Talking About "No Kings" Day Saturday

 

Rachel Maddow and Indivisible's Ezra Levin talk about the "No Kings" protests coming up on Saturday, October 18.  Have a listen, then please make a plan to join in your area.

"Death Squad Ruling"

 

Rachel Maddow gives her assessment of the illegitimate Republican Supreme Court's Trump immunity decision, and just how radical, dangerous, and tyranny- enabling it is.  Americans must not allow the presidency to be in the hands of the Malignant Loser, especially with the immunity provided by this "death squad ruling."  That's the imperative we face in November.

Vid Of The Day -- Invalidating Elections

 

Rachel Maddow looks at the California recall election (by mail: vote NO, sign the envelope, send it back right now -- or vote in person on September 14) and other efforts by Republicans to pre- invalidate elections they think they have a chance to lose.  It's the ultimate authoritarian power move:

Bombshell Lev Parnas Interview

Here are just four segments from Rachel Maddow's bombshell interview with Rudy "You Have a Fool For a Lawyer" Giuliani's "associate" Lev Parnas on MSNBC last night.

"Trump knew exactly what was going on."



Vice President Mike "Dense" Pence was tasked with getting the Ukrainian President to announce an investigation into the Bidens.



Attorney General Trump attorney William "Low" Barr was also in the loop.



Surprise not surprised!  Festering weasel Rep. Devin Nunes and his aide Derek Harvey were involved with Giuliani's "drug deal," too.



The Republican Party, and specifically the Trump regime, is a crime organization, pure and simple. Which is why this is also true:

This Lev Parnas interview with @maddow is kinda like if one of the Watergate burglars had gone on the MacNeil Lehrer Report in '74 and directly implicated Nixon and his staff, at least if you imagine that interview would be ignored and change no one's mind.

— Orin Kerr (@OrinKerr) January 16, 2020

NOTE:  The interview continues tonight on The Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC at 9 p.m. Eastern time.

The Clinton Vindication And The New York Times

Rachel Maddow reflects on the recent finding of "nothing to see here" in the Trump- initiated federal investigation into the Clintons, focusing on the role of the New York Effing Times in promoting the story and other Clinton nothingburgers, often working hand- in- glove with Trump's ratfuckers:

Are The Propagandists Losing?

Perhaps it's only temporary. Perhaps it's changing demographics. Perhaps it's progressive passion, or just good sense kicking in.  Regardless, if Fox "News" (a.k.a. GOP-TV) is losing, America is winning:

According to ratings data released Wednesday by Nielsen, MSNBC's prime-time programs averaged 2.578 million total viewers, easing ahead of Fox News Channel (2.240 million) and CNN (1.398 million). In the key demographic of viewers 25-54, the demo coveted by major national advertisers, MSNBC was #1, with 471,000 to CNN's 415,000 and FNC's 355,000--a rare third-place finish for Fox, which has held onto first place for years. 

With four weekly wins in a row, MSNBC is on track to beat Fox News in prime (among total viewers and in the demo) for the month of December, with just days left to go. 

MSNBC's [Rachel] Maddow had the top-rated program across all of cable news, averaging 3.213 million total viewers and 621,000 viewers 25-54, nearly twice that of Fox News, which finished third in the 9 p.m. time period, with 343,000 viewers 25-54.
MSNBC also finished first for the week between the hours of 6 a.m. and 2 a.m.--known as "sales day"--beating Fox News for the first time since 2000 among total viewers and beating FNC for the first time since 2001 among viewers 25-54. 

Three MSNBC programs also beat Fox News and CNN among total viewers for the week: MSNBC Live with Ali Velshi at 3 p.m. (1,249,000 to FNC's 1,153,000 and CNN’s 931,000), Deadline: White House at 4 p.m. (1,738,000 viewers to FNC's 1,320,000 and CNN’s 1,121,000) and Hardball with Chris Matthews at 7 p.m. (1,926,000 to FNC's 1,744,000 vs. CNN’s 1,261,000).

Yes, MSNBC is still corporate media, and we're not fans of some of their talent or the way they present every issue. But compared to GOP-TV... there's no comparison.  Even on the "opinion" shows, you're infinitely more likely to get opinions based on fact on MSNBC (or CNN).  Though GOP-TV will continue to peddle its fabulist drivel to millions of mouth- breathers, any sign of its weakness as a cheerleader for Cadet Bone Spurs should be gratefully received.

So, in the Republican war on truth, let's take this as a small victory for reality- based America.

Colbert Tells A Joke, Maddow Style

Steven Colbert had some fun last night with one of our favorites, Rachel Maddow, over her story Tuesday night on neo- fascist con artist Donald "Rum" Trump's auto- leaked 2005 tax return. He gets her mannerisms and style perfectly.  We love you, Rachel, but this is funny:



Rachel took it well and responded on Twitter:

OH MY GOD HOW DOES HE KNOW I HAD A PET CHICKEN. https://t.co/a05dW7LruR

— Rachel Maddow MSNBC (@maddow) March 16, 2017

Rachel's Lesson In Reporting

MSNBC's Rachel Maddow is an all-too-rare commodity these days. Fearless, progressive, and articulate, she cuts to the core of the hypocrisy in today's Rethug-wired major media world. Her deconstruction of the Rethug argument, pushed by the media, that they're the fiscally responsible party is brilliant. Crooks and Liars has the video here (the "game show" opening bit is grating but instructive).

We can expect the talking heads on TV and the Ted Koppels of the media to tut-tut Rachel's point. They no longer see their roles as reporters of fact, but as scorekeepers and stenographers. They've been intimidated over the years by continuous Rethug accusations of "bias" when their reports run counter to Rethug myths.

What Rachel Said

MSNBC star Rachel Maddow took on the "U.S." Chamber of Commerce on her program last night, and it was a brilliant take-down. We've been saying for days that the Dems have a golden opportunity to unmask the phony Rethuglican / corporate concern for "creating jobs," since they've done everything to promote sending jobs overseas. The corporate face of the Rethug Party is the Chamber, and they're on record in opposing laws that would remove incentives from outsourcing jobs abroad. They're running deceitful ads on behalf of Rethugs -- likely funded by foreign companies -- that accuse Dems of "job-killing" policies. Rachel demolishes them in this must-see clip from her show.

Some Good News

Good news that Rachel Maddow is getting her own hour on MSNBC, starting September 8. Maddow takes over the time slot from Dan Abrams, who's not bad, and will hopefully get another gig (wish Abrams would bump the smirking David "May I Have This Dance" Gregory, who would be more at home working for a tabloid).