Rachel Maddow is a hero & patriot, & probably saved my life.

[AnotherMother4Peace]

1) Back in March of 2020, Ms. Maddow was sounding the alarm about Covid 19, a deadly new disease sweeping the world. She was showing xrays of Covid lung: never seen before deadly pneumonia circle/spots filling up the lung. This was at the time trump was saying it will be "gone in a week" and sending people out to their death. THANK YOU Ms. Maddow for sounding the alarm. I started taking precautions immediately.

2). She would not let go of trump's inauguration funds. Way back when, Ms. Maddow said it just didn't make sense. Sooooo much money came in and was allocated, but trump had one of the funkiest, low budget inauguration ever (he couldn't get any big names). So much money & so little accountability - She just wouldn't let go of that bone.

3). The fraudulent electors. Another bone Ms. Maddow would not let go of. Just about every week she had some new developments of the scheme. She kept it front and center until it finally broke open and other media started covering it.

Just 3 things that come to mind this morning. THANK YOU Rachel Maddow!

[gibraltar72]

1. Rachel is an artist

who paints a picture with words.

[AnotherMother4Peace]

2. Yes, she is brilliant in doing that. She is a Rhodes Scholar. Ms. Maddow

uses her brilliance and humanitarianism to make the world a better place. In early March she used visuals, testimony, and expert guests to sound an alarm about Covid 19. She was almost panicked about what she saw, and how "dear leader" was leading people to their death.

[sellitman]

33. Yes

I couldn't of said it better.

[iluvtennis]

3. Yes, indeed - Rachel is brilliant. I miss her nightly shows. Counting down the days until she is back

from hiatus. I think her return date is sometime in April.

[bdamomma]

50. I was wondering

where Rachel was. Was this hiatus planned? Didn't she say she was thinking of cutting back? I love Rachel, hoping to watch her again in April.

[iluvtennis]

51. She announced it during last week she did the show. The book

and podcast she did called Bagman is going to be a movie and Rachel is away supporting the production and working on some other projects.

I’ll try to find a link to that show and post it.

Link - https://nypost.com/2022/02/01/rachel-maddow-confirms-msnbc-hiatus-hints-at-more-absences/

[bdamomma]

52. wow

that is great for her. Thanks for posting. She's a treasure.

[Bayard]

4. I miss Rachel

She is always on top of things, with clear analysis. I like Ali, but he's not Rachel.

I'll always remember her breaking down when first reporting about kids in cages at the border.

[shanti]

49. Me too

Hoping she comes back refreshed and better than ever!

[NoMoreRepugs]

5. Let's compare the heroes of the Reich - Carlson and Hannity.

Dropping mic……………

[ificandream]

6. The Flint water crisis is one of her career highlights, in my mind.

She pounded that story night after night when it first broke. That's what a real journalist does.

[AnotherMother4Peace]

7. Yes, yes, yes! Kids were getting lead poisoning from their water! Ms. Maddow

was incensed and pushed that story hard.

[LymphocyteLover]

16. Yes, she was brilliant on that

also the black people going to jail for minor screwups related to voting while white people committed outright fraud and got almost no penalty.

That one woman who got six years in jail just for trying to register still pisses me off!

[bucolic_frolic]

8. We should all develop our skills for finding things that don't make sense

It's often an unnoticed anomaly, some little tidbit incongruent with other facts or common sense. Crooks put out lies and cover stories, but we shouldn't take them at face value. Be skeptical. Investigate. Apply the power of logic and reason.

[malaise]

9. Rachel Maddow is

Simply the Best!

[patphil]

10. Rachel Maddow is a national treasure.

And it's not just her. There is a whole team of people supporting her show; gathering the information; sorting through all the topics; working to flesh out those wonderful shows she presents for us.
And then there's Lawrence O'Donnell. He may give us a lot of the same information during his hour, but his style is entirely different. What a pair!

[Tommymac]

11. Been following Rachel since she started her career many years ago.

She is THE BEST.

She stands shoulder to shoulder, heart to heart with Edward R. Murrow, Walter Cronkite, Mike Wallace, Upton Sinclair, and yes, Hunter S. Thompson.

(The last choice may not be popular with some, but he had a huge impact on modern journalism.)

