Countdown with Keith Olbermann - HERSCHEL WALKER: NO BRAIN, NO PAIN 10.18.22

HERSCHEL WALKER: NO BRAIN, NO PAIN 10.18.22

10/18/22 • 33 min

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EPISODE 56: COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN

A-Block (1:45) SPECIAL COMMENT: The old sports phrase is "No Pain, No Gain." The political corollary is: "No Pain, No Gain - But No Brain, No Pain." This is proved by Herschel Walker's latest lie about the abortion he paid for (3:00) To say nothing of similar amazingly stupid deceit from Ron Johnson, Mike Lee, Donald Trump, Kanye West, and Elon Musk (5:53) And yet the World Championship may be held by the new U.K. government. Only on Day 41 and already a lame duck, Prime Minister Liz Truss doesn't show up to face the House of Commons and when someone jokes she's hiding under a desk, Truss's stand-in answers seriously "I can assure the house she is not under a desk." It's the longest sustained laughter I've ever heard a group of politicians express at another's expense, and it proves another theory that has been festering in me for decades (9:30) Namely: There are no adults.

B-Block (13:21) EVERY DOG HAS ITS DAY: Jeezy, in Los Angeles (14:15) POSTSCRIPTS TO THE NEWS: In the Senate debates, Utah's Mike Lee is caught seditioning and Ohio's J.D. Vance is caught lying, denying he ever claimed Alex Jones was a more credible source of information than Maddow (17:13) IN SPORTS: Baseball's jinxed post-season continues: they wait two-and-a-half hours to rain out the Yankees and Guardians when it never really rained. Plus the format is a disaster: the National League World Series team will have either the 10th or 11th worst record in the sport. And more taxpayers get scammed for a new stadium, this time in Nashville. I'll repeat the simple explanation proving all the 'benefits' of new sports facilities are non-existent folderol. (22:20) THE WORST PERSONS IN THE WORLD: Liz Truss's Health Secretary vies with Trump's balls and Oz drinking his own urine (yeah, they "made" you) for the honors.

C-Block (26:00) THINGS I PROMISED NOT TO TELL: It was 48 years ago this month that I was at Boston University, aged 15, destined for an internship with the Boston Celtics, and to my shock I was offered a full merit scholarship - a free ride. And then a stringy-haired disc jockey at the college radio station said the set-up was all wrong and I would be making a mistake if I went there. Impossibly, that gaunt, snarky kid of 20 was named Howard Stern.

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A-Block (1:43) SPECIAL COMMENT: Donald Trump is an antisemite.

"No president has done more for Israel than I have. Somewhat surprisingly, however, our wonderful Evangelicals are far more appreciative of this than the people of the Jewish faith, especially those living in the U.S...U.S. Jews have to get their act together and appreciate what they have in Israel. Before it's too late." (3:34) Translating Trump's manifold antisemitism, including the 'real loyalty' trope, his history of calling Israel "your country" to American Jewish groups, the 'You know some people would mistreat you Jews but I didn't so why haven't you rewarded me' threat, and especially (6:09) invoking the Evangelicals, for whom the Jews are a prop in their "End Times" fantasy of the return of Jesus followed by all Jews converting - or being slaughtered (10:30) Given Trump's history of Hitler worship this is especially virulent stuff. He praised Hitler's generals and economics and kept a book of his speeches in his bedroom (12:40) Yet when he endorsed candidate for NY Governor Lee Zeldin almost simultaneously with this antisemitism, Zeldin didn't refuse.

B-Block (15:32) MORE ON TRUMP AND OTHER ANTISEMITES: (15:32) That House Judiciary GOP tweet ("Kanye. Elon. Trump.") aged well! (16:02) Kanye West goes on his THIRD antisemitic tirade in the last two weeks on the podcast "Drink Champs" (18:25) and we review the one that launched it all: the hateful cliches and bigotry West launched in his interview with Tucker Carlson, but Fox refused to air or acknowledge.

C-Block (23:00) "OUR WONDERFUL EVANGELICALS": The hidden dagger in the Trump post is the dogwhistle to the Evangelical and other Fundamentalist movements and their belief that this is the hour for them to take over the country and exclude all minorities (and the majority) from governance (23:50) Ron DeSantis and the "Full Armor of God" movement and (35:25) "The New Apostolic Reformation" and their "Watchman" catechism that "We the Church are God's governing body on earth."

