So Who Will Take Over 'Meet The Press' Now?

[JimGinPA]

I imagine Tweety, "Howdy Doody" Gregory & "Scoop" Mitchell are climbing over each other. Sunday mornings are really going to suck now.

[tekisui]

1. None of them will be worth watching.

MTP will never be the same.

[rox63]

2. It will probably take them a while to figure that out n/t

[tyne]

3. I predict

Brian Williams

[Barack_America]

5. Indeed.

I imagine they'll take turns for a while, just to get by.

Tragic.

[Raine1967]

9. That was how it used to be...

But duncha think it is a little soon to worry?
The man *just* went away...

[JimGinPA]

16. I Imagine This Sunday Will Be A Special About Russell...

But MTP is THE Sunday news magazine that people pay attention to,so it is kind of a big deal who replaces him. There aren't many "unbiased" pundits out there.

[bluestateguy]

4. I have my favorite choice, but now is not the time

nt

[Doityourself]

10. I can't even imagine Sunday mornings without Tim right now..just can't..

[jefferson_dem]

6. They should just cancel that freaking show. Nobody else deserves to sit in that chair.

Just consider the options --- Gregory, Tweety, KO? Fuck. This is sad.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

7. Jack Welch.

[charlie]

27. No kidding

Let's just skip the potatoes and go for the meat, for once. These encomiums to Russert, the "journalist" extraordinaire, are making me woozy.

[pennylane100]

8. Let's hope it is not Mathews.

Keith Olberman would be my first choice.

[TheDonkey]

13. I do not think KO will be offered, and I'd rather him concentrate on Countdown

KO has become something of a celebrity for Countdown so I do not see NBC picking him for MTP. I think Matthews is the frontrunner.

[eleny]

28. I hope that KO gets to fill in just once in the coming weeks

He can be quite serious and I think he'd do a job that would honor Russert's memory. He obviously has great respect for him and I think he would give it the gravitas we know KO can deliver.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

11. Since Russert Thought Matthews Was A Clown It Would Be A Tragedy For Him To Get The Job

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[LSK]

12. I think Gregory has subbed in the past

[tishaLA]

14. David Gregory is my guess

The only other person I can think of is Andrea Mitchell, but she has filled in pretty unsuccessfully in the past.

[SoFlaJet]

24. Good call Tisha

I'd also say Gregory 1 and Andrea 2. Only because Andrea is too soft-hearted...

[Hugabear]

33. That guy seriously creeps me out

He just looks weird. Sorry, just my opinion.

[Kahuna]

41. Me too. I think it will be Andrea Mitchell or David Gregory. I wish it would be

David Shuster though. But I doubt that is in the cards.

[BklynChick]

56. I hope not he is just awful, not fair, terribly biased, and he's really hard to look at.

[Barack_America]

15. Respectfully, this is premature. nt

[Dollface]

Lisa Meyers

[Dollface]

44. Make that Dan Rather. I was misguided.

[MadBadger]

17. Sadly, I think David Gregory makes the most sense.

[JimGinPA]

21. I Hate Gregory - He's An Intellectual Midget

[angie_love]

22. 2nd

[JuniperLea]

18. Why is this in GD: P?

And can't we wait for his soul to catch up before we start this stuff?

[Overseas]

19. I nominate Rachel Maddow !

Although she's so brilliant, people might be scared to appear.

[Barack_America]

34. I actually think Matthews with Maddow taking over the Hardball slot.

Even though I feel a bit creepy thinking of this at all right now.

[Ichingcarpenter]

20. They will rotate the assignment until they find their woman or man

until one of them stands out.

[Joe the Revelator]

23. Maybe Brokaw in the short term

Who knows in the long term.

[underpants]

26. Matt Lauer has to be tired of getting up at 3AM

But he isn't of the DC crowd. David Gregory is more likely in the long term.

[Joe the Revelator]

35. Ugh....Gregory shouldn't be anywhere near the MTP chair.

[krawhitham]

59. I agree

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

25. He was obviously grooming Todd but it is too early.

[David Zephyr]

29. Andrea Mitchell. (I'm NOT suggesting it, but I think that will be NBC's pick)

And you heard it first here.

[ericgtr]

30. I understand the question but his death isn't even a day old yet

seems a bit disrespectful is all, not trying to cause any riffs here but it's a time to grieve, not plan his replacement.

[JimGinPA]

32. It's Kind Of A Big Deal Who Takes Over MTP In Such An Important Election Year...

It's the one show that LIV's pay attention to.

[Doctor_J]

31. Probably Brian Shilliams

The very embodiment of what's wrong with TV "news", and why no one watches or believes it any more.

[Kahuna]

42. He'd be good. But they need him on the evening news. nt

[ericgtr]

43. I respected that guy until his hit job on Obama during the last debate

That totally made me lose all respect for him, seemed really out of character for him.

[Doctor_J]

46. It's not out of character. He's a devoted GOP whore who has no

business delivering news, even what passes for TV news nowadays.

[chelsea0011]

36. I would like to see MTP go back to the old format where pols really

had to answer to a panel of press people with a moderator who would occasionly interject.

[JimGinPA]

38. I Guess That Would Be My Preference Too nt

[LibraLiz1973]

37. Seems a bit early to even ponder this right now

[Blue-Jay]

39. "Why don't you have a seat over there, Random Republican...?"

[Carolina]

58. now that's good!

[baldguy]

40. They'll pr'bly pick someone like Karl Rove.

Or Bill O'Reilly

[Window]

45. I can't imagine Sunday mornings without Tim Russert. No one can replace him

on Meet The Press.

[Medusa]

47. Gregory.

That's who I'd put my money on. Or Chuck Todd, he knows his stuff.

[LowerManhattanite]

48. Leave us not go here...please?

I was no fan of Russert's by any stretch of the imagination, but it's only been a few hours since he died.

Speculation in our heads is one thing, but open figuring on his replacement is just kind of ghoulish this early in the game.

Just my opinion. :(

[zulchzulu]

49. Greg Palast

I'm kidding... but... unfortunately we all know it's not going to be anyone who will rustle the feathers of GE and Microsoft.

I feel very badly for Tim Russert and his tragic, sudden death. I only hope for the best and offer my condolences for his family and many friends in this ordeal. He somehow feels like a brother to me. Meet The Press on Sundays was when I would time my cooking Sunday breakfast for my loved ones and myself to watch the show. It was like clockwork.

But we all seriously and honestly have to look at how so much of the mainstream media news punditry has actually betrayed the American People for so many years. Russert was better than most, but he certainly was not innocent of some of the sins of the Beltway message vortex.

Perhaps we should retire "Meet The Press". Let's start with something new and uncensored politically or offer more consensus on the issues. Let's make Edward R. Murrow proud. He's been pissed for years.

[TexasObserver]

50. Brokaw or Williams seem most likely.

I don't think Mitchell, Olberman, Gregory or Shuster have much of a shot at it.

[IamyourTVandIownyou]

51. The monkey from Banana Splits.

SMILE!

[barack the house]

52. Maddow would be great.

[Hieronymus]

55. She would, yes.

[gabby garcia]

53. i vote Chuckie T nt.

[Heather MC]

54. Eugene Robinson?

[Carolina]

57. Chuck Todd

Young, but unflappable, even tempered, smart, indeed wonkish ---can't you just picture him with a white board?!Not hung up on himself or on personalities, either.