Hey, if you can't poke fun at someone whose name dovetails with that of a potentially devastating neurological disorder ...
MSNBC cable show host Rachel Maddow demonstrated what passes for humor on her show Aug. 12 when she said this about Republican Congressman Steve LaTourette of Ohio --
MADDOW: Next up on the bizarre health-care debate circuit, Republican Congressman Steve LaTourette attended a town hall event in his Ohio district yesterday. There, he very responsibly urged his audience to be civil. (cuts to footage of LaTourette)
Story Continues Below Ad ↓LaTOURETTE: That's why we're having this forum and I would just indicate that nobody shouted you down and I would appreciate it if nobody shouts anybody down. We're here to listen to people ... but it needs to be done in a respectable way. I mean, yelling at somebody we don't agree with, you're not going to convince him what's going on.
MADDOW: A call for civility from the congressman, that's awesome. His follow-through? Not that awesome (cuts to footage of LaTourette interviewed after forum, by unidentified man clearly seeking ambush)
UNIDENTIFIED MAN: You're really not going to vote for this, are you?
LaTOURETTE: Don't know. There's nothing to vote for ...
UNIDENTIFIED MAN (interrupting): Oh come on now. That's why we're so civil in here.
LaTOURETTE: Do you want an answer to my question or are you going to ...
UNIDENTIFIED MAN (interrupting again): Yeah, you're not really going to vote for this, are you?
LaTOURETTE: I will not vote for H.R. 3200 in its present form but we're not done yet, are we?
UNIDENTIFIED MAN: You're not voting for health care under any form, are you?LaTOURETTE: That's a bulls**t question.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN (feigning surprise): Really?
LaTOURETTE: Yeah.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN: Well that's why it's so civil in here 'cause everyone knows you're not going to vote for it.LaTOURETTE: That's a bulls**t question.
MADDOW: In case you are adding up all the irony to see if this story exceeds your recommended daily irony content, for the record, that was the follow-up to a call for civility from a congressman named (pauses for effect) LaTourette (smiles, tilts head for further emphasis) who chose as a setting for his spewing expletives to his constituents the Ohio town that is named Chagrin Falls. Again, not kidding!
What's this, there's actually a recommended daily limit of irony for liberals ....?
Upon first hearing this segment, I asked myself, is Maddow implying what I think she is? Namely, that LaTourette is a hypocrite in calling for civility at a public forum, followed by him uttering the mildest of expletives afterward to a moonbat with a camcorder (and not to the congressman's "constituents," as Maddow claimed), and this conduct is what you'd expect from someone named ... wait for it ... LaTourette?
Any doubt this is what Maddow implied vanished when I saw the wording in a graphic next to a photo of LaTourette -- "What's in a name?"
It's worth noting what Maddow talked about just before segment, of Dr. Stephen Hawking, among 16 recipients of the Medal of Freedom that day, having praised the medical care he's received from Britain's national health service.
Maddow steered clear of poking fun of Hawking, despite the fact the brilliant physicist has been confined to a wheelchair most of his life from neuro-muscular dystrophy (early draft of Maddow's reporting -- Stephen Hawking is clearly on a roll ...)
And did you happen to notice how Maddow exudes abundant health and apparent intelligence?
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Uh, Rachel, ...no one found
Mon, 08/17/2009 - 21:53 ET by motherbeltUh, Rachel, ...no one found that amusing, except you.
Not kidding.
Really. I'm not.
Maddow is First Rate!!!!
Tue, 08/18/2009 - 14:58 ET by SterlingI thought it was quite funny. Ms. Maddow comedic timing is most excellent. Oh, the irony; if only more commentators had more whimsical little segments like this. The satire of this is first rate. I digress; Mr. LaTourette is a hypocrite of the first rate and a professional politician he is what you right-wingers would call a RHINO; I find it funny that your hate for Ms. Maddow far outweighs your common sense. HAHAHA! Is is not Ironic?
Tea baggers was such a big hit with the MSNBC crowd
Mon, 08/17/2009 - 21:56 ET by delmarShe must've thought that a little more 5th grade humor was in order.
Geez, is it me
Mon, 08/17/2009 - 22:04 ET by RESTLESS 1or is this madcow dude just a wee bit annoying?
"This
liberal would be all about socialize -- uh, uh, would be about
basically taking over and the government running all of your companies."-Maxine Waters 2008
She is way
Mon, 08/17/2009 - 22:07 ET by Free StinkerShe is way annoying.
She's trying toget attention for her show, so the ratings will be higher than double-digits.
Ratings past double-digits???
Mon, 08/17/2009 - 22:16 ET by RESTLESS 1Hell, I doubt the viewership is over double-digits.
"This
liberal would be all about socialize -- uh, uh, would be about
basically taking over and the government running all of your companies."-Maxine Waters 2008
Maddow is way beyond annoying...
Mon, 08/17/2009 - 22:20 ET by PrairieSkyShe's pathetic.
"The problem is not that people are taxed too little...the problem is that government spends too much." ~President Ronald Reagan
Restless
Mon, 08/17/2009 - 22:22 ET by Free StinkerSorry if I wasn't clear. I meant she is trying to get her viewership to be higher than double digits. And she's failing.
Free,
Mon, 08/17/2009 - 22:29 ET by RESTLESS 1The funny thing is, if NB didn't monitor her show for bias, lies, slander, and everything else she claims to be witty political dialogue, she wouldn't have the five or so viewers she pulls now.
"This
liberal would be all about socialize -- uh, uh, would be about
basically taking over and the government running all of your companies."-Maxine Waters 2008
Restless
Mon, 08/17/2009 - 22:31 ET by Free StinkerI agree completely! The NB monitors must be half her audience.
