Michigan's former governor talks Tosh.O, right-wing radio, and her favorite 22-year-old blogger.
More than two hours before MSNBC host Rachel Maddow was due to arrive, the line at the Union Square Barnes & Noble last night was already stretching as far back as the audiobooks section in the far corner of the massive building's massive top floor.
In maybe the dumbest reaction to the tragic death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, Geraldo Rivera went on a tirade against hoodies this morning, pleading with Martin's supporters to find another way to support the gunned-down teenager: "Leave the hoodie at home!"
PolitiFact is taking heat again after proving that Senator Marco Rubio's claim that "the majority of Americans are conservative" isn't really correct ... but giving his statement a passing grade on their "Truth-O-Meter" anyway.
Folks as obsessed with media personalities as us were surprised to see the three supposedly brainiac contestants on last night's Jeopardy! stumped when asked who Rachel Maddow was, while correctly answering a question about George Stephanopoulos.
A look at visitor logs from The White House has MSNBC's star being cleared to enter The White House seven times and meeting with Obama face-to-face three of those times--a number on par with King Abdullah of Jordan.
When Rachel Maddow explains why MSNBC leans forward instead of left, she does it wearing hoodies.
Rachel Maddow's chic eyewear and urbane demeanor may not evoke the image of a lifelong truck owner but the doyenne of cable news still has a few surprises up her sleeve.
Liberals are thrashing The New Republic for suggesting that the cable news doyenne is anything but marvelous.
The Hollywood Reporter says she negotiated a multi-year deal with MSNBC
It's not quite a fetish. Call it a healthy interest
An actor from the Twilight series stumbles upon a story by ChristWire.org
Revelations in a new interview: he doesn't talk to Rachel Maddow, bad-mouthed Jeff Zucker
The cable news campaign enters a more sobering phase
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