Video: Limbaugh and Coulter address the nation, part two
posted at 3:42 pm on March 2, 2007 by Allahpundit
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Just posted at YouTube, per TV Newser, it’s a sneak preview of the second episode of THHNH that’s set to air Sunday. The ratings for the rerun of the pilot were stellar, but the reviews have not been kind. These two shows have been in the can for weeks, so Fox has to decide soon whether to order new episodes or hit the gong.
I have no reaction except to say that Rush saying “panties” is always funny.
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I was just reading the other thread about Valerie Plame and this thread got me thinking: who’s hotter Valerie or Ann?
Looks-wise I’d say Valerie, but intelligence-wise its definitely Ann.
Andy in Agoura Hills on March 2, 2007 at 3:46 PM
Freakin’ hilarious!
Rush/Coulter ‘08!
SnakeintheGrass on March 2, 2007 at 3:47 PM
You know… Rush is older the rosie how does that all work?
dread pirate roberts on March 2, 2007 at 3:48 PM
It’s getting better ~hoping~
jdpaz on March 2, 2007 at 3:48 PM
Dont forget “all that foreign stuff.”….hehe…That line had to goad her at least a little to say but its funny”stuff.”
spazzmomma on March 2, 2007 at 3:51 PM
My Hero’s!
And Drudge is Secretary of State!
It couldn’t get any better, except Mark Levin as Secretary of Defence!
Kini on March 2, 2007 at 3:53 PM
i just stabbed my eardrums with some kebab skewers and yet the infernal ringing of canned laughter still reverberates! please kill me!!!
jummy on March 2, 2007 at 3:54 PM
Hmmm.
I like El Rushbo, and luuuuve Ann, but not sure about this. If I had cable I’d watch it though, just ’cause.
geekrunner on March 2, 2007 at 3:55 PM
Drudge as Secretary of State?
Rumsfeld would have gotten a bigger laugh.
Libby as Attorney General would have killed.
Bill C on March 2, 2007 at 3:55 PM
That was funny!!
Troy Rasmussen on March 2, 2007 at 3:56 PM
The whole thing was funny right up until the end. Rush was great. But as soon as Coulter started joking about “countries we haven’t invaded yet”, it just made me sick to my stomach. When will that woman ever learn? And more importantly, who even still cares what she thinks? Now if only they’ve casted Michelle Malkin as VP instead of Ann, I could actually watch that whole thing without it leaving such a sour taste in my mouth. There is nothing funny about the Iraq situation, and we absolutely DO NOT need to invade Iran. So the thought of having invaded so many other countries that only Canada is left is just sickening.
John on March 2, 2007 at 3:58 PM
Lets invade Canada.. They need the excitement.
GoodBoy on March 2, 2007 at 4:01 PM
hey Michelle, what’s your position in the cabinet?
this was hilarious, its taking Ann and Rush and just putting them in a funny situation. John, lighten up a bit. I take everything Ann says with a big grain of salt, its funnier and easier on the liver that way. And invading Canada? Very funny. But i guess that means we’ve invaded Mexico already…wooohooo!
Defector01 on March 2, 2007 at 4:03 PM
These skits are killing it… There is a slightly funny premise in there, but if this show is the answer to the Daily Show, they have no place. If FNC wants to also get a pilot for a conservative sketch comedy show going, that’s one thing… but this is very out of place with what THHNH is supposedly supposed to be.
That said, I’m still willing to give it a chance, but the first episode was horrible and I stand by that. And you all know I’m the rightiest of the right… but that forces me to be honest too, including when it comes to comedy and what is and isn’t funny, and so far, this show has not been funny.
RightWinged on March 2, 2007 at 4:05 PM
Uh, John, it was a joke.
Michelle could be Secretary of Homeland Security.
And it’s too bad Kenneth Lay is gone… Sec. Commerce!
dalewalt on March 2, 2007 at 4:10 PM
Eh… lacked a zing. Wasn’t painful, though!
frankj on March 2, 2007 at 4:13 PM
The comedy fell a bit flat. Definitely flatter than the first skit with those two. Ann is just mocking her critics with the piece on invading other countries. It’s a gag that will have a very short shelf life.
