MSNBC's Rachel Maddow calls out mendacious Republicans, meek Democrats, pliant media

[democracy1st]

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MSNBC's Rachel Maddow calls out mendacious Republicans, meek Democrats, pliant media
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[elleng]

1. Dems should SAY it, NOT READ it.

'Obama, Pfeiffer wrote, is focused on action over politics and was not afraid to talk about the threats.

''The difference is this: President Obama doesn't need to beat his chest to prove it, and -- unlike the last administration -- we are not at war with a tactic (''terrorism''), we (are) at war with something that is tangible: al-Qaida and its violent extremist allies. And we will prosecute that war as long as the American people are endangered.'''

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/12/31/us/AP-US-Obama-Cheney.html

As inconvenient as it may be due to Holiday time, Dems should find strong spokespeople to counter the rep b.s. Rachel and her staff have done all the leg-work for them. FIND A SPEAKER!!!!!

[Farzan]

10. She is angry and rightly so...

The kids glove treatment of the GOP by Obama must end. They are ingracious shameless bastards.

[jimlup]

17. But Obama shouldn't be the one doing it...

Other democrats need to step up. Where are they and why aren't they taking their obvious role?

[bjobotts]

2. They wouldn't keep doing it if the media called them on it instead of just repeating it

[bjobotts]

3. De mint and Hoekstra get away with blatant lies because the media won't call them on it.

[ljm2002]

4. You GO, Rachel!

As for "the media", Rachel is part of the media, and she's kicking ass.

I sincerely hope that her last remarks shame at least a few of her colleagues into doing some actual reporting for a change.

Not holding my breath, of course.

K&R

[zeemike]

8. I am sure it did shame some.

But for many of them their jobs are at stake if they piss off the boss. And most Americans are job scared and the powers that be like it that way....there is no better way to control people than with fear of personal loss.

[JDPriestly]

5. Good work, Rachel Maddow!

[lamp_shade]

6. Wow. Rachel. Tell it.

[icee]

7. Rachel Maddow is the modern day Edward R Murrow. I have never

seen anyone who speaks so clearly on such complicated matters.

[robo50]

11. Rachel is the best! I agree n/t

[Enthusiast]

9. Well I love Rachel.

But there will be ZERO fact checking by the M$M when it comes to Reich Wing claims. The media is in the exact same mode it was in leading up to the invasion of Iraq. You have to ask yourself why this is.

How do they do this? Well, some Republican will make an allegation. This allegation is repeated on every media source until it becomes the primary explanation.

My question is, what kind of a country do these people want to live in?

[Douglas Carpenter]

12. kick and recommend

[Overseas]

13. K&R. She was excellent!! //nt

[izquierdista]

14. Fact checking?

The Repubs check their facts as fast as they can make them up; for spin and inflammability.

[Karenina]

15. I just LOVED the way she slapped her papers down!

:bounce:

[90-percent]

16. Stenography

Rachel made it abundantly clear that stenography is not worthy of the term "journalism".

I like Rachel, but she's wrong. Down is up, war is peace and uncritical stenography is now indeed JOURNALISM.

It is one of the best times in American History to be EXTREMELY CYNICAL about ALL OUR INSTITUTIONS! They don't play by the same rules as our parents generation. Outright blatant CORPORATE FASCISM is now mandatory in almost all of our Main Stream Media.

-90% Jimmy

[List left]

18. Damn! why does she always cloud things up with trivial things like facts?

:fistbump:

[Hamlette]

19. Watched again

as a friend at our new years party mentioned this. We should watch it every day. One of the best 10 minutes of 10 ever.

Your choice. It's your country.

[Sky Masterson]

20. Love her!

:)

[CaliCompadre]

21. k & r

[DutchLiberal]

22. Rachel is singlehandedly doing the job of all the media and all the Democrats...

And I love her for that!