If you’re anything like me, politics is really eating into your “Gossip Girl” and “Smallville” watching time. Nowadays I spend at least an hour or two a night watching political punditry and my current fave? The Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC (9 pm). A regular fixture on Air America and Countdown with Keith Olbermann, Rachel’s new show packs plenty of useful lefty info with just the right mix of snarkilicious sarcasm. Take a look at this clip from last night, when Rachel calls bullshit big time on Sarah Palin’s continuing lies about Troopergate.
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I find Rachel Maddow incredibly abrasive but I still enjoyed her filling in for Keith when he was out.
I find what Palin is doing to be Orwellian and terrifying.
A reporter from Alaska and moderator of a few of her debates in her campaign for governor was on Fresh Air yesterday. It was interesting hearing from a reporter that has covered her for years versus everyone else that has covered her for 7 years. All in all, he reaffirmed that she’s grossly under-qualified, has poor ethics, let her husband help shape policy, and that since she signed on with McCain she has become very partisan. I guess she was well known and respected in Alaska for reaching across the aisle. But now, not so much.