Rachel Maddow Tweet From Gulf: "more sick than i thought i'd be from fumes."

[Hissyspit]

"maddow: in grand isle, just back from filming at barataria pass -- heartbreaking. also more sick than i thought i'd be from fumes."

'course, BP would say it's probably just food poisoning...

[JuniperLea]

1. Save yourself, Rachel! Get the hell out of there!

We need you!

:cry:

[Duer 157099]

2. Why the hell would she go down there in that without a mask?

She should have known better.

But perhaps it was a calculated risk and she knew that if she got sick, she'd be able to publicize it?

[gateley]

3. I don't think Rachel is the conniving sort. Not everyone has been affected, I'm

thinking she's probably like most of us, thinking we'll be fine.

[Duer 157099]

5. Yeah, I don't think she's conniving either

But I could sort of see the logic in thinking: "well, they say it's ok, I'll go without a mask and if I get sick, I'll make sure to tell about it" that sort of thing.

Plus, she probably knew she'd be labeled as a nutcase if she went on camera with a mask or something.

I wish her well, I truly value the work she and Anderson Cooper have been doing down there, covering it for us.

[gateley]

9. They've both been our eyes and ears - if it weren't for them, we wouldn't know

the extent of what's actually taking place.

Don't know if you know but AC 360 tonight is a show with him talking with the survivors from the rig. I saw a few minutes of it on John King and it was very moving. And I can just imagine what Rachel will be showing/telling us tonight.

[alstephenson]

4. Huh???

[Duer 157099]

6. ? Not sure I understand your question n/t

[alstephenson]

7. Not sure I understand your comment about Rachel.

I think I understand what you were trying to say from reading your next post.

[Duer 157099]

13. S'cool

I think she and Anderson are heroes and don't want either of them getting sick.

[MadMaddie]

8. Have you noticed the other MSM starting to immulate Rachal?

Going down and picking up globs of oil? Once again Rachal leads the way, if they want to compete they are going to either have to get more factual or continue to lose ground.

[WestSeattle2]

10. Rachel rocks! I consider her one of the best newsies on the air. She

exudes confidence, is assertive without being aggressive, does not scream or hyperventilate (think Chris Mathews, Limbaugh, O'Reilly), promotes reasoned, logical debate, and is a genuinely nice person. She's got it all!

[peacetalksforall]

11. You said it perfectly.

[lovuian]

12. there is methane gas with this too

not good to breath

[Individualist]

14. and the toxic dispersant.

[mzmolly]

15. I'm sure it's just a coincidence.

:sarcasm:

:(

[AnArmyVeteran]

16. Rachel is a treasure. A REAL journalist.

We are lucky to have a person like her. The media is almost void of real journalists.