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"Unlikely" Or Lesbian?
"Unlikely" Or Lesbian?
Every now and again, someone gets the fame they deserve. Rachel Maddow is photographed by Roger Erickson for the Out 100 this year, the magazine's tally of the 100 gay people who made the biggest impact in America in 2008. From Julia Baird's profile in Newsweek : The greatest ...
Rachel Maddow Comes Out on Top | Newsweek Entertainment
newsweek.com — "Can you believe that sellout, Barack Obama ?" says Rachel Maddow , looking around the room. "Let's... hit him from the left!" It's 1:30 p.m. on Nov. 5, and the six-foot-tall Maddow, wearing her trademark baggy 501 jeans and thick-soled sneakers, has ... (more) Rachel Maddow Comes Out on Top | Newsweek Entertainment
 Rachel Maddow on "Conan O'Brien" / Nov. 21, 2008 (video)
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Rachel Maddow on "Conan O'Brien" / Nov. 21, 2008 (video)
youtube.com — TV- and radio-host Rachel Maddow on the "Late Night with Conan O'Brien".Why? Because listening to intelligent people... having an intelligent conversa... (more) Rachel Maddow on "Conan O'Brien" / Nov. 21, ...
Maddow Fails To Question Huckabee On His Recent Anti-Gay Statements
Maddow Fails To Question Huckabee On His Recent Anti-Gay Statements
thinkprogress.org — Since Prop. 8’s passage in California, which revoked same-sex couples’ right to marry, MSNBC host Rachel Maddow... has been a powerful outspoken advocate of the rights of gay citizens. “The amendment does not just prohibit gay rights. ... (more) Maddow Fails To Question Huckabee On His Recent Anti-Gay ...
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Brainster's Blog — Here's a Clue Excitable Andrew, quoting a Newsweek piece: Maddow's partner, artist Susan Mikula, believes the "unlikely" label is just code for lesbian: "She goes from Stanford to Oxford to activism to radio, then TV? What's so unusual about that? Is it because she is a gay lady?" Yes, because it is so unusual for lesbian women to host talk shows. Ellen Degeneres, Rosie O'Donnell and now Rachel Maddow. What's really unusual is how far left Maddow is; that's the "unlikely" part of the story, not that she's gay. ...

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