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Re: Republicans Hand Democrats a Wedge Issue to Counter Abortion
02/09/12 9:35 pm
I can't remember if I tweeted you this link but it's to an article by a Professor of Moral Theology at the Jesuit Marquette University. I h...Re: Republicans Hand Democrats a Wedge Issue to Counter Abortion
02/09/12 8:26 pm
The six Republican Senators who sponsored the contraception mandate consist of two women who now have Stockholm Syndrome, a man who was driv...Re: The Tea Party is Only as ‘Dead’ as Conservatism
02/08/12 11:14 am
The essence of culture war is a marching-backwards. Glenn Beck made "Leave it to Beaver" noises because his target audience is cognitively s...Re: Morning Awful: Catholic Birth Control Contention
02/08/12 10:51 am
Notice how a lot of so-called liberal Catholic MEN, like E J Dionne and Chris Matthews, are making this all about religious freedom. Bullpuc...Re: The Tea Party is Only as ‘Dead’ as Conservatism
02/08/12 10:46 am
I was six years old and in parochial school when John Kennedy ran for President. I remember my parents and family being pleased when he won,...Re: Chris Hedges on the Black Bloc “Cancer” in Occupy (but not in Anonymous)
02/08/12 2:15 am
You've seen them before at the 2009 G-20 meeting and the Battle of Seattle in 1999.Re: Morning Awful: Regressive South Carolina
02/07/12 3:17 pm
It takes an advanced degree in cognitive dissonance to deny these laws have any object other than making it harder for minorities & the ...Re: Chris Hedges on the Black Bloc “Cancer” in Occupy (but not in Anonymous)
02/07/12 7:07 am
I checked out on OWS months ago so I never heard of Black Bloc. Wow. Good to know.Re: Most Precise Bombing Campaign Ever
02/06/12 8:43 am
Applause for a simply-stated version of my own mind.
Category Archives: Rachel Maddow
The Revolution Will Be Monetized
This segment from Rachel Maddow’s show last Friday examines the for-profit scheme of modern conservative politics, a trend I’ve zeroed in on several times here while studying tea parties: the swank for-profit “convention” in Nashville, the merch and donations ask … Continue reading
Maddow’s High School Graduation Speech
The awesome Ms. Maddow graduated the same year as myself, but I am nowhere near as achieved as she. (Then again, I didn’t get to speak at my graduation, either, so I started in the hole that just got deeper.) … Continue reading
Kulturkampf And Rand Paul
Kudos to Rachel Maddow for recognizing that tea party extremism is essentially leftover reaction to the Sixties. The word she’s looking for — the noun that describes this kind of regressive politics in which history is re-fought, from Texas schoolbook … Continue reading
Maddow Destroys Liz Cheney
And in doing so, parodies the Beck formula to hilarious new heights:
Maddow’s Epic Triple Play
It’s a thing of beauty: three complete deconstructions in a row. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, … Continue reading
Best Tweeter
@willmckinley: I told Pete Hoekstra that I like this girl in math class and now she totally knows! Pete can never keep a secret. Context:
Intelligence Stupidity
Republicans politicizing intelligence for self-aggrandizement at the cost of national security! Who ever heard of such a thing? Maddow does some crackerjack reporting: For the record, she’s absolutely right to question this man’s access to classified information. The nightmare of … Continue reading
"Corporate Parasites"
Maddow takes on Tim Phillips of Americans For Prosperity, an astroturf group behind the tea party movement and sponsor of the Right Online conference:
Maddow’s Takedown of Nattering Nabobs
Rachel Maddow puts the Nobel Prize nontroversy in context: Just to be clear, Rachel did not come up with “Obama Derangement Syndrome.” It’s been a common term in the blogosphere for months. But I’m glad she’s using it, because it … Continue reading
Maddow Saves Meet The Press
Danny Shea at HuffPo: “Meet the Press” had a convincing win this past Sunday, taking the top spot among Sunday talk shows with an average of 3.140 million total viewers. That’s 17.6% more than second-place “Face The Nation” (2.670 million) … Continue reading
Maddow Covers Gingrich Direct Mail Snafu
Following up on a previous post, the Newt Gingrich direct mail snafu has appeared on Rachel Maddow:
