Rachel Maddow: ‘All Hail Shep Smith At Fox News’ (VIDEO)

MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow lauded Fox News host Shep Smith last night for his repeated walloping of Republicans for opposing the 9/11 first responders bill.

“Shep Smith making a hullabaloo on his show about the Republicans who are not supporting health care for 9/11 first responders means that those Republicans might feel compelled to explain publicly why they don’t support health care for 9/11 first responders.”

If you recall, Shep first said “it’s disgusting” that the bill hasn’t been able to pass, then he called out by name the Republicans who wouldn’t appear on his show to explain why they oppose the bill, and then yesterday he hit Tom Coburn specifically for saying that he might try to block the bill.

“All hail Shep Smith at Fox News,” Maddow said last night, “and I’m not kidding. Because Fox News is an outlet that can get return calls from Republican senators most of the time, unlike some other people I know who shall remain nameless, but who are me.”

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h/t HuffPo.