Just so’s you know:
The news of the taping has gone public. The time’s a-comin’.
Things seem to be shaping up nicely for it. Although I’m a little disturbed by the radical plastic surgery Carl has undergone for the occasion.

Just so’s you know:
The news of the taping has gone public. The time’s a-comin’.
Things seem to be shaping up nicely for it. Although I’m a little disturbed by the radical plastic surgery Carl has undergone for the occasion.

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55 comments
Persistent McCain
October 1, 2008 at 11:54 am
1Argh. Poof went the tickets. Sigh.
Allison in Santa Cruz
October 1, 2008 at 1:12 pm
2I had seen on the Wait Wait site that the Beverly Hills shows would be taped for TV and meant to ask if we know anything about channels, air times, etc. And by “we” I mean Adam.
Back to lurking now.
It's Pat!
October 1, 2008 at 1:51 pm
3Change the name of the show to “Wait, wait, don’t see me”?
Chris Harlan
October 1, 2008 at 2:57 pm
4Do you mean WW, don’t show me?
Harold, Hillary Voter for Obama
October 1, 2008 at 4:13 pm
5Isn’t the new Sarah Palin show going to be called “Wait, Wait, Don’t Ask Me”?
Aunt Sam
October 1, 2008 at 4:21 pm
6Bwa-ha-ha-ha!
That was very funny, Harold.
David
October 1, 2008 at 5:14 pm
7Sarah P is crafty - a certifiable nitwit, to be sure, but crafty. She knows how to fill a room with sounds signifying nothing, she knows how to fill a room with herself, and she knows how to win beauty pageants. Never, ever overestimate the perceptiveness of swing voters, especially undecided swing voters.
Just the fact that Sarah Palin will be asked questions on the same stage as Joe Biden tells one how far we have fallen.
Dale
October 1, 2008 at 9:44 pm
8Give her credit, Sarah Palin did a great Tina Fey impersonation with Katie Couric.
Chris Harlan
October 1, 2008 at 10:33 pm
9I hope I finish my work in time to watch the Joe & Sarah show. That’s gonna be some television! “You can see Russia…” v. “In ‘29 FDR went on TV…” Biff. Bam. Boom. Tis gonna be so hot, you can watch it on a Geiger counter.
In other news, has anyone noticed the psychotic break much of the right is having over the financial meltdown. Weird stuff, like absolute insistence that Henry Paulson is a Democrat. Very strange.
Benjamin
October 2, 2008 at 8:09 am
10Who is this Palin to whom you refer?
I want to talk more about the TV show. (I don’t have a TV so talking about TV is my only connection to the medium.)
When is it airing? On PBS, what? What is the format? There are having two taping that day. How is it going to be topical if it is tapes two weeks before it airs? Will Peter wear a wig? Will it be revealed that Carl is actually 4′10″? Instead of Carl’s voice will winners get a video of him welcoming folks to their facebook page?
Enquiring minds want to know!
MeanTim
October 2, 2008 at 8:12 am
11My friends and I are trying to organize a drinking game around the event. I poached an idea from someone else that we would have to drink every time Sarah drops the “g” from a word ending in “ing”.
But my friends are leaning towards each of us owning certain topics and drinking whenever they are brought up… it will be tought, but I think we’ll reach a consesus before the debate…
I miss the days when Adam wasn’t working so hard and could provide us with a definitive list of instructions for political drinking games
.
Aunt Sam
October 2, 2008 at 8:23 am
12This may be old news to everyone else, but I just saw this speech for the first time. Powerful stuff:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QIGJTHdH50
dee
October 2, 2008 at 8:37 am
13Oh Aunt Sam, thank you for that video. As the daughter of union members it brought a tear to my eye to think of that great movement finding its voice again!
Chris Harlan
October 2, 2008 at 8:56 am
14What a magnificent speech!
hedera
October 2, 2008 at 9:58 am
15Wow indeed. Wotta speech.
hedera
October 2, 2008 at 6:35 pm
16I didn’t listen to the entire debate, but I heard part of it in the car on the way back from the gym. It’s amazing how Gov. Palin talks right past the question she was asked to the answer she thinks will put her in the best light.
Chris Harlan
October 2, 2008 at 7:11 pm
17She even turned that into an issue! That prissy little windbag is full of poop and snakes.
SallyHMutant
October 2, 2008 at 8:32 pm
18Chris nailed it. “That prissy little windbag is full of poop and snakes.” I don’t even know what that means–it’s a bit abstract–but it sounds so right.
David
October 2, 2008 at 8:56 pm
19SallyHMutant,
You beat me to the punch. Chris nailed it.
