Rachel Maddow Sets High Standard

If you are aware of Rachel Maddow and have listened to her on her radio program or have seen her in her ever-increasing appearances on MSNBC, you know what I’m talking about. If you have not seen or heard Rachel yet, you’re in for a huge treat. In a pool of mediocrity where most talk-show hosts and political pundits are lacking the breadth and depth that Maddow possesses, Rachel Maddow is the cream that rises to the very top of the political talking head barrel.

Ms. Maddow has a rare gift. She can demonstrate a thorough and detailed knowledge of our political scene without coming off pompous and superior. She is affable, adorable and capable of witty banter that is lost on many people with much more experience than she, yet she is also quite talented when it comes to tracking down a complex story and dealing responsibly with a story that has numerous facets to explain properly.

Rachel Maddow has had a very successful radio program on Air America Radio for quite sometime, and as her star has risen and her name and notoriety have become well-known among cable news programmers who have been looking for quite a while for a powerful voice on the left, she has been making more and more appearances on various MSNBC news and talk programs, recently taking a regular seat on the relatively new program, David Gregory’s Race for the White House, and contributing consistently to Countdown with Keith Olbermann. She also just completed an outrageously important and successful run filling in for Mr. Olbermann as he vacationed.

This recent New York Times article very wonderfully speaks about Ms. Maddow’s recent ascent to our daily TV screens and a little about her background and education.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/17/arts/television/17madd.html?ex=1216958400&en=7d2ff182cb8feb66&ei=5070&emc=eta1

Barack Obama has received mostly positive press and coverage from Ms. Maddow, but Maddow is not shy to point out aspects of the Obama campaign that she takes issue with. She doesn’t attack either candidate, but fairly and methodically points out when a candidate either misspeaks or lacks information that needs either clarity or further review. Senator Obama should make certain to listen to what Rachel Maddow has to say, because her astute insight and plugged-in stance make her a valuable political voice to listen to and learn something from.

It is only a matter of time until Rachel Maddow gets her own show on MSNBC, and she is well deserving of it. There are only so many hours in the day, and she can only prepare and appear on so many shows per day, but Ms. Maddow seems to juggle and multi-task on a regular basis as she seems to effortlessly pivot from radio to television, and as long as she continues to entertain, educate and dig deep for the truth, and then having a great ability to explain it to her expansive audience, she will continue to climb to the top of the most sought out political minds on TV.

If you’d like to hear more from Rachel, log on to MSNBC’s website, www.msnbc.msn.com, to seek out programs that feature her, or you can log on to Air America Radio, www.airamerica.com, to find out when Rachel’s radio program is on in your neck of the woods.