February 29th, 2008 7:16 AM Eastern
Open Blog Friday
by Alisyn Camerota
What’s on your mind this morning. Here’s your chance to bounce some of your ideas off all of us — or just vent. In 3, 2, 1…go.
What’s on your mind this morning. Here’s your chance to bounce some of your ideas off all of us — or just vent. In 3, 2, 1…go.
Alisyn,
I sent two emails to Friends. However, I imagine that they will end up in the digital bit bucket, therefore I am providing them to the AC blog.
Email #1:
Hillary should not be allowed near table ware. She has a record of throwing plates, ashtrays, lamps. Why would Bob Evans open the company up to litigation by giving her access to China? Further, Hillary fits the profile for tainting food with hair.
She will have to look at other career opportunities if her present gig does not work out.
Bill
P.S. If she does take the Bob Evans gig, I am afraid Alisyn that you have just signed yourself up for training Hillary. I still do not understand how such a petite woman does all the heavy lifting of busing.
Email #2
I am shocked, shocked that you would insult the memory of Larry Fine by associating Bill’s mug with Larry!
YOU MORONS! I resemble that remark.
Why I oughta…
Bill
No disrespect meant to one of the Stooges! And, yes, I will happily train Hillary to wait tables, should her career trajectory actually head there.
What’s up with the hearts?
Which ones?
Tell Gretchen:
Leap days, technically known as intercalary days, are calendar corrections. Despite what you have been taught, there are not 365 days in a year. There are precisely 365.2425 days, which means we gain a day every four years. An exception: Century years cannot be leap years unless they are evenly divisible by 400.
Can somebody hand me a calculator?
Tell Gretchen -
Leap days, technically known as intercalary days, are calendar corrections. Despite what you have been taught, there are not 365 days in a year. There are precisely 365.2425 days, which means we gain a day every four years. An exception: Century years cannot be leap years unless they are evenly divisible by 400.
Oh, ok, I understand better now.
Alisyn:
You are my favorite on the show, you are always upbeat and seem to really love what you are doing. I have watched Fox and Friends from the start but my question is, When is Fox going HD, Cnn is HD and so is Fox Business. When watching a Presidential speech etc, I am forced to turn to the other channels for HD and then back for comments. Fox News needs to make the switch….
We feel your pain! We’re waiting with bated breath too. I’m told soon…
Alisyn,
Happy Friday!
What is the deal with that giant screen? When you were interviewing Col. Hunt this morning I kept expecting him to say, “I am the great and powerful OZ!”
Just kinda freaky there…
Have a terrific weekend.
BA
We were experimenting. Some people loved it. Some, like you, thought the proportions were weird.
Good Morning & Happy Leap Year!
What’s on my mind? COFFEE!
The ketchup stuff so early this morning kind of left me queasy, but strangely craving a strong Bloody Mary….
Morning Ms. Alisyn,
Just a quick vent; I am sick of hearing how “surprising” it is that Obama has taken the lead over Hillary. It really isn’t all that. Anyone that thought that even a Clinton was going to overcome a 50% negative rating, much of it from her own party, wasn’t very bright to begin with.
Enjoy your weekend.
chas
Tell Gretchen that leap year is determined from one complete revolution of the sun being 365and 1/4 days. Therefore every four years we have to add one day to our calendar to accommodate for the 1/4 day per year. There is NOTHING ANYWHERE having anything to do with eight years in the leap year formula.
If drinking ketchup (or is it catsup?) a good chaser is vodka, worchestshire sauce and tobasco. (Well, not for Miley since she is under age.)
Alisyn, this morning you were talking about how it seemed wrong that the Presidental candidates were blowing through 100’s of millions of dollars in just a few months.
It is all part of the election process to show that they will be qualified to be President and head of the federal gov’t where they will be required to blow thru 100s of Billions of dollars in a few months. If they can’t waste other people’s money now how do we know for sure they can waste our tax dollars once elected?
Excellent point. It good practice for future squandering.
Hey you guys & gals of Fox, I watch you every morning before taking my teenage daughter to highschool. Now it’s time you listen to my show heheheheh every Wednesday & Friday 10:00 A.M. est. to 2:00 P.M. est. on http://www.wildliferadio.com please tune in because I’m doing something nobody else is doing on the Internet!
