Instal Me One

Maybe you've heard about the MSNBC host that dropped the "F-bomb", as it's called, on national television. Thanks for the aricle Yahooo! News.


After an F-bomb dropped on "Morning Joe," the MSNBC news-talk show has installed an early-warning system.

A seven-second delay was added with Tuesday's broadcast, to protect against future eruptions such as that of host Joe Scarborough, who seemed to surprise even himself with his verboten utterance.

Scarborough slipped Monday while attempting to describe the rawboned manner of Rahm Emanuel, incoming White House chief of staff for President-elect Barack Obama.

Amid his many on-air apologies, Scarborough said, "My wife is going to kill me when I get home" and spoke of washing out his mouth with soap.

The delay will not be on any other MSNBC programming, according to spokesman Jeremy Gaines. When asked whether it had been ordered up by network brass or requested by Scarborough, Gaines said, "It was a mutual decision."

Former MSNBC morning host Don Imus aired his show with a similar delay, Gaines noted.


Poor guy, I watched the clip and it was pure accident. I don't know him well but it seemed out of character for him to throw around such a crude word. It was a clear slipup.

So MSNBC is installing this new system that will provide a 7 second delay in order to censor any more slipups by Joe. I'm wondering if I could get one.

Wouldn't that be nice?

I mean, I wouldn't need it for crude language. That never happens to me. But for the less unusual moments when I am overly confrontational, insensitive, or just plain rude, then it would get some use.

How much do you think one of those costs? Maybe they have price breaks for ordering larger quantities. You know . . . group rates! Anyone else need one?

Missions Training, Part 2

Througout this semester our team has meet each Tuesday evening for a time of mentoring with Gary Green, the Latin America Missions Coordinator for Halbert Institute for Missions. Gary is a dear friend of ours and has been so encouraging and influential in our team's formation.

Our time together this semester has largely centered around genograms. Each individual on our team drew their genogram (similar to a family tree) and presented it to the team. There were times we laughed hysterically and times a box of kleenexes would have been handy. Our families, whether for good or bad, have been very formative in our lives. By learning more about each other's family of origin we are able to better understand each others personalities, values, and background.


Here's a shot of our most recent get together.


Also during our time together each Tuesday we have spent time in prayer, discussing pressing issues, and processing other training experiences. After each meeting it has practically become a tradition for us to go to dinner together. It has been a great semester so far in our team's development.