Rachel Maddow: Puts Bitter-Gate in Perspective

[NiallCosgrach]

Is it just me, or did Joe prove Obama's point in the last 20 seconds?

[53dumey]

Jeez Maddow, could you kiss Obamas ass any more ?

[keepingthefaith707]

Yeah Rach, keep making those feeble excuses for your "messiah", thats why he keeps showing the youth of today that character, class and honesty is not the way to get where you wnat to go. But his house of cards WILL fall, its just a matter of time.

[sblxi]

i love rachel's face at 4:51-4:52. I was thinking the same thing, "well then STFU Scarborough" what the hell is he talking about?

[CygnusRoc]

Rachel Maddow looks a lot like a guy I used to go to high school with :-)

[iamsilverback]

Someone asked me why would MSNBC back Obama. Follow my logic, it is kinda simple. OBAMA WON'T WIN IN NOVEMBER. Sorry to say but it boils down to race and religion. MSNBC knows Hillary would have won so they did everything possible to eliminate her. Now General Electric, MSNBC's parent company and a giant defense contractor, can continue their war with McCain as President. Also McCain is a huge fan of more nuclear power plants and guess what GE builds alot of? Connect the dots.

[awmartin1970]

How do you prove your assertions with documentation?

[iamsilverback]

No great secrets here...it's public knowledge that MSNBC, NBC, and CNBC are all owned by GE. Also, google McCain and nuclear power and watch what comes up.

Of course if Obama wins in November, my logic is faulty. I am smarter than the average bear though--this won't happen. McCain/Palin will be the next power nexus in the U.S.

[D3g1532]

MSNBC is what made Obama get this far. You can call them Obama's free advertising campaign.

[keepingthefaith707]

Oh Boy iamsilver sure told the truth about MSNBC, but NOT in relation to them wanting McCain...where have u been iamsilver? MSNBC is wayyyyy leftie...tapping on Communist doors. They wanted Obama cuz he had radical, leftist, Commie roots. And they got him! Unfortunately so did the poor people of the United States of America. Now we wade thru the shit.

[guilaneni]

actually communism was for poor working people, so what is your point? why united states citizens are so scared for what they don't know, every philosophical doctrine has something good on its own

[keepingthefaith707]

guilaneni: In this instance the term "poor" was not related to economic status, but rather a reference to be unfortunate. As in "Oh you poor thing" when someone breaks a leg. As for Communism, it has 2 problems:1 it just doesn't work & 2, what it inevitably turns into is not voluntary, otherwise it would not have a history of huge tanks being rolled in to force it on tiny countries.Take away a mans freedom, his God & his ability to better humself & live his dream...& you have already killed him.

[UGOTDAJACK]

Its folks like paulin who's a few lines below me that vote for the republican party. As you can see, she doesnt know how to spell properly and her punctuation sucks. Translation...she's uneducated.

[iamsilverback]

Hey genius, you lack proper punctuation also. "Its folks" should be "It's folks" and "she doesnt know" should be "she doesn't know". Republican Party is a proper name, yet you have it with a smaller case "r".

I have noticed that a majority of Obama supporters THINK they are smarter than everyone else. They aren't.

Clinton was robbed. She was the stronger candidate.

[UGOTDAJACK]

How many states did Clinton win? lol...The way I remember things, it was Obama who won something like 12 primaries straight. All Clinton ever did was complain on how she wasn't getting fair treatment and how if the DNC ran their primaries like the RNC then she would win. It really was pathetic; just like the attitudes of a lot of her supporters. You guys claim Obama supporters act like cult members because we support his policies but it is YOU who can't except the fact that your super hero lost.

[iamsilverback]

Let's ignore the fact that you have been busted on your punctuation errors (after correcting someone else of course) and let us discuss your weak comeback.

My favorite candidate was and is Ron Paul. Hillary is not my super hero. I do think she is much more capable to lead our great nation than Obama however. I don't like how she was robbed of the nomination.  The DNC caved in to threats of racial riots and gifted Obama the top spot.

