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GTurck

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78. Au contraire....

Sat Apr 14, 2018, 01:45 PM

Apr 2018

Maddow has stated that she is more of an Eisenhower Republican. That faction no longer exists having been run out of the party by the right-wingers.

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Thank you Dr Rachel Maddow [View all] syringis Apr 2018 OP

Yeah, what she said! Wounded Bear Apr 2018 #1

I can't find any reference to Rachel LittleGirl Apr 2018 #58

You may be right... Wounded Bear Apr 2018 #65

same here. I try not to follow celebrities too. eom LittleGirl Apr 2018 #75

All the best women are taken, dang it. n/t SonofDonald Apr 2018 #76

LOL eom LittleGirl Apr 2018 #80

kick triron Apr 2018 #2

Very rare for someone to simultaneously be a super patriot and a super journalist. Eliot Rosewater Apr 2018 #3

Well Rachel started her own kind of genre within journalism lunatica Apr 2018 #74

Well done with this description. Some find her method of taking 12 minutes to Eliot Rosewater Apr 2018 #77

I think most people are still expecting to hear what happens rather lunatica Apr 2018 #79

I've been BEYOND impressed with her since Unfiltered on Air America Radio Dennis Donovan Apr 2018 #4

Fox News offered her big bucks Elwood P Dowd Apr 2018 #5

Interesting. An attempt at "catch and kill". Mr. Ected Apr 2018 #12

Would have loved to have been a fly on THAT wall! WinstonSmith4740 Apr 2018 #52

Yep, me too. BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2018 #66

You're so right, syringis! And amazingly, Maddow has a PhD in poli sci rather than journalism. spooky3 Apr 2018 #6

Hi Spooky syringis Apr 2018 #16

Thank you for a phrase that I need to memorize for future use! spooky3 Apr 2018 #34

Hey syringis OnDoutside Apr 2018 #7

Hi OnDoutside syringis Apr 2018 #11

Great, and don't forget OnDoutside Apr 2018 #18

Stephen King and I both have a bit of a crush on her. Aristus Apr 2018 #8

That makes three of us blueinredohio Apr 2018 #61

Four, she is crush worthy, at least for those of us SonofDonald Apr 2018 #84

Au contraire.... GTurck Apr 2018 #78

An Eisenhower Republican is a lot more liberal than a lot of Democrats these days. Aristus Apr 2018 #82

Indeed. nt SunSeeker Apr 2018 #9

If Rachel doesn't receive a Pulitzer Prize ... FakeNoose Apr 2018 #10

I suspect it is, at least to some degree. sandensea Apr 2018 #14

Her show is an education in itself. sandensea Apr 2018 #13

I always feel watching her show is like auditing a master class. calimary Apr 2018 #32

Mahalo for Rachel, syringis.. Cha Apr 2018 #15

Hi Cha syringis Apr 2018 #19

Actually, you should have written Ms. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2018 #20

Hi PoindexterOglethorpe syringis Apr 2018 #21

Hi, syringis, pardon me for butting in, but here are my two cents spooky3 Apr 2018 #30

I think (after 60+++ years and several marriages/relationships) that Mrs. is pretty archaic erronis Apr 2018 #31

Yes, that's it. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2018 #45

Thank you :-) syringis Apr 2018 #47

I like that a lot. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2018 #51

In some ways, it is just much easier to use one surname. If you have children together Ilsa Apr 2018 #71

"Husband" doesn't apply either Liberalagogo Apr 2018 #49

I remember when I was a kid, that asking to be called "Ms" was akin to burning your bra! Lisa0825 Apr 2018 #24

Actually I think "Ms" would Cha Apr 2018 #28

She's Dr. Madddow greymattermom Apr 2018 #29

Oh that's right! Thank for the Cha Apr 2018 #33

Yes and No malaise Apr 2018 #62

No, Dr. is correct. Alpeduez21 Apr 2018 #73

What about when she teased having Trump's tax returns? oberliner Apr 2018 #17

Really? I suppose one could say 'let it go', but I don't think you want to. poboy2 Apr 2018 #23

I watch her every night and always look forward to her show oberliner Apr 2018 #25

It Was Theater Roy Rolling Apr 2018 #35

I know, right.. there always Cha Apr 2018 #37

Someone. tavernier Apr 2018 #69

Not always the Cha Apr 2018 #70

Great minds, lol! tavernier Apr 2018 #72

Rachel (and Lawrence) is available on podcast. longship Apr 2018 #22

I listen to her podcast in the morning walking my dog. flygal Apr 2018 #26

Why does someone from Belgium spend time on a website devoted to US politics? oberliner Apr 2018 #27

I would turn your question on its head - why are the "americans" (US) so uninterested erronis Apr 2018 #39

How many Americans can name the prime minister of Belgium? oberliner Apr 2018 #54

Agree. I'm a zero too. Back to class! erronis Apr 2018 #63

Maybe b/c the US is a BFD? irisblue Apr 2018 #44

Yeah, what you said, Irisblue Cha Apr 2018 #48

All the more embarrassing oberliner Apr 2018 #55

Yep. We stand shamed before history & time by trump. irisblue Apr 2018 #56

Much like during the Bush years oberliner Apr 2018 #57

What happens in the USA often directly affects other countries DFW Apr 2018 #67

Technically, I believe Dr. Rachel Maddow is most appropriate given her doctorate (n/t) FreepFryer Apr 2018 #36

You're right.. I was thinking Ms but Cha Apr 2018 #40

Rhodes scholar; Oxford doctorate. maddiemom Apr 2018 #43

Cheers! A doctorate is obviously a huge challenge for anyone... FreepFryer Apr 2018 #50

Cheers to that, FreepFryer! Cha Apr 2018 #64

Pulitzer from me cp Apr 2018 #38

Yeah for Rachel Gothmog Apr 2018 #41

Wonderful compliment to her! Was just about to mention that it's properly Dr. Maddow maddiemom Apr 2018 #42

Thank you, syringis! Cha Apr 2018 #46

I second that emotion! Thank Goodness for Rachel! She 'splains it like I'm a 4 yr old. nt Honeycombe8 Apr 2018 #53

I never find clean links to her show on youtube but she podcasts video and audio versions. mahina Apr 2018 #59

Agreed! Big fan of Rachel Maddow, DPhil FailureToCommunicate Apr 2018 #60

Missed Rachel last night. Does not look like there will be a repeat helpisontheway Apr 2018 #68

Kickin' with gusto! Faux pas Apr 2018 #81

My boyfriend has never been political.......... mrmpa Apr 2018 #83