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<\/p>\nThere is an epic battle brewing on the InterTubes between a freshman Republican congressman and a seasoned political broadcaster that threatens to leave one of them in shreds. Were this a title match in professional boxing the bout would be called off by the refs to prevent a mauling.<\/p>\n
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Republican Rep. Madison Cawthorn took the ill-advised step of taunting MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow after receiving an errant email that he totally misinterpreted. The email was sent by a producer for the The Rachel Maddow Show<\/em> to an NBC News colleague, but was mistakenly cc’ed to Cawthorn. The producer asked the colleague to contact Cawthorn’s office for a comment because s\/he was…<\/p>\n “…a little worried that if we did inquire he might ask to come on and explain. I know that is HIGHLY doubtful, but don\u2019t want to take that risk.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Copying Cawthorn’s office on this email was an unfortunate mistake. But Cawthorn’s conclusions as to its meaning are hysterically misconstrued. He, and much of the right-wing Twitterverse, have taken it to mean that Maddow is afraid to debate him.<\/p>\n Seriously? Cawthorn is a first-term representative from North Carolina. He was a D student in college until he dropped out<\/a><\/strong>. And he now encourages others to also quit<\/a><\/strong> because he says that schools are a scam.<\/p>\n Maddow, on the other hand, is a Rhodes Scholar and an experienced political analyst and communicator. Any intellectual contest between them would be a blood bath for little Madison. But that appears to be what he’s yearning for, based on this tweet…<\/p>\n What is @maddow<\/a> afraid of?? https:\/\/t.co\/ZC7Hf8whGl<\/a><\/p>\n — Madison Cawthorn (@CawthornforNC) January 11, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n