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Rachel Maddow Slams Palin's Attack on Bloggers (In Her Pajamas No Less)
November 13, 2008 |
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Two nights ago, MSNBC's Rachel Maddow showed a clip of Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) complaining about being criticized by "some blogger" sitting "in their parents' basement." Maddow -- who later said she saw herself as "a blogger on TV" -- did the show in her pajamas to show solidarity with bloggers. Watch it:
Conservatives love to blast bloggers. Defending Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), Joe Scarborough mocked bloggers "just sitting there, eating Cheetos" in "their underwear," while Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) complained that bloggers add "vituperation toxicity" to the political debate.
Editor's Update: Here's what Jane Hamsher over at FireDogLake had to say about Palin's comments:
Uh, Sarah….You Sure You Want To Go There?
For the record:
Arianna Huffington graduated from Cambridge University with an M.A. in economics. At 21, she became president of the famed debating society, the Cambridge Union. She is a bestselling author who ran for Governor of California.
Ali Frick is a Research Associate for The Progress Report and ThinkProgress.org at the Center for American Progress Action Fund.
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