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nolabear

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60. Discussing isn't endorsing. We should be able to discuss everything.

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Fri Jun 9, 2023, 02:13 PM

Jun 2023

Now this doc has been released, just watch her.

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Rachel Maddow Has Lost Her Mind [View all] gab13by13 Jun 2023 OP

Even the great ones have off days. lark Jun 2023 #1

See post 4. we can do it Jun 2023 #10

Nonsense. There is a historic precedent: Spiro Agnew. FSogol Jun 2023 #2

Correct. Rachel is steeped in the history of that deal. MaryMagdaline Jun 2023 #28

they had too much time to fill last night. I was a bit pissed they had Eric Holder on to mucifer Jun 2023 #3

She wasn't endorsing that. hippywife Jun 2023 #4

Agnew was a Vice-President...whole different kettle of fish. And why even bring it up? Demsrule86 Jun 2023 #27

As I said above... hippywife Jun 2023 #35

Because it's the only historical precedent. Ocelot II Jun 2023 #37

He had to accept one felony charge, though. Johonny Jun 2023 #39

Yikes. Glad I missed that. I thought someone ecstatic Jun 2023 #5

She didn't- the know-it-alls hear what they want to hear. we can do it Jun 2023 #9

Really? gab13by13 Jun 2023 #19

It is too bad you missed it. Caliman73 Jun 2023 #57

She just posed the question, which is likely to come up anyhow Ocelot II Jun 2023 #6

Exactly what Geraldo Rivera suggested... hlthe2b Jun 2023 #7

She was neither oblivious nor naive. She raised the question in reference to Ocelot II Jun 2023 #14

As I said, I didn't see the segment nor the context so the big "IF" it were NOT Devil's Advocacy... hlthe2b Jun 2023 #18

that's how I feel.. agingdem Jun 2023 #30

This is the essence of why I don't watch news personalities. brooklynite Jun 2023 #8

I like Maddow because she's thorough and doesn't always toe the party line. Ocelot II Jun 2023 #17

I enjoy the discussions because sometimes Just_Vote_Dem Jun 2023 #23

but here you are in a community of opinions bigtree Jun 2023 #25

She asked the question, which any good journalist would do... Chakaconcarne Jun 2023 #11

Her podcast was about Agnew so I can see why she used him... Spazito Jun 2023 #12

I think she is more of an institutionalist than people realize Doc Sportello Jun 2023 #13

And if she was a left wing radical Just_Vote_Dem Jun 2023 #16

The right wingers don't let facts like that stop them Doc Sportello Jun 2023 #26

Yep, they use anything they can to smear n/t Just_Vote_Dem Jun 2023 #29

More likely Trump will use documents (and/or copies) he still illegally possesses and knowledge of Freethinker65 Jun 2023 #15

Sexist headline. Merlot Jun 2023 #20

In what way? Ocelot II Jun 2023 #38

The DOJ won't do that for the simple reason that from the DOJ's perspective this isn't about JohnSJ Jun 2023 #21

she posited something you disagreed with, and so she's 'lost her mind" bigtree Jun 2023 #22

If she wanted to compare Trump historically, gab13by13 Jun 2023 #47

She didn't say that, but it is a reasonable question what "deals"... getagrip_already Jun 2023 #24

It's OK to pose the question but he would never agree to it Raine Jun 2023 #31

Rachel Maddow has not "lost her mind." vanlassie Jun 2023 #32

I agree. LiberalFighter Jun 2023 #43

Check Eliot Spitzer Renew Deal Jun 2023 #33

Listened to Rachels podcast Bagman..the dangers of the DOJ NOT prosecuting.. asiliveandbreathe Jun 2023 #34

Anytime, that proposition comes up, it infuriates me. It's unacceptable & the 70s are why... themaguffin Jun 2023 #36

I read that as a hypothetical. gibraltar72 Jun 2023 #40

Rachel generally thinks of her audience as children. ananda Jun 2023 #41

I have never ever felt that, just the opposite, that she just wants to share niyad Jun 2023 #52

I didn't say her motives weren't good. I just got tired of her talking down.. ananda Jun 2023 #61

+1 CloudWatcher Jun 2023 #63

In a way that is what happened to Agnew. LiberalFighter Jun 2023 #42

Wouldn't that just prove that it's a political prosecution? WTF? stumpysbear Jun 2023 #44

Boy, you sure have selective listening skills Fiendish Thingy Jun 2023 #45

I have no problem with discussing political deals. Paladin Jun 2023 #46

Any deal to drop all charges against Trump in exchange for his not running for president, gab13by13 Jun 2023 #48

Huh ? She discusses things that could happen. She isn't calling for this JI7 Jun 2023 #49

I WANT him to keep running for president. nt 617Blue Jun 2023 #50

Agnew in '73 will become a playbook going into 2024...for TFG. CincyDem Jun 2023 #51

Talking about it as one of the possibilities is not the same as advocating for it. Iggo Jun 2023 #53

I heard her say this, but it didn't effect me in the same way... msfiddlestix Jun 2023 #54

She's a pundit, and one who is steeped in history and political science. Caliman73 Jun 2023 #55

But you've been bragging/admitting for several WEEKS that you ONLY watch Nicolle. Bongo Prophet Jun 2023 #56

+1 chowder66 Jun 2023 #58

Yet you keep bringing up Mussolini who wasn't American nor indicted in America using American Laws. chowder66 Jun 2023 #59

Discussing isn't endorsing. We should be able to discuss everything. nolabear Jun 2023 #60

Ridiculous. She's asking a question of a guest, yes? She doesn't make suggestions, or demands... Hekate Jun 2023 #62