The Rachel Maddow Show   |  January 28, 2013

Real news found in Republican actions, not words

Rachel Maddow points out that despite the disproportionate amount of Beltway news coverage, there is a significant difference between national Republican leadership who've done nothing and unfettered Republican governors who are actually enacting policy.

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>>> the most overcovered story on the beltway are republicans say need to be do in wake of the election which was a disaster. they say it, the beltway press writes it down. for some reason, we call that news. on the other hand, the most undercovered story in the beltway media is what republicans like this, republicans with actual governing power, are actually doing with that power in the places where they are in charge. what you do with power says a lot more than what you say about power. even if it isn't always said quite as loudly. paul krugman is our guest tonight for the interview. that's coming