If there's a reason I can't stand Rachel Maddow is that she lets her own fears and anxieties dictate how she covers news items, and frequently winds up getting things wrong.
On Countdown, Keith Olbermann talked with Richard Wolffe about the leaks coming out of the Obama Transition, or lack there of to be more precise. (Keith and Richard actually talk about the leaks 3:10 into the video).
Richard Wolffe gives a clear and concise reason why we should ignore a lot of these stories coming out of the Transition. Very few people in the Transition actually know what is going on. Since none of them are talking, no one else can possibly know what the hell's going on. As a result, you get news stories like the Murdoch Street Journals B.S. from a couple days ago.
But reality never means much to Rachel. Oh no, despite the fact that the Obama ship isn't dripping one bit, she's going to tell me that the "wheels are starting to squeak".
And that's when I shut her off.
It's getting ridiculous. All throughout the General Election, it was Obama isn't doing THIS enough. He's not doing THAT enough. I want him to be doing MORE of THIS. If he wants to win, he should do what I say he needs to do.
Newsflash Rachel. He's won campaigns. You haven't. Until you do, keep your advice to yourself. The President-Elect seems to be doing fine without it.
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