As for this comment:
Interpreter please.
thedecider on March 2, 2007 at 4:17 PM
Someone needs a nap.
JackM on March 2, 2007 at 4:17 PM
Yeah, you forgot the sac tag.
(here’s your sign)
Max Power on March 2, 2007 at 4:19 PM
thedecider, Rosie, on The View, basically informed Elizabeth that because she’s older, she’s smarter.
dalewalt on March 2, 2007 at 4:21 PM
Hmmmmm, Ann.
x95b10 on March 2, 2007 at 4:21 PM
LOL JackM…
The Ugly American on March 2, 2007 at 4:23 PM
President Limbaugh’s first order should be meat and potatoes for Vice President Coulter.
dingoatemebaby on March 2, 2007 at 4:25 PM
/starts to sing…
Blame Canadaaaa…..
Romeo13 on March 2, 2007 at 4:29 PM
Romeo, has anybody ever told you how good you sing? Yeah, I didn’t think so. :-)
dalewalt on March 2, 2007 at 4:31 PM
No… but I have been requested to sing “Far Far away”….
Coulnd’t find the sheet music though…
Romeo13 on March 2, 2007 at 4:34 PM
Heh.
You guys are wishing way too hard. It’s not that funny at all, and that’s being charitable.
But we gotta start somewhere I guess….
Dr. Gecko on March 2, 2007 at 4:38 PM
I found that whole report card bit funny, but I don’t necessarily think it is for the reasons the sketch writers were hoping.
Watching them sit there and pat themselves on the back for a job well-done…..seeing all those A+’s on the report card….I dunno….it just reminded me of the Democrats and their “first 100 hours”. How they stopped the clock every time they weren’t debating legislation related to their “100 Hours” bit….
Like I said, it probably wasn’t the point of the bit, but it just reminded me how ridiculous politicians can be (and yes, in case any Dems out there are wondering, I am referring to pols on both sides of the aisle) when they are tooting their own horns.
JadeNYU on March 2, 2007 at 4:44 PM
Ahhh…thanks dalewalt! I never watch the spew – even the clips posted here.
thedecider on March 2, 2007 at 4:51 PM
I don’t, I thought it was pretty funny. But then again, I’m easily amused.
flipflop on March 2, 2007 at 5:02 PM
You noticed that, too? She better be careful, if she turned sideways, she would disappear……..
PinkyBigglesworth on March 2, 2007 at 5:04 PM
That’s the truth!!! I love Ann, but, I swear to God it’d bbe like hugging a bag of coathangers.
Smart, pretty, seriously in need of a double cheeseburger…
Lonevoice on March 2, 2007 at 5:10 PM
Who dubbed it the answer to the daily show? It’s obvious the show desires to be the answer to SNL, instead. Its about as funny (not very) and has a similar style – skits and a newscast in the middle.
lorien1973 on March 2, 2007 at 5:14 PM
They need to ditch the laugh track and film in front of a studio audience, preferably one that is very conservative.
pullingmyhairout on March 2, 2007 at 5:31 PM
Only if she turned to the left….
Romeo13 on March 2, 2007 at 5:42 PM
You know, this whole Canada thing. We really ought to think about it.
Vast natural resources. Plenty of room for expansion. It’s already the 51st state in all but name. The bacon is round and so are the women. Best of all, we can finally invade someplace without carting men and supplies 8,000 mile ahead of time.
I’m all for it.
Seriously. If everybody is going to accuse us of having an empire … well, let’s just have one. Starting with our neighbors.
Annexing our neighbor to the south would certainly solve the problem of Mexican illegals. In fact, if we just invade the entire hemisphere, the Pacific and the Atlantic will provide all the border security we need.
What a lame empire we are. No ambition at all.
Professor Blather on March 2, 2007 at 6:13 PM
These two shows are pilots. Laughtrack may be a budget thing, maybe. They were also both written so far back that the writers could not be topical like on SNL, the word for that kind of writing is “evergreen” in the biz. The thing is done so far behind the viewing date, sometimes weeks to months, that the only jokes that can work are “evergreen” variety.
