What you have to remember about Keith and Rachel is that they and Ed are about the only true progressive voices in the media.
What you also have to understand is that NO ONE ELSE does what they do, especially on TV. Where else can we turn to find someone who rebuts the Hannity/Limbaugh/O'Reilly line (and much as I love Stewart and Colbert, and as important as they are, it's also important to have a more substantive approach to go along with the humor)?
Keith for all his bluster relentlessly exposes the travesty that is Fox News better than anyone. His reporting raises the profile of the anti Fox line. His style, while it can be grating at times, has the strength of raising the profile of the truth so that does not get drowned out.
Rachel is a wonderful addition because her quieter tone, and stellar reporting, exposes right wing nonsense better than almost anyone, and she also makes the progressive case with great intellectual force.
If Keith is muzzled, who else on TV will stand up to them? We simply cannot cede that stage to the right. As important as the new media is, TV still is the main source of news for most people. Neither is sufficient, but both are necessary as we work to build a progressive majority.
Wow -- did this make the recommended lisst? I'm behind a firewall at work and could not check.
If so, its my first time ever. Either way, thanks for the recs and the comments, which I look forward to reading.
Blessings on all.