Rachel Maddow Reviews the Right Wing Obsession With Benghazi, Mockery Ensues
INPEACH!
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Also see:
A Look at the Republican Benghazi Talking Points as They’ve Been Laid Out So Far - the Maddow Blog
re: #66 researchok
Loquitur.
< \ Latin pedant >Rachel Maddow on the Mainstreaming of Crackpot Conspiracy Theories by the Right Wing
The rise of Alex Jones
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This clip also features an interview with Alice Hoagland, mother of Mark Bingham (who was killed on United flight 93 on 9/11), talking about her own unpleasant experiences with 9/11 Truthers.
Bert's House of Beef and Obdicuts
re: #109 stabby
There's a lot of antisemitic propaganda in the Middle East. Which is why theorizing that Tamerlane is the same as a Jihadi from Saudi Arabia is really silly.
Saying 'it's the same everywhere in the Middle East' gets broadbrushy and paternalistic, but that's nothing new.
re: #109 stabby
There's a lot of antisemitic propaganda in the Middle East. Which is why theorizing that Tamerlane is the same as a Jihadi from Saudi Arabia is really silly.
Saying 'it's the same everywhere in the Middle East' gets broadbrushy and paternalistic, but that's nothing new.3 weeks, 5 days ago
Ten Million Comments and Counting
Breaking the eight-digit barrier
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I’m proud to announce that today, Little Green Footballs stored our ten millionth comment in the database, posted by long-time LGF supporter Varek Raith: LGF Comment #10000000.
Bam!
Short, sweet, and to the point.
Varek Raith will be receiving a copy of “Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power,” signed by Rachel Maddow herself. Thanks to Varek and Rachel Maddow, and to all the LGF readers who continue to make this one of the best sites for intelligent discussion on the Internet.
CuriousLurker
re: #221 Hercules Grytpype-Thynneghazi Yes, as I said it refers to war, though not specifically with the West (although it may have during later Ottoman times, as the Wiki entry asserts). I think the definition over at the Oxford Islamic Studies website, which the Wiki entry cites as a source, is much clearer and more in line with my understanding of the term. Emphasis ...
re: #221 Hercules Grytpype-Thynneghazi Yes, as I said it refers to war, though not specifically with the West (although it may have during later Ottoman times, as the Wiki entry asserts). I think the definition over at the Oxford Islamic Studies website, which the Wiki entry cites as a source, is much clearer and more in line with my understanding of the term. Emphasis ...4/17/13 10:20:08 am
Our Ten Millionth Commenter Will Win a Signed Copy of Rachel Maddow’s Book “Drift”
Now, that’s a round number
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Sometime in the next day or two, someone is going to post the ten millionth comment at LGF, and for this momentous round-number occasion we’re glad to announce that the lucky commenter will receive a copy of Rachel Maddow’s excellent work of historical analysis, Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power, signed by Rachel herself, courtesy of her publisher.
The ten millionth comment will have a shiny golden header, so it will be impossible to miss. May the best lizard win!
TxCowboyDancer
Cool promotion. I found your webpage when I was doing a search online through Google; I was checking the ranking of my latest article which may interest your readers: Books and Songs from the "Rachel Maddow Show" (Current Season) Link: squidoo.com I could find no easy to use, single, listing of the songs and books mentioned, used, or featured on the Rachel Maddow Show, ...
Cool promotion. I found your webpage when I was doing a search online through Google; I was checking the ranking of my latest article which may interest your readers: Books and Songs from the "Rachel Maddow Show" (Current Season) Link: squidoo.com I could find no easy to use, single, listing of the songs and books mentioned, used, or featured on the Rachel Maddow Show, ...4/22/13 11:49:54 am
Rachel Maddow on President Obama’s Extraordinary Appeal to Israelis and Palestinians
Stepping outside the box
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Rachel Maddow had a great segment last night on President Obama’s trip to Israel, and the extraordinary off-script direct appeal to Israelis and Palestinians in his Jerusalem speech. It concludes with a look at how the cable news channels covered (or in the case of Fox News, didn’t cover) the ceremony in which Obama was awarded Israel’s Presidential Medal of Distinction.
Also see:
Transcript of Obama’s Speech in Israel
President Obama Speaks to the People of Israel | the White House
stabby
While there's nothing wrong with what the President said, I contend that it's wrong to say that he's attemping something unusual trying to get Israelis to empathize with Palestinians. I've seen such attempts before. I remember a journal called "Bitter Lemons" that alternated articles written by Israelis with those written by Palestinians. It was a depressing failure in that the Palestinian writers insisted on ...
