Who wants Aaron Brown to replace Rather?

mrgorth

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Wed Nov-24-04 03:05 PM
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Who wants Aaron Brown to replace Rather?

http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/home/main100.shtml

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lilfroggy

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Wed Nov-24-04 03:08 PM
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1. No....

Edited on Wed Nov-24-04 03:08 PM by lilfroggy

I hate Aaron. Very simple. Stupid Republican...

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LSparkle

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Wed Nov-24-04 03:10 PM
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2. Hello?

Have you ever watched "NewsNight"? He's the only journalist who's ever had Greg Palast on his program (as far as I can tell). I don't want him to replace Rather, though -- his journalistic skills would be wasted in a 30-minute newscast where he's basically just reading copy.

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Shopaholic

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Wed Nov-24-04 03:18 PM
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3. I'd rather have Keith Olbermann

Aaron is a giant insomnia cure to me. He may be a good journalist but I don't think he's all that as an anchor.

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LSparkle

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Wed Nov-24-04 03:25 PM
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11. I agree about Brown's low-key approach

After all the hyperactivity of other cable news shows (Tweety et al.), he can be perhaps TOO serious. And I agree with you about Olbermann -- he's my favorite -- but NEVER on network news! Although it would be funny to see him tossing paper at the camera every night.

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Shopaholic

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Wed Nov-24-04 06:06 PM
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21. Olbermann's done network news--

when he was with MSNBC the first time around in 1997-1998, they let him anchor the NBC Weekend News on more than one occasion. They haven't let him near it this time around though, although he did co-host the Today show last year when they were shopping for a new weekend anchor (Lester Holt ultimately got that job).

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Liberty Belle

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Wed Nov-24-04 07:54 PM
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25. CBS might stifle Olbermann

With Karnizan gone and a Bush supporter left running Viacom, I suspect any new anchor will be muzzled on reporting liberal news. It might be best to leave Olbermann at MSNBC, where at least he's allowed some free rein to expose right-wing mis-deeds.

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sallyseven

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Wed Nov-24-04 07:17 PM
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24. Me to. I don't want Rather to leave

but if he does Keith would be acceptable.

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goclark

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Thu Nov-25-04 12:34 AM
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29. Aaron puts me to sleep

amd I'm sure he is saying something meaningful, I just yawn when I see him.

Don't flame me but he is far too nice.

No one, in my opinion, will be allowed to replace Rather other than a neocon.

Have you noticed how they scream! They do it for a reason - to bully every listener.

Aaron is a nice guy and he would be just the choice of the Republicans. Watch him get the job.

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lilfroggy

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Wed Nov-24-04 05:25 PM
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15. Of course, damn it.

When he's not responding negatively to emails with constructive criticism, he rolls his eyes at Bev Harris. Little prick.

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Quill Pen

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Wed Nov-24-04 06:14 PM
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22. Agreed. Brown is a tool.

Aaron Brown used to be a local anchor in my market (Seattle area). He was a snide, smarmy little tool then, and he still is. He hasn't got the gravitas, class or objectivity that Cronkite, Wallace et al have in their pinky fingers.

Maybe Ray Suarez or Christiane Amanpour could replace Rather.

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TrustingDog

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Thu Nov-25-04 04:29 PM
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38. brown noser lil prick. don't let his smirky relaxed 'tude fool you.

I liked him ok before the announcement of the Iraq invasion, but then he turned into an idiot or showed his true colours, one or the other. And his Paula Con 101 eyerolling thing just makes me want to throttle him.

smug prick.

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Pachamama

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Wed Nov-24-04 03:21 PM
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7. Aaron is hardly a "stupid Republican"...and you know what, if he

is a "Republican" - then so what? I'd rather have an intelligent and thoughtful and fair journalist who happens to be a Republican than a stupid talking empty head.

Lou Dobbs is actually a Republican (has stated so openly) but he, like Aaron Brown remembers what the Republican party used to stand for....not what the neo-cons have tried to change it to....

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okieinpain

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Wed Nov-24-04 04:19 PM
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14. you know it's funny, I use to not care about the party. just the person

now if it has repug in front, hate it.

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Pachamama

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Wed Nov-24-04 03:18 PM
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4. Aaron Brown is great...funny you mention him, he was my 1st thought

for a replacement for Dan Rather when I heard the news that Rather was stepping down as anchor from CBS....

CBS would be lucky to get him and their ratings would skyrocket up to 1st if they had him...

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checks-n-balances

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Wed Nov-24-04 03:38 PM
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12. Aaron Brown talked about Dan Rather last night on his program

He was praising Rather's courage and admitted that although he was on the confrontational side, he would be difficult to replace.

I think it would be fine if they replaced Rather with Brown, because we'll be lucky if they don't replace him with someone more conservative.

The other problem would be, who would CNN put in Brown's place? We're nuts if we think it wouldn't be someone more conservative.

