Wed Oct 24, 2012, 09:32 PM

DemocratSinceBirth (46,047 posts)

Is Rachel Maddow Really Going To Sell The Tied Election Scenario?

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That's about as likely as Halle Berry asking to marry me...

edited Pimp To Sell

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Is Rachel Maddow Really Going To Sell The Tied Election Scenario? (Original post)	DemocratSinceBirth	Oct 2012	OP
She's really getting horrible. I haven't watched her in over a month now.	Liberal_Stalwart71	Oct 2012	#1
My eyes rolled opposite ways when I heard	Ztolkins	Oct 2012	#2
Yup, she is and	mwblueyarn	Oct 2012	#3
I just changed the channel and am watching	powergirl	Oct 2012	#4
During election season, Rachel sucks. same thing in 2008.	scheming daemons	Oct 2012	#5
She is a good Democrat	krawhitham	Oct 2012	#23
Now she's going to pimp the tie	meadowlark5	Oct 2012	#6
Unbelievable	DemocratSinceBirth	Oct 2012	#9
exactly	bench scientist	Oct 2012	#30
Turn to Current if you have it.,,,n/t	skeewee08	Oct 2012	#7
What do you want her to do	DemKittyNC	Oct 2012	#8
Let me guess, your new here right? Your first statement is EXACTLY what LOADS of DU'ers	kelly1mm	Oct 2012	#19
I turned her off. She is going corporate with this	JRLeft	Oct 2012	#10
Right now she's slamming Republicans on the rape comment.	ProSense	Oct 2012	#11
Aahhh, the things that Phil Griffin	Tutonic	Oct 2012	#12
I can only stand her in smal doses. She has that DU affliction...	progressivebydesign	Oct 2012	#13
Obama won the first debate	DemKittyNC	Oct 2012	#15
Exactly. And none of these talking heads (except Sharpton maybe? O'Donnell?) went with that.	fugop	Oct 2012	#17
No he lost	krawhitham	Oct 2012	#24
some of you need to really grow a pair	bj1121	Oct 2012	#14
I think sometimes in times of stress we attack our own.	Jennicut	Oct 2012	#18
Not on MY TV she's not.	Blue Idaho	Oct 2012	#16
Christ - It was a "what if" scenario. The minutia of the constitution	cliffordu	Oct 2012	#20
That's my take on it.	moobu2	Oct 2012	#22
That sounds all reasonable and everything, BUT I JUST WANT TO BE HELD!	SEMOVoter	Oct 2012	#26
+ 1 n/t	ejbr	Oct 2012	#28
I have a feeling she's trying to motivate Dems	budkin	Oct 2012	#21
We know the tie scenario is exceedingly unlikely...	MisterJones	Oct 2012	#25
'We are...': The last two maybe. The first one	Maximumnegro	Oct 2012	#34
Well call me gullible, but she had me rather nervous.	Gregorian	Oct 2012	#27
Sell the farm!	ornotna	Oct 2012	#29
like the avatar.....	madrchsod	Oct 2012	#31
she`s the smartest kid in the class....	madrchsod	Oct 2012	#32
All you need is a dollar and a dream.	Maximumnegro	Oct 2012	#33
I've wondered if changes were a'comin since	Cannikin	Oct 2012	#35

Response to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 09:34 PM

Liberal_Stalwart71 (13,853 posts)

1. She's really getting horrible. I haven't watched her in over a month now.

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Response to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 09:34 PM

Ztolkins (185 posts)

2. My eyes rolled opposite ways when I heard

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Response to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 09:36 PM

mwblueyarn (7 posts)

3. Yup, she is and

it's really pissing me off. The Rethugs don't need any more cover for stealing it! Grrrrrrr.

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Response to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 09:36 PM

powergirl (2,383 posts)

4. I just changed the channel and am watching

"Who the bleep did I marry" There is a lot to report on Rachel - pick one!

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Response to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 09:36 PM

scheming daemons (21,273 posts)

5. During election season, Rachel sucks. same thing in 2008.

she is a bedwetter.

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Response to scheming daemons (Reply #5)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 10:13 PM

krawhitham (3,148 posts)

23. She is a good Democrat

She is scaring people to the poll, too many stayed at home in 2010 and look what happened

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Response to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 09:40 PM

meadowlark5 (500 posts)

6. Now she's going to pimp the tie

I get so sick of this crap.

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Response to meadowlark5 (Reply #6)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 09:43 PM

DemocratSinceBirth (46,047 posts)

9. Unbelievable

This is never going to happen. The only thing it can do is undermine morale.

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Response to meadowlark5 (Reply #6)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 10:37 PM

bench scientist (256 posts)

30. exactly

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There is a vast difference between possible and probable. A tie is not going to happen. The President will win decisively.

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Response to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 09:41 PM

skeewee08 (1,892 posts)

7. Turn to Current if you have it.,,,n/t

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Response to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 09:43 PM

DemKittyNC (463 posts)

8. What do you want her to do

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Cheer and tell everyone the Democratic party will win in a Landslide... Not to worry anyone?

We need our fellow Democrats out there to be scared so they will get off their asses and go VOTE!

Then it will be a Landslide!

