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55. He wouldn't have lasted so long if he was that bad.

Sun Sep 10, 2023, 02:47 PM

Sep 2023

NBC is a legitimate news outlet (unlike Fox). They have standards. And if he did not live up to them, he'd have been gone.

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Chuck Todd Signs Off As Moderator Of 'Meet The Press,' Successor Kristen Welker [View all] BumRushDaShow Sep 2023 OP

Please do. milestogo Sep 2023 #1

Thank you, God and MSNBC! Jilly_in_VA Sep 2023 #2

Good fucking by asshole Duncanpup Sep 2023 #3

In my view he was so lacking bucolic_frolic Sep 2023 #4

Lacks a higher education Puppyjive Sep 2023 #18

That's it in a nutshell bucolic_frolic Sep 2023 #24

Yes. With Chuck Todd it really showed over time. I noticed his voice effects/affects changed over hlthe2b Sep 2023 #28

Right? My expectations for Welker's ability to be an improvement, is set low. msfiddlestix Sep 2023 #66

It's not necessarily the education JHB Sep 2023 #29

Bingo! I totally agree FakeNoose Sep 2023 #31

"It's not the degree, it's the instincts, the tenacity, and the research/reporting habits." justaprogressive Sep 2023 #70

Exactly so: Good riddance. (nt) Paladin Sep 2023 #5

At least there is one person in the room who totally agrees with him. The one in the mirror. usaf-vet Sep 2023 #6

Damn this has taken forever SouthernDem4ever Sep 2023 #7

Good riddance to bad rubbish. Meadowoak Sep 2023 #8

I would ask 303squadron Sep 2023 #9

His was a thankless job. ificandream Sep 2023 #10

Margaret Brennan hasn't stooped anywhere near as low as him BumRushDaShow Sep 2023 #13

I beg to differ... agingdem Sep 2023 #17

Good insight and summary there. PCIntern Sep 2023 #48

Exactly TheRealNorth Sep 2023 #63

No, Todd was bad at his job. Very bad. Criminally bad. ZonkerHarris Sep 2023 #23

He wouldn't have lasted so long if he was that bad. ificandream Sep 2023 #55

hahahahahahahahahahaha...let me catch my breath. Okay. hahahahahahahahahahahaha ZonkerHarris Sep 2023 #56

So no answer, then. Noted. ificandream Sep 2023 #64

Todd 'wouldn't have last so long if he was that bad"...seriously? agingdem Sep 2023 #62

Ah, the Andrea Mitchell card. ificandream Sep 2023 #65

Finally! 2naSalit Sep 2023 #11

At last. Today Sen Cassidy (R) defined Biden as mentally deficient with no push back from Chuck. Fla Dem Sep 2023 #12

I shed a tear 🥲.......... not for Chuck, I was cutting up onions for lunch ashredux Sep 2023 #14

Ar Ar Ar ... IthinkThereforeIAM Sep 2023 #16

Ditto... IthinkThereforeIAM Sep 2023 #15

Your politeness rates a A+ KS Toronado Sep 2023 #34

LOL @ your band! BumRushDaShow Sep 2023 #37

"This is simply the pinnacle of political journalism" Jarqui Sep 2023 #19

Yes, good riddance -- finally and hopefully forever. KPN Sep 2023 #20

Not to worry; people will find something not to like about his successor... brooklynite Sep 2023 #21

I don't understand Roy Rolling Sep 2023 #27

Well, I don't interpret news reporting the way a lot of people here seem to... brooklynite Sep 2023 #36

It's not that he's right wing, Elessar Zappa Sep 2023 #40

"it's that he doesn't ask tough follow up questions." -- No its not. brooklynite Sep 2023 #43

Not from me you haven't. Elessar Zappa Sep 2023 #44

He's extra guilty of it. paleotn Sep 2023 #46

The show isn't just about a host being a "reporter" BumRushDaShow Sep 2023 #42

Todd thinks any blatantly untrue point of view is legit and needn't be challenged. paleotn Sep 2023 #45

That statement explains a lot. msfiddlestix Sep 2023 #68

Yes Please! Faux pas Sep 2023 #22

See ya, Chuck. Ya sure did suck. Sky Jewels Sep 2023 #25

Buh Bye Chuckie. sheshe2 Sep 2023 #26

The end of a national nightmare at long last. bluedigger Sep 2023 #30

About time. After he came on board, and took over the job, I quit watching MTP totally, and SWBTATTReg Sep 2023 #32

I quit watching after his predecessor David Gregory made his debut BumRushDaShow Sep 2023 #35

I might watch now. TNNurse Sep 2023 #33

"You have left very big shoes to fill and I just want to make you proud," Welker told Todd. BunnyMcGee Sep 2023 #38

Not a minute too soon. Loryn Sep 2023 #39

Moderator? That's an interesting term for what Chuck Todd did every Sunday morning. paleotn Sep 2023 #41

Chuck says: "he'll be focusing on network projects tied to bridging the political divide." IcyPeas Sep 2023 #47

Sure Chuckles BaronChocula Sep 2023 #57

I hated "Meet the Press" so much when I was a kid in the early 50's Glorfindel Sep 2023 #49

I'm not sure Welker will be any better Mblaze Sep 2023 #50

Good. About time Evolve Dammit Sep 2023 #51

It's about time. And the sign-off/send-off was a hot mess dobleremolque Sep 2023 #52

Did he explain how his being replaced is "bad for the Democrats"? gfwzig Sep 2023 #53

Welker is no better than Todd montanacowboy Sep 2023 #54

She's definitely not ideal BumRushDaShow Sep 2023 #61

She's more eloquent than Todd, but just a both sides stenographer with no context happy feet Sep 2023 #71

As a subconscious commentary on Chuck Todd... I slept through it. DemocraticPatriot Sep 2023 #58

New title for this thread: Lunabell Sep 2023 #59

Good Riddance! Upthevibe Sep 2023 #60

Cool. Rorey Sep 2023 #67

very small shoes llashram Sep 2023 #69