too long since we've seen Craig.

[Berry Cool]

5. Hey, gals!

:hi: from Berry During the Show.

Hey, it's three hours...I can handle it.

[Patsy Stone]

12. Hello, Berry!

Basking in the glory? :)

[bunny planet]

131. Hi Patsy, I caught it from 7:30 until 9, what bliss, a whole extra half

hour of Keith. Had to give up the tv at 9. Just now catching up on this thread.


I have to say it was very hard to see Mr. Bush (as KO refers to him) posing for his photo ops with the NYFD guys. I've got a few friends in that department, one who lost his entire firehouse, and it is especially hard to see some of them accepting His Fraudulency's version of what happened on 9/11.

[RevCheesehead]

6. It's a Keefapalooza.

Hello, ladies. :hi:

[SharonRB]

7. Hey, Rev!

[RevCheesehead]

9. Hi, Sharon.

Cherish our friendship: do NOT mention the game! (just kidding - sort of). :evilfrown:

[SharonRB]

17. Which game would that be?

Don't tell me you're a Notre Dame fan.

If you're talking about THAT game, I'm too embarrassed to talk about it.

[RevCheesehead]

21. No, I mean that embarrasment in the dome this afternoon.

I will say this: The Lions really do have GB's number. They wiped the floor with us.

14 - yes, FOURTEEN penalties for 100 yards. Four of those go to Ahmad Carroll. Sounds like Sherman's gonna have some butt for lunch tomorrow.

[SharonRB]

24. Oh, that game

I wondered why you'd care about the Michigan game (unless we were playing Wisconsin). I don't really pay much attention to the Lions -- They're so awful.

[RevCheesehead]

28. Well,

:blush: we were worse.

[Patsy Stone]

10. Hey, Rev!

So far he's just great. I hope he paces himself. I'm not sure the country can take all that snark at once. :)

[RevCheesehead]

13. Oh, I'm sure he'll be fine.

Hiya, Pats.

I just wish makeup would tone down the brown in the eyebrow pencil. I mean, really, do the wooly caterpillars really need help?

[Berry Cool]

23. I'd be happy to help the wooly catepillars.

You know, give them a nice home...pet them regularly... :loveya:

[RevCheesehead]

26. Now they look better - WTF?

Is it a fluke of lighting? Or do they really have a life of their own?

Oh good - here's Gidget. :)

[crispini]

11. Hi squids!

What a lovely tie tonight, eh? :loveya:

[Patsy Stone]

14. Again with the stripes.

He must really like us. :)

[crispini]

19. Hi Patsela!

:hi:

[Patsy Stone]

66. Hi ya, girl!

I thought of you when Gidge was doing her story.

[Berry Cool]

25. Those stripes are like candy.

Yum yum. :loveya:

Oh, look, Gidget's back.

[RevCheesehead]

31. You owe me a coke.

(I refuse to say "jinx")

[Berry Cool]

44. I think you owe me a Coke too, Rev!

Make mine a diet.

[RevCheesehead]

45. Here ya go:

:beer: Where the heck are the bartenders around here?

[Berry Cool]

80. Thanks, Rev...

Here's one for you: :beer:

[Patsy Stone]

64. With a good story.

She seemed happier. :)

[RevCheesehead]

15. Squids?

Am I supposed to squirt ink in your direction now? :)
:hi:

[crispini]

20. of course!

:D

[SharonRB]

30. Crispi

Do the people even have access to computers to check out these websites? Is that what your project is doing for them?

Do they have TVs set up in the shelters so they can follow what's going on?

[crispini]

Part of my project -- not my bit --

is a major donation from Dell to get computers on the ground. I don't know much about that part or what it's like in the shelter.

[SharonRB]

18. Hey, Crispi!

I hear you're coming to DC. I'm looking forward to meeting you.

