Actually, Maddow is neither of Irish nor Russian heritage. She's Greek.
She hails from one of those beautiful islands in the Aegean Sea. The Island of Lesbos, I believe. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "do.rflex" <do.rf...@...> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "It's just a ride" > <bill.hicks.all.a.ride@> wrote: > > > > On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 3:54 PM, do.rflex <do.rflex@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > http://vodpod.com/watch/3174087-rachel-maddow-on-liz-cheney > > > > > > > > That was funny. But isn't Rachael Jewish? Wouldn't that mean the State of > > Israel is Al Quaeda? > > > > > FWIW . . . > > > Q: Is Rachel Maddow Jewish? > > > A: No She is not Jewish. > Her Mother is from Canada and is of Irish decent, and her Father of Russian > descent. Rachel Maddow was raised as a Catholic. > > On the January 28, 2010 episode of The Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC, Maddow > said she was "distantly" Jewish during an interview with Tracey Ullman. > > http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Is_Rachel_Maddow_Jewish >