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Rachel Maddow Mocks Fox News’ Coverage Of Gingrich Vs. Romney In ‘Murdoch Primary’

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On Thursday’s show, MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow took a look at The Right Fights Back, Politico’s “tell-all” book about the current crop of presidential candidates. Such revelations include the fact that Mitt Romney pulls the cheese off his pizza, Rick Perry‘s taste in Hollywood actresses, and Newt Gingrich‘s hardships.

RELATED: Campaign Secrets: Mitt Romney Peels The Cheese Off His Pizza, Rick Perry Prefers Jen Aniston To Angelina Jolie

Maddow then recounted the British press’ role (specifically, Rupert Murdoch‘s role) in Tony Blair‘s political success, a phenomenon she and others refer to today as “The Murdoch Primary.” Here in the U.S., she said, we have a similar phenomenon occurring with other media properties owned by Murdoch, including The Wall Street Journal and, of course, Fox News Channel.

Fox News is an unrivaled success here in broadcast media. And part of their incomparable success is due to the fact that they tell their viewers “don’t trust anybody else.” Right? This is a technique that was essentially pioneered by Rush Limbaugh , and then all of his imitators in right-wing talk radio — which is not only to just attract conservative listeners and conservative viewers by promoting conservative viewpoints, but ensure that those listeners and viewers never change the channel, that they pay attention exclusively to you because on your channel, you deride and essentially wage war on all other media sources that might be an alternative to you. You deride in particular “the mainstream media.”

“That’s where the whole Fox News ‘fair and balanced’ thing comes from,” she added. “It’s a strategic business model.”

So who is winning the so-called “Murdoch Primary” in the U.S.? Maddow noted that many “contenders” for the GOP presidential race essentially auditioned for Murdoch and Fox News’ Roger Ailes as paid Fox News contributors.

Maddow noted that many conservatives not associated with Fox News — her MSNBC colleague Joe Scarborough among them — have been doling out quite a bit of criticism towards one candidate: Newt Gingrich. And, yet, she adds, Fox News seems to be one place where one won’t find too much (although it does exist) harsh criticism of Gingrich, a former employee of the network.

RELATED: Joe Scarborough On Gingrich: ‘This Guy Is Not Fit To Be President Of The United States’

On the other side of the coin, she continues, is the fact that Fox News has not seemed overly fond of the candidate most narratives have pegged as “the one to beat.” In fact, she says, The Daily Beast has a story on how Tim Pawlenty had approached Fox News for a gig, only to encounter an obstacle: He’d been on the verge of endorsing Mitt Romney.

Maddow also found it interesting that Fox News’ Bret Baier had gone on another Fox show to discuss Romney’s behavior after their interview.

RELATED: Bret Baier To O’Reilly: Mitt Romney Thought My Interview Was ‘Overly Aggressive’

What do you think of Maddow’s theory? Have any of you – particularly the Romney supporters among us – noticed something less-than-fair-and-balanced about Fox News’ election coverage? And have you noticed anything similar at MSNBC or another network?

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  • http://twitter.com/kabmn00 kevin

    The King of MSNBC with another worthless segment.

  • Anonymous

    msnbc is the network about fox news.  Rachel proves that point tonight – she is green with jealousy about their ratings and she can only dream of coming close.

    One network gives both sides, and msnbc goes crazy over it….the left will never understand the meaning of diversity – Rachel thinks its skin colour, and will never get that the folks are smarter than the media and know that there is so much more than the group grope/mind meld of the mainstream media.

    Thank goodness for Fox News whre more than the left side of the story is given.

  • Anonymous

    Dearest Rachel,

    Can you please add some non-gray and non-block to your apparel portfolio? Is that so much to ask? Do you and Meghan go shopping together?

    Sincerely,
    Your #1 Fan

  • Anonymous

    I’d like to thank Rachel for her insightful view of NewsCorp, which receives no government subsidies or contracts as opposed to the GE/Comcast owned MSNBC.

    We all know about the ZERO tax paying, green subsidy grabbing General Electric who’s CEO sits on Obama’s jobs committee.

    And of course the notorious lobbying giant Comcast:
    http://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000000461

    So yeah, that evil Murdoch and his empire of Glee episodes and Avatar franchises must be stopped.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_A4OJ2F7ADXSD7OMEUUEQDQDZ2Y Dustin Baker

    Fox News has been unkind to Mitt Romney????  They treat him with kid gloves compared to Ron Paul.  If Fox News is guilty of political propaganda then it is definitely towards marginalizing Ron Paul- not Mitt Romney.

  • http://twitter.com/Staciisa_bitch Staci Chase

    But they do receive money from the Saudi Royal family and have been charged with hacking into peoples phones and they do tell numerous lies through their broadcast.  

    Rachel you Rock!!

  • Anonymous

    After Maddow goes on her 10 minute rants through 6 degrees separation to link 2 arbitrary events, I completely forget the original point she was intending to make

  • Darladoon

    i don’t even know where to begin describing how utterly doltish you are.

