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bravenak

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36. Omg!

Mon Aug 19, 2013, 02:24 PM

Aug 2013

"Of course, even if Matthews were to die suddenly, it wouldn't necessarily stop him from talking and interrupting guests."
Sooooo true! At least they won't have to duck the spittle anymore.
Rachel can do mtp or bring back my Olbermann! I want Keith! Now! ( spittle flys from my lips)
Unfortunately they'll give the job to someone like Lindsay Graham.

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Ed Schultz Moves Back To Weekdays, Takes Chris Matthews' 5 PM Slot [View all] onehandle Aug 2013 OP

K&R valerief Aug 2013 #1

Good News! nt Fantastic Anarchist Aug 2013 #2

This is great news! Plucketeer Aug 2013 #3

+1 classof56 Aug 2013 #23

Finally, break that spittle strangle hold on the evening BlueToTheBone Aug 2013 #4

FANTASTIC NEWS montanacowboy Aug 2013 #5

Could it be a concern about ratings? This is good news. gordianot Aug 2013 #6

AWESOME!!!!!! all american girl Aug 2013 #7

K & R ctsnowman Aug 2013 #8

YIPPEE! Iliyah Aug 2013 #9

Now move Chris Hayes back to weekends. broiles Aug 2013 #10

I don't know about the title of the show, protect our future Aug 2013 #21

+1111 classof56 Aug 2013 #24

Agree! good, common sense, fact based reporting and commenting.. mountain grammy Aug 2013 #27

Switch out Chris Hayes. Agreed. Move him to the weekends. He's so utterly boring. Or... Liberal_Stalwart71 Aug 2013 #68

So will he still do his weekend show, or who will replace him there? alp227 Aug 2013 #11

They'll probably try out another of their young guns. stopbush Aug 2013 #33

Hope so. She is terrific. n/t Judi Lynn Aug 2013 #58

Now THAT would be a good idea, too! calimary Aug 2013 #73

K&R! sheshe2 Aug 2013 #12

I'm happy Ed is back and glad his supporters protect our future Aug 2013 #13

He wasn't demoted, he asked for reduced hours to care for his wife. George II Aug 2013 #43

Hope is wife is doning well now (nt) question everything Aug 2013 #76

Great news leftynyc Aug 2013 #14

Recently Ed mentioned his xxqqqzme Aug 2013 #77

Even better news leftynyc Aug 2013 #78

Yay!!!!!! bravenak Aug 2013 #15

Tweety would be great for Meet the Press. I hope we're not stuck with Gregory for eternity. n/t RKP5637 Aug 2013 #17

I'm tired of him kissing up to every right winger he has on. bravenak Aug 2013 #18

When he took it over was when I stopped watching MTP. n/t RKP5637 Aug 2013 #19

Matthews is 68 years old, probably too old for NBC to put in the MTP spot stopbush Aug 2013 #31

Omg! bravenak Aug 2013 #36

Hear Hear! mzmolly Aug 2013 #35

I watched Meet the Press for decades, stopped a week after Gregory took over George II Aug 2013 #44

I only watch occasionally. bravenak Aug 2013 #46

Excellent for Ed!!! If Chris quit interrupting his guests, one hour is all Chris needs. n/t RKP5637 Aug 2013 #16

Tweety should just abandon the whole "Hardball" interview model JaneQPublic Aug 2013 #38

What you said... Plucketeer Aug 2013 #80

More Ed and less Chris "have I mentioned my book about JFK" Matthews? Suits me. (nt) Paladin Aug 2013 #20

Victory! TeamPooka Aug 2013 #22

Vast improvement. JEB Aug 2013 #25

Ed is back, Chris Hayes and Rachel still in place.. mountain grammy Aug 2013 #26

Me too! protect our future Aug 2013 #29

Now we're talking....Go Big Ed.. VanillaRhapsody Aug 2013 #28

Bald headed is a former rethug who now claims to be a Independent bigdarryl Aug 2013 #50

This is weird. I watched Ed yesterday and came over to DU with the intention of starting a thread stopbush Aug 2013 #30

Again, Schultz ASKED to go to weekends to cut down on his hours George II Aug 2013 #45

His wife was very ill for a long time. thecrow Aug 2013 #52

That's the first time I've heard that. Do you have a source for that comment? stopbush Aug 2013 #63

I don't think he made much of a thing about the fact that his wife had ovarian cancer! George II Aug 2013 #65

That's not proof that he asked to go to weekends. stopbush Aug 2013 #66

You need to read up on what happened, I'm not going to argue about this stupidity George II Aug 2013 #70

i would have put him on at noon Garion_55 Aug 2013 #32

Wooo Hooooo! mzmolly Aug 2013 #34

Cool. SoapBox Aug 2013 #37

Groan Stuckinthebush Aug 2013 #39

I crack up over the polls. bravenak Aug 2013 #47

Amen Stuckinthebush Aug 2013 #69

Cheers to Ed Schultz -And Bury the hatchet bring back the great brilliant Keith Olbermann..... LaPera Aug 2013 #40

Ditto musiclawyer Aug 2013 #41

Keith starts on ESPN on August 26th... YvonneCa Aug 2013 #59

K&R stonecutter357 Aug 2013 #42

They need to put Chris Hayes back to weekends bigdarryl Aug 2013 #48

This is great news!! Ilsa Aug 2013 #49

That's great! notadmblnd Aug 2013 #51

Are they 2 different shows scooter rider Aug 2013 #53

repeat notadmblnd Aug 2013 #55

Yay! We so need a loud labor voice. Squinch Aug 2013 #54

It is about time! xxqqqzme Aug 2013 #56

Great news! It was too hard to remember to turn on MSNBC on the weekends Tx4obama Aug 2013 #57

Here is a hint: Chris Hayes Delivers MSNBC�s Lowest 8 PM Rating dawn frenzy adams Aug 2013 #60

muahahahahahaha! DonCoquixote Aug 2013 #61

S.E. Cupp is not on MSNBC - she moved over to CNN. Tx4obama Aug 2013 #62

Big Eddie is the man ! c588415 Aug 2013 #64

MSNBC must've heard our pleas over the years. We don't need Tweety for two hours. Tonight, much to Liberal_Stalwart71 Aug 2013 #67

It makes sense titaniumsalute Aug 2013 #71

Ed said he wanted to focus more on his radio show. iandhr Aug 2013 #72

My guess is that his old numbers didn't look so bad compared to MSNBC's latest numbers. onehandle Aug 2013 #74

All Riiiight! Third Doctor Aug 2013 #75

My only problem is 5pm EST is 4pm where I live. I don't even get off work yet! AAO Aug 2013 #79

Welcome back Ed... icnorth Aug 2013 #81

Let's Get to Work! Scalded Nun Aug 2013 #82

Excellent show with bang on target topics for progressives SleeplessinSoCal Aug 2013 #83