Tonight was Rachel Maddow's debut as Countdown's guest host, and I thought she did a beautiful job! I could tell she was a little nervous at the beginning, and she even acknowledged as such in her segment with Gene Robinson, but she did wonderfully. I really hope she gets the chance to do this again, or, better yet, GET HER OWN SHOW ON MSNBC!
#5 "Taxing Information" - $109 million in income for the Clintons?! $52 million for President Clinton’s speeches?! And, Senator Clinton was talking about poverty?! Senator Obama was in my state today – Ft. Wayne, to be exact. Senator Clinton needs to keep better track of her "people." Mark Penn’s "speaking out of class," so to speak. How could you not invoke RFK today in Indiana???!!! Once again, it’s very very weird to hear my state mentioned so prominently! President Clinton is as rich as our DICKtator Wanna-Be? Yep, I wouldn’t be advertising that fact, either. We are united in agreeing that our country is going in the $hitter! I guess that’s a start. Senator McCain has the most "favorable" ratings? Oh boy, the Dems really need to stop fighting and get their act together, or we will be seeing Chief Justice Roberts swearing in McCain. KEEP SHOWING THAT 2004 HUG! Hey, Jonathan Alter insulted Abe Simpson! I’d much rather have Abe Simpson be President!
#4 "Politics of War" – "We the People" won’t get to see the most recent NIE? Oh well, information is highly over-rated. Our government is here to help us, so we should just believe everything they say. Sorry, I just threw up a little in my mouth. Gen. Petraeus can’t be bothered with those meddling questions, anyway. Jon Soltz! Kewl! Jon’s chuckle about expanding forces in Afghanistan even though forces in Iraq will basically stay the same was just way too telling – and frightening.
BUSHED! – "R&D for Terror-Gate" Yep, we’re basically helping to train terrorists all over the world. "Who Gets Help In The Home Mortgage Crisis-Gate" More $$ for business than for homeowners? Homeowners need better lobbyists. "What They Really Think Of The Troops-Gate" Yep, I heard about this McHenry creep having a cow because he couldn’t go to the gym. Someone should’ve shoved a gift from Halliburton where the sun don’t shine into the "good" rep.
**AAAAaaaaWWWwwww! I want the bear in "Oddball"! And, get a vasectomy, get a gun?! Men in India are having one pistol replaced with another?! Ugh...don’t tell the NRA about that one!**
#3 "The Likeability Tour" – The politicians go late night! Senator Clinton can’t be funny on Leno’s show because Leno isn’t funny! GWB can’t go late night because it’s past his bedtime. There’s fellow "Hoosier" David Letterman! Once again, Dave was raised in my neighborhood! When was the last time Senator Obama was on a late night show? At the risk of a shout-down, I thought Senator McCain was pretty funny, too! Lots of people thought GWB was "likeable" in 2000. Maybe, being likeable is over-rated.
#2 Keeping Tabs – At least Naomi Campbell didn’t throw anything at anyone; did she? Oh, spitting is really classy! Why would you want to be smoking a joint and see Tom Cruise’s mug – not that I have any experience in that area!
#1 "RIP Habeas Corpus" – Here’s the big Bill of Rights again! Don’t forget the media is bad; visualize Dana Carvey doing his impression of GWB’s daddy here. OK...don’t forget the media is bad! This revisit of the Military Commissions Act is making my stomach hurt. This segment got the most votes? How depressing! Yes, I know it’s vitally important, but I would’ve preferred something funny getting the most votes. Oh well, as the Rolling Stones say in my favorite song by them, "You can’t always get what you want, but you get what you need."