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Maddow’s MIA responses on Reddit AMA

March 12, 2013 By WHC Insider

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Why has Reddit forsaken MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow? Was it because the evening host wouldn’t answer the age-old question of battling a hundre duck-sized horses or a single horse-sized duck? (She was never asked a single fight question!)TPM pointed out the ire of the scorned Redditors yesterday.

Instead the anger seems to stem from Maddow answering a paltry 20 questions instead of the expected amount by most Redditors during her Ask Me Anything. The expected result of answering every single question is common among Redditors since their expectations are only met by either Barack Obama or Bill Gates. Failure to do so results in inevitable comparisons to Woody Harrleson, r/Pyongyang and whatever else is hated on the Internet.

The questions that Maddow did answer are summed up over at her blog. Nothing may ever compare to her legendary bartending skills at last year’s White House Correspondents Dinner, but Maddow should get the benefit of a doubt. Reddit is a fickle mistress. The fact she had time for 20 questions alone is impressive when considering the speed at which the little blue alien can post. Maddow did fine. After all, you could compare her to the President of the United States or the lonely life of a butcher.

Filed Under: Correspondents, Entertainment Tagged With: Correspondents, Rachel Maddow, Reddit

Obama Would Probably Chose The Horse-Sized Duck

January 11, 2013 By WHC Insider


President Barack Obama made the toughest decision of his political career when he managed to break Reddit during the 2012 campaign. He’d fight the horse-sized duck. Maybe.

The answer is just as strange as the question, but since it’s a staple meme on Reddit it comes as a surprise to no one. Buzzfeed released another chapter from their upcoming campaign e-book, “Panic 2012: The Sublime and Terrifying Inside Story of Obama’s Final Campaign.” The chapter is dedicated to the day that Obama took to Reddit on his own AMA, or Ask Me Anything. The president showed the importance of “being yourself” on social media, but only days later did his digital campaign team notice one forgotten question: would he fight 100 duck-sized horses or one horse-sized duck?
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Filed Under: 2012 Election, DC, Entertainment, News Media, The White House Tagged With: 2012 Election, Barack Obama, News, Reddit, Social Media

Nate Silver To Break Internet Tomorrow During Reddit AMA

January 7, 2013 By WHC Insider

If you throw questions about narwhals and wizards at Nate Silver on the Internet, will he answer? At least he will tomorrow.

The FiveThirtyEight blogger/statician announced yesterday that he’ll be taking tomorrow on Reddit’s AMA. There’re already nine posts heralding the overlord of the Internet and wondering if he’ll answer whether he really is a witch. People like to speculate on Silver’s predictions being mixed with magic after late-night photos featuring one of the many hats he wears.
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Filed Under: 2012 Election, Correspondents, Entertainment, News Tagged With: Media, Nate Silver, News, Reddit

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