Maddow Rips CNN For Airing Bachmann's SOTU Response

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Rachel Maddow criticized CNN for airing Michele Bachmann's Tea Party-themed response to the State of the Union, calling it an "inexplicable" decision.

CNN was the only network to air both the official Republican response, given by Wisconsin congressman Paul Ryan, and Bachmann's speech. Speaking on Tuesday night, after the response had aired, Maddow said she was at a loss to explain CNN's choice.

"Michele Bachmann is not the national spokesperson for the Republican Party," she said. "She is unlikely anytime soon to be chosen to be the spokesperson for her party. But tonight, inexplicably, a national news network decided that they would give Michele Bachmann a job that her own party never did."

Maddow called it "a remarkable act of journalistic intervention to elevate, in effect, a group with which they are co-sponsoring a presidential debate...to the level of the major parties in this country."

CNN, Maddow said, "decided tonight not to just cover the news about the State of the Union, they decided to make their own."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/26/rachel-maddow-cnn-bachmann-sotu_n_814149.html

[Cirque du So-What]

1. I'm GLAD they aired Bat Boy with a Wig's rant

It provides proof of the teabaggers' inherent madness for everyone who doesn't snack on lead-paint chips.

[bongbong]

2. Never underestimate how easily duped (some) Americans are

When they hear the "patriotic" buzzwords from nutjob Bachmann, they believe 'em.

I'm just wondering why every other fringe and not-so-fringe group didn't also get a chance to put out their speeches. I would've spoke as the head of the "Flying Spaghetti Monster USA! USA! USA!" party.

[90-percent]

3. The guest

Now there's a rightie you could have a civil conversation with. Some talking points and dog whistle stuff, but his point that it's not Bachmann, but any thing associated with "the Tea Party" gets the lazy and propaganda driven attention of our lamestream media.

-90% Jimmy

[bjobotts]

4. Sorry buddy the media and the public has a problem with CRAZIES like Angle and Bachman

[bjobotts]

5. If repubs would have nominated anyone else against Reid they would have won.

[bjobotts]

6. and get it straight: The Tea Party IS the Republican Party fringe.

[bjobotts]

7. And if this cheese thought Ryan was good then he's not bothered by LYING

[bjobotts]

8. In fact, he's known as LYIN' RYAN. When one is caught lying we say "Ur a lyin'Ryan

[NuclearDem]

9. You know there IS the little box below the subject line, right?

Right here?

[CLANG]

10. I just think that's his way of bumping his post count.

[applegrove]

11. I was thrilled they aired her batsh** bachman responce. I'm sorry it was not aired on fox.