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41. I enjoyed KO during bush2.0, but he's no Rachel.

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Mon Mar 14, 2022, 11:01 PM

Mar 2022

I doubt anyone could be half as good as Rachel.

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MSNBC Almost Brought Back Olbermann to Replace Maddow [View all] demmiblue Mar 2022 OP

Good move, Rachel. We so don't need that kind of baggage. Let Olbermann be olbermann... FreepFryer Mar 2022 #1

No, I love Olberman and he gave Rachel her start...we could expect the truth from him and Demsrule86 Mar 2022 #62

Enjoy. (Nt) FreepFryer Mar 2022 #63

I've hardly watched her this past year anyway PatSeg Mar 2022 #74

MSNBC does not deserve Keith Olbermann. He's better than that. IMHO. nt Samrob Mar 2022 #69

I wish Rebl2 Mar 2022 #2

I'm not unhappy bucolic_frolic Mar 2022 #3

Umhm. Griffin didn't want him and he'd have been wrong for Rachel's audience. Hortensis Mar 2022 #94

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I vote Alex Wagner n/t targetpractice Mar 2022 #4

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I agree, seems nice enough but boring. I would love to see Jen Psaki take over. Bev54 Mar 2022 #26

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Alex has a Nicole Wallace vibe... targetpractice Mar 2022 #35

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Beg to differ. Maddow is way better than Dubya-defending Wallace onetexan Mar 2022 #54

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Yes, you described it perfectly PatSeg Mar 2022 #83

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Agree MoonlitKnight Mar 2022 #44

Alex Wagner is a cure for insomnia. Whoever they pick should be riveting and JoanofArgh Mar 2022 #77

:) Whatever Rachel has she has in spades. Most of those who subbed Hortensis Mar 2022 #97

That is too bad AZProgressive Mar 2022 #5

I don't think he fits in that time slot for Rachel but I could listen to him in Bev54 Mar 2022 #28

Agree. JoanofArgh Mar 2022 #81

I could see 11th Hour. Hortensis Mar 2022 #101

My exact thought JPK Mar 2022 #116

I could see it for him. Could be she was thought better for Hortensis Mar 2022 #120

What about someone a lot younger? Buckeyeblue Mar 2022 #6

Alex Wagner JI7 Mar 2022 #11

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Love Rachel, but she is sonic ambien... targetpractice Mar 2022 #33

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Lol, I guess you really don't know how popular her show is! Nt USALiberal Mar 2022 #46

Of course I do... targetpractice Mar 2022 #61

Yes, over and over and over again PatSeg Mar 2022 #84

Apparently fine for everyone else because of her ratings!! USALiberal Mar 2022 #98

Yes, she has great ratings, PatSeg Mar 2022 #105

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Michael Che Cheezoholic Mar 2022 #16

Someone in their 20s/30s hasn't MOMFUDSKI Mar 2022 #24

If we're doing demographics, I'd like to see a feisty old woman. Sparkly Mar 2022 #50

Wow, yes. As you say. Like no one we've ever had, but should. Hortensis Mar 2022 #102

Let Olbermann replace either Ari Melber or Chuck Todd. Paladin Mar 2022 #8

Rachel doesn't want to do daily show. JI7 Mar 2022 #13

They SHOULD put her on MtP and fire useless chuck todd. Volaris Mar 2022 #40

It is Rachel who doesn't want to stay where she is PatSeg Mar 2022 #85

I would have welcomed Keith back MOMFUDSKI Mar 2022 #9

Same here PatSeg Mar 2022 #86

I would watch Keith . He's a lot more concise. Why not both ? Tetrachloride Mar 2022 #10

Keith had Rachel on his show and gave her lots of exposure early on. rickford66 Mar 2022 #12

She was on Air America around 2005 when I first heard of her and made a point madinmaryland Mar 2022 #15

Keith went out of his way to expose Rachel MOMFUDSKI Mar 2022 #20

I guess "no good deed goes unpunished."🙄 nt Raine Mar 2022 #29

He did the same thing for Chris Hayes PatSeg Mar 2022 #87

I find her behavior disgraceful...there is no one like Keith. Maybe she worried he would steal Demsrule86 Mar 2022 #64

Including her. What they offer is very different. Even if loyalty were owed Hortensis Mar 2022 #70

