Rachel Maddow Mocks Tea Party Rally by Wrongly Saying U.S. Constitution Has No Preamble - Video

Freedom's Lighthouse ^ | November 6, 2009 | BrianinMO

[Federalist Patriot]

Here is video of MSNBC's Rachel Maddow last night doing her best to make fun of, and mock the anti-ObamaCare "Tea Party" rally. At around the 2:00 mark of the video above, she dings GOP Minority Leader John Boehner for saying the U.S. Constitution has a "Preamble." She said it does not have a Preamble! Of course it does! It is in the banner that headlines Freedom's Lighthouse:

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

Now, what she could have hit Boehner for is getting the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution mixed up with the Preamble of the Declaration of Independence. He did get that wrong. He quoted from the Declaration:

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.

Maddow tries to act so superior to anyone who is conservative, and in this case, she made a fool of herself. . . . . (VIDEO)

[cripplecreek]

As I understand it, the daily kos has a listing of the most offensive signs from yesterday’s protest.

They’ve got a very twisted idea of “offensive”.

[VeniVidiVici]

Maddow’s confusing it with the old Soviet constitution.

[loveliberty2]

Then, she has no basis for believing in government handouts and the like? Nothing to fall back on, you know, like “the general welfare clause.”

[Volunteer]

MS. Maddow is still angry with Daddy. That is why she is acting out.

Let's all hope that someone makes her return to High School Civics class.

[pieceofthepuzzle]

And liberals think they are the smart ones..

[RonnieFan]

Funny thing more people will likely see that video than watch her show. The count on YouTube is 1475, so we’re about half way there.

[mowowie]

I’m sure Mr Maddows 18 viewers were impressed.

[meadsjn]

THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION

PREAMBLE
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

[There is also a Preamble to the Bill of Rights, as below]

The First 10 Amendments to the Constitution as Ratified by the States
December 15, 1791
Preamble
Congress OF THE United States begun and held at the City of New York, on Wednesday the Fourth of March, one thousand seven hundred and eighty nine.
THE Conventions of a number of the States having at the time of their adopting the Constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further declaratory and restrictive clauses should be added: And as extending the ground of public confidence in the Government, will best insure the beneficent ends of its institution RESOLVED by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, two thirds of both Houses concurring, that the following Articles be proposed to the Legislatures of the several States, as Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, all or any of which Articles, when ratified by three fourths of the said Legislatures, to be valid to all intents and purposes, as part of the said Constitution; viz.:

ARTICLES in addition to, and Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America, proposed by Congress, and ratified by the Legislatures of the several States, pursuant to the fifth Article of the original Constitution.
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[FlingWingFlyer]

The Constitution doesn’t have a Preamble? ROTFLMAO! I guess I shouldn’t mock the afflicted. Maddow suffers from sexual disorientation and has great difficulty trying to think straight.

[Darksheare]

Her battery powered man must have croaked again.
She should invest in those thousand volt batteries they use to start jet engines with.

[swatbuznik]

But it’s the preamble that the left uses to justify EVERY FRICKIN’ THING THEY DO!!! “...promote the general Welfare...” comes to mind.

[jen0517]

she’s a freaking idiot!

[Knitting A Conundrum]

Back in the day, we had to memorize the Preamble for school...

[patriot preacher]

What a complete, total, utterly hateful woman. Dumb too.

[beaversmom]

I think she meant to say the U.S. has no Constitution.

[aruanan]

Maddow tries to act so superior to anyone who is conservative, and in this case, she made a fool of herself. . . .

No Wesley Crusher wannabe has any business thinking itself superior.

[machogirl]

Maybe we should cut Rachel some slack, her head is so far up the “one’s” arse she can’t think straight.

[ErnBatavia]

I’m sure Mr Maddows 18 viewers were impressed.

Did the Duggar family ("18 Kids and Counting") tune in for some hoots?

[TypeZoNegative]

I thought it was only the men that did that kind of stuff? Last time I remember, don’t they scissor each other instead?