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Maddow: Anti-Muslim 'McCarthyism' Making Us Less Safe

Maddow: Anti-Muslim 'McCarthyism' Making Us Less Safe

David Edwards, Raw Story. November 20, 2009.
Wave of prejudice among Republican politicians may actually be frustrating anti-terrorism efforts Maddow says.

MSNBC's Brewer Adopts Anti-Gay Rhetoric

MSNBC's Brewer Adopts Anti-Gay Rhetoric

Jamison Foser, Media Matters for America AlterNet: Media and Technology. November 4, 2009.
Anchor Contessa Brewer's introduction of a segment about Maine's repeal of a law allowing same-sex marriage is right out of the right-wing playbook.

John Harwood Draws Delusional Equivalence Between Fox and Other Cable Nets

John Harwood Draws Delusional Equivalence Between Fox and Other Cable Nets

Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog AlterNet: PEEK. November 2, 2009.
Real conservatives want to go where they feel completely at home and can get what they want full strength.

Rachel Maddow and Keith Olbermann Slam Fox News Propaganda About Their Meeting with Obama

Rachel Maddow and Keith Olbermann Slam Fox News Propaganda About Their Meeting with Obama

AlterNetOctober 27, 2009.
The commentators point out that liberals could not get an invitation to meet with President Bush to save their lives, while Obama meets with liberals and conservatives.

Video: Grayson: FOX News the

Video: Grayson: FOX News the "Enemy of America," Interchangeable with the National Enquirer

Adele Stan, AlterNet AlterNet: Politics. October 22, 2009.
Florida's pugilistic Democratic congressman claims that in appearances on their network, FOX News "cut off my mic."

The Scariest Part of The

The Scariest Part of The "Balloon Boy" Story

Lee Camp, AlterNet AlterNet: Media and Technology. October 19, 2009.
You've heard the expression, "rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic." Perhaps we need a new one: "Watching the balloon go by."

George HW Bush Calls Maddow & Olbermann

George HW Bush Calls Maddow & Olbermann "Sick Puppies," Maddow Responds

Ari Melber, TheNation.com AlterNet: Media and Technology. October 19, 2009.
"When our son was president, they just hammered him mercilessly and I think obscenely a lot of the time," Bush told CBS Radio.

How to Make Sure the Maddow Show Survives

How to Make Sure the Maddow Show Survives

Amanda Marcotte, Comment Is Free AlterNet: PEEK. October 12, 2009.
Post-election, liberals appear to be turning off their TVs. We can't afford to lose the sole voice of intellectual liberalism in the cable news desert.

Fox News: Tom Ridge? Never Heard of Him.

Fox News: Tom Ridge? Never Heard of Him.

Eric Boehlert, Media Matters for America AlterNet: Media and Technology. August 22, 2009.
Since news broke that Ridge admitted terror alerts were political, CNN has mentioned his name on air 41 times; MSNBC has 62 times. Not Fox.

Sick for Profit: Greenwald Tears Into Insurance Company CEOs

Sick for Profit: Greenwald Tears Into Insurance Company CEOs

Robert Greenwald, Brave New Films AlterNet: Health and Wellness. August 14, 2009.
Robert Greenwald appears on MSNBC to talk about "Sick For Profit", a campaign to expose the greed of big health insurance companies.

Olbermann Slams

Olbermann Slams "Corporate Truce"

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: PEEK. August 4, 2009.
The NYT ran a piece alleging MSNBC and Fox made to make Olbermann and O'Reilly stop attacking each other.

Olbermann Rips into the Worst Sellouts on Health Care in Congress

Jan Frel, MSNBC AlterNet: Video. August 4, 2009.
Targets Blue Dog Dems, Sen. John McCain, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and other Republicans.

Corporate Media Playing the Hate Game, Aiming at Both Obama and Clinton

Corporate Media Playing the Hate Game, Aiming at Both Obama and Clinton

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. August 1, 2009.
Media bigs seem to have reached the conclusion that hatred sells, so they're embracing their inner sexists and inner racists.

