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44. If people want to watch a smug partisan talking head they have cable news for that.

Thu Sep 25, 2014, 09:59 PM

Sep 2014

Where they can switch to it and get their fill 7 days a week at their leisure. Why would they wait until Sunday for this one show? Honestly, it's missing a desired market. How many people do you know who are into what they sell on MTP who don't have access to cable "news" channels already? They need something nonpartisan that skewers politicians on real issues. Not the meme du jour already beaten to death by cable. Investigate, invite politicians and ask real, not pre-approved questions, depending on what's really taking place in American politics. I'd watch a program like that. As it is now it's just another boring chapter in the book of partisan political TV. Which has been stuck in a continuous summer rerun cycle for years and years.

Rewrite the formula and find someone who isn't a hack to moderate. It could work. As it sits now it's doomed to fail, and fail it will.

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Chuck Todd Is Doing Worse Than David Gregory As Meet The Press Continues To Nosedive [View all] babylonsister Sep 2014 OP

It's not on FOX where it belongs. nt kelliekat44 Sep 2014 #1

Not a fan of Gregory liberalmike27 Sep 2014 #31

Yeah, the geniuses at nbc news blamed it on Gregory "leaning too left wing".. like we're all stupid Cha Sep 2014 #55

NBC DID blame Gregory for leaning too far left? You're kidding, or I really missed that. maddiemom Sep 2014 #108

No, sadly.. I kid you not. Cha Sep 2014 #112

I don't think a "left wing host" changes the trajectory. You won't get Repukes to agree to sit down Tarheel_Dem Sep 2014 #81

Sure they'll sit down, regardless - with a declining market share, Repukes aren't closeupready Sep 2014 #88

Both Stewart and Colbert: far more incisive interviewers than any of the usual maddiemom Sep 2014 #109

Sorry, FOX is there... maddiemom Sep 2014 #110

Who cares? You can get all the republi-CON spew you want at the other network down the street. calimary Sep 2014 #134

If ratings are what they care about, any number of things may work. You're speaking to people.... Tarheel_Dem Sep 2014 #139

Did Murdoch buy NBC? NYtoBush-Drop Dead Sep 2014 #73

I watch just a couple of seconds and saw that his panel were right wing hacks Gothmog Sep 2014 #2

Typical formula has been to put a bunch of right wingers on the panel,... Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2014 #19

I kind of like him on MTP - it keeps him off MSNBC in the mornings. Vinca Sep 2014 #3

SNAP! maddiemom Sep 2014 #111

Well, there is that. calimary Sep 2014 #136

... Cali_Democrat Sep 2014 #4

:) the Reasons for Chucky Todd not being very popular keep piling up.. Cha Sep 2014 #56

What a piece of fiction! JHB Sep 2014 #5

Well duh! al_liberal Sep 2014 #6

damn you beat me to it CatWoman Sep 2014 #13

Not true! Arugula Latte Sep 2014 #75

they may have to go to Joe Scarborough Enrique Sep 2014 #7

Why don't they just rename the show.. virgdem Sep 2014 #8

I now call it Meet the Shills myself on point Sep 2014 #64

UpChuck DRoseDARs Sep 2014 #85

"Elephant Fluffing" is a bit more direct . . . hatrack Sep 2014 #152

Hard to believe, 2.416 million people can't find a hammer with which to hit their own thumb. . . Journeyman Sep 2014 #9

Wow! I didn't see THAT one coming... catbyte Sep 2014 #10

todd is a fool and i feel like a fool if i watch even a second of his repug ass kissing show samsingh Sep 2014 #11

It's not Chuck's fault Obama never mentioned Syria. . B Calm Sep 2014 #12

Rofl.. It's not Obama's fault Chucky wasn't listening. :) Cha Sep 2014 #57

It was so ridiculous brush Sep 2014 #66

I like how they have a couple panelists waiting way off in the background, almost out of sight. Gidney N Cloyd Sep 2014 #14

Yeah, the way where Chuckie walks around the set customerserviceguy Sep 2014 #37

Not a surprise to most on this board. He is the worst. Pisces Sep 2014 #15

What's that about the definition of insanity? lpbk2713 Sep 2014 #16

Yeah, they musta thought that big Gotcha of Chucky Todd's on Obama not mentioning Cha Sep 2014 #58

Yep, we all told you so.... Stellar Sep 2014 #17

+ maddiemom Sep 2014 #113

Stephanie Miller going on and doing an hour of sound effects and fart jokes would do better. MohRokTah Sep 2014 #18

