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Rachel Maddow: The ‘Herman Cain Art Project’ Is So Good, Howard Stern’s ‘Jealous’

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On her program last Friday, Rachel Maddow announced she thinks she has finally figured out this whole “Herman Cain” thing: it’s a performance art project. The bizarre events of today, hosted by Gloria Allred at the Friar’s Club and hijacked by the Howard Stern show, naturally, seemed to fit the theory, though not, Maddow explained today, in that Cain was behind the entire thing, but in that the art project was working so well, that Howard Stern was getting jealous.

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Maddow began her coverage of the press conference today with the strange pre-conference conference held by Howard Stern personality Benji Bronk, who insisted on shilling for a pop star of some sort named Elisa Jordana, who exists (“we fact-checked it!” Maddow noted). While she thought it may have just been the continuation of what had become something of a tradition for Bronk– he was, after all, the one who interrupted the Anthony Weiner proceedings– Maddow had another, more damning theory. “Maybe,” she contended, “this is just the greatest long-running, gross-out, genius performance art satire radio spectacle of my generation, The Howard Stern Show, being jealous that another performance art sensation is hitting that Howard Stern sweet spot that is between horrifying and compelling.”

Maddow then noted that the Cain “Art Project” had entirely denied the allegations as they were being spoken to the press, and that they had continued to boast the allegations were making them money, particularly with a tweet welcoming Gloria Allred to the 2012 Republican campaign. While Maddow only reported on the conference without predictions, she concluded the segment eager to see how the entire story unfolded.

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The segment via MSNBC below:

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  • Anonymous

    Yes, this is the same woman who made every possible apology and explanation for Anthony Weiner.  And when finally all the sleaze couldn’t be denied, she brought on Larry Flynt — I’m not making this up — to act as her expert on ethics.  Now watch her act as total hypocrite about Herman Cain. Someone should point out to Rachel that she has more flip-flops than a beach sandal supply store.

  • Anonymous

    You can’t spell MANIC without Herman Cain.

  • Obama2012

    Anyone heard from Mr. Cain yet?  The silence is deafening.

  • Brad

    Howard Stern show doesn’t give a crap about Cain or Weiner their looking for funny clips and pissing off reporters and it makes for some funny radio.

  • Anonymous

    BIG BREAKING NEWS: Cain News Conference TUESDAY at 5pm! (per MSNBC a moment ago). He’s planning to address this whole kerfuffle with the ladies. I wonder if his wife of 43 years will be by his side…

  • david r

    Put down the blunt, mon.  You startin’ to sound stupid.

  • Anonymous

    You ain’t seen nottin, mon.  I’m just beginnin’ to sound stupid.

  • david r

    Cain has clicked with Stern.  He likes men who are virile, and loves the idea of the successful black exec banging all the superficial white bimbos.  Rachel, understandably, doesn’t get it.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_36BD4PJPSMELQCCUYBXPJKJ5OY Mega

    But Anthony Wiener wasn’t running on a platform of ‘family values’.

  • Norbit

    So you’re confirming what’s been apparent for years, that Democrats have no family values.

    That’s why their welfare plantation has resulted in black 2-parent families going from 80% in 1961 to 30% today, with the majority of those black single-parents now dependent on the Democrat’s generational welfare – in exchange for their support!

  • http://twitter.com/RealKrisHardy Kristopher Hardy

    You do realize that by “family values” we mean “Christian family values” right? No, of course not, if it doesn’t fit your ideology you must make s–t up on the spot. Good job, Norbit.

  • http://twitter.com/RealKrisHardy Kristopher Hardy

    Hmmm, let’s check this:

    herMAN CaIn = Manic
    herMAN CAIn = Maniac

    Do you not know basic English david? I guess that we “potheads” are more educated than you. ;)

  • Anonymous

    Nothing on Maddow’s exposing the Cain campaign for Pok-e-mon-Gate yet? Rush? Levin? Hannity? Boortz? Anyone?

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_36BD4PJPSMELQCCUYBXPJKJ5OY Mega

    It’s quite amazing that you use those horrendously racist descriptions, in an attempt to paint the OTHER TEAM racist.

    And we libs DO have family values, but we don’t like to tell people how to run their lives/families. But this is clearly an area where BIG GUBMENT is definitely NEEDED for your ilk, isn’t it?

  • http://www.davidjkramer.co.cc// DavidKramer

    What is up with you leftists, you would be backing him if he was a Democrat, he is just virile?

  • Guest

    You’re a liar!

  • Hodieconnelly

    Sexually harassing someone is a very different thing than sending dirty photos to someone who
    Is flirting. The latter is simply embarrassing. The former is non-reciprocal and disgusting. There is a difference and Maddow is no hypocrite.

  • expatpatriot

    This is getting weird. 48 hours to resolution, I’d say.

  • MSN-PC

    You sold him the pot. Go start a dumpster fire then eat a Twinkie.

  • MSN-PC

    Hilarious. The bulldyke chimes in on something she knows jack sh it about. The desire that heterosexual non mentally ill men and woman may or may not have for each other. Rachel hates this women because she is not a birth defected degenerate.

  • Richard

    Weiner wasn’t touching women’s genitals without being invited to.

  • MSN-PC

    Is she a morphadite or just taking a long time to complete her gender reassignment? I don’t want her harmed in any way but she look’s so freaky it will scare the children.

  • Anonymous

    What is wrong with you righties. I thought you guys were suppose to have some family values?   

  • Anonymous

    Felix is trying to divert attention from the real story, because this is what FOX told him to do.  

