She's just so genuine. She balances a modest pride of rising to success on her own terms with an understanding that she has to continue to be exhaustive in her understanding and reporting of politics and beyond. She's sharp, appropriately assertive, and nerd girl hilarious. From what I can tell, she wears absolutely terrible clothing in daily life which somehow makes her more endearing, in a "I want call you a cooky lil lesby while giving you a noogie!" kind of way. She has a PhD in Philosophy, nbd. This clip is possibly the best 7 minutes of 2009 thus far.

  rachel maddow

Yes, I realize drawing her on my iPhone is borderline creepy. I had to take a break from bejewled and it just happened, ok?