[UGOTDAJACK]

How many states did Clinton win? lol...Like I said before, the way I remember things, it was Obama who won something like 12 primaries straight.

[iamsilverback]

Uh, Clinton won the popular vote.

Towards the end of the race, AFTER the media threw its weight behind Obama, Clinton still won Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana, Puerto Rico...and she won these states with margins at 2 to 1 and 3 to 1. Obama can't close. Obama is weak. Look at what has happened to his lead against McCain.

Don't worry, Barry will make a decent Governor or maybe Secretary of Welfare in the 2012 Clinton Cabinet.

Peace out!

[UGOTDAJACK]

lol...Clinton was SUPPOSED to win this election hands down. She had a household name to run on due to her husband. She lost cause she SUCKS and McCain will lose for the vary same reason.

Idaho: Obama 80%, Hillary 17%

Kansas: Obama 74%, Hillary 26%,

North Dakota: Obama 61%, Hillary 37%,

Wyoming: Obama 61%, Hillary 38%,

Colorado: Obama 67%, Hillary 32%,

Mississippi: Obama 61%, Hillary 37%

Lousiana: Obama 57%, Hillary 36%

Georgia: Obama 66%, Hillary 31%

Virginia: Obama 64%, Hillary 35%

[iamsilverback]

Look dork, Obama is a weak candidate. Face it. Don't "lol" about it like you have in every response. Your big eared daddy ain't got no fight.

The proof will be in the pudding come November.

Until then, take a deep long breath and admit that the DNC probably should have picked Hillary.

[iamsilverback]

And one more thing, let's not forget Obama couldn't even carry California at the Convention. California just happens to be the largest state in the country.  See my other answer at the top of the page for more of your ass whipping.

[KGYCAL41]

R. M. is to smart for the rest of the media personal on the panel. David was a reporter in Sac. CA and was dump then.. and most central city are very conservative in CA. just like him.. GO Rachael your the greatest..

[iamsilverback]

MSNBC pundits are bought and paid for by General Electric, a giant DEFENSE CONTRACTOR. These guys are pushing for Obama because he is the weaker canidate and then kneecapping him with Reverend Wright comments. Pat B. and Joe S. are actually the only two on this network that aren't complete sell outs. Maddow doesn't she that she is being used as a pawn. Obama has lost the white vote (Indiana, West Virginia, Penn., Ohio, and probably Kentucky) Plus he shows a lack of fighting spirit.

[TavishHill]

iamsilverback, why would a Defense Contractor somehowwant to push a candidate who is against inflated military spending, against the raq War, and seeks to avoid war with Iran by using diplomatic tools? You need to take a class in logic.

[yay1912]

Say what you want about Rachel Maddow

But you cant deny she is a good debater.

[AdmiralPrice]

I'm sorry, is the S-man absolutely incapable of understanding complex points?

[danger0usknowledge]

t was a draw with the last word going to Scar. "Defining your opponent" is a euphemism for

dragging him down, lying, smearing, digging

up dirt, twisting facts, questioning his

manhood,dragging down his family, guilt by association, Guilt by disassociation, blackmailing friends and former friends, robbing and stealing, did I mention Lying.

How about murder Scar?

[darwinx0101]

Come across your blackberry, Joe? Elitist fuck!

[leeemo]

Yeah, I chuckled when I caught him mentioning his blackberry. But then I stopped because only elitists chuckle...

[anharbour]

From watching him on Morning Joe, Scarborough is an insecure person with simplistic views, poor impulse control, and a thin skin when guests or co-hosts outshine him. He interrupts people constantly on his show. When his co-host wins a point, he either walks off or throws sarcasm at her. And the show's ratings are horrible. It seems that Joe gets frustrated as he often can't grasp the more thoughtful points in a debate. His show looks short-lived, maybe the slot can go to Rachel.

[faceswithin]

no they vote for the person that is not on the side of the ones that hate us

[tinebp]

Rachel has incredibly matured her debate skills

[tinebp]

Rachel needs her own show.

[Glady23]

Rachel, I heart You. You need your own show in the morning.