Obama: Gays Will Be Happy By the End of My Administration

Obama: Gays Will Be Happy By the End of My Administration

Rachel Weiner, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. June 30, 2009.
"We've been in office six months ... I suspect that by the time this administration is over, you guys will have pretty good feelings."

Why Isn't This on CNN?  Afghan Refugee Describes Recent US Bombings

Why Isn't This on CNN? Afghan Refugee Describes Recent US Bombings

ZP Heller, Brave New Foundation AlterNet: Video. June 11, 2009.
Exclusive footage inside a refugee camp in Afghanistan following US airstrikes.

Rachel Maddow: Right-Wing Terrorism Must Be Stopped

Rachel Maddow: Right-Wing Terrorism Must Be Stopped

Rachel Maddow, MSNBC. June 8, 2009.
The tactics of anti-choice extremists are designed to change policy by terrorizing Americans. How do we stop them from committing violent acts?

Rachel Maddow, Keith Olbermann, Ed Schultz -- How MSNBC Became a Liberal Mecca

Rachel Maddow, Keith Olbermann, Ed Schultz -- How MSNBC Became a Liberal Mecca

Rory O'Connor, AlterNet. June 1, 2009.
MSNBC's star pundits have positioned the network as the progressive alternative to Fox.

Rachel Maddow Takes Conservatives to Task Over Deregulation

Rachel Maddow Takes Conservatives to Task Over Deregulation

Daniel De Groot, Open Left AlterNet: PEEK. March 20, 2009.
"Heaven forbid, there would be rules to rein in what happens on Wall Street, right?"

Stewart/Cramer Fallout: MSNBC Ordered to Keep Silent; Street.com CEO Quits

Stewart/Cramer Fallout: MSNBC Ordered to Keep Silent; Street.com CEO Quits

Gregg Levine, Firedoglake AlterNet: PEEK. March 14, 2009.
MSNBC was reportedly told by its corporate bosses that this was, you know, not of interest to its viewers.

"Gay for Rachel Maddow": What a Hot, Smart, Lesbian Pundit Means for an Uneasy America

Jonanna Widner, Bitch Magazine. March 11, 2009.
Cable news isn't the most female-friendly or queer-friendly place. As a whole, it is Middle America; Maddow is more Middlesex.

Hot: Celebrating Valentine's Day, Rachel Maddow Style

Hot: Celebrating Valentine's Day, Rachel Maddow Style

Isaac Fitzgerald, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. February 12, 2009.
Ok ... not so much hot as fun and silly.

Rachel Maddow's Amazing Rise from Geek to Big-Time Cable News Host

Rachel Maddow's Amazing Rise from Geek to Big-Time Cable News Host

Louise France, The Observer UK. February 10, 2009.
Maddow is a clever, idealistic and skeptical geek, and her growing audience can't get enough.

Former NSA Analyst: NSA 'Monitored All Communications' of Americans, Targeted Journalists

Former NSA Analyst: NSA 'Monitored All Communications' of Americans, Targeted Journalists

Ali Frick, Think Progress AlterNet: Video. January 22, 2009.
"The National Security Agency had access to all Americans' communications -- faxes, phone calls, and their computer communications."

Rachel Maddow on 'Daily Show': 'Insulted,' 'Embarrassed' By Bush

Rachel Maddow on 'Daily Show': 'Insulted,' 'Embarrassed' By Bush

Danny Shea, Huffington Post AlterNet: Video. January 8, 2009.
Jon Stewart and Maddow talk Bush, Obama, Bill Clinton, MSNBC and the Munsters.

MSNBC Host: It Wouldn't Be 'Funny' If Someone Called Me 'Tamron Hall the Magic Negro Anchor Lady'

MSNBC Host: It Wouldn't Be 'Funny' If Someone Called Me 'Tamron Hall the Magic Negro Anchor Lady'

Ben Armbruster, Think Progress AlterNet: Video. December 29, 2008.
Tamron Hall slams Kate Obenshain for defending Chip Saltman's controversial Christmas greeting.