  • Anonymous

    And I just cut myself with an overpriced GE light bulb, but I’m not going to hold Maddow or MSNBC for it…
     

  • http://twitter.com/Staciisa_bitch Staci Chase

    Did I hit a nerve to close to home? 

    Rachel Rocks!

  • Anonymous

    There’s no question Murdoch would like to be the king or should I say prime minister maker he is in the U.K..  There’s no question Fox steers it’s viewers toward the candidate they prefer and though they wish it weren’t Mitt, it appears they will eventually have to relent.  But not until every other possible candidate proves they are not worthy of the nomination as they seem determined to demonstrate.

  • Anonymous

    4 teabaggers. 4 useless comments…like clockwork. 

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Mark-Williams/100000431800956 Mark Williams

    Rent Free.

  • Darladoon

    i’m a super far left, pot smoking, pagan, hippie, black san francisco radical queer and i wouldn’t touch rachel with your nerve .

    she is  a whore .

    an embarrassment to all women

  • Anonymous

    “After Maddow goes on her 10 minute rants through 6 degrees separation to link 2 arbitrary events, I completely forget the original point she was intending to make”     

    I agree, but if you are into that sort of thing I do have another option.  I would suggest turning off the television, walking down to the local nursing home, and listening to an old crusty bitter woman do the same thing.  It’s even better because you can watch live and it’s in person

  • http://twitter.com/Staciisa_bitch Staci Chase

    Thats good just like I don’t hold Fox News accountable to what happen to in the UK.   

  • http://twitter.com/Staciisa_bitch Staci Chase

    She’s not. I really don’t care what you are, but I like her and I’m a Independent Ron Paul gal.  

  • Darladoon

    COULD. CARE. LESS.

    there isn’t even a shred of substance in your comments .

  • http://twitter.com/kabmn00 kevin

    One leftist hack, 1,000,000 worthless opinions.  Though is takes MSNBC weeks to get there, because nobody watches them.

  • Anonymous

    Did she something that was false? LOL. Staci you rock!

  • http://twitter.com/Staciisa_bitch Staci Chase

    Thanks hun!   :)

  • Anonymous

    It’s easy. She was giving a background (like she always does!) on a newsy concept she’s presenting. The concept was of a Murdoch primary and it’s effect in the GOP primary race. This is not something new. it’s something known by most. Think of what David Frum said about 3 years ago when he was canned by AEI. Are you guys just dumb or what? 

  • Rex derWunderGott

    Actually, not worthless at all. 

    This is a hugely important story – and the survival of the republic hangs in the balance.Did you ever wonder at how freaking many of the posts put up by Alex Alvarez and Colby Hall in particular are taken pretty much “as is”, off-the-shelf, ready to wear, prêt-à-porter as the French say, from Big Journalism and the Breitbart gang? Check it out with a Google search; it’s quite bracing.Do folks here even understand what happened in the UK, why it is that something like 30 plus journalists and media managers and COPS have been arrested by Scotland Yard so far – that the UK is holding a judicial inquiry on the power of the media – the MURDOCH media – in the UK, that the judicial inquiry is hearing evidence of how the Murdoch media is completely out of control there and has been propping up and knocking down governments through it’s manipulations, through it’s illegal hacking of cellphones and emails, through its false stories and narratives?Here it is  http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/leveson-inquiryYou’re either a poor ignorant bastard to be pitied for your naivete, or you’re a winger tool. I think the latter, but you’d know better.

  • Rex derWunderGott

    Tina Tampa, Fuppet tool.

    See, this behavior by Tina Tampa is EXACTLY what Maddow and Rich are discussing. 

  • http://gregingleright.weebly.com/ Greg

    Michael Weiner (Savage) is the master of this technique. Listen to him for a week and he will convince the weak that Limbaugh worked under Trotsky.

  • Rex derWunderGott

    My oh my – look at all the extra effort to distract us from discussing this story. 

  • us995

    at least maddow can still take care of all her cats

  • Rex derWunderGott

    A new zomby winger memer appears. Guess they figured on needing reinforcements tonight.

  • Rex derWunderGott

    Well precisely. The Saudis own Murdochs ass.

  • Rex derWunderGott

    Oh I don’t know you’re being at all honest there, Dd – just check you email inbox for more zombie winger memes, it’ll somehow all ‘come to’ you.

  • Rex derWunderGott

    My oh my, just LOOK at the venom in this little asp.

  • Rex derWunderGott

    Too bad about your brain deficit then. She laid it out beautifully. Rich was good, too.

  • http://twitter.com/kabmn00 kevin

    Your going to source the Guardian, why not source Media Mattters or The Nation.  Seriously why do you need 15+ lines to get your point across.  Go OCCUPY a life a listen to more than the liberal lie.

  • Rex derWunderGott

    How sad for you too. R U employed to post such things as this, or R U too suffering a brain deficit?

  • Rex derWunderGott

    Yeah, memes R so much easier to remember than reason.

  • Anonymous

    What a smart, well thought out theory.

    Well, I guess that explains their over abundance of pro Muslim stories…

  • Anonymous

    Meeeooow!  I’m sure the house smells wonderful!

