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Surya Gayatri

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17. It's not necessarily a bad thing to have a RW

Reply to montanacowboy (Reply #8)

Sat Sep 1, 2012, 11:15 AM

Sep 2012

tool there to serve as a foil--a sort of endless loop of talking points which can then be shot down one by one.

That's what happened here, thanks to MHP and her other guests.

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WOW! Who just saw Melissa Harris-Perry go nuke-u-lar on the conservative?! [View all] XanaDUer Sep 2012 OP

I saw it -- she's apologizing right now. Moosepoop Sep 2012 #1

She scared her XanaDUer Sep 2012 #2

that other person was annoying as all hell Whisp Sep 2012 #3

Yes, the eye-rolling, hair-flipper? Yes, quel dunce. nt XanaDUer Sep 2012 #5

When Melissa was pounding one hand onto the other Moosepoop Sep 2012 #6

Me too XanaDUer Sep 2012 #10

I had fantasy thoughts like that too. Whisp Sep 2012 #12

Yeah, I thought so too. And I LOVED MHP's rant. MH1 Sep 2012 #13

It was great. JoePhilly Sep 2012 #4

I had a crappy week and was feeling depressed XanaDUer Sep 2012 #7

My Question Is: Why was she on the show? montanacowboy Sep 2012 #8

To give the conservative POV. XanaDUer Sep 2012 #11

It's not necessarily a bad thing to have a RW Surya Gayatri Sep 2012 #17

As much as I love Bill Maher, I quit watching because of the token conservative loudsue Sep 2012 #20

For the same reason at times nooz sources want "balance." nadinbrzezinski Sep 2012 #23

Exactly how I feel. We CAN'T avoid their shit anyway. Why do liberal hosts have to valerief Sep 2012 #28

I was just getting ready to post than changed my mind. Oh yes she went the fuck off! nc4bo Sep 2012 #9

Exec's in the board room are trying to figure how long of a timeout to give her. CK_John Sep 2012 #14

She's had a hard week. I saw her choke up yesterday. nolabear Sep 2012 #15

Lots of folks having a hard time right now pscot Sep 2012 #33

Can't wait for the clip! It was GREAT! n/t OneGrassRoot Sep 2012 #16

you notice how the repugs CREATE the problem newspeak Sep 2012 #18

Obscene, sociopathic....yes, yes. OneGrassRoot Sep 2012 #22

Why do the "hard choices" always involve screwing the poor, the old, or the sick? Matariki Sep 2012 #19

"we have no other option but to make the hard choices, cut, reduce ..." (pic) Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2012 #32

Yeah I woke up to that. nadinbrzezinski Sep 2012 #21

I just saw it PatSeg Sep 2012 #24

I was watching the show but paused during slor Sep 2012 #25

Here ya go, slor... Surya Gayatri Sep 2012 #26

You are awesome! slor Sep 2012 #35

Thanks! XanaDUer Sep 2012 #37

I saw it. drm604 Sep 2012 #27

Just watched it. Wow, MHP was dead on! A great rant. I'm so sick of these conservatives valerief Sep 2012 #29

It was a thing of beauty! I was cheering out loud Windy Sep 2012 #30

I was watching and listening in ---- Grammy23 Sep 2012 #31

This message was self-deleted by its author bupkus Sep 2012 #34

I wonder if she was the one who invited Monica for the panel SoCalDem Sep 2012 #36