Conservatives Root Against America

Rachel Maddow reports that conservatives such as Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck and others have cheered the loss of Chicago's bid for the 2016 Olympics. The loss came after President Obama personally lobbied the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for the games. When Obama went to lobby the IOC, he was criticized for doing so even though the heads of state of the other finalist countries also did so. In Maddow's report, we see that former President George Bush endorse a Chicago Olympics. What this says about conservatives is that they are so obsessed with their hatred of Obama that it takes precedent over their patriotism. If you recall, Limbaugh wants Obama to fail, thus rooting for America's failure. If Obama deploys troops in harm's way, would he root for their failure also? It's simply appalling what the conservatives are doing. Here's Rachel's report.

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Crazy Conservative Fantasizes About a Military Coup

Keith Olbermann on last night's Countdown discussed a blogger on News Max who fantasized about a military coup because of the Obama presidency. I do not remember when President Jimmy Carter, a liberal, ever having conservatives wanting the military to overthrow him. Don't kid yourself, some of this is about race and the idea to some neo-fascists that having a black man as President is un-American. Here's Olberman's story.

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The Joy Behar Show review

Joy Behar, comedian, actress, write and co-host of The View has a new show on CNN Headline News. (HLN) I just saw last night's show. This show is part of HLN news infotainment lineup. While I can do without the prosecutorial tone of Nancy Grace's show , Behar's show is a breath of fresh air on a network that is bordering on catering to ratings. After all, shouldn't HLN be about news and commentary? At least Behar has the intelligence and wit to steer away from the "if they're charged they're guilty" attitude of Nancy Grace and engage in some discussion of current issues.

The show I saw featured diverse group of guests. And what guests. Bill Maher, Al Sharpton, Ann Coulter and Victoria Gotti! While the guests were interesting, Behar needs to be more herself and less Larry King. For Maher, she was a little stiff. And when he made that Polish joke, she could have least groaned. This is a pattern in the show. She doesn't challenge her guests when they say something off the wall. I mean when Victoria Gotti suggested that her father, Mafioso John Gotti, had nothing to do with the disappearance of the man who killed her brother, Behar should have said, "Oh, come on." Though it would be cool to have Gotti on more often, as she has some fascinating views. Maybe even have her do an Italian cooking segment. For Ann Coulter, Behar needs to have facts ready for this right wing nut. Coulter's act is to attack liberals like Behar. If you have the questions, you better have the answer. Standing up to Coulter would increase Behar's credibility. Additonally, Behar when talking about the Palin-Couric interview, she should have cited Palin's horrific answer to the bailout question. This is better than Palin's inability to tell Couric what newspapers she reads.

The show also needs to take advantage of her wit. There needs to be a daily segment with her view on a news story. Since she swings from the left, a great story she could have discussed was the recent view of a blogger on News Max who fantasized about a military coup because of the Obama presidency.

The promise of the show is Joy Behar. She's intelligent, and funny. She did a good job with a panel featuring Ashleigh Banfield. I suggest Banfield to be a regular guest since she had an interesting and nuanced approach to Roman Polanski's legal issues. If they mix Behar's wit and guests, this show could be great. The grade is B.

BENGALS BEAT STEELERS!

Today the Cincinnati Bengals finally stood up to the Steelers and beat them 23-20. The first half the Bengals were too emotional, getting outside of themselves, and the Steelers looked like they were going to destroy the Bengals. The Steelers were laughing and happy. The Bengals fell behind 13-0 and let's face it, if you are a Bengals fan, you thought it was over.

Then, the second half began. Jonathan Joseph picked off Steeler QB Benji Roethlisberger and returned it for a TD. Bengals miss the extra point, and you think here we go again. But the defense held on until the fourth quarter. Cedric Benson had a twenty three yard run for a TD, thanks to good blocking. They had finally sacked Benji and the Bengals were able to drive from their twenty nine for a touchdown to go ahead. With a fourth and ten from the Steelers fifteen, QB Carson Palmer found running back Brian Leonard at the nine. Remember him from Hard Knocks? Leonard dove for the the extra two yards to three yards to save the drive. And Carson found Andre Caldwell in endzone for the go ahead score. Coach Marvin Lewis finally gets his first home victory against the Pittsburgh Steelers. It's sweet revenge against a team that has maimed our players and destroyed our playoff chances. Take that you Steeler bums.

Who dey! Who Dey! Who Dey think gonna beat those Bengals. NOOOOBODY. And definitely not the Steelers. Here are video highlights.

Olbermann's Take on the Cheerleading Fox News Producer

Here's Keith Olbermann's funny take from Countdown on the cheerleading Fox News Producer, Heidi Noonan who was filmed urging the crowd at the conservative 9-12 rally to get louder and more animated.

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Fox News is a fraud

The Huffington Post is reporting that a Fox News producer was rallying a crowd at the conservative 9-12 Rally in Washington. The producer, Heidi Noonan, is seen rallying the crowd like a conductor to get louder. In front of her is "ace" Fox News reporter Griff Jenkins, who is standing in front of the crowd. Here is the Huffington Post's story with video of Ms. Noonan doing her cheerleading. Fox News likes to say, "We report, you decide." Yeah, right.

Bengals Persevere, Win 31-24 over the Packers

Bengals win 31-24, over the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. Come on, you thought once the Packers recovered the onside kick that the Bengals were going to blow it again. And when Packers QB Aaron Rodgers completed the pass to get the ball in the red zone, you thought how are the Packers going to score and beat our beloved Bengals. Well, time ran out on them. Bengals win.

This win was a result of excellent line play on both sides of the ball. The offensive line pushed guys around. The Bengals were able to run amd play smash mouth. There was heart. Cedric Benson's third and two run in which he broke at least two tackles to get the first down was a thing of beauty. That was grit and determination demonstrated by a guy who wants to be here. The defense pressured Rodgers all day. And what about DE Antwan Odom? (Pictured.) Five freaking sacks! It's a great day to be a Bengals fan.