Countdown Live Blog: 2/13/09

More about this in the Number 1 Story below.

The Tie: Bright red.

Number 5: The stimulai passed the House, and not one member of the Grand Oldboys Party (and seven Democrats including ex-Washington Redskin QB Heath Shuler) voted against it, and we awaited Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) to say "aye" after flying back from the funeral of his mother with 59 votes already in the bank and with that call at 10:47 PM US EST send the $789 billion plan to President Obama and sign it as soon as Tuesday (2/17). Turdblossom would be fecking proud. Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) was absent because he was in Florida. On CNBC's "Squak Box", Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH) explained his side of the story. And this morning, spending would make a recovery with 3.5 million jobs over the next 24 months of the worst ecomonic disaster since the Great Depression. Richard Wolffe now has a stim to tell us, and now the next stop will be how to save the banks and the housing markets.

Eugene Robinson joins us for the funeral for bipartianism in the Obama Administration.

Number 4: The flight of Continential Airlines Flight 3407 which crashed outside Buffalo, NY saw 49 passengers and an innocent bystander pass away, and one of the victims was Beverly Eckert, whose husband passed away on 9/11. The fragility of life as we know it has now come full circle. The tireless avovcate for the victim's rights and even Secratary of State Hilary Clinton publicly thanked her. Nothing out of the ordinary except for ten minutes of explosions, while ice buildup occured. Ironicly, it was the same airport (Newark Liberty) where United Airlines Flight 93 went airborne.

Oddball: President Lincoln was officially certified. In Hong Kong, it's Valentine's Day and there is a race with husbands carrying their wives...at the local shopping center. And in Thailand, it's the annual bed race...in 90-degree heat.

Best Persons: 3 - Jack Wolf Photography sends us a picture of Capt. Sully and Keith on the sidelines before Super Bowl XLIII. 2 - A GOP retreat asked Mike McKenna to come up with the name "Drill Baby, Drill". 1 - Fixed and Fiends Steve Doocy didn't realize that field mice would not get a Lincoln bicentennail Penny from your government. Personally, former weatherman Doocy and his fellow hosts, namely ex-beauty queen Gretchen Carlson and former sportscaster Brian Killamede, collectively could not find their asses with their hands even with a braille roadmap and a flashlight...plus a GPS system.

Musical Segue: Fontella Bass' "Rescue Me".

Number 3: Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States joins us to see us find peace in the Mideast, this time with Hamas and Israel, one of the many problems left by Adolph XLIII. He also slams the GOP House members as "robots who are told what to do". Oh, SNAP! That doesn't bode well for 2010...and beyond.

Still Bushed! (Postponed from last night due to President Obama's speech): 3 - Adolph will have filthy lucre paying lectures starting in Calgary. Alberta. Canada. And it begins on St. Patrick's Day. Whopee-damned-doo. 2 - Pete Domenci is getting supoenaed. 1 - According to USA TODAY, 61% of the USA are in favor of criminal charges on torture and Adolph XLIII.

Number 2 (Worst Persons in the World)

Bronze - Rep. John Culverson (R-TX) says Nancy Pelosi's trip was on hold holding the GOP hostage.
Silver - Glenn Beck said that Henry Ford was against The New Deal. He didn't want to because he was a Nazi.
Gold - Jeff Fredrick told McCain volunteers about Obama and Bin Laden, and now errors on Lincoln's Gettysburg Address saying it was in the 1980's, and misquotes Charles Darwin, in 49 seconds makes eight errors. Lincoln was a Republican, and so is Fredrickson, er, Fredruck, er...

Number 1: Wait a second. You mean to tell me Turdblossom himself is on Twitter? And Adolph XLIII could join him there in cyberspace? Or be on Facebook?

(See above picture for my reaction.)

Paul F. Tompkins of VH1's Best Week Ever LOLs at you, Turdblossom and Fixed Noise collegues.

Have a nice Valentine's Day everyone.

Countdown Live Blog: 2/5/09

In case you were wondering whay there were no live blogs the last two nights, Keith needed some recovery time after:

A. That Super Bowl thing...

B. Adjusting to deep freeze tempratures in New York City, along with a few inches of snow...

C. It was in his contract.

The Tie: Purple.

Number 5: "The time for talk is over. The time for action is now." But the GOP is still in a fillibuster mode on the stimuli moves. And President Obama took to The Washington Post Op-Ed pages and the Department of Energy to make his point. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) says that Obama is the problem, but Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has enough votes top kill any fillibuster. Howard Fineman, one year passed from Super Tuesday, tells us the Republicans are winning the spin war. No-spin zone my ass.

E.J. Dionne from the Post was dropped from today's issue by Mr. Obama and joins Keith to see how the Republicans are winning the battle but losing the war.

Number 4: Ashley Judd, actress, University of Kentucky sports fan and Mrs. Dario Franchitti challenging Miss Wasallia 1984, Governor of the State of Alaska, Comedian Rush Limbaugh's de facto Republican Party leader and Elizabeth Santamatina Fey's Evil Doppleganger on wolf hunts. Defender of Wildlife's ads have injected her bounties on dead wolves. Clarence Paige fron The Chicago Tribune plays the game on SarahPAC and others.

Oddball: Ben Blank passsed away Tuesday. Back to Tampa for a 50-yard dash between Dan patrick and Jerome Bettis, and Dan had a nine-yard head start. Jerome's not gonna...get him. And Down Under, a eucylipcus tree was being chopped down, and the lumberjack lost his pants. No, I am not making it up.

Still Bushed!: 3 - The Murdoch Street Journal was forced by Adolph XLIII to make Bank of America buy Merrill Lynch...or else! 2 - A Federal grand jury is looking at many people including an former senator and Bush aides. Criminal charges much? 1 - President Obama should wear suit and ties according to a former Bush aide. He went and got cheeburgers ("No Coke, Pepsi.") under Bush.

Number 3: The tapes from the landing of US Airways Flight 1549 three weeks ago were released. Since then, Capt. Charles Sullyburger has had a small speech, a 38-word sentance in a newspaper story and even a brief interview (if you can call that an interview) with Keith at the Super Bowl, and the book he borrowed from a library will have the fees waived because it was in his luggage and lost in the Hudson River.

Number 2 (Worst Person in the World)
Bronze - Billo blew up with The New York Times trying to blow him up and the two-party system, and Turdblossom was mentioned.
Silver - Ex-jounalist Bernie Goldberg attacked the Times without a baseball bat, which he would have used vigalnte style.

Gold - Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Texas) thinks the Republicans are akin to the Taliban. Carpet bombing Capital Hill much, sir?

Number 1: A Special Comment on former Vice President Herr Goebles Dick Cheney's terrorism warnings which have gotten tired now that he's out of office. The video is right here.

I'll see you tomorrow.

Quite A Game, Eh?

What a game. That's all I can say.

The Pittsburgh Steelers won Super Bowl Ex El Aye Aye Aye 27-23 over the Arizona Cardinals last night (2/1). For the "Stillerz", it's number six in the Lombardi Trophy Era and they now are "Reddin' Up" with snow on the ground. There'll be a parade tomorrow (2/3) for them in Pittsburgh.

As for halftime? Five years to the date of Janet Jackson's famous wardrobe malfunction known as "Nipplegate", Best. Halftime. Ever! Bruce was hot, and if you had "Tenth Avenue Freezeout", "Born To Run", "Working on a Dream" and "Glory Days" in the playlist selection superfecta, congratulations and please come to the pay window to collect your winnings.

Super Sunday in America Live Blog Extravaganza

Welcome to the biggest and most likely longest blog entry of my short blogging lifetime, namely the Super Sunday in America pre-game live blog. Kickoff of the game between the Steelers and Cardinals is exactly five hours and 28 minutes away, and there will be a lot of stuff to cover before the actual game telecast begins.

