KOEB 4-4-08 Rachel's debut hosting on Countdown edition

[SharonRB]

Yay, Rachel!

[SeattleGirl]

1. Hi Sharon! Howdy everyone! YAY RACHEL!!!!

:applause: :applause: :applause:

:hi:

[SharonRB]

3. Hi, SG

:hi:

And she's wearing her Boss Hijack suit!

[SeattleGirl]

Fabulous choice!

:hi:

[Rhiannon12866]

2. Yay! She's doing fine! Sounds just like Keith, LOL!

And Johnny Alter, as well!:D

[SharonRB]

4. Hi, Rhiannon

:hi:

[Rhiannon12866]

43. Hi, Sharon! I couldn't miss Rachel's debut!

:hi:

[SeattleGirl]

5. Hi Rhiannon!

She's doing great!

:hi:

[Rhiannon12866]

45. Hi, SG! And she seems to be warming up to it...

:hi::applause:

[SeattleGirl]

50. Yep, I think she's getting more relaxed.

[Rhiannon12866]

75. I agree. And she's got very good guests.

:applause:

[Berry Cool]

8. Hi kids!

Happy Friday! :bounce: :bounce:

Love Rachel's Boss Hijack suit!!!

[SeattleGirl]

10. Hi Berry!

:hi:

[Patsy Stone]

23. They gave her the helm of the highest rated show

That rocks.

:bounce:

[Rhiannon12866]

59. At least there was somebody there to do her makeup! (She can't do her own.)

When she was asked to appear on MSNBC last week, at the last minute, she was in Northampton, Mass., and had just cut up a tree that had come down in her driveway. She rushed over to the local station where she was made up by the local anchor, who said that the good news was that she was there to do her makeup, but the bad news was that she'd have to be Hispanic (since she only had her own makeup), LOL.:rofl:

[SharonRB]

64. I did notice one day that her makeup was unusually heavy

That must have been the day.

[Rhiannon12866]

91. Absolutely, LOL. Now you know why...

:rofl:

[Patsy Stone]

101. I think that was soon after the day

I thought it was too subdued for TV. It's a cosmetics roller coaster!

[SharonRB]

104. It was

I think it was juswt a day or two later. Her eye makeup was really heavy.

[Patsy Stone]

6. Wheeeeeee!

:loveya:, Rachel! Break a leg, baby!

:hi:, all!

Sorry, Wolvie. :cry:

[SeattleGirl]

12. Hi Patsy!!

:hi: :loveya:

[Berry Cool]

15. We seem to be having a bad time lately for kitties.

:hi: It's a shame.

[WolverineDG]

35. Hey you

I know. :hug: Have no fear. She & Mouse are cavorting around. I wasn't kidding when I said she liked boy kitties. Daddy Tigs was a male tom I owed when I found her at the age of 3 weeks. He became her "daddy" & the day he disappeared was the saddest day for her. It wasn't until a few years later that I found Draco & they were almost inseparable.

dg

[Patsy Stone]

47. Aw. Kel...

They should live forever. :hug:

I have no pet in the house for the first time in about 20 years. I don't think that's going to be the case for much longer. A house without a cat is a lonely place.

[WolverineDG]

58. No fake

I just had my first dinner in 16 years without a furry face sticking her nose in the middle of it. My other kids are so much better behaved. Dammit.

dg

[Berry Cool]

97. One of the hardest parts of missing them is realizing

you don't have to worry about their BAD habits anymore. :cry:

[mohinoaklawnillinois]

7. Sharon, have you taken to the Brits way of

typing the date? Only kidding Shar. :hi:

[SharonRB]

11. Oops -- I better fix it

I just forgot what month it was!

[SeattleGirl]

16. Howdy, mohinoaklawnillinois!

:hi:

[ralps]

9. Hi SharonRB, Hi Everyone! Woohoo for Rachel's debut!!!

:hi: :loveya: :hug: :pals: :woohoo:

[SeattleGirl]

18. Hi ralps!

:hi:

[ralps]

31. Hi SeattleGirl!!

:hi: :loveya: :hug: :pals: :woohoo:

[Patsy Stone]

13. Yes, let's never forget McCain opposed MLK Day.

:puke:

[Rhiannon12866]

25. He apologized about that in his speech in Memphis today, but he still got heckled.

I heard Obama's, McCain's, but changed to Air America during Hillary's...:hide:

[Rhiannon12866]

14. She's got a tough gig, on the day that Dr. King was assassinated, Yikes!

But she'll have no lack of topics...:-(

[SharonRB]

17. I wonder if she'll talk about Randi

I was at my dad's and got stuck watching Faux Snooze. They even talked about her.

