Chuck Toad set to take over MTP?

[Atman]

Same ol' same ol'.

"Tell me, Senator McCain, why are the Democrats so week on defense?"

"Senator Graham, some people say Obama is a total failure...explain to us why this is true."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/11/chuck-todd-david-gregory-meet-the-press_n_5667960.html?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000013&ir=Politics

[JaneyVee]

1. I wish the 'chuck' in Chuck Todd was a verb.

[NuclearDem]

2. Filed under Not Actually The Problem

[Gothmog]

3. Todd is also really weak

NBC needs to find someone like Rachel to take over

[Atman]

5. Rachel would be a bad choice.

As much as I love her, she'd be even MORE polarizing than Toad or Gregory. You cannot name one person on the right who takes Rachel for anything but a crazy lesbian left-wing shill. There are other people out there who can ask balanced questions, push back against bullshit, etc, without having the host be a pure partisan. Rachel would be great if all we wanted was a Sunday morning version of TRMS. But, the point of MTP was supposed to be about actual policy-makers meeting actual journalists, with an impartial moderator. Gregory was never impartial, and Maddow would not be, either, simply because the right hates everything she says. They're almost better going with an unknown. All of the "stars" you can name come pre-loaded with an agenda.

[Fawke Em]

4. This will sink the show more.

Seriously, you'd think with as much money as these programmers and decision-makers "earn" that they would figure out that people are tired of the right-wing, straight-up white dude schtick.

[muntrv]

6. Oh joy! He'll have his lips pressed on the buttocks of the GOP.