How about a Flowers for Olbermann project?

[rateyes]

Like what was done for Helen Thomas? Someone with more savvy and experience than I, can you head it up?

[graywarrior]

1. Hey you!

:hi:

[rateyes]

3. How ya doin', beautiful

graywarrior! I've been busting neocon chops on another board for a while! Good to see you. Wasn't it a great speech Olbermann gave tonight?

[graywarrior]

5. It was a history maker, for sure.

[rateyes]

6. You been doing OK? nt

[graywarrior]

7. Fair to middle. Living in NH right now.

Thinking about moving on to Boston, but nothing definite and no quick moves. Doing research and getting ready to write a book.

[rateyes]

19. What kind of book? nt

[graywarrior]

8. What are you up to?

[rateyes]

13. Got my oldest daughter moved in for her second year

at Mercer Univ. in Macon (where her mom teaches.) Trying to get my middle daughter through her Sr. year in H.S. (going to be Valedictorian just like her older sister was...hear the pride?) And, watching my youngest daughter as she enters middle school. Mulling over a career change myself.

[graywarrior]

15. Sounds like great kids. Lucky you.

What kind of career change?

[rateyes]

16. Thinking about going back into teaching

Physical Education after 24 years in another "classified" occupation. Coaching is my first love, and since I've got another 20 years to retirement, thought I might as well get paid to do something I like. Know what I mean?

[graywarrior]

23. I know exactly what you mean. Wise move.

[rateyes]

25. What kind of book are you thinking about writing?

Let me know when it's published, too. I'll buy a copy and then mail it to you for a sig!

[graywarrior]

28. The psychology of hiking. I've been surveying hikers in this area

So far, a tremendous amount of interest.

[rateyes]

30. Cool....

I used to hike parts of the Appalachian Trail...beautiful.

[OrangeCountyDemocrat]

2. How About Something A Guy Would Like?

Does he have a favorite food or candy?

Be creative. Flowers? For a man? Thomas, Boxer....fine, but not Keith.

[rateyes]

4. Whatever...

I've e-mailed him my thanks. I'm a guy (straight one at that...not that it matters) and I like flowers, but if anyone can come up with another idea, I'm all for it!

[helderheid]

9. They sell organic chocolate there too:

www.organicbouquet.com

[rateyes]

12. Hey helderheid,

can you get it together? I'm pushed for time working my job and my assistant's too...while she's in the Ukraine.

[helderheid]

26. I don't know for sure - I am a fulltime mom who is also a campaign manager

I would love to but hesitate only in that I am doing a lot right now. I CAN commit to helping. I know the people at Organic Bouquet. We raised the money before via paypal.

[WI_DEM]

10. Olberman's great, but the flowers should be a special ocassion

we shouldn't send them everytime somebody in the media actually does their job.

[walldude]

17. Have you seen it? The clip is on Crooks and Liars

and this went way above "doing his job". It was a landmark broadcast. Instead of flowers we could do a plaque or a shadowbox or something, they are pretty cheap at any trophy store.

[Balderdash]

11. We could get him a tie

or some Aqua Velva...

[OrangeCountyDemocrat]

14. Subtle....

And we'll know he got it when he wears it one night.

[Clark2008]

18. He already got a tie from the KOEB and I think flowers

would embarrass him.

He also has Celiac Disease, so I'd be careful with what foods I'd send him.

I think a horde of HAND-WRITTEN, STAMPED and US POSTAL SERVICE-MAILED letters would probably be the best thing to do. An email is quick and easy, but if one takes the time to actually put pen to paper and buy a stamp and mail a letter, it's taken more seriously.

Here's the mailing address:
MSNBC TV
One MSNBC Plaza
Secaucus, N.J. 07094

[rateyes]

21. Thanks. Will write him in the morning! nt

[helderheid]

27. You know, we should send the clip to the backbone campaign

and nominate him like crazy.

www.backbonecampaign.org

[K8-EEE]

20. What Would Be Better

Email the C&L clip to everyone you know, along with times & station info for your area!

I think that would serve KO better than flowers.

[rateyes]

22. Done that already....posted it up on a board for

a bunch of neocon freeps to see, too!

[Clark2008]

24. Also a good idea.

Create a buzz. Write letters and emails. Explain to everyone that THIS is how journalism is SUPPOSED to work: protection of free speech and the First Amendment.

[helderheid]

29. Or rent a blimp with the URL to the clip and a THANK YOU KEITH

outside NBC studios. :evilgrin:

[City Lights]

31. Fantastic idea!

:yourock: