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Cyrano

(15,363 posts)
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 02:31 PM 10 hrs ago

More about Rachel Maddow

If you missed it, Rachel will be on every weeknight starting next Monday, the day the felon is inaugurated, and continuing for the first hundred days of his (mis)administration. Put bluntly, she's going to 'war" with Trump and his stable full of thugs.

Rachel is not just doing another one hour cable "news" show. For all practical purposes, she is an investigative reporter. She's a modern day Woodward and Bernstein. My guess is she's at work at 6:00 am to prepare for a show that night. It's a schedule that is brutal. And once every fact is checked, every detail is double checked, and everyone she is going to mention is contacted to see if they want to say anything before she goes on the air, she must pull herself together and get in front of the camera. And she doesn't fill much time with guests. It's her, out there all alone most of the time, reading the teleprompter, most of which contains words that she herself wrote.

And, contrary to some opinions, this isn't something she's "doing for the money." That schedule, (given the depth of her reporting), is a statement that she's on a mission. And it's a formula for exhaustion, or a breakdown.

(For those who don't know, Rachel is a Rhodes Scholar, but that doesn't make what she does any easier.)

Yesterday's post on Rachel Maddow:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100219906286

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More about Rachel Maddow (Original Post) Cyrano 10 hrs ago OP
Doesn't she still have a partner? I hope so. CTyankee 10 hrs ago #1
As far as I know, she and Susan are still together, thank goodness. ShazzieB 9 hrs ago #8
Why? choie 8 hrs ago #20
Becuse I hope she has someone who cherishes her, loves her and is her partner in life. CTyankee 5 hrs ago #42
It just seemed like a bit of a non-sequitor. choie 4 hrs ago #43
Take no prisoners, Rachel! nolabear 10 hrs ago #2
if she's a modern day Woodward and Bernstein, what's her Watergate coverage exactly? What won her a Pulitzer? thebigidea 10 hrs ago #3
She picks up what no one else is covering Cyrano 9 hrs ago #5
Agree! yellow dahlia 6 hrs ago #39
have u listened to 'bag man' and/or 'ultra'? mopinko 9 hrs ago #9
My thought exactly. soldierant 6 hrs ago #36
Haven't read her books, but I definitely listened to "Bagman", and "Ultra". Serious stuff. electric_blue68 1 hr ago #47
Sources? She provides in-depth historical documentation that ties to or illuminates current events. Trust_Reality 9 hrs ago #10
Yeah OP's claim is bogus. She's a very important highly intelligent commentator. She is not investigative Bernardo de La Paz 9 hrs ago #13
I LOVE her and wish I knew her personally Trueblue1968 8 hrs ago #15
You've obviously not listened to her podcasts choie 8 hrs ago #21
or "Blowout." Excellent book on fossil fuel industry and footnoted out the wazoo (references). Evolve Dammit 8 hrs ago #22
She's quirky, personable, 'investigates' things and we like her a lot Bonx 7 hrs ago #32
Rachel has an entire staff of researchers, and they do an excellent job FakeNoose 3 hrs ago #46
Will Rachel Maddow Look at this and Report Oneear 10 hrs ago #4
Her primary mission is to report on TSF's first 100 days. ShazzieB 9 hrs ago #12
And she's doing this after taking a pay cut William Seger 9 hrs ago #6
When Rachel Maddow talks about Ultra - her series on the pro-Nazi movement dgauss 9 hrs ago #7
I hadn't heard about Sen. Hunt and how McCarthy Ilsa 7 hrs ago #33
Rachel VGuerra276 9 hrs ago #11
I will catch her on You Tube. pwb 9 hrs ago #14
We need our own network. Why don't we have one? n/t Peregrine Took 7 hrs ago #30
I read months back that Soros bought about 200 radio stations, nothing since. Maybe who he's hired is carefully.... electric_blue68 1 hr ago #48
I fear she won't reach those who need to hear her. SleeplessinSoCal 8 hrs ago #16
It's a Sunlight is the Best Disinfectant situation. vanlassie 8 hrs ago #18
Who needs men...I nominate Suzy from Curb DaBronx 8 hrs ago #23
The RW smear machine is relentless and millions lap it up. Hillary was right 30 years ago. Remember? Evolve Dammit 8 hrs ago #24
NBC needs to amp up her personal security Submariner 8 hrs ago #17
She's wonderful but let's also credit her staff. spooky3 8 hrs ago #19
Yes, and she gives them props. yellow dahlia 5 hrs ago #40
I like Maddow. But the issue is that some people think this reporting is going to make a difference. erodriguez 8 hrs ago #25
Yep, this household has not watched MSNBC or CNN since the election day. No plans to watch in the future either. beaglelover 8 hrs ago #26
I've started bits and pieces from Nicolle. Wallace SleeplessinSoCal 7 hrs ago #35
This message was self-deleted by its author SleeplessinSoCal 6 hrs ago #38
I don't see MSNBC and CNN as equivalent... yellow dahlia 5 hrs ago #41
Maybe it will make a difference and maybe it won't but doing nothing is not an option. Deuxcents 7 hrs ago #27
Watching TV is doing nothing. erodriguez 7 hrs ago #28
Rachel's research and her desire to inform is what I'm referring to..watching her on tv is the means to get that info Deuxcents 7 hrs ago #29
It might of made a difference before the election questionseverything 6 hrs ago #37
It makes a difference to me. Duncan Grant 3 hrs ago #44
I have had some issues but ... mntleo2 7 hrs ago #31
I really like Rachel's style; her personality, her commentary, her ability to penetrate to the nitty-gritty of the thin. patphil 7 hrs ago #34
She's demonstrating leadership. Duncan Grant 3 hrs ago #45

CTyankee

(65,450 posts)
1. Doesn't she still have a partner? I hope so.
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 02:35 PM
10 hrs ago

It might be time for her to reassess and make some changes in her life.

CTyankee

(65,450 posts)
42. Becuse I hope she has someone who cherishes her, loves her and is her partner in life.
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 07:37 PM
5 hrs ago

Why do you ask?

choie

(4,803 posts)
43. It just seemed like a bit of a non-sequitor.
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 08:46 PM
4 hrs ago

specifically the part about re-assessing her life.

thebigidea

(13,409 posts)
3. if she's a modern day Woodward and Bernstein, what's her Watergate coverage exactly? What won her a Pulitzer?
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 02:47 PM
10 hrs ago

I don't see it. She's not an investigative journalist. She doesn't have sources, she comments and has guests on that comment.

Cyrano

(15,363 posts)
5. She picks up what no one else is covering
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 03:01 PM
9 hrs ago

For example, the "BridgeGate" story regarding Chris Christie. (There are many other instances like that.)

She doesn't rely on "The news of the day."

It's not really that hard to see the difference between her reporting and that of all others. She's a true "Journalist" in every sense of the word.

electric_blue68

(19,195 posts)
47. Haven't read her books, but I definitely listened to "Bagman", and "Ultra". Serious stuff.
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 11:02 PM
1 hr ago

Trust_Reality

(1,926 posts)
10. Sources? She provides in-depth historical documentation that ties to or illuminates current events.
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 03:36 PM
9 hrs ago

She is one of the most informative reporter/journalist/educators I have ever seen on TV.

Bernardo de La Paz

(51,817 posts)
13. Yeah OP's claim is bogus. She's a very important highly intelligent commentator. She is not investigative
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 03:50 PM
9 hrs ago

Was going to post your point. Kudos for being first!

choie

(4,803 posts)
21. You've obviously not listened to her podcasts
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 04:28 PM
8 hrs ago

Bagman and Ultra nor read her book Prequel.

Evolve Dammit

(19,414 posts)
22. or "Blowout." Excellent book on fossil fuel industry and footnoted out the wazoo (references).
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 04:34 PM
8 hrs ago

FakeNoose

(36,213 posts)
46. Rachel has an entire staff of researchers, and they do an excellent job
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 09:00 PM
3 hrs ago

The days of rogue reporters like Woodward & Bernstein are over, my friend.

Oneear

(223 posts)
4. Will Rachel Maddow Look at this and Report
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 02:50 PM
10 hrs ago

Date Line Cape Girardeau, Missouri, has a Story to tell. Back Story: 95% of the Galvanized Pipe is Dipped in Zinc EPA.org lead. The city manager, mayor, and council know of this but are unable to address it because they do not have the time. Grant Money for Removing Lead Pipes can receive funds for this work. semissourian.com Gray Media KFVS-TV talks about this. In 2024, we had at least 46 water leaks.

ShazzieB

(19,076 posts)
12. Her primary mission is to report on TSF's first 100 days.
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 03:49 PM
9 hrs ago

I mean, who knows what she will cover; she did a fantastic job of calling attention to the water situation in Flint, MI a few years ago. But I'm sure Trump will be her primary focus, from what we've been told.

I'm sorry to hear Cape Girardeau is having such terrible problems. I don't understand how the city manager, mayor, and council don't have "time" to address it or why that would not be one of their highest priorities, if not the very highest. What a frustrating situarion.

dgauss

(1,189 posts)
7. When Rachel Maddow talks about Ultra - her series on the pro-Nazi movement
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 03:18 PM
9 hrs ago

that tried to overthrow the government before WWII, she mentions the people that stood up to that. She seems genuinely impressed and inspired by all those people, often just ordinary citizens that took a lot of risks. Lots of untold stories of people who stepped up and put a lot on the line to do the right thing.

