How did Rachel Maddow do on Bill Maher's show? nt

[warrior1]

[Gothmog]

1. She was great

Maher clearly respects Rachel

[uponit7771]

2. +1, She does her homework and comes loaded with facts and prefaced GOP counter positions

[warrior1]

3. thanks

I was wondering if he was going to give her grief over covering the Christie multiple scandals.

[CherokeeDem]

6. Actually... Maher did give her grief...

And so did the British guy on the panel (sorry forgot his name). Maher said MSNBC was going over the top with coverage about Christie when there were other important stories. Rachel took the criticism head on and stood her ground. Even made Maher acknowledge she had led her show the night before with a non-Christie story. Not even Bill Maher, who I consider quite intelligent, can get anything over Rachel.

She, as always, came prepared and never afraid to engage in debate.

Love this woman....

[JHB]

27. Mahar translated: "Staying on a story is soooo booooring! What's new and shiny?"

In national terms, the notable thing about the Christie story was his status as Centrist Johnny Bravo: he fit the suit -- a Republican with Democratic support, courted the Tea Party but stayed out of the 2012 primary clown show, "pro-business", etc. Everything MSM pundits love (and the rest they were happy to ignore).

[CherokeeDem]

29. Agree...

I think Maher's comment about MSNBC going after Christie because he was a threat to a Democratic challenger was both correct and not so correct. Even with the political bent of MSNBC's evening shows, I still think a lot of the emphasis has to do with the fact Christie was the golden boy for the Republican party. Without him... who? Paul???

Of course being from Kentucky, I kept telling everyone months before Paul was elected Senator... no way he'll win. I was wrong and he scares me. The man is the consummate snake-oil salesman. Smart, slick, and conniving...

I am going on faith that whoever the Democratic nominee is we will rally behind that person with a vengeance against whoever the Repubs put up.

[Cha]

34. Imo, msnbc is going after Chris Christie all the time because there's

so damn much to go after. If Maher, Christie, etc doesn't want a news outlet to go after him so much then Christie and his goons shouldn't have been so corrupt in New Jersey.

Who has suffered the most from Christie and his bidders? The People of New Jersey.

[warrior1]

4. I found a video

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/bill-maher-confronts-maddow-over-msnbcs-christie-hysteria-its-not-watergate/

[Brainstormy]

5. I hate to say it but

I really have to agree with Bill on this one. I've skipped Rachel most of this week because of the Christie fixation.

[warrior1]

7. I'm the opposite

I think the coverage has been just right.

[Atman]

8. I agree. Dude wants to President. He needs to be exposed BEFORE he gets into office.

He is a hateful, mean-spirited bully who has no business being the leader of the free world. The time to expose his true self is NOW, not after he's in office as was the case with W.

[Paladin]

11. I don't get this "lay off Christie" sentiment against Rachel.

She, her staff, her sources and her guests are engaged in meticulously destroying the one Republican who had any chance of defeating Hillary Clinton in 2016. As a life-long Democrat, Rachel's show has become must-see viewing over the last few weeks. It's one thing for Maher to be griping about the Christie reporting---he's a cranky libertarian, at best. But for the whining to extend into a Democratic site is genuinely unfortunate. And by the way: those of you who have written off Rachel for her supposed 24/7 Christie coverage have missed her masterful detailing of that river pollution by Duke Energy in North Carolina (where the governor worked for Duke for decades). Yet another important story where Rachel is miles ahead of the mainstream media.

[Logical]

10. Too much of just rehashing the same information. n-t

[Atman]

14. It's not all re-hashing. Even more info this morning on UP.

This is actually big. This man (Christie) is as corrupt as they come, and each day new stuff comes out. Today on UP there were reporters and government officials who had even more dirt on him, as recently as phone calls made last night. Christie is a shit show, and must not be allowed to make it to Washington in any capacity. I welcome Rachel and Kornacki exposing him. No complaints at all. Keep that stink in New Jersey (sorry to my New Jersey friends...too bad the state can't shake it's reputation!).

[Logical]

18. Well, I do agree that keeping it in the forefront is a good thing. n-t

[DURHAM D]

19. Your statement is 100% inaccurate and

proof that you don't watch her show. Why do you have an opinion on something you know nothing about?

[Logical]

20. LOL, you mad bro?? n-t

[DURHAM D]

21. No, I have no reason to be mad but

you should be embarrassed.

[Logical]

22. You Rachel's cousin or something? Somebody needs a nap! Nappy time! :-)

[DURHAM D]

23. Typical of righties. When you have lost the argument you resort to personal attacks.

Done

[Logical]

26. Ahhhh.....Your claim is that I cannot find Rachel covering the exact same Christy.....

Issues from one show to the next and even to next week.

Is that your claim?

