Well team, I've thought about possible F.O.O. jersey "scenerios." If our "shirt rep" visits tonight, maybe she'll be kind enough to post the link again! As far as colors, we could go with navy blue and white (for Keith's beloved Yankees - sorry they're in last place! Start rootin' for the Cubs!), carnelian and white (Cornell's colors - carnelian appears to be a darker shade of red), or, perhaps, purple and white (in "honor" of those purple ties that people love so much!). As far as a jersey number for Mr. Olbermann, we could go with 59 (the year he was born), 67 (the year he saw his first major league baseball game - Yankees & White Sox), 79 (the year he graduated from Cornell after a 28 - credit - hour spring semester. I sure wasn't your academic advisor; WTF were you thinking?!), or 03 (the year of Countdown's debut). I think we should put our DailyKos "names" on the jerseys because that's how Keith knows us if he shows up here to see what kind of shenanigans we're getting into here; I'll take care of Mr. Olbermann's jersey as I'll already pay through the nose for lettering for "CityLightsLover". Just some ideas...feel free to tell me I'm full of $hit should you deem it necessary.
Now, onto tonight's Countdown diary!
#5 "Battleground Bounce" AKA "The Politics of Terror" AKA "Can You Fear Me Now?" - Senator Obama is smart enough to not let these "big numbers" in "swing states" get to his head. We should all know by now the GOP’s abilities at nastiness has no bottom and no limit. We all need to be ready. 2 nights in a row of Mayor Rudy is 2 nights too many! *&^%$#@! I wonder how much $$$ Mayor Rudy demanded to appear on Morning Joe today? Go, Senator Biden! I want him to be Sec. of State in an Obama administration! Look at the foreign policy and military advising teams Senator Obama has put together already! If the GWB administration and his Cabinet didn’t already look like a bunch of goobers, they sure do now. I wonder if the Senator McCentury campaign thinks that Mayor Rudy has a secret stash of cash somewhere? Maybe, that’s why the campaign is letting the good mayor speak for them. Nah...Senator McCentury is just a moran.
#4 "Proxy Fight" - Oh, Senator Obama, nothing is going to be "off limits" from the GOP or their 527s. Michelle Obama on The View just looks wrong! Sorry to any View fans here. Did y’all see Mrs. McCentury on that View clip?! She was an oogy alternative – universe Barbie! AUGH!! Damn my eyes!!!
**Aw! Look at the cute kids riding the sheep! Hey, at least they had helmets! Keith, thank you so much for the Blazing Saddles line; you freakin’ rule!! ;) **
#3 "Gas Pain" - How much was gas the last time Senator McCentury bought it? He has Enron connections?! WHAT?! That connection should lose Senator McCentury the election TONIGHT. O M F*ckin’ G! Just when I thought I couldn’t be any more disgusted, I’m glad dinner’s had a chance to settle. *&^%$#@! If there is a Hell, Ken Lay better be getting a pike from Satan where the sun don’t shine! Phil Gramm’s wife worked for Enron?! OK, let’s just deport the Gramms or – better yet – send them to Gitmo. Thanks to SCOTUS, they’ll have habeus corpus rights! Oh Keith, thank you so much for this great report, and thank whoever on the Countdown staff was responsible for the "dirty work." If the GWB administration hadn’t cheapened the meaning of the Medal of Freedom, I’d say you’re absolutely deserving of one. But, since it has been cheapened, you’ll just have to accept my thanks and an eventual F.O.O. jersey.
WPITW – I took a break from "the comedian" today. Terri Gross interviewed Mike Myers today, and it was damn funny! I guess the "special needs" students and teachers in that California district aren’t so...well...special after all. Nothing like getting hosed by your own yearbook! If I had a subscription to the New York Times, I’d cancel it until they fire Bill Kristol’s sorry behind.
#1 "Remembering Tim Russert" - I actually got home from work in time today to catch a lot of Keith’s coverage and the entire service. While there were obviously very poignant moments, I can honestly say I laughed more than I cried. My favorite story was from Mike Barnicle about his family and the Russerts trying to get their way to Tom Brokaw’s place in Montana and the resulting speeding ticket. Too funny! Al Hunt was good, too. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. Luke Russert should host MTP.