  • Anonymous

    I hope you’re on drugs.  Seriously.

    I sincerely hope that your ramblings are not those of a sober person.

  • us995

    she hires crazy larry to clean up on friday’s but she said fat ed did a better job

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_76F7SAA3N35X4IBY5BGVQML2YM James

    Rachel Maddow: the dumb person’s dumb person.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_76F7SAA3N35X4IBY5BGVQML2YM James

    You have to know where home is to hit it and here’s a hint: close is no cigar and cigars don’t make a nuclear family.

  • Anonymous

    HAHAHAHAHA

    It all makes sense now. You listen to Savage. I don’t, but I’ve heard how nutty he is. Good to know you listen to him.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_76F7SAA3N35X4IBY5BGVQML2YM James

    Well which is it: Fox hates Muslims or does their bidding? There seems to be a great divide amongst people who hate Fox News and so never watch it to know what to hate. They just read t-shirts.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_76F7SAA3N35X4IBY5BGVQML2YM James

    Is there a machine to wash her devices or do they just use a bucket? Wonder what her illegal maid thinks of that.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_76F7SAA3N35X4IBY5BGVQML2YM James

    You don’t like gays? Why rant that here?

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Lee-Nielsen/1344975867 Lee Nielsen

    I guess Rachel just prove that conservative will eat their only young.

  • Anonymous

    “Michael Weiner (Savage) is the master of this technique. Listen to him for a week and he will convince the weak that Limbaugh worked under Trotsky.”     

    Hmmm, perhaps the Obama administration should take a lesson from Michael Savage. They attempted the same technique and failed rather miserably.  In fact, I think it backfired. 

    The again, strike that, they did convince the weak Fox is “evil” just not the majority of Americans who have a shred a logic.

  • us995

    she’s not happy she’s joining the seiu

  • Anonymous

    What does my comment have to do with gays, Susan? I also did not RANT. I made two observations.

  • Anonymous

    I have listened to him. As crazy as he is, I find him the most entertaining talk radio guy. 

  • Henry Wood

    I’d like to thank FOX “news” for steering its zombie parrots away from the electable republiklan candidates, such as Paul or Romney.

  • Henry Wood

    Hmmm.  I wonder what happened to all the right wing shriekers who were so concerned about sexism the other day.

  • Anonymous

    Why don’t you just give some examples, so we see what exactly you mean.

  • us995

    I’d like to thank the liberal  media for steering its zombie parrots to a proven failure like Obama I dought he can fool them twice

  • Anonymous

    Teabagging is a gay activity involving a gay manballsack inserted into a gay manmouth. You know this, Alice. Why the gay hate and RANT?

  • Henry Wood

    “I dought he can fool them twice”

    You dought it?  Derp.

    Did Bush kill Bin Laden?

  • Rex derWunderGott

    See the mentality? Wingers live off sound bites, memes; if you can’t do it one or two lines, don’t bother.

    This, of course, is why all the great works of art and science throughout the history of western civilization are no longer than a tweet.

    Dante’s Inferno: Dang, what’s that wolf doin’ there? Holy hell, lookit all the freaky folk drinking hemlocks and pulling snakes out of their eyes for eternity! Not goin’ on THAT ride agin.

    Pilgrims’ Progress: Dang, gonna be ferever thumbin’ a ride inta twon with all these hobos ‘n’ hippies hangin’ ’round the road. Git you smelly hippies git outta here ‘n’ take a bath, or else Ima calling the cops!

    Wagner’s Ring Cycle, first opera first scene, under the Rhine with the power of the river and the grace and dignity of the Rhine maidens symbolising nature’s innocence and – CUT CUT CUT – Jeebus H Christmas dyall mean to tell itsa gonna take 18 freaking hours to git through musical? Sheeeit – that’s it boys, shut ‘er down and run that Family Guy rerun. 

  • Anonymous

    Why did you insult him? Do you have a birth defect? Do you work for Richy Maddow?

  • Anonymous

    Deranged wingerleft are you?

  • Rex derWunderGott

    It’s both. The folks who own and run Saudi Arabia are the richest of the rich, and they fear and hate all other Arabs, way more than the Jews of Israel. Like all the rich, they fear most of all the POOR, and despise and hate them and PLOT to keep them poor.

  • Anonymous

    Keep up man…This ain’t fox… Dr Maddow knows her shit. Unlike the Glenn Beck or Hannity(both completely uneducated) she uses facts and clear analysis to back up her claims. Like her or hate her she is DAMN GOOD.

  • Rex derWunderGott

    That would be Dr. Rachel Maddow, PhD and Rhodes Scholar to y’all, bub.

  • Anonymous

    Yeah… Right after they have gay sex. 

  • Rex derWunderGott

    Note the winger meme: “Good to know”, as if they’ve got it all figgered. Man oh man, this place is like watching Lord of the Flies.

