Rachel Has Fun With New Zodiac Signs

'New' zodiac signs cause instant identity crises
The e-mail messages began filling astrologer Shelley Ackerman's inbox as soon as the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported the zodiac chart is off by about a month. OMG I'm not a Leo help me with that My daughter and her friends are very upset. Have they changed signs? I'm not worried I KNOW I'm a true Scorp Darling, what does this mean in our world? I couldn't be a Pisces Ackerman, a New Yorker who has offered astrology services for more than two decades, says this is the...

Rachel Maddow: More Guns Does Not Equal Less Crime
Rachel Maddow points out for us that despite Representatives Louie Gohmert and Trent Franks' fantasies about more guns equaling there being any less crime, in the states where we have more lenient Gun Laws, the opposite is true. These idiots want to take us back to some version of the Wild Wild West and pretend that if everyone has the ability to shoot each other, somehow fewer people would end up being shot. Rep. Gohmert apparently thinks that having guns on the House floor is a good idea as we...

On Maddow, McCarthy Talks High-Capacity Magazine Ban [VIDEO]
Long Island Democratic Rep. Carolyn McCarthy appeared on "The Rachel Maddow Show" yesterday to talk up her bill to ban high-capacity magazines. According to Politico, the bill goes further than the assault weapons ban that expired in 2004 and would outlaw the sale or transfer of clips that contain more than 10 rounds. So far, House Speaker John Boehner has indicated that the bill will not get a hearing on the House floor—a decision that has brought him a sharp rebuke from Times columnist...

Armed bystander almost shot hero that disarmed AZ shooter
Stumble This! Six people were killed and 14 more were injured when a gunman opened fire on an event outside a Tucson Safeway Saturday. The tragedy could have been even worse had an armed bystander not thought twice before shooting the hero that disarmed Jared Loughner, the alleged shooter. "I carry a gun so I was -- I felt like I was a little bit more prepared to do some good and then maybe somebody else would had been," Joe Zamudio told MSNBC's Ed Schultz Monday. "As I came out of the door of ...

On Maddow, McCarthy Talks High-Capacity Magazine Ban [VIDEO]
Long Island Democratic Rep. Carolyn McCarthy appeared on "The Rachel Maddow Show" yesterday to talk up her bill to ban high-capacity magazines. According to Politico, the bill goes further (Read more...) ...

MSNBCs Rachel Maddow Wants You To Know: She Will Not Accept Being A Pisces
Happily taking a breather from the massively serious week since the shootings in Tucson, MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow spent a few minutes Thursday exploring the astrological mess that is “the 13th Sign of the Zodiac, Ophiuchus.” Displaying massive nerd gravitas, Maddow dived into the whole you-aren’t-the-sign-you’ve-always-thought-you-were-every-horoscope-you-ever-read-was-for-somebody-else situtation. Bottom line: the MSNBC host is not cool with being a Pisces. The segme...

Good Morning FishbowlDC Readers
ABC’s White House Correspondent Jake Tapper : “An honor for me to meet a man like Daniel Hernandez” The photograph was posted on Twitter by Tapper. “If traveling on foot be careful kids. just saw a woman wipe-out on a bike. very slick in d-c. icy sidewalks=breaks, bumps and bruises.” - ABC7′s wild train rider Stephen Tschida in a Wednesday tweet. “So far the all-male panel on CNN has a much bigger problem w/ pep rally atmosphere than the all-male ...

Air Raid (Guest Voice)
Air Raid by Peter Funt During a recent Radio Interview I was asked why it is that conservative broadcasters are so much more successful than their progressive, or liberal, counterparts. The question was particularly intriguing considering its source: the host of a progressive Radio Show in Central California. In terms of audience size, the canyon between right and left on radio’s political spectrum is huge. Top Conservatives - Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Glenn Beck and Michael Savag...

