Rachel Maddow and WHY ?

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  1. Foolardi

    Foolardi Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    There must be some hidden reason or ploy behind why ALL
    Rachel Maddow talks about is this Pandemic.For the last 3-4 weeks.
    Just segment after segment on nothing but the Pandemic.
    How scary and deadly it is.How Trump is constantly underestimating it
    or Lying about.I think I know why.
    Because it has become The Meme of all meme.The final nail in the
    coffin for Trump,His Economy,His Re-election chances,his base of
    support.Maybe even his going bald from worry.
    Am I wrong.Or wronged.
     
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    No hidden reason. Ratings. Ain't rocket science. It's always about increasing viewership and ad revenue - for all the talking
    heads on all the networks ... Fox, CNN, whatever.
     
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    Foolardi Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    I have to say her Ratings are probably the lowest they've been
    in a couple years.Granted she had some ratings blockbusters
    the last 2 years.But they ended up being short-lived.
    My hunch is that she was given marching orders to play
    this Virus up till the Cows come home.And then some for
    effect.
     
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    Well that and the fact that partisan reporting on trump's incompetent handling of this crisis is the dem's version of "her emails".

    It never hurts to continually focus on his incompetent leadership and his continual gaslighting attempts.
     
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    Well if you know what she's been talking about every night...you sure are helping her ratings
     
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    The virus has killed 80,000 Americans and caused a recession and 15% unemployment.
    It's not like its a cat stuck in a tree story.
     
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    While I agree in general that ratings are the reason for many things - it is not the only reason for things - and I don't think we can just write off the OP's comments on the basis of that.

    It is one thing to have Corona on a regular basis - but not 23/7 - that isn't getting ratings - 12 hours a day would do it - the other half being other stuff - like Israel getting so out of control that Jordan - one of only two Arab states to have a peace treaty with Israel and a friend to the West - is saying this:

    Jordan warns Israel of 'massive conflict' over annexation

    https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020...sive-conflict-annexation-200516035706236.html

    and this ..
    Pompeo warns ICC of ‘consequences’ for potential war crimes probe of Israel
    https://www.timesofisrael.com/pompe...tial-illegitimate-war-crimes-probe-of-israel/

    Not of which is News I guess ?!
     
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    Who is Rachel Maddow?
     
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    Foolardi Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Talk about Gaslighting.You just used it.Just a few hours ago
    Trump said Obama's Presidency was " Incompetent ".
    Gaslighting is the Psychological technique where a person
    is tricked into doubting their memory of events.The more that can
    be tricked the easier it is control new input and manipulate
    a person for use.Like what Happenned to Patty Hearse.
    She was so Gaslighted { brainwashed she became part of the gang
    who kidnapped her }.
    Obama considered Trump " Incompetent " over the weekend in his
    Commencement speech.But did not use Trump's name.
     
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    I used to watch Maddow for a year or two after she first went on air. She was good. Then she wasn't. She wasn't bad or anything, but she just talks about leftist issues, her marching orders, as people say.

    Personally, I think the leftist media has nothing more to talk about that's interesting. And, satirically, the news is just there to scare you into buying products, like in this funny video:
    ADHD U: THE ADVERTISING SONG
    Dur.:2:36.
     
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    Madcow: Insane

    MSNBC: A bigger joke than even CNN
     
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    I think it's a typo; he's talking about Ratchet Madcow.
     
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    Don't necessarily agree with either of those points.

    The mortality numbers have been deliberately over-reported, and the unemployment was caused by a fearmongering reaction to the hype.

    Some states are actually trying to be honest and revise their numbers down to reflect reality, but they are getting some hard blowback from the left.

    Colorado revised their numbers down approx. 23%, and the Dem Governor was called every name in the book.

    And I would argue that even that revision is probably still not accurate - the actual coronavirus numbers are still lower if you simply compare the death rates from other causes annually.

    And as for the fear?? It plays for the Dems - not to mention it is their nature to act in an authoritarian manner. Garcetti in LA, and the Gov. in Michigan are out if their minds.
     
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    Like I stated in another post, Maddow is not dealing with her stress very well.

    The public response to Trump regarding his handling of the pandemic has been favorable. If he wins on this issue, he wins in November.

    Maddow and MSDNC know they have no choice but to try to attack his credibility on this specific issue, but it doesn't help much that many of the Blue State Governors are screwing up badly.
     
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    Maybe it's because the pandemic has caused much misery, death, and so happens to be the biggest story of the decade ( prior )
    Hillary's 'emails' didn't kill anyone. Trump's incompetence has.

    False comparison. But, I get what you meant, it's dems big issue, which they can run with. They'd be stupid not to.
     
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    I was referring to his constant gaslighting. AS to trump calling obama incompetent, well, we all know what a master projectionist trump is in addition to being such an ********.
     
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    Exactly.