So all I have to ask is...are you ready? Bob: "Super Bowl Sunday is not just a game, but a party." Chris: "Did you ever think that we would do a Super Bowl with the Arizona Cardinals on a pirate ship?" Keith and Tiki are right now in the Arizona locker room. It works well for now. That is, until they get word on the fact the Cards are coming...fast. "Back to Cap'n Bob on the pirate ship." Bob: "Thank you, first mate Keith." And no mention of the late Al DeRogatis, either.

Dip...check. Homemade chili...check. Pace Salsa not made in NEW YORK CITY!?...check. Cans of nonadult beverages...check. A look at the sofa king hot Hayden Pantierre...check. Save the cheerleader typecasting, save Al Roker from the buffet line. Doritos and Lays chips...check. And Roker does a pirate "Arrrr" before Keith. All bets are off now. Dan and Jerome were in the Steelers locker room earlier, and now Dan is hosting a cookoff with those from "Top Chef." Tiki will be one of the judges, mostly because he has expertise from doing a Thanksgiving edition of Iron Chef America.

There's some "G" in front of Rodney Harrison. You know, "G" (Gatorade) is the worst marketing idea ever, and it makes you want to drink Powerade instead. And plus one to Bus rubbing it in on Holmgren. And why do they have to rub it on Eagles fans showing Harrison in SB XXXIX? FIRE ANDY REID NOW! (Blaitant plug for the JFein website.)

Keith and Dan recap the Steelers season in Little Big Show style. Hines War...DUH! Have fun storming the Cassel. Wheee....... And Dan asks to keep Jerome's fans to keep it down. Speaking of down, one hour in the books, four more yet to come. And Dan asks "Can you smell what The Rock is cooking?" Hey, he'll be on later... IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOU THINK, JABRONI!

Keith and Dan recap the Cardinals run to Tampa LBS style. Yay...very weakly. Dare I say...en fuego. (ONE!) Here's your Keith play...and here's your Dan play. Yes, Bus still looks dumb in those 3-D glasses. Roker looks even dumber. Dr. Tongue's House of Dripping Inanity (Not Sean Inanity mind you.) Wonder if Tiki's ready to eat.

Chef Dan? The winner of the "Top Chef" Challenge is... Pittsburgh. Winner gets game tickets, loser gets season tickets to the Detroit Lions. Andrea Kremer also did a cheap shot at Joe Buck and his federal escort if you know what I mean...

Keith delivers a history lesson of the Arizona formerly Phoenix formerly St. Louis formerly Chicago formerly Racine Street Cardinals. All hail Elizabeth Samtamatina Fey. Will Ferrell, Bill Laimbeer called. He wants those Sleezaks back. And Dan throws out Billo The Clown. What next, Coltergeist? Weinersavage? Comedian Rush Limbaugh?

Second hour done. Three more fun filled hours left in this show. And no "Saved By Zero", please. Rainn Wilson is wearing an Elizabeth Hasselbeck's brother-in-law jersey, not knowing his team missed the playoffs, and SSReporters moans at the joke.

Did I mention the Monsters vs. Ailens 3-D thing later today? If you didn't get the glasses and are recording the ads, get them tomorrow...or else, it won't be fun. Keith and Dan throws out the fact that John Legend could be John Elway or Larry Legend, and Ben Rothlisberger is a John Legend fan.

We went from The Fast and the Furious (Four) to The Slow and the Well-Behaved... And Vin Diesel, please check your watch. Your fifteen minutes of fame is now at one minute and fifty seconds, thank you. The only thing laughable about Kath and Kim BTW...their ratings.

BTW, NBC's revenue for the Super Bowl ads - all 67 of them - total up to $206 million, or to put it mildly, $1 million for each year Kurt Warner has been on this earth as Mr. Olbermann could point out. Now we're halfway home...or a few minutes beyond that point. Wise words stand the test of time, and Keith knows that after Al Roker jabronies up when The Rock tells him to stop drinking shut up juice.

After Ms. Fey's evil twin sister appears, I plead to myself "Bob, stop winking. You'll excite Rich Lowry again, forcing Keith to do his impression of Adam West reading from the Penthouse Forum once more." And 376 days until the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, eh? Guess that means 383 days until the next Oscar presentation after this year. Two hours left to go until the whole shebang gets underway, so get your TO-endorsed popcorn ready...Sorry.