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Pachamama

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Wed Nov-24-04 06:26 PM
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23. Frankly, I'm so tired of CNN, I could care less who they would replace

Aaron Brown with...After CNN's turn to the far right in their attempt (it seems) to compete with Fox, especially and painfully obvious with their pathetic coverage of the Dem convention in Boston, I wouldn't give it a second thought to switch to watching CBS exclusively if they had the good sense to put Aaron Brown on as their anchor. Quite frankly, I'm so tired of Cable news and the garbage on, I'm thinking of switching it off entirely and sticking to only "basic cable" in order to get local channels and PBS. I'd watch the nightly news on CBS w/ Aaron Brown and wouldn't miss CNN one bit....

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Alpharetta

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Wed Nov-24-04 03:19 PM
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5. He's a smarmy pseudo-reflective asshole

His way of looking at both sides of an issue is to give rightwingers a fair hearing twice, once before the commercial break, once after. He wouldn't know circumspect if it flanked him and bit him in the ass.

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gratuitous

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Wed Nov-24-04 03:19 PM
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6. Yes, yes, yes!

Aaron Brown can retire, and Rather can take over HIS show.

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robbedvoter

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Wed Nov-24-04 03:21 PM
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8. No skin off my nose - none decides what to cover/report

It's a kabuki show like congress, elections etc.

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gWbush is Mabus

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Wed Nov-24-04 03:24 PM
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9. jesus christ - both aaron brown and olberman suck!!!!!

Edited on Wed Nov-24-04 03:25 PM by gWbush is Mabus

i can think of any trustworthy journalists

except:
Jim Lehrer and Helen Thomas

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lilfroggy

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Wed Nov-24-04 05:29 PM
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16. Amy Goodman (not mainstream media, though)

Democracy Now - democracynow.org

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AngryOldDem

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Thu Nov-25-04 03:19 PM
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35. I agree, but....

...talk about the proverbial snowball's chance!

My cable outlet runs Democracy Now on the public access channel in the mornings. I've grown to have a lot of respect for her -- another reason why she will never make it in the "mainstream" media: Doesn't let spin get in the way of truth.

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Warpy

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Wed Nov-24-04 03:25 PM
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10. They can replace him with Anthrax Coulter, for all I care

My television is OFF during the nightly propaganda hour, and I've been a lot better off because of it. I listen to good music, enjoy my dinner, and go about my business blissfully unaware of the poison being fed to the right wing sheep and dimwits in the burbs. I'm also cheerfully depriving the advertisers of one member of the audience they're paying for.

Starve the beast, starting with the lying newscasts.

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hlthe2b

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Wed Nov-24-04 04:17 PM
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13. I'd like Aaron Brown to replace Peter Jennings: NOW!!!!!!!!

I'm so pissed at him, I could scream... and to think how many years I used to watch him (Jennings)

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lilfroggy

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Wed Nov-24-04 05:29 PM
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17. I hate Aaron...and Peter...and all those damn Repugs.

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Jimmy D

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Wed Nov-24-04 05:36 PM
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18. I would would like to see Bill Clinton

Good compettion for Fox and Msnbc and Cnn

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SeveneightyWhoa

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Wed Nov-24-04 05:58 PM
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19. Leslie Stahl should replace Rather.

Why not?

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Shopaholic

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Wed Nov-24-04 06:04 PM
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20. Because Leslie's no spring chicken either!

She's in her 60's!

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SeveneightyWhoa

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Thu Nov-25-04 12:27 AM
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28. Which means..

..she's got another good ten years!

(Damn, she's hot for a sixty year old.)

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cyr330

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Wed Nov-24-04 07:59 PM
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26. NO!

I'd rather see my Chihuahua as anchor than that self-obsessed windbag, Brown.

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MrSlayer

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Wed Nov-24-04 08:57 PM
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27. Not Me, Brown is as big a Bush Whore as any of them.

He sometimes hides it better than the others is all.

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TrustingDog

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Thu Nov-25-04 12:36 AM
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30. fuck no. aaron should be working at Sev.

yeah sure he has that boyish charming way about him, and can actually make comments that may interest, but he's a big a whore as Rush, in his way.

and the way is, bottom line... adore and lap up the Bushole and all that spews out of that oval oriface.

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Skink

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Thu Nov-25-04 03:18 PM
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34. No wonder Stern is going to sattelite.

I can't stand to watch anything but CSPAN anymore and even they spend way to much time lending credence to the Neocons in Washington.

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ruggerson

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Thu Nov-25-04 03:10 PM
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32. NO WAY IN HELL

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AngryOldDem

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Thu Nov-25-04 03:16 PM
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33. No.

At 6:30 p.m., I want news. I don't want overblown, bad news writing.

John Roberts is OK by me.

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DemocratSinceBirth

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Thu Nov-25-04 04:11 PM
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37. Xactly...

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BlueManDude

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Thu Nov-25-04 03:41 PM
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36. How 'bout Jon Stewart? n/t

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