Rachel tonight: "well-known political figure on the right losing his job"

[wheniwasincongress]

Last edited Wed Jan 28, 2015, 10:44 PM - Edit history (1)

Rachel Maddow's Twitter:

We've got some news to break tonight about a well-known political figure on the right losing his job. 9pm ET, MSNBC.

What's this about?

EDITED TO ADD:
It's Bryan Fischer from the America Family Association.

[Baitball Blogger]

1. I'm guessing Boehner.

Over the Nety debacle.

[PAProgressive28]

8. That news would be all over the place

I'm guessing a non-elected or once-elected Republican.

[roguevalley]

74. it has to be a sex scandal, right? those nozzles at the

family foundation thing are sexually insane

[chillfactor]

2. will be fun to find out...

GOP really swallowing itself...

[malaise]

3. I'll take Steve Scalise for $2,000 Alex

Now that would be great news

[Bluenorthwest]

10. That racist was in clue this week!!! 'What is majority whip, Alex?'

I was deeply offended.

[Avalux]

14. I don't think he's well-known though. Could be a lot bigger than that.

[malaise]

18. Yep I was thinking he isn't really that well known

Can't wait to hear

[JI7]

4. I'm guessing a private individual ?

[bluestateguy]

5. 24 business hours

Show me the money.

[MrScorpio]

6. Please update us when it's revealed.

Not near a TV right now

[wheniwasincongress]

22. Sure thing!

About 15 min til show starts

[Cha]

7. Rincey?

[calimary]

38. I was gonna guess that, too. Wishful thinking of course.

On the "far right," she said. jim demint? brent bozo? bill kristol? grover norquist? So many names, so little time...

wayne lapierre? pat robertson? phyllis schlafly?

[mountain grammy]

59. My guess. Someone said that should be Sarah Palin's job..

[Cha]

85. Brawaaaaaa. bring it. Rofl

[brooklynite]

9. "Political Figure on the Right" doesn't automatically mean Republican...

[lpbk2713]

13. Doesn't necessarily mean an American either.

[CreekDog]

15. "well known" with "job" though, does

[Jackpine Radical]

16. True--Could be Hillary.

But then she doesn't exactly have a job.

[brooklynite]

37. Needless to say, the Hillary supporters would never throw ugly slams at Elizabeth Warren

[Jackpine Radical]

40. And, fault me for it if you will, but

I have never been critical of Mohandas Gandhi in the same way I have about Pol Pot.

[brooklynite]

41. Thank you for reinforcing my point...

When Elizabeth Warren endorses Hillary Clinton, I hope you'll treat her gently.

[merrily]

45. maybe not on TV

[randome]

11. O'Reilly? Hannity?

[hr][font color="blue"][center]"If you're bored then you're boring." -Harvey Danger[/center][/font][hr]

[NightWatcher]

12. Joey Scabs?

[malaise]

19. Rachel would not announce that

It's her cable network

[wheniwasincongress]

21. Yep

She has to be nice about him. He certainly makes vague jabs at her though, never uses her name! ("certain nighttime hosts on this channel&quot

[Ykcutnek]

17. Netanyahu, please! nt

[Half-Century Man]

20. I can think of so many who deserve to stand in an unemployment line.

Can we hope whoever is a first domino?

[Sanity Claws]

23. Has she said who it is yet?

[malaise]

24. No - she dropped some hints

He's certainly been around a long time, we will be surprised and even more so when we hear the reasons why he lost the job.

[msanthrope]

31. I am depending on you, Malaise!!! Post when you got it! nt

[randome]

34. I'm guessing Rush because of health reasons.

And then we'll hear from the RW, "I didn't always agree with his opinions but..."
[hr][font color="blue"][center]Everything is a satellite to some other thing.[/center][/font][hr]

[wheniwasincongress]

44. Remember the slut-calling of Sandra Fluke?

And Mitt Romney was asked about it and he said "those weren't the words I'd use"

[malaise]

67. Bryan Fischer

because Rinse Priebus had him arrange an RNC trip to Israel as guests of the Bryan Fischer's group.

The American Family Association fired him.
Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah hahahahhaha

The trip starts Saturday. Haaretz broke the story.
Well Bibi now has a way out of the trip - how interesting.

[Nite Owl]

25. Rush!

Can hope right

[shenmue]

26. Please

Let it be him.

[malaise]

27. That would be a big fish

[busterbrown]

75. Dumb White racist who know how to spew hate?

There are plenty of them waiting back stage..

[randome]

29. I haven't seen much in the way of Rush quotes for some time now. Hmm....

[hr][font color="blue"][center]Everything is a satellite to some other thing.[/center][/font][hr]

[MiniMe]

28. Trump?

Because he fired Kate Goslyn? No idea who it is.

