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Have you heard about former Secretary of State, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Gulf War Hero Colin Powell? He is a Republican! The military people, they are that way, sometimes. But here’s Powell talking about the current GOP and how it’s a very silly backyard-theater troupe with its “oh guess what let’s just STOP ALL GOVERNMENT SPENDING like Dr. Paul said” nonsense, during a Depression. [Rachel Maddow]
Clear, concise, direct 21st C. journalism. Ed Henry please take note, not blog notes.
Powell the maverick.
I loved the part where Rachel made him sweat bullets while he refused to get detaily on torture discussions in “Principals” meetings at the WH. Go Rachel!
When have the wingnuts ever been happy with Powell?
He’s black. Strike one. Do we need to explain that one?
He’s a decorated soldier. Strike two. He’s done what wingnuts fantasy they are.
He’s not a huge consumer of the koolaid. Strike three.
Colon’s big problem is that he is a go along to get along kind of guy. How’s the search for the mobile chem labs and drones coming along?
They have a black already as head of the RNC. Just how many does this party need?
Didn’t Rachel get the memo that she has to take the GOP and their budget things SRSLY becus they are a real Parti and have senaturz and such? Particularly when they have grafs and chartz! SRSLY.
ManchuCandidate: Ada Fisher’s denoucement of Powell in 3…2…
Noodle Salad: Oh, she did. Taking it seriously meant she got the opportunity to absolutely SAVAGE it.
I just can’t get enough of Mr. My-Lai-Massacre-Highway-of-Death-Sucky-Village-People-Dance on my TV. I confess it’s a little galling to see him received with deference by a person such as Dr. Maddow. She should know better. If only because of the Village People Dance.
I wonder if Powell is looking for a new PR liason this morning. I’m sure he went on there expecting to answer questions like, “Exactly how brave are you, anyway?”, and “Does it hurt carrying all that integrity around?”
Make fun of Powell(ess) at yore pewil. He is the greatest thinker of twingenuts evar. Of course that means he has the demonstrated acumen of a termite.
Here’s the link. Rachel really start the torturing at 6:21.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gm1PHNyNjkQ&feature=related
bitchincamaro: Yes, on that score he was just another wriggly politician, declinging to criticize his fellows and refusing to implicate them in any way until some non-existant review doesn’t take place in the distant past.
Did he really say “our African brothers and sisters”?
I thought Merka belonged to the Other Man, not the Brother Man.
Has something changed?
Ugh cant she at least make an effort to look attractive?
I mean cant one still be an independent unique individual w/o wearing the same over sized blazer every day?
She is too condescending / badly sarcastic.. Why not give the good General his own show?
…looks like someone is about to get kicked out of the “Token GOP Black Guy Club”!
ManchuCandidate: Yes, we must remember this Most Popular Repugnant was the window washing for the Cheney neocon march to Baghdad. I would’ve expected much more on his patented UN speech. It’s like pitching him fastballs ‘cuz he can hit ‘em and laying off the sliders cause he can’t hit those.
Over four thousand of ours, with maybe a hundred thouseand Iraquis, dead, with trillions eventually wasted, and on this most important score, the aptly named Colen is just another team player. Repugnant.
Maybe he can go on Dancing with the Stars?
The grilling of this awful sellout was fantastic, as was watching him squirm. The only thing I can think of that could have been better was forcing him to drop the bullshit when he was giving his legalese evasions. It would have been as simple as asking “Legal definitions of torture aside, do you think that the administration was RIGHT to use the interrogation methods it did?” It’s not hard, journalists. But overall, this was delightful to watch, and it showed off the sort of interviewing balls that we need more of.
He meant the one’s actually in Africa, not the shiftless welfare queen thuggin’ gang bangers you find in our nightmarish urban hellzones.
Oh please, Colin Powell denounced his Republican roots when he announced he was IN TEH TANK FOR NOOBAMA!!1! Anything he has said since that bears the TAINT of the DEMRAT PARTY. When’s Mr. Fancy pants war hero veteran gonna stand up for HARD WORKING AMERICANS THAT MAKE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS A YEAR? MOAR TAX CUTZ.
Dr Tobias Funke: Huh?? I realize some “news” programs consider good looks a qualification for whatever it is they do on those shows, but even in that distorted universe I don’t see how Ms. Maddow can be found unattractive.
Unless “intelligent” = “unattractive”?
Dr Tobias Funke: I think she’s cute! And much smarter than most of us!
Cannot snark. Too distracted by Dr. Maddow’s utter hotness.
