"COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN" (8:00 P.M.-9:00 P.M. ET)

Host: Keith Olbermann

Topics/Guests:

• OBAMARAMA: Andrea Mitchell, Howie Fineman, Eugene Robinson, Jonathan Alter
• NIGHTLY McCAIN ATTACK: Rachel Maddow of Err America

How will the orange one contain himself tonight? Let's see, starting with, of course, the opening spiel: It's history! But what will Hillary do? Nightly McCain attack! Unity!? What, no mention of Hillary's decision to concede on Friday? Well, that news just broke, and the opening spiel is pre-taped so that Oralmann doesn't stumble over the words, and apparently he didn't think it was worth cutting another tape. It's hump day at Olbermann Watch!

#5: Hillary to back out on Friday. Andrea Mitchell wisely phoned in so there will be no footage of her and Herr Olbermann on the screen together. The Pundit for All Occasions nattered, followed by regurgitated Obamatape from the network mothership. Sycophant Robinson rhapsodized over "history".

After a "right wing" [Ding!] came #4: more Obamarama and more regurgitated video. Oh, and Hillary is doing everything wrong. Just ask Lefty Alter!

After Bushed (Blue Blog Sources: Michael Moore, HuffPo, BuzzFlash) came another misogynistic sneer at Gretchen Carlson who was Miss America "sometime before the turn of the century". Finally we got to #3, which as we know by now is the nightly McCain attack. But first we had to hear again about Hillary quitting on Friday. Then it was on to tonight's application of Rule #1: whatever a Republican does, it's a bad move, i.e. McCain's proposal for joint town hall meetings. The banner read, of course, "McSame". To effect tonight's ridicule, Keith pimped out comedian Rachel Maddow of Err America, who tonight played a campaign strategist. She made fun of McCain so well so she got Great Thanksed, and we finally made tonight's Love Connection.

#2: Plug for #1. #1: More "break news" baloney. In the Media Matters Minute, "Man on Fan" Olbermann attacked Jed Babbin (Blue Blog Source: Hillary Clinton's Media Matters) and of course Mr Bill (Blue Blog Source: HuffPo). Aww Merkle. Your Kossack lemmings are going to be disappointed that you didn't lift anything without attribution from them tonight.

Muted Mongrels: This was big headline news, at least among responsible media outfits. And yet, MSDNC did their best not to let it spoil their celebration. In fact, Chris Matthews came on the air just moments after the news broke and neither he nor his leg bothered to report it. It was a tough call figuring out what link would best illustrate Bathtub Boy's sleazy partisanship in doing his part to completely spike this story on tonight's Hour of Spin. We decided to use this one, from the website of someone who has been an honored guest in the Seat of Honor on OlbyPlanet time after time. But not on this, nor likely ever again. 'Nuff said.

Tonight's MisterMeter reading: 3 [GUARDED]

And that's The Hour of Spin for this, the 758th day since the declaration that "Karl Rove will in fact be indicted".