Rachel Maddow Punk'd by ChristWire

Ohhhhhh, Rache. I knew it the second you quoted it. But only because I happened upon a different person who got taken in by ChristWire, a satirical faux fundamentalist web site. Now, right-wing world is having a field day on Rachel's (self admitted) error, but they really shouldn't be so gleeful. First, ChristWire is only a micron past any fundy web site in their outrageousness. Second, it is extremely easy to imagine the Sarah Palin stuff culled from the ChristWire piece. No, it wasn't true, and yes, Rachel Maddow got suckered. But it only worked because it was so believable. And don't forget, those other sources Rachel quoted? Those were REAL.

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Rachel Maddow Falls For Christwire




Those hilariously evil queens at Christwire write us this morning to gloat that last night Rachel Maddow fell for their so-Christian-it-feels-real satire. . .

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