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Rachel Maddow Slams Romney for Substituting a Photo Op With a Pile of Cans for Leadership
Rachel Maddow slammed Mitt Romney for putting his political need for a photo op with canned goods ahead of the stated needs of the Red Cross.
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Rachel Maddow: Hurricane Sandy is, ‘One of those times when government really matters.’
Rachel Maddow refuted the conservative notion that government doesn’t matter by pointing out that Hurricane Sandy is one of those times when government really matters.
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Rachel Maddow Busts David Gregory’s Rape Dodge for Romney
On Meet The Press today, David Gregory was caught red handed trying to distance Mitt Romney from Todd Akin and Richard Mourdock by Rachel Maddow.
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Rachel Maddow Slams Romney for Lying About Jeep Moving Production to China
On Meet The Press today, Rachel Maddow used the lie about Jeep moving production to China to slam Romney for having a truthfulness problem.
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Rachel Maddow On Romney’s Lies, ‘It’s a Character Issue, and I find it Disqualifying’
Rachel Maddow believes Mitt Romney isn’t fit to be president. While talking about his lies and shifting policies she said, ‘It’s a character issue, and I find it disqualifying.’
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Rachel Maddow Adds up the Facts and Concludes Mitt Romney is a Blatant Liar
Rachel Maddow examined Mitt Romney’s positions and claims about contraception, and came to the conclusion that Romney and his campaign are blatantly lying in order to get elected.
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Jack Welch Admits He Has no Evidence
Jack Welch caused a stir this week when he launched a conspiracy theory aimed at President Obama. Yesterday, he admitted he has no evidence
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Time to Talk Race, the GOP Elephant in Campaign 2012
The one discussion that has not been receiving quite as much focused attention is the race – and racism – factor in this campaign.
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The Media’s Truth-Telling Double Standard is Penalizing Democrats
Democrats are subjected to a different set of standards than Republicans when it comes to their behavior including in political ads.
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Obama, Poverty, Racial Politics, and the White Vote
Critics have been saying President Obama has not done enough to address poverty. They don’t seem to understand the reasons he couldn’t.
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Rachel Maddow Shows Why Paul Ryan is a Democrat’s Best Friend in 2012
Rachel Maddow shows us what a monumental mistake the Romney Campaign made in selecting the Kill Medicare Guy as his running mate
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Rachel Maddow Kills the Romney/Ryan Medicare Lie Dead In its Tracks
Rachel Maddow delivered a quick knock out punch to the Republican lie that Mitt Romney doesn’t support Paul Ryan’s Medicare voucher plan on Meet The Press.
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Rachel Maddow Hammers Rush Limbaugh for Not Knowing how Birth Control Works
Rachel Maddow stood up to Rush Limbaugh and took the right wing talker down by revealing to the world that behind the bluster, Limbaugh doesn’t understand birth control.
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Democracy Fights Back as Michigan’s Emergency Manager Law Gets Suspended
Michigan finally managed to get the Emergency Manager Law put on the ballot this November, meaning the law is now suspended. Snyder claims that all decisions made by EMs stand, while cities disagree.
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Rachel Maddow Shoots down the Right’s Myth of the Gun Hating Liberal
The right is always trying to portray the entire left and especially Rachel Maddow as wimpy and anti-gun, but a new video shows the MSNBC anchor hanging out at the gun range.
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Mayberry Machiavelli Karl Rove Lies About His Thug Super PAC
Here’s a shocker for you. A lawyer has called Karl Rove ‘delusional’ and ‘lying’ in his response to questions filed about his PAC with the FEC.
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Two Conservatives Try and Epically Fail to Take Down Rachel Maddow
On Real Time With Bill Maher, it was a moment the right dreams of daily. Two conservatives had their chance to take down Rachel Maddow, and both of them were a bundle of fail.
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Rachel Maddow Trashes the Right’s Eric Holder Gun Nut Conspiracy Theory
Rachel Maddow called out the Second Amendment conspiracy nuts pushing the Fast and Furious, and also reminded the left of why they can’t ignore Fox News.
