Search parties continue their wide-ranging efforts to find examples that support Maddow's claim. The dragnet is expected to continue indefinitely.
MSNBC's Rachel Maddow made this apparently straight-faced assertion to media critic Howard Kurtz in a profile of Maddow he wrote for Newsweek and The Daily Beast. The specific quote from Maddow -- "I don't think I always fit the caricature of a liberal." Not surprisingly, Maddow cited no evidence -- such as an aversion to Keith Olbermann, palpable hankering for red meat, or unbridled lust to tap America's vast untapped natural resources -- that would bolster her premise.
Begs the question -- how would you know the "caricature of a liberal" if you saw one? Here's how I'd that describe that unenviable characterization as applied to any given person --
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Employed as political analyst at MSNBC.
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Used to work as Air America Radio host.
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San Francisco Bay area native who now divides time between residences in New York City and the Berkshires.
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Supports gay marriage.
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Harbors deep suspicion of Second Amendment.
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Directs 90 percent of criticism toward Republicans, remaining 10 percent at Democrats who aren't liberal enough.
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Boasts that "I'm not here to cheerlead for anybody."
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Makes repeal of don't ask, don't tell the focus of 22 segments on her MSNBC show over last two years without single guest arguing against repeal.
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Frequently critical of Christians but rarely a harsh word for Muslims.
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Cites original version of "The Manchurian Candidate" as "my favorite movie of all time" -- then invokes it to disparage allegedly paranoid claims of Muslim Brotherhood infiltration.
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Worries that law requiring photo ID at the polls would make it "really hard" to vote.
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Can't bring herself to shoot at target of bin Laden on firing range.
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Expresses profound concern for suffering of Africans, especially if they're gay.
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Claims Republican congressman "received advance notice" of bombing in Oklahoma City.
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Confidently proclaims "there is no milking of Social Security ... to any degree."
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Deems murder of abortion doctor George Tiller "terrorism," but not jihadist massacre at Fort Hood.
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Waits four months before running correction after claiming Rush Limbaugh once said MLK assassin James Earl Ray should receive the Medal of Honor.
- Hates it when Republicans filibuster, gushes when soulmate Bernie Sanders does likewise.
- Favorite word - "infrastructure."
Caricature of the caricature might be more accurate.