[halfulglas]

12. She was one of the first to point out the inauguration cake.

That replica of President Obama's cake, but only the top layer or so was real cake. The rest was "dummy." But the cost was enormous. Where did the money go? Everything in that inauguration was on the cheap, but it "cost" more than Obama's. The room rental at Trump hotel for inauguration. She doesn't let go when she wants some accountability.

[llashram]

13. ++

[LymphocyteLover]

14. also she had a skin cancer scare & alerted everyone to get a skin check from someone you know

I had my wife check my back and there was indeed a suspicious mole that I had removed...

[calimary]

28. That was a public service.

I’m a big Rachel fan. Always regarded her MSNBC show as the one show never to miss in that lineup. Other shows are good, too, but hers is right up on top.

[LymphocyteLover]

47. Agree on all counts!

[FakeNoose]

15. Rachel is a hero and a patriot, but let's give some credit to her staff too

Her staff of researchers and show-runners are also the best, and they're working 24/7 even when Rachel is off. They all work together as a great team, and thank God they're for the good guys. I hate to think what would happen to our country if they should all suddenly move to the dark side.

[bucolic_frolic]

18. You mean like Kyle Griffin

Now Twitter listed as Exec Prod for Aymin and Mehdi shows

[XacerbatedDem]

40. And Steve Benen, one of her producers and editor of her blog. I catch his comments every day.

Love it!!!

[vanlassie]

17. She went in person to the Gulf Oil Spill.

Her last shows were her outrage about the numerous Repubs who voted for dead relatives and got slaps on the hand while two different black women have been given YEARS in jail for unwittingly voting after release from prison, with permission from their parole Dept.

[Hekate]

19. There is no one like Rachel Maddow for sheer intelligence, passion, intensity, focus....

…. all aimed at finding the truth and revealing it. There’s a very human heart connected to that brain — her shocked reaction to being handed the first news of children in cages was unforgettable.

Whenever someone is broad-brushing their wrath at “the entire the media” I always say: MSNBC- Rachel - Nicolle - Katy.

Note to Rachel’s Intern: yes, she certainly does have a fan club over at this contentious place.

[Joinfortmill]

20. 👍

[Wiscodoug]

21. Aint that the truth

I also have been saved by R.M. Her podcast (I cut my cable t.v. years ago) helped me stay sane and informed over the tragedy of TFG. You are 100% correct in this assertion and you are not alone on this one. I sure do miss her though.
BTW, If you have not yet read Blowout, do yourself a favor and pick it up. It is really good, I promise.

[AnotherMother4Peace]

26. Yes, thank you for the reminder to read Blowout. And welcome to DU.

Reading some of the responses, it seems Ms. Maddow has saved a few of us. For me, she presented such an urgency back in early March about Covid. I was still going to the pool, grocery store, recently retired and about to start substituting, etc. BUT after watching her show I stopped abruptly, and that may have saved my life (and my husband's). I was not getting that information anywhere, certainly not from "dear leader".

And the fact that she publicly shared her skin cancer diagnosis. AND that she is there with her calm, serious, no nonsense, urgent, clear, information for us each night. She's a gem.

[KT2000]

22. Agree!

She needs to come back because I am still worried about the cut cables off Norway that no one else talked about.

[Cherokee100]

23. So true

I first heard Rachel, 15 years ago on Air America radio. When I was transferred to Texas, I was stunned at the arrogance and stupidity of the locals. She kept me from going insane. Thankyou Rachel...

[Trueblue Texan]

24. Rachel Maddow is a true American Hero and a national treasure! Nt

[fightforfreedom]

25. Rachel is a Breaking News machine.

It's called investigative reporting. She is dam good at it.

[lindysalsagal]

27. We will never know the extent to which Rachel has saved democracy and the world

Impossible to know what would have happened without her genius and dedication. Impossible to imagine anyone else being able to hold the bastids to account.

[hkp11]

29. can't wait till she comes back

There's no one like Rachel.

[dchill]

30. Thanks to Keith Olbermann for the introduction!

[Upthevibe]

31. Rachel Maddow....kick

I have a lot to add regarding the brilliance and wonder that is Rachel. I'm tired so I'll post when I'm coherent....

[Evolve Dammit]

32. National Treasure. No doubt about it. Facts, not lies and bullshit like Fox and Limbaugh.

And so many others, that just spew crap to their ignorant, brainwashed base.