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CNN Disgraces Itself by Claiming Obama has Accomplished Nothing
CNN embarrassed itself today when Candy Crowley told David Plouffe that the Obama administration has not accomplished any of their goals.
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Obama Power: 36 Point Swing in Approval for Marriage Rights
On her MSNBC show, Rachel Maddow pointed out a 36 point swing in support for equal marriage rights in the state of Maryland.
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Rachel Maddow Challenges the Mainstream Media to Do Their Jobs
In the face of a mounting daily barrage of Romney and GOP falsehoods, Rachel Maddow has challenged the mainstream media to do their jobs.
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Rachel Maddow Intellectually Destroys the Republican War On Women
Rachel Maddow responded to the Republican denial of a pay gap, and the Meet The Press attack on her, by intellectually destroying the Republican War On Women.
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Rachel Maddow Makes History and Triumphs over the War On Women
Republicans tried to target Rachel Maddow in their war on women, but Maddow made history by calling out the GOP’s condescending misogyny on Meet The Press.
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Michigan’s Emergency Manager Laws Are Dismantling Democracy from Within
It is no exaggeration to say that Michigan’s emergency manager laws are a threat to democracy, and the chance to repeal them faces an uncertain future
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Rachel Maddow and Bill Maher Have the Best Discussion Ever About Iran-Contra
Rachel Maddow and Bill Maher use a discussion of the Iran-Contra Affair to show why Dick Cheney is the center of all evil in the universe.
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Rachel Maddow Challenges Michigan Republicans to Bring It On
Rachel Maddow told Michigan Republicans to bring it on after they responded to her report on their circumventing of democracy with insults.
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Rachel Maddow Eviscerates Michigan Republicans for Circumventing Democracy
Rachel Maddow isn’t alarmist, but she is sounding the alarm and eviscerating Michigan Republicans for their unprecedented dismantling of democracy.
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Rachel Maddow Cuts Off Paul Ryan’s Obama Lie Filled Romney Introduction
Paul Ryan’s introduction of Mitt Romney after the Wisconsin primary was so full of lies and inaccuracies that Rachel Maddow cut away from it and deemed it not newsworthy.
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A Warning from Rachel Maddow about Moral Cost of Apathy towards War
On Meet The Press, Rachel Maddow discussed her new book and troubling development of collective American apathy towards perpetual war.
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Rachel Maddow Asks What It Will Take To Fight The Gun Lobby
Rachel Maddow pointed out that no matter what the people want, we can’t even have a dialogue about gun laws because the gun lobby always gets its way.
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Elizabeth Warren Slams The GOP’s War On Contraception As A War On Healthcare
Elizabeth Warren joined Rachel Maddow to expose the fact that the GOP’s attack on contraception is the first step in gutting the entire health insurance system. Here is the video from MSNBC: Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy MADDOW: Jim from New England Cable News there was essentially characterizing…
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Rachel Maddow Lays Waste To The GOP’s Bogus Obama War On Religion
On Meet The Press, Rachel Maddow debunked the Republican claim that Obama has declared war on religion and exposed the secret conservative agenda against contraception.
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Rachel Maddow Slams Romney For Still Getting Paid For Killing Florida Jobs
Rachel Maddow pointed out that Florida Republicans are about to vote for Mitt Romney who is still making off of laying off people in the state.
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Rachel Maddow Calls Out The GOP Lie That Obama Has Grown Government
Rachel Maddow completely dismantled the Republican claims that President Obama has grown the size of government since taking office.
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Rachel Maddow Exposes The Republican Party’s Election Fraud Hypocrisy
Rachel Maddow points out the hypocrisy in the GOP’s position on voter ID and their complete dismissal of potential election fraud in Iowa.
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Rachel Maddow: Obama Has Accomplished 85% of First Term Agenda in 2 Years
On her MSNBC program last night Rachel Maddow highlighted an often overlooked fact concerning the presidency of Barack Obama. Maddow said, “By my estimation it is halftime, right, in the first term and with this vote tomorrow they will have gone 85% of the distance they said they wanted to go in the first term of the president.”
