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Rachel Maddow mixes a drink for "Diggnation"

Just when you thought you couldn't possibly love Rachel Maddow more, she lays down this dramatic truth: Liquor for breakfast is good; if you mix it with fruits, you'll have all your vitamins for the day!

At least that's what she told the guys from Diggnation yesterday morning when she stopped by to guest-star on/bartend their show.

Diggnation is a weekly vlog by Alex Albrecht and Kevin Rose, the guys who brought us the social bookmarking site Digg.com. It's sort of a dream job, really. They travel around America, talking about the most popular trends on the internet — and sometimes they get to wake up with Every-Liberals Girlfriend.

Yesterday's show took place in MSNBC's digital cafe, at good ol' 30 Rockefeller Plaza — real life home to The Rachel Maddow Show (and imaginary home to Liz Lemon). I suppose Maddow is just sleeping at MSNBC's studios now. Her show wraps at 10:00 p.m., and she was back first thing in the morning to roll out the buffet of breakfast liquors for the Diggnation team.

She started them off with a La Sucette, which is some kind of fancy French-talk for strawberry lollipop. It's kind of an emasculating cocktail, which Maddow points out, but the Digg guys don't seem to mind, noting with surprise that she's really good at mixing drinks.

"I know," she quips. "It's the only thing I do other than be on TV."

My favorite parts of the show are: a) That Maddow is sporting her adorkable glasses. b) That she's wearing a hoodie to breakfast. And c) That she keeps interjecting her opinions into the conversation. It's just so very lesbian.

You can watch the show below. Maddow is interspersed throughout. Be forewarned: The language is kinda NSFW.

 

Another important revelation Maddow dished out during Diggnation: The Rachel Maddow Show doesn't have T-shirts — but they do sell souvenir cocktail shakers!

Watch Rachel Maddow's appearance and let us know what you think.

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  • cowgal's picture

    Rachel Maddow cocktail shakers!!!!????

    Where can I get some? 
    Clara's picture

    before I even read

    before I even read article... StuntDouble.. you have a real photo!!!! :D :D

    edit:

    RM is soooo hot in that screenshot of her with Jimmy Fallon. I love those blue frames, seen them before but the black T-shirt is extra hot somehow..

    lmao to her high mum/mom voice.. but kinda weird, however.. people lived in caves in the middle ages?!

    the guy on the left reminds me of Jack Black (who was on Jonathan Ross the other night, also..Sue Perkins was!!).. but also an AE vlogger, can't work out who

    6:46 is that her laughing? 

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    StuntDouble's picture

    Ha ha, yep!

    Apparently superheroes are only supposed to wear their costumes, er, uniforms at night.
    Jei's picture

    Rachel's red shoes

    Since you never see them during the episode...

     

    How cool is that?

    StuntDouble's picture

    Hey, how'd you know that?

    And where can I get those shoes?
    cowgal's picture

    Not sure...

    I'm not sure if these are the same one's or not, but

    Nike's Air Force One has a shoe called the valentine's day shoe that is very similar and moderately priced (for Air Force One's) 

    Jei's picture

    Gravis

    If you click on the thumbnail and view the high resolution version on Flickr, you can read a tag on her shoe that says GRAVIS.

     

    So I'm assuming it's from this company: http://www.gravisfootwear.com/

    robin4's picture

    omg

    omg she is absolutely the cutest person EVER

     

    <3

    miss chatelaine's picture

    How much do I want those blue glasses and her hair?

    A lot, is the answer. A LOT.
    Kira_me's picture

    I love Diggnation

    I am a very long time watcher and fan of diggnation and am glad that yall picked this ep up. I love Alex and Kevin and most shows on rev3. way back when they reported on the first AE top 100 and i was super excited that my two world were coliding as they are doing again.