Pilots get to be full fledged shows based on their ratings. Most of the time.
Most shows don’t look anything like their original pilots.
.
The Machine on March 2, 2007 at 6:29 PM
New cabinet position of Secretary of Expansion. I nominate Professor Blather.
dalewalt on March 2, 2007 at 6:40 PM
After the post I just left, I’m due for impeachment. You take over for me. I’d suggest either letting Quebec stay – or exporting all those fine folks to France.
Peace out.
Professor Blather on March 2, 2007 at 6:48 PM
Lonevoice:
You have to hang some beef on the hanger.
Those of us who are attracted to coathangers, find your remarks offensive.
dingoatemebaby on March 2, 2007 at 7:15 PM
Sorry, that was very lame. I wanted to like it.
It was just. too. boring. Ugh.
What was funny about that? Listing a few things? Attack Canada?
Old, lame, overdone, not funny and embarrassingly unskilled ‘comedy’.
If some of you think it is funny — more power to ya. I don’t get it, but I can’t figure out why so many people watch Dancing With the Stars or think Bingo is a fun night out.
mesablue on March 2, 2007 at 7:28 PM
The laught track is quite distracting…it really takes away from what could have been a funny bit. Murdoch has the dough to spring for a live audience. Grrrrr!
SouthernGent on March 2, 2007 at 7:37 PM
I say ditch the show, and let Rush and Coulter BE the show…
Still don’t think the HHNH was that great, and I’ll say again…It doesn’t belong on a news network…
JetBoy on March 2, 2007 at 7:43 PM
Loved it!
Cut these guys some slack–they’re not “professional comedians” like those dipsticks on SNL and the Comedy Netword, they’re pundits who are hilarious when speaking the truth because they’re so blunt and so right!
I think this show rules; I’ll watch Rush and AC doing just about anything!
Jen the Neocon on March 2, 2007 at 8:43 PM
Yes it can…put Levin as the ambassador at the U.N.!
Ropera on March 2, 2007 at 8:49 PM
Rush’s cigar was a hoot. (Clinton inference) The bit is getting pretty good. I will watch in hopes it gets ‘picked up’ by one of the networks. If it can make money it will get picked up. That would be a momentus occasion for two reasons. It would be a weekly jab at the nutroots and educate the uninformed!
sonnyspats1 on March 2, 2007 at 8:51 PM
That was good! Ok, I’ll watch it… And is Michelle on again (in the next time slot)?
Zorro on March 2, 2007 at 9:48 PM
Yep. They’re trying a little too hard.
The laugh-track is so retro I half expected to see Weezie Jefferson come on and bitch slap Archie.
BacaDog on March 2, 2007 at 11:29 PM
This is exactly what I am talking about with Coulter being included with other thoughtful conservatives. I know some people dislike Rush but he is no Coulter who goes to great lengths to make Conservatives look bad. She regularly gives liberals ammunition; I have to wonder if she is as smart as she wants everyone to believe. I refuse to watch this clip because her sorry ass is in it.
zerodamage on March 2, 2007 at 11:50 PM
I laughed! I hope they give it time to get more polished…I just discovered the 1/2 Hour show…
CCRWM on March 3, 2007 at 12:03 AM
Oh and out here in the very liberal state of CA, the few conservatives I know…understand and like Ann Coulter a lot
CCRWM on March 3, 2007 at 12:05 AM
And Allah saying “Rush saying “panties” is always funny.” is also funny.
- The Cat
MirCat on March 3, 2007 at 1:05 AM
It couldn’t get any better, except Mark Levin as Secretary of Defence!
Yes it can…put Levin as the ambassador at the U.N.!
Ropera on March 2, 2007 at 8:49 PM
I’d buy tickets to that.
91Veteran on March 3, 2007 at 1:06 AM
It’s common knowledge that this is supposed to be an answer to the Daily Show… First of all it has “News” right in the title, implying it’s supposed to be a humorous NEWS show… not sketch comedy. It’s been billed as the conservative answer to the Daily Show and Colbert all along, I’m honestly shocked that you are unaware of that lorien1973… Was anyone else not aware of this?
