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PoutrageFatigue

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36. Thank goodness for small mercies...

Reply to Ghost of Tom Joad (Reply #18)

Thu Aug 14, 2014, 04:59 PM

Aug 2014

...but seriously....why replace a white male with another white male...If they were SERIOUS they'd give it to Rachel Maddow...but then none of the rethuglicans would dare go on the show....and THAT is the underlying problem...

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bad to worse.... Lochloosa Aug 2014 #1

agreed rtracey Aug 2014 #2

at least it's not Ghost of Tom Joad Aug 2014 #18

God forbid! PatSeg Aug 2014 #30

Thank goodness for small mercies... PoutrageFatigue Aug 2014 #36

Exactly my thoughts! glowing Aug 2014 #27

They are replacing David Gregory WITH David Gregory Cosmocat Aug 2014 #38

So when do they put in a real host cal04 Aug 2014 #3

Would you believe -- NEVER? immoderate Aug 2014 #6

SPOT ON! nt Plucketeer Aug 2014 #22

So the animals are running the zoo. pennylane100 Aug 2014 #4

Could not give theaocp Aug 2014 #5

I really think they're trying to kill this show. This token "replacement" sounds like a final gasp. Tarheel_Dem Aug 2014 #7

agreed samsingh Aug 2014 #14

Dances with rove will be replace with a dumber than shit madokie Aug 2014 #8

He'll have more time for one of Rove's Teen Dance Parties. Kingofalldems Aug 2014 #9

Michael Smerconish would be a better host - at least he stops people and corrects them. Justice Aug 2014 #10

I always found him prepared, knowledgable, and rather fair ChairmanAgnostic Aug 2014 #37

Both kinda suck, but Todd will be a better moderator. onehandle Aug 2014 #11

From the frying pan into the fire liberal N proud Aug 2014 #12

chuck todd is a mistake and may destroy the show even further samsingh Aug 2014 #13

Second verse, same as the first. old guy Aug 2014 #15

a little bit louder VA_Jill Aug 2014 #16

Smiling. old guy Aug 2014 #19

Did McBomb and his trusty side-kick Lindsey approve this move? PearliePoo2 Aug 2014 #17

Exactly! indivisibleman Aug 2014 #21

What the fucking hell David Gregory to Chuck Todd!!! tartan2 Aug 2014 #20

Meet the new host... Zambero Aug 2014 #23

MTP is old news. We've heard everything they discuss for 5-6 days already! Zen Democrat Aug 2014 #24

tools hibbing Aug 2014 #25

Can't be soon enough, unfortunately the replacement is worse. This show needs to be canceled! trublu992 Aug 2014 #26

upChuck is slightly less smarmy and self satisfied. ChairmanAgnostic Aug 2014 #28

They should fire the show's bookers along with the Twit-in-Chief CanonRay Aug 2014 #29

I guess the psychological assessment of Gregory didn't help NBC... EEO Aug 2014 #31

maybe they want to cancel it JI7 Aug 2014 #32

OMG - they really just don't get it do they? Blue Idaho Aug 2014 #33

I think they do get it but they don't care. Arugula Latte Aug 2014 #40

Prediction: Most of America won't even notice derby378 Aug 2014 #34

Can they also fire the person who redesigned the msnbc.com / nbcnews.com layout? E-Z-B Aug 2014 #35

one pompous turd for another pompous turd hopemountain Aug 2014 #39

Is it really that much worse than the Russert era? Strelnikov_ Aug 2014 #41