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LittleGirl

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50. I have a theory

Mon Aug 19, 2013, 01:08 PM

Aug 2013

Ed's wife was diagnosed with cancer and was undergoing treatment (surely?). Ed wanted to stay on MSNBC but, close to home during the treatments, right? So he works weekends and the plan all along was for him to return and replace one of Chris' shows. Works for me. If they could replace Rev Al (stop yelling) and Tweety with less spittle, I might watch during those hours. It's hard on Mtn time to watch any of the prime time stuff except with the EST repeats. I don't even miss Rachel's show anymore. I just haven't watched and don't have cable anyway. We watch most tv on-line.

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Wow: Major shakeup at MSNBC... Ed Schultz returns to Weekdays--takes Tweety's 5 pm slot! [View all] hlthe2b Aug 2013 OP

Wow! Grreat news! Thanks so much for posting this! senseandsensibility Aug 2013 #1

But when oh when do we get to watch 8 hrs of prison "documentaries"? NightWatcher Aug 2013 #2

Those shows must come pretty cheap for MSNBC.... Little Star Aug 2013 #6

On the contrary, those shows kill Fox on Saturday and Sunday nights House of Roberts Aug 2013 #15

Wow! You gotta be shitting me. People actually watch that crap! Thanks for letting me.. Little Star Aug 2013 #37

I, too, am amazed. Hard to believe the crap people feed their brain. SaveOurDemocracy Aug 2013 #66

I'm amazed too. bvar22 Aug 2013 #111

Those prison shows are major money makers for MSNBC. Zen Democrat Aug 2013 #55

Someone else just showed me that. I just find it un-fucking believable. Little Star Aug 2013 #59

Probably buying them up from Current (now Al Jazeera)... cascadiance Aug 2013 #92

I knew there was something I was missing on MSNBC. Never can get enough maddiemom Aug 2013 #32

I guess the suits finally heard us. grasswire Aug 2013 #3

Hear, hear. nt silvershadow Aug 2013 #61

Bout time! Viewing Tweety twice a day is a bit too much to ask of us. lol k&r Little Star Aug 2013 #4

Wonderful!! Cant stand Tweety in either time slot and Sharpton makes me ill n/t winterpark Aug 2013 #5

You don't like Rev Sharpton??? trueblue2007 Aug 2013 #51

I also like Al, BUT SoCalDem Aug 2013 #91

I've always wondered if he is dyslexic? notadmblnd Aug 2013 #99

As a preacher, I'm sure he's a very literate guy. It's the tele-prompter SoCalDem Aug 2013 #102

I agree. I've felt bad for him more than once. notadmblnd Aug 2013 #108

I remember during the Trayvon Martin reporting how he kept NorthCarolina Aug 2013 #120

Schultz and Howard Dean also struggle with teleprompters. spooky3 Aug 2013 #114

You have a falsely inflated opinion of preachers. Sharpton was ordained at the age of 9. . . Journeyman Aug 2013 #154

Maybe you aren't his target audience. On the other hand, the pronuciation jtuck004 Aug 2013 #117

I can't stand Sharpton's show dreamnightwind Aug 2013 #138

I wish that they had given Schultz avebury Aug 2013 #7

Just DVR It & Watch It W/Out Commercials At 7 Bigredhunk Aug 2013 #45

Me too. Tweety just isn't a good fit among that evening line up. n/t Cleita Aug 2013 #57

My impression of Tweety's show Common Sense Party Aug 2013 #8

OMG! Was that fart real or was that a chain saw? nt ladjf Aug 2013 #13

I believe that was 100% real nature. Common Sense Party Aug 2013 #18

And never EVER stand behind a rhino Link Speed Aug 2013 #72

Yikes! Common Sense Party Aug 2013 #94

They are also self-appointed fire prevention officers. longship Aug 2013 #128

Totally agree! WinstonSmith4740 Aug 2013 #135

I am CRYING with laughter DainBramaged Aug 2013 #22

Well, that's what they look and sound like to ME. Common Sense Party Aug 2013 #24

ROFL!!! calimary Aug 2013 #159

Was that Michelle Bachmann giving us her views on SnowCritter Aug 2013 #25

Could have been. Common Sense Party Aug 2013 #26

LMAOOOOOO!! Perfect description, great video! Can't. Stop. Laughing. SaveOurDemocracy Aug 2013 #28

