Norah Needles North Koreans For 'Going Limp After 30 Seconds'

Hardball/NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelstein

[governsleastgovernsbest]

by Mark Finkelstein

July 5, 2006

Ouch! Norah O'Donnell knows how to get a guy where it hurts. And Kim Jong Il might be feeling 'ronrier' than ever.

On this evening's Hardball, Norah, guest-hosting for Chris Matthews, discussed the failed North Korean missile tests with three separate panels. In each case, she used the same metaphor to describe the failure:

To her first panel, composed of congressmen Dan Burton [R-IN] and Bill Pascrell [D-NJ], Norah noted:

"We saw the Taepodong missile essentially exploded and went limp into the sea of Japan after 45 seconds."

Next, with guests Michael Scheuer and Tyler Drumheller - both former CIA officials - she mentioned:

"We realized after 30 seconds, this missile went limp." [Yikes - performance down from 45 to only 30 seconds.]

Finally, with former RNC Chairman/VA Governor Jim Gilmore [a steadfast fellow, I might mention] and Dem strategist Hillary Rosen, O'Donnell observed

"The long range missile essentially failed and went limp after 30 seconds."

On a day when Viagra was again in the news, you have to figure Norah selected her simile with malice aforethought.

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Hardball/NewsBusters ping to Today show list.

[samadams2000]

She's a little dirty commie herself.

[BigSkyFreeper]

Kim Jong IL-Repute was off his meds yesterday.

[silent_jonny]

Norah selected her simile with malice aforethought.

Or from first-hand experience (no pun intended ;)

[BigSkyFreeper]

She just upset the commie bastard couldn't go the 4-hour distance.

[BallyBill]

Did it dawn on anyone that they were only testing the 1st Stage booster and the upper stages were unfueled and that is why it went "limp"? Maybe it wasn't an unsuccessful launch because the same upper stages already work on their shorter range missiles without the lower booster stage.

Just a thought.

[MNJohnnie]

"Soju, a clear alcohol is an acquired taste and is the national Korean drink."

Ok we have a new drink for American Bartenders.

The Kim Il. 10 oz Soju, 10oz Vodka, 10oz Sake, a splash of cola and 10 ozs fruit flavored koolaid.

35 seconds after you drink it, you fall down.

[capt. norm]

Maybe Norah has something similar to that in her personal life that is weighing heavily on her mind and the Freudian Slip keeps repeating itself.

[Vaquero]

...........dong missile essentially exploded and went limp into the sea of Japan after 45 seconds."

Sounds like a personal problem for Kim Jong-mentally-il.

being so ronery for so long, I guess it was to be expected

[MeanWestTexan]

No doubt she is sexually frustrated.

Democrats pull out before the job is finished.

[Txsleuth]

Yes...I would say that Norah has a "DONG" fetish...LOL

[Frank Sheed]

http://fallbackbelmont.blogspot.com/2006/07/anti-missile-technology.html

Laser-induced?

[BigSkyFreeper]

Nowah! Me love you long time! Me go "boom-boom" for you! [smooching sounds]

[MNJohnnie]

Or maybe they failed just as reported and you are vastly over estimating the Commies. This is a regime that lives on bellicose threats, saber rattling and propaganda. The idea they would knowingly plan for failure that would cause them such a massive loss of face is absurd

[Lancey Howard]

I'm sure Norah is very familiar with "limp".

[capt. norm]

If she wasn't such a Koolaid liberal, I could, possibly, develop a "Norah Fettish":

[silverleaf]

Maybe this multiple missile failure triggered PTSD in Norah from too many experiences of having something prematurely explode and go limp ...

Oh my eyes.

[BigSkyFreeper]

She must tan with a sack on her head. Her head is pasty white, while her body is tanned.

[capt. norm]

Addendum: I think the name "Natasha" fits her better: