I beat up MSNBC a lot, but Rachel Maddow just did a 25 minute opening, commercial free.

[TeamPooka]

that says a lot since the ads for the highest rated cable news show go for a lot of money.
I like that she has a Cronkite like weight and authority there that gives her freedom to do things like this.
Keep supporting her MSNBC!

[obnoxiousdrunk]

1. She has been doing

a 22 minutes opening for a long time now.

[sarcasmo]

2. Rachel has 20 plus minute openings on many nights.

[PatSeg]

5. Pretty much every night I watch her

[Pepsidog]

3. She has a brilliant mind.

[Honeycombe8]

4. She is special. I bet they pay her a ton of money.

I'm sure she gets offers from the other networks all the time.

She breaks things down and explains things and connects the dots, and reminds me of things, so that even I can understand all these things. This is a complex mess we're in.

[Hekate]

13. I hope they do. She is worth a great deal to all of us at this time.

[milestogo]

6. She was born for this moment and she will long be associated with it.

There is something about hearing the news from a person who cares deeply about it.

Yes, Walter Cronkite.

Even Peter Jennings during 911 - he was the only one I could watch that day.

Now Rachel.

[Wounded Bear]

7. She always does a long A Block...

at least 15 minutes, usually 20-30. That way, she can do a quick opening synopsis of the days news and a brief preview of the coming show, and then plow into a big story in depth. She doesn't break for commercials, and seldom has guests during that time.

Usually I like it. She's great at starting with obscure stories and pulling the threads together to where it applies to current events.

Just my opinion.

[triron]

8. She keeps me riveted.

[Wheezy]

9. She was especially

wonderful tonight. For some reason her words really hit me as something we would be coming back to years in the future. I teared up a little, thinking, "I listened to this live." We're in such a pivotal time, and I'm so glad we have Rachel to talk us through it.

[MarianJack]

10. I consider Rachel Maddow to be...

...this generation's Walter Cronkite.

RESIST!

[BlueIdaho]

11. Seems like 90% of the MSM rehashes the exact same story

Rachel is always on a different, and more important story. She is the most respected journalist of this generation.

[LW1977]

12. No depressing pharma ads for 25 minutes?

She should do this every night.

[Stellar]

14. She does it most nights...

I used to feel as though I was in class and learning a lot.

[Empowerer]

15. And she never does talking head panels

With very few exceptions, she never has more than one guest at a time, she interviews then with excellent questions based on solid research - and that aren't long statements of her opinion followed with "what do you think of what I think?" - and she actually listens to their answers and follows up with additional excellent questions.

She's the best.

[TryLogic]

16. A few months ago she declared she would report "what they do not what they say".

That is one of the reasons she is number one. Letting Republican politicians and mouths spout their BS is not journalism and it is not news. We always watch Rachel !!

[NurseJackie]

17. I learn something new every time I watch her.

[roody]

18. Any chance that she is against making war

on Venezuela?

[spooky3]

19. She is a force for good. Nt