RightWinged on March 3, 2007 at 1:34 AM
I liked the “countries we haven’t invaded yet” line. It is healthy for us to be able to laugh at ourselves. It is what separates us from the left–among other things.
brazilnut on March 3, 2007 at 4:24 AM
“Lets invade Canada.. They need the excitement.”
Hmmmm. Let’s see. Don’t we still owe Canada for our defeat at their hand during the war of 1812?
How would the op order for that look, anyway?…..
——-
FROM: POTUS
TO: Girl Scout Troop 413 (”The Bluebird Borne”)
SUBJECT: OP ORDER FOR THE CONQUEST OF CANADA TO EXPAND CANADA INTO OUR EMPIRE.
Task Organization:
GS Troop 413 from Minneapolis, MN will be the primary assault force. Code name: Valkyrie.
Greater Minneapolis School District will provide the Bluebird buses for transport. Code name: Busman.
WeatherChannel will provide radar-weather surveillence. Code name: Weatherguessers
15 USAF C-17 will provide airlift: Code name: Santa Claus.
I. Situation:
1) An obnoxious situtation exists north of the United States of America border in a country formally named CANADA, but more popularly known as CANUCKISTAN. Hockey playing, back-bacon, beer guzzling devotes of the McKenzie Brothers have turned the northern part of the North American Continent into a breeding place. Besides stinking up North America with noisy beer farts, CANUCKISTANIS have a holier-than-thou demeaner totally unjustified to their place as menial servants to America.
2) CANUCKISTANI citizens visit the USA, populate our newsgroups, and generally make asses of themselves with their mispronounciation of words ending in “out” and their funny spelling habits.
3) The current CANUCKISTAN government is rife with subsidized beer importing into the United States, threatening our native beer brewing industries. In addition, CANUCKISTAN represents an immediate threat to the national security of the United States because of the possibility of western CANUCKISTAN splitting the confederation and seeking union with the United States, even though we don’t want them as part of the United States. The third fact is that too many kewl TV shows are made in CANUCKISTAN, causing labor stress in Hollywoodland. Strike that last, that’s not a good reason after all.
4) CANUCKISTAN must be taught a lesson about messing with their betters south of their border, especially Texans.
A: Enemy Forces:
1) Weather: Winter weather persists over North America. Snow, winds, sub-freezing temperatures cover most of CANUKISTAN at this time of the year. Valkyrie personnel will be need to be equiped with galoshes and mittons and other appropriate cold weather gear.
2) Terrain: Terrain varies. Artic snowfields, heavily wooded forests, rural, and Garbage Dumps in side certain urban areas intermixed with Eskimo reservations and seal killing fields covered in yukky blood and baby seal fur.
3) Enemy order of battle: 4 obsolete submarines, rusting at pier, a dozen or so rusting rowboats referred to as “The Canadian Navy” (giggle), 2 battalions of fellas and gals who march in close order swarming about semi-precision, most of whom are out of the country right now, 4 squadrons of CF18 fighters with airsick crews. Not much else to worry about.
4) Location of enemy: Entire North American Continent north of US borders. Specific location to be determined by (a) beef-fart smell, and (b) empty beer cans on the snow.
5) Current Enemy Activity: Lying around, farting, eating back-bacon from Scooby-Doo lunchboxes, watching CANUCKISTANI version of “Girls Gone Wild” and “Best of Beer Fart Lighting” contests on TV. Enemy is not watching agression-suppressing Canadian Football due to end of US (i.e., ‘Real’) football season.
6) Strength: None. Canuckistanis are known to be beer-farting back-bacon eaters (koo-kookookoo-KooKooKoo) who, when not lighting their farts, still think it is 1812 and that we give a damn.
7) Probable course of enemy action: Retreat in the face of superior Valkyrie forces, while begging for mercy at having to eat “Thin Mint” weapons.