Bwaahaaaa....O.M.G. LittleGirl Aug 2013 #47

"I want a hippopotamus liberalhistorian Aug 2013 #64

!!!! BumRushDaShow Aug 2013 #74

Hard to believe this thread went here but Sedona Aug 2013 #124

OMG!!!!! I'm just glad my son has outgrown Cub Scouts... calimary Aug 2013 #153

Those are the days that just make you proud to be a parent. nt Common Sense Party Aug 2013 #156

Yeah no shit! calimary Aug 2013 #158

Good. The tweet-repeat is a waste cthulu2016 Aug 2013 #9

Actually Tweety is a waste the first time around, no repeats required. 1-Old-Man Aug 2013 #27

Tweety is tougher on guests than any other host. N-t Logical Aug 2013 #137

Hot damn! Love Ed on weeknights. Laurian Aug 2013 #10

Oops...just figured out that this is two o'clock pacific time senseandsensibility Aug 2013 #11

Wow an actual intelligent decision by a Liberal In Texas Aug 2013 #12

Yay!!!!!...Ed is the only one who actually talks about ECONOMIC issues, like ALEC, Unions, etc. whathehell Aug 2013 #14

Yes, love his coverage on Snyder's theft of democracy in Detroit. nt SunSeeker Aug 2013 #95

I didn't see that, but it sounds interesting..It's something Rachel covers as well. n/t whathehell Aug 2013 #149

MSNBC is propaganda, nothing but commercials and 1 sided emotional talking points Corruption Inc Aug 2013 #16

Interesting attitude... hlthe2b Aug 2013 #19

. Little Star Aug 2013 #38

Wow can I ask a question? DainBramaged Aug 2013 #21

You must be from the farm belt.. Rosco T. Aug 2013 #41

Lololol, I GUESS WE KNOW WHERE YOU ARE COMING FROM. trueblue2007 Aug 2013 #52

You seem to be on the wrong board? lark Aug 2013 #63

You should have that mole on your fat head checked. Atman Aug 2013 #65

As opposed to that bastion of intelligent discourse - FOX News? n/t Blaukraut Aug 2013 #75

Bye Bye. elleng Aug 2013 #79

Well ... uh yeah Raine Aug 2013 #107

MSNBS is emotional and biased... TekGryphon Aug 2013 #125

No need to respond to the poster. That person likely thinks FOX i the gold standard. bluestate10 Aug 2013 #143

Meh... Javaman Aug 2013 #150

Excellent malaise Aug 2013 #17

Welcome back Ed DainBramaged Aug 2013 #20

WI bullshit will Iliyah Aug 2013 #23

Great news! Great news! Brigid Aug 2013 #29

I was very glad to hear this. AppetiteForApathy Aug 2013 #30

"Now if they'd only get someone decent back in Schultz's old spot." BumRushDaShow Aug 2013 #33

Joy would definitely be excellent. AppetiteForApathy Aug 2013 #36

Sorry but Cher & I both have our nerd crush on Chris!.... Little Star Aug 2013 #39

So far Chris still has the 8 pm weekdays slot though BumRushDaShow Aug 2013 #48

I think Chris Hayes is great in any time slot. protect our future Aug 2013 #42

I love that his panels aren't the same "three white guys" and that he doesn't winter is coming Aug 2013 #78

+++ 1000 and thank you for your insight. protect our future Aug 2013 #83

Exactly! Little Star Aug 2013 #93

I love Chris Hayes. Manifestor_of_Light Aug 2013 #96

I hear ya! Little Star Aug 2013 #98

Joy Reid's available. She'd be my first choice. House of Roberts Aug 2013 #35

I like Bashir or Wagner in the 8pm slot. nt bluestate10 Aug 2013 #144

Oh THANK GOD BumRushDaShow Aug 2013 #31

Congrats to Ed and us! TeamPooka Aug 2013 #34

I never understood why Tweedy got 2 out of 3 hours from 5 to 7. Ganja Ninja Aug 2013 #40

I think Cenk burned his bridges with them and would refuse to go back. nt BumRushDaShow Aug 2013 #49

Agreed quakerboy Aug 2013 #88

Great news!!!!! JDPriestly Aug 2013 #43

This is GREAT!! Ed really tells it like it is. Tiredofthesame Aug 2013 #44

Great News. Bohunk68 Aug 2013 #46

I have a theory LittleGirl Aug 2013 #50

I say hire Dylan Rattingan too! I think he was let go b/c of his on air rant about Congress being Dustlawyer Aug 2013 #53

Thank you for mentioning Dylan! protect our future Aug 2013 #73

Rattingan has moved on. He is putting his buy American philosophy into practice bluestate10 Aug 2013 #145