  • Anonymous

    Right, because killing Bin Laden erases his 3 year incompotent record and makes him a great POTUS.  Liberal’s expecting people to have memory loss, I mean you can’t make this up

  • us995

    no the military killed bin laden why do you think Obama went pakistan and killed bin laden?

  • Anonymous

    If Fox news and the Murdoch Primary end up force feeding Newt to the conservative public then we’ll really know who the zombies are in the room.  AS Speaker he had:

    Eighty-four ethics charges were filed against Speaker Gingrich during his term, including claiming tax-exempt status for a college course run for political purposes. Following an investigation by the House Ethics Committee Gingrich was sanctioned $300,000] Gingrich acknowledged in January 1997 that “In my name and over my signature, inaccurate, incomplete and unreliable statements were given to the committee”.  The House Ethics Committee concluded that inaccurate information supplied to investigators represented “intentional or … reckless” disregard of House rules. Special Counsel James M. Cole concluded that Gingrich violated federal tax law and had lied to the ethics panel in an effort to force the committee to dismiss the complaint against him. The full committee panel did not agree whether tax law had been violated  and left that issue up to the IRS. In 1999, the IRS cleared the organizations connected with the “Renewing American Civilization” courses under investigation for possible tax violations.

    This is only starters.  He is as crooked as mountain road.

  • Anonymous

    If you really thought this to be worthless I would have to conclude that you really need to loss you addiction to Fox news and try deeping your thought process.

  • http://twitter.com/kabmn00 kevin

    If you Liberals, and I use the “L” very loosely, hate America so much, just leave.  The great thing about this country is you can leave when ever you want.  Move to China, France, Greece, we do not care.  If their system is so much better, have fun. Unfortunately you will not, you love your Ipads, cable TV, internet, Starbucks, GE, and most importantly your UNIONS that suck the blood out of this country.  There was a time for unions, the time is no more.

  • Henry Wood

    If the mission to kill Bin Laden had failed and SEALs had died, would you have blamed the military…or would you have blamed Obama?

    That’s what I thought.

  • us995

    he will fit in fine with the corrupt unions that bought  the last election hoppfully he can create some jobs

  • Henry Wood

    If you would like to have a reasoned discussion about Obama’s record, I would be happy to discuss the tax cuts for the middle class and small business owners, the credit card reform act that curtailed abusive business practices by the major companies, eliminating rescission and “pre-existing condition” abuses in the HC insurance industry…etc etc etc.

    We could also talk about how he stopped the free fall in the economy precipitated by republiklan policies.  Or his repeal of don’t ask don’t tell.

    We could talk about Obama’s failures, such as his idiotic desire to be “bipartisan” with a racist republiklan party whose only goal from day 1 was to destroy his presidency, and which did everything it could to prevent the economy from recovering.

    But since you’re using words like “incompotent,” (derp) I doubt you really have the ability to engage in such a discussion. 

  • us995

    it don’t matter you and the liberal media would blame Bush

  • us995

    abortion survivor let go upstairs and ask his mom

  • us995

    what?

  • us995

    only good enouph for failng msnbc

  • Henry Wood

    That wasn’t an answer to my question, cleetus.

  • Anonymous

    I HATE Sally Field

  • Anonymous

    Excellent analysis by Rachel.

    Without the backing of Fox a candidate doesn´t stand a chance to win the nomination. FOX reduced Romney to an incompetent, whining candidate when Falafel-Billy and Bret Baier had their little chit chat. The only purpose of the exchange between them was to damage Romney.

    Romney can´t improve his numbers, not even with the Cain campaign going to pieces right in front of his nose.  Romney has really to worry when a dubious guy like Gingrich is at least tied with him or even leads in the polls. Rasmussen reported a 21 point lead for Gingrich. Romney tried to get on the offense with his Fox interview. The response he got was simple as direct: we don´t like you and we don´t want you.

  • Anonymous

    Amazing isn´t it.

  • Anonymous

    Who are you again? The owner of the United States of America? Can I see your deed of ownership?

    I suggest you found your very own country somewhere. That´s when you can tell people to leave.

    This country isn´t your front lawn.

  • 越飞

    You did not rant. But, teabagger is old, old, old now.
    It was funny for about a month because the Tea Party people didn’t know what it meant. (I admit I didn’t either.)
    I prefer to say Teapublicon now.

  • Anonymous

    So Maddow says Murdoch got Blair elected and hints he may be doing the same with Gingrich. Her proof consists of some republicans not on FOX , blasting Newt . Tim Pawlenty turned down for a job and Bret Baier going on O’reilly to discuss his interview with Romney.

    BRILLIANT !!!!

    It’s funny she brings this theory out now . I watch FOX . For months just about everyone at FOX dismissed Gingtrich as having no chance. They called it like they saw it. No free pass for Newt.
    From crooks and Liars …
    ” While discussing the GOP’s newest frontrunner, Newt Gingrich’s latest rise in the polls, even the better part of the panel on Fox News Sunday didn’t think much of his prospects for winning the GOP presidential nomination once voters start paying more attention to his lobbying work and flip-flopping on issues at every turn just as Mitt Romney has.