[madamelovely]

I second that

[intruderart]

It's coming, They are grooming her for it at MSNBC

[yrwehere4]

Sorry Joe, Rachel wins this one. She runs circles around you.

[Desnoxvu]

These stupid tools talking about trust. I don't trust them, Rachel Maddow is the only one making sense.

[techno370]

rachel is very smart and articulate. i could listen to her speak all day. she speaks the truth

[DCmetroraleigh]

Rachel made Joe look like a simpleton. He is nauseating with his ludicrous bias.

[press1500]

let's compare: "i was shot at in bosnia" to "people are bitter" and "sunni extremist are trained in Iran" ...2 of these things aren't true, on is

[jgrig2]

comeon, I respect Rachel but she clearly was spinning that speech to make Obama look good. It was a closed room setting and Obama forgot that in the days of Youtube nothing is private. Obama screwed up, he's a politician that made a mistake. It's life. It's no different than when Eisenhower said the same thing. But democrats think too much like sociologists, for people like me culture matters.

[AnotherNewDawn]

"Obama forgot that in the days of Youtube"...

Doubt it. His channel is one of the most-viewed on Youtube, is regularly updated (almost daily), and consistently has videos (every day) on Youtube's Top 20 main-page. I seriously doubt he 'forgot' that everything ends up on the web nowadays.

He said what he said, and he's said it before. His point has been mentioned previously from the book "What's the Matter with Kansas" to his 2004 interview with Charlie Rose.

And he's right, IMHO.

[KiwiTwist03]

Props. If it wasn't for Maddow, MSNBC would be Fox News' little brother. Anytime you hire Tucker Carlson and Joe Scarborough, you know something is wrong. Rachel and Keith keep this network alive.

[std6six6]

Morning Joe is quite possibly the stupidest pundit since O'Reilly. Maddow stuck it to him AGAIN. Joe is right that Obama has yet to clinch it with working class whites, however his remarks are incredibly true and for anyone to deny that (republicans wouldn't surprise me, but democrats?) is mind boggling.

[Mmmmmmmbacon]

So let's see....at the end Scarborough states Repugs win and Dems loose because lower middle class rural people's bigotry trumps their concern for their own well being.[I thought they were supposed to support themselves without Government help!] IOW...Repug voters are knuckle dragging hate filled idiots.

Hey....he told the truth!

[socksnogger]

Go read What's The Matter With Kansas.

[UTBESUX]

sradss1 , really? Well you back REPUBLICANS TWO of which were from Homeland Security & were BUSTED going after young boys & girls. Or how about the two Republicans that were tapping their toes looking for some dick in the rest rooms?Or what about Jeff Gannon, the GAY male hustler who visited the White House over 400 times? So you back a very gay closeted party yet you attack this woman. Of course you do because you are a fucking hypocrite moron who watches Fox News and believes what they say.

[UTBESUX]

We need to see all this for what it is. Obama is a huge threat, this isn't an accident. Look at all the usual suspects here, THE MEDIA, certain Republicans including the "bitter" Joe Lieberman" etc. This was planned, I knew it when I watched it break as "news". Obama gets his money from we, the people the rest get theirs from HUGE corporations, so they also have them backing this fight. They know Obama will restore the voice of the people and they do NOT want that.

[lorettarosa]

Rachel is one smart lady. 5 *****

[cobwebhead]

Maddow is big asset for msnbc.

[cooolandy]

Barack is black man running for pres. Erm that takes guts. He consistency of truth it connects on gut level. Government letting folks down don't make them happy that's for certain.

[firegod001]

If someone's gut is telling them that gays shouldn't be in the military or that not everyone should have healthcare, then maybe their guts aren't very good? Or is their hearts?

[souljaEXVOTO]

oh okay joe, and yet Obama's campaign has attracted more volunteers and donors than any othert candidate in the history of campaigns... eeeenyway.... I'm sure Rachel squashed him like the little worm that he is. She'll likely get his time slot for her show. wouldn't that be poetry?

[rosecat1234]

It sure would.