Rachel Maddow

It's really, really, really big government to have it controlling our sex lives, isn't it? As I've said before, this is not my issue. But it's been stirred up to a frenzy (probably because the economy is improving) in politics lately. Rachel Maddow wrote an op-ed this weekend on the subject, and makes several good points. It's worth a read. So, read it, won't you? [Excerpt] War on birth control In 2008 in Colorado, a rebel faction of antiabortion activists decided to pursue a...Read Full Story

While going through some links in preparation for next month's release of Drift, I came upon this clip of Rachel's interview with Slate's Jacob Weisberg in which she talks about the book's themes and how the U.S. can reintegrate the military with the population at large.Read Full Story

Politico Cal Thomas zings Rachel Maddow at CPAC Politico Thomas's comments came during CPAC's “All-Star Panel: Liberty at Stake in 2012 Election,” moderated by Genevieve Wood of the Heritage Foundation. Continue Reading Text Size - + reset Wood kicked off a discussion on the recent controversy over the Obama ... Fox Pundit Tells CPAC Crowd That Rachel Maddow Is 'The Best Argument In Favor ... ThinkProgress Cal Thomas: Maddow 'is the best argument' for using contraceptives Daily Caller Some...Read Full Story

Following Rachel Maddow‘s epic takedown of factchecking website PolitiFact, Politico’s Dylan Byers reached out toPolitiFact editor and Tampa Bay Times Washington bureau chief Bill Adair, who responded to the MSNBC host’s grilling. “Our goal at PolitiFact is to use the Truth-O-Meter to show the relative accuracy of a political claim,” Adair explained. “In this case, [...]Read Full Story

MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow — who has never quite been a fan of PolitiFact — took the fact-checking site to task Tuesday night, specifically going after its decision to describe Florida Senator Marco Rubio‘s recent comment that the majority of Americans are conservative as being “Mostly True.” RELATED: Rachel Maddow To Fact-Checking Site PolitiFact: ‘You Are [...]Read Full Story

Rachel Maddow, host of msnbc’s “The Rachel Maddow Show,” talks to TODAY’s Matt Lauer about the 2012 presidential race, Iran, Clint Eastwood’s Super Bowl ad and firestorm that has been ignited over the Obama administration’s birth control mandate. Add this to your queue Added: Tue Feb 07 17:22:21 UTC 2012 Air date: Tue Feb 07 17:21:19 UTC 2012 Duration: 04:13Read Full Story

Rachel Maddow, host of msnbc’s “The Rachel Maddow Show,” talks to TODAY’s Matt Lauer about the 2012 presidential race, Iran, Clint Eastwood’s Super Bowl ad and firestorm that has been ignited over the Obama administration’s birth control mandate. Add this to your queue Added: Tue Feb 07 17:22:21 UTC 2012 Air date: Tue Feb 07 17:21:19 UTC 2012 Duration: 04:13Read Full Story

zsikder NewsBusters.org blogs: WashPost Prints Rachel Maddow Op-Ed Warning of Doomed Republicans Waging 'War on Birth Control' - http://hubpagess.blogspot.com/2012... 15 minutes ago from hubpages - Comment - LikeRead Full Story

Rachel Maddow revealed on her Friday show that columnist and Fox News pundit Cal Thomas had personally apologized to her after saying that she was a good argument for contraception . Thomas called Maddow "the best argument in favor of her parents using contraception" during a panel at the annual CPAC conference in Washington on Thursday. He was immediately criticized for the comment, including from his Fox News colleague Greta Van Susteren, who called on him to apologize publicly and...Read Full Story