Is this really true? Hooray! raging moderate Aug 2013 #54

Our long, national, Tweety-repeat nightmare is over blogslut Aug 2013 #56

Great lineup Not Me Aug 2013 #58

Woo hoo! deminks Aug 2013 #60

By the way, is that going to be 5 pm EDT? raging moderate Aug 2013 #62

I think double Tweety HURT their audience. Atman Aug 2013 #67

As Tweety Would Say, Fair Enough! colsohlibgal Aug 2013 #68

Now dump the insufferable Chris Hayes and maybe MSNBC will become watchable again. Drunken Irishman Aug 2013 #69

DI, why do you say Chris Hayes is insufferable? protect our future Aug 2013 #81

I love Chris Matthews...had me worried for a moment. Schultz is good, too. urbuddha Aug 2013 #70

OOHHH YEAH! ChiciB1 Aug 2013 #71

It is more difficult for Liberal/Progressive Iliyah Aug 2013 #87

But These Are MY Kind Of People! ChiciB1 Aug 2013 #104

Ed is one of my favorites at MSNBC and I never get to watch him on weekends. This is great news! n/t Blaukraut Aug 2013 #76

Good, I'm tired of Tweety twice a day Politicalboi Aug 2013 #77

Hooray! Bluzmann57 Aug 2013 #80

The suit who's been making the MSNBC firing/schedule changes for the last couple years needs to be leveymg Aug 2013 #82

Turns out that those who said that Ed was pushed out were correct malaise Aug 2013 #103

The "wanted to spend more time with his family" story is a bit worn out. leveymg Aug 2013 #106

He sure is pro-Labor malaise Aug 2013 #109

I am not so sure. Ed's wife was ill and recovering. On his Sunday show, he talked about bluestate10 Aug 2013 #146

. itsrobert Aug 2013 #127

Back at yah malaise Aug 2013 #141

This is excellent news! tallahasseedem Aug 2013 #84

Replacement needed Lamonte Aug 2013 #85

K&R stonecutter357 Aug 2013 #86

Good. Finally some common sense. railsback Aug 2013 #89

It's ABOUT time.. That replay of Hairball has NEVER made sense SoCalDem Aug 2013 #90

Great news to hear! hrmjustin Aug 2013 #97

Awesome! Catherine Vincent Aug 2013 #100

I don't get home in time, but hurray!!! Ruby the Liberal Aug 2013 #101

Tape the 5pm show. nt bluestate10 Aug 2013 #147

Believe it or not, Ruby the Liberal Aug 2013 #157

HURRAY, that is the BEST news!!! nt Raine Aug 2013 #105

Great! I never did understand the double-Tweety thing. WinkyDink Aug 2013 #110

Good, I could watch an interesting guest on Ed's show Warpy Aug 2013 #112

Good. Run him at 7 too and put Matthews on a game show somewhere where he yell a lot. AlinPA Aug 2013 #113

Is it possible he really did want to move to spooky3 Aug 2013 #115

I agree with that. Plus Ed seems to be ok with spending more time in NYC. He likely found bluestate10 Aug 2013 #148

Great news! avaistheone1 Aug 2013 #116

Whatever personal issues he had must be doing better AnnieBW Aug 2013 #118

Heard Ed mention it on his radio show this AM brett_jv Aug 2013 #119

Awesome, now they just need a new host for that 7 PM slot too obxhead Aug 2013 #121

Excellent! Just Saying Aug 2013 #122

Interesting timing. John Oliver undressed Tweety just last week WhaTHellsgoingonhere Aug 2013 #123

UM, 5pm Eastern is not primetime itsrobert Aug 2013 #126

So glad to see Ed back MissDeeds Aug 2013 #129

I missed his broadcasts. Glad he's back! n/t JimDandy Aug 2013 #130

Vast improvement. JEB Aug 2013 #131

What about the west coast? senseandsensibility Aug 2013 #132

5 pm is not prime time YBR31 Aug 2013 #133

Tweety's Sunday show shut down, now he's cutting back his hours. alfredo Aug 2013 #134

hooray Dustin DeWinde Aug 2013 #136

Yeah! However, I have enjoyed his shows on the weekends emsimon33 Aug 2013 #139

I'm a huge MSNBC junkie. King_Klonopin Aug 2013 #140

am i the only one not really much of an Ed fan? Garion_55 Aug 2013 #142

Yay!!! Benton D Struckcheon Aug 2013 #151

That is great. I have wondered if Chris was sick - he has had that replacement for weeks. Or at jwirr Aug 2013 #152

He usually goes on long vacations this time of year SoCalDem Aug 2013 #155

Great news for labor B Calm Aug 2013 #160