This is not a normal radio show folks lol every Sunday I have bands playing on my show here is a link for you to watch on my personal youtube page! Please check it out and let me know you have read this email.
http://www.youtube.com/fendersden
Fender
http://www.wildliferadio.com
Alisyn,
That shot of the buffet with Angelina Jolie was your typical military “Chow Line”.
You guys are great, I watch everyday at 4 am in Montana.
BTW, your husband is a lucky man. How does he cope with all the adulation you receive? Does he get irritated and scold people with remarks like “Don’t tell her that! Her head is big enough! OMG, I won’t hear the end of this for a week!”
Trust me, amidst three toddlers’ tantrums, there’s not a lot of adulation going on at home.
On a serious note. Its great all the friends thank the troops for the job they are doing overseas. I have been wondering would any of the friends join the military and do the same.
Keep in mind a lot of those troops are married man and woman with families.
That story on the hair in the steak was one of the grossest things I have ever heard! I am just wondering though, is three years in prison a little excessive?
I’m still grossed out
Alison, you should be the main anchor woman. you are much smarter and prettier. love ya
Prettier than Steve?
As the “run for the White House” begins to get more heated, will the name Vince Foster come into the discussions???
How about letting your technicians take some of the greetings you are recording of your viewers doing an introductions of Fox and Friends and then putting them in one of the sidebars of the blog so that we can listen to them Alisyn and vote on the ones we think are the are best That way everyone gets to compete with each other. Then feature the top five winners each day for a week in decending order 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 on the show.
Love the idea! Let me ask Toba
Here is the answer on leap year.
Which years are leap years?
In the Gregorian calendar, the calendar used by most modern countries, the following three criteria determine which years will be leap years:
Every year that is divisible by four is a leap year;
of those years, if it can be divided by 100, it is NOT a leap year, unless
the year is divisible by 400. Then it is a leap year.
According to the above criteria, that means that years 1800, 1900, 2100, 2200, 2300 and 2500 are NOT leap years, while year 2000 and 2400 are leap years.
It is interesting to note that 2000 was somewhat special as it was the first instance when the third criterion was used in most parts of the world
Alisyn I do think Steve and Mr Sunshine from Jimmy Dean need to run DNA tests to make sure one wasn’t cloned.
Last thing on Brian dancing the YMCA. Please ask him if he thought he was the Y that he was third in line….bad spelling….dyslexia?
Ed Reining
Amarillo, TX
Good Morning Ali,
With all the weather specialists now calling this year one of the coldest in years.. and the drop in temperature this year is the largest drop in temps around the world in the last 100 years and the ice up North has increased and so on.. Would you please as “Mr. Panic for money” or Al Gore to debate one of the actual scientist about his call of global warming… There is reports from 4 of the most important scientist studing the world climate saying with the lack of sun spot activity we might actually be entering another small ice age.. Like the one that started to end in the year 1830.
Oh,,,, and have him give back all his bogas awards he’s received over the last few years working him self into a sweat talking and his bogus claim of the death of the world by warming climates… What a sham! He has had several scientist challenge him to debate but he won’t.. He turns down any debate from scientist who know what they are talking about!
Thanks,
Will @Ca
Alison,
Maybe you, yourself, could show us on television on how to install webcams throughout our house to ensure the safety of our child. Since you are never home - always at work, the gym or dining out, I would think that you must be very experienced with the use of these webcams to watch the actions of your baby sitter with your three “orphaned” children.
Ted
Ted, I’m detecting some hostility. Perhaps YOU should get out more. And let me know how it is — I’ve rarely “dined out” away from my children in three years.
I can’t understand how people are in such a hizzy about Obama Hussein. He has no experience!
Bosses at FNC, please put Alisyn on the weekend f&f. I like Page and am not criticizing her, but Alisyn lights up the room and I guarantee ratings would go up.
Bosses at FNC, please don’t. I need a couple days off a week!
Leap year is to keep the years even. First guess there are 365 and one-forth days in a year, so every four years add a day. Second guess there are 365 and 1/4 + 1/5 days in a year so every 100 years skip leap year. There are even more rules to keep years right. The reason is the church must keep Easter on same day all other days drift but Easter is ment to be on the very day Christ rose from the dead.
