402 Comments

My mom is the best. Not perfect, not a saint or an angel, but human and flawed and the best. So, thank you.

(Also, she's right about Maddow vs. me as daughter material. Fewer hairballs, for one.)

Expand full comment

One of my fondest memories of the nonsensical runup to the invasion of Iraq is the time shitheel invited Mike Ferrell(?) to debate the wisdom and necessity of pre-emptive war. I still giggle my ass off when I think of how hard Hannity got taken to school by BJ Hunnicut.

Expand full comment

I think I had that dream in junior high.

Expand full comment

No, definitely mind. Libido, at least.

Expand full comment

What bugs me the most about RM is her incessant manspaining. She assumes her audience is a bunch of morons. They likely are. But it still bugs me.

Expand full comment

And a lover of fine cocktails.

Expand full comment

Earliest known photo of Hannity reading the news to his audience!http://www.tampabay.com/res...Hannity is on the far right center whining to his classmates at his day-care center, while they glue erasers onto pencils ends!

Expand full comment

true

Expand full comment

Age libelz! I'm 62 and have the mind of a randy 16 yo.

Expand full comment

I don't think talking heads on American tv is the equivalent of Russian intelligence influencing a Presidential election.

Apples to kumquats.

Expand full comment

The thing is, though, the "talking heads" influenced a critical mass of voters, along with the troll army. If you systematically disinform a group of low-information people, they will believe you and support you. The propaganda machine is a hugely potent tool--look at Goebbels. Without the "farrago of nonsense"--if we had actual, factual news dispensing actual truth, the way it used to be--none of this would be happening, and continuing.

Expand full comment

We do have actual, factual news dispensing "actual" truth - more than ever before in the history of the world. We also have more readily accessible nonsense. And some of it is dangerous.

"...the way it used to be...?" When? When political parties in America owned their own newspapers and published what they wanted? Why is it difficult to accurately read some of Abraham Lincoln's speeches? Because the newspapers that supported him and the newspapers that opposed him often simply printed what they wanted their readers to read - whether Mr. Lincoln actually said it or not.

We need to continue to educate the consumers - to teach critical thinking skills.

I'm not sure many of President Trump's supporters are "low-information people." I think for many of them the issue is too much information of the wrong kind.

Expand full comment

Has the intellectual sophistication of, "Oh yeah? Then you can't be my best friend anymore!". Seriously, Sean, get help.

Expand full comment

Maddow must be soooooooo terrified at the thought of losing viewers who also watch Hannity and take him seriously. Imagine the Venn diagram!

Expand full comment

"It’s about responsibility in conspiracy journalism." Of which Hannity has none!

Expand full comment