[Rhiannon12866]

Really? What did they say? My mother also watches that. *sigh*

Sam Seder, who was in for Randi, today, talked all about it and welcomed comments from listeners on it and gave them the e-mail address for comments...:scared:

[Patsy Stone]

20. Mark Penn

Paid to lobby for a free trade deal Hillary's against. Blecccch.

:hi:

[SeattleGirl]

24. I think hiring Mark Penn was one of Hilary's biggest mistakes!

[Patsy Stone]

32. Maybe the biggest

She should have fired him right after Iowa.

:hi:, SG!

Yes, Rachel... the timing of the tax return dump did not escape my notice either.

[SeattleGirl]

34. That doesn't look good, does it?

[Rhiannon12866]

74. Now that is a story. Keith sure would take it on...

:hi:

[Berry Cool]

29. Glad you guys are enjoying my song tribute to Rachel's debut.

I don't normally record the show when someone else is hosting, but in this case I'll make an exception.

This may be the best sub-host decision Keith has ever made.

[Rhiannon12866]

37. My SO even posted on your thread...

He thought it was great, and he's a musician...:D

[mohinoaklawnillinois]

19. Hillary just makes me want to

:puke: She is such a phony I can't stand it.

[SharonRB]

22. I know

That fake "I'm going to cry now" bit is getting a little old.

[Berry Cool]

66. LOL, I'm waiting for Hillary's old school roomie to come out of the shadows now

and say "I was THERE the day MLK was assassinated, and I SAW Hillary, and she did NOT throw her book bag across the room..." :rofl:

She wouldn't have been in college yet, right? She means prep school.

[SharonRB]

69. LOL

That's exactly what I said to my dad tonight. :rofl:

[Cassandra]

155. She was class of "69...

so it sounds like her junior year to me.

[ralps]

21. & Here's a photo of Rachel!

:hi: :loveya: :hug: :pals: :woohoo:

[SeattleGirl]

28. Thanks ralps!

[bleever]

26. Damn, I was hoping Rachel would wear "the" tie.

Go, Rachel!

:hi:

[SeattleGirl]

30. Hi bleev!

That would have been great.

[bleever]

39. But she does look great in that jacket.

:hi:

[SeattleGirl]

42. Oh yeah!

[WolverineDG]

27. Hi everyone!

Yay Rachel! Oh crap, more techinical difficulties on MSNBC. Yay, let's make this day more crappier than it already was. :cry:

dg

[SeattleGirl]

33. Hi DG!

I'm so sorry to hear about your furbaby. :hug:

[Berry Cool]

36. Mark Penn's hair looks like the hair of a doll that's been buried at the bottom of the toybox

for too long.

Yeah, that was mean of me to say. :shrug:

[SharonRB]

38. But that was a great way of putting it

:rofl:

[SeattleGirl]

40. But pretty damned funny!

:rofl:

[WolverineDG]

41. thanks SG

:hug: It was expected. She had kidney failure & was going downhill, even with daily fluids. :(

dg

[SeattleGirl]

44. It's always sad, though.

[Rhiannon12866]

68. I'm so sorry, my friend. My heart breaks for you.

I've also been through this and it never gets any easier.:hug:

[WolverineDG]

79. No it sure doesn't

:hug:

dg

[Rhiannon12866]

87. I lost both a kitty (almost 17) and my little pup (age 13) in the same month last year.

I'm still not over it, so I sure understand, my friend.;(:hug:

[ralps]

46. Yay!!! He said John McSame!!!

:hi: :loveya: :hug: :pals: :woohoo:

[Patsy Stone]

51. Yes he did!

That gave me a big, big smile.

:hi: Happy Friday!

[SharonRB]

52. Me, too

He must be reading DU.

[SeattleGirl]

54. Me three!

[Patsy Stone]

56. All the best (and the worst) people do!

How are ya?

[SharonRB]

60. Trying to hang in there

Shouldn't be too much longer, it appears, although we figure it could go on a few more days. She opened her eyes a little bit tonight and was moaning, but she couldn't really respond to us.