    When even the pundits over at Fox are throwing cold water on your campaign’s prospects and feel they don’t have much choice but to discuss your baggage, I’d say that probably doesn’t bode well for the kind of media coverage you can expect in the near future from any of the other networks as well, although I’m sure Hannity will still be doing his best to help Newt out.”
    http://videocafe.crooksandliars.com/heather/fox-news-sunday-panel-doesnt-think-much-ne

    Hannity. That,s what I meant by ” just about everyone at FOX ” .

    Newt was also on Baier’s show November 8th and asked why he called RYAN’S plan ” right wing social engineering ” .Why he did a commercial with Nancy Pelosi on global warming and if he has too much personal baggage to win the nomination. These were not softballs.

     I guess Rachel thinks the folks at FOX  should be more like Chris Matthews…..
    MATTHEWS: But he looks like a car bomber. He looks like a car bomber. Clarence, he looks like a car bomber. He’s got that crazy Mephistophelian grin of his. He looks like he loves torturing. Look at the guy! I mean this, this is not the face of a president.

    Yes . That is the great analysis they have over at MSNBC.

    ” What do you think of Maddow’s theory? Have any of you – particularly the Romney supporters among us – noticed something less-than-fair-and-balanced about Fox News’ election coverage? And have you noticed anything similar at MSNBC or another network?”

    I have noticed that anytime a Republican moves up to the top MSNBC attacks them. They attack them all of course but the one making a move gets the most coverage. That’s funny because I remember in 08 Hillary Clinton saying FOX gave her the fairest coverage. And I do not remember the dems getting ridiculed every day during their campaigns. Except Hannity of course. But even he did not comment on how satanic any dem looked.
    And who could forget the coverage MSNBC gave the republican convention in 08 ?

    MSNBC Takes Incendiary Hosts From Anchor Seat
    http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/08/business/media/08msnbc.html

    Or how MSNBC covered the midterms . They acted like schoolchildren . Instead of being professional they mocked the GOP.
    http://www.examiner.com/cable-news-in-national/fox-msnbc-take-different-approaches-to-midterm-election-coverage

    Obama did not see a fraction of the scrutiny MSNBC is giving republicans .
    Yet , Maddow and libs have the gall to claim FOX plays favorites.

  • Чёрт Возьми

    For the curious, my new screen name means Gosh!
    Well, that is one translation. ☺

  • Anonymous

    The angrier and more unhinged MadCow gets, the happier I am. It’s proof that she’s on the losing side of both ideology and media. Poor her.

  • Anonymous

    Says the person with a similar addiction to MSNBC. It’s hysterical listening to these ‘holier-than-thou’ Leftists, who pray at the altar of The NYT, MSNBC, HuffPo while declaring that ‘other people’ should ‘lose their addiction to Fox News.’

    I guess drug addicts and alcoholics have trouble admitting their own failings, too.

  • Anonymous

    At least his supposed lies didn’t involve anyone getting killed, where are you on Eric Holder and fast and furious???????????????

  • Anonymous

    Since Rach is just talking to herself it doesn’t matter what she says.

  • Anonymous

    The funny thing is, is that she didn’t even have to criticize Fox News and she was spot on.

  • Anonymous

    Ralph just likes to talk smack on fox to try to gin up interest in it’s show

  • Anonymous

    Me think Ralph not just prove anything

  • Anonymous

    Prince Waleed bin Talal, not the “Saudi Royal family” personally bought stocks in FoxNews and in CitiCorp, Motorola, AOL, Apple, MCI, etc.  He is an international investor, he also contributed $20 million to Harvard, so I guess Harvard will now be on the same list as Fox with you lil Foxfraidies.

    He’s also building Kingdom Tower, the next tallest building in the world, which will benefit archtectural firms in the United States, my nephew is one of the architects working on that project.  The prince is pro-American, part of the Saudi family we need to remain in power because the other half of the family is not interested in the best interests of this country.

  • Anonymous

    One Saudi prince buys stock in FoxNews/NewsCorp., amounting to a 7% stake and somehow, in your mind, “the Saudis own Murdoch’s ass.”  pfft!

    He owns 14.9% of Citicorp.

  • 19 Delta

    I can’t reply directly to FreeCommonSense, so I’m using Kevin’s last comment to reply on.
    CommonSense – Kevin is the majority of citizens here in America. I’m wondering how long you’ve been in this country, and if you’ve been here for a while, why you haven’t assimilated.
    Americans have the right to tell people to leave if they want to. Just like every Liberal exercises their right to do things JUST BECAUSE. If you see people speaking out against your country in a negative manner, hell yeah you better tell them about all of the other countries they can go and be a part of, because they’re obviously not here to actually be part of America.

  • 19 Delta

    Good post. This is true, I watch both networks, though I can’t stand to watch MSNBC because I simply don’t agree with ANYTHING they EVER have to say…and I JUST started paying attention to politics because of the, what seems to have come from no where, steep decline our country is in.

    What I’ve come to learn over the past two years: I’m a Conservative. I take responsibility for all of my actions. Liberals play victims and are always looking to someone else, to blame their failures on.