Alison,
I forgot to leave a P.S.
I wonder if Andy Reid now wishes he had spent some more time with his kids.
Ted
Ted,
Do you have kids? Should you be caring for them instead of blogging?
In looking at the election, we should not be surprised by the swell of Americans who are swarming to the canidacy of Barack Obama. Look at the parallel of one of the most popular speakers in America today. Joel Osteen the powerful preacher in Houston Texas has been traveling all over America attracting tens of thousands of people to his message, one of kindness, feel good advise, refusing to talk about the consequenses of sin, not telling people how to live there lives. Joel Osteen does not get rattled, smiles in the face of his enemies, and promises a “better day”. This is all well and good, but his message leaves out how people have to change to make it happen, he does not point out the sin and it’s consequences. I personally like Joel and the influence he is having on bringing people to God, but I wish he would speak on the change that a walk with God requires, it is not about feeling good with the way we live our lives, turning our heads and ignoring the root of our problems.
Barack Obama has taken a page from this type of influential speaking.
People in America do not want to be accountable. They all want someone else to fix things, not having to worry about the consequences, and to not be told how to live. They like positive feel good messages, because they feel overworked and over stressed and that they are “owed something”. They want to live in a “fairy tail” where all will be happy ever after, they want positive messages without negative consequences.
Enjoy your show from Severna Park, Maryland every weekday morning. My wife and I - and Gracie (Yellow lab pup) all watch beginning at 6 a.m.
Suggestion: During this election season, why not have a report from your favorite eating place in your hometown - to get a pulse on the election.
Keep up the great work!
All of you on the show certainly practice the 5 P’s - Prior planning prevents poor performance.
All the best, Joe R. Severna Park, MD
loved the show today…always enjoy your upbeat attitude….
Both Gretchen and you are weariing hearts on your necklaces. Yours is very sparkly. I have a list of women that expect presents once in a while and that is a winner. Where did it come from?
Mine is from a designer named, if I’m not mistaken, Chiarella. I think her stuff can be found pretty readily at malls.
I have a 16 yr old that loves ketchup so much he wears a t-shirt “I put ketchup on my ketchup.”
He eats ketchup on:
Any meat
Spaghetti (like your friends!)
Brea
The only thing he doesn’t eat it on, is vegatables and his salads.
Great slogan
when are we going to begin to hear the tough questions about Obama?
Is he Muslim?
will he swear allegience to the flag of the United States?
will he use a Bible for his oath?
I think all those questions have been asked. I quick google search will reveal the answers.
HEY Don’t touch that toad! You’ll get warts!
Jeff Corwyn is sooooooo dreamy …..::::sigh::::
I was born Feb. 29, 1948 … I’m 15/60 today …. I’ll be your boy-toy, or your man ( heh heh heh)
Re: The guest that said schools are raising males to be “wimps”.
I don’t know if I agree with his point of view or not. I was too busy being repulsed by his obnoxiousness to hear his argument.
“NO, NO. YOU HAVE TO LET ME TALK!!”
He didn’t contribute anything to the discussion.
Heard you on XM radio this morning discussing leap year. Did you find out how it works? If not, here’s what my desk calendar says…
Earth circles the sun in exactly 365.242199 days (not 365.25). To make up for the indiscrepancy, leap year is skipped every three out of four century years not divisible by 400..so 2000 was a leap year, but 1900, 1800, and 1700 weren’t.
I did not know this. Anyway, you’re all awesome, but vote for Hillary!
no one asked about the cherry???? what happened with the cherry , alisyn? what did you do with the cherry? i want to know about the cherry! tell us.
Let’s put it this way: it was tame enough to tell a priest. Of course the priest did recommend not repeating it aloud.
