MSNBC's Rachel's Hand-Off to Lawrence, Jan. 24, 2019, 720p

Duration: 3:21 Minutes
.      Michael Bennett's "Mr. Smith Moment"

Often, the highlight of the MSNBC broadcast day is Rachel Maddow's hand-off to
Lawrence O'Donnell. You can learn a lot in the brief conversations these two
veterans have about the news of the day.

Tonight:...
In tonight's HandOff, Lawrence waxes on nostalgically about Michael Bennett's
powerful speech in the Senate today, calling it a "Mr. Smith Moment".
Lawrence confesses that it was a VERY MOVING experience for him, and to top it off,
made him NOSTALGIC for his former career on the staff of the Senate in the 1990s.
Feeling this way was a FIRST for him. He also promotes extended versions of the
speech, in his upcoming show.

Lawrence also explained a technical aspect of this, in how Bennett had left his microphone
behind, but his POWERFUL EMOTIONS, brought with it such a powerful VOLUME... that he didn't
even NEED a microphone! A powerful moment, on the Senate floor.

Lawrence also promotes his upcoming visit on set with Fay Smith, a federal contractor
who's been unable to pay her bills, about to be evicted, due to the Government Shudown.