Why do so many "love" Rachel Maddow?

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45. "Starts at the amoebas?!"

Oh, heck, that's waaay up the evolutionary ladder. At least she doesn't begin with amino acids combining to make complex proteins.

I used to work in customer service and I often joked about customers who were more interested in browbeating the reps trying to help them than in getting their problems solved. "Never mind beating a dead horse. That guy took things down to individual horse molecules!"

I tend to agree with those who acknowledge that Maddow isn't really reporting the news per se. She is lecturing on a topical subject. At the same time, she is part of a media industry that has to meet scheduling metrics which includes alotting time for advertising.

At least the content that Maddow creates informs and elevates instead of goading people into knee jerk emotional reactions that shuts off their critical thinking capabilities.