Dan Rather -to MATTHEWS SLOT-please play HARDBALL

[Always Randy]

Let's petition MSNBC to hire Dan Rather to fill Chris Matthews slot until the end of the year---he can have fellow Texan Willie Nelson on for his first show and have a ratings bonanza for the station----betcha he would steal a lot of the Fox audience too----a lot of them were fans when he reported the best news --

[marlakay]

1. I would listen to show

We don’t have cable but do have SiriusXM radio.

[Always Randy]

2. I don't have cable either but I watch MSNBC on internet--free

if you have web access----you will get just about anything on TV---because they want your attention for advertising ----so if you want to watch Rachel Maddow---you can ---on youtube----maybe a day late ---but she is light years ahead of the competition ---thank you for your response

[Champp]

3. Make it so

Draft him now

Rather & Guests, or whatever they might call it, would attract and hold an audience. Good programming idea. Good for ratings and their TV business, too.

[Tarc]

4. Dan Rather is 88, he's not going to return to the rigors of a daily news show

He does a weekly show now for the Young Turks, which some of the more staid DU'ers view as the enemy.

[Always Randy]

5. Thank you Tarc

what are the requirements to achieve the classification "the more staid DU'ers." ----and once achieved does it create a hierarchy over other DU members ?

[Always Randy]

6. did not know he was that old---ALL THE MORE REASON

there is a considerable segment of Trump;s base that will listen to Rather because they were once a part of his audience---- his is a voice of reason without the vitriol of the FOX news presenters------

[Tarc]

8. "Trump's base" can die in a fire

No one with a shred of sanity will spend a second trying to woo those inbred knucklefucks.

[Always Randy]

7. getting a lot of support to this idea on Rather's FB page

none have mentioned his age---Tarc---try to think of the upside here---I'm only talking for this year ---up util the election anyway---and he could then join into Election night coverage and sharing with the highly respected Bob Schiefer who is 83 ----I am 74 ---have always voted Dem from a family of Dems -----I can see Rather capturing some of Fox's audience -----I don't think Matthews was doing that----maybe you could help me gettig this idea off the ground?