[okaawhatever]

33. That's the whole point, they aren't the same issues. New events continue to unfold. If she were

repeating the same story about the bridge and the two staffers it would be repetitive. We've gotten into land deals, police appointments and possible police collusion with the story the bridge closing was the fault of the Mayor. Job contracts for the police union in exchange for endorsement. The law fir of Wolff Samson and their involvement in so many different deals. The coaching for four days of the Christie staffer who testified before the state legislature. The fact that that coaching was done by an attorney on staff for the port authority (his testimony is in question so there's another layer there). Christie's handling of the Sandy money and how different projects received preferential treatment. And on and on. Not the same Christie issues at all......

[chillfactor]

30. why are you even posting on this thread....

outside of making a fool of yourself....it is obvious you have never watched Rachel's in-depth story coverage including Duke energy among others...she is one of the best journalists we have today....you have definitely nailed yourself as a far right-winger...and your childish posts emphasis that point...you do know there are blogs where children post...you would be better off on those blogs....

[Logical]

38. Lol, I think Rachel is repeating herself and that makes me a far right winger even....

Though I he a been here 2 years and have over 10,000 posts? Are you drunk?

[Motown_Johnny]

35. More information comes out every day

If you are not keeping up, that is your fault.

Don't blame the rest of the world for wanting to keep current.

[Snotcicles]

12. I agree someone needs to keep the momentum going to get to the truth. The whole truth. nt

[malaise]

37. +1,000

Go Rachel!

[Cha]

36. This is my opinion on that..

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=4546846

thanks for the thread, warrior

[hlthe2b]

9. Did the subject of the COmcast-Time Warner merger come up?

I think silence on that will cost Rachel dearly--even though I understand how tied her hands must be...

[procon]

13. She giggled...

a lot. Loud, nervous giggling. It was distracting and it got worse the more Bill griped about the Christie coverage, and it made her look guilty as charged and culpable.

[warrior1]

15. I didn't get that from this video

She's right this is a big story. I've been watching every night and they do cover other stories.

[demwing]

17. OMG she giggled

Maher must be right

[SalviaBlue]

25. Wow, the way you interpret her behavior is completely opposite of what I see.

She is sincere and self confident.

[LiberalAndProud]

40. I watched the video. You'd be wrong about the nevvous giggling part.

[oldandhappy]

16. She was great.

I love her excellent preparation and ability to pull up facts and make sensible comments. And, yes, I have been known to mute the Christie stuff now and then. And there were days during Watergate when I did not read the paper. I have skipped coverage here and there over the years. And I am grateful grateful there are people out there with persistence to get these stories in the paper or on air or on the internet. We may get tired, and we need to know.

[dawnie51]

24. Had the press done its job.....

Christie would have been exposed long ago and not be sitting with 4 more years as NJ governor to rape and pillage the state. The time to find out the truth is BEFORE the election, and this guy aspires to be president. Hell yes, we need to know every last detail, and if it's a little wonkish, or boring, or hard to comprehend, even more reason. I applaud Kornacki and Maddow and all who have been instrumental in getting this corrupt bastard exposed.

[H2O Man]

28. She was outstanding.

In my opinion, it was one of her very best performances. I'd grade it as the highest mark possible. She has an outstanding sense of humor, that allowed her to put a couple of critics in check -- politely, at that.

The scandals destroying NJ Governor Chris Chrispie are hugely significant. Attempts to downplay them, or dismiss the high-quality reporting on MSNBC, are shallow, at best. Rachel ranks at the top of MSNBC per these scandals. There are, of course, talented and dedicated people behind the scenes at MSNBC, who are building the foundation that Rachel and others stand upon while reporting the stories. And everyone in the Democratic Party and Democratic Left should be thankful, and supportive. Indeed, high quality journalism -- especially investigative -- is a rare gem in the world of corporate media.

[Jamaal510]

31. I got a kick

out of her response to the guy from the National Review (forgot his name) when he was trying to say that supposedly all MSNBC covers now is Bridge-gate. She basically laughed in his face and told him that there are other stories that they've covered, as well, and that she is "unapologetic" about covering the story so much.
Rachel is not really my #1 cable news personality, but I agree that she was sharp last night.

[Dollface]

32. She did great. She is so much more relaxed than the first time she was on his show.

As for the Christie coverage, I am fascinated by it, but then I love the minutiae of complex political scandals. I can see, however, that it could get boring if its not a thing you're into.

[Archae]

39. Bill Maher is a trendoid.

He likes to jump from one thing to another, but those with actual interest and outrage about the corruption in New Jersey don't share Maher's ADD.

When Maher tried (and failed) to make MSNBC look funny when they cut away from an important issue to a Justin Bieber fluff story, it wasn't funny. It was just another example of going for "trendy" bullshit.

I think Maher is still mad at the networks when he was a kid running the Watergate hearings that cut into his watching re-runs of Scooby-Doo.

Rachel pointed out quite correctly, that we still in the case of the New Jersey scandals, know why.

Why the bridge was closed.
Why the big lie about a "traffic study" was even attempted.
Why Christie's cronies and sycophants got Sandy relief money while non-sycophants did not.
Why jobs were created JUST so as to give Christie cronies big-money non-jobs.

And so on.

Bill Maher is so typical of the average news viewer nowadays, wanting the next new shiny distraction.