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We asked MSNBC's Rachel Maddow for a response to the Tea Party Nation banning her from their site, and she suggests the idea is so ridiculous they made it up as a publicity stunt.
"I used to be an activist, too, so I understand the strategy of using the name of a well-known person to try to get publicity," Maddow told TPMDC in an email.
"Of course, this idea of me trying to join their listserv is completely made up, but still -- I'm flattered the Tea Party folks think I'm well known enough to help their cause," Maddow wrote. "I wish them all best luck with their conference."
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inokeah
January 7, 2010 12:27 PM
Rachel does not know why Obama broke his promise about Health Care Debate on C-Span
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CT Voter
January 7, 2010 1:01 PM in reply to inokeah
Does Rachel know why Obama kept his promise about the White House visitor logs?
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Stroszek
January 7, 2010 1:04 PM in reply to inokeah
Whoa, aside from a missing period and a few incorrect capitalizations, that's almost a coherent sentence, inokeah. Good job!
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ericf
January 7, 2010 1:15 PM in reply to Stroszek
Our child is growing up. Now if only inokeah learns to think instead of being satisfied with snarky nonsense.
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SFCWallace
January 7, 2010 1:51 PM in reply to ericf
Dude...if it wasn't for snarky nonsense, there would be almost nothing to read about around here...
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dswx
January 7, 2010 2:10 PM in reply to SFCWallace
Pot. Kettle. Black. Definitely.
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JNagarya
January 8, 2010 2:58 PM in reply to inokeah
Might it be that the decision either way is to be made by Congress instead of by the Executive branch?
Too much civics for you?
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Noam Sane
January 7, 2010 12:31 PM
They also banned Hitler!
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Observerinvancouver
January 7, 2010 2:06 PM in reply to Noam Sane
Are you certain?
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wellstone
January 7, 2010 3:27 PM in reply to Observerinvancouver
Hitler]s definitely in, Maddow not so much. LOL!
Classy response from a classy lady.
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eve cairo
January 7, 2010 12:59 PM
God this makes them sadder, and yet funnier, than I had previously thought.
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Forrest
January 7, 2010 1:01 PM
I can see the site admins now: "What, that wasn't the real Rachael Maddow? Why would someone ever use a fake name on the Internets?!?"
So I guess we just need to go and make accounts with names like Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck, Teddy Roosevelt (even though he's dead) and they'll treat us like real Americans. Then we can start spewing liberalism and ruin the Tea Party's perception of these past and current heroes.
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CityGuy
January 7, 2010 1:06 PM in reply to Forrest
Teddy Roosevelt says: "By golly, that's a bully idea!"
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leoklein
January 7, 2010 1:37 PM in reply to Forrest
TR says he's got better things to do that mess with a bunch of kooks. I mean, the former Prez has got standards.
P.S. Since nephew Franklin went Dem, he hasn't been following the GOPers much.
P.P.S. He voted for Obama in 2008.
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REFG
January 7, 2010 2:42 PM in reply to leoklein
Franklin and Theodore were fourth cousins, once removed; Theodore was Eleanor's uncle. Franklin and Eleanor were fifth cousins.
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Forrest
January 7, 2010 3:12 PM in reply to Forrest
Ok, so maybe Teddy is in a bit of a gray area. He was a bit of an environmentalist, after all. As all good Tea Partiers know, the Environment is a Bad Thing, and is only used to increase our taxes.
Let's go with Jackie Robinson then.
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CT Voter
January 7, 2010 1:02 PM
She is always so civil. Good example for the rest of us.
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WaitWut?
January 7, 2010 2:13 PM in reply to CT Voter
Usually so civil. It's fun to watch her lose it, in her way. I was waiting for her to tell Tim Phillips to meet her out back. But, calling him a parasite in such a calm voice was pure enjoyment. And then her interview with the "ex"gay guy that wrote the book (sorry, forgot his name). "DUDE!! It's in your BOOK!" Classic Maddow.
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navamske
January 7, 2010 1:16 PM
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ericf
January 7, 2010 1:17 PM
Maddow's response is neat political jiu-jitsu. Don't suppose her state is about to have a senate election too? I'm sure she misses seeing Franken around the office.
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boycottfaux
January 7, 2010 2:16 PM in reply to ericf
WOW, a Japanese interpreter . .
Maddow denied being 'liberal troll' . .
Denial in English not good enough for you?
BTW, THE HONORABLE AL FRANKEN, United States Senator, NOW has a much bigger office, ya know . .
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slb
January 7, 2010 3:35 PM in reply to ericf
I believe Rachel Maddow's state of residence is ... Massachusetts. So yes, they are about to have a senatorial election.
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inokeah
January 7, 2010 1:20 PM
Rachel does not like Teddy or Hitler.
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GayIthacan
January 7, 2010 2:30 PM
Actually, I'm fairly sure the Bull Moose Party has done more these past 20 years than the GOP.....
:D :D :D
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coonsey
January 7, 2010 2:34 PM
Rachel...as was said on Golden Girls TV show once....."You are good!!!!"
I wish I had half your ability to respond to people like this.
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Sailormarlowe
January 7, 2010 3:14 PM
Wasn't Rachel. It was really Dolph Lundgren, who looks like Rachel.
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wellstone
January 7, 2010 3:30 PM in reply to Sailormarlowe
No, Sailor, it was Dolph's ass, which looks a lot like you.
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monk
January 7, 2010 4:01 PM
What I never understand about the right and their blogs is they are so afraid of debate or criticism. You go to a site like dailykos or this one and Repubs are around making comments and people push back but unless they are completely rude they are allowed to comment. You go to redstate or any teabag site and disagree and you find yourself out in minutes. You say things like, "I don't think your points are based in fact" and suddenly they say "We will not stand for these vicious attacks!" These people are so afraid of everything it is often shocking.
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Forrest
January 7, 2010 5:29 PM in reply to monk
I think it's the smarter ones of the bunch taking advantage of the mindless followers.
If you let a truth-teller into the room, the followers might get the wrong idea and start looking elsewhere. Or the truly indoctrinated see the site as compromising and go looking for a more hardcore venue.
If you keep the site pure, though, they all keep coming back and generating ad revenue.
These people don't want discussion, they want to be reassured that their wacko worldview is the 'right' one. Of course that could be said of a lot of people on the opposite end of the spectrum, too. I think those of us in the middle are varying shades of amused, perplexed, confused, and disgusted with all of it.
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Ederlore
January 7, 2010 8:04 PM in reply to monk
Of course they don't want any opposing points of view. It might make their followers begin to question their rock headed ideas. They have to keep their sheeple docile and well fed on their propaganda Soma.
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Jan Tessier
January 8, 2010 3:11 AM
Tea baggers are pathetic, paranoid, and angry people. Not to mention irrational and unable to accept facts.
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JNagarya
January 8, 2010 2:56 PM in reply to Jan Tessier
You're clearly an intolerant Liberal: you stated the accurate factual diagnosis, and therefore won't be tolerated on the teabaggers' turf.
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ivy22
January 8, 2010 10:49 AM
Watch who you are callin' troll, pardner!
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JNagarya
January 8, 2010 2:59 PM in reply to ivy22
Well, if you're gonna go Palin around with trolls you're gonna at least appear to be a cooking utensil of the same color.
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