I had the thought that her research into that part of the story in that period of time may have inspired her to also step up and do whatever she can this time around. I have a feeling she'll be pretty fearless.

Ilsa

(62,352 posts)
33. I hadn't heard about Sen. Hunt and how McCarthy
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 05:26 PM
7 hrs ago

pushed him to suicide. There is a very special place in Hell for Joe McCarthy and anyone who assisted him.

VGuerra276

(57 posts)
11. Rachel
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 03:44 PM
9 hrs ago

She's such an important voice for Democracy and for progressives. Is there a parallel between dems losing so badly and Rachel (TRMS) going to one night a week?

pwb

(12,209 posts)
14. I will catch her on You Tube.
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 03:50 PM
9 hrs ago

Nothing can get me to watch any cable news ever again.

electric_blue68

(19,195 posts)
48. I read months back that Soros bought about 200 radio stations, nothing since. Maybe who he's hired is carefully....
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 11:08 PM
1 hr ago

assembling a modest network to launch.

🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞

SleeplessinSoCal

(9,789 posts)
16. I fear she won't reach those who need to hear her.
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 04:01 PM
8 hrs ago

She has a very strong reputation that will discount her message.

Who if anyone is the antitrump? It was probably John McCain. Romney gave it a go. The Lincoln Project failed in the end. Is there a male voice who could carry her message to the misogynists we want to get the word.

Evolve Dammit

(19,414 posts)
24. The RW smear machine is relentless and millions lap it up. Hillary was right 30 years ago. Remember?
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 04:36 PM
8 hrs ago

Submariner

(12,747 posts)
17. NBC needs to amp up her personal security
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 04:04 PM
8 hrs ago

she should always have a detail nearby. She is too tempting a target for some sicko Dimentia Don maggot looking for a maga glory moment.

spooky3

(36,606 posts)
19. She's wonderful but let's also credit her staff.
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 04:17 PM
8 hrs ago

She has a group of people working under her guidance who do a lot of work skillfully.

yellow dahlia

(445 posts)
40. Yes, and she gives them props.
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 06:57 PM
5 hrs ago

And some of them have moved into a more visible status, like Lisa Rubin.

erodriguez

(790 posts)
25. I like Maddow. But the issue is that some people think this reporting is going to make a difference.
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 04:45 PM
8 hrs ago

It's not.

MSNBC has been bleeding watchers since the election. They are going to go back to Maddow 5 nights a week. Which she had previously done when she was a rising star.

Really it's not a big deal

beaglelover

(4,149 posts)
26. Yep, this household has not watched MSNBC or CNN since the election day. No plans to watch in the future either.
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 04:47 PM
8 hrs ago

SleeplessinSoCal

(9,789 posts)
35. I've started bits and pieces from Nicolle. Wallace
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 05:39 PM
7 hrs ago

Just now she had on Adam Schiff and showed some of his Pam Bondi questioning. The arrogant retribution, while denying truth, is going to be harrowing. And democrats apparently are in a state of denial. Schiff himself will likely be a target and he is not up to the dirty level of politics coming.

Response to beaglelover (Reply #26)

Deuxcents

(20,418 posts)
27. Maybe it will make a difference and maybe it won't but doing nothing is not an option.
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 05:10 PM
7 hrs ago

Deuxcents

(20,418 posts)
29. Rachel's research and her desire to inform is what I'm referring to..watching her on tv is the means to get that info
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 05:17 PM
7 hrs ago

Duncan Grant

(8,566 posts)
44. It makes a difference to me.
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 08:56 PM
3 hrs ago

I’m looking for as much intelligent resistance as I can get — for however long I can get it.

(Many of us should be stepping forward in our families and communities. When queer people started coming out, it created a movement. Liberals and progressives should do likewise, imho.)

mntleo2

(2,570 posts)
31. I have had some issues but ...
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 05:20 PM
7 hrs ago

...I repect her superior credentials and her Ultra and podcasts have been excellent

Cat in Seattle

patphil

(7,219 posts)
34. I really like Rachel's style; her personality, her commentary, her ability to penetrate to the nitty-gritty of the thin.
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 05:37 PM
7 hrs ago

I know she has a staff that is responsibility for a lot of this, but her delivery is always spot on.
I'm glad she'll be with us in these first 100 days of the Trumpian dystopia.
Basically, I/we need her to help us through this. So many in the media are caving in to the threats coming from Republicans in general, and Trump in particular.
Individually we are pretty powerless, but together we can be a force to be reckoned with.
She can help us rally to the flag, so to speak.

Duncan Grant

(8,566 posts)
45. She's demonstrating leadership.
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 08:59 PM
3 hrs ago

I hope the opposition party will be as intelligent and brave.

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