I just hope to Heaven no one gets the idea that KO should replace Russert.

First of alll I don't think anyone can easly replace Russert.....

But to do do MTP ytou have to have rhe respect of Washington and though I love KO fro what he is..... he does not have sufficient respect across the political spectrum. Mostly because He does not hole the political establuishment in much respect or regard.


It's a bad fit and he would hate it

Agree?

a nose for news and FACTS.

Never KO - and please no, never Tweety.

I think Todd could handle it - I think he can do just about anything. I have never been so quickly impressed by a "newcomer" .

He is a nuts and bolts guy - but has entered the camera side of things very smoothly. Probably due to Russert's mentoring.

So maybe not too soon. Russert brought him on board -- it would be a fitting legacy.

he's supposed to be the greatest math whiz since John Nash, but DCW called him on bad stats and gaps left and right throughout the primaries.

He could very easily hold his own based strictly on political knowledge and acuity, but I can't envision him going after someone with the tenacity of a Russert.

They didn't come out and say as much, of course, but the subtext was there.

In any case, I think out of respect this kind of discussion can be put on hold for a while.

anti-hypocrisy..

So many people are calling Olberman partisan when he's just telling the truth about the crimes of the Bush administration. PRETENDING that the Bush officials were reasonable as most TV news pundits have done and giving them respectful attention when their actions overturned decades of U.S. foreign policy was far more partisan than Keith's scathing critiques.

:smoke:

for newspapers

Though personally I am pulling for dan Abram


I am kidding.

Dan Abram would bring the end of Meet the Press as we know it.

He's not my favorite, but he is sufficiently bland for the job.

And I don't think even Keith would want that.

I love Rachel, but Russ will be replaced by someone with a history of objective journalism. (That means that his replacement will probably be someone who is hated by DU -and- the Freep morons.)

NBC could go a long way to counter their "boys club" rep if they found a really qualified woman.

and not just to counter their "boys club" rep, but because she's a really good reporter and has paid her dues in the biz. I could see her being a really good, impartial moderator. I like Chuck Todd but I don't think he's ready for this show.

He could still keep his HDNET gig.

KO is too independent minded and authentic. Keep him on his baby, Countdown.

Repected across the board!




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But I doubt it will be him. It must be someone steeped in politics.

till election. Then after that they find a new host. Or Brian Williams, Andrea Mitchell, or David Gregory in that order.

Maybe bring Brokaw back and let him work with Todd until after the election, then give Todd the reigns.

He could do both shows, others have. He's partisan but so was Russert. KO all the way!

He did MTP, but he was also the head of the Washington news bureau. Matthews, Mitchell, Gregory, et al would sometimes call him the boss when speaking about him.

They'll have to fill 2 spots. I'm sure they don't have anyone who could step in and do both right off the bat.

Mike Malloy!

Let's hear him call out all the rat bastard sons of bitches! :nuke:

:D

He'd be amazing. :D

and I'd love it.

I don't think it matters who replaces Russert
because s/he will also have to be a rightwing
shill.

KO is too honest and courageous.

But I think it would be a bad fit too. He's best at what he does, when he does. He reaches a wider audience than I think he would on MTP. And now I feel like a real shit for even discussing this now. Maybe we should have the wake first.

I get the feeling KO wouldn't want to leave NY.

being asked. KO's style is not that of an interviewer that asks the hard questions. He is more a commentator and I don't believe he would be on anyone's list for the job.

...who apparently honed his humor and his ear for inflection through the much-loved Jean Shepherd (RIP), Groucho, and Johnny Carson. I think he would hate doing MTP.

I had what seemed like a whole semester on it. I have nothing but respect for sports broadcasters, I never had the chops to sit and call a three hour boring ass baseball game. To fill that void is true talent, sincerely.

....and a lifetime love of politics to host MTP.

But I don't think he'd necessarily want to move to DC. It would be a big change for him.

Keith would be perfect.

It'll be David Gregory or Chuck Todd. I don't see them letting Matthews or Olbermann near the mothership let alone host their marquee network political show.

Brian Williams to MTP

Olbermann to Nightly News

Maddow to fill Olbermann's hour

Williams would make the perfect bland host. Return the show to its old format, but with more of a role for the moderator (Williams)

Olbermann, I have long felt, is the prototype for the new news anchor ..... irreverent but grave when need be. Fast paced. Not taking one self too seriously. He would, however, have to turn off the partisanship.

Maddow just needs to do what she does.

Years ago, when Keith returned to MSNBC, he told me in an e-mail that the bigwigs had told him that when his numbers were up, he would have control of the content of Countdown, and that was important to him. (Yes, he used to be able to answer his own e-mail!) Obviously, that has happened for him. He has attracted a partisan audience that drove up his numbers, and therefore he has control of content to a great degree.

Network news would not allow that kind of independence.

FWIW.

How about we wait 24 hours until the body is cold before we start talking about replacements?

I don't deem it inappropriate.

In my opinion, it is tasteless & inappropriate.

and I'm not sure he'd be a good fit on Meet the Press, I have to disagree with you about the respect for Washington.

It seems to me that these so-called journalists who are supposed to be keeping the public informed spend too much time schmoozing with these people at cocktail parties and it shows up as rather fawning behavior when they're supposed to be digging for the truth during an interview.

I've often found these talking head folks way to deferential and unwilling to call out a politician when they're lying. Especially when the politician has an R after his name.

I'd like to see Amy Goodman but these Washington folk couldn't handle someone who will actually ask tough questions. And Ms. Goodman has too much integrity to work for the corporate media.

Regards

The only one who I could really see (who's at NBC right now) is Chuck Todd, even though he is pretty young.

us that he thinks Progressive is the way to go.

BWAAA!

Oh man that's rich. respect of washington...

...unless you're thinking of MTV Press :silly:

Let's let Tim RIP for at least through the weekend before we dance on his grave.

I see NO ONE in the MSNBO/NBC stable that could replace him. It will have to be way outside that box.

...installed in jobs where there should be fair and unbiased journalists.

KO is great at what he does, but that is being a liberal commentator. He does not claim to be unbiased.

n/t

Or pull some of those old CNN anchors like Bernard Shaw.

KO is best when he's "off the leash." Being the host of MTP means being polite in a way that just isn't KO's style. If you want to book guests on that show, they have to like you on some level.

If think Keith is best doing exactly what he's doing right now.