Talk:Rachel Maddow

One case of bad reporting
Not saying that she's always terrible when reporting news, but there has been at least one occasion where she pumped out some pretty inaccurate information, namely her segment on the F-22. LOTS of misleading statements and outright incorrect statements. Again, not saying she's always terrible, but as someone involved in F-22 development, her segment on the aircraft really soured my impression of her. 164.67.21.202 (talk) 08:40, 18 May 2014 (UTC)
 * I've been watching her for quite a while and don't remember the segment at all (not saying you're wrong). Would you happen to have a link to it so it can be evaluated? Zero (talk) 14:49, 18 May 2014 (UTC)
 * This video. While I'll freely admit that the F-22 has issues and aspects worth criticizing, her report here is blatant selective reporting to people more knowledgeable on the matter.
 * http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KaoYz90giTk
 * 128.97.180.205 (talk) 11:40, 11 June 2014 (UTC)
 * I sat and watched the video. My knowledge of warplanes is pretty extensive and I could find nothing really objectionable. The replacement of MTBM with "Average Flight Time before Breakdown" is a bit off, but then again, I can't expect her to nail such an idea perfectly. Is there something I'm missing here? Zero (talk) 14:07, 12 June 2014 (UTC)
 * She called the plane a so-called disaster by restating claims from a Washington Post article. However, the assertions from that article has been refuted by the USAF (i.e. it doesn't "melt in the rain").


 * What's worse, she also cited a person called Pierre Sprey, an original member of the fighter mafia that has made many factually incorrect assertions (I can elaborate if you wish).


 * She also implies that the F-22 no longer has a mission, which isn't true, considering Russian developments in the PAK FA and the Chinese with their J-20. It wasn't involved in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan because frankly, the adversaries there have no air force.


 * Also wrong is her assertion that the F-22 somehow can't withstand small arms fire. Frankly, read about the live fire testing of the F-22; the aircraft structure has been subjected to tests involving 23 mm and 30 mm cannon rounds. Link here.


 * The F-22 isn't dead, it's production is cut short.
 * 108.228.145.163 (talk) 20:53, 20 July 2014 (UTC)