I was very disappointed to learn that Stihl advertising supports The Rachel Maddow Show.

Rachel Maddow gaslights her audience with inflammatory disinformation which inspires hate and potential violence toward other Americans.  She has consistently taken a misinformed, hostile and unscientific view toward rational public policy.  Rachel Maddow’s deployment of absurd, divisive emotional appeal influences irrational attitudes toward otherwise sane policies and well intended Americans.  Her intent is to motivate her viewers to hate such rational policies and the people associated with these policies. 

One example of this was when Maddow falsely claimed that Elon Musk was profiteering from his relationship with Donald Trump by garnering $400M in contracts for armored Teslas.  Mediate It published a report titled “Rachel Maddow Shreds State Department ‘Plan’ To Buy ‘Armored Teslas’ — Fails to Mention Plan Started Under Biden.”  The article reports in part:  “In a five-minute segment on February 12, 2025, Maddow presented a copy of the State Department procurement plan for 2025 that contained an item line for a proposed $400 million purchase of “armored Teslas.” While the report named Tesla, it did not specify which vehicle the agency hoped to buy.  But what Maddow failed to mention was that the forecast document she cited was released in December 2024, under Biden. The host, instead, vaguely introduced the document as “the latest procurement forecast.”   

Maddow’s lies along with many other irrational, illogical propaganda schemers all worked to escalate rage against Tesla.

Another example of Maddow's hate inspiring rhetoric was when Maddow tried to gaslight her viewers with the ridiculous idea that President Trump, the most America First president our country has had in decades, is siding with and subordinate to Russia.  Rachel Maddow said “I think whatever Americans voted for I don’t think people voted to make the United States a subsidiary, diplomatic entity to Vladimir Putin which is the way he is operating here.  You talk about whether or not the United States is any longer associated with the free world.”

Please stop supporting Rachel Maddow’s toxic, hate inspiring disinformation show with your advertising dollars.