Friday's Rachel Maddow Show led off with the kind of reporting you don't see enough of, but that you'd think 24-hour news would be ideally suited for: a fairly in-depth look at the modern history of terror by Islamic radicals in France (which is also wrapped up with that country's former colony, Algeria), and how it connects to the attacks in Paris last week. As it turns out, two of the terrorists in that attack were involved in a failed 2010 prison break plot to free one of the perpetrators of a 1995 train station bombing in Paris. It's fascinating stuff, and a reminder that terrorism and terrorists don't just come out of nowhere. And no, Fox News, knowing the history and motivations is not "making excuses" for terrorism.
Rachel is a badass. I love watching her long intros, trying to predict how and where they'll tie into the current events she's sometimes-not-so-obviously heading for. I have a little platonic crush on her, also too. Always did fall for the smart ones.
Things don't "just happen" in a complex and increasingly interconnected world. Next up: Laurence O'Donnell will explain that water is wet. Great piece, as usual, and as usual it's a shame that the people who really need to understand this won't be seeing it.
Whereas the Speaker of de House is a large, aggressive Camel-smoker.
What is this 'context' of which you speak? We do not find this word in our dictionary.
-- Fox News fact checking department
Rachel is a badass. I love watching her long intros, trying to predict how and where they'll tie into the current events she's sometimes-not-so-obviously heading for. I have a little platonic crush on her, also too. Always did fall for the smart ones.
...cause we already called No Blowbacksies...
Things don't "just happen" in a complex and increasingly interconnected world. Next up: Laurence O'Donnell will explain that water is wet. Great piece, as usual, and as usual it's a shame that the people who really need to understand this won't be seeing it.