Meatloaf as the brains of the panel? Wow.

Holy crap, that's the first panel?!?

Kinda makes Colmes look, I dunno, gravitas;>

They should throw them all naked into a mud wrestling pit.

How on earth is he ever going to top that one?

Has one show ever been so jampacked full of nutjobs? I'm actually not sure if Meatloaf is a nutjob or not, but the producers of the show definitely are for booking him.

They should throw them all naked into a mud wrestling pit.

But I don't want to see Bachmann naked.

Al Sharpton, Michelle Bachman and MEATLOAF? Jeez, add Rip Taylor and Phil Danohue and he'd be resurrecting Bill Maher's Politically Incorrect.

Hannity in particular, and many conservative hosts, like to pick very left and polarizing figures who are reasonably articulate but not really sharp thinkers as such. Hence Sharpton but not say, Glenn Greenwald (maybe the best there is, IMHO), David Sirota, Amy Goodman, etc. That makes it easier for him to generate friction and unsympathetic outbursts, and showcase offbeat unpalatable ideas; with little real insight to expose his fallacies etc.

Don't be sad. After all, two out of three ain't bad.

Are you sure they didn't mean that meat loaf would be the Green Room snack??

Apparently, Meatloaf will DO anything for love.

Meatloaf AGAIN?!?!?

Srsly tho, I agree with the nix on Bachmann nekkid, after pushing out all those Christofacist children her vag must look like the inside of a clown car.

After the Rocky Horror Picture Show, I'm sure Meatloaf will feel right at home between Bachman and Hannity. Sharpton might get a little creeped out, though.

I love Meatloaf. Especially with peppers and ketchup.

Seriously, though. Meatloaf is awesome, and, because of the Rocky Horror Picture Show is only one degree from Susan Sarandon.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go listen to Paradise by the Dashboard Lights. I'll be back in about 20 minutes. :)

Meatloaf is on the show! Meatloaf! Now I KNOW I have to get cable!

Wow, that sounds like whoever is left in the tent at Celebrity Golf.

Are you sure they didn't mean that meat loaf would be the Green Room snack?

No, no... The panel is going to include an actual slice of meatloaf on a plate, with beef gravy and a sprig of parsley, and possibly some mashed potatoes on the side. It's expected to provide the most intelligent commentary on that show to date.

If Hannity isn't very very careful, a unsuspecting adjustment of opinion might slip in there and cause a fissure in the cement of his world view.

Poor Meatloaf though: He may have to do a remake of Highway to Hell after this.

I am always amazed at the strawmen that the right like to put out there as "representatives of the left wing establishment". Meatloaf? OK, probably not much worse than Colmes. But, Al Sharpton? Just because the right is represented by a bunch of big shoed clowns doesn't mean the same holds true for the left.

But Hannity may be in for trouble. Not only will he be outclassed in the brains department, but, for the first time, he will be outgunned in the bombast department too.

I love Meatloaf. Especially with peppers and ketchup. Posted by: doubtful on January 9, 2009 at 1:59 PM

Dito, guy. But only on the 8-track or the LP, not the CD.

But then, Two Out of Three Ain't Bad.

All revved up and no place to go!

You gotta love how Hannity wants to define the left: either feckless (Colmes) or ridiculous (Sharpton).

Of course, if he's defining the right with Michelle Bachman, then neither side is going to be looking very sane.

Maybe Meatloaf can do an unplugged redition of his "Standing On The Outside" for this occasion:

I ain't livin' here no more, I ain't even keepin' score
It's too late to change, it's over, I'm drownin' in a sea of tears
Nothin' I can say to you makes any difference
There ain't nothin' I can do, none of it's makin' sense

Chorus:

Standing on the outside - I'm lookin' in at you - standing on the outside
Standing on the outside - I'm running out of time - standing on the outside

I'm so tired of bein' alone in a world that feels so cold
There's got to be a light that I can find
There's got to be a soul somewhere that shines for me
Now I don't want to live without love anymore, I just wanna live my life
Love's gonna open up the door, show me it's light again

(chorus) (Solo)

Standing on the outside - I'm lookin' in at you... (waving my bic in the air)

So Now *I'M* praying for the end of time!

Al Sharpton, Michelle Bachman and MEATLOAF? Jeez, add Rip Taylor and Phil Danohue and he'd be resurrecting Bill Maher's Politically Incorrect.

Or Hollywood Squares. "I'll take Mitch McConnell to block!"

this lineup makes me wish i was in the business of selling clown shoes....

Or Hollywood Squares. "I'll take Mitch McConnell to block!" -Quaker in a Basement

That's brilliant in oh so many ways.

"Poor Meatloaf though: He may have to do a remake of Highway to Hell after this. "
Posted by: Zli

Correction: "Bat Out Of Hell".

"Highway To Hell" was AC/DC.

"No, no... The panel is going to include an actual slice of meatloaf on a plate, with beef gravy and a sprig of parsley, and possibly some mashed potatoes on the side."

LOL, but that sounds like a perfectly apt replacement for Colmes.

Judging by the state of our elite political pundits, it seems pretty clear that none of them will dare form an opinion until Meatloaf weighs in. I've even heard rumors that he rules David Broder's world.

Steve Benen wrote: "I enjoy it when Fox News makes fun of itself."

It certainly does seem that Fox News is dropping any pretense of seriousness for Hannity's show. It's going to be pretty overtly a Jerry Springer type of lowbrow, slapstick comedy show except with political clowning rather than dysfunctional family clowning.

Love Hannity or hate him. Love Oreilly or hate him. They both have opposition viewpoints on their entertainment shows ( which you clowns on the left confuse with Fox news.

So remind us - when was the last time Herr Olbermann had anyone on his entertainment show that wasn't a left-wing suck-up????

mjm ftw

I happen to like listening to Reverend Al, and he is going to make minced meat (or meatloaf) out of I'm-an-anarchist-and-I-don't-even-realize-it Bachmann. She is a complete moron.

Sometimes, I enjoy making fun of Fox News, and sometimes, I enjoy it when Fox News makes fun of itself.

Ah, but to have both forms of entertainment at the exact same time? 'Tis joyful AND triumphant!

I can't imagine Sharpton and Bachmann needing a moderator. It should be a great show.

I think some are going to be pleasantly surprised by Mr. Aday's appearance. He's not a stranger to the studio camera (he currently is hosting a gameshow for DirecTV), and can't be intimidated -or- spoken over if he doesn't want to be.

I'm not saying that he is a political genius, but he is a confident, competent showman... Definitely not some sort of burnt-out rocker/addict.

I'm not saying that he is a political genius, but he is a confident, competent showman...

They said the same thing about Joe the Plumber. And where is he now? Crying icicles, instead of tears.

It takes three clowns to replace one Alan Colmes. Now there's four clowns. Call Ringling Brothers.

Meatloaf is a highly respected left-wing intellectual known for pushing debate into areas of grave concern to people of conscience. His treatise on poverty, justice, and a way ahead for the Third World was a masterpiece. Indeed, his current ideas on fast-tracking green initaives and alternative energy solutions netted him serious consideration for the Nobel Peace Prize. He donates 75% of his royalties to hunger-relief projects worldwide, and will leave the set of Fox News to protest for human rights in Gaza.

Oh. Wrong guy. He appears to be the Hippy Strawman guy who drives an SUV. My bad. . .

Oh lord have mercy...how desperate are they for ratings? Is Rachel Maddow really doing THAT well that FOX has to stoop to this? Instead of filming train wrecks, they're causing them and putting out flyers.