The Rachel Maddow Show was markedly improved last night...

[misanthrope]

...Not only is Alison Stewart's delivery far better than Ariana Huffington's, but she is mighty easy on the eyes.

Beautiful, smart and leftist, talk about sexy....whew!

[peace13]

1. Better yes but I hope they keep mixing it up before they settle on a sub. n/t

[bunkerbuster1]

2. Although she was a tad tongue-tied and, frankly, out of practice

I'm happy to see her, or Arianna, any time Rachel's off cruisin'.

[skooooo]

3. Well sex is the most important thing...

:eyes:

[TheWraith]

10. No, deliberately misunderstanding and being an ass is the most important thing.

As you've clearly showed.

[Sal Minella]

12. Do you really think "sexy" is an adjective that belongs in a critique of a news/comment show?

[bunkerbuster1]

14. Wot's wrong with being sexy?

[Captain Hilts]

17. That's not a trait that male hosts are expected to have. nt

[bunkerbuster1]

18. You know, I was just quoting Spinal Tap

Some of the irony was intentional.

In other words, sure, I can think of reasons why it's wrong to go on about a tv commentator's sexual attractiveness.

[Captain Hilts]

19. Yes, but folks DO say this seriously.

On a scale of 1-10, I'd rate Allison 11!

[skooooo]

16. Not supposed to call others name, dear!

It's very rude.

[Janice325]

4. I agree.

Also, no one does snark better than Alison!

MSNBC, please bring her back, not just as a sub, okay?

[IndianaJones]

5. she'd be a great replacement for the sportscenter guy. nt.

[marauding liberal]

6. Bring on Sam Seder or Marc Maron!!!!

[bunkerbuster1]

9. Why not both?

ok, maybe I know the answer to that question...

[Greyskye]

7. Am I understanding you correctly?

I've missed Rachel all this week except for last night. Are you saying that Ariana Huffington substituted for Rachel on Monday?

As much as I like Alison, I like her much more on KO for some reason. I didn't think she did that well last night on Rachel's show. :shrug:

[bunkerbuster1]

8. She did ok. Remember, her radio show ended last summer

From what I can tell of a quick scan of wiki, last night's appearance may have been her first on-air gig in awhile.

She flubbed a few lines, no biggie. Obviously she's slicker at this than Arianna (although I thought Ms. Huff did just fine, too.)

[Greyskye]

11. She mentioned that she hosts an NPR show daily

So I don't think it was a lack of practice.

Maybe the teleprompter/script is formatted for Rachel's preferences, and Alison just wasn't used to it yet. Or maybe she simply wasn't comfortable yet with the cadences of Rachel's reporting. That could take a bit to get used to. Rachel has a lot more ironic questions in her delivery, while Keith tends to declarative statements. :)

[bunkerbuster1]

21. Last night she mentioned that she was on Talk of the Nation

but I went to their website, no mention of her. So I'm not sure what she's up to these days.

Anyway, she was really good last night, hope MSNBC or another TV network has a place for her.

[Greyskye]

22. She was much better last night.

Glad to see her back in her zone. :)

[Alcibiades]

13. She kept making mistakes when trying to read off the

teleprompter. Easy on the eyes, though.

[Egnever]

15. I miss her on MSNBC

I have always liked her. She has a great witty way about her.

[a kennedy]

20. I swear I thought I heard Alison Stewart as the guest host of Talk of the Nation

on NPR Mon, Tues, and Wed. ??? Tried to find it on NPR's website but she's not listed as a "fill in" for that boob Neal Conan, anyone else hear her??? :shrug:

[Greyskye]

23. I just had to go pick up my car after a service...

On the way back, I heard Allison hosting Talk of the Nation.

Doing a good job, too!