[SeattleGirl]

63. Your mom?

[SharonRB]

67. Yes.

[SeattleGirl]

70. Oh Sharon, I'm so sorry.

:cry:

[SharonRB]

73. Thanks, SG

I haven't been posting much about it this past week. She's basically been asleep almost all the time since sometime last Sunday and hasn't eaten a thing. She's been unresponsive all that time.

[SeattleGirl]

77. When it's time for her to go, I wish her a peaceful passage.

And I wish peace to you too.

[SharonRB]

78. Thanks, SG

I'm sure it's still very raw for you, too.

[SeattleGirl]

80. Yes it is.

[Berry Cool]

89. Oh dear, Sharon. I'm so sorry.

:hug:

[SharonRB]

90. Thanks, Berry

[Patsy Stone]

98. Oh.

I'm so sorry, Sharon. That's a really difficult place to be. :hug:

All my love.

[SharonRB]

100. Thanks, Pats

[ralps]

55. Hi Patsy!

:hi: :loveya: :hug: :pals: :woohoo:

[GigiMommy]

48. YOOOHOOOO RACHEL! Hi everybody!

:hi: Forgot my Rachel pix.

[SharonRB]

49. Hi, Gigi

She's doing great so far!

:woohoo:

[GigiMommy]

57. Hi Sharon!!

:hi: I hope this is an audition.

[SeattleGirl]

53. Hi Gigi!!

This is definitely Special Treat Friday!

[GigiMommy]

65. Hi SG!!

:hi: Oh yum!

[SeattleGirl]

72. OMG! One of my fav desserts!

:9

[Berry Cool]

99. Actually, that picture is proof positive

that emo glasses are NOT the way to go.

Rachel has GREAT facial bones. She should never have hidden them with thick, heavy eyeglass frames.

[SeattleGirl]

61. Rachel thread from GD (no, not GD-Pee)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x3107725

[Patsy Stone]

62. Did anyone vote for their favorite Countdown moment?

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23850358/

[Berry Cool]

84. Oh, make me SICK!!!!!

John McSame had the nerve to run his 3 a.m. ad on THIS SHOW????? :puke:

You are barking up the WRONG TREE, Gramps!!!!!

[SharonRB]

85. Didn't get it here

Interesting.

Oh, yeah. Michigan doesn't count for anything anymore. That's the ticket.

[SeattleGirl]

88. I just saw it.

Be GLAD it wasn't shown in your area, Sharon. Jeebus, Gramps McShame can't even come up with his own ideas.

[Berry Cool]

107. "OOH! Barack and Hillary want to TAX you!!!!! Booga Booga!!!!!"

:scared: THAT's what to be afraid of at 3 a.m.!!!!!!!!!

As if McSame isn't gonna tax you and all your descendants for his 100-year occupation of Iraq!!!!! :puke:

[Berry Cool]

108. I'll get rid of my crappy dupe post and use this one to observe

that unfortunately there was no Best Persons list tonight for Rachel to do a paper toss or not with.

Too bad--I'm sure she'd be great at it! She has a terrific touch with Oddball.

The Bay Air was another shout out to us, and the guys in India getting vasectomies for guns...too funny. :rofl:

[Berry Cool]

102. Well, it seems a bit early for Gramps to be stumping for the GE in Ohio

but I guess he figures it's never too early.

[bleever]

93. I just saw that too. "It's 3 a.m.,

and John McCain is out of bed to pee again, so he can answer the phone."

[SeattleGirl]

96. Bwahahahaha!!!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Patsy Stone]

109. Glad to know it wasn't playing just for me

:puke:

[Berry Cool]

86. Yeah, I voted for Keith interviewing Keith, even though I never saw it live.

It made me laugh the most.

But I had a feeling Habeus Corpus would win, because it was both funny AND had a point.

