Arianna Hosts The Rachel Maddow Show with Guests Bill Maher, Lawrence O'Donnell, Nate Silver, Cory Booker and Google's Eric Schmidt

Monday night, Arianna sat in for Rachel on the Rachel Maddow show.

She asked Google CEO Eric Schmidt about whether Obama will be America's first Internet president and how he can use the Internet to promote a more open and transparent government that will lead to a more engaged electorate. Scroll down for more interviews from the show.

Bill Maher, comedian and host of Real Time with Bill Maher

Nate Silver, of FiveThirtyEight.com

Lawrence O'Donnell, MSNBC political analyst and HuffPost blogger

Cory Booker, mayor of Newark

Comments

[sg0078050]

Arianna, I loved your closing comments about Michelle's mother coming to live in the WH. My grandmother lived with us growing up, and helped raise us. She had a huge impact on my life, and having the love and support of an extended family is wonderful for all 3 generations. Where is the petition? Great job on the show last night. I hope we see more of you in the future.

[SJeffH]

I really enjoyed the show, Arianna. I love hearing what you have to say and wish you were on more often!

[PKSSK]

Bravo!!! Great show and excellent guests who were very informative.

[bbbear]

Smashing show Arianna! Great guests, particularly Bill Maher and Nate Silver... and I loved your YaYa ending!
Best wishes,
charie

[breakingpoint]

-Mr Maher : enjoy, but don't sit on your laurels too long, this is the time to put the pressure on, before we get stuck.

-Lieberman: Democrats will roll over again. Why Congress’s ratings are lower than Bushs. CT should recall Lieberman – Mr. O’Donnell, though it may not matter in the Senate under this coming transparent higher minded Obama Administration, check your e-mails and diary, you forget the symbolic gesture this would send to the American People. Not forgive and forget that’s personal, but what is in the best interest of the American People. Lieberman can’t be trusted to lead.

-Bush will do nothing, except steal what’s left of our savings. The US needs more guys like Booker.

-AH: you’d be such a great elementary school teacher.

-The RM shows intro, the flipping pages, sounds like Hannibal Lecter getting ready for dinner, it’s creepy.

[GrainneKathleen]

Great show, Arianna! All extremely relevant issues, and for me a new face - Cory Booker. He seems like he has a great future. Haven't been to Newark in many years, but I wonder how it is shaping up these days. I liked what he had to say about being pragmatic and visionary in a crisis. I am very excited to see what Obama will do. With great leadership at the top we might see a lot of the green initiatives we so desperatly need implemented. Good change truly can be ushered in during a time of chaos.

[GrannyForObama]

Arianna, you did a great show last evening. Of course, I particularly loved the "Ya-Ya" piece. As "Granny For Obama", I can think of nothing better than to have a Grandmother in the White House! Your questions for all the guests were levely, thoughtful and really interesting.

I decided to post regularly here early on in the primary campaign when the mainstream news media began to write off Senator Obama as not being electable. They particularly pointed to older white women in swing states not being willing to support him. I knew that was wrong and I am so grateful that Huffington Post allows people a forum to write in (or "call out" to use a Palin-ism) when they hear mis-information on the news. Thank you and much success in your future ventures.

[marymansour]

Ditto on everything you posted, GrannyforObama.

[hapiguy]

Terrific, as usual,,,what a pleasant change ...thanks

[All4ME]

Intelligent Discourse: 1

Obfuscation: 0

Good job, Arianna

[Esot3ric]

Arianna is not only informed, intelligent and witty...she's hot.

[jobecky20]

Bill Maher is right on, like usual.

[clsmithj]

I couldn't think of a better fill in for Rachael Maddow. Great show.

[IowaKid]

Great Job Arianna!!!!!!!

[breakingpoint]

Google spent $720,000 to lobby government in the 3rd Quarter.

Conflict of interest?

[spartanmom]

If they were lobbying for something that Obama already supports (like NetNeutrality) I don't really see a problem

[Oldbuck]

I really like Cory Booker sounds like a future President in the making this is the kind of spirit and can do attitude that has made America great in the past. Arianna you got this show right and I am sure Rachel is proud of what you have put on the air. Thanks