. >> barbara carlson of "bloomberg" magazine. many thanks. >> thanks. >>> that's it for this thursday edition of "countdown." i'm richard wolffe in for keith olbermann. have a good night, everybody. our coverage continues now with "the rachel maddow show." >> good evening, richard. thank you for that. appreciate it. >>> thank you at home for staying with us the next hour. besides the most famous four beers ever consumed at the white house, today featured dramatic action by liberals in the battle over health care reform. a democratic congressman calling republicans bluff on health care. huge mass resistance to the government in the streets of iran, and more news about the winning notary, that is the birther movement. professor trisha rose, congressman anthony weiner all along tonight to discuss those stories and more. all coming up. >>> we begin tonight with what was perhaps the most anticipated, the most hyped, the most speculated about, round of beers in recent american history. tonight at the white house, president obama welcom