[crispini]

29. Hi Sharon!

Change of plans again -- since I hadn't bought my ticket yet I think I'll be going back to LA instead.... I think I really need to do that.

p.s. if I could bring my thread to everyone's attention -- it just needs one more nom if you think it's worthy! :blush:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4735427

[SharonRB]

33. Oh, I'm sorry you won't be there

but I totally understand.

[SharonRB]

35. I just gave you your fifth vote.

[crispini]

36. thanks!!!

:yourock:

[WolverineDG]

41. Sorry to hear that, Crispy

:(

But, I do agree with you on the CCC idea. What a great way to instill some civic pride--have the people of NO rebuild their own city!! Give the poor the jobs they want & let them rebuild it in the image they want, not what outsiders want.


dg

[crispini]

48. the time is just not right.

I'd love to attend but I just got off the phone with my Dad and I think I should go to LA.... was just about to send you a PM... my heart will be with all ya'll up there. :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[WolverineDG]

51. Ok, family matters are more important

besides, we might need someone on the outside who we can contact for bail $$. ;)

dg

[crispini]

54. Call anytime!

:D

[gkhouston]

134. Done. n/t

[SharonRB]

22. Those two little girl the NG guy was holding were so cute

[RevCheesehead]

27. I just want to say thanks to the good Lord above...

because my neighbor put his shirt on before he finished cutting the grass. :eyes: Thank you, Jesus.

[Berry Cool]

34. The Lord works in mysterious ways.

Did you guys see that all of tomorrow night is going to be "What Went Wrong?" night on all the shows, including Countdown?

Yeah! Keep the pressure on, MSNBC!

[RevCheesehead]

37. Of course, some RW asshole is going to ask,

"Are you going to do a whole show on what went right?"
Answer: "Um, we'd have to at least fill an hour time-slot."

[crispini]

39. LOL!

:rofl:

[gkhouston]

135. mostly what went right

seems to be the actions of private citizens, doing what the government failed to do. I'm all for applauding the heroes, but I'm not gonna clap so loud that it drowns out the well-deserved criticism of the people who didn't do the jobs they were supposed to do.

[crispini]

38. "We're getting the city back together and I'm a part of it!"

THAT is why we have to push a New CCC for NOLA -- the expression on his face. He was so happy!

[SharonRB]

40. I loved that shot.

I'm sure there are hundreds, thousands more like him who would want to be a part of rebuilding their city. I can't believe Bush rescinded the law that made it illegal to pay less than the going wage for rebuilding. Oh, wait, it's Bush. I CAN believe it, but I don't like it.

[WolverineDG]

42. That's right!!

(which is why i gave you your 6th nom) :evilgrin:

dg

[RevCheesehead]

43. LOTS of people are saying that right now.

Around here, a lot of people were helped, and survived the depression through the CCC camps - and we've got some gorgeous state parks because of their labor, too.

It's a win-win. And it keeps Halitosis, um, I mean Halliburton, out of the picture.

[gkhouston]

136. no -- they'll give Halliburton the contract

and then allow them to pay substandard wages while letting Halliburton charge us out the ass as if they weren't paying substandard wages. Unless major hissy fits are thrown to prevent that sort of sliminess.

[SharonRB]

46. Now there's a big shock

Lake Pontchartrain will be contaminated for year? Whoever would have thunk it. Gee -- who was the genius engineer who finally said that? It was pretty obvious from day one, dontcha think?

[Berry Cool]

47. I gave the thread another nom.

I am always for any program that gives people the opportunity to work hard and determine their own destinies. Love it.

[crispini]

49. Thanks!

Apparently John Edwards is also pushing this idea. I intend to do all I can to get it out there & call my Dem leaders tomorrow!

JE site--> http://ga3.org/campaign/new_america/step1.tcl

[RevCheesehead]

50. Me, too, hon -

I'm gonna contact Russ Feingold's office.
(and, you did an excellent job with your post! I hope Skinner sees it and puts it on the front page!)

[Berry Cool]

53. Yea! Craig Crawford is back.

Time to plug his book again...kaCHINGGGGGG!!!

on edit: "I don't know what 'heck of a job' he thought 'Brownie' was doing--besides screwing up!"

