| − | '''Rachel Maddow''' (b. 1973) is a [[left-wing]] American radio and television commentator for [[Air America]] radio and [[MSNBC]] cable television. She has a bachelors degree from [[Stanford]] University, and a doctorate from [[Oxford University|Oxford]]. (She went to Oxford as a [[Rhodes Scholar]].) Maddow is one of the few openly [[lesbian|gay]] personalities in the mainstream news media. Like almost everyone at the MSNBC network, she has a liberal world view, and uses her position in the media to advocate gay rights. As an outspoken opponent of former U.S [[President George W. Bush]], she continues to oppose [[Conservative values]] and the [[Republican Party]], while being an avid supporter and follower of [[Barack Obama]]. There has never been a single instance in which she has criticized Obama or his socialist policies on her television or radio show. She has dedicated several shows to defending welfare, indicating that she prefers [[welfare]]. | + | '''Rachel Maddow''' (b. 1973) is a [[left-wing]] American radio and television commentator for [[Air America]] radio and [[MSNBC]] cable television. She has a bachelors degree from [[Stanford]] University, and a doctorate from [[Oxford University|Oxford]]. (She went to Oxford as a [[Rhodes Scholar]].) Maddow is one of the few openly [[lesbian|gay]] personalities in the mainstream news media. Like almost everyone at the MSNBC network, she has a liberal world view, and uses her position in the media to advocate gay rights. As an outspoken opponent of former U.S [[President George W. Bush]], she continues to oppose [[Conservative values]] and the [[Republican Party]], while being an avid supporter and follower of [[Barack Obama]]. She has dedicated several shows to defending welfare, indicating that she prefers [[welfare]]. |