Programming changes at MSNBC

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44. He once said that he came from a conservative

family and that he was the liberal in the bunch. Maybe he is liberal relative to his family's politics.

I don't know how liberal he really is, but I do know he isn't very good at his job. Before he got his own show, he used to be a political analyst, sort of like Steve Kornacki, statistics oriented. In that position, he was tolerable, but he does not have what it takes to carry an hour long show. Plus his choice of guests is often appalling. He manages to find the most smug, condescending conservatives on the planet. Almost as bad is when he tries to be clever or funny. I don't know who he thinks he is appealing to, but clearly it is no one who watches MSNBC.

The whole Meet the Press Daily was a bad idea from the get-go. It is a certain format that works on Sundays, if you like to watch the Sunday shows (I really don't), but Monday through Friday is often a different audience.