[Rhiannon12866]

103. Not yet, but I will... And I will pass this on to three other KO fans.

As I did the other "poll." :-(

[ralps]

105. Thanks for the link Patsy! & I voted for "The Best of BillO"

:hi: :loveya: :hug: :pals: :woohoo: :rofl:

[Rhiannon12866]

71. She's really doing very well! I hardly miss Keith! ;)

:applause:

[Patsy Stone]

111. That's a fact!

:thumbsup:

[Rhiannon12866]

117. I think she's found her stride. And it's not like she hasn't been on before.

Here's hoping that they're grooming her for something. As much as I've always liked David Gregory, and his challenges to Bush*, I've heard that his new show's a bust...:shrug:

[SharonRB]

76. Anyone else feel a draft in here?

[Rhiannon12866]

81. And Keith's going to do a segment, a huge help!

My SO just said that he likes Alison, but hopes that Rachel's his permanent sub. I agree. She just doesn't like to leave her radio show, is all. Was late to the Air America cruise so she'd miss as little as possible...

[bleever]

82. Hey, the fountain IS gone!

Just in time for Rachel's debut.

[Berry Cool]

114. They must have just turned the fountain off.

It was on when she started.

[SharonRB]

115. I'm pretty sure it was gone at the beginning of the show

Even hubby commented on it.

[Berry Cool]

118. Really? I'll have to go back and look now

or wait for the rerun because I could bet my life I saw it.

[SeattleGirl]

83. w00t!!!! Rachel just kicked McHenry's ass to the moon!

:applause: :applause: :applause:

[Berry Cool]

92. She's doing great.

Wonder if she'll toss the papers like Keith. I doubt she will, but I think she could actually get away with it.

[bleever]

94. Don't drop the Spirit Stick!

:rofl:

[Rhiannon12866]

95. I think Rachel's having fun, now!

I love that bear!:loveya:

[Rhiannon12866]

106. McCain really was funny on Letterman. He is actually a good guest.

Even Jon Stewart likes having him on. BTW, my SO and I were in the Letterman audience on 1/30...:D

[Berry Cool]

110. Almost forgot...more 5th Anniversary Cake!

[Rhiannon12866]

112. Very cool! Beautiful cake! Save Rachel a piece!

Yesterday she gave out her "Ask Dr. Maddow" prize early because she wouldn't be there today. And one of the gifts was her own invitation to Keith's 5th anniversary bash...:D

[Berry Cool]

116. Darn, wish I'd known!

I normally don't listen to her on the radio 'cause when she's on I'm doing other stuff. It's easiest for me to get in the radio habit at work.

[Rhiannon12866]

127. I try to catch Rachel, and Randi, if I can.

I learn so much from both of them. But that's why I'm up on Rachel's activities...:D

[SharonRB]

129. When Rachel moved to the evening

we stopped getting her here. :(

[Patsy Stone]

144. Us too

And they put the very crappy Lionel in that spot. Really dumb because he does a morning show, and it's out of date by the time it airs.

But, we did get Thom Hartmann back in place of Ed. I wish they would have left Ed and replaced Lionel. Ed has good guests.

[SharonRB]

146. We never got Lionel -- thank goodness

We get Randi in Rachel's live timeslot and Ed in Randi's live timeslot. We get Thom live and Stephie live. As long as Ed and Randi are both delayed, I wish we'd get Randi live and Ed at 6, or get rid of Ed and give us Rachel live. I don't know how Rachel does her radio show and Hardball and Countdown, all live. Anyone know if AAR studios are very close to 30 Rock or if she just does her show from 30 Rock?

I sure hope Randi comes back. I miss her already. Now she's speaking out against AAR, saying they've breached her contract. I sure hope they don't fire her.

[Rhiannon12866]

147. Oh, that's too bad! Can't you listen to her on-line?

We get Ed Schultz here at noon, but when I mentioned him on DU, nobody knew what I was talking about until somebody explained it's because we get XM...:shrug:

[SharonRB]

150. Yes, I could listen to her on-line

but I'm not near a computer for most of her show, and then I'm watching KO during the last hour.

DUers didn't know who Ed was? That makes no sense.

[Rhiannon12866]

151. Actually, she hasn't been doing the last hour of her show for awhile,

and it used to only be on until eight, since she's been on Keith pretty much every night.:-)

I guess that most areas of the country get something else at noon. And maybe they just don't like Ed, since he's the biggest Hillary basher out there.:shrug:

[SharonRB]

153. We get Thom live at noon.

I'm not crazy about Ed, but I listen to him in the car on my way home. Since I'm an Obama girl, his Hillary bashing isn't the problem. I think he's a bit of a blowhard and reminds me of Rush. Some days he's okay, but most of the time he gets on my nerves.

