****OFFICIAL COUNTDOWN W/KEITH THREAD******

[ncrainbowgrrl]

I thought this may be easier! Enjoy! :D

[Monkeyman]

1. yep go get them KO

[tridim]

2. Thank you! I wasn't looking forward to reading 50 different KO threads.

[MoonRiver]

3. Playing back Darth lying his swarmy ass off to Tim Russert.

:puke: Not even Timmy is swallowing this crap.

[Catchawave]

53. Full Cheney interview on MTP here:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14767199/

Must See Trash Talkin' tee vee :)

[MaggieSwanson]

4. K&R for KO

Pre-emptive nomination. I have a strong feeling this will be good.

[rodeodance]

5. thanks, Highlights would be appreciated as I do not have access to TV

[rodeodance]

6. k

[rodeodance]

7. here is a sneak peep from his blog tonight.

......Sept. 11, 2006 | 3:19 p.m. ET

A special comment on 9/11

Tonight at 8 p.m. ET, “Countdown with Keith Olbermann” broadcasts live from Ground Zero to commemorate five years since 9/11.

Olbermann will offer a special commentary on how the course of the nation was forever altered by the events of that day, and by the actions of the administration in the months and years afterward.

Check out this sneak peak:

The only positive on 9/11 and the days and weeks that so slowly and painfully followed it was the unanimous humanity, here, and throughout the country. The government, the President in particular, was given every possible measure of support.

Those who did not belong to his party—tabled that.

Those who doubted the mechanics of his election—ignored that.

Those who wondered of his qualifications—forgot that.

History teaches us that nearly unanimous support of a government cannot be taken away from that government by its critics.

It can only be squandered by those who use it not to heal a nation’s wounds, but to take political advantage.

Terrorists did not come and steal our newly-regained sense of being American first, and political, fiftieth. Nor did the Democrats. Nor did the media. Nor did the people.

The President—and those around him—did that.

They promised bi-partisanship, and then showed that to them, “bi-partisanship” meant that their party would rule and the rest would have to follow, or be branded, with ever-escalating hysteria, as morally or intellectually confused; as appeasers; as those who, in the Vice President’s words yesterday, “validate the strategy of the terrorists.”

They promised protection, and then showed that to them “protection” meant going to war against a despot whose hand they had once shaken, a despot who we now learn from our own Senate Intelligence Committee hated Al-Qaeda as much as we did.

The polite phrase for how so many of us were duped into supporting a war, on the false premise that it had ‘something to do’ with 9/11, is “lying by implication.”

The impolite phrase is: "impeachable offense."

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Watch “Countdown” each weeknight at 8 p.m. ET on MSNBC TV

[MoonRiver]

8. Talking about Dim Son losing it with Matt Laurer when confronted

with torturegate.

[MaggieSwanson]

14. Was it blivit's idea

to do the interview standing up? He keeps jabbing his finger and puffing out his chest. Ugh.

[MoonRiver]

21. I don't know. Weird though. Maybe his meds are wearing off

and he's getting jittery. :crazy:

[Catshrink]

33. Does he have teeth?

His "smile" has no teeth. He is one sick bastard.

[IChing]

10. Matt laurer interview keith said the interview went bad

shows the interview both are standing up and getting into each others face
Bush is getting really defensive I think you can see this on line

[AspenRose]

54. That was the first time I'd seen the Lauer interview

Unbelievable.....*shaking head*

[October]

9. What channel is he on? Thanks. /nt

[MoonRiver]

11. MSNBC

[Catchawave]

13. MSNBC on cable

[SeattleGirl]

12. What an arrogant bastard Bush is being with Matt Lauer.

Jeebus!!! I am so sick of him talking to people as if we are all 5 freakin' years old and don't understand anything. :banghead:

[MoonRiver]

16. Do you see him getting in Laurer's personal space and shaking his

friggin finger at him? Complete and total ass hole. :mad:

[Mr_Spock]

26. I was thinking how tempting it must have been to punch that coward

Oh, I wish Matt had laid him out.

[MoonRiver]

30. Matt was so cool and collected. Must have driven little junior crazy.

[Mr_Spock]

35. Yes, in fact Matt made a point of pointing his pen right back at the Ass

Matt specifically looked at his hand as he held it up to the whining coward in small.

[SeattleGirl]

36. Yes, I did, and it really pissed me off.

He is an arrogant bastard, and a complete ass. I liked what Richard Wolff (sp?) said, about Bush not wanting his motives questioned. Well too back, Chimpy. You ARE going to be questioned.

[MoonRiver]

45. Hopefully by a special prosecutor,

when we take back the government.

[Catshrink]

19. That was awful!

Protecting the American people. I'm not going to talk about that. Protecting the American people. I'm not going to talk about that.

:puke:

[TheDonkey]

15. Excellent show so far... "LET ME FINISH!"

Did bush think he was in a debate?

[SeattleGirl]

20. I yelled, SHUT UP! when he said that.

And man, when he started pointing his finger at Matt........

