the only person who can claim she has worked regularly with both Chuck D and Pat Buchanan
Posted on September 26, 2008 by David
We had set our alarm to Air America’s first drive-time talk show, Morning Sedition, in part out of obligation to a friend who produced it, but, in time, because it was a very funny show that allowed us to share the wrath as the 2004 elections approached.
We were more than a little upset when the plug was pulled in mid-2006, having a happy ritual pulled out from under us so abruptly. But, with the dial already set to the left, it literally took no more than a few days to warm up completely to their replacement, Rachel Maddow, and she continues to win people over, now suddenly the new darling of the talking-head-o-sphere.
And if you haven’t heard: this is must-see-tv. Intelligent, level-headed, and informative news commentary, with some light humor and deft handling of the issues. Check it out. Here is a snippet from one of the many latest raves about her:
Unlike so many televised liberals, who seem almost physically pained by the combative cable-news format, she obviously enjoys herself. A good example came during an election-night panel discussion of Obama’s victory in the Nebraska and Idaho primaries, which Buchanan tried to delegitimize by saying that Obama could only appeal to liberals. Without missing a beat, Maddow responded, “In what kind of a world do Idaho and Nebraska represent the left lane?” She had the entire panel laughing outright. A chastened Buchanan could only manage a wan joke about Marxists.
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