    And, in the meantime (while the pandemic moves toward a 100,000 Death count...
    (at least 3/4ths which are due to Trumps failure to act early enough))...
    Faux News is spinning some ludicrous fantasy...
    (that has about as much credibility as an Alien sighting) called "Obamagate"...

    "Obamagate"? :roflol:
     
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    Nobody wanted to hear anything else she was always talking about.
     
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    The term 'gaslighting' has been expanded a bit since the movie that gave the concept a name.

    If Trump incessantly repeated a lie, an egregious lie, even after it was publicy disproven, in a very big way, and he continued to repeat the lie, he could be said to be 'gaslighting'. So the verb could be extended to mean deliberately, trying to drive your opponents crazy in that more broader sense than was originally assigned to the coined term.
     
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    I find her unhinged rants deeply MOO-ving.

    :cowtwo: :democrat: :cowtwo:
     
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    All grown up and transistioned, now. upload_2020-5-19_5-17-6.jpeg
     
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    Many of her fans do not know how she got her start at MSNBC.
    It was On - The Situation with With Tucker Carlson - { 2005-2008 }
    I have explained this many times here at PF. He started each show
    { 11 PM est } with a short debate over a recent polemic.
    He used mostly Rachel Maddow for role as devil's advocate.
    But on her nights off it was either Flavia Colgan { good debater in her
    own right } or sidekick { think Ed McMahon } Willie Geist.
    Tucker wore his trademark Bow tie,popularized to great effect while
    at CNN with - Crossfire -.
    Tucker is so classy all I've heard him say as to regarding Rachel Maddow
    is that she is Smart and something about knowing what she's doing.
    He is not going any further.It won't be long before someone at MSNBC
    let's the cat out of the bag and admonishes Carlson since his newfound
    popularity is gaining speed.It'd be a real gas if that someone was Al Sharpton.
    More than likely it will start with Joe Scarborough and peaks with insatiable
    Flamer Lawrence O'Donnell.
     
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    Foolardi Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    She relies too much on Same old,same old.Going off on boring tirades
    over whatever new info she can gather.Mores like muster.Her standard
    personality hinges like a rusty door fitting on her supposedly crafty use of
    laughing and smiling simultaneously as if She Knows her stuff.
    She might'n and she should.Probably has assistants working throughout
    the day exclusively as preppers for her Prime Time appearance { 9 Pm }.
    But Her personality is not welcoming even if she swears by it.
    That's the thingy.She's just not Likeable.Probably due to the obvious
    reality of her agenda.She gets paid to be a Muckraker Ironically for
    the wrong side.Not by exposing corruption but rather dealing it out
    like a crooker blackjack dealer to help { profit } those snarks in her
    MSM who live to divide and conquer Truth and the American way.
    Think the role of Tokyo Rose.
     
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    We and the World are slowly coming to the reality as to this
    newfangled Pandemic.It was used in the U.S. as a beta test
    to see how the Democrats New World Order vision can be used
    to " Transform " this Country into Socialism.Obama hinted as much
    with his highly less than subtle attacks of Trump with his all
    Black College Commencement address.
    Build up the Pandemic way past anything this country has ever witnessed
    and then use it for Political reality.To Destroy the Economy while making
    Trump out to be a Villain.2 Agendas with one Pandemic stone.
    The use of this Pandemic Panic will go down in American History as
    to the Biggest disaster in our Country's heritage.No question about it.
    The Mortality rate is about the same as the Seasonal Flu.
    Most those { up to 80% } who test positive will show no symptoms.
    Those who do get sick survive.Barely a few per thousand die.
    As few as One per Thousand.
    In Miami, a county of several million had only one death with less
    than 1500 cases { Mar.31st }.
    That was right at around the peak season for this Pandemic.
     
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    Flat out Monumental LIE.And I'll prove.Hillary broke all protocol
    with State Dept. rigid guidelines as to a private server.She knew
    what she set up { Private server in her residence } was not just wrong
    but wrong in the extreme and possibly criminal.Like passing along
    Classified Material.It's a Felony and this Government puts americans
    in jail when caught doing it w/o authority.
    Hillary had an illegal server when as Secretary of State and directly
    involved with the Arab Spring,the Ouster of Egypt's Hosni Mubarak in
    2011 and also Muammar Gaddafi's Ouster and assassination the same
    time { year }. Hillary had an illegal e-mail account { correspondence tool }
    to send signals to her buddy { Sidney Blumenthal } via her BlackBerry.
    These secret correspondence were not only frowned upon but Obama
    who also favored use of a BlackBerry denied and banned Blumenthal
    from his White House.
    Blumenthal { Clinton confidant } and Hillary conspired in attempts to profit
    personally with the fall of Libya.Plus all the Benghazi bidness.Hillary feigning
    no knowledge of Turkey being armed with military weaponry housed in the
    Benghazi CIA compound when drilled at her senate hearing by senator
    Rand Paul.In fact she thought it funny.
     

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