  • 19 Delta

    Ron Paul is a fool. He’s a SUPER extreme version of a Libertarian.
    I agree with SOME of the things that he would do, but to say we’re going to pull all of our troops out of all areas of the world, is suicide.

    Unless you’ve been in the military – actually, let me be more specific – unless you were in a combat related MOS, or supporting those MOS’, I don’t believe you would ever realize that there are a REGION of people, looking to bring down America. In the meantime, those people back here at home, talk about how bad America is and how we’re the real terrorists. Oh, how the ignorant have run rampant.

    Fox, along with anyone else who speaks out against Ron Paul, is absolutely right in not supporting him.
    That is too much power in an old man’s hands.

    By the way, was it not the Liberal media who kept on telling their viewers that McCain was too old to be President? I wonder what happened to that logic with Ron Paul. hmm…

    Hopefully, in 2012, people will vote the best man into office, and not vote just to make history. Way to go America, you voted for someone because he’s half black and that decision will forever go down in history as one of the worst mistakes America’s made.

  • Anonymous

    The Saudi family members that are in control are pro-America and have managed to thwart the other half of the family(the haters) that will do away with any reforms that have taken place both within the Kingdom and with current allies.  That’s why all our presidents from Franklin Roosevelt to Obama take pains to support those in power and kiss their cheeks and bow.  SA has been a tinder-box for years, if the ruling family is overthrown or power gets passed to the dark prince, then you will have something to complain about.  You really need to study more of the history of the family and the clash within it, the King has been walking a tightrope for years, doing what he can to appease allies without causing a revolt within the Kingdom.

  • Anonymous

    It really likes dumb when your just as bad as Fox News to be whining about it. MSNBC has gone well past Fox News is terms of bias. Just look at their new commercials they don’t even try to hide their over the top bias at this point.

  • Anonymous

    Ah, but that’s not what the Maddow meltdown is all about.  The libruls have chosen Mitt Romney to be Obama’s challenger and are not liking perceived threats to that outcome.  If Ron Paul were in Newt’s present position, they would be having vapors about him.  This, in their little hearts and minds, has to be a showdown between Mitt and Barry.  Their little hearts are set on it.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1252130808 Paige Cohen

    I support Mitt Romney and Rachel is right.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Dolf-Fenster/100000420267385 Dolf Fenster

    …says the fellow who’s presumably receiving a government check of some sort and blaming the decline of his country on others.

  • Anonymous

    Little splash of cold water is due here.  Romney began his decent from the 20 something % he managed to eke out and maintain before the O’Reilly/Baier tete a tete:

    http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/us/republican_presidential_nomination-1452.html#polls

    Rasmussen 11/2…1000, LV  Romney, 23…Gingrich 14
    Rasmussen 11/30..1000, LV…Romney 17..Gingrich 38

    The Baier interview was on the 29th of November and it didn’t go well:

    http://miamiherald.typepad.com/nakedpolitics/2011/11/bret-baier-qa-shows-why-mitt-romney-shies-away-from-media-asking-about-his-record.html

    O’Reilly and Baier discussed it November 30, same night the Rasmussen polling was taking place.

    As far as the FOX/Gingrich relationship is concerned, Gingrich was out there bashing FOX, what, just yesterday?  He was also so kind to Chris Wallace on debate nite, remember that?

    http://www.mediaite.com/tv/newt-gingrich-brawls-with-fox-news-chris-wallace-over-debate-gotcha-question/

    And, the Gingrich/VanSusterne interview was no bed of roses for Gingrich, tough questions, he answered them.

    With all the outside nonsense going on throughout this primary season, all Romney was doing was showing up for the debates and remaining low key.  Now that it is perceived to be a two man race, the focus naturally changes and Romney will be scrutinized, has nothing to do with FOX.

  • Anonymous

    Excellent post, well put together and soooo true!  Thanks, really jogged my memory!

  • Anonymous

    This story is useless. Like most of Maddow’s attacks on Fox.

  • Anonymous

    Since you brought that up lets talk about Iraq and Weapons of Mass destruction or lack of and 4700+ young American  men and women killed. 

  • Anonymous

    Name one lie. Who told it and did they know it was a lie when they spoke.  I won’t accept Media Matters ot any other left wing web site as a source.

  • expatpatriot

    Focus, boy, focus!

  • expatpatriot

    I really don’t remember the Administration expressing an opinion as to whether Limbaugh was ever employed by Trotsky.

    Was this when they were banishing god from thanksgiving or when they were spend $200 million a day to go to India?

