Don’t get me wrong. I’m very pleased to learn that Rachel Maddow has been awarded her own one-hour evening program on MSNBC. But I’m somewhat put-off by all the enthusiasm people are displaying. It’s like a new Wendy’s opened in town and people celebrated because they wouldn’t have to eat at McDonalds anymore. You shouldn’t consume fast-food…ever. It is terrible for your health. The same is true of Cable News.
Yes, every once in a while the Cable News channels will air a debate or forum that is safe for human consumption. But most nights they provide the equivalent of a balloon of nitrous oxide. If you hooked your cranium up to a scanner you could actually see the brain cells dying as you watched the pundits perform their circle jerk.
So, yes, hurray for Rachel Maddow. She deserves a show and I’m confident that it will be one of the best of its genre. But, so what? You’d be an idiot to watch it. Or you’d become one.