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Rachel Maddow Tells the Left to Reward Obama for His DADT Victory
Rachel Maddow was on MSNBC providing analysis of the Senate’s vote to repeal DADT, when she pointed out that today’s vote is a huge victory President Obama, and one that the base should reward him for. Maddow said, “This was a difficult promise to keep, not just a promise kept, it was one that was hard to keep that cost a lot of political capital and a lot of work, and this is the President’s victory and his base will reward him for it.”
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Rachel Maddow Explains How Republicans Broke the Senate
On her MSNBC program Rachel Maddow recently sat America down and tried to explain to them how Republicans have managed to break the US Senate by abusing the filibuster. Maddow said, “Since they lost the Senate they have turned it into a stronghold for their own party by using power the senate minority is usually entrusted not to abuse. They’ve used that power to break the institution.”
Rachel Maddow Exposes the Phony Republican Earmark Ban
On her MSNBC program last night Rachel Maddow took on one of the great myths of American politics that banning earmarks is the same as cutting spending. Maddow called the Republican position on the earmark ban what it really is. According to Maddow the Republican earmark ban is an, “epic quest to seem fiscally responsible without actually being fiscally responsible.”
Jon Stewart Explains The Evil Brilliance Of Fox News To Rachel Maddow
Jon Stewart sat down for a great interview with Rachel Maddow on her MSNBC show. Stewart described to Maddow what he thinks is the brilliance of Fox News, “I think the brilliance of fox news, and they delegitimized the idea of editorial authority while exercising incredible editorial authority.” How Fox News has managed to take any criticism and label it as persecution.
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Support Pours in For Suspended MSNBC Anchor Keith Olbermann
News of Keith Olbermann’s indefinite suspension has been met with a show of support for the MSNBC anchor from both the worlds of news and politics. Not only have MSNBC colleagues Rachel Maddow and substitute Thomas Roberts voiced their support, but also Sen. Bernie Sanders and former CNN anchors Rick Sanchez and Aaron Brown have chimed in on Olbermann behalf.
Rachel Maddow Explains Why Keith Olbermann was Suspended
On her MSNBC program tonight, Rachel Maddow explained that Keith Olbermann was suspended for breaking a rule that forbids hosts from making political donations without prior approval, but she urged that Olbermann be put back on the air. She thought Olbermann should be held to the rule, but “I also personally believe that the point has been made and we should have Keith back hosting Countdown.”
Rachel Maddow Meets Joe Miller and Doesn’t End Up Handcuffed
MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow was in Alaska tonight covering the state’s three way US Senate race and unlike his fellow Tea Partier Christine O’Donnell; Joe Miller actually talked to her. Even better for Maddow, Miller’s security not only didn’t handcuff her, she didn’t get arrested. That’s probably the best thing that can be said about the strange and uncomfortable interaction between Maddow and Miller.
Rachel Maddow Explains How the Media Misdiagnosed the 2010 Election
MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow was on Meet The Press today, where she explained how the media got the 2010 election narrative about Democrats staying home all wrong. Maddow said, I think that the initial diagnosis that Democrats don’t care… that they weren’t going to be able to get off their hands and actually get out to the polls this year has turned out to be a little bit of, a little bit wrong.”
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Has Rachel Maddow Become MSNBC’s #1 Show?
While looking through the past couple of weeks of prime time cable news ratings, I noticed something interesting. Keith Olbermann’s Countdown is no longer the dominate show on the network. Olbermann’s program is being challenged for in house supremacy by The Rachel Maddow Show. Maddow has been running neck and neck with or defeating Countdown on a regular basis.
Rachel Maddow Tells Democrats the Minimum Wage is a Key to 2010 Victory
As Republican candidates around the country openly discuss repealing the minimum wage on her MSNBC show, Rachel Maddow made an interesting argument that the single issue that could power the Democrats to victory is the minimum wage. Maddow said, “When minimum wage is an issue, not only does it win, Democrats win alongside issue, too.”