:rofl:

[crispini]

56. "here's what happens when the media delivers unfiltered reality."

we need MORE OF THAT!!!

[Patsy Stone]

63. Craig rocked tonight!

:loveya:

[gkhouston]

138. that he did

and he doesn't even need fashion advice. :7

[gkhouston]

137. I haven't even read the latest Harry Potter book yet

(no time) but I think I'll pick up a copy of Craig's book. If his writing is anything like his spoken persona, it should make for an intelligent and entertaining read.

[WolverineDG]

141. We should start a Countdown Book Club

read the books flogged on Countdown, discuss them & then do what we do best: critique the writers' wardrobes. :evilgrin:

dg

[gkhouston]

142. LOL. but you know...

I do think the average score of Keith's outfits has increased since we started discussing his wardrobe publicily... :freak:

[WolverineDG]

144. I know.

They pick up on wardrobe gripes but ignore our suggestions for hosts for the 9pm show following Countdown. I get the feeling is "If we dress Keith better, surely the ratings for Rita & Tucker will go up." :crazy:

dg

[gkhouston]

145. I guess that gives us a clue

as to who's eavesdropping and who isn't. I was peeking at the ratings from last Thursday night again -- Countdown at 800K and Rita in the 600K range. Not good news for Rita, as she was doing better than Countdown for a while there. She feasts on tabloid fare, and you'd think she'd be going to town on all the stories of tragedy, but apparently viewers, in a crisis, want... actual news with Keith. Who'd've thunk it? Granted, her numbers post-Katrina are up from her pre-Katrina numbers, but Keith's are up by a much larger percentage. I wonder which one of them will retain more of their audience as the crisis eases.


on edit: and no, I don't think KO's ratings are up because his wardrobe has improved, LOL! That preceded Katrina.

[WolverineDG]

147. I've made that observation before

when people want to be entertained, they'll tune in to rita, btb, faux, etc. when they want to be *informed*, they'll tune in to countdown. i think the ratings are going up (bit by bit) because viewers are finding that they can be both entertained & informed watching countdown. :)

i don't think there's a correlation between the improved wardrobe & improved ratings...that just falls into the "bonus points" category for me...i've always thought the wardrobe gripes were part of the eccentricity of the koeb. :evilgrin:

dg

[gkhouston]

148. the thing I don't grasp

is how one could find Rita entertaining. Or even watchable. Give me the Weather Channel any day; at least none of their broadcasters have voices that grate on my nerves, although they must be running a fertility clinic on the side. Have you noticed how many pregnant meteorologists you see on TWC? I guess we know how they kill time after they lose power when they're on location during hurricanes... :evilgrin:

[RevCheesehead]

149. Regarding Reeter:

Keep the outfits - lose the reporter.

[WolverineDG]

151. hi rev!

:hi:

happy monday! :)

dg

[RevCheesehead]

152. Hi, wolfie!

Happy Monday, back atcha. :hi:

[crispini]

55. thanks!

:yourock:

[crispini]

52. "Good Night, and Good Luck"

trailer: http://playlist.yahoo.com/makeplaylist.dll?id=1377385&sdm=web&qtw=480&qth=300

WOW!

[RevCheesehead]

57. when? when? when????

OMG, look at that cast! it's a :loveya:fest!

[SharonRB]

61. It looks fabulous!

I hadn't heard about this one yet.

[WolverineDG]

73. oh god, george clooney

:faint:

dg

[SharonRB]

58. Did CC bring along his tinfoil hat tonight?

[Greylyn58]

59. Evening my fellow KOEBers

Hope everyone is well this day.

I want to thank everyone for their prayers and good wishes for myself and my boy Sheridan. I'm trying to keep good thoughts.

It's great we have 3 hours of Keith to drool over. :) Too bad it's on such a terrible subject.