ALISYN;
THE GYSGT.AMPUTEE BROUGHT TEAR’S TO MY EYE’S.I’M A DISABLED VIETNAM VETERAN AND
AS YOU KNOW WE HAD OUR HONOR TAKEN FROM US.WE NEVER HAD A SECOND CHANCE TO
AVENGE THE BLOOD AND TEAR’S SHED BY OUR FALLEN COMRADE’S.HE SHOWED ME WHY I
CLUNG TO MY PRIDE DESPITE SO HATE THROWN AT ALL VIETNAM VETERAN’S.I HOPE THE
POLITICIANS LET OUR MILITARY WIN THIS ONE.HERE IS A LITTLE KNOWN FACT FOR YOU-MORE
THAN 120,000 VIETNAM VETERANS HAVE COMMITED SUICIDE SINCE THE WAR ENDED.ON A
HAPPIER NOTE GOD INVENTED LAVENDER AND PURPLES JUST FOR YOUR EYE’S.I LUV FOX
24\7 ALL THE PEOPLE ALL THE SHOW’S.YOUR #1.
T.G.I.F.
Good Morning Alisyn,
As a contractor, I don’t believe that the general population realize how tough the economy is getting. Our work has decreased to almost nothing, Fuel prices have increased to the point of shutting us down, Insurance rates have went up, and no one will pay the higher cost to get projects done. I have always been an optimst, but I see a really bad signs that tell me we are in for some really bad times ahead. Oh well, Let me lighten it up a bit, and tell you I appreciate the Job you and your fellow newscasters do. You are a joy to watch, and I appreciate it when our service men and women are given the true recognition they deserve, for being the Hero’s they are. Have a Great Day!
Ralph
Re: Col. Hunt
Thank heavens FNC isn’t broadcast in HD yet…. That huge talking head would have given me nightmares!
Does he use Biore© strips? lol
TGIF!!!!!
Sorry, I’m not thinking yet and that is the best I could come up with so friggin early in the morning….
Why is — necessary? You (Alyson) are much smarter, funnier, and prettier.
More Alyson! Less — !
Hey Christopher,
You broke the rules — so I had to censor you.
Ted,
Rule #1 : Don’t mess with Alisyn; it’s her blog.
Rule #2 : See Rule #1
P.S.
Alison’s children are well cared for. She has got “people!”
Kids don’t want people, they want parents. There’s really no “off-duty” sign at home.
Which years are leap years?
In the Gregorian calendar, the calendar used by most modern countries, the following three criteria determine which years will be leap years:
Every year that is divisible by four is a leap year;
of those years, if it can be divided by 100, it is NOT a leap year, unless
the year is divisible by 400. Then it is a leap year.
I am convinced Prince Harry is wearing a cap with a subdued American Flag. Why? Grandmom will have something to say about that.
I have heard the word “ginormous” a few times lately, once on a TV commercial. Is this a real word?? Do I need to replace my signed copy of Webster’s Dictionary?
Good morning Alisyn:
While I think Bill’s comments about your “husband being lucky” are true, in my opinion, we are ALL fortunate to have the opportunity to watch you every morning at 6:00 a.m. I am confident that I speak for most everyone, in that you are “tops” in your career, and a breath of fresh air for us….not some dumb Anchor who has no personality, charisma or style. Keep up the great work~
p.s. You and Steve work extremely well together!
Thanks Leslie!
Hi Allisyn. You are great and I love watching you every morning. My question to you is who decides what you will wear on the show? I love your outfits and PS– You shoes are awesome!
I decide — with a lot of help from the experts
One more thought..
Jeff Corwin and Brian; twins separated at birth???
Do I hear a Fox News Alert?
Alisyn, intelligent & sexy could not have a better representative than you! And THAT’S the breaking news!
Hi, Alisyn!
Interesting that Prince Harry is wearing a cap with a US flag. What’s the story? Uniform? Souvenir? Political Comment? Sign of Support?
I know Hillary LENT her campaign 5 million. Is it true that she wants to be repaid with interest???
Hillary can’t seem to run her campaign, how does she expect to run the country!!!!! BTW Alisyn, you are a pleasure to watch every morning….
A political strategist close to Hillary’s campaign told me that’s not true.
I mean the interest part. The pleasure part still being investigated.
Allie,
Where is the Cherry story from the Bachelorette Party?
Also what happened to the Weekend crew of Paige, Greg and Kelly?
Frank
All remain a mystery
Will@CA, I think you are on to something. I live on the Space Coast of FL and had frost on the roof this morning. I say this is GOD showing Al that he knows nothing and GOD knows and is control of everything!
Al’s nothing but hot air in a BIG head!