Bill Hobohoodiecheat's on...hide the video cameras. And then, Journey plays. Remember how Keith wanted to see how Harry Potter end? Kinda like The Sopranos as "Don't Stop Believin'" is interrupted near the end... And Dan brings up Da Pale Hose. Onion rings, anyone?

Marv Albert showed more emotion on David Tyree than Joe Buck did last year on The Catch. Rodney Harrison, your thoughts? One more hour of this and then we watch football.

Meet us at the mizzenmast, you say? I made that last line up... And President Obama was removed from the cover of Us Weekly by Yoko Romo... And Keith and Tiki check the sidelines to check the Big Red.

And so, after some time, it's time for a pick...and Keith picks the Stillers among a dead heat on a merry-go-round, 5-5. Well, it's game time, and I'll see you later.

The Big Question Is...

Will Keith do his Pirate Rupert (or any pirate) impression tomorrow (2/1) as NBC's blow-out-the-budget five hour pre-game extravaganza takes place from the Buccaneers' pirate ship at Raymond James Stadium?

Countdown Live Blog: 1/30/09

One more night from Tampa, and Dan Patrick joins us tonight to preview this football game Sunday between the Steelers and the Cardinals that they're doing a little pre-game show that's about five hours long...

The Tie: Lavender.

Number 5: "We have a bunch of idiots who are kicking our face in the sand." With those words, the angst of the $18B bonuses from Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) who introduced a bill that no executive will make more than $400K/year, in exchange for TARP cash. Example: Merrill Lynch before the Bank of America takeover, usually paid their bonuses in January, but did it in December. In addition, union workers will get priority hiring under a new order by President Obama with Federal contracts. Richard Wolffe listens to a slightly louder Keith at The NFL Experience in West Central Florida (speaking over annoying announcements over the PA system).

The attack on Comedian Rush Limbaugh, de facto leader of the GOP, is coming from a group who is using the line "I hope [Obama] fails" from his radio comedy show. E.J. Dionne is here to spell it all out. Yes, before becoming the Minnesota Senator without a seat in his decade, he - Al Franken - wrote the truth about him: Rush Limbaugh Is a Big, Fat Idiot.

Number 4: And what a segue to this: The Republicans' leader resigned and Comedian wanted (are you ready for this one?) Miss Wasalia 1984 Tina Fey's Evil Twin Sister to replace him. MRRRP! Cue The Price is Right Losing Horns, because after six rounds, Michael Steele, an African American (African American Republican, oxymoronic that is) won the vote, and Sarah Palin, Turkey Killer, will join the President at The Alfalfa Dinner (not named for Al Michaels, thank you) manana (1/31). Meanwhile, Eugene Robinson anaylizes the fact that the Steelers will do a lot of blitzing this weekend...and looks at Michael Steele. As for you, Mr. Comic Limbaugh, sorry you didn't win (again) so here's a case of Rice-A-Roni, "The San Francisco Treat" along with a supply of Turtle Wax and the home version of the Race to the White House 1876 Edition.

Meanwhile, Tom Dashell failed to list on his tax returns a driver while as Majority Leader of the Senate, but has paid it back with interest...stay tuned for more details.

Still Bushed!: 3 - Intel is still bad with the gal who told about getting her ass covered about 9/11. 2 - More torture authorization from Jose Padilla, Citizen of the USA. 1 - Thanks for the cartitude for those in Iraq. Ask Tony Blair, and he suffered lots of doubt. NOT!

Number 3: He's gone, and boy he still hasn't been forgotten by the late-night comics. We're talking about the impeachment removal of our old friend Ramblin' Rod Blagojevich, he of the helmet hair from the Illinois Governor's office yesterday (1/29). Pat Quinn officially began his interim term as Governor today, now putting a reform group under his watch. Here's the recap of all the real humor from the last stand of Balgo, compliments of JFein: Hair by Supercuts. Body by Milk. Mind by the certified insane. Humor by Late Night Comedians.

