Live Blog from the Anchor Desk 04/08/09
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You guys are way out of touch if you don't know Sponge Bog Square Pants. Either that or you don't have children or you do not spend time with your youngsters. Sponge Bob Square Pants is an ICON> Get with it! Seriously. You are the news, c'mon!
The spongebob ignorance is unbelievable!
Good night, Anderson and Erica!
Good rest!
Good night bloggers and friends of Twitter and Facebook!
See you tomorrow!
Have a good night everyone! Hopefully, we'll have good news about the pirate story tomorrow morning.
Yes Anderson Sponge Bob talks.
There is even squirrel who lives in
the sea.
Erica – loved the quiz with AC - you need to do more of these.
Anderson and Team 360 , Good show tonight - good mix
Once again, Fellow Bloggers - enjoyed chatting
Good night...sleep tight....don't let the bed bugs bite - YIKES!!!
My kids love sponge Bob....It's a weird show, but they like it a lot.
Good night all. Funny quiz there.
Goodnight everyone :"]
Spongebob is not new Anderson!!! Of course he talks. Why would kids watch a character who doesn't talk?
I watch this show every weekend with my 2 year old sister.
If you haven't seen spongebob – then you guys are missing out.
Erica has a 2 year old so she should know everything about spongebob.
Yes, Anderson, Sponge Bob does talk! As do the other undersea life! You should DL the song from I Tunes to wake up the morning! It is a crazy show!
Anderson, I don't even have a tivo or dvr so...
Mike in Syracuse, Renee, I think a couple of months ago the Indian Navy fired on and almost sank a ship thinking it was a pirate vessel and it turned out not to be.
Yes sounds the President is balanced in his tv viewing. It's kind of interesting to hear about what you guys like on tv. I need to watch some of these shows actually.
Spongebob has been on tv for some time Anderson...
Good night Isabel, Good night everyone
Guten Nachte all! And Anderson you again have to watch Spongebob squarepants, the stupidity is the best way to let go of life.
Have a good evening. Check out Sponge Bob Erica and Anderson. It's quite goofy.
Andersn, you really don't need to see a Sponge Bob Square Pants...
I love Entourage!! I loved the Wire too!! Okay, Hannah Montana is because of the Obama girls, I know I have a 10 year old as well...Great answers Andy!...What do you like to watch? Anyway, goodnight and welcome back!
Hope all of you have a great night. See ya tomorrow!
Good Night Guys!
ESPN is so man thing, not my choice of channel, but I love Spongbob Squarepants. 🙂
Good night everyone.
Wish you all a great Thursday.
Sweet dreams!!
Goodnight, everyone!
Thanks bloggers & CNN crew!
Yes, spongebob talks!
Anderson, you NEED to see SPONGEBOB!!!
When will people ever get over themselves and realize that we are not all alike? If we do not have respect for others' rights – the rights of all human beings to make their own choices as long as these choices do not hurt others – then how can we respect ourselves? The one thing that many of us cannot tolerate is INTOLERANCE. And FEAR is the catalyst that creates this lack of understanding.
Fear, Ignorance, and narrow-mindedness are the enemies of progress and change for a better civilization.
Loved the show tonight – it went by too fast, Thank you Anderson, Jeffrey, Peter nd Erica
Erica...you know Anderson isn't so good at the quizzes...you have to at least give him multiple choice! 🙂
The Wire is out on dvd. That is
how I know the show.
Sponge Bob? lol ...
@ Jo Ann – Ohio
Terrific remarks!! I totally agree with you and many, many other bloggers who support "live and let live".
Another fast night of news and really interesting news at that
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Good night Anderson, Erica, Crew. Producers, Jeff Toobin and anyone else with the show i forgot.
And good night fellow bloggers- terrific conversation tonight (as always).
Of course, Sports!! That would be the Pres.'s most favorite TV action!
Great going Erica!! (with the quiz).
I love ESPN too just like my President.lol
Goodnight All.
Is Entourage like the Real Housewives, only hipper?
Good night Anderson, Erica, David G, and my friend twitter/facebook bloggers!!!!!!!
Have a great night and sleep tight everyone!!!! 😀
See you tomorrow night!!!!
Day of the shot with cool basketball Jeremy to predict who won!!!!!! Cool shot! I love the shot!
Anderson,
Have a great night, good sleep at home after work!!!! See you tomorrow night!!! Have a plenty sleep! 😀
I still do not know the situation about piracy. I just hope everybody is secure.
I understand that some religious people have difficulties with the idea of same sex marriage, but trying to enact laws to prevent others from having the same rights that they do is wrong.
@ Renee:
I believe that Canada, Belgium, Holland, Spain, South Africa, Norway and Sweden do. I'm not sure about any others though.
ESPN...Sweet! And Entourage...I was right! 🙂
Good evening Anderson, Erica, and fellow bloggers! Have a great sleep and a wonderful tomorrow! Chat with you then!
TiVo is one of the best inventions of today!
With so many problems and compromises, President Obama will have to use quite a TiVo.
@Cristy...Civil Unions are not the same as marriage, starting with the descriptions (not to mention benefits). Equal is equal, not a compromise to please some people–that's the foundation of our country. Religion is NOT the foundaiton of the U.S., and purposefully so.
I feel deep concern for the men at sea may God help them but how can one out do a story such as one man being married to another or woman to woman.May God help us all. Thanks Anderson
Levi will get his own reality show on VH 1
He should go for it. Why pass up the chance to make a lot of money? (I'm sure he's waiting patiently for an offer)
Good night everyone! Tomorrow is another day!
@ Renee, if i'm not mistaken, Germany was the first country to enable gay marriage law, then France and The Netherlands.
Well Good Night Anderson, Erica and bloogers
Hope you all have a great day tomorrow
Vermont again proved how liberal it really is. Vermont legislature is forcing its political views against people’s will. I’m positive that 99 percent of Vermonters and American people are strongly against same-sex marriages. Vermont should be ashamed of itself
Renee – The UK recognizes civil unions, and I think maybe Brazil as well, but I don't know about marriage.
I can't wait forward watch Dr.Gutpa tomorrow night on Ac360 about Natasha Richardson.
It's so sad what happened to Natasha Richardson in Quebec but that Mont Tremblant is really a wonderful ski spot...