OlberBlogging Editor’s Note:
No wonder Keith looked “kinda” sweaty on Friday’s Countdown — he appeared not only live on his regular gig, but rushed right over for an appearance on Real Time with Bill Maher and friends over at HBO. Plus, the guest shot on The Soup on E! also aired last night.
Thanks to Samantha, we have an excellent review of KO’s special appearances with links, but no photos yet. If we get some later, we’ll add them. Thanks, Samantha!!
Keith on Real Time With Bill Maher:
Keith wore what he was wearing on Friday’s show – his gray suit with vest and purple tie. 
Countdown – It is celebrating its 6th anniversary this month. Wow, I’ve only been watching for 6 months… I have a lot of catching up to do.
Cornell – Keith and Bill both graduated from the university only a year apart (Bill graduated in ’78, Keith was the class of ’79). I think I heard about Bill going to Cornell one time on Larry King.
Bill then asked Keith if the political atmosphere of Cornell affected his view on politics, citing how his would report for the university about student shut-ins, some involving machine guns, but how the reasons for the protests would be kind of self centered, like wanting to argue about their student loans.
Ann Coulter and her ridiculous argument regarding Keith’s degree was discussed, and Bill spoke a little about how he recently kicked her bottom in a debate.
MaET – Bill asked the panel about Former VP Cheney’s recent comments and Keith said that by Cheney’s logic, we should be congratulating President Obama on the fact that he has kept the country safe during his first two months in office.
Bill asked Keith why he continues to count the days since President Bush declared “Mission Accomplished” in Iraq, and he said that part of it is TV, but mostly because there are still troops who are wounded and who give their life serving their country fighting the war in Iraq.
Didn’t Keith also report the number of fallen soldiers on a regular basis?
Fox News – Bill asked Keith about Glen Beck. Keith, stealing a funny from SOS Albright, said that “he’s nuts!” and Ms. Washington compared him to a conservative Jerry Springer.
Bill said that he doesn’t agree with what the pundits on Fox News say but that he believes in free speech. Keith agreed that you can’t be held responsible for how people take what you say, and sited how Mr. Goldberg’s book inspired a man in Tennessee to gun down people in a church.
Keith talked about Michael Wolffe and his book on Murdoch. He said that if Murdoch was ever given the right price, and knew that a liberal network would make him money, he would change Fox News in a heart beat. Also, there are a number of people at Fox News would sell out if the money was better on the other side.
He talked about how Hannity thinks all the back in forth between Fox News and MSNBC or other channels is just for TV, that the feud is just for show.
Keith said that he would never sell out, and that he believes in everything he says on TV.
President Obama – Keith believes that we are at the bottom of the economy crisis, while Andrew Sorkin of the New York Times thinks it could get much worse. Mr. Sorkin was concerned about how the government just printed and spent $2 trillion over the past two weeks, and how there doesn’t seem to be enough oversight and tracking of how the money is being spent; saying that in 10 years, we will be looking back and wondering where 50% of the money went. Keith said that that would be better than not knowing where 100% of the tax payer’s money was spent, which was how the past administration ran things.
Bill asked about President Obama’s real views on Prop 8 and religion. Keith said that he may not be for gay marriage (he supports civil unions) but that twice during the campaign he publicly opposed Prop 8. Bill then wondered how religious the President really is, and Keith said that “there are no atheist in the fox holes of the American economy”, which kind of made sense and I got what he was going at, but he immediately apologized for and asked everyone to disregard.
Best Fashion Statement:
Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright’s bee pin
UTube Real Time Links:
Keith on [in?] The Soup
Keith wore a black pin striped suit with his zebra tie.
Joel McHale introduced the segment commenting on President Obama’s recent appearance on Jay Leno’s show, and Keith was then on screen saying “what’s this world coming to?”
There was a little back in forth between Joel and Keith, with Joel saying that sportscasters would be given political news shows and Keith saying that waiters would be given basic cable programs.
Keith talked about how celebrity news shows like The Insider and ET are using Twitter to stalk people. Twitter, Keith favorite site! He then noted how it’s a good thing that Twitter wasn’t around when Pat O’Brien was air – he would just tweet about his recreational activities.
Also, Randy Travis’ appearance on American Idol was creepy and Keith hates house wines.
Best Fashion Statement:
Snobby Keith
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