Number 2 (Worst Person in the World)

Bronze - Steve Doocy of Fixed and Fiends looked into the stimuli...and parrots Comedian Limbaugh on ACORN. Dumb.

Silver - Glenn Beck lashed out on "clean coal" and didn't realize the stimuli has $2.4B for it. Beck supported clean coal last year. Dumber.

Gold - Rex Tillerson, CEO of Exxon Mobil had profits of $45.2B, which makes him WPitW tonight, but none of it goes out to the stimulai. Cheapskate.

Number 1: No, the pre-game show hasn't started, but at least Keith is there and so is his tag-team partner Dan Patrick to preview Super Bowl Ex El Aye Aye Aye...and the twenty one announcer, five hour, multiple guest anaylists and other NBC Universal family members pre-game Super Sunday in America show. Meanwhile, Obama has the Steelers because the Rooneys and coach Mike Tomlin endorsed him. He's inviting a few friends to his crib to watch along with Matt Laurer after their interview. Dan's also doing the trophy presentation. Why the hell couldn't they get Bob Costas?

We have a live blog this Sunday starting about 12:55 PM US EST, so join me and Stinky the Tap-Dancing Wonder Pig for our marathon. BTW, my mom is out of the hospital and is doing well, thank you.

Countdown Live Blog: 1/29/09

Night four in Tampa.

The Tie: Pink.

Number 5: Oh the bonuses of $450M to those at AIG and for the $18.4B elsewhere to raise President Obama's angst just nine full days into this administration, and for Wall Street, the honeymoon is officially over, lest the $50M jet plane Citigroup bought and returned. Vice President Biden visited with CNBC's John Harwood saying it's outragous, and now the Senate wants on the stimuli package, wanting to work. Meanwhile, the GOP and Rep. Boehner sent a clear message with their 174 nay votes, and the dirty dozen Democrats who voted no will likely get a clear message in 2010 from those constituents in their states. Jonathon Alter says that yes, it may be time for those to take back the money and put it into mass transit and other stuff.

Meanwhile, Chris Hayes from The Nation explains the GOP's stupid explanation on why they voted against it. Remember, 33 Senate seats will be up in 2010...and the GOP looks like they're dead in the H₂O

Number 4: Rod Blagojevich was evicted 59-0 by the Illinois State Senate in a "kangaroo court" as he called it from the Govenror's offiice in the Land of Lincoln; forty votes were needed to toss him out. Remember Evan Meachum, the man who cancelled Martin Luther King Day in Arizona costing them Super Bowl XXVII? He was the last impeachee in 1988. Blago's presser after his impeachment was vintage bizzaro world. he should have been impeached due to his hair. Blago also won't be allowed to have a future seat to hold in Illinois politically, also passing 59-0. Pat Quinn now is your Illinois governor.

Oddball: The DuMont network founder was born on this day. In Iraq, a giant shoe and if you want to know why, see Adolph XLIII. In New Zealand, two cons handcuffed to each other run into a lamp post.

Still Bushed!: 3 - Secratary of the Army recalling 20K body armour products. Six years late. 2 - The death by electricution by Haliburton's KBR division reverbarates to a new $35M contract. 1 - John Yue, the man who wants torture, wrote in The Murdoch Street Journal we need more torture. Why the fuck did this guy become delusional? And naming it "The Bush System"? "The Adolph XLIII System" was more realistic.

Number 3: Turdblossom has been supoenaed to appear in front of the House Judiciary Committee next week, and Turdblossom may have just earned a one-way ticket to Camp Fed by saying he'll ignore it. Appearing on the Billo Comedy Hour, Turdblossom said he will more than likely hide. Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) of said committee joins us to tell us what happens next.

Number 2 (Worst Person in the World)
Bronze - The First Choice Liquor Store down under thought a girl wasn't preggers...but was.
Silver - Phil Gingri (R-Ga.) was standing back and throws bricks, but now stands with Comedian Rush Limbaugh. Speaking of Comedian...
Gold - He was P\/\/N3D by Mark Haynes on CNBC, after admitting he wanted Obama to fail. I hear hypocricisy!