I had an interesting morning today. Around 10am I heard tires squealing in the parking lot of my apartment complex. My balcony faces the parking lot and I hear everything, loud car music, kids playing, dog's barking, etc. My first thought was that someone was trying to drag race. It's happened before.

About this time I hear a woman screaming at the top of her lungs and a small white pickup lunges into view in the lot. I see a man fighting with a woman on the passenger side of the truck. She is kicking and screaming and he was slapping and punching her.

Well I grabbed my phone and called 911, and began giving them all the details. This guy finally crawls over the woman and into the truck--(I didn't know if this was a car-jacking or what) After crawling over her, he pops out the driver's side door holding a car-seat in one hand and a baby in the other(The baby looked to be around 6 mos to a year). I was horrified since I didn't know what was going on. The woman of course was screaming and trying to reach for her child.

He then gets back in the truck and tries to push the woman out. She fought him hard. He finally succeeds and tries to drive off, but she's hanging on to the passenger side door and manages to get back into the cab of the truck and they disappear from my view.

Long story short(still with me)--the police show up later with the woman and her baby and I give my statement. Turns out it was a domestic dispute--Father shows up to pick up baby at mother's apartment and they get into big fight. She decides she doesn't want him to take the baby--well you know the rest.

So as you can see, I had an interesting morning.

[RevCheesehead]

65. I'm really glad you called the police.

Good lord, what a scary thing to happen! :scared:

[crispini]

68. wow. what a story

glad you took responsibility. good luck to you.

[SharonRB]

71. Wow, Grey

Sounds like you had an interesting day. It was good that you called 9/11 (on 9/11).

[Greylyn58]

74. It's funny that you say that

When the police officer returned to get my statement, he kinda made a similar joke about 911 on 9/11. We also talked about the possibility of Charlotte getting any of the fall-out from Hurricane Ophelia spinning away out there in the Atlantic.

He was the one that told me it was a domestic dispute--I feel bad for the poor baby involved in all this. If the parents can't behave when the child is young, what's going to happen as he/she gets older? :shrug:

[RevCheesehead]

83. I've been worried about that hurricane, too.

Remember the hurricane in 96? I lived in Asheboro at the time, and I had two friends from Durham come and stay with me for a week, because of all the trees down and loss of power.

I'm hoping and praying this one heads out to the Atlantic.

PS - I LOVE your new Sheridan pic!

[Muffstser]

79. Grey, you're an angel on earth.

Is it just me, or does it seem the world is getting uglier, darker, and more horrible as each day goes by lately?

[Patsy Stone]

60. Wow! Craig!

Suggesting that this was the plan -- to not have a plan to encompass several disaster areas -- all the time.

:loveya:

[gkhouston]

139. so the response is to not respond -- ever?

because basically, that's what happened. Or do they respond strategically? If the city's important enough? If the residents are rich enough or white enough or something else enough? What's the metric for making an effort?

When you've got level-headed people like Craig skipping down the tinfoil hat path, you know it looks bad. I'll admit, when folks on DU first started to say the lack of response was deliberate, I thought that was too tin-foil-hatty (yes, I know that's not a real word; deal) because incompetence can be simply stunning in its breadth and depth, at times. But as the week went on, and more and more help was turned away and things got worse and worse -- you gotta wonder -- how could they fuck it up this bad without wanting to, at some level? Why couldn't they have arranged massive food/water drops three or four days into the crisis, on short notice? Has Iraq really stretched us that thin?

[WolverineDG]

143. That's essentially what I said

to my wing-nut cousin who kept sending me "Blame everyone but Bush" emails, which amazingly always cited Faux as a source. :eyes:

I pointed out that if his Dear Leader really WAS a leader, WHY THE HELL DIDN'T HE PICK UP THE DAMN PHONE & CALL THE GOVERNOR HIMSELF if it was true that she didn't follow proper procedure? Ex: "Hi, Gov. Blanco, this is the President. I hear you're having some problems down there. Need any help?" I'm sure she's in the phone book somewhere.

