who knew rachel's "soul" was so uptight. your cute little post is an insult to rachel. you're the type who give liberals the bad reputation as always-serious, unfunny, snobby elitists. the "degrading" (but popular) topics you referred to were in the keeping tabs , oddball, and #1 story segments. these are silly segments, meant to be light and funny and a little trashy. the #1 story is given the last few minutes of the show where the host often jokes around with a comedian. do you get the irony? during last night's countdown rachel discussed high gas prices and obama's trip overseas. she had a little fun discussing pop-culture and the audience had fun right along with her. well most of them. uptight curmudgeons like you were too busy being self-righteous and yelling at little kids to stay off their lawns. get over yourself.

btw, good job rachel. i've criticized you in the past, but i see what a good job you're doing on the tv-machine when you guest host and appear on countdown. i don't watch or listen to the horrible RttWH. you appear much more comfortable on tv, smart as always, witty (your jokes crack up the countdown staff, and you look great. you're a rising star!

travis sexton
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