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Candice Bergen | 07/12/2009 11:00 pm

Candice Bergen: 'Rachel Maddow Is the Smart Chick du Jour'

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In response to: What woman or women do you consider to be the media's rising stars, and why?
Candice Bergen

Rachel Maddow is the Smart Chick du Jour but here to stay. A total Star.


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Read more about: Documentary, Entertainment, Media, Rachel Maddow, Radio, Television, women

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colleen riordan
Love Rachel! She’s so smart and sassy.
By colleen riordan on 07/13/2009 12:55 am
Kelly In Texas
Well Candice…the "smart chic" needs to hope that ratings do not keep falling on her network…perhaps a "smart chic" would be looking elsewhere.
By Kelly In Texas on 07/13/2009 12:14 pm
Mugsy Peabody
Indeed yes!
By Mugsy Peabody on 07/13/2009 1:17 am
S G
Agreed:) Rachel is awesome:)
By S G on 07/13/2009 6:45 am
Lucinda Herbert
She can be great, but I wish she’d take the snarky tone out of her voice.
By Lucinda Herbert on 07/13/2009 7:29 am
Roxie Hagman
I agree she’s smart and sassy but she’s also the most irritating woman on tv aside from Nancy Grace. These women are terribly preachy. LOL.
By Roxie Hagman on 07/13/2009 10:00 am
barrett etc
YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH RACHEL!
By barrett etc on 07/13/2009 10:19 am
Jawaralal Bernstein
She was tops before she got own show.  Now she just uses the time to flog the very small list of self-centered issues on her mind, plus a few legit news stories, with her distinctive slant.  She’s very smart and well educated, but ultra opinionated.  And now full of self, preening, rolling eyes, as sanctimonious as Joe Lieberman.   Oy vay.
By Jawaralal Bernstein on 07/13/2009 8:23 pm
Ashley Bryant

Love Candice Bergen; love Rachel Maddow. Glad to see Candice is a fan of Rachel.

@Kelly In Texas — I follow the ratings on TV Newser, and Rachel’s ratings were actually on an uptick before she went on vacation and before Larry King started cashing in on the death of Michale Jackson. 

Just wait till the MJ business dies down and people are focused on real news. Rachel will do just fine. 

By Ashley Bryant on 07/14/2009 12:17 am
Bethany Christian
Snarky - irritating!?!  It’s Rachel - intelligent, well informed.  What is called preachy I call indepth history and consequences on a news subject.  It’s her show and her agenda and if people watch then she’s doing ok.
By Bethany Christian on 07/14/2009 2:11 pm
Barbara Cristiano
Rachel Maddow makes to the top of my "rising star" list.  She’s a policy wonk of the first magnitude — a thorough researcher and a superb political analyst.   I try never to miss Channel 13’s News Hour, BBC News, or Rachel Maddow.  
By Barbara Cristiano on 07/16/2009 1:41 pm