Happy first day of summer! I love summer; you won't hear me complain too much about heat because I despise winter and being cold.
And, the chosen color choice for the Friends of Olbermann shirts is [insert drum roll here]...purple and white in honor of those infamous purple ties that are such the hot topic when they're worn! Thanks to everyone who voted. Tonight's poll will decide which number will be assigned to the jersey we will make for and send to Keith. Whether or not he wears it is entirely up to him! ;) So, don't forget to vote.
And, now, here we go with tonight's Countdown diary!
#5 "Head Start" AKA "Omentum" AKA "Obama in Front" AKA "527 or Fight" - I don’t care if Senator Obama is ahead now according to Newsweek. Polls mean diddly – poo. The only poll that matters is the one on Election Day. Senator Clinton is going to actually show up with Senator Obama?! I’ll believe it when I see it. She’s not exactly trust – worthy, at least to me. There’s last night’s Verdict hero, Jonathan Alter! He looks none the worse for wear! Oh, I forgot about Rev. Wright’s memoirs coming out around election time. *&^%$#@! I wonder what the chances are of him putting off the publication are? I know...snowball’s chance on July 4th. Senator Obama is more than welcome to ask his supporters to help Senator Clinton with her debt; I hope he’s not surprised when he hears crickets in response. She made her financial mess; she should clean it up. Have President Clinton go out and make a few speeches. Mudslingers won’t be on the D.L., Keith...sorry. The GOP will get mean, they will get ugly, they will get racist, and they won’t care. Oh, and Senator McCentury won’t do jack $hit to stop them. Keith said earlier Senator McCentury won’t be a "referee" for ads.
#4 "FISA Capitulation" AKA "Fourth Down" AKA "Unity of Immunity" - There’s Congressman Kucinich, one of the precious few good ones. There’s Speaker Pelosi who actually f*ckin’ said, "We can’t go without a bill"?! WTF??!! This "bill" didn’t even need to get scheduled for debate! This "bill" didn’t even need to reach the floor!! Dems are the majority, dammit!!! START ACTING LIKE IT!!!! Speaker Pelosi has violated one of the late William S. Burroughs’ 10 commandments revisions: "Thou shalt not be suck a $hit you don’t know you are one"! Wouldn’t it be nice for Cindy Sheehan to beat her? Testify, Mr. Dean! He’s going to be at NetRoots Nation, and I’m gonna miss it. Oh well... :( Has Senator Dodd commented on this? Remember when he had the guts to leave Iowa to go back to DC to fight this immunity? Dem "leaders" may not be able to talk about classified briefings, but we can sure find out which telecoms donated to which members of Congress and how much they donated. That answer will speak louder than anything. Here's a link to the final roll call vote today:http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2008/roll437.xml
** Ice on Mars! Is Marvin the Martian gonna open a bar? How ‘bout those guys in North Carolina not waving to GWB?! Wow! I think I’d even wave for at least the office if not the goober.**
#3 "House of Scandal" AKA "Pressed Secretary" AKA "Scott Issues" - Rep. Lamar Smith is such a classy guy; are his constituents proud of him for his Kodak moment this morning? This administration will NEVER talk about what really happened; they will destroy all evidence (if it’s not gone already) or seal it up for "national security" reasons or leave it with Amelia Earhart or something. 3 Dems invoked impeachment today? Well...gee...that took guts [insert upchucking noise here]. If memory serves, Scotty already said he told Patrick Fitzgerald everything that’s in the book. What more can Mr. Fitzgerald do?
WPITW – John Bolton needs a history tutor. I wonder how proud Mike Wallace is of his son, Chris? Here’s the Post and Rupert Murdoch again. So, to you east coasters here, was the New York Post ever a reputable newspaper, or has it always been bird – cage liner?
#1 "War, Inc." AKA "On War & Politics" Oh boy, I better get lots of mops and buckets for all the drooling over John Cusack that’s going to be going on here! ;) Why shouldn’t he make political ads? He’s an actor, but he’s an American citizen, too. We still barely have the freedom of speech, don’t we? Or, did the House give that away, too?! Here’s the North Carolina boys not waving to GWB again. Yes, it’s funny, but it’s sad, too, that GWB has so destroyed the respect people have for the office of the Presidency it’ll take a miracle of biblical proportions to restore not only respect to the Presidency but to our nation in the eyes of the world as well.