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MAKE "THE" COMMERCIAL BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE 10.19.22

EPISODE 57: COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN

A-Block (1:45) SPECIAL COMMENT: "It is THE commercial: 'You're damn right gas prices are rising again,' Joe Biden or Nancy Pelosi or Barack Obama or somebody says as THE commercial begins. 'Because the bone-cutting Saudis and the genocidal Russians and their Republican prostitutes here are raising your gas prices, deliberately.' THE commercial then runs through the rest of the Republican platform for the midterms." (4:27) But even as Kevin McCarthy goes on the record threatening another Debt Ceiling Crisis as a lever to cut Social Security and Medicare, THE commercial doesn't exist. (6:32) There could be a dozen versions of THE commercial - the one where the FBI perp-walks the child pornographer only to have Marjorie Trailer Park Greene swoop in and defund the Bureau and free the suspect. Or the one with Trump, on tape, handing Woodward the Kim Jong Un letters and saying "Oh, those are so top secret. Don't say I gave them to you!" (8:11) But with 20 days left until the midterms we are still hung up on safe arguments and with being better than the fascists. We have 20 days! Where is the urgency? Where is THE COMMERCIAL?

B-Block (15:11) EVERY DOG HAS ITS DAY: Hitchcock, in Georgia. (16:02) POSTSCRIPTS TO THE NEWS: Marco Rubio's argument against Drop Boxes: They could blow up! And speaking of blowing up, there's John Durham (18:10) IN SPORTS: Amazon buys an NFL game for Black Friday, and did the Jerry Jones-Bob Kraft swearfest have a...happy ending? (20:22) THE WORST PERSONS IN THE WORLD: Tudor Dixon vows to stop "Critical Race Training" in Michigan, and competes with an Idaho lobbyist who compares drag shows to blackface, and the Fox News dingbat who says nobody who hasn't had a child can talk about abortion, for the honors.

C-Block (24:45) THINGS I PROMISED NOT TO TELL: It's 38 years since I left Channel 5 in Boston, and had to say farewell to the man who gave me one of the best pieces of advice I ever received. As a hundred fans appeared out of nowhere to cheer him, I asked anchorman Chet Curtis "how do you get USED to this?" His priceless advice: "DON'T."

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Countdown with Keith Olbermann - HERSCHEL WALKER: NO BRAIN, NO PAIN 10.18.22

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Countdown with Keith Olderman is a production of I Heart Radio No Pain. The athletes say no gain. Long ago it occurred to me there was a corollary to that. Yes, no pain, no gain plus no brain no pain. Here is herschel Walker's latest lie about paying for a girlfriend's abortion, seasoned Mother of my chib. So you're gonna seem a chip, somebody given a tick so that they don't say this a lot. Do you know what? I have no idea. What they can be for i

HERSCHEL WALKER: NO BRAIN, NO PAIN 10.18.22 Top Questions Answered

What were Herschel Walker's contradictory statements about paying for a girlfriend's abortion?

It is unclear what explicit contradictory statements Herschel Walker made about paying for a girlfriend's abortion.

What was the op-ed debate in Utah involving Mike Lee and Evan McMullen?

Mike Lee and Evan McMullen engaged in an op-ed debate in Utah, but the specific details and arguments discussed are not provided.

Why did Ron Johnson hire a law firm for a recount of the election?

Ron Johnson hired a law firm to conduct a recount of the election, but the reasons for this decision are not elaborated upon.

What were some of Donald Trump's anti-Semitic remarks and who did he have dinner with?

The specific anti-Semitic remarks made by Donald Trump and the details of his dinner with Kanye West are not mentioned.

How was Elon Musk involved in endorsing Kanye and buying Twitter?

It is stated that Elon Musk was involved in endorsing Kanye West and potentially buying Twitter, but further information or context is not provided.

Why did Liz Trust fire her finance minister and what chaos ensued in the British government?

The reasons for Liz Trust firing her finance minister and the extent of chaos in the British government are not outlined.

Why is there a suspicion that there are no competent adults in positions of power?

The episode mentions a suspicion that there are no competent adults in positions of power, but the basis or explanation for this suspicion is not explored.

What sports events and controversies were discussed in the episode?

The specific sports events and controversies discussed in the episode are not mentioned.

What considerations were made regarding the baseball playoffs and stadium funding?

The episode briefly mentions considerations made regarding the baseball playoffs and stadium funding, but no further details are provided.

How did Howard Stern influence Keith Alberman's college decision?

The episode states that Howard Stern had an influence on Keith Alberman's college decision, specifically regarding attending Boston University School of Public Communications, but the specific details or advice from Stern are not mentioned.

Why did the speaker ultimately choose Cornell over BU and Harvard for college?

The episode states that the speaker ultimately chose Cornell over Boston University (BU) and Harvard for college, but the reasons for this decision are not given.

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