Nothing seems to gel until Maddow breaks it down

[bigtree]

...and puts it all together again.

I watch and read all day about Trump abuses, and they do get reported by major dailies and other outlets, but NO ONE zooms in on incriminating reports like Rachael Maddow.

I daresay, the much of the state of the investigation and prosecution of Trump hangs on her ability to produce and broadcast her little news show. Following close on her heels are Lawrence and Joy, with their own intensely directed reporting.

They shame the rest of the news field with their diligence and excellence, and we are in their debt.

[C_U_L8R]

1. She seems too excited by this

Shit is about to hit the fan.

[GP6971]

2. She's now listing

all the Trump Administration Departures.

[bigtree]

4. love how the font keeps getting smaller

...

[GP6971]

5. The disadvantage is that

my old eyes have trouble reading it!

[bigtree]

9. mine too

...she's reading them all now.

watch: http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/list-of-high-level-trump-administration-departures-grows-1130732611664?playlist=associated

[bdamomma]

6. Font gets smaller

and the list gets longer.

[Leghorn21]

8. That list was seriously impressive, cheeze

[Blue_Roses]

17. LOL!

Love this! I miss them.

[FailureToCommunicate]

11. Longer list, smaller type...AND it looked like she leaned back and put her feet up while

reading the second - tiny print- column!

She's great, on her show and in person.

[chowder66]

3. It's interesting that 3 heads of RU IA's came a week before and Trump wants the memo released.

I wonder if Trump was seeking their counsel or forced to take counsel on how to take over the agencies and eradicating their independence.

I'm tired so forgive me for creepy thinking.

[FightingIrish]

10. I have this horrible image of waking up

to Russian flags over all government buildings. If there is a higher crime than treason, we’re watching it.

[chowder66]

16. Yikes!!! ...to both! But I fear you may be right about what we are witnessing. nt

[Frustratedlady]

7. Any clue what she was referring to that she and other news groups were holding on to?

Something that might come out tomorrow or the next day? What's left? There is SO much breaking. If you blink, you lose track. I'm trying to explain this mess to my family, but this whole thing is getting so confusing that if you haven't kept track of names nothing makes sense. They are caught in a huge spider's web and all connected.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

12. Rachel has excellent rapport with the journalists who are doing the ground work.

She allows them the forum to further expound on their reporting, then she puts everything in context. The only two news shows I watch are hers and Lawrence O'Donnell's. I also appreciate Joy Reid's interviewing skills.

I also like her relationship with NBC presidential historian Michael Beschloss, and with Rep. Adam Schiff.

[iluvtennis]

13. Yep, Rachel is excellent. If it weren't for her, Lawrence, and Joy, I wouldn't be under

informed. CNN just doesn't compare to anything that Rachel/Jo/Lawrence do.

[jalan48]

14. My concern about Rachel (and all the others that work for media giants like Comcast) is that the

people she works for are largely responsible for putting Trump in office. The corporate media allowed Trump to basically go unchallenged as he blasted his way through the primaries and Presidential election. As I remember, we were told Trump got more free air time (hundreds of minutes more than anyone else) because he was good for ratings. I'm not sure I believe that anymore, the media giants wanted Trump in office, that's why they promoted him. So I'm not sure what to make of Rachel. She says the right things but works for the wrong people.

[Blue_Roses]

18. I don't think the people she works for even

had a clue that Russia would tip the balance toward Trump. They thought Trump was a joke. Little did they know that the joke was being played on all of us.

[jalan48]

22. And yet the 2000 election was stolen from Gore. I think our problems are deeper than just the

Russians. Powerful financial interests within our own country have their own agenda. I don't have a lot of faith in large media conglomerates (and the number is still shrinking) to remain neutral.

[Blue_Roses]

23. Big difference.

While Gore was cheated out of the 2000 presidency, Bush was well-liked. Trump not only WAS NOT liked, he wasn't really taken seriously.

We also need to get rid of the electoral college. It is so out-dated.

[boblgumm]

15. Rachel practices traditional American journalism, a rarity these dark days.

Couldn't agree more. Give me some of that good olde timey who-what-when-where-why-how Murican journalism. Nobody does that better than Rachel these days. I mean, it works so well. Try it MSM. Your children may grow to not hate you.

[stopwastingmymoney]

21. Agreed

Lol, your children may grow to not hate you, excellent...

Welcome to DU

[Hekate]

19. Am watching now. Stunned.

[triron]

20. I usually feel better after her show.

[hydrolastic]

24. maddow's the best

we are so lucky but i must say the best is Joys remarks.