  • http://hotair.com/ StewartIII

    YEAH, NOBODY ON FOX NEWS EVER CRITICIZE NEWT GINGRICH. OOPS:
    Video: On Beltway Newt, Cupcake Mitt, and Lame-Duck Barney
    http://michellemalkin.com/2011/12/01/video-on-beltway-newt-cupcake-mitt-and-lame-duck-barney/

    WELL, AT LEAST MSNBC WOULD NEVER CONTINUOUSLY PROMOTE A DEMOCRAT POLITICIAN RUNNING FOR OFFICE. OOPS:
    Is There Collusion Between Alan Grayson and MSNBC?
    http://johnnydollar.us/files/101027grayson.php

    WELL, AT LEAST YOU CAN FIND SERIOUS ANALYSIS OF NEWT GINGRICH ON MSNBC. THEN AGAIN, MAYBE NOT:
    MSNBC’s Matthews Asks Barney Frank Does Newt Gingrich ‘Personify’ Evil?
    http://newsbusters.org/blogs/ken-shepherd/2011/11/30/msnbcs-matthews-asks-barney-frank-does-newt-gingrich-personify-evil

    Rachel Maddow: Newt Gingrich Running Scams Akin To ‘A Nigerian Prince E-Mail’
    http://www.mediaite.com/tv/rachel-maddow-newt-gingrich-running-scams-akin-to-a-nigerian-prince-e-mail/

  • Anonymous

    How about teanderthal?

  • expatpatriot

    Teabagger is also what you call an unsophisticated and resentful tool of Republican bosses, astroturfed precisely to destabilize the orderly process of selecting American leaders.

    If you can’t handle that, then I recommend you pick some other group to hang your hopes on.

  • Anonymous

    No actually I go to many sources for information including Fox and use my brain to come up with my own conclusion,  An excercise that maybe foreign to you.

  • expatpatriot

    If you just take notes during the hard part of a Maddow Show segment, then you can refer back to them when your short-term memory shorts out on you.

  • Anonymous

    Rachel has a spot?  Damn, I didn’t know – haven’t watched her for a couple of years.  I see her “important” points on mediaite and that more than gives me my fill of Rachel.

    The only living breathing (I assume) Rhodes Scholar who proves that every organization can screw up.  Oh sorry, I forgot about the Peace Prize committee and their boner.

    Oh well, I’m glad that Rach still has you cause it gets pretty lonely in that big studio with all the lights glaring that seem to cause Rachel so much discomfort, which is apparent with her eye rolls, facial expressions, body contortions, hands wildly waving (either that or her tourettes meds are wearing off.  

  • Anonymous

    thanks for an honest post – rare as hens teeth (or Obama’s chatter).  

  • Anonymous

    Like the man with talent on loan from God.  

  • Anonymous

    rachel and facts – lol

    perhaps you mean’t to say rachel and fax?

    rachel and analysis

    I think you mean’t to say urinalysis (she was petrified when the blue stick turned pink)

    rachel damn good

    again, I think you were referring to “rachel is da man”

  • Anonymous

    Nice try.  45 total posts.  What a trickster you are.

  • Anonymous

    Jealousy will get you nowhere. Mature response by the way.

  • Anonymous

    Very mature response.

  • Anonymous

    Many of your points are correct, but it is a little suspect that Newt was on the Fox payroll and Romney never has been.  Matter of fact if anything Romney has somewhat snubbed Fox because in my opinion he is going after the independent vote as well as moderate republican vote.   Frankly not a bad tactic.  If he is seen budding up with Sean Hannity he will loss many independents.

  • Holistic

    Once again, Maddow mock that of which she envies! So sad!

  • Anonymous

    You said:The fact is Murdoch had nothing to do with Newt’s rise . His performance at the debates and not attacking his fellow republicans is what has propelled him.

    What has propelled Newt is Cains tarnished image. Cain or Perry were going to be GOP poster child. Both failed miserably.  The bottomline is Romney is to liberal for most far right Republicans and the bible belt GOP will never nominate a Mormon regardless. A GOP nominee will never get nominated without a Fox support (my opinion) 

    As to your other point about MSNBC.  MSNBC is the liberal version of Fox.  Of course they will try and find negative history on the conservative candidates and exploit it  just like Fox has done to Obama for the past 3 years. Don’t be naive

    Personnally the problem I have Newt is he has some very serious history ethical as well as morally. It truely surprises me the Coservatives are turning a blind eye to some his past shenanigans. He single handedly caused the GOP to loss the house in 1998 for starters.  

  • Anonymous

    Your opinion….

  • Anonymous

    Wrong…

  • Anonymous

    lol – thanks. 

    The day I’d be jealous of Rachel is the day I’d do away with myself there big guy.  

  • Anonymous

    I’m sure your the same guy that listens to Hannity babble on for an hour each night saying nothing other than character assassination of the current administration. That is news worthy

  • Anonymous

    which is backed by facts.  Hard to rebut facts.  

    Rachel is too “dumb” to realize that her schtick is just not selling.  Rather sad that a bright woman lowered herself to the antics of Olbermann and Lawrence.  

    She used to be measured and articulate when she’d appear on Carlson’s show.  She threw that persona overboard and I’m surprised that she can’t see that.  

  • Anonymous

    god you guys have short memories.  this did not start until the Cain and Perry train stated to slow down.  Of course Fox had to jump to the next inline candidate. By the way last month they were bashing the same guy. The question of the day is what story will break that will cause this weeks GOP golden child to sink to the bottom?  The answer is when his opponets seriously see him as a threat. Ron Paul add…

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWKTOCP45zY

  • Anonymous

    These are your facts? These are all opinions. let me give the definion of opinions “what a person thanks or feels about. Compared to fact: Thing that is true.