Tell Geraldo we need LEGAL IMMIGRATION. I came to this country 40 years ago LEGALLY. I would not read his book if he gave it to me. He is a COMMUNIST!!!!! Oh no I may use it to light my fire place
It is my thought that all Presidential canidates should automatically loose what ever political position they have inorder to run for president. That way they show that they are not just playing the American people for sucker’s! Let’s do a gut check!
I think the comment by John about thanking the troops was right on. But don’t forget the spouses. Next time you see a spouse thank her also. Better yet, if she is a neighbor, cut her grass, or take the kids for ice cream. They really appreciate it.
Frank
Good Morning~Fox and Friends! Alisyn, tell Steve that being a young female in My 20’s I have a pistol permit, to carry a gun for self protection, in Alabama. Girls My age call it~”Packing Heat”! LOL I Love the show but, TGIF!…..
I think it was yesterday, there was a story about Senator Robert Bird in the hospital, and you repeatedly said he was third in line for the presidency — actaully, isn’t Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, third? Robert Bird, as President of the Senate, is fourth.
Chris Nordstrom
San Antonio
Alisyn,
Just wanted to let you all know,Fox and Friends is our wake up alarm. It is my favorite show on tv. You guys really are more like friends than personalities, but deliver the news in a “real” way.Keep up the great work !
Thanks Richie!
Good Morning Alisyn
Im so sick of race and gender, gender and race, rising to such a predominance in the Presidential race. We need someone thats not a hollywood prince or running on or from the coat tails of a previous President. We also need someone that hasnt made a living on Government all his or her life. This to me is wrong. Lifers in Goverment is an abuse of the system and should have never been allowed. We would get more experience and better representation from real people with real work ethics. Can you imagine not showing up for work as much as Obama and still keeping your job or the rest of congress for that matter.
Geraldo, good grief, ok we understand he’s hispanic,we get it OK, a book dedicated to excepting “illegal” immagration. I dont want to see anyone mistreated no matter where they are from but the people hiring the “illegals” are the real problem. A fence is rediculous. The real fence should be holding the ones hiring them and giving reason to take such a dangerous risk. I cant blame the “illegals” wanting better for their families. They arent the criminals, buisnesses that hire them are.
Hey, Alisyn
Before Geraldo leaves the building, can you let him know that Barack Obama is not black. He is black AND white. I sent an email, but didn’t know if it would make it to the foxandfriends email, so I’m trying my hand here as well. The point I made is that Tiger Woods, Mariah Carey, Halle Berry…are ALL bi-racial. My question is…why does the media deny one half of these folks’ heritage.
I’ll admit that this is a sensitive topic for me, because I am black and my wife is white. But as a matter of decency, we are teaching our children that should they ever become public figures, they should be proud of BOTH heritages, not just one.
Can we start being more MC (morally correct) than PC (politically correct) is this country?
*steps down from soapbox*
Thanks for letting me rant. My wife and I love your show.
Sincerely,
DT
Hussein O’Bama for President!
Call me crazy but my grandfather and before would fall out to even to know this country would consider a man of O’Bama’s decent and background for President. Call it what you want folks with “his name” are killing American’s period. Can he be trusted? Seriously!
Help me understand Alisyn?
Perhaps the country has advanced since your grandfather’s time.
For a complete Leap Year explaination see:
http://www.timeanddate.com/date/leapyear.html
Geraldo is pretty confused. If, on a future date certain, Americans were absolutely, positively unable to hire illegal aliens, those 12 million illegal aliens Geraldo mentioned would have no reason to be here and they would–given the following incentive–voluntarily return home.
Grant them amnesty for their illegal U.S. presence provided that they return home, acquire a passport, pass health and criminal background checks, and sign up for existing temporary worker visa programs.
Those who comply should be welcomed back as ‘temporary workers’, not immigrants. Those who cannot obtain a passport or pass required health and criminal background checks need to stay home until they can rectify the problem.
We have no obligation to provide employment to foreign laborers who cannot meet those three requirements.
Thanks.
Ally, why don’t you just sit on top of Steve and Brian. You over talk everyone like you are the only one that knows anything. You are ruining the Foxs and Friends show You are a camera hog.
Um, because that wouldn’t be comfortable.
WHERE’S MY PREVIOUS COMMENT?
I don’t know. Where’d you last see it?