B. Friendly forces:
1) Busman, which will provide transportation and logistics. Weatherguesser which will provide weather forecasts and advance warning for use of galoshes and mittens. Santa Claus will provide heavy airlift and palletized cases of “Thin Mint” weapons.
2) Adjacent units: None. Valkyrie will not need support units at this time.
3) Fire support: Santa Claus will provide resupply of airdropped GS Cookies, type “Thin Mint.”
C: Attachments: None
D: Detachments: None
II. Misson:
Valkyrie is tasked with the brutal conquest of the country known as CANUCKISTAN or CANADA within the time frame specified (45 minutes).
A. Concept of operation: Valkyrie will line up at the US border (point AA) will proceed north of the border into the major “cities” known as “Toronto, home of Second City” “Quebec,” “Montreal,” “Ottawa,” “Vancouver,” (OBJ) and conquer the people of CANUCKISTAN using fire and maneuver. Floor games and 7-UP breaks will be limited no more than 15 minutes as per unit SOP. Conquered CANUCKISTANI population will be given Wal-Mart blue vests and floor mops with instructions to clean the floors at US Wal-Mart estabilishements.
1. Maneuver: Busman will transport Valkyrie to staging points. Santa Claus will drop pallets of GS Cookie “Thin Mint” outside OBJ, and resupply when necessary. Valkyrie will enter “cities” and position themselves on street corners and in front of retail outlets and proceed to sell cookies.
2. Fires: Valkyrie will direct fire (”Thin Mints”) upon enemy resistance until enemy surrenders or runs in fear or from indigestion caused by transfat-less “Mints comma Thin.”
B: Tasks to maneuver units: Get Valkyrie from AA to OBJ. Act as repository for mittons and galoshes.
C: Tasks to combat support units: Resupply of “Thin Mints” as necessary.
D: Coordinating Instructions: Kick CANUCKISTANI butts if they look crosseyed at Valkyrie girls, those McKenzie Bros are pervs. Use jump ropes to tie insurgents to street lights if necessary.
IV. Service Support:
A. General: Standard support SOP will be in effect at all times.
B. Supply: One case of 7-UP and 3 jump ropes will be provided for Valkyrie for R&R.
C. Medical Evacuation; None projected. CANUCKISTANIS are known to have been disarmed by their government as well as being beer farters. Provision for dealing with beer-fart burns from lighting should be undertaken.
D. EPW Personnel: EPW will be given blue Wal-Mart vests and name tags and told to mop the floors of Wal-Mart stores throughout North America. Wal-Mart management will assume responsibility upon EPW turnover.
E. Misc:
1. Special Equipment: “Thin Mint” cookies (expired, transfat) for heavy bombardment. “Thin Mint” cookies (transfat-free) for small unit engagement. Cases of 7-UP for entertainment and R&R time. Satellite radio for signals.
V. Command and Signal:
Command and control will operate out of POTUS White House Situation Room. Signal to be maintained via XM Disney, XM Satellite Radio channel.
A. Command: POTUS, White House.
B. Signal:
1. Frequencies: XM115 (The XM Disney Channel)
2. Method: XM Radio downloaded to belt-mounted receiver.
3. Pyrotechnics and signals: Middle finger to be issued by POTUS to Maple Leafs when CANUCKISTAN is conquered.
4. Codewords: “YEEHAW!” and “DON’T MESS WITH TEXAS!”
5. Challenge and Password (behind friendly lines): Challenge: “What about Canada?” Response: “WHO?”
6. Challenge and Password (forward friendly lines): Challenge: “Whose your daddy, Canuck?” Response: “YOU ARE GS 413!”
7. Running Password: “Hockey is a game for pooftahs.”
8. Recognition signals: Dark Green sash over tan blouse and skirt.
9. Special Instructions for RTO: Play lots of Mandy Moore.
End.
Execute order upon POTUS signal. Your signal is “I miss my SCTV.”
—-
Required disclosure: Apologies to a poster on usenet whose material I cheerfully stole and modified.
georgej on March 3, 2007 at 4:37 AM
PS — Just kidding, Canadians.
georgej on March 3, 2007 at 4:45 AM
Funny? Pathetic. Like when Ann Coulter recently called John Edwards a Faggot at a conservative dinner as a joke. The Fox channel promo for the show, “a 1/2 hour for conservatives to stick it to (fill in names of democrats)”.