[orangecrush]

34. She is unequalled

By any investigative journalist since the Washington Post broke the Watergate story.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

35. I started taking covid precautions

When I saw the videos from china. Those were some scary videos.

Than I started wearing N95 masks they were still cheap than. I had the fear of covid put into me.

Than I saw that hospital built overnight damn.

I just told my cat that I missed Rachel tonight when she wasent on
.

[Jakes Progress]

36. Why I had to stop watching Rachel.

I love her. I think her voice is the clearest form of informed journalism.

For four years I watched religiously. Then I got depressed and became cynical. Not about what she said and what she told us. But because nothing seemed to come from it.

Night after night she told the truth. At least twice a week she laid out reasons with proof about why the orange blob was unfit for office and harmful to the country, about why he should be in jail along with his family.

Over and over she logically and methodically laid it out. But he stayed in office for four years and has taken over one of the two parties in our country.

It became bad for my health as I got angrier and more despondent.

I think she should have the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Pulitzer. I can't watch very much any more because the truth isn't making me free. It is making me sad. Sad that our country is this way.

Rachel is the jewel of televised journalism that Murrow wished the medium would produce.

[Ilsa]

37. I'm so sorry it worked this way for you.

Yeah, I would feel initially hopeless, but then felt like recognizing the problems and the danger they posed was the first step in saving our nation. The background RM provided gave insights into the causes of of our democracy issues, but I know you know this.

One thing I do consistently is skip news on Saturday and Sunday, unless something special is happening that I find out about on DU (like the Charlottesville protests and assaults. That two day break does alot for helping me relax.

ITA about RM receiving the PMF & Pulitzer. So glad she won her Emmys. Best wishes to you!

[Jakes Progress]

48. Probably an age thing.

Kinda hoped people would wake up and do good before I kicked off. Seems to be going the other way.

Doesn't mean I won't put in the hours and money for the election, but it got depressing to see Rachel doing all that work and have so few paying attention. I would be watching a segment on CNN or MSNBC that laid out the orange blob's crimes, knowing that none of his voters was watching. They were eating the shit soup that fox was putting out instead.

I wonder if she is feeling the same way. Like, "how many times do I have to prove his criminality and evil?" Maybe that is why she is wanting to do something else.

[skip fox]

38. No app for that!

Rachel is unique, and I miss her every night.

[left-of-center2012]

39. I miss her ...

I miss her eye rolling, frowning, sighs, disapproving facial expressions, long pauses for emphasis,
tsk, tsk, tsks.

She has no equal.

[2Legit]

41. Rachel Maddow has been Must-See TV in my house for years.

I'm waiting patiently for her return in April and look forward to the "Bag Man" movie. I listened to that podcast at least five times in its entirety. It was absolutely brilliant. I'd never paid much attention to Spiro Agnew before and she opened my eyes to how much corruption was going on in the 1970s.

[Jilly_in_VA]

42. My now-husband

is the person who turned me on to Rachel, way back when she was on Air America (who remembers those days?). He had me listening to her and Randi Rhodes when I was driving back and forth to work and around to other places and in my early travel nursing days. Seems like forever ago!

[DFW]

43. I first heard her on Air America when visiting the USA

I had no idea who was, but said,WOW what a towering intellect!

Years later, when bringing my daughter to the Provincetown airport on Cape Cod, I saw a very tall woman with short dark hair and big black glasses coming into the tiny terminal building. I said, she must think she’s Rachel Maddow or something. Well, she had every right to think so, since it WAS Rachel Maddow.

She stuck out her hand and said, “hi, I’m Rachel.” Gee, I never would have guessed.

[AnotherMother4Peace]

44. Oh what a treat! I would have tried to "mother" her: coffee? magazine? luggage carried? anything?

[DFW]

45. It wouldn't have worked

She had dropped her parents off at the terminal already and was just coming back in from parking her car. She was staying on longer, and had no baggage of her own. She was seeing them off after they had visited. But she was nice enough to chat for a bit with us. I had been after Howard Dean to introduce us, but we were never in the same place at the same time. I told him afterward that he was officially free from his obligation.

[AnotherMother4Peace]

46. Great story - Thank you. That's why I enjoy DU - such a diverse community. nt