Roger
October 3, 2008 at 3:54 am
20Gee, guys….. I don’t know. I find myself strangely drawn to the flat, nasal Midwest accent of the flute playing beauty queen from Wasilla, AK. BTW, what are they putting into the kool-aid these days? It’s mighty tasty!
dee
October 3, 2008 at 4:23 am
21Well gosh darn diddly if I had to listen to that voice for four years I’d slit my wrists. You betcha.
septer
October 3, 2008 at 7:26 am
22I loved Joe Biden in the debate. I heard it on radio. The way he talked was reassuring. It inspired trust. And he always answered the question asked. Intelligently and sensibly. On the other hand, Sarah Palin’s constant dodgeen of questions and reverting to memorized quotes was very very annoying.
On another note, I second the question..what time is WWDTM going to air on TV? I need to call up my friends and family and ask them to not miss it!
Jim (OJNTNJ)
October 3, 2008 at 11:37 am
23The defining moment of the debate for me was when Senator Biden became somewhat choked up when recalling his family tragedy in relation to his stance on public healthcare. He stated something to the effect that his position on healthcare hadn’t changed since that defining day.
When the camera went for the wide shot at the statement, you could see Governor Palin practically bouncing up and down in undisguised glee at a perceived political “gotcha” moment that she could use to reiterate her talking point that her and McCain’s campaign was about change.
Talk about lack of compassion and complete disconnect from the moment. Disgusting and TRULY indicative of “politics as usual.”
David
October 3, 2008 at 6:57 pm
24Obama is in Asheville Sunday, and I am still up here in Hendersonville, just 20 miles down the road. Had I been back down on the edge (of the Green Swamp), I would have trucked my ass over to the University of Central Florida for Bill Clinton’s stemwinder for Obama Wednesday. Bill is going to bring home the I-4 corridor for Obama, and Hillary is going to bring home all those women down on Florida’s Gold Coast. Florida for Obama, and all is forgiven, Bill and Hillary. Hell, I’ve already forgiven them. And the more people think about the economy under Bill Clinton, the better.
Meanwhile, as Arianna Huffington observed today, McCain’s roll of the dice with the Hockey Puck Rapture Mom who believes humans and dinosaurs walked the earth together and that she and her kind will rise naked in the air while the rest of us are left behind on earth (who was it that said on FA that this is a win-win situation?) came up snake eyes last night. I agree.
The joint press conference (a nod to the creator of 60 minutes, who was on Tavis Smiley last night) was a tie, pigs fly, and shooting wolves from a helicopter qualifies as sport.
SallyHMutant
October 3, 2008 at 11:50 pm
25;)Yes Dee,
and I’m thinkin’ droppin’ the letter g and winkin’
is Vomitrocious 8 )
SallyHMutant
October 3, 2008 at 11:51 pm
26;)Yes Dee,
and I’m thinkin’ droppin’ the letter g and winkin’
is Vomitrocious 8 )
SallyHMutant
October 3, 2008 at 11:53 pm
27oh, my obnoxious winkin’ didn’t work. BUT NEITHER DID HERS.
Boomer
October 4, 2008 at 5:21 am
28I don’t know, Sally. Maybe the wink does work!
http://www.crooksandliars.com/2008/10/03/does-john-mccains-campaign-ow n-voteforthemilfcom/
At least the banner doesn’t read “C
ountry First!”. Oops, maybe I shouldn’t be giving those boys any ideas.Aunt Sam
October 4, 2008 at 9:08 am
29I tried to copy & paste this when it was e-mailed to me. Quite funny:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/03/sarah-palin-debate-flowch_n_1 31607.html
sad sad sad
October 4, 2008 at 12:42 pm
30Looks like poor Joe Biden didn’t cram enough for the exam.
“We kicked Hezbollah out of Lebanon…”
WTF???
The fact that media wonks jumped all over the Couric interview, but sat quietly over this bizarre rewrite of history by the Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, simply because he’s Obama’s running mate, is just crazy.
Is it a gaffe? Is he stupid? Is he lying? Does anyone care?
This whole election is a complete creepshow.
Both sides are equally vile.
Dickie
October 4, 2008 at 1:06 pm
31sad sad sad, “Does anyone care?”
No, I don’t care and no one I know cares - aw hell, nobody cares. So just STFU!
Fran
October 4, 2008 at 2:05 pm
32My son and his friends decided to take a drink every time she said “Maverick” but they had to stop since it was a work night and they couldn’t go to work with the massive hangovers they were accruing.
