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In reply to the discussion: MSNBC ELEVATES Rachel Maddow To NEWS ANCHOR [View all]merrily
(45,251 posts)Not even because Maddow is a Democrat, but because she is, IMO, clearly much smarter and sharper than Gregory and Todd.
For me, Gregory was just a dufus, who did not have gravitas, even when he was White House correspondent. Todd is dull, can't keep his biases to himself, and is nowhere near as knowledgeable as Maddow. Reading his wiki or watching his old show, I couldn't figure out what the hell got him any career in a field as competitive as political commentary on a major network (NBC), let alone MTP, the jewel in the crown of NBC News.
In her current format, Rachel can get to droning on (Todd even more so) and seeming overly delighted with the sound of her own voice. However, those things would disappear in a format that involves only interviewing and panel discussions. In any event, she would, imo, be far superior to both dufus Gregory and partisan dullard Todd as host of MTP. Plus, we'd finally get out of NBC News' obvious penchant for rightist white males in positions of importance.
If MTP's PTB also let her choose some panelists who are more interesting than Cokie Roberts, we might really see something that actually draws in a lot of people, instead of losing viewers.
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