Countdown for Friday, September 5, 2008
(Sep 5, 2008)
Runs 43:43
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Filling in the blanks on Palin
(Sep 5, 2008)
Runs 5:22
Huffington Post contributor James Moore joins Countdown's Rachel Maddow to explore what is known about relative newcomer Sarah Palin. |
Fun with fireballs
(Sep 5, 2008)
Runs 1:20
Locals in Nejapa, El Salvador commemorate their survival from a 1922 volcanic eruption by throwing flaming rags soaked in gasoline at each other. |
Maddow: Let's call lies lies
(Sep 5, 2008)
Runs 5:49
Countdown guest host Rachel Maddow pulls no punches in naming the numerous lies in the speeches at the Republican National Convention that have made their way into the McCain/Palin stump speeches. |
McCain speech skips vets
(Sep 5, 2008)
Runs 6:19
Paul Reickhoff of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of American talks with Countdown's Rachel Maddow about McCain's poor record on veteran's issues and the curious absence of those issues amid the RNC's militaristic hype. |
Rice has a fan in Gadahfi
(Sep 5, 2008)
Runs 2:17
At a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice, Libyan dictator Moammar Gadahfi described her as "my darling black African woman" and declared, "Leezza, Leezza, Leezza. ... I love her very much." |
RNC Flashback
(Sep 5, 2008)
Runs 6:26
Countdown reviews the highlights of the 2008 Republican National Convention. |
The RNC aftermath
(Sep 5, 2008)
Runs 7:20
Howard Fineman, senior Washington correspondent for Newsweek, joins Countdown's Rachel Maddow for some post-convention analysis to distill the Republican themes and messages. |
The Virgin Mary in a grape
(Sep 5, 2008)
Runs 1:16
A Texas woman has spotted the image of the Virgin Mary in the skin of a grape. |
Winfrey says Noprah!
(Sep 5, 2008)
Runs 1:54
Contrary to blog rumors that Oprah Winfrey's staff is divided over having Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin on the show, Winfrey says no such interview would even be considered until after the election. |
Olbermann: RNC's tribute inappropriate
(Sep 4, 2008)
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Runs 0:41
Keith Olbermann apologizes to viewers for the graphic imagery and exploitative nature of the RNC's tribute to the victims of 9/11. |
What is the 2008 campaign about?
(Sep 4, 2008)
Runs 3:09
MSNBC's Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews discuss how both parties have said the campaigns are not about them and ask what are they about? |
Where in the RNC is Andrea Mitchell?
(Sep 4, 2008)
Runs 1:22
NBC's Andrea Mitchell attempts to talk to MSNBC's Keith Olbermann from the convention floor as she is bombarded by celebration balloons on the final night of the RNC. |
Romney has 'work to do'
(Sep 3, 2008)
Runs 1:42
NBC's Tom Brokaw tells MSNBC's Keith Olbermann that although Mitt Romney wants a future as the leader of the Republican party he has not found a way to fit in yet. |
Todd: 'Conservatives have found their Obama'
(Sep 3, 2008)
Runs 4:11
NBC's Chuck Todd tells MSNBC's Keith Olbermann that conservatives have found themselves 'something to be fired up about' with Sarah Palin and she may be the future of the Republican Party. |
'Unusual' start to a convention
(Sep 2, 2008)
Runs 2:56
MSNBC's Chris Matthews tells Keith Olbermann that it seems the Republicans are trying to "unite the party around a person" which is unusual, but a good start. |
Good night for the Republicans
(Sep 2, 2008)
Runs 3:28
NBC News political analyst Harold Ford, Jr. tells MSNBC's Keith Olbermann that the Republicans were very successful on Tuesday and that "two Ps defined the night -- Palin and patriotism." |
Playing the Palin card
(Sep 2, 2008)
Runs 5:53
MSNBC's Keith Olbermann, NBC's Tom Brokaw and Chuck Todd discuss whether the Republicans will sink or swim with Sarah Palin on the ticket. |
