Wed Oct 24, 2012, 09:35 PM

Flacks Like Rachel Maddow Are Killing Us...

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Yeah, there's going to be an Electoral College tie and Willard Romney is going to be president.

on edit- Flack was a poor choice of words. However I thought she was sympathetic to our cause, Don't forget none of us get paid for being a Democrat, or a liberal, or a progressive. It's a labor of love for us. It's a matter of principle. For some it's our raison d'etre. She doesn't have an obligation to be sympathetic to our cause. If she is in it for ratings and to make money that is her right. But I have a right to see her through that prism.

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Flacks Like Rachel Maddow Are Killing Us... (Original post)	DemocratSinceBirth	Oct 2012	OP
Sorry, she's the best journalist on TV.	lob1	Oct 2012	#1
Agreed or one of the best. I love her :) n/t	DemKittyNC	Oct 2012	#3
And me!	GreenPartyVoter	Oct 2012	#5
not during election season, she isnt	scheming daemons	Oct 2012	#6
Lately I'm sticking with Bashir, Stephanie Miller, and Randi Rhodes.	OhZone	Oct 2012	#14
Hell she might be the only one.	yourout	Oct 2012	#7
IMHO, she's the worst journalist on TV	DemocratSinceBirth	Oct 2012	#9
Worse than Hannity?	Change has come	Oct 2012	#58
I Spoke In Anger	DemocratSinceBirth	Oct 2012	#59
We must disagree on the meaning of "journalist" then	Maeve	Oct 2012	#87
This message was self-deleted by its author	pnwest	Oct 2012	#11
I agree.	TDale313	Oct 2012	#21
Totally	jonpaulprime	Oct 2012	#22
Then we should turn on a radio.	Tutonic	Oct 2012	#26
Sorry she's NOT a journalist ...	GeorgeGist	Oct 2012	#49
rhodes scholar and a doctoral degree...who else has that?	madrchsod	Oct 2012	#57
No one is beyond criticism - no one	aint_no_life_nowhere	Oct 2012	#60
+1	ProudProgressiveNow	Oct 2012	#65
TURN HER OFF!!	Liberal_Stalwart71	Oct 2012	#2
I did, and I feel great! Thought it was safe after the convention, but she finally lost me....	Tarheel_Dem	Oct 2012	#43
I take "flack" to be slang for a public relations person.	mr_hat	Oct 2012	#4
Really?	DURHAM D	Oct 2012	#8
What Is The Point	DemocratSinceBirth	Oct 2012	#18
I actually agree with you on this.	woolldog	Oct 2012	#55
Or even worse, a John Boehner presidency.	Indpndnt	Oct 2012	#68
I agree that the entire segment was terrible last night.	likesmountains 52	Oct 2012	#96
I agree. I am turning her, Ed and Chris off until at least	avebury	Oct 2012	#105
yep n/t	timber84	Oct 2012	#20
That's Why There Is An Alert Button/nt	DemocratSinceBirth	Oct 2012	#25
Is this sarcasm?	TomClash	Oct 2012	#10
Lately only watching Bashir	elfin	Oct 2012	#12
I'm with you, Bashir does not get the credit he deserves	Ghost of Tom Joad	Oct 2012	#79
It's a slow News day...	skeewee08	Oct 2012	#13
Has Roberta said something bad too	soleft	Oct 2012	#15
The first time ever I read your post,	chollybocker	Oct 2012	#36
I heard she had a sound	LiberalElite	Oct 2012	#47
The first time ever I saw her face	mac56	Oct 2012	#94
Are you high?	Jester Messiah	Oct 2012	#16
I Would Respond To Your Puerile Ad Hominem Attack But I Have Been Insulted By Better Men Or Women/nt	DemocratSinceBirth	Oct 2012	#33
Are you high?	Iggo	Oct 2012	#62
So this is not your first instance of abject stupidity, then.	Jester Messiah	Oct 2012	#99
What an idiotic thread	hoboken123	Oct 2012	#17
I'm Glad You Think There Will Be An Electoral College Tie That Results In A Romney Presidency,Too...	DemocratSinceBirth	Oct 2012	#24
She thinks there will be a tie?	hoboken123	Oct 2012	#93
Swanky Upper West Side pads don't come cheap	alcibiades_mystery	Oct 2012	#19
Tell it!	Tutonic	Oct 2012	#28
Speak to it!	Tarheel_Dem	Oct 2012	#44
Honestly, I find her patronizing on air poli-sci classes idiotic	ProudToBeBlueInRhody	Oct 2012	#23
I love Rachel. Even worried Rachel.	Jennicut	Oct 2012	#27
Unwatchable during election season, I agree.	fugop	Oct 2012	#29
