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(3,284 posts)I like Rachel Maddow a lot and respect her fine mind.
But I have noticed her becoming more and more "establishment" all the time.
Big salary and promotions have a way of doing that.
She seemed far more feisty (likely to question establishment norms) back in the days when Olbermann was still around.
Now, she has very much given in to the 2-party "horse-race" mentality of the corporate media.
I suspect, Comcast has her just where it wants her.
Hey--I admit it--I get caught up in it too---The tit-for-tat Tea Party vs Liberal back-and-forth with
Fox News and the like, like Punch & Judy. It's easy to get suckered because the RW media spits-out
such absurd talking points these days, it is almost impossible to resist taking shots back at their collosal stupidity.
Thus, being "stupid like a Fox" keeps people polarized, and keeps the discussion conveniently OFF certain topics--For BOTH sides.
Whose "Mission Accomplished" is that?
I used to fall for that far more a few years ago. Not so much these days.
Throwing bombs back and forth with Conservative media---Basically, a trap, IMO.
She is getting more co-opted by the week.
What about questioning America's drive for Empire? The dominance of AIPAC?
Fraud and waste in the vast US Military budget?
What about investigating the VERY REAL voting irregularities in this past election?
What about Hillary's ties (and Holder's sycophancy) to Wall Street?
The Privatization of America's Public Schools?
Non-stories, in MSNBC/Maddow-Land.
Has she succumbed to becoming just another member of "The Village", Hullabaloo Blogger
Digby (Heather Parton) has so soften referred to (and not in a complimentary way)?
Rachel, like MSNBC in general, has become a cheerleader for the Democratic Party, rather than an un-affiliated
outlet for a Progressive point-of-view.
I would quickly regain my former full regard for Rachel, if she would just have a
few of these folks on as guests, to compliment the usual Washington Establishment types who populate
corporate media:
Chris Hedges
Noam Chomsky
Brad Friedman
Richard D Wolff
Danny Schecter
Greg Palast
David Sirota
Dar Jamail
But, in actuality, Rachel can't, I believe, because her corporate employer will not permit
those voices to be heard on American Corporate TV News.
Yeah, IMO, rachel's voice has been compromised, but I don't blame Rachel.
Rachel isn't the problem---Her employers are.