A toast to Rachel Maddow!

[Atman]

She did a fine job of allowing Dan Stein (FAIR) to hang himself. Hoisted on his proverbial petard. It was some great stuff.

Cheers, Rachel. Thanks. :toast:

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[proud2BlibKansan]

1. That was outstanding

Well done, Rachel!!

[spooky3]

24. I would never have been able to keep my cool and think as clearly as she did. She was brilliant!

[BunkerHill24]

2. Indeed

Rachel :yourock:

[IndianaJoe]

3. Synopsis?

FAIR supposedly wrote the Arizona immigration law.

[NYC_SKP]

13. Classic Rachel.

FAIR dude comes on show to claim how "fair" he and the organization are.

RM offers proof that he and his associates are racist.

FAIR dude hems and haws and fails to defend self.

RM offers further proof.

FAIR dude calls the segment a waste of viewer's time.

RM offers to have him back, any time, to waste more time.

He says, "sure".

Segment ends.

:toast:

[IndianaJoe]

19. Rachel's very smart and unflappable to boot. n/t

[IndianaJoe]

20. And thanks for taking the time to fill me in! n/t

[Hissyspit]

35. VIDEO Here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x460540

[malaise]

4. +1,000

:toast:

[jillan]

5. To Rachel! I LOVE that lady!!

[katandmoon]

6. What a nasty, defensive POS he was.

[nadinbrzezinski]

In her honor I am gonna brew myself a latte

:toast:

[eleny]

7. Oh yeah...

[IndianaJoe]

11. What happened, Eleny? I'm here at the office and missed it.

[eleny]

25. She interviewed Dan Stein of the F.A.I.R. organization

F.A.I.R. helped to write the controversial Arizona law regarding illegal immigrants.

Before the interview, she talked about people associated with the organization - such as someone on the board of directors, all with clearly racist, white supremacists leanings. Then she interviewed Stein asking him about those individuals and he flipped his lid.

He got loud and tried to filibuster accusing Rachel of not using her own independent research but relying on Southern Poverty Law Center data (which is, btw, the nemesis of white supremacist organizations). I thought that Rachel did a good job. She allowed him time to go on and on but always brought him back to telling her if she was factually wrong.

Given past experience with her program, I think Rachel will verify her facts and report back to her audience if Stein was right or wrong in his denials.

Hope this helps. :hi:

[IndianaJoe]

26. It did! Thank you very much!

BTW, I'm your old friend that used to write Lazlo Toth letters. You were the one that persuaded me to send one to Mike Malloy that got him to begin his polka-thing! I've been away a long time. Nice to see you're still here!

[eleny]

27. It's so nice to see you back!

I had no idea that you're responsible for Mike's polka interludes. That's great!

[IndianaJoe]

29. You were the one that had me send

the letter. I never would have done it otherwise. He read it, and then played the song and polkaed.
He's been doing it periodically ever since. LOL

Mr. Andrew Card
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C.,

Re: “The Bleak Mood at the White House”

Dear Mr. Card:

I just got through reading a report by William Kristol, the editor of The Weekly Standard, which mentioned that due to all this talk about indictments the mood at the White House was “very bleak”. This saddens me. I am a long-time Republican voter and no one likes it when everyone around you is depressed and gloomy. Sometimes, though, things happen and people just sort of stop smiling. It bothers me that usually happy, upbeat guys like you, the President, Karl Rove and Dick Cheney are down in the dumps. That’s why I decided to write this letter.

Whenever I am unhappy or depressed, I usually go to the Slovenian National Home, which is located on the west side of Indianapolis and get involved in polka dancing. Polka is a sure way to lift the spirits and put a smile on people’s faces. So consider this suggestion: Get all of your depressed White House staffers into a circle in one of the ballrooms at the White House. Have them join hands. Then put on a little accordion music. And start to polka! I think you’ll find that once the polkas start everyone will be cheerful and happy again. As my Uncle Bela Toth always says: “You just can’t stay depressed when you polka!”

By the way, my favorite polka song is “Who Stole the Kishka?” It’s a song about someone stealing a big Polish sausage. They play it all the time at the Slovenian National Home. It goes like this:

Someone stole the kishka
Someone stole the kishka
Who stole the kishka,
from the butcher's shop?
Who stole the kishka?
Who stole the kishka?
Who stole the kishka?
Someone call the cops!

