Birchers at CPAC Get Better of Smug, Grasping Rachel Maddow
Next time Rachel Maddow debates members of the John Birch Society, she ought to come armed with more than attitude.On her MSNBC show Friday night, Maddow showed a minute-long snippet of her exchange with two Birchers at CPAC 2010. The subject? You guessed it -- the Birch Society's opposition to fluoridation of water. Here's how it went -- JBS PRESIDENT JOHN F. McMANUS: The reason we opposed…
Howard Kurtz Thinks The Press Is Too Soft On Republicans
When this arrived at my e-mail inbox Sunday, I thought a usually reliable tipster was playing a joke on me.But after reviewing the video and transcript of this morning's "Reliable Sources" on CNN, it's become apparent that Howard Kurtz really did ask two of his guests if the press is currently going soft on the Republican Party."Every day, every week the media -- and that includes this program…
Rachel Maddow Miffed That Constitution Allegedly Sullied by Accompanyi
After strolling through the exhibition hall of CPAC 2010 on Thursday, MSNBC's Rachel Maddow told viewers that night of her impressions.Here's Maddow describing one of the things she didn't like --MADDOW: There were lots of people giving away copies of the Constitution, but in a thing that sort of bothers me, they couldn't resist adding their own documents to the Constitution. So you can get the…
Maddow Shows Newsweek's Adler Reading Anti-Filibuster Poem
On Friday’s Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC, Newsweek contributor Jerry Adler was shown reciting a poem in which he lamented all the agenda items that are unpassable because of the Senate filibuster rule that gives Republicans the power to block action by the Democratic majority. Host Maddow set up the clip: "Every week, Jerry Adler turns a story from the news into a verse for Newsweek. So now,…
Olbermann Honored By NewsBusters Mats With His Face On Them
A second MSNBC host on Thursday commented about the NewsBusters doormats featuring the faces of America's most disgraceful cable news network.As NewsBusters reported moments ago, Rachel Maddow did a segment on her show Thursday evening about her visit to our booth at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C.Not to be outdone, her partner in disinformation, Keith Olbermann,…
Rachel Maddow Reports on CPAC and Her NewsBusters Booth Visit
As NewsBusters reported Thursday, Rachel Maddow visited our booth at the Conservative Political Action Conference taking place in Washington, D.C.Showing herself to be a really good sport, Maddow discussed her CPAC visit on the MSNBC program bearing her name.In particular, she was very pleased with our Chris Matthews and Keith Olbermann doormats, although she was offended we didn't have one for…
CPAC Captionfest: MSNBC's Rachel Maddow Visits NewsBusters Booth
[Update, 5:30 pm Eastern: MRC's Kevin Eder sent a new picture of Maddow, which is now below the jump. The new picture is much clearer than the one at right]A few hours ago, MSNBC's Rachel Maddow popped by the Media Research Center/NewsBusters booth at the exhibit hall of CPAC 2010.She liked our booth -- so much in fact that she posed for a picture -- but complained in jest (?) that it was "sexist…
Oh Well, It's Only Terrorism She's Talking About. Maddow Gets it Wrong
In fairness to Rachel Maddow, at least she sounds convincing, even though her earnest assertions invariably collapse under scrutiny. Maddow embodies the smarmy belief that sincerity is all that matters -- fake it well and you've got it made.Here's Maddow, for example, appearing as a panelist on Sunday's "Meet the Press" and on her MSNBC cable show Monday night (first and second parts of embedded…
Rachel Maddow Strikes At Glenn Beck: 'I Didn't Lie. Back Off
The war between Glenn Beck and Rachel Maddow continued Tuesday night when the MSNBCer told the Fox Newser to back off.Maddow was responding to Beck's accusation on his radio show the previous day that she had intentionally omitted a key sentence of his during her attack on him last week. During a nine minute segment designed to try to redeem herself in front of her tiny audience, Maddow refused…
Media Cast Liberal Republican Meghan McCain as ‘Voice of Young Conse
CPAC, the annual Conservative Political Action Conference begins Feb. 18. Conservative leaders will rally the troops before the mid-term elections in November and discuss the future role of conservatives in politics. One person who will not be in attendance is Meghan McCain, despite the year-long media attempt to make citizens believe she is somehow representative of conservatives. She…
Glenn Beck Calls Rachel Maddow 'Dishonest' 'Propaganda
Conservative talk radio host Glenn Beck has struck back at Rachel Maddow for her gross misrepresentation of his position on global warming by calling her a dishonest purveyor of propaganda.As NewsBusters previously reported, Maddow last Friday cherry-picked some statements by Beck to make it appear that he believed the recent snowstorms in the nation's capital disprove Nobel Laureate Al Gore's…
Maddow's MSNBC Promo: 'I'm Not Trying To Push An Agenda
Rachel, stop, you're killin' me . . . If Rachel Maddow's MSNBC gig doesn't work out, why not a career in stand-up? Earlier today, Tim Graham highlighted a Howard Kurtz WaPo article on Maddow. Although she has persistently focused on the gays-in-the-military policy, inviting gay soldiers on to tell their stories, Maddow insisted that she is not "mounting a crusade" or "explicitly pushing for…
WaPo Touts Rachel Maddow's Left-Wing Activist 'Military Mission
On Monday, Washington Post media reporter Howard Kurtz touted how Rachel Maddow is making history happen on gays in the military – which might not seem very tough with Obama and the liberal Democrats in Congress in charge of the government. Maddow tries to present herself as an advocacy journalist, not an activist, like there’s a huge difference:As one of the few openly gay television anchors,…
Rachel Maddow Cherry-picks Glenn Beck To Call Him A Liar
MSNBC's Rachel Maddow Friday cherry-picked statements from Glenn Beck's radio show to accuse him of lying about global warming.In a brief segment on the MSNBC program bearing her name, Maddow said the Fox News star claimed the snowstorm that hit the East Coast this week disproves Al Gore's favorite myth.Unfortunately, Maddow conveniently left out the part when Beck said "one storm does not prove…
