Rachel Maddow: The Anti Palin

Monkeys, we've been neglectful lately at SOGAM. Our apologies for the lack of posting! Real life is, for lack of a better phrase, a time suck. So back to business as usual starting today - with the hottest journo in the business right now: Rachel Maddow.



That's her playful look. Well, actually, it's more likely her "look what they made me do for publicity shots look" but the important thing to note is: FINALLY A LESBIAN WHO LOOKS LIKE A LESBIAN. Is that okay to type? Fuck it, I don't care. It's such a relief to see a publicly out woman who is not hair extensioned or make-up'd to within an inch of her life. I mean, I'm just saying: it's not like anyone at CNN is trying to make Anderson Cooper look less gay. And look how cute her longtime partner is:



I know, right? Susan and her on their farm in New England (Black Lab named Poppy, natch). It's enough to make a girl think back fondly on that one night in college.

But none of this works without the real turn on: The journalism. The Rachel Maddow show is the hottest cable news show out there right now, from its premier just a month ago, it's doubled viewers in that time slot for MSNBC and it's kicking CNN's Larry King's ass with people under the age of 35. (You may be thinking, how hard could that have been? Well, Keith Olbermann couldn't do it in that same time slot.)

She's unabashedly liberal and progressive, but she's unflinching in her examination of the hypocrisy on both the right and the left as this election year goes on. She covers stories regularly that she feels are under reported by the media. She's an AIDS Activist who once helped disrupt Al Gore's Presidential Announcement by unfurling a banner reading "AIDS Drugs For Africa". She's a badass. And she's funny.

Watch as Rachel kicks some Palin ass on her show, then watch the show. (It's perfect to DVR as MSNBC is commercial happy) But mostly, drink some of Maddow kool-aid. Mmmmm....tastes like first amendment.



The Rachel Maddow Show
9-10 Eastern, MSNBC