Funny is hard to do. Humor, entertainment should be the main reason for a comedy show, not politically motivated as a platform for a right wing agenda. It’s boring and mean spirited. Mostly it’s just BAD. The difference is the Daily Show, Colbert Report, SNL and Leno/Letterman are FUNNY, done for the joke, not political gain. Sure Letterman picks on Bush, but my gosh have you heard Bush speak in public.
The “main stream media” comedy also take on Dems and Liberals. You may say not enough, but come ON! Bush / shotgun Cheney / rhetorical grandpa Rumsfeld / yes woman Rice / Tony Snow job / what constitution Gonzales / Top graft Cunningham / felon DeLay / pervert Foley / Holy-Homo Haggard… are easy to make fun of.
FOX NEWS, fair and balanced, will NEVER do a comedy bit on Bush, Cheney or the hilarious (read shameful) treatment of our wounded recovering soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Bush finally addressed the issue today, two weeks later. Shameful, disgraceful and more denial and poor leadership. NO ONE IS LAUGHING.
Conservatives should NOT DO comedy or entertainment. Its almost seems like a law of nature, republicans have no natural sense of humor or talent. The laugh track by the way is ridiculous. They kick in a full roar for a sad, weak, lame, joke. Are conservatives so humorless they need to be told when to laugh? That is some serious lock step. Talking points and laugh tracks, that is what the Fox 1/2 hour “comedy” show is. Its almost like communism, Laugh comrades laugh NOW!
Just the sight of Rush, a racist drug addict and Coulter, a provocateur and dolt, makes me puke. Both right wing wacko water carriers are intellectually dishonest.
Now, Dennis Miller a converted conservative is FUNNY and an exception. I would watch him, absolutely. However he will not read the Fox/Gop talking points, and he is too intelligent. His vocabulary and references are too abstract, complex, enigmatic and esoteric for most Fox news viewers. If its not the rant of “Main Stream liberal Media”, Liberals and Dems are anti-american heathens who cause all problems in Iraq, than most Fox viewers will not comprehend.
gmcjetpilot on March 3, 2007 at 5:43 AM
This was really funny. I’m starting to understand how Republicans get termed as “stuffy”. Lighten up and enjoy it for crying out loud.
And the line about invading countries, it has nothing to do with the current war on terror, but instead a line that Ann is famous for. It’s a joke silly kids.
wytammic on March 3, 2007 at 9:23 AM
Ann is wonderful as always. I wish she would eat a sandwich once in a while though.
Wade on March 3, 2007 at 9:27 AM
Oww. I’m sorry, I’m rooting for the show, but that hurts. There’s a reason Limbaugh is a talk show host, Coulter an author.
The overly canned laughter is puke-worthy, at best. On the plus side, I could probably go on that show, tell the “Why did the Chicken Cross the Road?” joke, and have them in laughing fits.
amerpundit on March 3, 2007 at 10:42 AM
My collie says:
I gotta’ watch that collie of mine. I fear that he may go “militant animal rights activist” on me, if I’m not careful.
CyberCipher on March 3, 2007 at 11:29 AM
Captain Jame T. Kirk approves of this message…
and BTW, so does Marty McFly.
(Who’d I leave out?)
CyberCipher on March 3, 2007 at 11:41 AM
I want to see more mockery of the despicable ACLU. They certainly deserve to be ridiculed and derided! Hey! Between this show and O’Reilly’s Culture Warrior book, America is finding out the truth about that terrible organization.
How about Michael Savage for Homeland Security?
Yikes…did I just say that?
Mark Levin for U.N. Ambassador…priceless!!
Christinewjc on March 3, 2007 at 12:14 PM
That segment was much better but . . .
Will someone please get Ann a BigMac?
iNeXuS on March 4, 2007 at 1:19 AM
Not. Funny.
Seixon on March 4, 2007 at 3:59 PM
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