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Rep. Paul Does An End-Ron At GOP Presidential Caucuses
Verrrry interesting segment from MSNBC’s irrepressible Rachel Maddow: Apparently Ron Paul zealots are hanging around at caucuses longer than other GOP presidential primary candidates’ supporters, thereby locking up delegates at a rate unnoted by the mainstream media. Which means … Continue reading
Perry & Thrust (Really Very Bad Day Edition)
Monday started out so well for presidential wannabe Rick Perry (R-Don’t Secede From Me Yet!). From Politico Playbook: –FIRST LOOK – NEW PERRY IOWA TV SPOT, “Doer” – The smiling governor, coatless and tieless, against a white background: “If you’re lookin’ … Continue reading
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Tagged Cornerstone, Doer, maple syrup hugging, New Hampshire, New York Times, Politico Playbook, Rachel Maddow, Rick Perry
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Sharpton Says Matthews, Maddow Not Journalists
He’s barely had the job for 24 hours, and already new MSNBC squawk show host Al Sharpton is putting his foot perilously close to his mouth. In the Daily Beast (via Romenesko) Sharpton counters the criticism that he’s just some … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Sharpton, Chris Matthews, Daily Beast, Lloyd Grove, MSNBC, NABJ, Rachel Maddow
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Rick Perry And Trust
As Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R-Secede or Lead!) prepares to formalize his peekaboo participation in the GOP presidential primary, MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow has produced a jaw-dropping profile of Perry’s preacher pals who endorsed his Prayer-apalooza last weekend. (Perry at his … Continue reading
Rachel Maddow In The Wayback Machine
Not long after the hardworking staff posted Rachel Maddow Gets The Gift That Keeps On Giving (which detailed a conservative Michigan outfit’s Freedom of Information Act request for Internet searches of Maddow’s reporting by state university professors, don’t ask), we … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Globe ad, Boston Herald, FOIA, Michigan, MSNBC, Rachel Maddow, Scott Brown
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Rachel Maddow Gets The Gift That Keeps On Giving
MSNBC host Rachel Maddow was fairly bustin’ her buttons Tuesday night when she introduced a segment tagged “Search Me,” which detailed Freedom Of Information Act requests that targeted labor studies professors at state universities in Michigan. The FOIA rumpus came … Continue reading
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Tagged Daniel Schorr, FOIA, Mackinac Center, Michigan, Nixon's enemies list, Rachel Maddow, Scott Walker, Talking Points Memo, Wisconsin
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Rachel Maddow Realizes A Lifelong Dream
Rachel Maddow’s MSNBC show Monday night featured an interview with Wisconsin state Sen. Jon Erpenbach (D-umb). Yes, Erpenbach actually said “off the record” on live television (around 7:42 of the clip). Maddow: Sen. Erpenbach, are there any Republicans who … Continue reading
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Tagged Jon Erpenbach, MSNBC, off the record, Rachel Maddow, Wisconsin
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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Newspaper Town (Maddow As Hell Edition)
Friday’s Boston Globe featured a full-page open letter from MSNBC host Rachel Maddow about . . . well, just read it: The Friday Globe failed to actually report on the dustup, but the Boston Herald – Tabloids Rule! – ran … Continue reading