LOL- you got that right Iliyah Sep 2014 #27

There is no press to meet malaise Sep 2014 #20

LOL. Very true. nt Cali_Democrat Sep 2014 #24

LOL, good point. closeupready Sep 2014 #89

I will not watch this crap LittleGirl Sep 2014 #21

Ah, Sherman A1 Sep 2014 #22

Network suits did not listen. We said all this in the beginning B 4 the show started. oldandhappy Sep 2014 #23

I don't think it so much the format as the participants and the desire to be rw propaganda on point Sep 2014 #67

Unsurprising. He's awful, awful, AWFUL. nt MADem Sep 2014 #25

Both of them are a bunch of corporate whores! gopiscrap Sep 2014 #26

Todd compare America to Starbucks and Click a Flick Iliyah Sep 2014 #28

Oh yeah.. I read that the other day.. it's getting harder and harder to keep up with Chucky's Cha Sep 2014 #59

It's time to bring in the big guns, yortsed snacilbuper Sep 2014 #29

That little video is... 3catwoman3 Sep 2014 #43

I don't think mitts elevator is going all the way up, yortsed snacilbuper Sep 2014 #65

Luke Russert has already been named sprts Sep 2014 #72

Please STOP that video. It makes me crazy and it may be one of the most normal maddiemom Sep 2014 #114

NBC didn't need something new. They needed something old. DFW Sep 2014 #30

Yes I agree Va Lefty Sep 2014 #33

They need something else Califa Sep 2014 #74

And Chris Wallace is better than Todd and Gregory Renew Deal Sep 2014 #94

YES! I keep posting the same thing, for what it's worth. maddiemom Sep 2014 #116

Definitely! n/t RKP5637 Sep 2014 #126

I'd rather watch QVC George II Sep 2014 #32

More compelling discourse. Octafish Sep 2014 #34

They blew it by not bringing in Jansing. SleeplessinSoCal Sep 2014 #35

Who would expect anything else? Watch the commercials and you'll know exactly who they're appeasing. Marr Sep 2014 #36

Good. W_HAMILTON Sep 2014 #38

I just noticed Calista241 Sep 2014 #39

I'm SURE that's considered "a bold change" by those corporate idiots.... . .n/t annabanana Sep 2014 #40

OMGS! "standing up.." what will they think of next?! lol Cha Sep 2014 #60

The only thing that can save MTP, is a REAL newsperson SoCalDem Sep 2014 #41

But how can we survive Sunday mornings without John McCain? (especially since maddiemom Sep 2014 #115

Only way to fix it is to give it to Rachel. Egnever Sep 2014 #42

That would get me to watch. Fearless Sep 2014 #127

If people want to watch a smug partisan talking head they have cable news for that. herding cats Sep 2014 #44

you are right samsingh Sep 2014 #76

How sad pscot Sep 2014 #45

RIP G_j Sep 2014 #46

I expect those idiots to Jamaal510 Sep 2014 #47

Who watches Military Trumps People, I mean, really. nt valerief Sep 2014 #48

if people wanted to watch fux, they have fux gnewz. pansypoo53219 Sep 2014 #49

I never watched Leno's show after he came back because his first guest was Rush. Major Hogwash Sep 2014 #50

Some spokesperson or other for MTP was asked, during the Clinton years, administration, maddiemom Sep 2014 #129

There are too many of these shows JustAnotherGen Sep 2014 #51

Chuck should talk to an empty chair, yortsed snacilbuper Sep 2014 #52

Bring back Keith Olbermann quarbis Sep 2014 #53

YES! 1000+. That would be a tough honest show worth watching on point Sep 2014 #68

With no guests Renew Deal Sep 2014 #95

NBC doesn't get it The Wizard Sep 2014 #54

Unless NBC hires Cenk, Olbermann or Donahue as a host, I will never voluntarily watch MTP again.. Enthusiast Sep 2014 #61

NBC will give us 3 years to change our attitude about Chuck rurallib Sep 2014 #62

people don't want right-wing bullshit shoved down their throats spanone Sep 2014 #63

Liberal wanted apply within turbinetree Sep 2014 #69

It's not about Todd, it's that their narrative is extreme right wing. grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #70

Mr. "you didn't mention Syria" chuckie asiliveandbreathe Sep 2014 #71

Well, did he think people were going to shrug this off? rocktivity Sep 2014 #77

Chuck is the funeral home director. JoePhilly Sep 2014 #78

It beats the hell out of me, the bitching about MTP, it is like going to the doctor with a hammer Thinkingabout Sep 2014 #79

