Smell the Aqua Velva

This week, Rachel Maddow takes a humorous look at the, er, sex appeal of Freddie Thompson.



I've long been a fan of Maddow's good-natured jabs at the fatuous and occasionally feature her Campaign Asylum clips.

One day while glancing over my blog, my mom noticed her name in the tag list. As it turns out, my mom taught Rachel Maddow in high school (AP History or American Studies - I'm not sure which).

My mom would like you to know that Maddow was alway very smart and articulate; such talents were particularly on display during her valedictorian speech at graduation.

And also that Rachel's mother is very nice.