Ali Velshi is a real treasure

[PCIntern]

The phrase I use to describe him is “Gifted and Telegenic Sanity”.

The rest speaks for itself.

[yorkster]

1. Could not agree more. n/t

[onetexan]

27. Ditto! Watched his show this morning & still feel Ali would be best for Rachel Maddow's timeslot

He covered for her often previously so i thought he was a shoe-in. I like Alex Wagner but Velshi's reporting & delivery takes the cake.

[yorkster]

28. Yes. Have to say would love to see him at 9.

[wackadoo wabbit]

29. Yes! It didn't make any sense when he didn't get her slot. He was the perfect fit, . . .

and, honestly, the only one at MSNBC fit to carry her mantle.

As for Alex Wagner, she's not ready for primetime and should be relegated to a weekend slot or, more appropriately, to a Peacock slot.

[bluestarone]

2. One of the BEST

For sure!

[Polly Hennessey]

3. One hundred 💯 percent.

[bullimiami]

4. Just randomly caught his end of show monologue in the car. He was on fire.

on fire with the truth.

[FM123]

5. He is wonderful! Every time I see him on tv I am impressed.

[malaise]

6. Agree

Rec

[Srkdqltr]

7. He is, until he says something you don't like, then he will be awful.

[PCIntern]

16. DU rules prevent me from replying appropriately.

[Srkdqltr]

18. Just saying. I'm a fan but I know how folks here are.

[Evolve Dammit]

20. that was unnecessary and inappropriate.

[Srkdqltr]

22. Yeah, right! Like what I said dosen't happen.

[Evolve Dammit]

23. If you like picking fights, perhaps go elsewhere?

[BComplex]

8. Totally agree.

Clear. Strong. Interesting. And he'll go anywhere to report. A true reporter in every way.

[True Blue American]

24. One of the great

Investigative Reporters. I have yet to see him make a mistake and at times he seems to have to work every show.

MSNBC allows him to do what he does best.CNN would not let him. The reason he left and went to Al Gores station that became AlJazeera! Then NBC grabbed him.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

9. He is a Rachel Maddow

In the way he presents his facts. I am more educated after watching him. His production staff must be commended as well.

[rurallib]

12. very good analogy

[wendyb-NC]

10. He hits the nail on the head every time

He thinks ultra intuitively on current, difficult topics.

[avebury]

11. I remember when I thought of him as the energetic bunny of MSNBC.

There was a time that he was on all the time to the point that you wondered if he every got any rest.

He is great. I wish that he would be on more often.

[AmBlue]

13. I'll never forget his in-person reporting in Ukraine

...at the start of the war. Courageous, compassionate, knowledgeable... he gave a master class in good journalism from an active war front. I have so much respect for him. I personally think he should have been given Rachel's spot.

[calimary]

14. I find myself playing "if I ran MSNBC".

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If I ran MSNBC, Priority One would be moving Ali Velshi to five-days a week.

Priority Two: FIVE DAYS A WEEK in prime time. Across the board. NO MORE of this “one talent gets coddled annd only has to come in on Mondays and somebody else fills out the rest of the week.” NO MORE. Rachel, it’s FIVE or NOTHING.

AND IF it winds up being nothing, then Ali Velshi takes that 6pm shift, FIVE DAYS A WEEK.

I’d move Chris Hayes. OUT of his slot so maybe Alex Wagner moves in there so she still gets an hour, and leads the prime time block-East Coast. There are several two-hour anchor slots during the daytime schedule. I’d break one of those up and give Chris Hayes one of those hours.

(Full disclosure: I haven’t yet been able to forgive him for so relentlessly trying to shove Bernie Sanders down our throats. EVERY frickin’ Friday! He only came around to Hillary after she had the nomination locked up and even he finally realized Bernie was a lost cause. Bernie is a boutique candidate. Ardently followed by a select group of voters. But that group in no way has the numbers to propel its favorite into the White House. With apologies to Bernie fans, who I KNOW mean well, but BERNIE doesn’t sell to the larger demographics of voters. He comes across as the “cranky old man” who inspires more annoyance than support.)

Just my opinion, and I’m way too old and long-disconnected from any network involvements I used to have.

[True Blue American]

25. I can name 2 Hosts

He could replace.

[snowybirdie]

15. His speech today was great

I urge everyone to find it on MSNBC and listen. A terrific description of what Americans are up against with MAGA.

[XanaDUer2]

17. One of the hardest-working people on MSNBC nt

[txwhitedove]

19. Totally agree. I've never heard inappropriate or objectionable

remark from him, and watch whenever he is on. LOVE the banned books segments.

[iluvtennis]

21. Absolutley agree - love Velshi 😍. n/t

[LessAspin]

26. RBG

Ruth Ben Ghiat

"What's interesting about the indictment is it actually lays out elements of the authoritarian playbook," says
@ruthbenghiat, pointing out how Trump utilized propaganda, elite enablers, and recourse to violence in his attempt to overturn the 2020 election . #velshi

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[LessAspin]

30. Ali V

is on fire today

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