So, you pose yourself as happy product of repeatedly hitting your own head with a hammer? nt delrem Sep 2014 #99

Don't think I said hitting myself, I think I said your head. That would not be Thinkingabout Sep 2014 #102

So, you *enjoy* it, and *enjoy* the results. delrem Sep 2014 #103

bwahahahahahahahahaha :) TeamPooka Sep 2014 #80

After UpChuck Toddler they'll move on to Morning Blow FlatStanley Sep 2014 #82

Gregory & Todd as dual hosts would be the bomb. nt NCjack Sep 2014 #83

That would be an incredibly bold and daring new approach, no doubt! nt stillwaiting Sep 2014 #84

They could call it the "Dumb and Dumber" show. lpbk2713 Sep 2014 #87

conservatives won't come on if asked tough questions jonjensen Sep 2014 #86

Mike would be sooooo...rich!! orbitalman Sep 2014 #117

The messenger does not matter . The show should be called " meet the republicans " . The show is the geretogo Sep 2014 #90

Well he's no Mike Todd libodem Sep 2014 #91

NBC cannot solve this problem given their current operating philosophy GitRDun Sep 2014 #92

They should go to the old model Renew Deal Sep 2014 #93

That requires finding three independent journalists in the pay of the MSM. nt delrem Sep 2014 #101

first show Chuck Todd interviewing Obama demigoddess Sep 2014 #96

How about howard stern? jonjensen Sep 2014 #97

In this entire thread... IkeRepublican Sep 2014 #98

What's worse to step in: dog shit or cat shit? delrem Sep 2014 #100

It was refreshing to hear from Bernie Sanders bluedeer71 Sep 2014 #104

I Watched David Gregory Akbar Sep 2014 #105

Why is anyone surprised that Chuck Todd is bombing? maddiemom Sep 2014 #106

They should add Tucker Carlson to co-host. L0oniX Sep 2014 #122

Completely unwatchable n/t SickOfTheOnePct Sep 2014 #107

of course Liberal_in_LA Sep 2014 #118

Only Tweety or Maddow can turn that show around. craigmatic Sep 2014 #119

They'll have to change the name of the show to "Meet Your Maker" C Moon Sep 2014 #120

Meet the Pest. L0oniX Sep 2014 #121

Jerry Springer would be the perfect host, yortsed snacilbuper Sep 2014 #123

I think that the show itself, concept and all, is past its time... elzenmahn Sep 2014 #124

The show would be great if they returned to the ORIGINAL concept. MADem Sep 2014 #125

Lol, they should have Jon Lovitz replace him. Ampersand Unicode Sep 2014 #143

Ha ha ha! MADem Sep 2014 #144

Andrea Mitchell belongs there... NOT Chuck Todd whatacountry09 Sep 2014 #128

No no no no no no tavernier Sep 2014 #132

What tavernier said... freebrew Sep 2014 #142

Maybe he shouldn't have screwed up his opportunity with the President. I didn't care about him.... marble falls Sep 2014 #130

I didn't think it was possible NastyRiffraff Sep 2014 #131

NBC hasn't realized that the majority of their audience were those who DID NOT watch FOX. Fla Dem Sep 2014 #133

Hey, is anybody sharing their concerns with the NBC brass? calimary Sep 2014 #135

I'm kicking this post again, even though it's an old one. calimary Oct 2014 #153

NBC – NoBodyCares. calimary Sep 2014 #137

Prediction DonCoquixote Sep 2014 #138

Never was a fan of this tripe anyway Harry Monroe Sep 2014 #140

they've yet to find a Tim Russert :( PatrynXX Sep 2014 #141

A lot of us couldn't stand Russert -- Arugula Latte Sep 2014 #146

When are the corporate oligarchs going to get it ? The American people want real meat and potatoes geretogo Sep 2014 #145

Put Maddow in that Seat and watch the ratings soar n/t Yavin4 Sep 2014 #147

Middle 'Murica might be prejudiced against Rachel Ampersand Unicode Sep 2014 #149

2.72 million viewers is the high point Yavin4 Sep 2014 #150

Cut out the middleman- put McCain in front of a mirror each week n/t n2doc Sep 2014 #148

I'd rather watch paint dry than either Todd or Gregory do/say anything. IrishAyes Sep 2014 #151