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In reply to the discussion: There Has Been A Concerted Effort To Discredit Progressive Figures Like Maddow [View all]DesertRat
(27,995 posts)73. How was she putting her reputation in jeopardy?
Maddow is smart. She knows Trump leaked the tax summary and she is using it to ask the right questions. Stay tuned.
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TomCADem
Mar 2017
OP
That's funny because I thought she was so giddy about Sanders for a long time-
bettyellen
Mar 2017
#20
I have no recollection that she was 'giddy' about Senator Sanders at ANY time. Maybe respectful?
elleng
Mar 2017
#25
Definitely in December and January, yeah I had the distinct impression she favored him.
bettyellen
Mar 2017
#31
You think? I thought too many liked when he bashed Dems and tried to make that the story...
bettyellen
Mar 2017
#47
She was until Sanders history with gays became and issue, after that it I thought she lost interest
uponit7771
Mar 2017
#65
Are there objective numbers on which candidates she spent more or less time on?
LanternWaste
Mar 2017
#71
Rachel devoted an entire hour of primetime TV to what was literally a non-story
Azathoth
Mar 2017
#2
Nonsense. She resurrected the once-dormant issue of Trump's tax returns
The Velveteen Ocelot
Mar 2017
#10
She allowed Trump to put this issue to bed with the vast majority of his voters
scheming daemons
Mar 2017
#14
Uh- huh. If you watch her regularly, you will see she builds her case brick by brick...
Hekate
Mar 2017
#8
She is annoyingly repetitive and melodramatic when she is doing solid reporting
Azathoth
Mar 2017
#13
Too old for rose colored glasses of any sort, but I recognize brains and doggedness when I see them
Hekate
Mar 2017
#28
That is only true if you ignore her very extended and thorough lead in to the returns,
pnwmom
Mar 2017
#54
I didn't view it that way. She made it clear that the 2 page summary didn't have the info
pnwmom
Mar 2017
#61
THIS IS FALSE ON ITS FACE !!!! I agree with MJ and the AMT issue Benedict Donald is pushing
uponit7771
Mar 2017
#66
She devoted an entire hour of primetime to a non-story that frankly vindicates Trump
Azathoth
Mar 2017
#16
I don't think that it's necessarily just those on "the left" who are griping
The Velveteen Ocelot
Mar 2017
#7
It showed he lied about not being able to release them-but he won't release where the income comes
bettyellen
Mar 2017
#39
Pointing out that she was on the wrong track and that she over hyped the returns before she
grantcart
Mar 2017
#18
Rachel Maddow is one of the smartest people in broadcast journalism.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Mar 2017
#36
Oh so THAT is what this is really about. Oh jeeze. It's been over almost a year and yet....
bettyellen
Mar 2017
#78