  • burlap

    Apparently it’s against the law to have a thread about Rachel Maddow without mentioning her appearance or her sexuality. Stay classy republicans.

  • Anonymous

    whoa

  • proud2teabagu

    It was because it wasn’t funny you brain dead dumbass!

  • proud2teabagu

    Good job to your parents. They must be brain dead too.

  • http://mediamatters.org/ Leedog

    Republicons hate women and view them as worthless members of society!!

  • http://mediamatters.org/ Leedog

    Too bad Herb Cain is a pile of chicken sh*t and is afraid to appear on Rachel’s show to explain why he’s a sexual predator!! Though, if Herb did, he would probably try sexually harassing Maddow within the first 5 minutes of the interview!!

  • Dlmmann1

    but we lib’s don’t like to tell people how to run their lives/families.

    what country are you living in…since this Lib’s was elected the government has been changing and intruding on all our rights, passing laws that tell us what to buy and where to buy or else…..wake up

  • Mr_Falafel

    Hahaha the only person that could vouch for Herman Cain’s character is Howard Stern!

  • Chav

    Does that mean you’re implicitly taking ownership of Rachel’s other target for the night, Carl Paladino?  So you think bestiality jokes are a family value?  You are a disgusting person.   

  • Chav

    Your name is crude and nasty.  Poor job to yours.

  • Chav

    Fake troll!

  • Chav

    Obvious troll is obvious.

  • burlap underwear

    It should be. Stay deranged liberals!

  • Holistic

    OK, Dog even Rachel does not believe that one. Thats the big  S–t–r–e–t–c–h!

  • Holistic

    Sexual harrassment! Something Maddow never needs to fear!

  • http://mediamatters.org/ Leedog

    :o

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_OTNG3XOBO7MNX6ZCHGOQHCS3CM YGeronimoG

    Rachel! I don’t believe that thisis going to END soon. Because I believe there will be 4 or 5 MORE coming forward. Most women don’t report this stuff, because they are TOO ASHAMED. In a RAPE trial, the victim gets tossed around AGAIN by the DEFENSE attorneys, so it is like she is being RAPED TWICE. The women are coming forward, so WE better LISTEN, cuz Cain is giving way too many EXCUSES, and then why would he PAY OFF one or all of them $45,000 each, if he was INNOCENT. He is paying them OFF to SHUT them up, so that it wouldn’t interfere with his campaign. With one woman, the PAY OFF also was partnered with a legal document that stated she couldn’t DISCLOSE any of the details…. So, what does that TELL YOU? An assault was committed, when the *horny buck* was trying to make a  HIT, and was turned DOWN, so he didn’t want to get cqaughted, PAID them off, and had a CLAUSE added.. to SAVE HIS ASS.

  • AliveStillKickin

    We LOVE Sarah Palin…a lady
    We just hate ugly liberal  half-women like Rachael
    The very thought of this……dyke…..doing herself with a rubber toy……is repulsive.

  • caconservative

    The reason she missed it is because she lives it. Couldn’t see the forest for the trees, kinda thing. Talking in a Japanese haiku style commentary is an ”performance art project” she’s borrowed from Oldermann. Dazzle them with empty hyperbole, and and hope they don’t catch her changing the facts to support her corrupted point. Problem is, we’re on to her “performance art-project”!

  • caconservative

    Why does family values have to necessarily based in religion? At some point, standard social norms should be all that’s needed, correct? Unless of course, you need the term, “religion” as an attack vehicle. Is that why you brought up religion?

  • AliveStillKickin

    You know that only Raging Queens eat Falafels…..don’t you?
    Just FYI……..

  • david r

    Sorry.  Couldn’t follow it.  (Didn’t put down the blunt.)

  • AliveStillKickin

    We do have family values…..We just don’t have to depend on them for a place to live…..(Yoda….LOL)

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Bob-Johnson/100000477044628 Bob Johnson

    What Maddow should know is that Benjy is just a writer on Stern (which means he writes funny lines during the show and Howard uses maybe one of them per hour), and pretty much every time he talks, Howard turns his mic off, because he’s just a shtick artist. I thought he was genius at the Weiner press conference, but he wasn’t funny here. He should have done something funny, like came out and said he too was molested by Herman Cain.

    I was a little embarrassed for Howard. I know Howard must have been embarrassed too, because he doesn’t send Benjy out, Benjy goes out on his own accord, and then Howard’s name gets attached to it. And it’s great, as long as it’s funny.

  • Anonymous

    No, I’m afraid you guys don’t have any family values.  

  • http://twitter.com/Screaming_Head The Screaming Head

    White people have much more evidence of broken families. Most of the people on welfare are white.

    Stop voting against your economic interests, sir.

    http://thepurpletruth.blogspot.com

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_BP4EOBS54QVBWS4N2XBWJNSOAY bkisses08

    What do u expect from Stern, hes a pervert and exploits women on his show.. thats why his wife left him she couldnt take that crap anymore. Of course he will take up for Cain all perverts would.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_BP4EOBS54QVBWS4N2XBWJNSOAY bkisses08

    figures this would come from a man who probably lives with his mother.

  • Holistic

    OH yes, both of them.

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  • Catherine Forshey

    >
    The very thought of this……dyke…..doing herself with a rubber toy……is repulsive.

    The opposite of attraction is not repulsion but apathy. I don’t normally imagine talk show hosts masturbating, and if I did I’m sure that I wouldn’t post on the internet about how it made me feel.

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