If you could own your own tv news network, what talent would you hire?

[Funtatlaguy]

This is your DREAM team. So, don’t limit yourself on who might accept. You are the decider.

Here’s mine:
First, I would talk to Keith Olbermann and tell him that he could have his own show if he picked his own producers, editors, etc. And any in fighting therefore would be his fault. Short leash.

Soledad OBrien
Dan Rather
Jon Stewart
Jon Fugelsang
Stephanie Miller
Randi Rhoades
Lawrence ODonnell
Rachel Maddow
Don Lemon
Allison Camerota
Ali Velshi
Ari Melber

[Soxfan58]

1. Very nice list.

Daily contributers:
Malcom Nance
Micheal Avenatti
Stormy Daniels (no penis discriptions)
Steve Schmidt
John Mecham

[Funtatlaguy]

9. Good ones. Maybe Schmidt and Nicole Wallace have a show together.

[Freestate_MD]

12. Schmidt and Wallace, Yes!

What a show!

[Va Lefty]

2. Great list. I would add:

Lauren Duca
Jeff Greenfield
Maggie Haberman

[JaneQPublic]

3. Your list is spot-on, but possible additions...

A FEW POLS NOW OUT OF OFFICE...

Al Franken (he had a long-running show on Air America)

Howard Dean (creator of the 50 state strategy)

and ultimate dream: Barack Obama

SOME EFFECTIVELY POLITICAL CELEBS...

Alyssa Friggin Milano (a real mover & shaker on Twitter)

Rob Reiner (he doesn't just talk the talk, he gets involved, e.g., his major Trump Russia website)

AND OTHERS...

Melissa Harris Perry (Loved her show on MSNBC, even if she butted heads with corporate suits and got fired.)

Randy Rainbow to perform his latest political parody songs.

[NRaleighLiberal]

4. Robert Reich, Paul Krugman, Josh Marshall, Charles Blow added

[Cirque du So-What]

5. Can I start from scratch?

I'm not partial to poaching talent from other corporations. I'd send recruiters out among the universities and the 'bush leagues' in search of highly motivated purveyors of the truth - tenacious bulldogs who just won't stop.

[Funtatlaguy]

8. This is YOUR network. You get who you want.

[kacekwl]

6. I'm ok with Stephanie Miller if

you can get her to stop saying "Right" after every statement.

[Funtatlaguy]

7. Some good responses. I forgot Joy Reid and Shep Smith (if he tells all about Fox).

[LAS14]

10. Michael Smerconish

OK, I'm ducking now.

Obviously not for his hard hitting attacks on the crazy right. But I do appreciate his attempts to be aggressively impartial, to look for just facts. It's a relief once a week.

[LAS14]

11. And Judy Woodruff

[DanTex]

13. Sam Seder, Rachel Maddow, Chris Hayes, Paul Krugman, Thomas Frank.

[keithbvadu2]

14. Fox's Crotch Couch for the old, white male, conservative demographic

Fox's Crotch Couch for the old, white male, conservative demographic

Lots of sponsors like Viagra, My Pillow, and ExLax.