Skittish Rachel Maddow Can't Bring Herself to Fire at Target of Bin Laden
MSNBC's Rachel Maddow likes to describe herself as a "national security liberal," one of my favorite oxymorons.
Here's an example of that ideological niche at work. [Video embedded after page break]
While in Nevada to cover the closing days of the Angle-Reid race for Senate, Maddow visited a shooting range in Las Vegas. Here's what happened, as described by one of her staffers, Mike Yarvitz, in a web-only segment posted at Maddow's MSNBC site --
YARVITZ: You may have seen on the show this week that we took a trip out to Las Vegas looking for Sharron Angle and we went to a place called The Gun Store, which is a freaking awesome machine gun firing range, shooting range, you can pick up any sort of weapon you want. And they were nice enough and gracious enough to let Rachel pick up a couple weapons.
Now what you saw on the show was her firing away at those targets (footage shown of Maddow at range). What you didn't see was (sic) the results of all that firing. (Yarvitz points toward two targets taped to a wall). This was one of the first, the first gun that she picked up, was an Uzi, an Israeli-made Uzi that's specifically made for women. And as you can see here she had some pretty good shots. She got one right in the bull's-eye here (Yarvitz pointing this out with his middle finger; toward viewers or Maddow, unclear) and she sort of peppered the left side of this gentleman's body.
The interesting thing is Rachel had her choice about what she wanted as a target. You could shoot at Osama bin Laden, you could shoot at a guy who's holding a little girl hostage. She chose, you know, just a normal gentleman, which I think is probably a fair choice.
Golly, wouldn't want to fire on a target of bin Laden. Everyone knows what a short fuse he has, along with that penchant for keeping an eye on American media.
Had Sharron Angle done the same thing, Maddow would accuse her of firing on the black guy.
What makes it all the more amusing was Maddow's claim to Jon Stewart back in April that, given the chance, "I could kill Osama bin Laden with a spoon" and "I would enjoy that." Curiously, she left out the part about Miranda rights.
Sigh, if only Maddow visited Vegas armed with kitchen utensils.
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Weird
Submitted by AJB on Thu, 11/04/2010 - 7:18am.
What's weird is this guy's name is Rachel... like a girl.
spew alert!!
Submitted by Iron Tigers Vet on Thu, 11/04/2010 - 7:39am.
too funny!! fanned and faved (if there was one).
If it looks like a guy, acts like a guy, even talks like a guy... it must be Rachel.
Rachel Maddow is yet another
Submitted by Beukeboom on Thu, 11/04/2010 - 8:09am.
Rachel Maddow is yet another example of how a person may earn an advanced degree and still be stupid.
Telling people what they want
Submitted by Thoreau on Thu, 11/04/2010 - 8:23am.
Telling people what they want to hear in school doesn't make a person smart. It makes them compliant and stupid.
Jack, what the heck is a
Submitted by motherbelt on Thu, 11/04/2010 - 8:32am.
Jack, what the heck is a national security liberal?????
They're tough to spot MB...
Submitted by JPR1 on Thu, 11/04/2010 - 8:46am.
"Oh look quick, there's one over there under the desk!" ;-)
A national security liberal
Submitted by no tingly legs on Thu, 11/04/2010 - 9:05am.
is an oxymoron.
In this case,
Submitted by Newsbubba on Thu, 11/04/2010 - 10:36am.
just a moron!
I seem to recall that when
Submitted by Tom Paine on Thu, 11/04/2010 - 10:02am.
I seem to recall that when George Bush coined the term “Compassionate Conservative” the libs jumped all over it claiming that if you had to add an adjective to describe what you are it meant that conservatives are not compassionate by nature. So if Madcow says (s)he is a “National Security Liberal” is that an admission that Liberals in general don’t care about our national security?There's only one, motherbelt
Submitted by Jack Coleman on Thu, 11/04/2010 - 10:09am.
... self-described, and she works at MSNBC. The species was, however, not uncommon among Democrats prior to 1972.
Funny how Republicans don't feel obliged to preface their conservatism with "national security".
I bet she would have shot at
Submitted by Jack Bauer on Thu, 11/04/2010 - 8:52am.
I bet she would have shot at a picture of GEORGE BUSH.
One of my favorite shows is FRINGE... a resolutely non-political sci-fi show if ever there was one...
Until last week's episode when they had the delightful Astrid set up a grossly crude Bush so-called "joke."
I did note they have new writers on the show.
All of the above Mr Obama? --- How about ALL OF THE BELOW, instead.
Jack, I was thinking the same
Submitted by irishguy on Thu, 11/04/2010 - 9:43am.
Jack, I was thinking the same thing, only with Beck or Limbaugh.
Does not compute, this does not compute
Submitted by Tomorama on Thu, 11/04/2010 - 8:59am.
National security liberal?
Reminds me of the Sponge Bob episode where Squidward tells Sponge Bob "he doesn't like Crabby patties".......
Sponge Bob says "I have never heard those words used in a sentence, I am not sure if it is even possible".....
Totally appropriate for this "gentlemen".
"Typical" liberal though, talks tough, but when push comes to shove, under a desk, I would say a make-up area, but look at "who" we are talking about here.
I like how Fox stuck up for themselves in regards to the "Dana" Millibank lies and many other media sources are hammering PMSNBC for their "jumped the shark coverage" of the election.
I watched, laughed and I drank more than a couple of Sammi's..............
The target knew who the shooter was.
Submitted by Newsbubba on Thu, 11/04/2010 - 10:39am.
Notice the position of his hands attempting to protect his "package" from damage.
We all know what Maddow is jealous of, and she will attempt to shoot them off every chance she gets.
I Loved Rachel on Star Trek - Next Generation...
Submitted by bigdaddy on Thu, 11/04/2010 - 2:40pm.
...She/He was really good as Ensign Wesley Crusher....
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