Jake
October 4, 2008 at 3:23 pm
33Adam, I liked Bill Maher’s line in his intro this week about McCain being so desperate to win the election that, after he and Obama shake hands at the start of Tuesday’s debate, McCain makes like his wallet is missing. Beautiful! I know there are other writers, but that sure sounds like you. If it was, “congrats”, and if it’s not your line, forget I said anything. (It’s still a great line!)
Jake
October 4, 2008 at 3:27 pm
34Fran, “reformer” or the “wink” would have made them blotto, too.
gregory
October 4, 2008 at 3:36 pm
35Good points, Jake. And for those of you preparing to take a shower, you may (or not) want to read Rich Lowry’s review of the VP Debate in NRO. Bill Maher’s correct - that boy needs to get laid. (And Rich, stop it. Didn’t your mother tell you that’s bad for your eyesight!)
gregory
October 4, 2008 at 4:44 pm
36Oh, yeah. The link to Rich Lowry’s review….
http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=NDYzMGFiNjQ0MWRjNmI0ZTlkYjgwZ TExMjA3MWNiZTk=
David
October 4, 2008 at 5:09 pm
37Great analysis by Juan Cole on the non-debate. Scroll down to the third entry or thereabouts entitled The Non-Debate.
http://www.juancole.com/
Aunt Sam
October 5, 2008 at 3:39 am
38Not analysis at all, but quite funny:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwqGPMf5aAI
Chadwyke
October 5, 2008 at 4:55 am
39I assume that all this Sarah Palin (The MILF That Would Be Queen), campaign suspension, and economic cratering kerfuffle has proven to be one macro-distraction from scientific achievement. So, in case you missed it, a private American space company put a rocket of their own design into orbit last week.
http://www.spacex.com/
As my high school chemistry teacher used to say - “groovy”.
Aunt Sam
October 5, 2008 at 10:47 am
40I tried to find this as a direct link at YouTube, but it wasn’t coming up.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bruce-springsteen/from-the-stage-at-the- vot_b_131966.html
DvE, if you’re on today, this is yet more evidence that Bruce Springsteen is one if the most intelligent, thoughtful, committed songwriters out there….
gillian
October 5, 2008 at 4:54 pm
41Hey girls and boys! It looks like jerry has been taking care of you guys in the humor dept while I’ve been gone. Thanks a lot, jerry. I blow a kiss in your general direction.
As you probably guessed, Jimmy and I did eventually find each other, but that’s a long and tedious tale. Needless to say, we’ve been holed up in a cabin on Hunting Island for the last few weeks and, with not an ounce of shame, I’ve got to tell you I’ve been making up for lost time in the girl v boy arena. From what I can tell, so has Jimmy. Now here is a pleasant surprise - Jimmy is seven years younger than I am. I checked his driver’s license. I know, I know. I can honestly say that I was looking for a condom and the license accidentally fell out. Anyway, that’s my story. There are definite advantages to having a younger lover. I’m sure all you girls out there will agree!
So, anyway, I’m coming up for air long enough to reclaim my position as the Queen of Comedy. Since I’ve been under (the) cover(s) for a while, I’m not sure if you’ve seen this one.
http://www.236.com/video/2008/get_your_war_on_you_are_loved_8200.php
Oops. I’ve gotta go. “Lance” is calling me for a walk on the beach. “Lance” is my pet name for Jimmy, and now that we’ve had a chance to know each other better, I think the name fits him nicely.
Samuel
October 5, 2008 at 7:02 pm
42I think that whole mole in the Palin/McCain campaign thing has been successfully wrestled to the ground, due in part to my chairing the investigation. That was much too close. Marlene spent most of yesterday packing and shipping items to my other storage pod in Belgrade Lakes, Maine. The apartment actually had an echo today when I closed the front door coming to work. Most of what’s left can, if necessary, be left in situ should we need to make a fast break for the border. We both have one suitcase each in the back of our Suburban, the gas tank gets topped off every night on the way home and there is $25,000 in small bills jammed into the driver side rocker panel. If we get any kind of head start, we should be fine.
I think the five winks during the Debate have pretty much taken the bloom off of the “Sarah” rose. Morale is pretty low and Sarah and Todd will be bunking it in a bunker for a while.
Cheney seems awfully edgy about the way the campaign has seemed to have jumped the shark. The thought of the Democrats winning the election has him worried that Congressional investigations in the next few years will be more spirited, shall we say. He’s been making all manner of calls to the HQ and those that I’ve fielded have shown him to not be in such a good humor these days. I haven’t answered my phone at HQ for 3 days now.I figure that the true believing Republicans should have the honor of receiving the foul, venting fumes of Cheney’s spleen.
Obama Friend
October 6, 2008 at 1:04 am
43I like how Obama has been getting our kids organized.
