Does anyone else think

[TNNurse]

That Chuck Todd is going to be much of an improvement over David Gregory???

[notadmblnd]

1. No. He won't be any better

[merrily]

2. Worse.

[Iggo]

3. Of course not.

[rurallib]

4. nada

NBC is trying to shove the corporate philosophy on us without us suspecting. If anyone can do it Chucky can.

I suspect a continuing string of stinky ratings as they seek the perfect Fox-lite positions.

[alcibiades_mystery]

5. Hopefully he's just keeping a seat warm for Chris Hayes, who does seem to love POLICY

and constantly brings people of different viewpoints on his own show. Hayes needs more practice interviewing politicians. He could use more crows feet 'round the eyes, too. But he's a better host for MTP than anybody else on NBC (sorry, Maddow reads as too partisan, and she's much better at narrating than interviewing).

[monmouth3]

6. I think MTP will be cancelled due to a lack of interest and Jeff Zucker (?) should lose his job..n/t

[erpowers]

7. Worse

I think Chuck Todd is going to be worse than David Gregory.

[Shrike47]

8. Meh, I think he'll be no better and the ratings will continue to go down, down, down.

They need somebody more liberal.

[dawg]

9. Like replacing Javier Bardem with Jeffrey Dean Morgan.

[LuvNewcastle]

15. Those are different people?

[dawg]

18. Yep.

It's an impressive resemblance isn't it?

[trof]

10. He will be infinitely snarkier.

[Uncle Joe]

11. No, Todd is just a another corporate mouthpiece, with no intention of exposing

the truth and conservative or Republican guests will still outnumber liberal, progressive and Democratic ones.

Thanks for the thread, TNNurse.

[TNNurse]

12. You are welcome, Uncle Joe.

[csziggy]

13. One major improvement I can see

Chuck Todd will no longer be on MSNBC five mornings a week!

[A-Schwarzenegger]

14. Chuck Todd.

[boston bean]

16. I think he will be more interesting.

But that is not necessarily a good thing.

[klyon]

17. no, he is a mouth piece

this is main stream media after all

[LWolf]

19. Yes.

I think sometimes. Frequently, in fact.

I don't think anything about either of the names you mention, though, because I don't watch or listen to talk shows or what passes for tv or radio news; I've never heard either of those men speak about anything.

So about them? No. I don't think much of anything, except that lots of people who are not me will have someone else to follow or complain about.

What I really often think about these kinds of topics is this: "Why do people tune in and allow some biased, agenda-driven media talking head from any side dictate the conversation or the direction of their thinking?"

[kentuck]

20. I think Chuck reads DU...

and studies the issues moreso than Gregory.

[kelliekat44]

23. That doesn't mean that he will perform any better or more balanced. Lots talk show hosts really

know the issues and know the truth but speak misinformation and disinformation on purpose to keep their jobs.

[GeorgeGist]

21. No, but we can hope ...

That MTP is the final chapter in a short 'career'.

[madokie]

22. I think Chuckie will be worse

if thats even possible that is.
Tim Russert was a GOP hack to the nth degree to start with and how anyone could see him any differently is beyond my comprehension.