While there's nothing wrong with what the President said, I contend that it's wrong to say that he's attemping something unusual trying to get Israelis to empathize with Palestinians. I've seen such attempts before. I remember a journal called "Bitter Lemons" that alternated articles written by Israelis with those written by Palestinians. It was a depressing failure in that the Palestinian writers insisted on ...3/22/13 6:28:22 pm
Rachel Maddow Documentary: Hubris - Selling the Iraq War
Documenting the lies
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Based on the book: Hubris: The Inside Story of Spin, Scandal, and the Selling of the Iraq War by David Corn and Michael Isikoff.
labman57
Irony -- many of the same members of Congress who have been hypercritical of Hagel, negatively speculating on his worthiness to serve as Secretary of Defense ... still sing the praises of Rumsfeld and his cronies from the Bush/Cheney regime. This is despite the overwhelming evidence that the Bush Administration deliberately conned Congress and the American people into supporting an invasion of a foreign ...
Irony -- many of the same members of Congress who have been hypercritical of Hagel, negatively speculating on his worthiness to serve as Secretary of Defense ... still sing the praises of Rumsfeld and his cronies from the Bush/Cheney regime. This is despite the overwhelming evidence that the Bush Administration deliberately conned Congress and the American people into supporting an invasion of a foreign ...2/20/13 6:59:00 pm
Video: Rachel Maddow Cites LGF on the Right’s Non-Stop Anti-Obama Conspiracy Theories
Shout out
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I was pleasantly surprised last night when Rachel Maddow showed a screen shot from LGF to illustrate her piece on the right wing’s continual invention of loony conspiracy theories about the President. Here’s the LGF article she used: Breitbart Blogger Dan Riehl on the Trail of a Bombshell Obama Photoshop Phraud.
But wait now. Wait just a second. The screenshot Rachel used for her show was … yes … shopped.
Yes, they edited the image to remove parts of the byline and moved the header down right next to the article headline. And notice those stray pixels around the LGF logo; a dead giveaway. This is no screenshot — it’s a fraud!
What is Rachel Maddow trying to hide?
HoosierHoops
I was the first one here to notice the shout-out on Maddow.
Kudo's Charles!
I was the first one here to notice the shout-out on Maddow.
Kudo's Charles!2/05/13 2:06:06 pm
Rachel Maddow vs Dick Morris!
You always knew these two would get together eventually, right?
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QUICK QUIZ:
Do you love Rachel Maddow (in spite of the assertion of our own “classical liberal” that she is no different than Glenn Beck)?
Do you love laughing at Dick Morris (and perhaps even revisiting his frankly stomach-turning history)?
Are you morbidly fascinated with the machinations of Super PACs and their dark finances?
If you answered “yes” to ANY of the above, you MUST spend this next 17 minutes watching this clip. Do it. Do it now.
re: #102 Stanghazi
OMG look at those tiny little girls!!!Video: Rachel Maddow on Romney’s Incessant Lying
The campaign of many Big Lies
Politics • • Views: 34,592
Rachel Maddow does an excellent job in this segment of laying out the facts about Mitt Romney’s unprecedented use of deliberate dishonesty as a political tool — even after the dishonesty is exposed. There’s nothing new about politicians lying, but I’d argue that there is something new about the way Romney’s doing it; there’s a deep, calculated cynicism evident in the way he incessantly lies long after the lies are debunked. He’s aware that the Fox News-indoctrinated right wing base simply doesn’t care whether he’s telling the truth, as long as it feeds their anti-Obama rage addiction.
In fact, this element of the Republican Party has been so debased that they actually enjoy a smear more when they know it’s a lie, because they fantasize that they’re getting under liberals’ skins. That’s far more important to a wingnut than mere honesty.
It’s disturbing that the mainstream media haven’t turned this deliberate dishonesty into a bigger story. By constantly pushing the limits of acceptability, the Romney campaign seems to have inured the media to his lies.
freetoken
re: #369 Tigger2005 You've written quite a bit to dig into, and it's clear you've been reading some of the Jesus myth stuff out there (and there is quite a bit), but I want to encourage you to work out a few of the knottier issues. For example: I suspect this won't stand up under scrutiny. Indeed, I think the reality is just the ...
re: #369 Tigger2005 You've written quite a bit to dig into, and it's clear you've been reading some of the Jesus myth stuff out there (and there is quite a bit), but I want to encourage you to work out a few of the knottier issues. For example: I suspect this won't stand up under scrutiny. Indeed, I think the reality is just the ...9/27/12 8:59:39 pm
Rachel Maddow Slams VP Candidate Paul Ryan for Appearing at Extremist conference
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garrickI love this woman. She puts to shame the conservative talking point that liberals think with their hearts rather than their brains. I just think she's far too talented for MSNBC. She needs to reach a broader audience.
I love this woman. She puts to shame the conservative talking point that liberals think with their hearts rather than their brains. I just think she's far too talented for MSNBC. She needs to reach a broader audience.9/15/12 10:13:24 pm
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