CNN.com Goofs: Transcript Page Includes Kathy Griffin's 2009 Waterboarding Wackiness?

The CNN transcripts page for December 31, 2008 might seem a little ahead of its time, already having a listing on Wednesday morning for the Anderson Cooper New Year’s ball-dropping festivities with liberal comedienne Kathy "Suck It, Jesus" Griffin. The transcript is dated 12/31/08, but it’s clearly off by a year when you see some of the talk:

GRIFFIN: I just -- I like to say President Huckabee.

COOPER: He'll be the Secretary of Defense someday, you know.

GRIFFIN: Wouldn't that be the greatest contender ever, that nutbag Huckabee, right?

COOPER: I don't know what you're ...

GRIFFIN: Now, of the current administration, I know you have to be impartial.

COOPER: Right.

GRIFFIN: Of the current administration, who would you most like to waterboard?

COOPER: Oh, that's not even funny. That's not, that crosses the line, Kathy Griffin.

GRIFFIN: It's not even -- that's what I'm here to do. I'm here to move it, and then cross it. Have I got you fired yet?

COOPER: Not yet, no.

GRIFFIN: How much time do I have?

COOPER: Well, not much more -- about 15 more minutes.

Earlier in the transcript comes CNN’s apparently traditional following of Key West’s annual descending red stilletto with a drag queen named "Sushi" inside. After CNN’s John Zarrella reported this event, Griffin was thrilled:

GRIFFIN: Is there anything sweeter than a happy drag queen?

COOPER: What?

GRIFFIN: Is there anything God's green earth sweeter than a happy drag queen?

COOPER: You're getting a little teary eyed.

GRIFFIN: I am. I'm emotional.

COOPER: John [Zarrella] -- well he's gone, but I'm sure they'll appreciate the fact that you were getting a little (INAUDIBLE).

GRIFFIN: Yes, it's wonderful down there how the drag queens put up with the humidity is beyond me. I respect them.

COOPER: A lot of drag queens are big fans of yours.

GRIFFIN: This year on My Life on the D-List we're actually taking a drag queen flight from San Francisco to Sydney, and I'm performing on the plane.

COOPER: Are you serious, really?

GRIFFIN: Yes, I'm performing on the plane.

COOPER: An entire plane, wow.