Rachel Maddow is crush-worthy on all accounts

That interview was amazing.  When she laughs my stomach does carwheels...

And about the Newsweek article, she's 6 feet tall!?!? I read that and almost had a stroke.... Im 5'10'' and the one thing I said that sucked about likin the girls is missing feeling small next to the person im with. 

Is it bad that I kinda hate Susan Mikula? Just a little?? It shoulda been meeeee dammmnittt ah

::SIgh.:: Id be her prisoner of war anytime...

I just read that interview and seen her on Conan. This lady is awesome. Adorably cute and relatable. Funny and witty. What Ellen is for daytime, Rachel is for nighttime. and not just for politics ;)

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'Geek chic', intelligence, wit. She's just great.
I love her show and I'm not even an American.

And soon I'll be an expert on American politics :)

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She has a great sense of humor and witt. Even more crush worthy. Thanks for the clips. Keep them coming.  A lesbian could never get too much Maddow in her daily life.

You should be able to find it at any bookstore. My local queer bookstore is where I got my issue but I've also seen it in Barnes & Noble, Borders and other places.

I have come to view Rachel as that role-model of sorts....the big brother I never had. I have been a tomboy all my life, but of the short variety....barely 5'2". I have always envied the ease in which men strolled through this life...tall, easy to dress, women falling over them.

Now...HERE's Rachel....able to do all of the above, and without the penis! She is incredibly intelligent, good-looking and a master of sarcasm when required. The top of the list quality is her fierce loyalty to her partner/lover...aces. I love this woman!

I'm not the only one sending in the Maddow tips am I? I have "rachel maddow" query on my google account news page. LOL

Yay for Hulu! I was waiting for an itunes podcast...Conan doesn't podcast everything though.

There's another article here: Rachel Maddow is the future of MSNBC

Which I find funny because "Much has been made in the media about her lesbianism"...LOL like being gay is an ideology.

she's (almost) making up for all the lesbian disappearing on TV (or the lack of lesbian on TV...). I'm on the old continent, but enjoy big time watching or hearing her daily.

An out lesbian daily on tv, funny, witty and popular! What a blessing! Intelligence is so sexy ;-) plus she seems like a dork, i dig that big time.

Everything with passion, nothing with talent...

"An out lesbian daily on tv, funny, witty and popular! What a blessing!"

Haha we forget about Ellen so soon? 

The mention in the Newsweek piece about her losing her sense of smell when she deals with bouts of depression was awing. She's incredible. 

There's a post up at Gawker today that asks when the Maddow love parade will end. Here's some of that post:

...the Maddow backlash will come. It always does. Early fans will drop her now that she's popular, like hipsters giving up on bands. Her mistakes will draw more attention. Slate will run some piece about how terrible she is, per its contrarian mission statement 

You got the sense last week that some of the backlash is starting to come and I'm a little surprised that that discussion didn't make it into this post.

Maddow drew a little bit of fire from her base last week when she failed to ask Gov. Mike Huckabee about some of his recent jaw dropping anti-gay, anti-reality public statements during an interview on her show. Today, Pam Spaulding (LGBT blogger extraordinare) takes Maddow to task over that interview and her subsequent response to the criticism. Any thoughts about that bit of controversy?

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"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly." - MLK

I love how Rachel Maddow so naturally and easily talks about her sexuality when asked and how she ridicules homophobic criticism. Living life queer wouldn't be the same without her as the invaluable role model that she is. 

 As for her failure to ask head-in-the-ground Republicans  about their anti-gay beliefs, I really don't think it means she's unwilling to address and stand up for gay rights. I agree with her that asking them other questions is more interesting and necessary. If you listen to her radio show, where she has more time to address the important issues she wants to address, she has devoted entire hours to gay marriage and other gay issues. Mainstream television allows her less time, and therefore she must balance a wide variety of newsworthy political issues within a small timeframe. I also think that her being out and proud on television sends a stronger message to her viewers than any comment she can deliver.

