Hey MSNBC watchers:

[redstateblues]

How are we liking the "dynamic duo format" that the network has gone to in the afternoons? Nicole Wallace and Brian Williams, Chuck Todd and Katy Tur-it's been a little clunky. I prefer Nicole on her own. 6 Central is dead to me. As annoying as Tweety was Kornacki is worse.

[Dem4Life1102]

1. They should give that hour to

Wallace or Joy Reid.

[lillypaddle]

2. Or Katy Tur

She makes time with Toad bearable.

[BComplex]

18. I really like Joy Reid. She takes no prisoners!

Besides, right now, Rachel is the only woman from 6:00 on.

[agingdem]

3. Todd

shouldn't be allowed anywhere near the building..on the other hand, you could be right, I understand your point of view...both sides do it...what follow up questions?...

[malaise]

4. I willnever watch Kornacki

NEVER!

[Peregrine Took]

6. Never thought i would say this but I miss Tweety. n/t

[PCIntern]

8. Yeah. I grudgingly admit you're right.

At least I was entertained...to a point

[malaise]

9. Agree

[sop]

13. I miss him as well. Chris would have me screaming at the tv, "shut up! shut up! let him finish!"

But, he was entertaining. His 7pm time slot is a wasteland now. And Steve Kornacki is the personification of annoying. MSNBC should hire Al Franken. That would ne must-watch tv.

[BComplex]

20. I don't miss tweety at all. eom

[jimfields33]

11. I like him.

He’s a bit excitable but I’m sure he was bullied all his life for being gay. I guess it never stops. I’m gay and unfortunately adults can be even nastier then kids.

[malaise]

12. Never thought of that possibility

You'd have a better perspective on that than me. He's way too much forme.

[jimfields33]

15. He does get excitable....coping mechanisms.

I definitely was not indicating you or anyone on DU would bully. That was totally general statement. Trust me I can’t stand Andy Cohen. Just annoying to me. So everyone has different people in all walks of life that they just don’t click with.

[malaise]

16. I read it without giving a thought about you suggesting that DUers would bully

[jimfields33]

17. Cool. Thanks!!!!

[COLGATE4]

23. Makes two of us...

I cannot abide Tigger and refuse to watch any program he's on.

[Hekate]

5. I'm perfectly fine as long as I can catch Nicolle and Rachel. I wish Katy the best & wish she had...

...a home assignment for now.

[MoonRiver]

7. I don't like it.

[stopbush]

10. Nicole has the 12:30-2 slot on her own.

An extra half hour of Nicolle is OK by me!

[Mike Nelson]

14. Well...

... I'd rather see Keith Olberman in for Brian. Ron Reagan and Joy Reid would be a good team. Maybe Shep Smith instead of Steve...

[Wellstone ruled]

19. Appears Phil Griffin is allowing

Chuckie to be the new Face of MSNBC know that he fired Tweety. Chuckie the French Horn Player shows up,change the friggin channel.

[TreasonousBastard]

21. I don't care one way or the other. I like Nicole because she's got a great sense of humor...

about all this.

But, I don't trust any of these places to actually do any serious investigating. They could, because they've got good people in the field, but there just isn't enough of their type of news to fill 24 hours, so it's mostly opinion.

Nobody on the desks does any sort of actual reporting, just kinda take what they get and try to get "good" interviews out of it. Nicolle and a couple of others are entertaining and good at pakaging, but in no way a source of news.

More often there's NPR and PBS actuallly coming up with new and good stuff. And then you've got WAPO. NYT, Atlantic, Vanity Fair, New Yorker, and a few others who can actually dig out a story. They all have pretty much the same sources, but how they work them and follow leads makes the difference.

[procon]

22. My first first thought was they were trying to copy

The Fox news format with a group or panel rather than just one host. I'm not a big fan of this new arrangement.