Can you set me up for a date?

Her husband, Jonathan, would be pissed at me, and I refuse to be responsible for a baby sitter in case Jon has plans.

Happier times: my sister, Touré, Krystal, Abby and me on the set of The Cycle:
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I'll be happy to pass your sentiments on, though, if you really want me to.

*on edit--as the other poster, mentioned, Krystal and Jonathan are very happy together. You're outta luck if you're waiting for that to fall apart any time soon.

... but I do think she's a smart commentator. Good luck to her.

He's a physicist with a specialty knowledge of crystallography. His name really is Ball, and he really named his daughter Krystal. Not her fault, and she's not in the least bothered by it or stuck up with her looks. She's as nice and unaffected as she is smart. We get together when we can, sometimes with former CNN financial editor Myron Kandel, who is a mutual friend. It's always fun to burn up a breakfast or lunch with off-the-record stuff they could never say on the air. Myke never let his political views seep through in his financial commentary when he was at CNN, but, for those that remember him (he is well over 80 now), he is very much one of us.

great photo!

and replaced with prison porn. I hope she lands on her feet somewhere. I believe Karen is working for Hillary Clinton's campaign.

Stranger things have happened, of course, and if offered the job, she might yet take it just to be a positive influence, or at least as a counter-balance to the centrist crowd. So far, though, Krystal tells me, she has no definite plans yet, and that was as of this morning.

This has got to be a cruel hoax. Either that or the worst business decision ever!

It seems with her talent she could secure another good spot somewhere...

what is it about Chuck that makes him so attractive? I don't hate him but I'm pretty much "meh" about him...

Nothing so far. We're exploring possibilities, though my meager connections probably don't come close to rivaling hers. Her show is wrapping up right now. I'm sure her phone will be ringing at 4:01 PM eastern time.

I can't STAND Chuck Todd. You are far more charitable toward him than I ever could be.

Hopefully, she knew the handwriting was on the wall and has been looking for her next opportunity for a bit.

So far, she has no concrete plans. I probably won't be among the first to know when she does, but if I am, she'll ask me to keep it quiet until she's ready to have it become public knowledge.

I thought The Cycle is/was an awesome show - cable news needs more young lineups like this.

I just sent it on to Krystal. Hope that was OK.

She has gotten a LOT of correspondence of encouragement. She said she had been in touch with Howard Dean as well, although I didn't press her for details (there may not have been any).

Keith, Ed, Soledad, Karen and some others? I wish I were a multibillionaire to have my own network and not depend on ratings or sponsors.

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And, I think some who think that taking Big Ed off before the TPP comes back for Congress Vote (probably not until January...but, maybe before if the other countries sign on quickly) means we have lost the only MSM voice against TPP.

But, the other consideration is that those who might have given a voice to Bernie Sanders are now silenced.

I like all of them but with Abby Huntsman on there I found The Cycle unwatchable. I also like Alex Wagner and hate to see her lose her show.

Of course, Chuck Todd is completely unwatchable and I will not waste electrons on him.

Oh well, the less I watch MSNBC the more I can catch up on the shows I've DVRed.

These talented people (Ed and Alex included) need to build an online presence using social media and live streaming.

The internet--as long as we have net neutrality--is still the new frontier in communication, there are still fresh niches to be carved.

How about going back to just REAL fucking reporters with REAL experience with no bias doing REPORTING!


Hey CNN, why don't you go back to your roots for example?

but could not stand Cupp and then Abby.

And that Ana person who was on Kornacki's show this morning is also getting on my nerves...Ana "came out" as a Christian last year as if she was a persecuted minority...I turned her right off this morning...

I liked Alex a lot. She was funny and smart...

I've ever seen this Ana and from the sounds of it I don't care too.

corprate isn't seeing big enough numbers .They may last thru the election cycle and watch other stations go too .
THE WORLD is cutting the cable just like it cut the phone wires.If this is a good thing will take time to see .