Tag: Rachel Maddow

Some Idle Thoughts on the National Election

Filed in National by on November 7, 2012 17 Comments

1. Barack Hussein Obama, the ‘Community Organizer’.

Remember the ridicule from the Rethugs on this meme? Like he was some two-bit operator pocketing suspect government contracts? Well, Obama effectively organized by far the best grassroots organization ever, and he and his political team have effectively trained hundreds of brilliant community organizers who will be running insurgent campaigns for the foreseeable future. And doing great work outside of the field of politics. BTW, many of these brilliant and idealistic organizers will also populate ballots themselves for the next twenty years or so. Guess what? He is a great community organizer, only the community is the entire country. Or, at least, every tiny community in every swing battleground state in the country.

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Make The Time To Watch This Video

Filed in National by on March 22, 2012 4 Comments

Rachel Maddow goes there: “Mitt Romney is a liar.” BTW, he is. Click through to watch.

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Clips From Last Night’s Rachel Maddow Show

Filed in National by on October 6, 2010 6 Comments

Clip’s from last night’s Rachel Maddow Show, filmed at the Deer Park Tavern in Newark, Delaware.

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Rachel Maddow in Delaware Live Thread

Filed in National by on October 5, 2010 38 Comments

The Rachel Maddow Show is filming at Newark’s Deer Park Tavern tonight. Use this thread to comment on what you’re seeing. All the pics I’ve seen show that it is really crowded. Ginger Gibson and Ron Williams are supposed to comment.

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Rachel Maddow Discusses Christine O’Donnell

Filed in Delaware by on September 8, 2010 17 Comments

Rachel Maddow discusses Christine O’Donnell.

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Rachel Maddow Takes On Congressman On Stimulus Hypocrisy

Filed in National by on February 15, 2010 7 Comments

Rachel Maddow is rapidly becoming must-see TV. Sunday she was on Meet the Press and took on Rep. Aaron Shock (R-IL). Also notice how David Brooks at the end whines about the televised health care summit. Transcript: MR. GREGORY: Congressman Schock, where are the Republicans going to be on this? REP. SCHOCK: Well, look, I […]

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Watch Rachel Maddow Eviscerate A Guy Who Claims To Cure Gays

Filed in National by on December 9, 2009 2 Comments

Richard Cohen, head of the International Healing Foundation, an organization that claims to “cure” gay people was interviewed by Rachel Maddow. Richard Cohen’s book Coming Out Straight has been cited by the Ugandan politicians as a reason for the harsh “kill the gays” bill currently in the Ugandan parliament. Cohen’s 2001 book Coming Out Straight […]

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Rachel Maddow Takes A Look At The Money Behind The Townhall Rabble Rousers

Filed in National by on August 7, 2009 2 Comments

Rachel breaks down the money and the power behind the townhall rabble rousers. It’s a who’s who of the VRWC, including Bush administration employees, leaders in the Republican party, the Swift Boat Liars and rightwing moneybags.

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Rachel Maddow Corrects Pat Buchanan

Filed in National by on July 21, 2009 3 Comments

Rachel Maddow addresses the errors in Pat Buchanan’s remarks on Sotomayor from last week.

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