JEEZUS. :banghead:

dg

[gkhouston]

146. hell, he should have picked up the phone and said,

"I'm sending you some help," and sent it, welcome or not, because it was clearly going to be needed. But almost nothing was done, and not just for Louisiana. Mississippi's not getting that much press, but they're in a bad way, too. What was blivet** thinking? Did the man not understand that when you give your cronies top jobs you have to be sure that they have competent underlings to rely upon? Then again, he's never been a successful manager, now has he?

[RevCheesehead]

150. As far as I can tell,

he's never been a successful anything.

[crispini]

62. oh SNAP

FEMA 'occupied by political hacks instead of professionals'

Craig :loveya: Crawford!!!!

[Berry Cool]

67. I am so glad they're doing this segment on race and poverty.

It needed to be done.

[crispini]

69. yes, we need to say it

often and loudly.

[RevCheesehead]

70. That report on Race in America was excellent.

The hard truth is that we have largely ignored issues of race and poverty in this nation.

A-fucking-men. :grr:

[Muffstser]

72. I'm Here at Last! What a HORRIBLE day.

Oh, gang...what a hideous day. A virus ate my computer, and I've had a tech out here trying to rebuild it. The bad news...because it's so old (Windows 95, don't laugh!!!), the long and the short of it is that I have to buy a new PC. I can't get the software I lost (Internet Explorer 5.5, etc.), so I'm amazed I'm even able to get in.

Still, it could be worse. I knew at some point I'd have to get a new PC, so it's not a total shock. I spoke with Dave, my Jossip.com boss, and he told me he'd hold my internship for as long as I need until I'm able to get email, etc., working again.

And I keep telling myself...look at those people KO is talking to tonight. They lost EVERYTHING. This is a financial hit, nothing more.

The worst part? I MISS YOU GUYS!!

Hopefully, this will post...

[RevCheesehead]

77. Aw, Muffy - that sucks.

But yes, your post is successful.

Thankfully, you should be able to get some really good deals right now with "back to school" sales going on.

I hope your transition is a smooth one. :hug:

[Muffstser]

84. My tech was a real angel, too.

I was crying SOOOO hard, that she shaved $100 off my bill. I was so heartsick that I'm looking at yet ANOTHER bill. At least Dave is letting me keep my internship. That, my faith, and my friends, are what's keeping my sanity right now.

I did see a great deal that my tech told me about, that should be around $500 (after taxes). I'll still have to buy an MS Office suite and a virus protector, but it'll give me the basics that I don't have now.

Best of all? I'll FINALLY be able to get ESPN radio, and watch Countdown video clips!

And I keep reminding myself...compared to others (including my board buddies), I am SO blessed. This, too, shall pass!!!

[Patsy Stone]

129. Sorry to hear about all of that tsuris.

But your post worked, so something good happened. You also got to see KO on a Sunday. That should have been good for at least a smile. :)

[gkhouston]

140. Ah, Muffy, I'm helluva sorry.

:hug: The only bright side I can find is that you are going to be so jazzed with how much faster and cooler your new computer will seem compared to the old one. Hope you're back with us soon!

[Patsy Stone]

75. Keith was doing a bit of editorializing there

during the live * video. I kinda liked it. It also sounded like he was gagging each time he had to reference *.

:loveya:

[Muffstser]

76. Ya think? I was gagging while I watched it.

Way too little, way too late.

[Patsy Stone]

78. Rove had kidney stones...

So they missed a coupla days and hundreds died. :puke:

[Berry Cool]

85. Glad you made it, Muff, and sorry about your harrowing situation, Grey.

Boy, life is crazy sometimes. :grouphug:

on edit: sorry I mis-ID'ed you, Grey. Don't know where my brain is.

[Muffstser]

87. Oh, thank you, Berry. I do feel blessed, honest!

The timing just SUCKS, ya know? But I have so much to be grateful for.

I REALLY needed to be online tonight, so I'm grateful for that!