Early Morning Swim
Civility?! But words had nothing to do with Arizona! Wingnuts following their Paul Wellstone script. Way to look petty and small, there, Quitter. The wages of Fiscal Conservatism. But…but…it snowed in New York last month. Teabaggers: still not all all Racist. No Comments Spotlight Tags: Early Morning Swim Related Posts Early Morning Swim October 25, 2010 Early Morning Swim: Sherrod Brown and Rachel Maddow Discuss Violence in Our Politics January 11, 2011 Early Morning Sw...

Rachel Maddow on the Shooting
via Laci. "integrated databases," that's what we need. ...

Mark Levin to Smear Merchants: 'I'm Gonna Drag Your Ass Into Federal Court'
Chris Matthews and Ed Schultz messed with the wrong guy.And Levin is putting his money where his mouth is by threatening to take MSNBC hosts and contributors like Chris Matthews, Ed Shutlz, Keith Olbermann, Rachel Maddow, Joe Scarborough and David Frumm (“you little weasel”) to Federal Court for accusations tying Levin to Loughner’s rampage. “I don’t care if they’re Bloggers,” Levin announced. “I don’t care if they’re television hosts, ...

Tucson Tragedy Will Happen Again if We Aren't Serious About Mental Health
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords didn't know she had a stalker, though she knew that she was being threatened after her Tucson congressional office was vandalized in the wake of her vote in favor of Health Care reform. She didn't know that several people had expressed concern about the mental stability of her constituent Jared Loughner, who had, according to reports, become obsessed with her to the point of writing notes about his plans to hurt her, or worse. While some people were worried about Loughner...

Air Raid (REPOSTED): Why Conservative Talk Radio Succeeds More Than Liberal Talk
EDITOR’s NOTE: This post was mistakenly deleted so it is being reposted. Air Raid by Peter Funt During a recent Radio Interview I was asked why it is that conservative broadcasters are so much more successful than their progressive, or liberal, counterparts. The question was particularly intriguing considering its source: the host of a progressive Radio Show in Central California. In terms of audience size, the canyon between right and left on radio’s political spectrum is huge. Top co...

Early Morning Swim
Still the fattest sacred cow in American politics. Don’t go, MC Steele! Krugman: a tale of two moralities. Transparent and open government, GOP style. Tightly cocooned in their own reality. No Comments Spotlight Tags: Early Morning Swim Related Posts Early Morning Swim January 3, 2011 Early Morning Swim December 13, 2010 Early Morning Swim: Rachel Maddow Interviews Active Duty Gay Officer about DADT December 3, 2010 Early Morning Swim November 8, 2010 Early Morning Swim Dece...

President Obama at Tucson memorial service
On MSNBC, Rachel Maddow reports about 26,000 showed up to remember the Victims of Saturday's shooting and hear President Obama's address to the nation. On CNN, Anderson Cooper tracks President Obama shaking hands with members of the audience. And on Fox, Charles Krauthammer initially complains about the cheers from the crowd at the beginning of the Speech, but quickly recognizes that his speech was inspirational -- ultimately calling it a "brilliant" speech. Your thoughts? Update: One theme tha...

MSNBC Falls To Third Place Behind CNN As Nation Watches Tucson Memorial
Cable news Ratings, January 12, 2011: •Viewers by the millions watched the memorial ceremony in Tucson Wednesday night, driving ratings unusually high-especially in the 8 o’clock hour-but viewers didn’t follow traditional patterns, rejecting MSNBC in favor of CNN. At 8 p.m., CNN beat MSNBC among viewers 25-54 by more than 120,000: CNN had 592,000, and MSNBC had 471,000. Fox kept its position as number one, with 754,000. But overall, it was a night for CNN to celebrate, ...

Mark Levin to MSNBC Hosts: Im Gonna Drag Your Ass Into Court
"Somebody has to draw the line, Chris Matthews, Ed Schultz, Keith Olbermann, Rachel Maddow, Joe Scarborough. Test me."...

