Rachel Maddow: An Open Letter to Senator Hatch (updated with a letter from Hatch!)

[NYCGirl]

A confession: I have a major girl crush on Ms. Maddow (considering the fact that I'm straight, this speaks volumes about Rachel's power).
;-)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rachel-maddow/an-open-letter-to-senator_b_45024.html

What I'd like to talk with you about is very simple: on NBC's Meet the Press this past Sunday, you said this about Carol Lam, the US Attorney for San Diego who was fired by the Justice Department in December:

"She was a former law professor, no prosecutorial experience, and the former campaign manager in Southern California for Clinton"

I checked the transcript against the video, and it's clear to me that you weren't misquoted.

Here's my question for you or your staff: what in the Lord's name are you talking about?

[Beaverhausen]

1. I wonder if Russert will mention this "correction" on Sunday

If the show is even on...

[LSparkle]

2. I'm with you on Rachel -- MAJOR girl crush and I'm also straight

Some network (MSNBC?) ought to give her a show. When she was on Keith Olbermann's show recently, I was just drooling (I also luv Keith).

[NYCGirl]

4. Rachel mentioned last Thursday on her show she had been filming a TV pilot.

She'd been off her show for the two preceding days (and a fill-in was a poor replacement) — but she said there's no sure signs her TV pilot show would get picked up, but she's hoping. No network was mentioned.

[LSparkle]

9. Yay! She's great on the radio ... but better in person/on TV!!!

Intelligence and integrity personified (but I'm admitted biased ... ).

[ronnykmarshall]

3. I have a crush on her too.

Go figure that one out!

[KatyaR]

10. Make that four--me, too!

And I'm an almost 50-year-old woman.

How could you not fall in love with someone who's bright, insightful, and articulate?

Not to mention she's funny, too.

[mitchtv]

5. He's still lying

He says his comments were "accurate" regarding her record WTF?

[Jim__]

6. Exactly!

People should write to MeetThePress (you can write from here: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6872152/) and tell them to clarify that everything hatch said was bullshit.

[NYCGirl]

7. I hadn't seen his MTP appearance in its entirety. I'll have to check it out. NT

[GCP]

8. Wow he was hot!

He's still got it IMHO.