  • Anonymous

    No, the facts are that Rachel’s show is not doing well.  That’s not my opinion – that is a fact.

    Think you should run out and buy 1,000 t.v.’s and tune them all to Rachel.  (couldn’t hurt – just think of the points you’d get at Best Buy, and you’d help the economy!)

  • Anonymous

    your powers of observation are so sharp – sign up as a psychic.

    p.s.  I’m not a guy.   I do like Hannity’s hair though.  Hannity tells it like he sees it – and he sees it through a conservatives eyes.  He doesn’t deny.  

  • Anonymous

    What does Rachel’s rating have to do with this information provided in this column?

  • Anonymous

    You said:  Hannity tells it like he sees it

    And in your eyes Rachel is not allowed the same opportunity??

  • Чёрт Возьми

    Projection. ☺

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/James-Randal/100000535186834 James Randal

    Teabagger intellect on display.

  • Holistic

    Are you also mocking?The truth is not hard to project!

  • Чёрт Возьми

    Truth is 2+2=4 when using round positive numbers. Everything else is opinion.

  • Anonymous

    “Have any of you – particularly the Romney supporters among us – noticed
    something less-than-fair-and-balanced about Fox News’ election coverage?
    And have you noticed anything similar at MSNBC or another network?”

    That last question caused coffee to gush out of my nose.
    Al Sharpton…..Fat Eddie and Rambo Maddow…..less than fair and balanced?
    Are you serious?

  • Anonymous

    “You said:The fact is Murdoch had nothing to do with Newt’s rise .”

    ” You said:What has propelled Newt is Cains tarnished image”

    I agree that helped but the debates helped more. If Newt did poorly Bachman or someone else would have risen. Either way you are admitting Rachel is full of crap. Thanks.

    ” As to your other point about MSNBC.  ”

    MSNBC is the liberal version of Fox.  Of course they will try and find negative history on the conservative candidates and exploit it  just like Fox has done to Obama for the past 3 years. Don’t be naive.”

    Obama is president .When Bush was president MSNBC bashed him daily.These are candidates FOR president. I wrote that FOX treated them all fairly. Especially Clinton. And she was hated by the right.

    FOX does lean right but is not close to how far left MSNBC is. Do you have anything that compares to how Matthews described Newt ? Just about everything negative on the dems comes from Hannity. And he brags about being conservative. O’reilly defended Obama for over 2 years on some of the attacks on him. He even thought his peace prize was a good thing for America.

     Everyone on MSNBC attacks the republican candidates every day. And most of it is just personal .FOX did not do that.  Were there more negative stories than other outlets ? Of course . But that is because the rest of the media give dems a pass.
    Who is ” naive ” ?

  • Anonymous

    Actually, “teabagging” is not restricted to gay couples. Straight couples engage in it as well. So, my usage of the term was not limited in scope. You are just ignorant. Again, you putz, I did not rant….Susan.

  • Anonymous

    Mature response by the way.

  • Anonymous

    !. I did not say Rachel was full of grap.  She had a theory and an opinion you have to be the one to decide whether you agree with it. I hate Hannity, but he has a right to his opinions. 

    2.  As for comparing Fox to MSNBC both have some good “journalist” and some bad.  One is a right wing media source the other is a left wing media source. Choose your poison.  I for one rather listen to both sides and  draw my own conclusions.  If something needs to be fact checkedi I fact check it not the media source.

  • grimeska

    I certainly agree that Fox News is in the tank for anyone but Mitt Romney.  I have never seen such irresponible news commentary by one network and especially for a Republican nominee.  Then they complain when he is leery of coming on their stinking shows…lol.  That hack job Bret Baier did on him was ridiculous and then because Romney said he didn’t appreciate, Baier goes whining to Big Brother O’Reilly.   O’Reilly basically laughed at him unitl the next night after he probably got his orders from Murcoch to defend the little putz.  I can’t stomach to watch Fox News anymore along with a lot of other longtime viewers. 

  • Anonymous
  • Anonymous

    Is it just me, or has Rachel been missing from Mediaite coverage lately?  I almost never think about her unless reminded by this web site and it just seems like a long time.

  • expatpatriot

    Serious dumbfuckery, bud. I’ve lost track of the number of countries I’ve lived in, but the last 10 of those have offered IPads (once they came out), cable TV, Internet, Starbucks, GE (lightbulbs anyway) and trade union organizations.

    I realize that, being dumb as dirt and ignorant to boot, you probably didn’t know that. However, the quality of your posts would probably lead people to make that assessment anyway.

  • Anonymous

    I think the bigger worry is who does Murdoch own in the US?  He is already under investigation in Australia for bribing a senator.  Frank Rich’s article in the NY Magazine is definitely interesting.

  • Anonymous

    That’s what I say about the FAUX artist, formally known as Beck.

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