Number 1: Mike Tomlin was interviewed by Olbermann. He watches Countdown and is now considered a Loyal Friend and True for that these days. More on the interview during Super Sunday in America this Sunday on NBC... Which will be live blogged BTW right here!

See you tomorrow night.

Countdown Live Blog: 1/28/09

It's night three of Keith coming at you from Tampa, and all of us are professionally jealous with tons of snow and ice in much of the country.

The Tie: Brown, cream and black stripes.

Number 5: Not one GOP member voted for the stimuli package in the House today, and a dozen Democrats voted "nay" as well. The Republicans bitch that mass transit and bridges need fixing, and too little of it as well. President Obama is happy, but now the Senate gets the bill, and even after Starbucks announced the closing of 300 stores and layoff of 650 employees and Boeing slashes 10,000 jobs, and even the Postal Service says thay want to lose one day of mail delivery, it looks like there will be a fillibuster. The Republicans have their own plan, and it is guaranteed that Obama will veto that plan. Refreshments, anyone? Richard Wolffe joins us and anaylizes the whole muckraking.

If the GOP are wagering that those for the bailout, attacking Harry Reid in Reno TV ads complete with broken piggy bank. Who will think of the piggy banks? Lawrence O'Donnell joins us to see what the all-in vote for the Republicans means for those of us in the 2010 mid-terms.

Number 4: The ACLU, the far right wing's worst nightmare, has called on President Obama to release papers of the Adolph XLIII administration from the Justice Department. Elsewhere, Attorney General designate Eric Holder got the rubber stamp (17-2) from the Senate Justice Committee with one nay vote from that renagade Texas Senator, John Corbin. Do a spit take. The full Senate votes tomorrow, and we should get another rubber stamp. Prof. Jonathon Turley rejoins us for the full story.

Oddball: Six years ago tonight, the Weapons of Mass Destruction lie was told. And there's a parrot in Sweden who is potty trained. Pining for the fjords? (Sorry, John Cleese.) Meanwhile, in China, thirteen new baby pandas are on display.

Best Persons: 3 - Rep. Mike Pence is no fan of Comedian Rush Limbaugh. 2 - John T. West and Ashley Sorensen stole tires in Sacrameto, and they went back to see if she called the cops. Oops. 1 - Employees at Mr. B's Pancake House in Muskegon, Michigan worked for free Sunday, and tips were increased.

Musical Segue: The O'Jays "For The Love of Money." Remember, everybody has a price.

Number 3: Blago wants to talk for an hour and a half - mindlessly BTW - tomorrow (1/29) before the Illinois Senate votes on his removal from office in Springfield, Illinois. He's done 20 interviews before this closing argument. Cue the silliness of Blago, intersperced with everything including Pee-Wee's Big Adventure. Even Richard J. Daley, Chicago's all-powerful mayor thinks Blago's nuttier than my regifted fruitcake.

Still Bushed!: 3 - Daddty, what did you in jail do during the bailout? AIG paid $450M in your bailout tax dollars in bonuses. 2 - More Gitmo, and another one will stay as an assistant cook in there. 1 - History Day 2: The GOP meets to kick their leader to the curb and blame the bailout. *face palm* And Mitch McConnell puts Adolph XLIII under the bus.

Number 2 (Worst Person in the World)

Bronze - When Billo gets schooled by sofa king hot actress Jessica Alba in World War II history, Malmady rears the ugly head. And Sweden was neutral...painfully so like Switzerland.

Silver - Carl Krauthammer never learned about the worst hate-violence in muslim countries that he wrote.

Gold - Eric Cantor, the House minority whip is whipped about theose stimuli monies.

