True confession: I actualy kinda like Nicole Wallace.

[Atman]

Maybe she had some cathartic moment. She was a shrill shill as Communications Director for George W. Bush, be she seems to have found a new mojo in her gig on MSNBC. She's either a total fraud, like Chris Matthews, or she had a Come To Jesus moment. Whatever. I hate to say it, but she's kind of a bright spot on MSNBC.

[obamanut2012]

1. How was she shrill?

[Atman]

7. Maybe I was just going for alliteration.

But I found her very shrill when I heard her defending W's war. Probably more the words than the person.

[Stinky The Clown]

15. I don't think it was intended that way, but shrill equals woman far too often.

Witness the HRC haters

[spooky3]

30. + 1

[obamanut2012]

33. Yup

That was actually why I asked. I consider it pretty genedered, so was double checking what the OP meant.

[CTyankee]

34. I think "shreik" is a better word. Men shreick too.

I think she did it to get a word in edgewise. Now she has a show of her own so she is more measured.

[Control-Z]

2. I've thought the same

for quite a while now.

[OKNancy]

3. I like her too. She is really good on her show

But I like a lot of people that seem to be on the DU "hate" list.

[elfin]

4. She worked for McCain and lost faith with the Palin Pick

She is pretty level headed for a Republican. And she is a traditional Republican as far as I can tell. But do like her and Steve Schmidt as well.

[PJMcK]

8. To her credit

She was so disgusted by Palin that she chose to not vote in the 2008 election.

[SummerSnow]

12. I would like to Steve Schmidt with his own show

[librechik]

19. hell,Steve Schmidt for President. n/t

[LuckyCharms]

5. I like her. She acts like a human being unlike some republicans. n/t

[Hekate]

6. I've loved Nicolle since early last year. She's smart, well-informed, and sickened by Trump...

What's not to like?

[Awsi Dooger]

11. If a standard Republican is running, there will be plenty not to like about her

But with Trump...yes she has been impressive since early 2016

[pnwmom]

16. And Steve Schmidt and Ana Navarro (on CNN). They may all still be Republicans

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but they've retained some integrity.

[Hekate]

18. If this country is to survive at all, we have to find a way to DISCUSS with those we disagree with

There are damn few Republicans left I could put in this category, and the worse the GOP becomes, the more Dems get pushed into a corner and become the same way. It's awful.

Yes, I believe we are right to fight back: I've despised every Republican president since Richard Nixon. In the early years of DU, I did research on the VRWC and the Religious Right that gave me nightmares.

But, using my evangelical Republican next door neighbor as a touchstone, I have tried to never lose sight of the humanity of the other side. I refuse to discuss either politics or religion with him, but he is such a good man.

And, when I find conservatives/old-style Republicans like Wallace and Schmidt I feel I could actually have an intelligent exchange of ideas with, I want to praise them and encourage their like. We need them.

[Gothmog]

9. Wallace is better than I expected

[PJMcK]

10. I, too, respect her

I feel similarly regarding Steve Schmidt. Although they both worked for the McCain/Palin campaign, they seem to have been shocked back to reality when they saw the beast that is the base of the modern Republican party.

While I don't think they will be voting for Democratic candidates, they aren't as hard-core partisan as are far too many Republicans.

[Wounded Bear]

13. Been liking her since she was a near regular on Brian Williams' show...

Seems to be a 'sane Republican' if you know what I mean.

[UTUSN]

14. Yea but, as with Ana NAVARRO, why did they become Repukes to begin with?!1

Well, in NAVARRO's case, there was that closeness to the First Gen Cuban Exiles thing going on.

[lunamagica]

28. I think for Navarro it was NACARA thatt made her a Republican. She was eight years old when

she arrived from Nicaragua, and NACARA probably allowed her to become a citizen.

[Eliot Rosewater]

17. Shrill?

[librechik]

20. after her stint with Bush I never thought I would. Changed my mind.

nowadays I find her honest and unaffected and quite a wise old hand at the political game.

[Trumpocalypse]

21. Wallace once said that she was sick of Republicans

being the stupid party. Then she refuse to vote in '08 because of Palin. Since then I've always respected her.

[Vinca]

22. If MSNBC is going to have GOP hosts, I say yes to Nicolle and NO to Hugh Hewitt.

[adigal]

23. I like her more than many of the others who try to be "fair"

She is brutal on Trump. I much prefer her show over Jake Tapper's; Jake is always playing both sides of the fence and has horrid guests.
I cheer Nicole on every day!

[eissa]

24. I've liked her and Steve ever since watching "Game Change"

I may have disagreed with them, but if the portrayals were accurate (and they appear to be so) then these were the kind of republicans we could once reason with: people who may disagree on policies, but are at least rationale and sane.

[trueblue2007]

25. well in the past 6 months, she has sounded more & more like a Democrat

I'm 45+ years a democratic woman. I'm not trying to act like a troll.

[demmiblue]

26. She gets points for this:

[lunamagica]

27. I like her. And Steve Schmidth. And Ana Navarro? Well, she ended up voting for Hillary

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That's more that what many so called "progressives" did.

[hlthe2b]

29. I do too. She and Steve Schmidt are the best of the Republicans...Hell, their time with Palin

pretty much turned the page for both of them, "conservatively" speaking.

[lostnfound]

31. If Nicole Wallace could set the tone for the GOP, the country would be far better off. Nt

[AngryAmish]

32. I very much like siracha

Never had it before like 12 years ago. Now I have it 5 days out of 7.