I want to play in her live band!

I'm pretty excited. I don't really listen to Air America, but I watch Olbermann, and he's a wonderful guest host when he's not around, so it'll be nice to see her on TV.

I'm interested in all of the naked crime that she's going to cover. She does a great job with Keith, and he does overpower people sometimes. She's a great personality.

Glenn Greenwald points out that already the concern trolls are whining about Rachel:

http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/08/21/tnr/index.html

Andrew Golis sums it up:

She, unlike almost every other political pundit on television, is rigorously fact-based, refreshingly unhackish when it comes to defending or attacking the Democratic Party, and rarely goes with easy vilifying of those with whom she disagrees.

In short, then, Zimmerman is arguing that Rachel Maddow shouldn't have her own show because Sean Hannity is an asshole. Great.

http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/08/21/liberal_media_run_away/

I am so excited about this!

SO. EXCITED. This is amazing, I love it!