[msanthrope]

30. Well????

[TransitJohn]

32. Fitzmas part deux

[Renew Deal]

33. We should know within 7 days

Wait. Are those business days?

[Sanity Claws]

36. Does this she's not going to announce it

Tonight ?

[avebury]

35. OK it sounds like someone who just got fired

so it isn't a politician.

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

39. The famous Rachel tease...

I like Rachel a lot, but this is the one thing I dislike about her show.

[avebury]

42. I am ready to turn the TV off and just keep

checking this thread. After 3 nights of watching Sons of Liberty I am ready to turn the TV off for a while.

[immoderate]

53. Oy!

--imm

[geek tragedy]

43. Ron Dermer? nt

[Keefer]

46. McDonalds CEO

just got canned. Anyone know if he was a big con?

[Nite Owl]

50. Pretty sure he is

glad he is a goner, he was a total creep.

[bullwinkle428]

47. She just said "far RELIGIOUS right".

[PAProgressive28]

56. Does Pastor Manning have any power?

He admitted on TYT the other night that he has been tempted by gay sex (but of course turned it down because he's totally not gay ).

[Terra Alta]

58. Brian Brown from the National Organization for Marriage?

I have a feeling NOM is getting ready to shut it doors pretty soon. Especially if the Supreme Court rules in favor of marriage equality.

[kydo]

48. 700 guesses.... Pat Robinson.. maybe?

[Indykatie]

49. My Guess is Some RW TV Pundit or Personality

[NuclearDem]

51. GAH THE TEASING

WHY DO YOU DO THIS TO ME RACHEL

[herding cats]

52. John Ashbrook is my guess.

He's an aide to McConnell and is the director of the GOP's messaging strategy. It was announced today he was out as of next month.

It's got to be him.

[NuclearDem]

54. Someone from the AFA probably. Maybe Lane or Fischer?

[Cooley Hurd]

57. Bryan Fischer

...sounds like it is.

[Terra Alta]

61. him or Brian Brown from NOM

or maybe that Duggar kid who is employed by the Family Research Council.

[kentuck]

55. Who is the pair that is in an affair?

That's the type of thing Republicans worry about...

[rurallib]

66. Renee Ellmers(?) and Kevin McCarthy

[avebury]

60. Bobby Jindel has no chance in h*ll of

ever being elected President. Who cares who is on his campaign.

[wheniwasincongress]

62. It's Bryan Fischer

from the AFA

[LiberalLoner]

68. Awesome!

[Terra Alta]

71. did she say why they fired him?

was he too batshit crazy even for the AFA?

[NuclearDem]

72. He finally crossed the line with "only Christians have First Amendment rights"

They also rejected his "gay Nazi soldiers" epithet as well.

[malaise]

76. NO - he said that ages ago

He crossed the line because he arranged the all expenses trip to Israel for Priebus and the RNC starting in a few days and Haaretz blew his views on Jews wide open.

[NuclearDem]

63. And it's Bryan Fischer!

Bout goddamn fucking time.

[Archae]

64. AFA fired Bryan Fischer!

[avebury]

69. It shows just how dense Republicans are that they

would go to Israel with a group that had an employee who has said that Jews do not have the right to practice their religion in the US.

[Archae]

73. Fischer is not the only Jew-hater at AFA.

http://www.splcenter.org/get-informed/intelligence-report/browse-all-issues/2011/winter/afa_quotes

[Half-Century Man]

70. 1/3 of the RNC dances with the KKK.

[COLGATE4]

77. Does that mean that Fisher is finally

even too crazy even for them???

[Sopkoviak]

78. I thought she said well known.

Who the hell is Fischer?

Really reaching there.

[uhnope]

81. yeah, IMO he's an obscure figure

[7962]

79. Well known? Never hear of him. nt

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

82. Me neither

Need a score card to keep up with the endless flow of right wing turds these days, there are so many.

[Algernon Moncrieff]

84. He's well known on the religious right

AFA is James Dobson's old outfit.

[Fla Dem]

80. He may be out of a job, but he no doubt has his own fanatical fans. He'll start

his own RW radical cult.

[starroute]

83. Oh, super -- remember this story from yesterday?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/27/demonic-gays-bryan-fischer-_n_6555298.html

The American Family Association's Bryan Fischer argued in defense of Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's recent prayer rally, claiming that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights advocates and others who opposed it were somehow driven by demonic spirits.

As Right Wing Watch first reported, Fischer blasted the LGBT community over the Jindal news in an installment of his "Focal Point" radio show, claiming that the "homosexual agenda" was tied to a "directly demonic energy."

"They're vicious. They are mean," he said. "You literally are staring into virtually the unvarnished energy of Satan himself when you come up against the forces that are pushing the homosexual agenda forward."