They took big Ed off MSNBC for this Dyson guy

[bigdarryl]

JESUS!!!!!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. The vacuum cleaner guy? Jesus?

[NightWatcher]

3. So he sucks pretty bad huh?

[DawgHouse]

2. He sucks!

[BlueStateLib]

4. he's just keeping the seat warm for chuck todd

[napi21]

5. I ave no proof, but I heard Ed was taken off because he was so against the Keystone pipeline.

Apparently the owners of the network are for it and didn't like it that Ed did so many shows in opposition.

[truebluegreen]

6. I thought it was TPP.

Either one or both, I bet. Our Corporate Masters don't want the little people gettin' pushy.

[rurallib]

10. add in supporting unions and Ed hit the trifecta

or 3 strikes and you're out?

[truebluegreen]

13. Yup. More's the pity..nt

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

7. I thought Ed's time slot was eventually intended for Mr. Upchuck Toad

Dyson has been a kind of pinch hitter over the years, filling in for various people.

[AngryAmish]

8. The vacuum dude? He isn't even American.

[femmocrat]

9. Ed's absence has created a vacuum.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

[rurallib]

11. Chuckers will fill that vacuum

with a stinky pile

[H2O Man]

12. I assume that you

are referring to Michael Eric Dyson. who I saw filling in after Ed left. I can't be 100% sure, as I have not seen MSNBC at that hour in recent days.

I liked Ed, and had a lot of respect for his passion on issues. He is a good man, and I think that MSNBC might have been better off re-considering what hour to have him on the air. Because of his appeal to union workers, for example, it might have been beneficial to put him on at a slightly later hour.

I also think very highly of Dyson. He might not have as broad a base for television as some of the other hosts, but he has proven insightful as a guest on MSNBC for years. As unpopular as reading long articles, and even books, may be becoming, there is not a single person in the Democratic Party and/or Democratic Left that would not benefit from reading this man's extensive writings. He is a unique talent, that tends to appeal primarily to the highly educated left. His love of vocabulary -- a tribute, I suspect -- to Minister Malcolm X, makes him slightly inaccessible to many people. But I think very highly of him, and enjoy him as a guest on various shows. I'll be sure to tune in to watch him from now on!