ABOUT ZEITGEIST

Willie Geist has maintained since 1996 that the Internet, like the automobile and the television before it, is a fad. He gets his information from microfiche at the public library and communicates with friends through the good old-fashioned United States Postal Service, thank you very much.

So then why is he blogging? Two words: community service. After an ugly incident at his weekly Sudoku game, Willie was sentenced to speak to young people about anger management. He heard that "young people" looked at the Internet, so the blog became his punishment. It's Willie's way of giving back.

In Zeitgeist, you'll find the kind of expert analysis of news and pop culture that has made Willie one of the most beloved figures in American life today (you can look it up). You'll also get raw, behind-the-scenes footage from MSNBC. You'll even get to talk back to Willie. So give the blog a try and catch the Internet fad before it's gone for good.



January 2008 - Posts

Pedicure with Miss America

Posted: Thursday, January 31, 2008 1:06 PM by Daily Nightly Editor

Willie Geist spends a girls' day at the spa with the brand new Miss America, Kirsten Haglund. Watch video

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The Giuliani sandwich

Posted: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 10:22 AM by Daily Nightly Editor

The numbers say Rudy Giuliani is in trouble in Florida, but early exit polls from New York's famous Stage Deli say Rudy remains as popular, and delicious, as ever. Willie Geist reports. Watch video

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Woman punches horse

Posted: Monday, January 28, 2008 3:03 PM by Cathy Finkler

There's cruelty to animals and then there's stupidity to animals. A Tampa woman committed the latter offense when she threw a haymaker at a police horse. Willie Geist reports. Watch video.

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Cocktails and bikini models

Posted: Friday, January 25, 2008 1:51 PM by Cathy Finkler



Willie Geist woke up early this morning to drink fruity cocktails with the girls at The Hawaiian Tropic Zone restaurant. It was a tough assignment, but somebody had to do it. 

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Beckham kicks Mother Nature

Posted: Thursday, January 24, 2008 3:27 PM by Cathy Finkler

A new study finds David Beckham might be polluting the environment more than any other person in the world. Willie Geist has the story. Watch video

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Clinton takes a nap

Posted: Tuesday, January 22, 2008 1:53 PM by Cathy Finkler


Bill Clinton apparently has no problem sleeping in public. He did it again at a church ceremony for Martin Luther King. Willie Geist looks at Clinton's strange history of napping. Watch video.

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Breakfast at Willie's

Posted: Friday, January 18, 2008 2:19 PM by Cathy Finkler

How does Willie Geist start his day? With Chocolate Lucky Charms drenched in Red Bull. Willie shares his morning pick-me-up secrets in this cooking segment. Watch video

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Breakfast at Red Lobster

Posted: Thursday, January 17, 2008 1:25 PM by Cathy Finkler



While the rest of the cast of "Morning Joe" was at The Fish House in Pensacola, Florida, Willie Geist found a little local seafood shack of his own right in the heart of New York's Times Square. Watch video

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'Idol' is back!

Posted: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 2:24 PM by Elizabeth Chuck



If emotionally fragile people are being humiliated on national television, it must be "American Idol"! Willie Geist celebrates the return of the phenomenon. Watch video

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President Bush: The falconer

Posted: Monday, January 14, 2008 4:18 PM by Cathy Finkler

President Bush's trip to the Middle East is providing a treasure trove of awkward photo-ops. Willie Geist has the latest. Watch video

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President Bush serenaded

Posted: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 4:47 PM by Cathy Finkler

President Bush traveled to Israel to talk about peace, but he quickly found himself surrounded by singing and dancing children. Willie Geist shows us all the awkward diplomacy. Watch Video

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Willie goes to Vegas

Posted: Tuesday, January 08, 2008 5:52 PM by Cathy Finkler



While on a self-destructive bender in Las Vegas, Willie Geist wandered over to the Consumer Electronics Show. He found a remote-controlled beer cooler and a $50,000 bed among the technological breakthroughs.

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Remote controlled beer cooler
$50,000 bed
'Data Destroyer'
Gutter cleaning robot

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