Rachel Breaks Down the Whole Gov. Sanford Thing. . .So Far

There are reasons why I dig The Rachel Maddow Show so much, and for why I post so many clips here on the blog. One of them is the snarky, but brainy attitude throughout. One of them is her ability to entertain with the goofy stuff, and then educate with the serious. Iran is one of the very serious things going on, and Rachel has probably been the best on-air commentator on the subject (excluding actual journalists like Richard Engel).

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On a day like today, the goofy outweighs the serious because a) there is a near news blackout on Iran, and b) because the mystery about a goofy subject burst open, spewing lies and half-truths and confessions. . .it was fascinating. I'm sure there are news watchers that will lament the saturation coverage of South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, and his peccadilloes. But just watch the clips here to see what I'm talking about. Rachel lays out the situation in her entertaining but informative way. She makes the points, and asks the questions I wanted someone to ask. And she actually talks to the reporter who started the ball rolling when she staked out the Atlanta Airport this morning. You would be unlikely to hear all the points covered this well anywhere else. And that includes Countdown with Keith Olbermann.

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