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Republican Offers Rape Victims 72 Hours of Freedom
No, I kid, I kid. The Republicans have come a long way. Sure, according to Rachel Maddow, “…the Republican Party is, without actually talking about it, this year, nominating a group of candidates for top of the ticket races that are more extreme on the issue of abortion than any other slate of top-of-the-ticket candidates in any year.â€
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Rachel Maddow Urges Democrats to Grow a Pair
On her program tonight, MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow urged Democrats to get their act together and stop campaigning in fear. Maddow argued that Democrats can win based on their accomplishments, “Imagine what it would look like if they started to campaign on the actual accomplishments they accomplished.” In short, Democrats need to grow a pair.
Rachel Maddow and UAW Workers Tell GOP Hypocrite to Go Home
Last night, Rachel Maddow applied her razor-like intellect to expose the inherent hypocrisy in the modern GOP, hiding beneath a thin veneer of cowardly double-talk. One of her examples was Bob Corker, R-TN. Corker fought to kill the US auto industry. He filibustered the auto bailout, holding it hostage until he could be promised that the auto workers would be paid less and ultimately voted no on it.
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Rachel Maddow and Joe Biden Urge Progressives to Get Energized
Vice President Joe Biden gave one of his best interviews since he has been in the White House on Rachel Maddow’s MSNBC program, where he expressed why progressives need to get energized about this election, “Our progressive base, you have, you should not stay home. It, you better get energized. Because the consequences are serious for the outcome of the things we care most about.”
Rachel Maddow Blasts Christine O’Donnell’s Obvious Gay Baiting
Recently on her show, Rachel Maddow took on what might be the most childish Republican attempt at gay baiting ever, as Republican Senate candidate Christine O’Donnell has been trying to spread the rumor that her primary opponent Rep. Mike Castle is gay in the clumsiest way possible. It would be funny if it was not so sad.
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Rachel Maddow Tears Apart Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck’s 9/11 Beer Bash
On her MSNBC program, Rachel Maddow thoroughly took apart Glenn Beck’s and Sarah Palin’s Great Alaska 9/11 cash grab, by saying, “We like to commercialize and exploit everything. And apparently, there are people shameless enough about this American tragedy to turn it into a $200 a ticket “meet and greet” commercial commemorative beer party.”
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Obama Uses Video of Rachel Maddow in His Netroots Nation Address
Barack Obama made a surprise video appearance at the Netroots Nation conference today, but the most interesting development to me is what else was in the video with Obama. After saying, “I hope you take a moment to consider what we have accomplished so far,” he cut to a video of Rachel Maddow running down and a list of his accomplishments, and somewhere Ed Schultz blew a blood vessel.
Rachel Maddow Takes On and Levels Bill O’Reilly
Last night Bill O’Reilly tried to take on Rachel Maddow criticism of Fox’s Shirley Sherrod story by boasting about FNC’s ratings. Maddow responded tonight by taking him apart, “You were trying to take the attention off me saying that your network Fox News continually crusades on flagrantly bogus stories designed to make White Americans fear Black Americans.”
David Vitter Gay Bashes Rachel Maddow
Sen. David Vitter, that prostitute frequenting, diaper wearing, family values touting Republican joked Rachel Maddow not looking like a woman on a local New Orleans radio show. Vitter later apologized, and Maddow classily accepted his apology, but this just furthers Vitter’s trend of anti-gay and anti-woman behavior.
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Rachel Maddow Hammers the Myth of the Fiscally Responsible GOP
MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow was on Meet The Press today where she pointed out that the Republican Party is asking voters to make a fatally flawed choice in November, if they insist on portraying themselves as the fiscally responsible party. Maddow said, “If Republicans want to run as this fiscally responsible party, it’s neat, but it’s novel. It’s not how they’ve actually governed.”