Fat and round and firmly packed
It was hanging on the rack
Someone stole the kishka
When I turned my back
Who stole the kishka?
Who stole the kishka?
Who stole the kishka?
Someone bring it back!

See! There’s just something about a good polka! So don’t let all those indictments get you and your staff down. Polka! I polka-ed my way through Watergate and it kept me happy and cheerful. I’ll bet it works for you too!

Anyway, good luck on those indictments! I’ll be pulling for you!

Sincerely,

Lazlo Toth

Voting for Republicans (both indicted and unindicted) since 1952!

(Inspired by Don Novello’s Lazlo Toth Letters)

[eleny]

34. Joe, people still ask Mike for polka breaks

Recently, he started broadcasting with video, too. And there's a chat window for listeners. Right away, someone asked for a polka. The beat goes on. :hi:

[roguevalley]

33. anyone who badmouths the southern poverty law center is an aryan

[Rhiannon12866]

37. Here's the video:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=385&topic_id=460540&mesg_id=460540 :hi:

[dchill]

8. Do you think that Stein...

even knows how bad he came across?

[ChairmanAgnostic]

12. nope. He is patting both his fat ass and his shoulder.

Proud, a winner, a christian who went to the pagan lion's den, and kicked her ass.

I suspect his is the minority view, however.

[dchill]

18. You're probably right.

Proud in his ignorance.

[Liberal In Texas]

17. Nope. He thinks by associating her with SPLC anything she says is

discredited. Throw in a few "out of contexts" and "it's not relevant to what FAIR is doing" he probably thinks he wins.

[dchill]

22. SPLC: Fighting Hate - Teaching Tolerance - Seeking Justice...

That kind of discredited, irrelevant and out-of-context stuff.

[Atman]

23. Doubt it. By morning the Freepers will be crowing about how he kicked RM's ass.

Actually, not by morning...I'm sure they're already there.

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[dchill]

31. I hear you.

They clearly believe that "extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice*" and lying isn't wrong in the defense of extremism, either.

* Barry Goldwater

[dixiegrrrrl]

9. I wanted to strangle him.

Arrogant POS.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

10. there were 2 points where he thought he had her, but . . . .

she not only did not cave (like most democrats in orfice), but she had facts, details, and information at her command to throw right back at him. FAIR reminds me of the PATRIOT act. Both are misnomers, 180 degrees opposite of what their names' suggest.

[inna]

14. Abso-fucking-lutely. I can't wait to read commentaries on that interview tomorrow.

[liberalla]

15. Gladly!

and proudly!

:toast:


These guys just don't know what they're getting into when they go on her show to 'set' the record straight.

[Robbins]

16. She did great

You see why most Republicans do not want to go on her show.She goes after people with facts and very
calm during It.Stein won't be back on her show.

[ocean girl]

21. OMFG!!!!!

Rachel is so FIERCE!! And BRILLIANT! Love her.

[pinboy3niner]

28. Brilliant! I really hope she wins her Senate race . . .

:toast:

[Mushroom]

30. Cheers, Rachel

It was a beautiful thing to see.

[Johonny]

32. did he really want breeding of intelligent people?

He does know Eugenics went out of scientific fashion (because heredity doesn't work that way) like 70 years ago. I'd hate to see Ben Stein make a special on him and the holocaust.

[Rhiannon12866]

36. K&R! She sure did that! Must see TV! Link to the video:

The video:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=385&topic_id=460540&mesg_id=460540

[pinboy3niner]

38. I HATE RACHEL MADDOW

Psych! I love her. Her show is both serious and fun. Last night's takedown of Dan Stein was masterful. After his sorry performance, FAIR's board probably wishes they could send him to BOAT JAIL.

I just wish Rachel would drop that dumb Senate campaign and stay at MSNBC.:)

[SalmonChantedEvening]

39. I love Dr. Maddow

You kick ass Rachel!! :loveya: :yourock:

[Motown_Johnny]

40. I'll bet she does a follow up on tonight's show and makes clear just how much he was lying

I love when she does that