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Whoopi Goldberg denies-denies defending bully Bill Maher

http://twitter.com/#!/WhoopiGoldberg/status/347082632783351808 Technically speaking, Whoopi Goldberg didn’t defend Bill Maher working cheap shots at 5-year-old Trig Palin into his Vegas stand-up routine the other night. For the record, she also wasn’t defending director Roman Polanski that one time; she was just trying to clear up for viewers the subtle difference between rape and “rape-rape.” The thing…

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Smart take! Dem Rep. Jackie Speier explains why Taliban aren’t ‘necessarily’ terrorists [video]

http://twitter.com/#!/NoahCRothman/status/476380604561637376 Looks like Democratic Rep. Jackie Speier thinks David Brooks is right on. This morning, Speier told MSNBC’s Kristen Welker that the Taliban aren’t as bad as some people (i.e. Republicans) have made them out to be: http://twitter.com/#!/RepSpeier/status/476420714099376128 Transcript (starts around the 4:40 mark): Let me underscore the term “terrorist.” The Taliban is part of…

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These #ChrisHayesRapSongs are straight outta MSNBC

http://twitter.com/#!/ExJon/status/342041611485720578 Some of the faces in MSNBC’s prime-time lineup have changed, but the news network that doesn’t do breaking news is still America’s place for pallor. Ratings-challenged Chris Hayes is always on the lookout for racism, though, and was appalled today to hear that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie had announced a special election to…

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