In light of these developments should MSNBC trade Steve Kornacki for Shepard Smith ?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

Shepard Smith announces 'previously planned' vacation amid Hannity, Ingraham spat
http://thehill.com/homenews/media/378843-shepard-smith-announces-previously-planned-vacation-amid-hannity-ingraham-spat

Shep and Kornacki would be so much happier in their true habitats.

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[dem4decades]

1. Telling the truth appears to be hazardous to your career at Fox.

[Funtatlaguy]

2. Interesting you would pick these two.

Both are openly gay.
Both well spoken.
Both intelligent.
I like Smith more. He’s calmer. More professional.
Kornacki seems manic and a little immature at times. Plus, I think his ideological leanings are actually more conservative than Smiths. As odd as that may seem seeing as where they work.

[Atman]

4. Kornacki is gay?

I didn't know that. I thought he recently (a couple of years ago) took time off because he had his first child, I thought with his wife. Doesn't necessarily mean he's not gay, I just hadn't heard it before.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

6. I believe Chris Hayes is the one who took time off. Hayes is a pro's pro.

[Funtatlaguy]

7. Maybe Im mistaken. ***on edit - I was right.

I had always assumed this.
Thought he mentioned it on the air when he used to host what is now Morning Joy.

On edit*. I was correct.
According to Wikipedia, he came out in 2011.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Kornacki

[DemocratSinceBirth]

5. I look it as a sports general manager

Kornacki is one of MSNBC's least valuable (players) assets , Shep is one of FOX's most valuable. He lends an air of underserved credibility to FOX

[IluvPitties]

3. Shep needs to get the heck outta Fox.

[njhoneybadger]

8. No he shouldn't leave, Why would you want a voice of reason at faux news to leave?

Their strategy is to get rid of Shepard Smith. It is of supreme importance to attack their strategy.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

9. Au contraire.

Chris Wallace and Shepard Smith are real journalists who lend FOX an air of credibility.

[njhoneybadger]

15. Well ,they think he is bad for Fox News and want him out. Why?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

17. Hannity and Ingraham want him out.

If management wanted him out he already would be gone.

[NCTraveler]

21. I believe they extended Sheps contract last week.

The details aren't out but they say it was a multiple year extension.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

24. Hannity and Ingraham have nowhere to go. They don't fit in at CNN or MSNBC.

Shep could easily slide into those two stations.

[NCTraveler]

13. "Their strategy is to get rid of Shepard Smith."

They just extended his contract and Rupert Murdoch has a special place for him. Shep lends his propaganda outlet credibility.

“Shepard Smith is an exemplary journalist whose skill in anchoring breaking news is unrivaled. His powerful storytelling on both television and digital platforms has elevated our entire newsgathering process,” Murdoch said.

[njhoneybadger]

18. Ok I get it.

[OnDoutside]

29. Yeah Murdoch does that. He does the same with Sky News, mixing the odd bit of quality with

scum like Kay Burley.

[FSogol]

36. Their goal is to get everyone talking about them. Mission accomplished, I guess.

[marble falls]

10. I hate Kornaki's jacket off, rolled shirt sleeve hyper-caffiene performances with maps. Hate it.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

14. A manic style and banal takes does not a tv journalist make.

[marble falls]

16. A good general rule said well.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

19. I change the channel when he comes on.

I see people praising his election eve coverage. I can get that from John King without the manic behavior.

[marble falls]

22. You're more the adult than I am. I snark at the tube.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

23. I don't like piling on.

I just don't like Kornacki's manic style and banal takes:


https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210381685

[Pachamama]

25. +1000

Can't stand him...his hyper-manic movements and rapid rate of talking with his rolled up sleeves and a marker in his mouth, make me cringe and I find myself turning off MSNBC every time they have him on....

Not sure who MSNBC thinks they are appealing to or age group....even my young adult daughter and teen daughter find him creepy.

[marble falls]

26. It is creepy. Its extreme nerdism.

[Pachamama]

27. I know some real life Nerds....even they wouldn't like him or being compared to Kornacki....

Seriously....that is an insult to Nerds....

There is just something very unstable and unsettling about him. Maybe he is some brilliant person and I just don't see it - but he is somebody you employ behind the scenes crunching numbers....not putting him out on live TV....

[marble falls]

28. Its a comment on extremism, not nerds.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

33. Adderall

[OnDoutside]

30. The maps are about his level, certainly not hosting shows.

[NCTraveler]

11. I would love to see Shep pulled away from Fox.

He gives them cred. It's just wrong.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

12. My friend absolutely despised FOX but he loved Shep.

[leftynyc]

20. Shep just signed a new contract with fox

He's not going anywhere

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/03/15/fox-news-extends-anchor-shepard-smiths-contract/430555002/

And while it's sometimes exhausting just to watch Kornacki, he knows his stuff and that's rare enough on cable news.

[JI7]

31. Nothing can lend credibility to Hannity and the other mess on fox

[shanny]

32. I don't respect anyone who appears on Fux,

as an anchor, commentator, pundit or guest. They only legitimize that cesspool. The worst are the so-called liberals they bring on to argue from "the left", all the while setting them up to lose.

That said, Shep Smith is far and away the best they have and it would be better for all of us (including him) if he went elsewhere.

[nolabear]

34. I dont get the Kornacki hate. Hes smart, enthusiastic and fun to watch.

I like the excited nerd presentation at election time. It’s nice to see numbers crunching and politics be something to enjoy.

Sure, hire Smith. But not at the cost of a really decent guy.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

35. " Don't mistake activity for achievement."

-John Wooden


Here is a Kornacki nugget of wisdom . Last night he said a damning report from Mueller would be a boon for Trump in the mid terms because it would help him rally his base. That makes no sense at all. Would it be better for the Democrats chances if Mueller exonerates him?