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capechacon

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33. Rachel has become ......

Sat Feb 15, 2020, 12:13 PM

Feb 2020

an "institution" unto herself. Corporate NBC is savvy enough to know that any attempt by them to somehow restrict her reporting would likely blow up in their faces and result in a huge net negative for their corporation and shareholders. Corporate MSNBC might be dumb but they're not stupid.

Maddow's become a genuine "heavyweight." Hopefully she'll continue to become even more "obese"!!

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I continue to be stumped how Rachel Maddow [View all] kacekwl Feb 2020 OP

She has great ratings. milestogo Feb 2020 #1

________________________ dchill Feb 2020 #2

Exactly mountain grammy Feb 2020 #15

Yep. GoCubsGo Feb 2020 #14

Correct. She has one of the most profitable shows on that netowrk. totodeinhere Feb 2020 #26

Exactly MFM008 Feb 2020 #51

I love Rachel. But I also think she's the 'token minority' of the news media. CousinIT Feb 2020 #3

That's probably it, FoxNewsSucks Feb 2020 #5

Don't forget Lawrence O'Donnell FakeNoose Feb 2020 #8

Chris Hayes as well. Greybnk48 Feb 2020 #9

You can catch all three on their Podcasts. Delmette2.0 Feb 2020 #19

You can also watch last night's show leftieNanner Feb 2020 #35

Chris has been great during the past couple years MontanaMama Feb 2020 #28

And even Nicole Wallace has been doing a good job. Amaryllis Feb 2020 #37

Her show has the best panels MoonlitKnight Feb 2020 #47

Chris Hayes is ok shanti Feb 2020 #41

Chris Hayes is great whathehell Feb 2020 #54

Everyone has their preferences n/t shanti Feb 2020 #55

Indeed. whathehell Feb 2020 #56

Absolutely. n/t CousinIT Feb 2020 #13

Joy Reid as well - she stops the RW yackers in their tracks with the "receipts". nt iluvtennis Feb 2020 #21

I'm not sure what MSNBC you're watching, but they have a pretty decent line up of left leaning Fla Dem Feb 2020 #34

Neal Katyal. Amaryllis Feb 2020 #38

Yes, I know all that. Delmette2.0 Feb 2020 #40

I'm surprised that the prez and his reich wing trolls haven't attacked her more often mitch96 Feb 2020 #4

I think Trump's afraid of her intellect. Greybnk48 Feb 2020 #10

He's afraid because she speaks the truth about him. milestogo Feb 2020 #12

Like when AOC and Ms Klo fire back with mind bending truth that makes them think mitch96 Feb 2020 #20

He is afraid because she would immediately Delmette2.0 Feb 2020 #17

Trump never brings attention to anyone his base doesn't already know. LiberalArkie Feb 2020 #25

They don't watch her. PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2020 #27

She has yet to call them fascist on air. I'm sure word.. Hotler Feb 2020 #6

Rachel has been using the term "authoritarian" lately Fiendish Thingy Feb 2020 #22

And 'autocracy' triron Feb 2020 #32

To me that is their strength. They can circle around the word, we know what they mean and mitch96 Feb 2020 #23

You're watching; they'll make money from it frazzled Feb 2020 #7

It's a shame that $$$$$ takes president over country. kacekwl Feb 2020 #11

Excellent question kacekwl - NoMoreRepugs Feb 2020 #16

Rachel was particularly good this past week. BarbD Feb 2020 #18

Last night I was anxioius enough that i didn't sleep well. Got reallly anxious listening to RAchel, Amaryllis Feb 2020 #39

I worry about her safety. tavernier Feb 2020 #24

They tried to not renew O'Donnell... dsharp88 Feb 2020 #29

She has stated she is a fan of the "shooting sports" wink wink mitch96 Feb 2020 #30

comcast draws the line on reporting things like net neutrality, anything that directly effects yaesu Feb 2020 #31

Rachel has become ...... capechacon Feb 2020 #33

I wonder the same thing, and much more so lately as she has been calling it out with no Amaryllis Feb 2020 #36

She's fucking smart like Hillary. triron Feb 2020 #46

Television made Trump, and television is more of a problem than Trump himself. hunter Feb 2020 #42

I love the Rachel Maddow Show Gothmog Feb 2020 #43

K&R, She's gone after MSNBC a couple of times last year not just 10 years ago uponit7771 Feb 2020 #44

Don't be stumped. The vast majority are not listening jimlup Feb 2020 #45

all those on line progressive bdamomma Feb 2020 #48

knr triron Feb 2020 #49

K&R ck4829 Feb 2020 #50

She always comes up with the most interesting tidbits to tie things together. Vinca Feb 2020 #52

She does amazing work, for sure. A real beacon of light in these dark times. Vivienne235729 Feb 2020 #53