[SharonRB]

81. I was in here on the computer and didn't bother

getting up to watch it. I didn't want to gag.

[SharonRB]

82. accidental dupe

self-deleted

[Muffstser]

86. I hope he'll do more on 9/11.

He's been so eloquent, I'd love to hear him do more.

[Berry Cool]

88. I wouldn't be surprised if he did more on 9/11.

I guess it depends in part on how much they let him do. After all, this seems so clearly labeled as "Katrina coverage."

Maybe he has another personal statement to make, this time paralleling the Katrina aftermath with the 9/11 aftermath, and is saving it for hour three. And will blog it.

[Muffstser]

90. He's subtlely getting his snark in, anyhow.

I'm glad for that. The whole thing is sickening.

[Muffstser]

89. September 24, 2001. OUTRAGEOUS.

Sick, sick, sick. GO KEEF!!!

[Muffstser]

91. David Schuster is AWESOME.

Our government at work. *sigh*

[Berry Cool]

92. aaaaand...it's soon time to bring back Craig Crawford!!

If we were playing the Countdown Drinking Game tonight, we'd get plenty sloshed.

[RevCheesehead]

93. I feel like I've been having a horrible nightmare, and just woke up.

Where has this news media been all along? Wow. Just wow.

I think we have awoken the giant corporate media!

[crispini]

94. It's the blame game greatest hits!

is this uploaded anywhere?

David :loveya: Gregory

[Muffstser]

105. The blame game video is terrific!

David Gregory is awesome.

[RevCheesehead]

95. Kicking Scottie's ass!!!

David :loveya: Gregory. He will be mine!!!

[Berry Cool]

97. "Are we gonna see him in a flight suit?"

:rofl: GOOOOO KEEEF!!!!! :loveya:

[SharonRB]

Sorry, Rev

He's mine!

[CC]

96. Hi everyone

Needed a KO fix after a long weekend.
I have been listening to the horrors of Pearlington, MS. firsthand. A person should not have to hear a grown man that is a Vietnam Vet, that works with the poorest, homeless and neediest on a daily basis yell, shout and cry over what he is seeing now.
To fill everyone on, My sister and her SO have a non-profit in Orlando. They gathered two tractor trailers of food, medical supplies, water, pet food, vet medical supplies and a vet and headed to help hurricane victims and their pets. Even took a micro chip reader to try to identify pets. They have experience after Charlie et all last year. They connected with a shelter in MS and so headed there. Good thing since no one had bothered to bring those people anything unless the Guard or military took it for them. (They are raving over what the NG, Army etc have done.) Maybe the short email begging me to call says it best

Hello,

Here is the location and contact numbers. Please call Marc, Cindy, he can tell better.

They need help people need to bring trucks of supplies desperately. The Red Cross isn't doing shit even the military is saying the hell with them and Bush and taking all the supplies they can take to the church groups set up for fast distribution.

Marc is staying up there to help get supplies to people with no transportation.

Love Terri

It was all already breaking my heart but to hear them talk about it and the total emotional hit it gave them just broke my heart even more. I know many are praying for the people in the areas but they need more prayers, and the small towns need to be remembered along with the big ones with news crews.

I had read through the thread and debated saying anything or even talking/typing. Only because I am not even there and wrung out just being a shoulder to lean on.
So on the thread, crispini, you had a great idea in your other thread (had to go look) and I will write letters to my senators and reps plus get others to.

Grey (who I am still praying gets a miracle),after what you saw today and what we have all witnessed the last week the world does seem dark but then someone like you pays attention and does what is right, proving the world is not near as dark as it seems.

[RevCheesehead]

107. I just hate hearing stuff like that.

People seem to think, "if it ain't on TV, it doesn't matter."

I just knew there would be places ignored. God bless your sis & SO, and the work they do.

