It’s a Maddow, Maddow World-MSNBC’s fresh-faced host glows under the hot lights in Denver

[RamboLiberal]

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At a signal from behind the camera, Nora O’Donnell kicked the broadcast back to Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews, who signed off. Ms. Maddow bounded off the stage and walked toward the perimeter barriers of her makeshift TV set; the passersby and MSNBC fans had been gathering there throughout the day to gawk at the cable news fauna at close range, like they were in some kind of nature park, and for the holdouts this was their payoff. For the next several minutes, Ms. Maddow was shaking hands, signing autographs and posing for some cell-phone pictures while others were being taken clandestinely.

After 15 minutes of this, a publicist sidled up to let her know that her car service had arrived. Time for the gang to head back to the hotel.

Ms. Maddow accepted one last congratulatory handshake from MSNBC’s president, Phil Griffin; rounded the corner of the set; and broke into a big smile. “You’ve got to be kidding me,” said Ms. Maddow, sizing up her ride home. An enormous, cream-colored limousine awaited. It was a stretch Escalade.

Those remaining on set chuckled and moved closer.

“It’s got a light carbon footprint,” somebody yelled.

Keith Olbermann took photos as the massive, tricked-out partymobile swallowed the MSNBC political panel whole: Michelle Bernard and Eugene Robinson, Pat Buchanan and Rachel Maddow.

http://www.observer.com/2008/media/it-s-maddow-maddow-world

[Staph]

1. "Beyond a Maddow of a doubt!"

Somewhere along the way, the MSNBC power brokers and Keith Olbermann in particular had taken a shine to her style of sharp-witted, well-informed debating. With her short salt-and-pepper mussed hair and nerd-chic glasses, she didn’t look like a TV star. But she sure talked like one.

Rachel has salt-and-pepper hair!?! At 35?!?

[SmellsLikeDeanSpirit]

2. I'm only 22 and I have a few gray hairs on my head.

[Norrin Radd]

10. Rachel is my age?!?

[mucifer]

3. She's Dr. Madddow, not Ms. Maddow.

[JHB]

9. Well, she has a PhD, so "doctor" is technically correct...

...but in many quarters, it's considered a bit vain and pretentious to insist on a "Dr." in front of your name outside of the medical professions or academia.

[Enthusiast]

4. We love her! nt

[calimary]

5. I'm so glad to see this! About time we got a woman on camera who doesn't look

like an inflatable doll!

I think she's terrific - and even better is her landing her own show - back-to-back with Olbermann! Now we're gonna have not one but TWO shows aimed at viewers of OUR like mind. It is SO GREAT to see somebody in programming recognizing that we at left-of-center are a noteworthy audience, too, and that we're well worth serving!

[slor]

6. "she didn’t look like a TV star..."...

Whatever! I think she is a hottie!

[Radical Activist]

7. Yep.

I wouldn't turn her down.

[PA Democrat]

8. I am so happy to see Rachel get her own show.

I've been saying for such a long time that she deserves this. She is SO good at what she does that I am able to tolerate Pat Buchanan, Joe Scarborough and Tucker Carlson just to hear Rachel. It will be lovely to see her voice her opinions without constant interruptions from crazy Uncle Pat, and Joe Scarborough.