I haven’t seen teen organization like this since back in the day, and if you remember, quality of life was better then.
The trains sure ran on time, I can tell you that. Ask some of the older people you know who were THERE!
THEY’LL tell you!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUEQz5dltmI
Shufford
October 6, 2008 at 3:30 am
44Has anyone else noticed how the train schedules in America have just gone to Hell and East Jesus since Bush & Cheney took over 8 years ago?
dee
October 6, 2008 at 6:27 am
45Adam, can you just autopost a bunch of pictures of Baz, one a day, for the next month? Because otherwise I don’t know if I’m going to survive the next 28 days of mud and sleaze.
Chris Harlan
October 6, 2008 at 6:47 am
46Wow. I got up this morning and there was a huge chunk of sky on the front lawn. Has anybody else seen this?
madbard
October 6, 2008 at 10:39 am
47AHAHAH! I got my ticket for tonight! Beware Felber! Beware!
SharonHussein
October 6, 2008 at 10:59 am
48The reich-wing must have people employed full-time to challenge videos on YouTube. The video at KeatingEconomics.com is no longer embedded but is now a download.
Orwell was right [again]. Those who control the intertubes control history.
Jim (OJNTNJ)
October 6, 2008 at 11:41 am
49Chris, I don’t think that was a chunk of sky on the front lawn, it’s
electionharvest season and the nuts are coming down in droves.Dave von Ebers
October 6, 2008 at 2:34 pm
50Aunt Sam, thanks for the link! I was out for a run early this morning, listening to songs off of the “Live in New York City” album on my iPod … my favorite being the live version of “Youngstown”
“… them smokestacks reachin’ like the arms of God/Into a beautiful sky of soot and grey …”
cooper
October 6, 2008 at 5:52 pm
51Keith Olbermann’s “Special Comment” tonight about Sarah Palin is up on Crooks & Liars.
http://www.crooksandliars.com/silentpatriot/special-comment-hockey-mom s-glass-ho
jerry
October 6, 2008 at 6:23 pm
52OK, it looks like gillian is back and ready to reclaim her rightful place in the comedic pecking order. So, one more from me and I’m back in the shadows again. This one is weirdly strange. Get the kiddies out of the room before you play it. These are not the kind of ideas we should be presenting to this nation’s hope for the future.
http://www.236.com/video/2008/get_your_war_on_news_cycle_1_9305.php
becca (and brian)
October 7, 2008 at 8:16 am
53Not that it hasn’t been ugly up until this point, but with a month to go and behind in the polls, the republican campaign is crossing lines that shouldn’t ever be crossed:
(this has shown up in lots of news sources…this just happens to be the ones I grabbed)
http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/10/crossing- the-li.html
http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/10/the-dange r-of-o.html
and an article I wish McCain would have to respond to:
http://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/archives/2008/10/wholl_call_obama_ a_terrorist.php
I’m off to take a shower…..ugh.
M. Moskowitz
October 8, 2008 at 3:27 am
54Hey, Adam!! Mozal Tov, Bubbie, on getting your radio show moved up to TV!!! If you buy me a couple of beers sometime, I’ll listen to how you did it. In the meantime, let me give you a chance at getting in on the ground floor (OK, the bargain basement) on this marvelous, limited time offer for my video tape - “How to Connect, Plug in, and View Your First Video Tape on Your VCR!”
Listen, liebchen! Americans are busy these days running from job (OK, not so many are doing that anymore), to the Emergency room with their children’s hockey rink injuries (only to be denied admittance for lack of insurance and told to “suck it up and grow a new tooth, you big crybaby!” by the attending physician), to long, slow moving lines at the gas station. People can’t always sit down and watch TV when their favorite shows are on, so now there is a way for them go on with their exciting lives and watch your show later at their own convenience!! This tape is the same classic we’ve been selling for over a decade now (only one or two a year, but still…) and, though, true, it doesn’t get into the difficult and challenging steps to program and record your wonderful show, not to worry! That damning omission is not listed on the outside label!!!
These puppies are ready to be adopted, and your show is just the place for their first TV offering! Call me, Adam!! Our time is running out on this technology and I’m dying here!!!!
(Oh, and try to discourage your lovely mother from getting one of these tapes. I think she’s still steamed at me for those cases of “Deported Italian Napa Gel Balls” I sold her a few years back.)
Roadstergal
October 9, 2008 at 7:43 am
55Adam, I know you’re not the type to get on the television and just talk about the princes of greed…
I’ve been listening to the show since it first aired; I remember the switch from in-studio to live, and how much it added. Here’s hoping the move to TV does a similar number!
(But tell Karl that he does not need to wear that bikini to impress us.)