Rachel Maddow Annihilates Bill Frist on Health Care
MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow was a guest on HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher last night where she delivered her usual solid performance, but she really shined in the online Overtime segment, where she completely dismantled former Republican Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist on health care. Check out the video.
Sarah Palin Attacks Rachel Maddow for Rand Paul’s Civil Rights Comments
Sarah Palin was on Fox News Sunday today and when asked about Rand Paul’s comments on the Civil Rights Act, she blamed the media, specifically Rachel Maddow. Palin said, “Being able to engage in a discussion with a TV character media a media personality who perhaps had an agenda in answering the question and interpreting his answer as she did.”
Rachel Maddow Explains Sarah Palin’s 2010 Gift to Democrats
On her MSNBC show tonight Rachel Maddow explained how Sarah Palin gave a giant gift to the Democratic Party over the weekend by Arizona’s immigration law, “Sarah Palin’s ecstatic endorsement of Arizona’s papers please law and the governor who signed it is a very exciting moment for Democrats.” Maddow explained that the GOP has been tripping itself up with immigration politics for 150 years.
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The Weekly Round Up of the GOP Wing Nut Circus April 25, 2010
A weekly roundup of the Republican Wing Nut Circus, this week featuring the Ohio GOP telling women to get back to the kitchen, Sarah Palin blaming a hacked email account for losing the election in 2008, Rush Limbaugh claiming that Obama is going to repeal presidential term limits, and of course Rachel Maddow on Sue Lowden’s plan to barter chickens for health care.
Rachel Maddow Exposes More Fox News Video Editing Fraud
On The Rachel Maddow Show tonight host Rachel Maddow took on Fox News and their selective editing of the California ACORN tapes. Maddow played both the Fox News edit of the tapes, and the full tapes. Maddow said, “If you watched the footage these guys released, if you followed the wall to wall coverage on Fox…If you are a member of Congress who voted to defund ACORN…You were had.”
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Rachel Maddow and Orrin Hatch Continue Their Feud on Twitter
Last night on her MSNBC program, Rachel Maddow went after the Senate Republicans’ hypocrisy and lies against healthcare reform, but she specifically targeted Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT). Maddow characterized Hatch’s recent op-ed in The Washington Post as containing, “blatant, outright, laugh out loud falsehoods.”Hatch responded by Twittering to complain about how Maddow ran him down and he called it a badge of honor.
Rachel Maddow Explains Why the MA Senate Race is Not about Obama
Tonight on her program the Rachel Maddow Show, Rachel Maddow and guest Joan Vennochi delivered some clear analysis of the factors that are contributing to the close nature of the Massachusetts US Senate race. They pointed out that the race is more complicated than Obama and healthcare.
Rachel Maddow Promises to Continue to Expose Right Wing Extremism
MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow ended 2009 by promising to do more of the same kind of show in 2010. Maddow admitted that her show has found its niche, which is shedding light on the money and power relationships that make the right wing tick. Check out the video.
NBC, CBS, & ABC to All Air Michael Jackson Specials Tonight
Both US cable news and broadcast news networks are scrambling to cover the unexpected death of Michael Jackson. On cable both Fox News and MSNBC are bumping their regular programming to cover the story, while NBC, CBS, and ABC will each be airing prime time specials about the death of the pop legend.
Abortion Doc Compares the US Anti-Abortion Movement to the Taliban
Dr. Warren Hern, who is one of the last doctors in the United States who performs late terms abortions, was on MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show, where he said that the American anti-abortion movement is made up fanatics, and the only thing that separates them from the Taliban is 8,000 miles. Check out the video.
Is Dick Cheney Preparing A Defense Against Criminal Charges?
The former chief of staff to former Secretary of State Colin Powell, Ret. Army Col. Lawrence Wilkerson was on The Rachel Maddow Show where he described former vice president Dick Cheney as a man who frightens easily. Wilkerson also said that Cheney is trying to set up a legal defense for himself against torture charges.
Fear Not Fox and Rush, Obama Will Not Make You Be Truly Fair and Balanced
One of the phobias that always grips right wing media when a Democrat takes office is that they will
