AN OPEN LETTER TO RACHEL MADDOW

Hi Rachel,

As one of your biggest fans I feel it’s up to me to bring attention to something you said during your appearance on Jay Leno which irritated me and I think irritated your other fans as well.
Early on Mr. Leno asked you if you were liberal and you gave this long drawn out answer about how nowadays the words “liberal” and “conservative” have different meanings and all of that.
I found this answer frustrating because everyone knows you are a liberal and that you champion liberal causes and when they write your epitaph in that first paragraph it will describe you as a liberal.
Now your response to Jay Leno’s question is not unusual. In the last 25 years those of the left have gotten into the habit of denying their true feelings and giving vague answers as to what direction of the political spectrum they fall in.
Michael Dukakis couldn’t even say he was a liberal, and in recent years even Norman Lear did not wanted to admit he is a liberal.

Should we be ashamed that we are liberals? Of course not. We especially shouldn’t be ashamed since those on the right will always identify who they are and say they are conservatives through and through.
This is why the Rush Limbaugh’s and the Sean Hannity’s of the world are so popular. Sure they have wacky and dangerous ideas but they know who they are and they connect with a wide audience because the audience can see they are genuine. They can see they are the real deal.

Is a liberal for big government? Of course we are. If it means being governed by a Harvard law graduate instead of those one finds at a McCain/ Palin political rally then yes, we are liberals and proud of it.
You see Rachel, this is the stance you must take. Like a conservative you have to state your true beliefs and your true identity so everyone around you knows who you are and what you stand for. For you and other liberals not to say proudly that you are a liberal is kind of like Pete Best not admitting he had a little bad luck in his life. You see what I mean?

Well, that’s all I have to say. Keep up the good work