I turned it to Supernatural.	Third Doctor	Oct 2012	#30
oh, you're watching my boys!	CitizenLeft	Oct 2012	#34
Jesus guys, it's just a scenario she's putting out there...Rachel is one of the good ones..	smorkingapple	Oct 2012	#31
Yeah! I want a commentator who only says things I agree with!	brooklynite	Oct 2012	#32
A lot of "recs" you got going there.	GodlessBiker	Oct 2012	#35
"Appeal To Popularity" Is A Logical Fallacy	DemocratSinceBirth	Oct 2012	#38
She's teaching you how our government actually works.	baldguy	Oct 2012	#37
Yes, how horrible that she's explaining what would happen	justiceischeap	Oct 2012	#39
Exactly. n/t	TDale313	Oct 2012	#45
Yup	obamanut2012	Oct 2012	#106
Rachel becomes a complete neurotic mess as elections gets closer.	Blue Idaho	Oct 2012	#40
Whew, that's over and we don't have to entertain that idea	flamingdem	Oct 2012	#41
OH, FFS.	cliffordu	Oct 2012	#42
Right	ornotna	Oct 2012	#51
I liked her when she was on Countdown	LiberalElite	Oct 2012	#46
I thought I was only one annoyed by her rambling narrative	TheDonkey	Oct 2012	#71
At first we really enjoyed her show because she seemed to do	DebJ	Oct 2012	#103
what is wrong with people	krawhitham	Oct 2012	#48
its not going to happen	MFM008	Oct 2012	#50
The acting coaches got hold of her and changed her. She tries to act "funny' and does a poor	AlinPA	Oct 2012	#52
Someone needs to send her her tapes from the weeks leading up to the 2008 election. She did the	Malikshah	Oct 2012	#53
God help us if educating people about what happens in the event of a tie is frowned upon	neverforget	Oct 2012	#54
and I thought I was jumping the gun today....	defacto7	Oct 2012	#64
I Stopped Watching Her a Long Time Ago....	GranholmFan	Oct 2012	#56
Several months ago, Rachel devoted half of a show to her good pal Corey Booker	forestpath	Oct 2012	#61
It's not just Rachel talking	obnoxiousdrunk	Oct 2012	#63
There are a lot of sites	defacto7	Oct 2012	#66
Nate Silver Has It At .05 Percent Which Is 1/25 of 5.0%	DemocratSinceBirth	Oct 2012	#67
ah... that's better... thanks for the correction.	defacto7	Oct 2012	#75
Rachel Maddow talked about women's rights throughout this whole show	UCmeNdc	Oct 2012	#69
That is the problem with liberal news	TheDonkey	Oct 2012	#70
I kind of agree.	ncav53	Oct 2012	#72
Oh, FFS.	cliffordu	Oct 2012	#73
Rachel is a classic Debbie Downer	BluegrassDem	Oct 2012	#74
She's a fatalist.	JNelson6563	Oct 2012	#80
Nothing wrong with being a congenital pessimist	eridani	Oct 2012	#76
Not a fan either	treestar	Oct 2012	#77
It's Halloween season. Who doesn't appreciate a good scary story?	NoPasaran	Oct 2012	#78
I really don't know why	FlaGranny	Oct 2012	#81
Yeah, I agree.	Major Hogwash	Oct 2012	#82
I like her but Rachel tends to do too much hand wringing during the election.	calico1	Oct 2012	#83
Rachel Maddow doesn't need to be "sympathetic to our cause".	Arkana	Oct 2012	#84
Lighten up, Francis....	Jeff In Milwaukee	Oct 2012	#85
"Francis." Nice epithet from the anonymity of a computer. /nt	DemocratSinceBirth	Oct 2012	#86
I don't think it was meant as an epithet. It's a quote from "Stripes"	DFW	Oct 2012	#88
For What It's Worth Nate Sliver Ran Thousands If Not Tens Of Thousands Of Simulations	DemocratSinceBirth	Oct 2012	#90
I'd be glad to if you have a link to the segment.	DFW	Oct 2012	#92
You probably wouldn't want American TV (the news part)	nolabels	Oct 2012	#95
My news comes mostly from the ARD and ZDF	DFW	Oct 2012	#100
God as my judge, I have not idea with you're babbling about	Jeff In Milwaukee	Oct 2012	#89
Yeah, it's all Rachel Maddow's fault.	yardwork	Oct 2012	#91
Apparently mentioning something could happens = stating it will happen	hoboken123	Oct 2012	#97
I love her but she is not a statistician	PsychProfessor	Oct 2012	#98
You guys are way over-thinking this.	NCLefty	Oct 2012	#101
Not a flack.... more like that	whistler162	Oct 2012	#102
Lighten up, Francis. You're in "fret mode" just like she was.	JHB	Oct 2012	#104

Response to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 09:36 PM

lob1 (3,122 posts)

Flacks Like Rachel Maddow Are Killing Us...

1. Sorry, she's the best journalist on TV.

3. Agreed or one of the best. I love her :) n/t

5. And me!

6. not during election season, she isnt

14. Lately I'm sticking with Bashir, Stephanie Miller, and Randi Rhodes.

7. Hell she might be the only one.

9. IMHO, she's the worst journalist on TV

58. Worse than Hannity?

59. I Spoke In Anger

87. We must disagree on the meaning of "journalist" then

21. I agree.

22. Totally

26. Then we should turn on a radio.

49. Sorry she's NOT a journalist ...

57. rhodes scholar and a doctoral degree...who else has that?

60. No one is beyond criticism - no one

65. +1

2. TURN HER OFF!!

43. I did, and I feel great! Thought it was safe after the convention, but she finally lost me....

4. I take "flack" to be slang for a public relations person.

8. Really?

18. What Is The Point

55. I actually agree with you on this.

68. Or even worse, a John Boehner presidency.

96. I agree that the entire segment was terrible last night.

105. I agree. I am turning her, Ed and Chris off until at least

20. yep n/t

25. That's Why There Is An Alert Button/nt

10. Is this sarcasm?

12. Lately only watching Bashir

79. I'm with you, Bashir does not get the credit he deserves

13. It's a slow News day...

15. Has Roberta said something bad too

36. The first time ever I read your post,

47. I heard she had a sound

94. The first time ever I saw her face

16. Are you high?

33. I Would Respond To Your Puerile Ad Hominem Attack But I Have Been Insulted By Better Men Or Women/nt

62. Are you high?

99. So this is not your first instance of abject stupidity, then.

17. What an idiotic thread

24. I'm Glad You Think There Will Be An Electoral College Tie That Results In A Romney Presidency,Too...

93. She thinks there will be a tie?

19. Swanky Upper West Side pads don't come cheap

28. Tell it!

44. Speak to it!

23. Honestly, I find her patronizing on air poli-sci classes idiotic

27. I love Rachel. Even worried Rachel.

29. Unwatchable during election season, I agree.

30. I turned it to Supernatural.

34. oh, you're watching my boys!

31. Jesus guys, it's just a scenario she's putting out there...Rachel is one of the good ones..

32. Yeah! I want a commentator who only says things I agree with!

35. A lot of "recs" you got going there.

38. "Appeal To Popularity" Is A Logical Fallacy

37. She's teaching you how our government actually works.

39. Yes, how horrible that she's explaining what would happen

45. Exactly. n/t

106. Yup

40. Rachel becomes a complete neurotic mess as elections gets closer.

41. Whew, that's over and we don't have to entertain that idea

42. OH, FFS.

51. Right

46. I liked her when she was on Countdown

71. I thought I was only one annoyed by her rambling narrative

103. At first we really enjoyed her show because she seemed to do

48. what is wrong with people

50. its not going to happen

52. The acting coaches got hold of her and changed her. She tries to act "funny' and does a poor

53. Someone needs to send her her tapes from the weeks leading up to the 2008 election. She did the

54. God help us if educating people about what happens in the event of a tie is frowned upon

64. and I thought I was jumping the gun today....

56. I Stopped Watching Her a Long Time Ago....

61. Several months ago, Rachel devoted half of a show to her good pal Corey Booker

63. It's not just Rachel talking

66. There are a lot of sites

67. Nate Silver Has It At .05 Percent Which Is 1/25 of 5.0%

75. ah... that's better... thanks for the correction.

69. Rachel Maddow talked about women's rights throughout this whole show