Blog Archive: The Rachel Maddow Show
LISTEN: New Facts About Available Troops
Category: News
Show: The Rachel Maddow Show
The Washington Independent's Spencer Ackerman reports to Rachel a game-changing fact about the number of troops available both for deployment in Afghanistan and remaining at home for an unexpected emergency..
WATCH: Harkin: 60 Dems To Vote for Health Bill
Category: Politics
Show: The Rachel Maddow Show
The challenge of getting the Democratic Caucus to join together with all 60 in support of the bill will be tough, but there are signs that momentum is moving in this direction. On TRMS was Senator Tom Harkin, who joined Rachel to give his take on the future of the ...
LISTEN: Grahm Gets Scozzafava'd
Category: Politics
Show: The Rachel Maddow Show
Today's installment of political infighting comes to us courtesy of the GOP in the form of the AEA vs. South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham. The AEA is strictly opposed to the Cap and Trade legislation Sen. Grahm has been working with Democrats on -- which begs the question: Is "Graham'd" ...
WATCH: Cigna's Death Panels, GOP-Supported Abortion
Category: Politics
Show: The Rachel Maddow Show
Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio joins Rachel to talk about that strategy and makes news on how the Democrats' plan to get health reform passed in the Senate.
WATCH: 9/11 Prosecutions Raise Legal Questions
Category: News
Show: The Rachel Maddow Show
Could evidence of torture be enough to throw out the 9/11 case and will these prosecutions end up becoming a referendum on Bush-era torture? Michael Isikoff reports on what Attorney General Eric Holder said when questioned about the Justice Department's position on whether to allow torture related materials both into ...
LISTEN: Stupak Is As Stupak Does
Category: Politics
Show: The Rachel Maddow Show
Listen as Rachel debunks the intentionally misleading rationales given for keeping the Stupak Amendment in the final health reform bill.
WATCH: Rep Steve Buyer Famous for Wrong Reasons
Category: Politics
Show: The Rachel Maddow Show
Rachel Maddow highlights an embarrassing CBS News interview with congressman Steve Buyer where he attempts to answer why his charitable Frontier Foundation has given out zero scholarships to Indiana kids despite raising $800,000 for that purpose.
WATCH: Seymour Hersh on Pakistan's Nukes
Category: News
Show: The Rachel Maddow Show
Joining Rachel is Seymour Hersh who details some highlights from his rivetting new New Yorker article. Included in the discussion is how the issue of dealing with the Taliban and keeping Pakistan's nukes
LISTEN: Maddow Reviews Hoekstra's Intel Leaks
Category: Politics
Show: The Rachel Maddow Show
Listen here to Rachel giving a factual smack-down to Congressman Pete Hoekstra, the top Republican on the House Intelligence committee over his many leaks, missteps, and unintelligent decisions.
WATCH: Blackwater Bribery Bombshell
Category: News
Show: The Rachel Maddow Show
The New York Times reported that military contractor Blackwater approved $1 million in secret bribes to allow it to stay in Iraq in the wake of a shooting scandal back in 2007.
