stats for wordpress
 







Are you on Facebook?

Would you please click "like" in the box to your right, or

Visit us on Facebook!


Search: Rachel Maddow

News

In Virginia (Yes, Virginia) The Majority Of Voters Now Support Same-Sex Marriage

by David Badash ● 10:20 AM May 15, 2013
Thumbnail image for In Virginia (Yes, Virginia) The Majority Of Voters Now Support Same-Sex Marriage

In a stunning and dramatic embrace, the majority of voters in Virginia now support the right of same-sex couples to marry — and by a wide margin.

Bigotry Watch

We’re Here, We’re White, Get Used To It! (Video)

by David Badash ● 12:48 AM May 10, 2013
Thumbnail image for We’re Here, We’re White, Get Used To It! (Video)

The National Policy Institute is a white supremacy think tank whose aim is to protect and promote white, Christians of European ancestry — you know, people just like our Founding Fathers.

Legal Issues

Politifact’s False Claim: Only ‘Half True’ You Can Be Fired For Being Gay In 29 States

by David Badash ● 3:28 PM May 8, 2013
Thumbnail image for Politifact’s False Claim: Only ‘Half True’ You Can Be Fired For Being Gay In 29 States

Politifact is falsely claiming the fact that you can be fired for being gay in 29 states is only “half true,” but being fired for being gay from a full-time job doesn’t give you a part-time job.

Celebrities

Tim Cook, Ellen DeGeneres, Ryan Murphy, Rachel Maddow Lead Out Magazine’s Top 50

by David Badash ● 4:05 PM April 10, 2013
Thumbnail image for Tim Cook, Ellen DeGeneres, Ryan Murphy, Rachel Maddow Lead Out Magazine’s Top 50

Tim Cook, Ellen DeGeneres, Ryan Murphy, Rachel Maddow, and Anderson Cooper lead Out Magazine’s annual Top 50 list.

News

Civil Rights Act Opponent Rand Paul Delivered A Speech At An Historically Black College Today

by David Badash ● 2:00 PM April 10, 2013
Thumbnail image for Civil Rights Act Opponent Rand Paul Delivered A Speech At An Historically Black College Today

Rand Paul delivered a speech to students at Howard University, an historically African-American college — which was possibly brave, since he is on record as stating he opposed sections of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Marriage

David Letterman Tells Rachel Maddow Gay Marriage Opposition Is ‘Nonsense, Stupidity’

by David Badash ● 12:06 PM April 4, 2013
Thumbnail image for David Letterman Tells Rachel Maddow Gay Marriage Opposition Is ‘Nonsense, Stupidity’

Last night MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow appeared on CBS’s “Late Show with David Letterman” and discussed opposition to same-sex marriage, which Letterman called “nonsense.”

Analysis

DOMA Case Analysis And Arguments: A Lesbian Love-In Small Screen Celluloid Moment

by Tanya Domi ● 5:27 PM March 28, 2013
Thumbnail image for DOMA Case Analysis And Arguments: A Lesbian Love-In Small Screen Celluloid Moment

It was lesbian heaven on the small screen celluloid world last night when Rachel Maddow kicked off her show with a loving treatise to Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg during a segment filled with and defined by powerful women who have changed our world for the better.

News

Oh, Look, Another US Senator From A Conservative State Announces Support For Marriage

by David Badash ● 4:42 PM March 26, 2013
Thumbnail image for Oh, Look, Another US Senator From A Conservative State Announces Support For Marriage

Sen. Jon Tester joins Democratic U.S. Senators Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia, Mark Begich of Alaska, Mark Warner of Virginia, and Claire McCaskill of Missouri, all whom this week declared their support for same-sex marriage.

Coming Out

Sen. Rob Portman’s Gay Son Will Speaks Publicly For The First Time And He Will Make You Cry

by David Badash ● 9:21 AM March 25, 2013
Thumbnail image for Sen. Rob Portman’s Gay Son Will Speaks Publicly For The First Time And He Will Make You Cry

Will Portman writes an op-ed describing his coming out process that is heartbreakingly warm and inspiring, educational, and may expose as premature some of the assumptions many made.

News

MSNBC Promotes Chris Hayes To Ed Schulz’s 8 PM Slot

by David Badash ● 10:01 AM March 14, 2013
Thumbnail image for MSNBC Promotes Chris Hayes To Ed Schulz’s 8 PM Slot

MSNBC will promote Chris Hayes from his “Up With Chris” weekend show, moving him into the critical 8 PM weeknight slot to face Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly.

DOMA

Previewing Prop 8 And DOMA: Part I — The Amicus Briefs

by John Culhane ● 2:17 PM March 5, 2013
Thumbnail image for Previewing Prop 8 And DOMA: Part I — The Amicus Briefs

The Supreme Court will soon hear oral arguments on two cases of monumental importance to the LGBT rights movement. A look at the amicus briefs, and if they matter.

News

Fox News Host Joins Conservatives Claiming Rachel Maddow Paying For Mentions On Twitter

by David Badash ● 10:19 AM March 4, 2013
Thumbnail image for Fox News Host Joins Conservatives Claiming Rachel Maddow Paying For Mentions On Twitter

Fox News’ Greg Gutfeld has joined the ranks of crazed conservatives claiming — without proof — that Rachel Maddow is paying for mentions on Twitter to boost her visibility.

News

Nate Silver: Marco Rubio Is More Conservative Than Santorum — Or Reagan

by David Badash ● 12:19 PM February 19, 2013
Thumbnail image for Nate Silver: Marco Rubio Is More Conservative Than Santorum — Or Reagan

Nate Silver, the man who accurately predicted the 2012 presidential elections almost to the decimal point, says that Marco Rubio is more conservative than Rick Santorum, or even Ronald Reagan.

News

Hubris: Maddow’s Must-See Exploration Of The Lies Bush And Cheney Told To Sell The Iraq War

by David Badash ● 9:08 AM February 19, 2013
Thumbnail image for Hubris: Maddow’s Must-See Exploration Of The Lies Bush And Cheney Told To Sell The Iraq War

Rachel Maddow’s MSNBC special: “Hubris: Selling The Iraq War” is compelling, and a timely reminder of the pathology and socio-pathology of the Bush-Cheney brain.