Number 1: Obama bet his daughter Malia $5 that she couldn't stammer while meeting one of those Jonas Brothers and criticizes Washington, DC for worse snow clearance than Chicago. The former is the lamest excuse for the "consumer lifestyle" crap that passes for Disney Channel (and Radio Disney) programming, the latter may have been like a dad as school was cancelled to what passes for "flurries" in Chi-Town. This from a President who told Al Roker that a 15-degree wind chill was "warm". Margaret Calson's here to disect this all to you.

So with that, I must bid you adieu for the night.

Countdown Live Blog: 1/27/09, the "Will Keith Mention the Big 5-0?" Edition

In case you haven't followed today, Keith (and his non-twin brother Cris Collinsworth) both turn 50 in Tampa tonight. We heard from The Tampa Tribune that they got cakes at the media center during an group interview, and they could not blow out the candles on the cakes. Meanwhile, Keith's at the NFL Experience in Tampa for his second night in West Central Florida.

The Tie: Purple.

Number 5: There ain't no good times, there ain't no bad times, it's just you and me and we just disagree. Such as it is with the Stimulus plans. What now, you say? On Day 7, the GOP wanted to undermine everything Obama had. And now, women's birth control pills and other devices won't likely be part of the plan. But a big tax cut for middle and upper class families has been added by the Republicans, a sign of yes, Reaganomics. Howard Fineman explains this now to you... And picks the Steelers to win Sunday (2/1). Olbermann states McCain will speak about Big Red later.

Meanwhile, after last night's silver WPitW from Citicorp ends the order of that plane, and will cut corporate jest in half. Meanwhile, many other banks are getting TARP cash. Thom Hartmann from Air America Radio joins us, throws a punt reference and Keith mentions that Alfalfa (Al Michaels) would like to keep Gitmo open and put CEOs in there instead of terrorists. It's a great week to put all the football euphamisims out there.

Number 4: President Obama delivered his first White House interview with an Arab TV network not named Al-Jazzerra, and said we are not bad guys. On Al-Arabia TV, he will do all his promises, and even mentioned the fact he lived in a muslim country, has muslim relatives, and says that we're friends to all muslims. This surpasses all the interviews by Arab television networks with Adolph XLIII. Steve Clemons from thewashingtonnote.com joins us to look at this in perspective. Just brilliant in a way of telling the truth, he says.

Odball: Gee, what could they possibly talk about for an introduction tonight? Reverand Charles Dodgson, a/k/a Lewis Carroll. And yes, the birthdays wetre mentioned, sonny. In Anchorage, drunk driving car smashes into a coffee shop. And in Massachuetts, turkeys are stopping mail delivery. Cue the Sarah Palin video goodness. Speaking of Miss Wasalia 1984, she's starting a PAC. Tina Fey, hello!

Best Persons: 3 - High School goaler Trevor Leahy reinvents goalie pads. Three shutouts, NHL will declare them illegal. 2 - An English soccer team this season has Tommy Farrer remembered upon passing away...but he's still alive and kicking. 1 - Nathan Kay's death was remembered in Palm Springs as a loyal and true Olbermann fan.

Number 3: Turdblossom is getting supoenaed and the new White House administration, and this time, he can't cite exec privlidge from Adolph XLIII. Recommondation forthcoming, and John Dean joins us to anaylize this. And Turdblossom better have some 'splainin' to do if he doesn't show up...in front of a federal judge.

Still Bushed!: 3 - More torture wanted posters, and the UN has more evidence to get Rumsfeld. 2 - Last week, Adolph XLIII said history will be here. History caled, and said: It's been a disaster in the Mideast and Asia. All in a book review. 1 - Daddy, what did you do during the bailout? More than 87.5% of the executives are still there.

Number 2 (Worst Person in the World)

Bronze - Rush Limbaugh thinks that $4.2 billion will go to ACORN...as corrupt as he might think. That's going to be bid on. Idiot.

Silver - Billo critizes Afgani president on bombing calling it grandstanding. Sick sick.

Gold - Former journalist Bernie Goldberg says that Charlie Rose and Tom Brokaw chatted. All to fit his bias. Geez, turn in your license today Bernie.

