Live Blog from the Anchor Desk 2/23/09
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hi anderson! we LOVE green veggies at our house! we especially love broccoli, do you?! we eat them while we watch your show every night.
Journalist-y......I like that. 360 should have a special place on the blogs for a 360 Dictionary, with ONLY 360 terminology.
Have a great Tuesday everyone!
Thanks for the rerun's of EWF, Huckelberry H. and the former REP candidate
Good night, Anderson, Erica!
It has been a pleasure to be here with you today!
Good night, bloggers! Good night, Megan, EJ, Mave and Brand!!
A great week for all
That was mean to talk about Jaoquin Pheonix you don't know what is going on with him! Be a human Anderson!
Okay, so we can't argue expertly on the economy, but we can on green vegetables. Rage on!
Anderson, 20-plus varieties of huckleberries can be found in the mountain regions of the US, especially in the Rockies. They taste nothing like a blueberry, but are similar in appearance. Much time is spent seeking out the berries in the wild. In my community, a University of Idaho employee is working to domesticate the finicky berry, which he believes may be even healthier than the blueberry. Ironically, his research is being conducted in Sandpoint, Idaho, the town in which Gov. Palin was born! If you are interested in a sample, check out Litehouse Dressings, also homegrown in Sandpoint, as is Coldwater Creek.
Wow, Jim, surprising insight there... I never thought of it that way: banks intentionally getting you over your head in order to make money on foreclosure. I thought they did it so you'd end up paying back the debt (and lots more) over a long term.
Goodnight, Anderson (guess I'll forgive you for hating all things healthy... maybe), Erica, and fellow bloggers!
See all of you tomorrow.
Oh, thanks for the memories all.
Goodnight everyone...see you tomorrow night.
And eat your veggies!
This Ben guy is not quite funny, more to the weird side.
Good enight Anderson.
Good night Erica and floor crews.
Good night all blogers.
Sweet dream everyone!
Well, talking about green veggies on the LIVE Blog was a nice break from talking about the diving economy....
Enjoyed the show and the conversation tonight. Nite all!
Huckleberry cobbler sounds good. Wow Natalie Portman and Ben Stiller did that well together, scraggly and glamourous, nice sketch
good night megan, chris, ej, good night everyone.
Goodnight everyone. Now it's time for all new episodes of Colbert and The Daily Show! YEAH! lol
technically, it is not a cobbler that was served at the White House dinner...more like a tart or pie. a cobbler has no crust on the bottom, only on the top
Good night Andy, Erica – remember to eat your veggies and brush your teeth! See you both tomorrow.
Stiller was funny. Natalie was a good straight man.
Anderson, you cannot talk your way out of this, you know. 😉
Have a good night, everyone! It's been fun. Andy, welcome home again. I hope you enjoyed La La Land–must have been entertaining.
See you all tomorrow! <3
That was a great bit with Ben Stiller last night! My favorite part!!!
Well goodnight Anderson, Erica, Ashley, Megan, Brandi, EJ, David Gergen and all my fellow evening conversationalists! Great discussion tonight! Its always fun to take a break from all the 'bad news' going on in the world to have a bit of a laugh! Thanks guys! Have a great night and looking forward to chatting tomorrow!
I thought I'd forgotten about Huckleberry Hound – I was thinking Huckleberry Finn. Huck's are blueberriesque and grow mostly at high altitude. And they're great.
Good evening AC360 crew, concerning the question from McCain to the President about the helicopters. Why does the President have to but all 4 helicopters, just buy one every four years to replace the aging fleet that are being used.
Ron, TX
pees kinda suck unfortunately but I'll eat um cause I know they are healthy
GN all
You guys are so cute – Have a good night everyone!
goodnite all! see you tomorrow!
what's your favorite dessert, Anderson?
@Brian, because companies are laying off which means those employees will need their unemployment checks. There are those who home's value is less than what they owe and to stay above water they need help from the stimulus. I don't think its fair that the governors who allowed their states to get in this situation refuse to take the help based on politics. They have zero to lose when they're constituents can lose their homes.
Huckelberries are a small wild berry, that looks like a small blue berry, but better. no one has been able to grow it commerically. Makes great pies and cobblers.
Wow, that was a quick hour!!!
Joaquin cracks me up...
See some of you on twitter...
Goodnight, everyone!!! Vegan recipes tomorrow!!!
The crack staff..... back to the green backs.
Maybe we should all invest in brussel sprouts....
Ben Stiller had the funniest bit at the Oscar's.
I guess things are a lot different for kids living in the White House than for me growing up. I ate what was put in front of me, if I wanted to eat at all.
Man! That picture of Huckleberry hound looked so familiar to me – I guess from childhood....
The shot – was that interview for real? Weird.
Goodnight all.
was perfect!
Huckleberries are native to the northwest and are a little different than blueberries. Unfortunately they are not in season so all of the guests got frozen huckleberries, looks like maybe they're saving some money on the food.
great show tonight Anderson and Erica and all Bloggers. See you all tomorrow night. Have a great sleep.
ON the Chandra Levy murder suspect – why did you report he was "an immigrant" when he is an ILLEGAL immigrant? Why are you hiding from the public that we have here another violent crime possibly caused by someone illegally in the U.S. ?
I am sorry that the Obama children don't like some of the food in the White House. It upsets me with the amount of people struggling to feed their families that the Obama White House gives the media this type of story.
That Ben Stiller thing was hilarious.
Huckleberries are like blueberries, but much smaller. However, all the taste of the blueberry is packed into the little huckleberry – the flavor is far more intense than the blueberry. My mother lives in rural Alabama and calls her land "Huckleberry Hills" because they grow abundantly in the wild on her property.
Huckleberry hound - childhood memories. Thanks for the Monday bonus!
Good show tonight, Anderson - good mix and fun blogging.
Looking forward to President Obama's speech tomorrow night - will there be blogging during the speech like last time?
Good night fellow bloggers – enjoyed the "chat"!
I did not notice any brussel sprouts on the White House menu...so sad.
Hi Anderson and Erica! Huckleberries are very small, sweet berries. They can be found in Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho. They are terrific, especially when combined with chocolate!
Good night Anderson, Erica, David G, David IN, Rikki, Glen, Ashley, Vanessa TX, EJ, Chris s, Isabel, Michelle, Brandi, and best bloggers!!!
Have a great night and sleep tight everyone!!!!
See you tomorrow night!!!!!!
Anderson,
Have a great night, You have good sleep at home after work, See you tomorrow night after pres Obama's speech!
Ben Stiller was funny at the Oscars last night.
Anderson, Huckleberries are very small berries and are delicious.
You can look for Tillamook huckleberry Ice cream and you might switch your ice cream preference.
joaquim phoenix is crazy! :-0
Hello again - thanks again for joining us... .and see you tomorrow night!
Why are green vegetables and the white house kitchen important?
The break from the economic news keeps some people from drinking.
Night all – thanks for another great session.
You guys living in the city know nothing about good food! Huckleberries are kinda like blackberries ecxept they are more sweet. Go up in the mountains and pick them all the time. There's even a store called Huckleberry's!
Anderson, don't talk about Huckleberry Hound....it just went all down hill from there.