[ncrainbowgrrl]

23. No, if he was in a debate, he would have concluded with "got wood?!"

:hi:

[TheDonkey]

28. please don't bring up those tragic moments of the past

;) "got wood"? What a flippin' idiot.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

25. He wasn't even being INTERRUPTED!!!!

[ncrainbowgrrl]

52. Yes he was- by his next thought. (or the little birdy in his ear?!)

:evilgrin:

[POAS]

55. He was talking to the guy talking in his ear via radio

as in the debates.

[bliss_eternal]

78. He's such a baby.

:crazy: Grow up, W--you asshole. Daddy can't buy your way out of this. :eyes:

[SeattleGirl]

17. Arrrrrgh! God, I cannot STAND the pretzeldent.

:banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

[Mr_Spock]

18. Holy shit the Moron in Chief is DEFENSIVE AS HELL!!

He's in Matt Lauer's face & getting all red-faced.

What a small little man.

[TheDonkey]

24. I noticed how he grabed Matt's arm

like if Matt would continue he'd bitch slap him.

[Mr_Spock]

29. Matt should have blasted that little weasel

I was so hoping he would have punched his lights out.

[SeattleGirl]

38. Did you notice, though, that Matt reached out at put his hand

on Bush's wrist while he was trying to get him to answer his question? I loved it that he did that.

[TheDonkey]

46. he would deserve a congressional medal of honor is he did that

I could only imagine! But the interview was actually getting that heated!? So bizzare. I think bush can hear his poll numbers crumbling.

[Solly Mack]

22. I truly hate Bush. It's not a hot hate....it's cold as ice

[warrior1]

27. ditto

[Avalux]

31. Good description.

His voice makes me want to go into a screaming frenzy and pull all my hair out. Every time I see him on TV I give him the finger. Juvenile I know, but it makes me feel better (I don't do that to anyone).

[Glenda]

44. lol!

:spray:

I'm sorry but the screaming frenzy and hair pulling gave me a visual that made me laugh ;)

[Mr_Spock]

57. Does that middle finger thing at the TV screen remind you of anything?

:rofl:

[Solly Mack]

72. Bush deserves the one finger salute and more

lol

[truedelphi]

34. I remember reading Albert Speer's autoboiography

And he describes how when he introduced his father to The German Big Boy,
his dad's body spasms involuntarily as a way to force him to recoil from the
man. I always feel if I had to meet Bush i'd sure find my body doing the same.

[Solly Mack]

76. My mom called it "demons dancing on her skin"

That you know something is not quite right about a person when your skin crawls when you're around them...and you want to flee from them.

[zeemike]

50. They say that the opposite of love is indifference

And that is as cold as ice,

[Solly Mack]

68. I struggle with that...have for a little bit now. Hate/indifference

Yet I can't call it indifference really since I do care what happens to people because of Bush's actions. So Bush's actions are a concern for me - so I'm not indifferent in that sense...but my anger has taken on a different flavor, if you will. I can type "fuck Bush" and it might seem like I'm angry...but I'm not. It's not a reaction, so to speak...more of a statement of fact...fuck Bush. I hate Bush...not a reaction...just a statement of fact.

I no longer feel one way or the other about that. Hating him I am indifferent about. I used to struggle with the word hate - it's an ugly emotion....but now? It is what it is....and what it is is just the simple truth.

if any of that makes sense

[jazzjunkysue]

32. I rescind all previous jabs at Matt Lauer. He's turned.

I wonder how many people could stand in the oval office and hold his ground like that.

I wonder if I could, and I'm never one to run from a good conflict.

I'm seriously impressed. Matt has woken up.

God bless whoever got to him, finally.

The emperor has no clothes.

Matt: "If the torture techniques were legal, why did you have to fly them to secret overseas locations?"

That's the real proof they k now they're skirting the law.

And the chimp almost hit him a few times. Matt was ready. He stayed totally logical and cool.

I'm impressed. really.

[Catchawave]

41. Best Journalism I've seen Matt do

It fits him well :D

[SeattleGirl]

43. I was impressed by Matt also.

He definitely stood his ground, iteraly and figuratively. Bet Bush thought he could get Matt to take a step back by getting in his face, but Matt didn't!

[ncrainbowgrrl]

61. I'll give him credit- that was real journalism.

Usually, he isn't deserving of the word "journalist," but that piece sure shows that he has the capacity to do real news- it's just that he's not gonna do it everyday- real journalism doesn't pay (in dollars) that well now-a-days, apparently.

[Gregorian]

37. LIES. You don't hear that word often.

Well, this brought me out of my depression. This is some very decent journalism.

[ncrainbowgrrl]

39. This is the only TV I've watched all today.

Glad I saved it for Keith!

[MoonRiver]

40. Yes, this definitely is helping my mood.

I need to feel the freaks are being confronted on some level for their crimes.

[jazzjunkysue]

51. We're 2 for 2: Darth Vader on Meat the Press and * on Matt's show.

Both evil doers heard truth today, and both got pissed off.

Not bad. Not bad at all.

[IChing]

42. Keeping Iraq out of the news is what the newsweek analysis said

Bush was doing this week
Iraq=911 is not credible anymore so just push 911 and not Iraq since the violence can not be controlled.

[SeattleGirl]

47. What gets me is that Bush and Cheney have now BOTH said

there was no connection between Iraq and 9/11. When Cheney told Tim Russert that "people are confused" about the issue, I said, out loud, "Yeah, because of what YOU and BUSH were telling people." I wasn't confused about it, but I know a lot of people did, and still do, believe there is a connection. Hmmm, wonder where THAT idea came from.

[jazzjunkysue]

58. In the old days, the Soviet's fav smokescreens were confusion and

boring the audience to sleep.

Anyone remember how they'd put a stiff talking head on the news who would just chew for an hour without a single graphic or break?

First, they'd confuse everyone, and then make the "news" which was written by the government at that time pure anesthesia. It was impossible to follow whatever the anchors were saying.

They're borrowing from the Soviet playbook, but it's not working too well.

[SeattleGirl]

62. We have what their citizens didn't have: The "Internets"

There are so many sources now to get news from. I just hope to God they don't manage to grab hold of that too.

[ncrainbowgrrl]

48. that was reported on by "newsweek man" from "Journeys with George." (n/t)

[IChing]

49. #4 Hunt for OBL has gone cold

Not much except couldn't have any real-time tapes except before 911,
The CIA tried to track the recent tapes handoffs that was give to Al Jazeri news but no success

[TheDonkey]

56. Pakistan signed peace treaties with the mountain warlords

or something was mentioned. Great to learn that are "allies" *cough* are so interested in seeking an end to OBL and Al queda....

[IChing]

60. The Pakistan connection again...Tora Bora

Now this. Keith doesn't mention Tora Bora just filling in for our friends who are not watching.

[jazzjunkysue]

66. We served up Iraq and Afghanistan to the terrorists and taliban.

Cue "the Battle Hymn Of The Republic." Raise flags. March.

[dogindia]

59. Now KO is talking about our loss of a complete province in Iraq

What a guy. Hard hitting program tonight.

[IChing]

64. #3 countdown. War of Error

love the title.
There are no functioning government in area which is one third the size of Iraq and controlled by Al Quadia.

[SeattleGirl]

63. Woohoo! Max is on! n/t

[Pachamama]

67. A real American Hero...

:hug:

[SeattleGirl]

70. "This is George Bush's Vietnam"

Right on, Max!!!

[Pachamama]

85. And he spoke the truth: IRAQ IS IN A CIVIL WAR - And our soldiers are

just there to be targets! :cry:

Thank you Max for speaking the truth! :applause:

[lonestarnot]

69. Yes!

[dogindia]

71. boy. you don't get better than that...wonder

when they will fire KO ....like Alterman

[Pachamama]

65. Countdown is the only show I'm watching today!

Especially after I saw the thread that said he was going to suggest the "I" word related to what BushCo has done....

[TheDonkey]

74. KO is really not sugar coating tonight. laying it all out

this country needs real leaders

[ncrainbowgrrl]

79. that was the most incredible segment yet.

I wish i had taped this entire show.

[Pachamama]

86. I know it is on again later - 9PM PST I think....

:hi:

[jazzjunkysue]

73. Max Cleland Is A Great Man and Patriot. Go, Max!

Just told us * lied us into a long war, knowing it would be a long war. Then, Keith showed us a general who said Rumsfeld said he'd fire anyone who wrote down a post invasion plan because the american people wouldn't approve if they knew.

Wow. This is happening, on Oddball. The only truth on TV.

Max is saying it's a civil war. God bless him. The * and Vp and Rumsfeld have created the situation they claimed they wanted to prevent. All the justifications are lies. Time to leave.

[Subdivisions]

75. Loves me some Max! eom

[IChing]

77. #2 special comment on the WTC hole in the ground

[bvar22]

80. "Its STILL Osama Bin Laden, STUPID"---M.C.

"And if we are still stupid after 5 years, well, its our own damn fault!!"...Go Max
:patriot:

[ncrainbowgrrl]

82. I hope that's going to be up on C&L later.

I want a clip of that segment!

[SeattleGirl]

83. I loved what he said!

:patriot: indeed!

[dogindia]

81. Now KO is going to talk about 9/11 and health of first responders

Can you believe how much he is doing tonight. Bless him.

[MoonRiver]

84. Keith's "special comment to the pResident of the United States"

oops, after the 9/11 health issues segment. :kick:

[jazzjunkysue]

87. Wait for it...(cue jeopardy music....) tic, tic, tic...n/t.

[Avalux]

88. I feel so sad for these ill heroes.

Just not fair, and they're being treated like crap. x(

[IChing]

89. #2 the air they breath

"We did every thing to protect the people on recover on 911 cleanup" -from our EPA head

Story of an EMT working months a ground zero who is sick, loss 40% of his lung capacity.

[Catchawave]

90. Heartbreaking how the gov isn't helping them :(

[AspenRose]

91. Health problems of heroes at Ground Zero

Hello Democrats.....HEALTH CARE.....major issue....hammer it home, Democrats....

[ncrainbowgrrl]

92. Locking- opening thread #2 before the comment!

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