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WATCH: Rachel Maddow Is Done with Bob McDonnell's Moralizing on Marriage

WATCH: Rachel Maddow Is Done with Bob McDonnell's Moralizing on Marriage

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The ex-governor of Virginia who once piously campaigned against marriage equality now finds his own marriage on trial.

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The way that former Virginia governor Bob McDonnell once cast himself as the moral authority on marriage clearly bothered Rachel Maddow. And with the news of his conviction in a bribery scandal on Thursday, the out MSNBC anchor tore up McDonnell for mounting a hypocritical defense while on trial that essentially blamed his wife and his marriage for the scandal.

Watch Maddow take down the governor, who once attended Pat Robertson's Christian university, in the video below:

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Lucas Grindley is VP and Editorial Director for Here Media, which is parent company to The Advocate. His Twitter account is filled with politics, Philip Glass appreciation, and adorable photos of his twin toddler daughters.
Lucas Grindley is VP and Editorial Director for Here Media, which is parent company to The Advocate. His Twitter account is filled with politics, Philip Glass appreciation, and adorable photos of his twin toddler daughters.
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