[Rhiannon12866]

154. I don't mind his radio show so much. He really does try to be fair, IMO.

And he gives everybody more time than anybody else does. He offered each of the candidates the whole three hours, but only Dennis took him up on it. That was a wonderful interview, but of course I'd think so, LOL. And the other day he had a really great interview with Obama. I think that he appears to be more of a blowhard when he's on TV, appearing more and more on CNN. :shrug:

[SeattleGirl]

113. "Little Miss Hissy Fit"

:rofl:

Ain't it the truth!

[Berry Cool]

119. Rachel may be nervous, but it sure doesn't show.

She's done a FANTASTIC job!

[SeattleGirl]

120. She did seem a bit nervous right at the beginning, but I thought

she settled in very quickly.

She absolutely HAS done a fantastic job!

[SharonRB]

124. Brava. Rachel!

I think Alison's subbing days are over. With her new job and her new baby coming soon, maybe she was just subbing until he could find someone else anyway.

[Berry Cool]

126. "Secret Surveillance Painting"

:rofl: I love Keith and the crew.

[Rhiannon12866]

121. Did you know that BFEE has bought land in Paraguay?

Jeeze, I wonder why...:grr:

[SeattleGirl]

123. Yep, I did.

No extradition, I believe.

[Rhiannon12866]

128. Exactly. Kinda like "The Boys from Brazil..."

:grr:

[SharonRB]

125. I've known that for a long, long time

Yup. He's going to make a quick getaway.

[Rhiannon12866]

130. Wonder if he'll offer an "undisclosed location" for the Cheneys...

:grr:

[Berry Cool]

143. Two questions:

1. How much brush have they got in Paraguay?

2. Can Camp Casey be moved there?

[Rhiannon12866]

149. Two answers:

1. Probably lots, otherwise he wouldn't go there.

2. Yeah, but that would mean he'd finally have to meet with Cindy...

[SeattleGirl]

122. Speaking of hissy fits, there goes Chimpy McCokespoon throwing one.

CAN WE IMPEACH THE BASTARDS YET?????? :banghead:

[Berry Cool]

131. I love it.

Keith does away with the Bill of Rights. A classic.

[Berry Cool]

135. As Rachel breathes a big sigh of relief and tells us again Keith will be back Monday.

:applause: :woohoo:

And that fountain IS still there! :rofl:

[SharonRB]

138. I thought I saw it just now

Very strange indeed. Maybe they moved it? :shrug:

[Patsy Stone]

140. I hate

when that prick yells at me. :mad:

[GigiMommy]

132. Drat! Computer froze on me!

:grr: But I'm back.

[SharonRB]

134. I hate when that happens

[SeattleGirl]

133. YAY RACHEL!!!!! YOU DID IT, GIRL!!!!

:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

[SharonRB]

137. She passed with flying colors

Not that that's any surprise.

[GigiMommy]

136. Have a good weekend everybody!

:hi:

[SeattleGirl]

141. You too, Gigi!

:hi:

[Rhiannon12866]

142. Same to you, GM! And what a great send off!

:applause::hi:

[Berry Cool]

145. You too, GGM.

I only wish it could be good for all.

[Rhiannon12866]

139. WOW! Great job! Kudos for Rachel!!!

:toast::party::woohoo::applause::bounce::toast::party::woohoo::applause::bounce::toast::party::woohoo::applause::bounce::toast::party::woohoo::applause::bounce::toast::party::woohoo::applause::bounce::toast::party::woohoo::applause::bounce::toast::party::woohoo::applause::bounce:

[Patsy Stone]

148. Rachel threads:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x3108065
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x3108028
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=3098829&mesg_id=3098829 (Party Pooper!)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=3107876&mesg_id=3107876
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x3107725
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=3101604&mesg_id=3101604
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x5388462
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=5388204&mesg_id=5388204

[Rhiannon12866]

152. Seems to be a very favorable consensus, except for that one...

Thanks for posting all of these... Great job!:yourock:

[swimmernsecretsea]

156. Dammit! I missed her!

And I love love love Rachel. Ohhhh, I hope she'll host again.

[RevCheesehead]

157. When Keith asked Rachel on Thursday if she was ready...

I just knew she was gonna do this!! :bounce::bounce:

I just wish I had a computer to join you guys in the frivolity.
Hey - do you think we should send Rachel a tie?? :rofl: