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Title: Rachel Maddow Plays Gay Card: Defends Her Own Lies By Calling Critics Homophobes
Post by: CactusCarlos on February 26, 2011, 06:03:12 PM: Quote
The folks at MSNBC should be deeply embarrassed and ashamed of their prime time commentator Rachel Maddow.

Having been exposed by Politifact for lying last week about Wisconsin having a budget surplus, Maddow on Thursday hypocritically defended herself by playing nine cherry-picked words from the broadcast in question while disgracefully calling her critics homophobes (video follows with transcript and commentary):

Read more: http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2011/02/26/rachel-maddow-abdicates-integrity-defends-lies-calling-detractors-hom#ixzz1F73fGLCO
Title: Re: Rachel Maddow Plays Gay Card: Defends Her Own Lies By Calling Critics Homophobes
Post by: Ptarmigan on February 28, 2011, 04:34:07 PM: What does homophobia have to do with Wisconsin??????????????????? :???: :mental:
Title: Re: Rachel Maddow Plays Gay Card: Defends Her Own Lies By Calling Critics Homophobes
Post by: TexasCop on February 28, 2011, 04:41:42 PM: That's a lot like being called an anti-semite when you disagree with Israel. :whistling:
Title: Re: Rachel Maddow Plays Gay Card: Defends Her Own Lies By Calling Critics Homophobes
Post by: JohnnyReb on February 28, 2011, 04:53:53 PM: The Gay Card...we called it "The Old Maid" when I was a kid.
Title: Re: Rachel Maddow Plays Gay Card: Defends Her Own Lies By Calling Critics Homophobes
Post by: DLR Pyro on February 28, 2011, 05:12:56 PM: Quote from: Ptarmigan on February 28, 2011, 04:34:07 PM
What does homophobia have to do with Wisconsin??????????????????? :???: :mental:
absolutely nothing but she is on the losing end of the argument and has run out of options for clever debate.
Title: Re: Rachel Maddow Plays Gay Card: Defends Her Own Lies By Calling Critics Homophobes
Post by: Gina on February 28, 2011, 05:32:02 PM: I didn't know she was gay until last week.
Title: Re: Rachel Maddow Plays Gay Card: Defends Her Own Lies By Calling Critics Homophobes
Post by: TexasCop on February 28, 2011, 05:35:34 PM: Quote from: Gina on February 28, 2011, 05:32:02 PM
I didn't know she was gay until last week.

I thought she was a 12 year old boy with really twisted parents.
Title: Re: Rachel Maddow Plays Gay Card: Defends Her Own Lies By Calling Critics Homophobes
Post by: Revolution on February 28, 2011, 05:53:42 PM: ^ I thought she was...was...

Sorry. Got distracted by your sig, Tex. :lmao:
Title: Re: Rachel Maddow Plays Gay Card: Defends Her Own Lies By Calling Critics Homophobes
Post by: Gina on February 28, 2011, 06:07:43 PM: (http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4074/4778892434_16dc929308_z.jpg)
Title: Re: Rachel Maddow Plays Gay Card: Defends Her Own Lies By Calling Critics Homophobes
Post by: Revolution on March 01, 2011, 10:38:51 AM: Hi5 for that one, Gina. That's funny, and a bit gross.
Title: Re: Rachel Maddow Plays Gay Card: Defends Her Own Lies By Calling Critics Homophobes
Post by: true_blood on March 01, 2011, 08:18:04 PM: Quote from: Gina on February 28, 2011, 06:07:43 PM
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4074/4778892434_16dc929308_z.jpg)
H5 for that Gina. That is awesome!
I almost spit out all the water out on my monitor. :lmao: :cheersmate:
Title: Re: Rachel Maddow Plays Gay Card: Defends Her Own Lies By Calling Critics Homophobes
Post by: thelaughingman on March 02, 2011, 12:04:04 AM: Quote from: Gina on February 28, 2011, 06:07:43 PM
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4074/4778892434_16dc929308_z.jpg)

I refuse to believe that Maddow ever looked like that. My sister is gay and she never looked like that.
Title: Re: Rachel Maddow Plays Gay Card: Defends Her Own Lies By Calling Critics Homophobes
Post by: thelaughingman on March 02, 2011, 12:22:38 AM: Quote from: CactusCarlos on February 26, 2011, 06:03:12 PM
Read more: http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2011/02/26/rachel-maddow-abdicates-integrity-defends-lies-calling-detractors-hom#ixzz1F73fGLCO

I wonder how long it will be before Maddow is "not fired" from MS-NBC like Olbermann.
Title: Re: Rachel Maddow Plays Gay Card: Defends Her Own Lies By Calling Critics Homophobes
Post by: dandi on March 02, 2011, 07:55:12 PM: Quote from: TexasCop on February 28, 2011, 04:41:42 PM
That's a lot like being called an anti-semite when you disagree with Israel. :whistling:

Or a neo con/Zionist/etc when you do agree.
Title: Re: Rachel Maddow Plays Gay Card: Defends Her Own Lies By Calling Critics Homophobes
Post by: cavegal on March 03, 2011, 05:46:14 PM: I used to watch her then it was like a car wreck just had to. Then the lies spewed out of her mouth just unreal. I do not even go to MSNBC at all anymore. She was just awful.
Title: Re: Rachel Maddow Plays Gay Card: Defends Her Own Lies By Calling Critics Homophobes
Post by: thundley4 on March 03, 2011, 05:48:28 PM: Quote from: cavegal on March 03, 2011, 05:46:14 PM
I used to watch her then it was like a car wreck just had to. Then the lies spewed out of her mouth just unreal. I do not even go to MSNBC at all anymore. She was just awful.

So, you're boycotting MSNBC since the fired Keith? :whistling:
Title: Re: Rachel Maddow Plays Gay Card: Defends Her Own Lies By Calling Critics Homophobes
Post by: cavegal on March 03, 2011, 06:16:06 PM: Quote from: thundley4 on March 03, 2011, 05:48:28 PM
So, you're boycotting MSNBC since the fired Keith? :whistling:
:lmao: O-) :-) Funny it has been since then............ :lmao: :whistling: :tongue: