Comedian Jon Stewart on Thursday scolded Rachel Maddow for using the word “teabagger” to describe members of the Tea Party movement. Appearing on “The Rachel Maddow Show” for an oftentimes quite interesting interview, Stewart also criticized others on MSNBC for taking this vulgar joke way too far (video follows with transcript
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As Virginia Woolf said in describing the library of her elusive character Jacob, “anyone who’s worth anything reads just what he likes, as the mood takes him, and with extravagant enthusiasm.” I offer you the following three novels with extravagant enthusiasm. Related Entries December 16, 2009 ‘Colbert Report’: Joining the Conservative Gold Rush October 16, 2006 NORAD War Room Being Retired
Continue reading …By Eugene Robinson “Why don’t they fight back?” That’s the question I’ve been hearing from the Democratic Party’s stunned and dispirited base. Related Entries November 11, 2010 Dishonoring Pat Tillman November 11, 2010 Big Brother Is Watching, Friending, Following You Online
Continue reading …Rachel Maddow Clings to Baathist Party Line That ‘Saddam Wasn’t Pursuing’ WMD
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Not to worry, Baghdad Bob, MSNBC's got your back. Criticizing former president George W. Bush's newly released memoir, “Decision Points,” Maddow said this on her cable show Monday night ( video below page break )
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By Narda Zacchino Veterans were honored all across America Thursday, while the most famous veteran of our ongoing wars continues to be dishonored. Related Entries November 11, 2010 Obama Blinks on Tax Cuts for the Rich November 11, 2010 Pentagon Survey: Dropping ‘DADT’ Wouldn’t Cause Wartime Strife
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By G.W. Schulz, CIR By G.W. Schulz Everyone from employers to the Department of Homeland Security is monitoring social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter, raising questions about how standards enforcing privacy online can withstand the rush of data about you and everyone else that courses through the Internet. Related Entries November 11, 2010 Obama Blinks on Tax Cuts for the Rich November 11, 2010 The Elites Are Having a Tea Party
Continue reading …MRC-Radio: Bozell Discusses Media’s Anti-Tea Party Bias, Olbermann on ‘Morning in America’
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“Think of a caged rat, a cornered rat. What does a cornered rat do? It instinctively goes for the jugular. That's where the media are going right now,” following the November 2 elections, NewsBusters publisher Brent Bozell told Ernest Istook in a radio interview. The
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Democrats of all stripes are voicing their horror after the White House indicated it might cave to Republicans and extend the Bush tax cuts to the wealthy. It’s one issue that has managed to unite and excite the Dems, and for which polls are overwhelmingly on their side, so it’s not surprising that there’s already a petition opposing the surrender. Politico: It’s hard to overstate just how much some Democrats, still reeling from the midterms, were relishing the prospect of the Bush tax cuts fight. Polls show a majority of voters support raising taxes on the rich. Democrats could accuse Republicans of being hypocritical defenders of the elite. And the debate would be a well-timed rallying cry for Obama as he sought to reassert himself as champion of working Americans after the Democrats’ drubbing at the polls. Now it doesn’t look like it’s going to play out that way. Read more Related Entries November 11, 2010 Obama Blinks on Tax Cuts for the Rich November 11, 2010 The Elites Are Having a Tea Party
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In case you hadn’t noticed, the Republicans have taken over the House, and they’re ready to make some big changes and help everyday Americans by … focusing on ousting Obama and extending certain extant tax cuts. Oh. Related Entries November 11, 2010 Republicans Repeal Health Care at Their Peril November 11, 2010 Do Only Conservative Victories Count?
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