Rachel Maddow Confronts "Ex-Gay" Author Richard Cohen

Rachel Maddow Confronts "Ex-Gay" Author Richard Cohen

Rachel Maddow skewered author Richard Cohen on the air tonight over his claims that his organization can turn gay people straight. It turns out that the guy who wrote the gay genocide law in Uganda is using factually redonkulous parts of Cohen's book as part of his "scientific evidence" to prove that gays are a threat to the world's children, but the Maddow wasn't letting him get away with a damn thing in this segment.

I especially like the part where she busted out the big "Are you effing KIDDING ME?!" guns with that "Dude..." Ha! I am officially back in crush with her now. Swoon.

 



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Uncle Aimee's picture

how in the world

did i never watch this woman's show before?  move over, Batwoman!  Rachel Maddow's my new queero!

Tex's picture

Fanatic fraud making money...

went to his website - dude is wanting money for everything....and is a non-profit organization! Found that out my going down to the bottom of his home page and clicking on the company responsible for the site - charityadvantage.com.

Money! Man and everyone around him are making money off of this - fanatics writing books and taking advantage of other fanatics! Scary part - there are millions of people who believe "if it's written, it's true" - "if it's on the news, it's true"...millions who believe the likes of Sarah Palin, Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck....

and that Paul Cameron dude mentioned in Cohen's book? Have mercy, that guy is a nutso case - he has even quoted Hitler's Germany and their treatment of homosexuals!

Even IF Cameron's facts were substantiated...a better way to look at his numbers would be:

75% of teachers who committed pupil molestation were HETEROSEXUALS

60% of molestation assaults were made by HETEROSEXUALS

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black box's picture

she totally nailed this one

and tore the dude apart. it was absolutely lovely to watch.

 

way to go rachel!

Julia Watson's picture

It really was lovely to

It really was lovely to watch. I will confess to having felt an urge to jump out of my seat and cheer.

Grace Moon's picture

OMG

that dude is the biggest repressed gay guy I've ever seen!

I love it when Maddow is unrelenting with idiots.

tweet tweet @gracemoon

skate's picture

"that dude is the biggest

"that dude is the biggest repressed gay guy I've ever seen!"

 

Sure is.  Sad.  He's been given the gift of life, and this is what he's decided to do with it.  His choice though.  I could see if it was a lesbian living in Saudi Arabia or Afghanistan - those people are just trying to get through the day.  But he isn't.  Glad I'm not disrespecting my life that way.

seismickitten's picture

Tolerance is such a

Tolerance is such a disgusting, condescending sentiment. I'd rather you hate me to my face than pretend otherwise.

- SK

Joanne Robertson's picture

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deedee's picture

Man

She was GOOD tonight ,she used him as a mop to clean the floor with.

Rusty's picture

What an asshat

I'm reading from your book, Dude!

When are these f'tards going to learn that she does her frakkin homework. She knows what they said/wrote better than they do.

"When you look for the bad in mankind expecting to find it, you surely will." ~ Pollyanna

Not2Taem's picture

Back in crush?

As you were out? Just FYI, tha is not what we mean when we say being out is the only way to go.

I watched it in real time and got that warm tingly feeling all over. Well, maybe it was more pronounced in some locations. I especially liked the part where she wouldn't let him get around the race thing and then pointed out that he had been ousted from inappropriate relationships with clients and never had a license.  I just hope she was kidding about thinking she would be in trouble with the show for it.

Julia Watson's picture

Yeah, my crush had waned a

Yeah, my crush had waned a bit, but like some creepy, uber-lesbian moon cycle, it's comin' back around again...

Not2Taem's picture

Am I reading this right?

Moon wants to have a 3 way with you and Rachel and you think its creepy? I think it sounds H-O-T! But I wouldn't let CT find out if I were you.  Evil

Julia Watson's picture

Tae, you're incorrigible.

Tae, you're incorrigible.

Not2Taem's picture

Thank you.

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