Put KO in the 11th hour slot Cheezoholic Mar 2022 #14

That is why MSNBC must decide MOMFUDSKI Mar 2022 #22

Also Olbermann is a professional PatSeg Mar 2022 #89

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I love Al Franken as a comedian, a writer, and a senator, PatSeg Mar 2022 #103

That would be great meadowlander Mar 2022 #113

YES!!! nt JPK Mar 2022 #117

Wonder if Rachel's shift in her own plans from leaving her show; were influenced empedocles Mar 2022 #17

I'd get cable or streaming or whatever the Newest & Shiniest Media is these days just for his show. Torchlight Mar 2022 #18

I am right there MOMFUDSKI Mar 2022 #21

GREAT way to describe his work...... MyOwnPeace Mar 2022 #32

That's a good idea. nt ecstatic Mar 2022 #43

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Yes, you said it so well PatSeg Mar 2022 #91

Can someone educate me on their beef? I liked Olbermann alot back in the day dsp3000 Mar 2022 #19

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I liked some of his early anti-Bush rants meadowlander Mar 2022 #57

THIS. Olbermann does a lot of rant-style opinion, Rachel fact- and context-based Hortensis Mar 2022 #71

I like O'Donnell too meadowlander Mar 2022 #112

Interesting. I was a fan of his during BushCheney, but after he left I did some reading .... Hekate Mar 2022 #23

He irritates me, so no loss IMO relayerbob Mar 2022 #25

Olbermann was a good, loud voice for Democrats during Dubya's reign. Nt Baked Potato Mar 2022 #27

Cold Me. Mar 2022 #37

No thanks re: Olbermann. DURHAM D Mar 2022 #38

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They lost me at either-or. Hugin Mar 2022 #56

No he was not sexist and he gave Rachel her chance...he is 1000 times better than she is...he Demsrule86 Mar 2022 #65

Lol, link to your proof!!!! USALiberal Mar 2022 #99

lol - DURHAM D Mar 2022 #106

Ok, nothing then, thanks! USALiberal Mar 2022 #110

You don't know from nothin'. DURHAM D Mar 2022 #111

NOooo he doesn't help. Neither does Chris HAYES. UTUSN Mar 2022 #39

Agree more open-minded truth needed. Kneejerk tribalism kills brain cells. Hortensis Mar 2022 #76

Plus he bugs the hell out of me. iemanja Mar 2022 #115

I enjoyed KO during bush2.0, but he's no Rachel. lindysalsagal Mar 2022 #41

I have to say. I stopped watching Rachel a while back... I find her show boring personally. I like Demsrule86 Mar 2022 #66

Yikes, but it wasn't a good fit. ecstatic Mar 2022 #42

It was Olbermann who first brought Maddow as a guest of his show question everything Mar 2022 #45

Totally agree. nt Raine Mar 2022 #55

Then she went in the opposite direction PatSeg Mar 2022 #90

It's obvious it's a NO on Olbermann BlueIdaho Mar 2022 #51

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Not at NBC HQ BlueIdaho Mar 2022 #73

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Ahhhhh... BlueIdaho Mar 2022 #78

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I'd love to see that! BlueIdaho Mar 2022 #82

Keith literally made Maddow budkin Mar 2022 #53

How about a show pressbox69 Mar 2022 #58

Sounds like she was threatened to have Keith presence on MSNBC in her time slot. Emile Mar 2022 #60

She knows, he would get better ratings...loss of power for her I expect. Demsrule86 Mar 2022 #67

Professional jealousy? JPK Mar 2022 #118

I just 'unfollowed' Rachel/MSNBC. Trashed the podcast too...I am done. I have been unhappy with Demsrule86 Mar 2022 #68

I'll alert the media!!! Nt USALiberal Mar 2022 #100

It was a bad idea for MSNBC JoanofArgh Mar 2022 #72

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Remember, Maddow's runaway success also helped Olbermann's show. Hortensis Mar 2022 #88

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Keith was great, especially early on, BUT themaguffin Mar 2022 #93

Id enjoy that, But KO is a bit of a loose cannon. Happy Hoosier Mar 2022 #104

I agree Tree Lady Mar 2022 #107

The fact that he went to the press to whine about it says a lot about him AZSkiffyGeek Mar 2022 #119

It's why he keeps getting canned. AngryOldDem Mar 2022 #109

Good on Rachel. AngryOldDem Mar 2022 #108

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