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08/20/2008
Rachel Maddow Gets Her Own Spot on MSNBC
MSNBC's Rachel Maddow, who in recent days we've seen smack down her colleague Pat Buchanan over a made-up quote and hand him his own prejudice on a platter, has been given her own spot at the network, almost immediately replacing Dan Abrams in the 9pm hour following Keith Olbermann. There are quite a few other instances online of her fearlessness and we look forward to more of it.
Maddow's recent Pat Buchanan takedown, AFTER THE JUMP...
Posted 8:42 AM EST by Andy Towle in Keith Olbermann, News, Rachel Maddow | Permalink
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August 1st, I said: "I liked when she filled in for Olbermann on his show while he was gone. I felt like it was a kind of trial for if she were to have her own MSNBC show, which I hope will be considered at some point."
The gay gods were listening!
I really think she'll do an excellent job. She has a lot of energy and charisma, is likable, and knows what she's talking about! I look forward to her show.
Wonder what'll happen with Abrams. I think his show ('The Verdict') was pretty new.
Posted by: Wes | Aug 20, 2008 9:03:59 AM
YES!!!
Great news
Posted by: gabriel | Aug 20, 2008 9:04:33 AM
WES - according to the washingtonpost article:
Dan Abrams, the former MSNBC general manager who had been hosting "Verdict" at that hour, will continue as NBC's chief legal correspondent, become a "Dateline" contributor and serve as a daytime anchor for MSNBC.
This is his second how to be canceled this year, no?
He is a cutie though :-)
Posted by: gabriel | Aug 20, 2008 9:17:12 AM
I ♥ Rachel Maddow
Posted by: 1♥ | Aug 20, 2008 9:47:57 AM
YES!!! She's been a wonderful guest host of "Countdown". She'll be fabulous!
I can't say the same for Dan Abrams, but the Verdict is in. I had a hard time stomaching his shows smarm. Too much of a self-inflating ego between him and "Contessa" and gratuitous back-patting. I needed insulin after tuning in for 5 minutes.
Posted by: Rade | Aug 20, 2008 9:54:24 AM
Well, there's another reason not to watch MSNBC. Olbermann is an douchebag blowhard, and Maddow gives some of the most insipid commentary on the channel.
Good for her for being out, but that is not enough for me to watch her be an idiot on live television.
Posted by: Nick | Aug 20, 2008 10:11:56 AM
This is so cool! Rachel ROCKS! They were talking about this on Olbermann last night. She's gonna keep her radio show too. They were saying that she's gonna be one of those who has a tv and a radio program, except she's going to do it right (Listen up Hannity, O'Reilly, Limpbaugh).
Abrams seems like a pretty intelligent guy, decent sense of humor. Pretty HOT too! >Insert raunchy fantasies of him and Anderson (Danderson!) HERE<
His show sucked though. It's like it was produced by the High School AV club.
Posted by: MikeinSanJose | Aug 20, 2008 10:17:26 AM
Great news, and congrats to Rachel! I love her and look forward to her show; I hope she gets a good team--I have to agree with MikeinSanJose, Abrams' show was horribly produced--the only thing that kept me tuning in was his cuteness and intelligence factor.
Posted by: Joseph | Aug 20, 2008 10:42:43 AM
She is really great -- sharp, quick, composed and with a sense of humor. It's just a pity she has to be so biased, or at least part of such a biased operation. Hopefully CNN will snatch her away soon.
Posted by: paul | Aug 20, 2008 11:14:54 AM
MSNBC is like where the crickets go to chirp.
Posted by: anon | Aug 20, 2008 11:15:15 AM
I LOVE HER!
Posted by: Bobby | Aug 20, 2008 11:15:25 AM
i love her!
Posted by: KFLO | Aug 20, 2008 11:47:23 AM
Good on her. A true credit to liberal, thinking brilliance. Hot!
Posted by: pickles | Aug 20, 2008 12:08:09 PM
LOVE her!!!!!!!
Posted by: lwoolf | Aug 20, 2008 12:13:09 PM
Nick, I'm with you. With all the shrills on cable TV these days it only makes me appreciate the News Hour all the more.
Posted by: Mattia | Aug 20, 2008 4:36:49 PM
Sorry, I won't be happy simply because she's a lesbian. MSNBC needed another Obamamite about as much as Fox needs to give Rush his own show.
I'll stick to CNN.
Posted by: Jeanluc | Aug 20, 2008 4:58:32 PM
I love Rachel Maddow, but I must say I would have liked to see a Maddow-Buchanan "Crossfire" type show where the two of them spar with guests.
On the other hand, it will give me my liberal fix without having to watch the living, breathing Ego Of Olbermann, so maybe it'll work.
Posted by: theo | Aug 20, 2008 6:08:22 PM