Aw, why not. I'm up at 8 a.m. anyway, searching the fridge for what's stockpiled for today's stay-indoor adventure of TV fare.

It's the Fox Super Sunday political show, and immediately, there's two women from Hooters -- Danielle and Kristin (boy, I hope I got their names spelled right), in full Hooter-dom costume -- playing a Wii game on a big screen, where one is the Giants and the other is the Patriots.
"Just keep pressing 'A'," instructs Fox co-host Megyn (boy, I hope I got her name spelled right) Kelly to Kristin, the two of them blondes, "and we have more fun," Kelly adds.
Just before that, a giant countdown clock to kickoff: 7 hours, 20 minutes, 36 seconds.
I can't happen soon enough.

In perfect segue fashion, the show goes from the Hooters girls -- who are, by the way, fine representatives of the company -- to Shepard Smith interviewing NFL commissioner Roger Goodell.
Smith starts to hammer him about "Spygate," and the revelation in Saturday's Boston Herald about a story that's come out about how the Patriots videotaped the St. Louis Rams' final walk-through before the 2002 Super Bowl -- where the Patriots pulled off the 20-17 upset.

Goodell: “Shep, there are no new facts on this. This is Super Bowl week. This is what usually happens, people take the stage and opportunity to spread more rumors. But there are really no facts here. This is very consistent with what we found five months ago. There was no taping of walkthrough between the Rams by the Patriots. .."
Smith: "There was no taping?"
Goodell: "No, and the teams denied that five months ago, so this is not new information. It’s Super Bowl week (and he then gives that that look like, 'OK, move on')

Soon, there's another great segue, Smith teasing a story about “the craziest parties in town.” Can't see the reaction from Goodell.

Back from a commercial to interview Alice Cooper about the politcal race (taped at some party):
“I haven’t found anyone I really like yet. Right now everyone’s so extreme. I’m kind of looking for a guy in the middle. Pee-wee Herman would be good.”

An interview with President Bush, about how he's "fired up" for the game ... The story tags back to when he was watching a playoff game in 2002 and he choked on a pretzel, passed out while coughing and hit his head.
“Watchign football and eating pretezles can be dangerous," Bush said with his usual smirk.
"No pretzels this year but we’re told the President has not ruled out nachos," says the non-descript reporter, trying to top Bush's comment.

Another Fox reporter, Yetta Gibson, reports on the parties where she spots "Gillian Barbarie" -- or Reynolds, as the Fox studio guys have been calling her all year. Reynolds is asked about the rain in the forecast for the Super Bowl in Glendale, Ariz.: "It doesn’t matter, it’s a frickin’ dome, dude."

Fox News stat of the day: In the 10 presidential elections since birth of the Super Bowl, seven have been won by Republicans.
With the Super Bowl teams score more than 50 combined points in an election year, “it bodes well for the Repubs," says the reporter, noting the party has won 75 percent of the time.
A stretch? Of course. But it's Fox News.
Twice, the state hosting the game has been home to the party nominee: In 1980, when it was a the Rose Bowl (and the L.A. Rams played in it), Ronald Reagan won the nominee. In 2004, when it was in Houston, George W. Bush was re-elected as the nominee.
"That can be a very good omen for a guy named McCain in Arizona," the reporter deduces.
OK, we'll give 'em that one.

Fast forward to 9:45 a.m.:
Lakers-Washington Wizards telecast on KCAL-Channel 9.
Reporter John Ireland is in the stands sitting between James Carvell and Tim Russert.
Russert, the NBC politcal show host, admits he roots for the Wizards. Just then, Caron Butler scores for Washington.
"That's the greatest trade in NBA history," Russert tells Ireland. "Caron Butler for Kwame Brown. Thank you Lakers. Thank you Lakers. Thank you Lakers."
Mitch Kupchak taketh. Mitch Kupchak giveth away as well.