Dr Tobias Funke: I don’t think she’s fishing for your vote of approval, per se. You know, the whole L*****n thing. But your taste is still questionable, because there’s not a whole lot that’s sexier than wit, charm, and intelligence.
DoctorCulturae: Ed Henry is currently busy reporting on Mark Halperin’s Starbucks order.
I like how Maddow can barely contain her glee. She’s like a female Matt Taibbi.
Dr Tobias Funke: hmm, one might ask, can’t you make the least effort to form an intelligent critique if you aren’t going to be funny?
possible real answer to your question, she doesn’t see her *career as a *journalist as an opportunity to look “pretty” in public.
maybe you should stick to mtv news?
jagorev: Better than Matt. She doesn’t get lost in her own kewlness like Matt.
Matt and Keith are more alike that way.
jagorev: Americans need to know. The foam on Halperin’s latte is the great American political Rorschach test.
Zadig: “because there’s not a whole lot that’s sexier than wit, charm, and intelligence.”
But that’s not what teh teevees told me :-(.
On topic, I’d go gay for Rachel. Also.
Schadenfried: Who was it who wrote that article about getting a sex change precisely so he could go gay for Maddow?
Hmmmm, “..I’m also an American citizen.” Subtle.
Powell is BIRTHER!
Zadig: Somebody actually wrote that? :::runs to Google:::
Rachel’s ability to push her interviewees on tough topics while remaining civil is another demonstration of her mad skillz, yo.
And she is the subject of hundreds of thousands of viewer fantasies, as borne out by the contents of her mail bag. It’s about time the media produced a really worthy sex symbol.
Dr Tobias Funke: Good grief. She wears the same boring stuff every day on purpose so that people won’t make a big deal about her clothes. She doesn’t want people to talk about her wardrobe, but rather the actual content of the show. If you are trying to succeed at being shallow, you win. Good job. Go watch the plastic, shellacked women on all the rest of the cable TV shows.
Dr Tobias Funke: She’s pretty doggone attractive right now, but it sure would be fun to see her do her show in full Fox-Babe regalia one day just so everyone’s hot-meters get totally out of calibration. Both ah, teams would vote her Most Valuable Player.
Dr Tobias Funke: YEAH MEGYN KELLY IS HOTTER AND SMMARTER! (*rolls eyes*)
Whatever. To each his own.
Schadenfried: Yes, the article was supposed to be humor but it came out just as creepy as hell. It’s just so hard to pull off a joke about dudes cutting off their junk for the sake of their lesbian policy wonk crushes.
That man is entirely too sensible and too straight to be a Republican.
Are you still a Republican? = Are you still retarded?
Dr Tobias Funke: I agree with you on the over-the-top, bad sarcasm. If you are gonna give the news like you are a Wonkette commenter (which, hey, I clearly don’t have a problem with) please please stop with the Don Rickle’s faces and the Chandler-esque intonations. Great journalist or no, if she doesn’t tamper that snarky outrage with some genuine funny, I fear she’ll slide down that slippery slope towards Olbermannia.
But - unattractive? Please. That’s one hot lesbian bitch.
Rachel Maddow - another reason to thank Gitchie Manitou my TV fell in the fucking river.
cranky: Wow - lot of folks here hot for teacher. Personally I find Rachel Maddow both unfunny and unattractive -STFW? I hate all talk show hosts. Sue me.
Dr Tobias Funke: I and my life-sized cardboard cut-out of Rachel Maddow will pretend that we didn’t just read your commentary.
LEAVE RACHEL ALONE!
/sob
/fap
Custerwolf: Hold on a minute - I just watched the clip with the sound off (truly) and I owe you an apology Rachel. You are INDEED a beauty. Guess that means if I turn lesbo for you, you’re going to have to let me do all the talking.
Custerwolf: The class-action suit has already been filed.
Zadig: My apologies to her adoring fans, but I just hate to see any evolved being act like an organ-grinding capauchin just for audience approval. That said, if she’s got any plans to tour with a mime troupe in the near future, I’ll be first in line for tickets.
I’m on standby for that brainiac Rachel’s correction of my spelling (’capuchin’), and the rest of you to come up with some good jokes about organ-grinding.
Custerwolf: Something about Republicans grinding certain organs together? I’m too hungry to make the good funnies right now.
No, wait. Lesbians. Organ-grinding. There’s something there. Gimme a minute.
Zadig: You can always laugh my pants off.
Custerwolf: [make me]
Dr Tobias Funke: I adore Rachel. She’s smart, funny, and cool. You’re right, though: I think she trades suits with Hillz.
yellowdogdem: Boy, I bet she would like to “trade suits” with Hillary. ba-dump-ba-dump!