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Lieberman prefers ‘nothing’ to reform with public option

Sen. Joe Lieberman says that health care reform is important but not so important that he would vote for a bill that includes the public option. The “independent Democrat” blames those that insist on having the public option for his threat to filibuster health care reform. “I’d say to the…

Jarrett: GOP becoming ‘more and more extreme’

Conservatives declared victory after forcing a moderate Republican out of a highly contested House race in upstate New York. The Republican candidate, Dede Scozzafava, withdrew Saturday virtually guaranteeing a win for Conservative Party Candidate Doug Hoffman in New York’s 23rd Congressional district. White House senior advisor Valerie Jarrett told ABC’s…

Limbaugh: Obama doesn’t care about Afghanistan

The nation’s most “fair and balanced” network gave up over 20 minutes of its premiere Sunday “news” show to nation’s loudest conservative voice. With little resistance, Fox News’ Chris Wallace allowed Rush Limbaugh to continually attack President Barack Obama. Limbaugh called Obama “the man-child president,” accused him of visiting the…

Limbaugh: Palin is ready to be president

Rush Limbaugh isn’t endorsing Sarah Palin for president in 2012 but he says she’s ready for the job now. “One thing I do not do is follow conventional wisdom, and the conventional wisdom of Sarah Palin is “She’s not smart enough. She needs to bone up on the issues. She’s…

Lieberman says he will support Republican candidates in 2010

Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) may be moving even further to the right. Lieberman told ABC’s Jonathan Karl that he would support some Republican candidates in the 2010 election. ABC News has more details here. This video is from ABCNews.com, broadcast Oct. 30, 2009. Download video via RawReplay.com…

Moore calls on Obama to withdraw from Afghanistan

Filmmaker Michael Moore told CNN’s Larry King that it’s time for President Barack Obama to wind down the war in Afghanistan. This video is from CNN’s Larry King Live, broadcast Oct. 29, 2009. Download video via RawReplay.com…

Stewart: Fox is a ‘perpetual revulsion maching’

Jon Stewart looks at how Fox opinion show influence Fox “news” reporting. “See the Fox opinion guy’s outrage becomes the ‘some say’ source for the newsside. It’s a perpetual rerevulsion machine,” explained Stewart. This video is from Comedy Central’s The Daily Show, broadcast Oct. 29, 2009.…

Maine could be first state where voters uphold gay marriage

Gov. John Baldacci, R-ME, joins Rachel Maddow to talk about the coming vote to uphold the right for gays to marry in Maine. This video is from MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show, broadcast Oct. 29, 2009. Download video via RawReplay.com…

Maddow: Bayh won’t filibuster health care reform

Rachel Maddow is joined by FireDogLake.com founder and publisher Jane Hamsher, to talk about breaking news that Sen. Evan Bayh, D-IN, backing down from his threat to filibuster a health reform bill containing a public option and the remaining Democratic hold-outs. This video is from MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show,…

Dean: House health bill is weakened but I support it

Countdown guest host Lawrence O’Donnell talks with former Gov. Howard Dean about the House health reform bill which includes a weakened alternative to the original public option. This video is from MSNBC’s Countdown, broadcast Oct. 29, 2009. Download video via RawReplay.com…