Two Hour Countdown Tonight: 4/19/15

[Patsy Stone]

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Tonight's Two-Hour Special
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Two-hour special tonight... 8 to 10 pm et... Keith at the helm.
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Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany was elected Tuesday by his peers to lead the Roman Catholic Church after the death of Pope John Paul II. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7523254/

The TWO-HOUR show is still in flux, but you can expect full coverage of the first new Pope in 26 years.

Countdown w/ Keith Olbermann broadcasts LIVE at 8 pm et, and the count is never complete without you. Join us.

-- CF

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More:
With 168 moments of silence and the message that goodness can overcome evil, victims of the worst act of domestic terrorism in U.S. history were remembered Tuesday at the Oklahoma City National Memorial. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7555671/

In a surprise turn, the man accused of the BTK serial killings waived his right to a preliminary hearing Tuesday, meaning he acknowledged the state has enough evidence to go to trial. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7558111/

An aspiring physicist was sentenced to more than eight years in prison on Monday and ordered to pay $3.5 million for his role in a spree of arson and vandalism that targeted gas-guzzling Hummers and other sports utility vehicles. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7550964/

With pealing bells and chanting priests, Ethiopians welcomed the return Tuesday of the first piece of a giant, 1,700-year-old granite obelisk that was looted from the African country 68 years ago by Italian troops. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7556856/

The government on Tuesday discarded its one-size-fits-all food pyramid in favor of 12 different triangle-shaped guides, each geared to people's differing lifestyles and nutritional needs. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7548096/

In a country which boasts such delicacies as sardines on toast comes the newly crowned finest restaurant in the world -- serving "sardine on toast sorbet." The Fat Duck, an English countryside former pub, has topped an annual list of the world's best restaurants, marking a new gastronomic triumph for a country once known for, well, other reasons besides its food. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7558792/

[WhirlyGirl]

1. Thank you! (never read the newsletter) Time to break out a new tape!

. . . Btw, did anyone notice differences in last night's midnight re-air?

[gkhouston]

2. I was sound asleep by then

was there a difference?

[Berry Cool]

3. Yeah, what was the difference? I didn't watch

because I tape the live show to catch all original glitches, etc.

Aside: Are there any four more beautiful words in the English language than:

"Keith at the helm"?

Especially for two hours?

I might as well edit this (A LOT!), because now I am wondering whether anyone here has noticed that a hot new rumor has been floating around on the cable news blogs TV Newser and Inside Cable News that someone overheard Keith's agent on the phone on a train complaining about how Keith complains all the time about his job. It all began with a blind item in the NY Post asking which "cable news" anchor was feeling stressed by his job. Read all about it, and Keith's agent's ringing denouncement that the rumors are about him, here:

http://insidecable.blogsome.com/

(it will lead you to TV Newser, which actually took down its original reference to the rumor last night)

Looks like Jean really ripped 'em a new one!

My theory is it's Joe Scarborough. He's the one with the reputation for covering the "heartland" and the "homey America" stories, and he apparently looked really overwhelmed by the Pope coverage he had to do. Whereas, IMO, our man, with his brains and insight, came out smelling like a rose. Perhaps that upset some people a bit, and they just couldn't let him sit there and take the bouquets without attempting to start yet another rumor about him based on his well-known "hot head" and old reputation for being unhappy with his jobs. Hah!

[WhirlyGirl]

4. "Keith at the helm." Well, that's why they're called FLOATY hearts! ...

. . . (I'm such a smarty-pants. :spank:)

I can't remember now what I thought was different about the second showing last night. For the record, though, I'd like to make a blanket statement that I wish they wouldn't "fix" the tape before the re-air. They're taking all the fun out of it for people who only get to watch the repeat!

Yeah, I saw that NY Schmata gossip in the 'newser -- and KO's agent came back and gave them a piece of HER mind later, didn't she? LOL!
(Why do they pick up Murdoch's blind rumors over there -- esp. after Keith gave them all that nice free publicity in the Hartford Courant interview? In fact, the only reason I read the 'newser and Romenesko now is that Keith said HE does!)

[RevCheesehead]

5. I think of the floaty hearts...

as buoys on the sea of life, that keep us afloat when we fall over the edge. For after all, what is love? :loveya:

[WhirlyGirl]

6. I fell over the edge . . .

. . . and I'm STILL FALLING!

KEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeithhhhhhhh! <thumpthumpthump-thumpthumpthump> :loveya:

[RevCheesehead]

7. Get your tail over to the thread, Whirly!

Patsy's there. :)

[WhirlyGirl]

8. Uh-oh... the "board"-er collie is barking at me! :-)