[CC]

113. Thank you and there

are probably other small non-profits helping too in other small towns. Biggest thing is to not go through channels. The vet happened to know the President of Ponchartrain Humane Society so they skipped red tape and had a"contact at site".
Makes me want to do more though, so have that bit of guilt being here cool, fed and all. But that is my problem to figure out. I did remind them to take ferret, pocket pet, bird and reptile food.
They are sending pictures once they are back and get them developed.

[RevCheesehead]

132. Careful now -

you might end up a Ferret Rescue shelter. Can you handle, say, a dozen more ferrets in your home? :)

[crispini]

133. Hi CC

a belated post and a heartfelt :hug:

[RevCheesehead]

98. ***SNARK***

"Are we going to see him in a flight suit?" :rofl:

[Berry Cool]

100. "almost pathological refusal to accept responsibility"

GOOOOOO CRAIG!!!!! :loveya:

Uh, Keith, I wouldn't call it a "political souffle"...it's more like a political cowpie.

[SharonRB]

99. Let's play imagine for a moment...

Imagine Katrina and the same aftermath had happened not September 29, 2005, but September 29, 2004. Would President Kerry now be sitting in the White House?

Just wonderin'.

[RevCheesehead]

102. yes.

:cry: "President Kerry" - what should have been.

[Berry Cool]

104. CC, good to see you.

Glad to hear your sister and her SO are helping. Why *isn't* the Red Cross doing shit, may I ask? Don't tell me Homeland Security won't let them?

[CC]

112. From what I understand they

drive by on their way to a Red Cross centers where people are suppose to go get what they need. Course the people there don't have a way to get to the center since everything was washed away. Part of why Marc is staying behind, to shuttle people to the centers and knowing him raise hell about how people shouldn't have to walk 15 or so miles for water. Marc never even mentioned fema or HS so thinking they may not be there. I do know some National Guard (MS, TN and AL)troops (and Army) are doing everything they can. Including breaking the rules.
I know the Red Cross needs more volunteers so might just be the most effective way of doing it for them.

[Greylyn58]

128. I've heard this same story

on other threads and on CNN. There are so many small towns that were affected by this Hurricane. From what I've heard and read they have been totally forgotten in the wake of the bigger stories being covered by the media. It's a sad, heartbreaking situation all the way around.

This storm was just so large and spread out.

[CC]

130. Saw this before shutting down

and living in a small town I do know how they can be semi forgotten. That is where the grassroot non-profit pick up the slack and try to do as much as possible with what little they do have. We will always need the small, selfless organizations to fill in and need to remember they are there and need too. Hopefully by getting the news out anyway we can then others will find those that need them so desperately.

off to bed now so I can function tomorrow. Hugs. Still praying for a miracle. Scratch Sher's belly for me.

[RevCheesehead]

101. Craig nails it: blivet thinks he's John Wayne.

[Muffstser]

119. More like Elmer Fudd...and that's an insult to Elmer

He's a joke!

[Muffstser]

103. George Steinbrenner reference!

Why did I KNOW he'd work a baseball reference in there???

[Berry Cool]

106. Golly, where do you think he's BEEN all weekend prior to this?

ahem...the Yankees been playin' the Red Sox...

[Muffstser]

108. I assumed he was at the U.S. Open...NOT!!!

By the way, who won the men's final?

[Muffstser]

109. I wanna smack this chick in the pink.

ALLIGATORS!?!?! Keef, sick 'em!!!

[crispini]

110. hmmmmm.....

was she the head of the NIH under a Republican admin? :tinfoilhat:

[Muffstser]

111. No wonder she's such a ding dong.

She almost seems like a robotic Stepford wife.

[Catchawave]

118. Talking about Bernadine Healy ?

Hi everybody :hi: :loveya: :hi:

[SharonRB]

123. Yup.

Hi, Catch!