Number 1: Keith was at the Super Bowl XLIII media clustermuck at Raymond James Stadium behind him. The game will go on, the long pre-game will go on, Bruce's world tour kickoff halftime show will go on...but the Lingerie Bowl was cancelled because of being held in a clothing optional resort (read "nudist colony"). The organizers had a dispute with the resort operation folks on clothes. Back to the Media Day fun, there was a samba dancer, a guy from NBC Universal-owned Telemundo wearing the network's logo on a football helmet, a TV with ferns on it, and some freak in drag as they asked the same questions and everyone gave the same answers opver and over. Kinda like an Adolph XLIII press conference.

That's all for now. See you tomorrow.

Countdown Live Blog: 1/26/09

Keith is spending the week in Tampa. Three guesses why. (I forgot to tell you MMMMMMMMookie that the first two didn't count!)

The Tie: Pink. Very apt for Florida, Clearwater's nice this time of year.

Number 5: So much for bipartianism. The GOP will hold the stimulus plan hostage and John McCain wants strings attached, claiming that the Democrats wrote the damn thing. President Obama's warning after a meeting tomorrow, plenty of companies including Caterpillar, Sprint-Nextel and Home Depot are slashing jobs. Also, Tim Geitner was confirmed 60-34 to be treasury secratary, and The Governator praised the new man in charge to put California as exempt from the new Federal regulations on car milage. Richard Wolffe is here to explain what the damn hell is going on.

Oh the right wing water carriers as they damn the planed stimulai plan, and those on the really far side like Comedian Rush Limbaugh claiming "eternal power" for the Democrats, by not doing much. Jonathon Alter joins us to anaylise this mess and seperate whacko right wingers like Limbaugh from the rest of the herd. Even noted online poker player Bill Bennett claims Rush was way out of bounds on this.

Number 4: 61* former prisioners from Gitmo are out, but 18 are still alleged. For the 245 still there, no case files scattered through all over the Executive Branch. Matthew Alexander joins us to speak about this.

* - Another lie brought to you by the Adolph XLIII W. is for Whitewash Legacy crapfest.

Oddball: It was George Green's patent for the dentists drill given a patent 124 years ago. At the Pittsburgh Zoo, Rocky the Bear picked the home team. And at Mexico City, tip toe through the virtual tulips while going under the knife.

Best Persons: 3 - Bye bye Phil Alongi. 2 - Is that 44 bars of deodorant down your pants or are you happy to see me? 1 - Bill Kristol and the New York Times are divorced because he'll do a monthly column for The Washington Post.

Musical Segue: No harm, no foul, no blood in the lyrics...

Number 3: Obama tells all on the rule on law on Spywatch. And Prof. Jonathon Turley rejoins us for more on the old programs that were run from Room 612A at AT&T in San Francisco. And Turdblossom was supoenaed to testify in fromt of Congress, and Obama will tell Adolph XLIII what to do with "executive privlidge."

Still Bushed!: 3 - Obama called out GOPers echoing Limbaugh. Just shut the fuck up. 2 - Fredo is walking toward a propellor on DoJ saying they were authorized. 1 - More Gitmo: Look who's fighting to keep it open... Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) from the far, far right wing whacko section of the GOP.

Number 2 (Worst Persons in the World)
Bronze - Ashamed Native Philadelphian Michelle Malagong Malkin, Comedian Rush Limbaugh and Sean Inanity are officially P\/\/N3D by Robert Reiiiiiiichhhhhhhhhh!
Silver - Citigroup bought a $50M plane from the $45B in Bailout money. Daddy, what did you do in the big house during the bailout? UPDATE: On Tuesday (1/27), Citigroup cancelled the plane order.
Gold - The ex-Lehman Brothers CEO sold his mansion for $100. To his wife. And there was no fee.

Number 1: Senator Oprah? That's what Blago wanted first off. He went on the daytime talk show circut on Day One of his Illinois Impeachment trial. I'd love to tell you more, but I have a pie in the oven that needs to be taken care of, anmd WWE Raw's coming up, so I'm calling it a night. BTW, please pray for my mom as she is ill and in the hospital.