I haven't had a celesbian crush since the first time I saw Melissa Etheridge when I was 13. The day I found Rachel Maddow was about 3 times more intense. The woman is intelligent, beautiful, hilarious, real, hot, and gay. What more could any girl want in her woman? I love to see her out in the mainsream media. It's great to have her as one of the faces of our culture.

 p.s.-if you haven't seen this video yet, I would suggest it...it'll make you fall in love with her intelligence all over again.

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGtsfr_HXSI

rachel maddow AND vampire weekend on conan, yay! 

I usually don't actually watch her show but I do listen to the daily podcast of it at work and I've started listening to the air america show on my drive home.. It's nice to have someone to listen to who's smart and witty and not so in your face like some other commentators.  

One thing I really love about her - apart from her being brilliantly smart, sharp, witty, intelligent, calm, reassuring and polite - is how completely casual she is about being who she is. She's been casually slipping in references to Susan during her Air America days ("my beloved and I went to breakfast") and about her in-laws. Perhaps it's her California/Mass. upbringing and her job in New York, but she's just so relaxed about it that it always makes me grin stupidly whenever she talks so off-handedly about it, like she assumes that all her listeners are so accepting that being gay isn't even an issue.

Also, she wore that outfit on her Friday MSNBC show - was that the first time she didn't wear her blazer/girly blouse outfit? I'm so glad she gets to wear a collared SHIRT as the host; that totally looks like how I dress when I go to work. I know it's a little shallow, but she's looking more and more like she gets to pick the clothes she really feels comfortable in. I get to see more of me represented on television. Say no to the collarless low-cut blouses, Rachel, and stick to those collared shirts!

 You can find the complete article on www.huffingtonpost.com under the "Media" tag.

I think she'll be around for the long term; she was in the right place at the right time, and the timing was totally perfect.  Intellect in TV political coverage and news is a rare find.  There will always be some to "fall away" as it were, but fans being who they are are tremendously loyal...and I wouldn't expect that to change.

You are part of the Rachel Craze if:

Because of her you find punditry very sexy and a bit more enjoyable.

You promote her in your Facebook "status".

You blog about her.

You find her attractive.

You think her glasses should be the equivalent of Jen Aniston's "Rachel hairstyle".

You get excited when there is an article about her.

It must be a required course in Communications to "report" the news with a nondescript, non-emotional, just the facts ma'm, Jack Friday, STONED FACE look... that Rachel is such a breath of FRESH AIR! She smiles, she emotes, is witty with her zingers, she challenges and is quick on the uptake. In her interviews, she's down to earth and personable. My admiration and respect for her quadrupled on the night of the Election, at the close of the polling nationwide, and Obama was declared the projected winner, Rachel had tears in her eyes...reminiscent of Walter Cronkite as he reported the death of a president, Kennedy. It was so refreshing and honest. It was indeed a historical moment when it was clear that we as a country, are actually going forward, in our collective choice for a new president to represent and lead our nation.

It is also endearing that a confident 'butch' gal would "glam up" femme fopr her job that she clearly loves.  I must admit of being a bit envious of her partner being so blessed to have Rachel as her partner. It is very inspiring to know that it is possible to fall in love at first sight, and touching to hear of the obvious love and affection shared by these lovely ladies.

Kudos Rachel...so glad to have "met ya!" I wish you many years of success in your career.

I'm what's called a "red diaper baby."  My parents were members of the Communist Party of the USA in the 40s and early 50s.  So, I grew up familar with the concept of the party line:  the approved take on every issue that CPers were supposed to follow.

Pam Spaulding's blog is like that.  If someone doesn't devote 100% of their time and energy to LGBT issues, that person is a sell-out.  Send them to Siberia!  To me, that's pathetic.  Just because she's a dyke, that doesn't mean Rachel Maddow has to spend any of her MSNBC show on LGBT issues.  She covers what she finds interesting.  That's fine with me!