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Reason Staff | 7.1.2011 3:15 PM

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  1. Old Mexican   14 years ago

    Damned you, Matt! I don't get MSNBC!

    (Ok, I cancelled it a year ago because I never really watched it, but still...)

  2. Rand Paul   14 years ago

    Okay, Nick, Matt, take this time before the show to decide how you would answer the "Would you have voted for the 1964 Civil Rights Act?" question.

    Trust me, it will save you a lot of time.

    1. Matt Welch   14 years ago

      As you will no doubt soon see, this came up during our Eliot Spitzer interview!

  3. Fist of Etiquette   14 years ago

    DON'T SAY "DICK"!

    1. Network Jules   14 years ago

      Say "dick" again -- I dare you, I double-dare you, motherfucker, say "dick" again one more goddamn time!

      1. Newtork Vincent   14 years ago

        Jules, chill the fuck out!

      2. OO   14 years ago

        is that a triple-dog dare?

  4. 9/11 Truther   14 years ago

    Hey, Nick, Matt, could you ask them if they'd be interested in replacing the Ed Shultz with me? This has been my long awaited year, and I need to speak some truth before September arrives.

    1. fish   14 years ago

      They're keeping Schultz.....they might dump Maddow though....Ed is prettier!

  5. TallDave   14 years ago

    MSNBC's viewer will be thrilled.

    1. Mike M.   14 years ago

      This plug ought to easily enable them to sell one, maybe two books to that sympathetic MSNBC audience.

      1. Sudden   14 years ago

        They would only be able to sell a book to MSNBCs audience if they titled it: "Lying Liars and Lies that Liars Tell About Barack Obama Being Bad: How George W Bush Killed Kittens and Murdered Millions of Women In Order To Establish A Christian Theocracy And Give All Your Money To The Rich!1!1!!!!1!"

        1. Brandon   14 years ago

          Sudden, stop being ridiculous. It would be "All Our Money To the Rich!"

          1. Sudden   14 years ago

            I kinda realized that error after I had already submitted. Also, I think "Lying RACIST!!1! Liars and the Lies that Liars Tell About Barack Obama Being Bad Because They Are RACIST!11!!!" would probably be more apt.

  6. Brandon   14 years ago

    This is the same Dylan Ratigan who throws up on a page for Huffpost to publish every week? Don't use any big words.

    1. Sudden   14 years ago

      Admittedly, he has always been relatively cordial with Ron Paul. As much as he's a lefty, I think he admires the libertarian side of the equation if for no reason other than it pushes the social tolerance agenda upon the GOP.

  7. Bernie "the Colonel" Sanders   14 years ago

    Wait, was I mentioned in the same breath as Ron Paul?

  8. Achtung Coma Baby   14 years ago

    Wow, Dylan Ratigan was pretty good, but as soon as they get to Hardball, they have to start off with a Democratic-windbag. Can't MSNBC stay focused for more than 1 hour?

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