I don’t feel bad for crushing hard on self-glossed “bull dyke lesbian” Rachel Maddow. Even when trying her best to look like a dude, her beautiful face only enhances her sharp brain – even if I think she leans left a bit too much. But don’t take it from me – she’s even turning gay guys on:
I know I’m probably breaking some sort of gay male covenant, but I have the world’s biggest crush on Rachel Maddow. I first caught wind of the openly gay political pundit as she went toe to toe with Pat Buchanan over health care, rankling the socially conservative blowhard so much that he basically just started saying “socialist!” over and over, much to Maddow’s delight. MSNBC noticed too — now way it’s a coincidence the network has transformed the duo into a political odd couple, appearing together on Hardball, The Verdict and Countdown with Keith Olbermann, which she will be guest hosting tonight at 8pm EST.
She’s getting better as an on air host and I think she’d do great on her own show – especially with a Pat Buchanan type trying to blow smoke – since she knows her shit:
Maddow, a Rhodes Scholar who holds a doctorate of philosophy in political science from Oxford, began her career as an activist focusing on HIV and AIDS issues affecting prisoners. She hosted a local-radio talk show in Northhampton, Massachusetts, before joining Air America when it opened it doors in 2004. She’s hosted her eponymous weekday radio show ever since. To get a quick feel for her show, catch her mocking U.N. Ambassador John Bolton. She started appearing as a talking head on The Today Show, Good Morning America, CNN, LOGO and in January of this year MSNBC brought her on board as a political analyst. Ever since there’s been significant buzz that the liberal-leaning network is considering giving Maddow a show of her own, with many Daily Kos readers speculating that tonight’s guest hosting gig is essentially an on-air audition.
But here’s why she’s da bomb:
Too often, women on cable news are portrayed as shrill harpies or fluffy eye candy by their male counterparts, but the genius of Maddow’s style is that she goes on the air with nothing to prove, whether she’s blowing Tucker Carlson’s mind (what there is of it, at least), pointing out that in the Democratic Party controlled Congress is still only passing “Republican and Joe Lieberman-inspired amendments” or handing Joe Scarborough his balls on a silver platter — which, you know, she really ought to get an award for doing.
The real reason Rachel makes my heart skip a beat, though, is that she isn’t trying to ditch her identity as a woman, a lesbian or an activist to play with the big boys; she brings these parts of her to the table like her own personal arsenals.
Exactly. One of the things I hate about cable news babes is that they’re too gussied up and too fake. I get the sense that most of them are just pretty girls there to read the prompter (e.g E. D. Hill) and make goo-goo eyes to the camera. And God help them if they have to press a politicion on his spin. But Rachel, while personable and funny, is still hardcore when it comes to the issues. She’s all over Youtube just giving it to right wing knuckleheads like Joe Scarborough and Tucker Carlson. Plus the woman wears no earrings – how hot is that?
Rachel Maddow – today’s BEST PERSON IN THE WORLD! And hot.
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