Foxs Bill OReilly Wins Big: 1 Million Viewers On 1/11/11
Cable news Ratings, January 11, 2011: •There’s no disputing the numbers: Bill O’Reilly was the king of Cable News on January 11, with 1,000,000 viewers 25-54, destroying the competition in the 8 o’clock timeslot (Keith Olbermann was second with 376,000 viewers) and posting his best performance in this key demographic since 11/3/10-one day after the mid-term Elections. •The new live-format Parker Spitzer on CNN is showing signs of life, with 176,000 viewers 25-54-...

A look at President Obama's speech in Tucson, with reaction from cable pundits
Back to the Speech. When the President talked about Gabby opening her eyes and young Christina Green's youthful outlook on public service, it was quite moving. It was a great speech -- his best since he became President -- and I hope it does some healing in Arizona and makes people start behaving differently. They know who they are, but I'm not confident that it will have the desired effect we'd wish. I think the constant cheering by the audience was a way to work out their grief and sadness and...

Boehner Shuts Down Peter King Gun Control Legislation
I guess Rachel Maddow called me out, among other people, a bit for displaying a bit of cynicism over the possibility of Gun Control Legislation getting through Congress. I’m all for rallying the Troops with a “we can do it” Speech, but when I wrote that, I was thinking of this. The Speaker of the House, who sets the schedule, just does not support new Gun Control legislation, it seems. Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) is rejecting gun-control Legislation offered by the chairman ...

Radio Host Mark Levin To MSNBC: Im Going To Drag Your Asses To Federal Court.
Radio host Mark Levin is fed up with claims that heated political rhetoric of the sort found on talk radio shows like his are in some way to blame for the shooting in Arizona that left six dead and Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords injured. And Levin is putting his money where his mouth is by threatening to take MSNBC hosts and contributors like Chris Matthews , Ed Shutlz, Keith Olbermann , Rachel Maddow , Joe Scarborough and David Frumm (“you little weasel”) to federal court for accu...

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Radio Host Mark Levin To MSNBC: ‘I’m Going To Drag Your Asses To Federal Court. Radio host Mark Levin is fed up with claims that heated political Rhetoric of the sort found on Talk Radio shows like his are in some way to blame for the shooting in Arizona that left six dead and Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords injured. And Levin is putting his money where his mouth is by threatening to take MSNBC hosts and contributors like Chris Matthews, Ed Shultz, Keith Olbermann, Rachel Maddow, Joe Sca...

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THE PERSECUTION AND Assassination OF Sarah Palin AS PERFORMED BY THE INMATES AT THE Cato Institute UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE REVEREND SUN MYUNG MOON. Lawyers, Guns & Money informs me that the Washington Times has gone Sarah Palin's blood Libel malarkey one better, declaring that recent criticism of La Palin is "simply the latest round of an ongoing Pogrom against conservative thinkers." A pogrom, yet! Their persecution mania was already so far beyond parody that I hardly know what to call this ...

Not a Parody: Jon Meacham Being Jon Meacham
Get alerts when there is a new article that might interest you. Jon Meacham will brandish a Glock as he delivers an essay for “Need to Know on PBS,” airing tonight and again over the weekend nationally : “My father gave me a .22 rifle when I was nine, and a single-barrel .410 shotgun when I was 10. I have inherited many of my family’s guns, including a rifle made by my great, great, great grandfather, which I will preserve and give to my son. One of the central memories o...

Jared Lee Loughner Uber Alles? More Debate on Gun Nuttery
Ray, you ignorant...oh, never mind... I've posted my latest riposte to my colleague Ray Stern's passionate defense of Second Amendment gun nuttery, here in Valley Fever. It's a response to Ray's response to my response to his original opinion piece, in which he casually used bogus straw man arguments to score points. This is getting to be a lot like the old "Point/Counterpoint" segments on 60 Minutes, or Saturday Night Live's spoof of it. For the record, in this debate, despite the left-right ...