Rachael Maddow needs a name for her new program.

[sellitman]

She asked Keith for his opinion on last nights Count Down show.

Any ideas?

Mine is named in honor of Rush :

"The Who is Rachael Maddow Show"

Yours?

[Muttocracy]

1. The Truth

[SteppingRazor]

2. Mad-dow Disease.

:silly:

[valerief]

5. That's hilarious! nt

[valerief]

3. Here's my suggestion. Lame, but a suggestion nonetheless.

My suggestion for her new show is Beeline (a straight course). Segments could be bee-related. "Polination" can cover national politics. "Buzz" can be gossip. "Honey" can be anything positive. "Stings" can be anything negative.

Queen Bee, Drones, and Worker Bees can be class-related references, as can be Hives and Hive Nots. Bumblebees can be newsworthy dolts who've bumbled something. Killer Bees, Honeycomb, and Colony can be used, too. There can be a "Spelling Bee," where she spells out the names of all those places in the world we didn't know existed, and she'd proceed to tell us whazzup there.

Old phrasea are, of course, Bee in the Bonnet, Busy as a Bee, and Mind Your Beeswax. A brazillion words can be distorted like bee-hemoth, bee-con, etc. Some are ready-made like Beelzebub.

Think of the cool beekeeper hat she could sell as a promotional item and fashion statement. And all the while she can make note of the dwindling bee population and how that means no food and impending starvation for the planet.

I know. Way too cutesy and not the least bit clever. Maybe I'll just watch that Seinfeld bee movie. I've been meaning to rent it.

[DS1]

8. Yeah, that's pretty lame all right

:)

[IDemo]

37. edit -misplaced

[DefenseLawyer]

4. News for Smart People n/t

[soleft]

6. I Love Rachel

It worked for Lucy

[90-percent]

7. an epiphany

The Rhodes Scholar News Hour

-90% Jimmy

[TooBigaTent]

10. Very good. Even with the Bill Clinton link that Faux and the pukes would push non-stop.

[southern_belle]

12. I like it, 90-percent!

:thumbsup:

[Ganja Ninja]

9. Mad as Hell with Rachel Maddow. n/t

[Frustratedlady]

11. Rachel Unravels the News

She explains the news better than anyone onboard today.

Rachel Reports the Truth
Maddow Makes Sense
Maddow Makes Waves
Maddow Matters
Rachel's News Review

[lazyriver]

13. Open Your Mind- Hosted by Rachel Maddow

[Lena inRI]

14. REASON WITH RACHAEL. . .

. . .

REASON WITH RACHAEL

Do I get a prize ?

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[valerief]

15. Spill.

[zbdent]

16. Reality Check ...

[Occulus]

23. I kind of like that one n/t

[Alexander]

27. That's pretty good.

[zbdent]

17. THE Liberal Media Bias

[zbdent]

18. The Token Liberal, for Balance ...

[Ilsa]

19. Last night KharmaTrain suggested "Maddow of Fact". I like it. nt

[valerief]

20. Maybe since it follows Countdown, it could be Blast Off. nt

[Overseas]

21. Shaken and Stirred -- and other themes

Stirred and Chilled. I'd do a rundown play-session with cocktail terms, since she's something of a mixologist. Mixology? Straight, No Chaser -- get rights to use Thelonius Monk theme. What other cocktail stuff could be used? Maddowology?

I also loved the radio show segment analyzing the Right Wing Spin Machine she has done for years, something Countdown also does in its own way. So working on the spin theme.... Washing Machine? Electric Fan? Gyroscope? Perpetual Motion? Spinorama? De-Spin, Re-Spin, Despinning the News?

She wants to do a whole mix of stories-- political and quirky -- Potpourri sounds too Martha Stewart. Mish Mash sounds too Jib Jab. Mixed Bag-- snooze. Hodge Podge sounds stodgy. Miscellany. Conglomeration is my favorite in this mixture group. But then Countdown, followed by Conglomeration? Maddow Medley? Maddow Masala?

Let's see if we can combine elements-- Chilled Conglomeration? De-spun Miscellany-- huh?

On the Unchained Melody route... Deconstructed Medley?... Shuffled Deck? ...

Bonus Group:
Inside the Underside, Here in Our Sphere
Maddow Knows, Maddow Nation, Maddow Shadows the News
As Things Are
He's got Countdown so she does the Roundup? Uh-oh Monsanto reference. No no.
Viewer's Digest -- snooze.
Loose News (a bit scary like Loose Nukes) -- News On The Loose
News is Breaking Out All Over -- Oklahoma refrence

[NuttyFluffers]

43. i like the alcohol idea. how about, "The Happy Hour, with Rachel Maddow"

as long as you reinforce the bar aspect people wouldn't get confused. besides, happy hours at a bar don't always deal with only pleasant information. it also frees her up to include general wacky news, her love of sports, her mixology aficionado status, and her interviews/gatherings to debate or talk. i really like this angle.

PS: she gets bonus points if she dresses up like the bartender/bouncer female fighter called King, from King of Fighters. but then that's my fantasy kicking in...

[Occulus]

22. The Way Things Go, with Rachel Maddow.

or

The Way it Is

Ending tagline: "And that's the way it is. Good night, America."

Evening Review with Rachel Maddow

Liftoff with Rachel Maddow

Nightcap (except there's already a "Nightline")

[Snotcicles]

24. Truth Tube with Rachel Maddow.nt

[ColbertWatcher]

25. How about ...

...http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=3824077&mesg_id=3824077

[valerief]

34. E Pluribus Unum. nt

[valerief]

26. Room 101. nt

[immoderate]

28. Reminds me of Steve Post at WBAI NYC.

--IMM

[valerief]

29. Oh, not familiar with him.

[immoderate]

30. Long running radio show called "Room 101"

I think he quit the show in the 80's. He was (is?) extremely bright, and his program was offbeat, to say the least. His memoir is called "Playing in the FM Band."

On edit: I like that title. Should be good for Rachel. It's an Orwell reference, right?

--IMM

[valerief]

32. Yes. After you mentioned it, I looked it up. Show ran from 73 to 80.

It is a cool name and it is an Orwell reference. Room 101 is everything you're afraid of.

[immoderate]

40. Post was brilliant. His shows dripped with irony...

In some ways he was like Olbermann.

--IMM

[Johonny]

31. 9

11

[valerief]

33. I loved it on Family Guy when Lois was running for office and all

she had to do to get the crowd was to say, "9."

[KatyaR]

35. Someone somewhere suggested "Smackdown."

:rofl:

[valerief]

36. PNAC. Politics and Culture After Countdown. nt

[IDemo]

38. 1 - 'Maddow For You'; 2 - 'On The Table'

[autorank]

39. "The Truth as I know it" Congrats to her!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t

[symbolman]

41. "SpinFree"

"SpinFree".. The real thing this time :)

[Norrin Radd]

42. Good Gnews

[bdamomma]

44. This is Reality with Rachel Maddow