I keep telling Newsbusters that their motto should be: "We Watch That Crxp So You Don't Have To"
I caught this segment, a
Mon, 08/17/2009 - 22:12 ET by bigtimerI caught this segment, a repeat late at night, I clicked it, disgusted as always with bits and pieces of anything I do catch on msnbc...and hoping against hope, nobody else would notice it either and give this imbecile Maddow the time of day.
She's a disgrace to humanity.
She deserves no attention.
The less her name or anybody at msnbc on the internet to google the better...in my opinion.
They are low-life nobodies. ..in the long run of it all./
Obama's a Community Agitator, a walking, talking destroyer. ~ Rush Limbaugh
Snarky Rachael
Mon, 08/17/2009 - 22:16 ET by TexndocSort of amusing to visit Hotair.com and AllahPundit will post a Maddow thread only to police the comments:
"That's enough of that!" "First warning!" "Knock it off!" "Three strikes, you're gone!"
Always with Katheen Parker and Meghan McCain and Rachael Maddow ---- but ---- "you just watch it!"
Reality Check
Mon, 08/17/2009 - 22:44 ET by BarkerYou know, I like to kid around as much as the next guy, but I don't think I'll give Rachel Maddow a pass on this one.
So, I wonder what the Tourette Syndrome Association has to say about Maddows' insensitive remark.
Annoying
Mon, 08/17/2009 - 22:58 ET by Brad90956This guy is so annoying.
British Elites
Tue, 08/18/2009 - 09:18 ET by easygoerDeleted. Double post
I can't believe this!
Mon, 08/17/2009 - 23:07 ET by lsudolemiteBut...but...but...but liberals can't be insensitive to people with disabilities!!! These are the kindest, gentlest, most understanding people human beings have ever produced! Just ask them.
British Elites
Mon, 08/17/2009 - 23:24 ET by easygoerDr. Stephen Hawking, among 16 recipients of the Medal of Freedom that
day, having praised the medical care he's received from Britain's
national health service.
Stephen Hawking's admiration of the NHS, notwithstanding. Of course the
wealthy and elites in Britain can get quality care. Hawking's a very
wealthy man. He's also a British icon. Think a janitor from Liverpool
with Hawking's condition(Hawking wasn't diagnosed until he was an
adult)would have fared as well? Even Conservative David Cameron had
nothing but high praise for the for the care the NHS gave throughout
his now late son's short life. Well, golly gee, the guy is only Leader
of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition and, most likely, the next Prime
Minister for chrissakes. A real salt of the earth type. Heck, I bet
even Margaret Thatcher gets pretty good care. Pay no attention to these
elite Brits who get good care and are extremely sensitive and defensive
of any justifiable criticism. The great mass of British people do
nothing but complain about their single payer plan while here in America, upwards
of 80% are happy with their current plan. And we want to scrap ours for
a single payer? And make no mistake, that's exactly what the left wants
to do. Obama(in 2003)and Barney Frank, amongst others, have said as
much.
A tweet I recently received from an English girl I know:
"Off to Harley street to see a private doctor. NHS is pathetic. Absolutely awful."
Jennifer Keellings - London
I thought we weren't supposed to ....
Tue, 08/18/2009 - 00:20 ET by Irene FlickI thought we weren't supposed to make fun of people with neurological disorders and those who don't have Adam's apples but should.
How compassionate this broad is.
Attempt at humor from ManCow
Tue, 08/18/2009 - 01:07 ET by carolina09moo
How ironic that Rachel
Tue, 08/18/2009 - 07:15 ET by HockeyKidHow ironic that Rachel Maddow is so sensitive to irony. He's been an insane pain in the a** right from the beginning.
I do feel sorry for a guy that has to go through life carrying a girl's name, though. What were his parents thinking?
"Beauty is only skin deep, but liberal's to the bone." - me
this guy
Tue, 08/18/2009 - 08:28 ET by tomolson3They just installed a urinal in the ladies bathroom so this guy could go relieve herself/himself.!!!!!!!!!
Tue, 08/18/2009 - 09:02 ET by jessieHMaybe she has Maddow cow disease. That would explain a lot.
This really surprises
Tue, 08/18/2009 - 09:08 ET by moderncommentaries83This really surprises you?
For years liberals have waged a war against the differently abled and disabled. Which is why they encourage the abortion of Downs babies to the rate that 90% of prenatal diagnoses result in abortion. I'm nearly 27 years old and I remember going to school with a lot of Downs children. I don't see nearly as many these days as I did in my school yeras.
And this is why they support socialized medicine which will eventually exclude people who are disabled or chronically ill. Anyone who is imperfect or requires the sacrificial care of another human being (including perfectly healthy babies who just happened to be unplanned) is a thorn in the paw of a liberal's idea of "freedom" (being able to do anything without restraint or regard).
Which is why joking about disabilities - even something like Tourette's - helps the left to dehumanize and disrespect the disabled so eliminating them is easier.
Aut viam inveniam aut faciam
moderncommentaries83
Tue, 08/18/2009 - 09:34 ET by easygoerWell said moderncommentaries83. In the early 1970s state abortion statutes were being challenged and it became clear that it would lead to the Supreme Court. One of the arguments propagated by the pro abortion side was that termination of unwanted pregnancies would lead to the reduction of child abuse. Well, since Roe was handed down child abuse has skyrocketed. I'm no social scientist but I believe there is some correlation. Legalizing abortion lessens respect for all human life. Especially the most vulnerable. After the fetus, that would be the children.
Maddow overawes the natives with the "I" word
Tue, 08/18/2009 - 13:22 ET by timrfrench61Maddow's viewers do not know what irony is... or continuosly confuse it with sarcasm...