Rachel Maddow: The Best Progressive Talk-Show-Host Ever

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Especially in these times of newsertainment that passes for journalism, Rachel Maddow is a progressive's port in the political storm. She doesn't jabber on and on about how much she hates the NY subway, or pal around for minutes on end with her crew, or even take lots of phone calls and let her listeners do the show. Rachel does her homework. She really knows politics and stays absolutely current on the important news. I never watch TV news, and I barely ever read a newspaper. But I never miss Rachel's passionate 2 hours on Air America Radio -- and now her own show on MSNBC! -- and I stay perfectly well informed.

"Has anybody ever heard of Rachel Maddow??
- Rush Limbaugh"

The Top Five Reasons Rachel Maddow is the Best Talk-ShowHost 

  • She's wicked smart. Political science Ph.D. Rhodes Scholar. Civics geek.
  • She manages to present the day's news with a passion that keeps it from being one long sob session.
  • Her show is an excellent news source. (Turn off the TV news. Listen to Rachel.)
  • Did I mention she was passionate?
  • She's just plain adorable. Like baby pandas.

Rachel Finally Got Her Own TV Show! 

Rachel Maddow fans, Rejoice!

Watch Keith Olbermann breaking the great news on "Countdown."

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The Rachel Maddow Show Theme Song 

"Stealing the Stock" from the movie "Ocean's 12"

You will come to love this jaunty tune when 7 minutes past the hour rolls around and it heralds the start of The Rachel Maddow Show on AirAmerica Radio.

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The Essential Rachel Maddow Link List 

Kudos---and her own show?
Her fans aren't at all surprised that Rachel is really turning heads on the TV Machine. Here's an article about it.
Rachel Maddow - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rachel Anne Maddow (born April 1, 1973) is an American radio personality and political analyst. She is the host of The Rachel Maddow Show on Air America ...
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The Official Rachel Maddow Website
Rachel Maddow is the host of "The Rachel Maddow Show" on Air America Radio. It airs Monday-Friday 6-8PM Eastern on Air America affiliates coast-to-coast, ...
MaddowFans.com | The Unofficial Rachel Maddow Fansite
The Rachel Maddow Show Weekdays 6-8PM EST Air America Radio. 02.20.08 Rachel on the MSNBC Machine for Countdown and Wisconsin coverage -- five new clips up ...

So what is a Rhodes scholar anyway? 



From Merriam-Webster Online at www.Merriam-Webster.com.

The Way to Pronounce Rachel's Last Name

It's like "meadow" but with an "ah" sound, like "bad," as in "the baddest talk-show host ever."

Rachel's Campaign Asylum 

Did I mention Rachel has a sense of humor?

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Rachel Wraps Herself in the Flag

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Your turn: Am I right? 

sandralynnsparks wrote...

It's a work in progress right now, but I'll be adding this to my lens on Sensible Politics. Rachel does indeed do her homework on everything she talks about, and corrects herself without hesitation if she ever gets anything wrong - which is rare. I can count on Rachel to give me the backgound on what is really going on in politics. I have pretty much zoned my MSNBC viewing down to "what would Rachel say?" I'm so glad she's around...

ReplyPosted November 01, 2009

k8company wrote...

Well said, and I agree completely.[in reply to California_Dreamin]

ReplyPosted April 02, 2009

California_Dreamin wrote...

I'm a Rachel Maddow fan too. She's so smart of course, but it's not only that: she's nice too people, she treats them with respect. She says she doesn't watch T.V. herself, and that's quite believable because she's so different from what has become the norm on American T.V. news programs. I'm not sure how to describe that "norm", but Rachel Maddow is much more normal and descent than the rest of the gaggle of talking heads who people the airwaves.

By the way, thanks for your nice comment on my lens, "The Free Market Myth is the Underlying Cause of Our Current Economic Crisis."

ReplyPosted April 02, 2009

joubess wrote...

It's about damn time brains and straight talk (no pun intended!) are on radio and TV. Somebody has to counter Hannity and Limbaugh, and Rachel is the one to do it.

I love both her radio and TV shows, and I listen and watch live and then get the podcasts as well so I never miss a point. I can go back and watch or listen again as many times as I need to. We've needed a true geek to get into this, and we have a great one. Rachel, you go girl!

We geeks rule the world! The sooner popular people learn that, the better. When I think of that, I think that we could have lost Rachel to some secret CIA analysis group in the government or a quiet professorship at Harvard or another Ivy League school. I'm so glad she went public on radio and now TV!

I confess, I'm not a civics geek. I'm a science, math and history geek, but a geek none-the-less. I love it when another geek can fill me in on their specialty topics.

ReplyPosted November 12, 2008

LeslieBrenner wrote...

Keith Olbermann recently gave Maddow a "best person" award after she hosted for him. Because she drove up his ratings higher than ever before.

ReplyPosted May 21, 2008

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