[crispini]

115. YES, she was!

Bernadine Healey (formerly Ronald Reagan’s health-policy adviser)
http://www.thetablet.co.uk/cgi-bin/register.cgi/tablet-00387

Appointed first female head of the NIH in 1991 -- Bush I.
http://www.breastcanceraction.org/Pages/SearchablePages/1991Newsletters/Newsletter007C.html

[crispini]

116. Very interesting.

Apparently she led a bid to allow the patenting of genes ... that "tablet" article calls her 'a medical bureaucrat, rather than by a card-carrying research scientist.' :P

[SharonRB]

117. And here's something else I found

GOVERNOR TAFT ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENTS TO THE
OHIO COMMISSION TO REFORM MEDICAID


COLUMBUS (November 5, 2003) - Governor Bob Taft today announced appointments to the newly created Ohio Commission to Reform Medicaid. The Commission, created in House Bill 95, will conduct a complete review of the state Medicaid program and make recommendations for comprehensive reform and cost containment to the Governor, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Senate President no later than January 1, 2005. The Commission consists of nine members: three appointed by the Governor, three by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and three by the President of the Senate. Members are not compensated.

"Medicaid is the largest and one of the fastest growing portions of our state's budget," said Taft. "The Ohio Commission to Reform Medicaid will provide recommendations on how we can control Medicaid growth and more effectively manage this program."

Governor Taft appointed the following individuals to serve on the Ohio Commission to Reform Medicaid:

<snip>

Dr. Bernadine Healey, of Cleveland, appointed by Governor Taft. Dr. Healey is the former CEO of the American Red Cross and a former Dean of The Ohio State University Medical School.

I think she was head of the Red Cross on 9/11.

[crispini]

121. She was

http://www.icann.org/tlds/org/applications/dotorgfoundation/yahoo_article/redcross_overhaul.html

WASHINGTON (Reuters Health) - The American Red Cross (news - web sites) announced on Wednesday plans to revamp its fundraising practices in the wake of public outcry over the organization's use of money intended for victims of September 11.


The shift will take the form of new marketing standards governing appeals to the public for contributions. Red Cross officials said they will change the way the group solicits donations for its Disaster Relief Fund by improving disclosure to contributors about how the money may be spent.

The group was rocked by widespread complaints that funds raised in response to the attacks were steered toward disasters not related to the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon (news - web sites). Officials said the reforms were an essential part of regaining public trust.

The ensuing controversy helped bring about the ouster of former Red Cross president Dr. Bernadine Healey and led to the appointment of former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell to independently oversee one of the organization's funds.

[Berry Cool]

120. Healy was also running the Red Cross on 9/11

back when they were accused of being sloppy about the way they directed donations people made after 9/11...using them for other purposes instead.

Actually, I was on their side in that sense. 9/11 didn't bring all other crises to an end. The Red Cross still needed money for other crises.

[Muffstser]

114. Keith is really doing a superb job.

He's putting Rita & Co. to shame. He's a voice of authority, questioning, and totally in control.

Damn, we could have used him a week ago.

[CC]

122. Would expect no less

from him, so of course he is doing a great job. If he wasn't I think I would have to send an emergency crew to check on him. (Any volunteers to be a part of that crew? :evilgrin:) I too missed him last weekend but in a way need him more this weekend and he will not let * off the hook. And since some are starting to go with the spin we need Keith to keep it in people's minds how bad * was.

[Muffstser]

124. He totally rose to the occasion. Wow.

I knew he'd do it, but after last weekend's hystrionics with Rita, Tucker & Co., he showed how far and away he is better than the pack.

[CC]

126. I can not watch Rita

and barely Tucker so I skipped them. Dan had done a good job from what I have been able to see the last few though.

[Berry Cool]

125. Well, guess that's it for the Keefster tonight.

Keep your knees loose, kids. Drive home safely. Or take the subway or whatever.

:hi: 'Bye. See you tomorrow night for the usual Countdown thread--same Bat-time, same Bat-channel!

[CC]

127. Off to bed with me.

I have a 9 am to 10 pm work day tomorrow. Promised myself I would go to bed after Keith.
Everyone have a good night and sweet dreams when you go.
Hooowwwwlllllls to Sheridan and scratches behind all the kitties' ears. Night all.