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Response to DemKittyNC (Reply #8)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 10:08 PM

kelly1mm (2,237 posts)

19. Let me guess, your new here right? Your first statement is EXACTLY what LOADS of DU'ers

want and expect not only here, but on 'our' cable news shows. Anyone who disagrees is a:

1) Troll
2) Paid republican plant
3) poster lost on their way to Freeperville
4) a PUMA
5) a 'pearl clutcher'

You can pick as many as you want. Stick around and you will see it very clearly. DU, dispite this, is still a very valuble place for discussion.

Welcome to DU!

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Response to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 09:43 PM

JRLeft (1,953 posts)

10. I turned her off. She is going corporate with this

garbage.

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Response to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 09:45 PM

ProSense (98,232 posts)

11. Right now she's slamming Republicans on the rape comment.

What are you watching?

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Response to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 09:46 PM

Tutonic (2,470 posts)

12. Aahhh, the things that Phil Griffin

will get you to do for a $4,000,000 take home pay. Just think about it--God forbid but if something were to happen to David Gregory or Mika Brezinski, Rachel might find herself chatting it up on Meet the Press or better yet sippin on Starbucks next to Dead Intern Joe.

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Response to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 09:48 PM

progressivebydesign (19,363 posts)

13. I can only stand her in smal doses. She has that DU affliction...

.. the one where you want to appear much smarter and much more "realistic" than anyone else. People like her are our own worst enemy. Cas in point.. the first debate. I don't care if your candidate walks out on stage and vomits, you come out and say it was the BEST vomit EVER, and your guy won!

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Response to progressivebydesign (Reply #13)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 09:51 PM

DemKittyNC (463 posts)

15. Obama won the first debate

Not because of his presentation or what he had to say but simply because the other guy lied his ass off. You can not win based on lies. I will never concede to a liar, you shouldn't either.

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Response to DemKittyNC (Reply #15)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 09:54 PM

fugop (1,826 posts)

17. Exactly. And none of these talking heads (except Sharpton maybe? O'Donnell?) went with that.

They all just piled on. That was when I stopped watching. Maybe after the election I'll go back. But all the whining and crying ... I just hate when we do that. I picture Republicans and Republican trolls everywhere just laughing about how weak and fragile we are.

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Response to DemKittyNC (Reply #15)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 10:16 PM

krawhitham (3,148 posts)

24. No he lost

If you let someone lie and do not call them on it you LOST

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Response to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 09:51 PM

bj1121 (4 posts)

14. some of you need to really grow a pair

yall are complaining about Rachel Maddow??? Rachel Maddow???... she simply said nationally it's a "tie" but in the battleground it's a different story.

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Response to bj1121 (Reply #14)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 09:56 PM

Jennicut (25,347 posts)

18. I think sometimes in times of stress we attack our own.

Or those more sympathetic to Dems. Like Nate Silver. Rachel is awesome and I adore her journalism. She is a true liberal.

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Response to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 09:52 PM

Blue Idaho (1,096 posts)

16. Not on MY TV she's not.

I emailed her show to let her know how disappointed I am that such a smart woman would be trying to sell such a stupid story.

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Response to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 10:09 PM

cliffordu (29,436 posts)

20. Christ - It was a "what if" scenario. The minutia of the constitution

illustrated on the tee vee.

"what if" is fun and informative.

I'd suggest lightening up.

I find the recent attacks on Rachael interesting and similar.

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Response to cliffordu (Reply #20)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 10:12 PM

moobu2 (3,675 posts)

22. That's my take on it.

She just found the process fascinating and wanted to educate her audience.

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Response to cliffordu (Reply #20)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 10:25 PM

SEMOVoter (198 posts)

26. That sounds all reasonable and everything, BUT I JUST WANT TO BE HELD!

I haven't been on DU very long, but I understand emotion and reason. They are in no way related to each other.

I read and understand what you are saying. It makes sense.

My emotions want to know that PBO wins the election.

Like a lot of people, I can't stand hanging threads. I like decisions made. I suspect the controversy/Harumphing expressed on this thread is probably related to that, but the tiny little voice inside still wants to be comforted. So I'm talking up Obama/Biden2012 every chance I get.

Just my thinking, remember I'm new here.

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Response to cliffordu (Reply #20)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 10:30 PM

ejbr (3,953 posts)

28. + 1 n/t

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Response to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 10:11 PM

budkin (3,086 posts)

21. I have a feeling she's trying to motivate Dems

But yes it's really irritating me.

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Response to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 10:19 PM

MisterJones (23 posts)

25. We know the tie scenario is exceedingly unlikely...

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So why are you guys being so sensitive about this? Any thinking person knows that Romney is anti-woman, anti-middle class and anti-minority. Don't get so nervous because she isn't playing liberal thought echo chamber all the time. She is respected for her intellect on both sides of the aisle.

And before you long timers jump on me I am a long time lurker and want to come here for positivity. To see headlines taken up by fear based speculation is trouble some. Stay positive GOTV and WE WILL WIN! The other side is racist, sexist, and greedy. We are the party of reason, progress and hope.

Ok I will step off my soapbox.

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Response to MisterJones (Reply #25)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 10:59 PM

Maximumnegro (920 posts)

34. 'We are...': The last two maybe. The first one

not so much

the fainting spell after the first debate proved that

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Response to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 10:29 PM

Gregorian (19,611 posts)

27. Well call me gullible, but she had me rather nervous.

The thought of four years of Shit Romney is so awful I had to listen to what she was saying. Thank goodness for DU. I didn't know how unlikely a tie is.

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Response to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 10:31 PM

ornotna (4,123 posts)