Matthews rumored as leading Russert replacement.»

[babylonsister]

http://thinkprogress.org/2008/06/17/matthews-rumored-as-leading-russert-replacement/


Matthews rumored as leading Russert replacement.»

The Associated Press writes that Hardball host Chris Matthews is a leading candidate to replace Tim Russert as Meet the Press moderator. “Matthews, a relentless talker, would have to change his style to fit in to Russert’s ‘Meet the Press’ reportorial template,” notes the AP. “Matthews’ long history of strong opinions is in stark contrast to Russert’s nimble, middle-of-the road approach — and could be reason enough for NBC to look elsewhere.”

Update: U.S. News’ Washington Whispers writes, “We're starting the bandwagon today for Luke Russert to take over Meet the Press for his dad, Tim Russert.”

[graywarrior]

1. How predictable

[rox63]

2. Please gawd, not Tweety

NBC will need to hire more maintenance staff to clean up all the flying spittle.

[JaneQPublic]

47. I'm thinking Chris Hanson from "To Catch a Predator" would be good.

He's used to interviewing the scum of the earth.

[drbtg1]

67. LMAO!!!!

Best candidate yet.

We have a winner!

[Frank Cannon]

74. With Republican guests...

he could pretty much do both shows at once.

Nicely played.

[Ishoutandscream2]

3. Oh, sweet Jesus

Another reason for me to sleep in on Sunday mornings. Fuck the MSM.

[Drunken Irishman]

4. No to Chris and no to Luke.

You need someone who's tough, but loud. That, in my mind, takes Luke and Chris out of the running.

[asthmaticeog]

5. That show should really go back to the old panel format. nt

[Richardo]

8. Thank you!

I'm getting all hoarse and stuff.

[high density]

6. I don't see him working in that position at all

It's probably time to bring in somebody from outside of NBC News.

[babylonsister]

17. Charlie Rose? I think he'd be great. nt

[niyad]

7. what in the HELL is "reportorial template"????

[Saturday]

9. Yuck. nt

[moreno]

10. Chris is perfect!

You need a guy that ask the tough questions and doesn't except no for an answer.

That is Chris.

[Vickers]

18. Bwahahahahaha!

:thumbsup:

Very funny!

[niyad]

19. welcome to DU

you REALLY think tweety "ask(s) the tough questions and doesn't ACCEPT no for an answer" are you watching the same tweety the other people here do?

[sandnsea]

28. That just made my head hurt

Did you not learn the difference between accept and except in the third grade?

See avatar. I need an aspirin. Want to join me?

:hi:

[niyad]

39. 800 mgm IBU's and a LARGE, stiff drink, yes. what will you have?

[moreno]

32. On the site for a short time and already the grammar police.

Discuss my post and not the grammar error....or do you lack any critical thinking.

[niyad]

41. on the site such a short time, and you are already insulting people? nice going.

it is not up to you to tell us what we may, or may not, take from your post. this is an open forum, and we can, in fact, comment on your lack of grammatical skill, in addition to questioning WHY you appear to think the way you do.

enjoy your stay.

[moreno]

48. Where have I insulted anyone?

Where have I insulted anyone? Are you that sensitive? I state my case, people get mad...and i'm insulting.
Challenge my response...no need to get mad and take it personal.

[niyad]

50. how about "do you lack any critical thinking"? does that ring a bell?

what part of that did you not understand? you made a statement, the errors were pointed out. sorry you don't like that.

how EVER will I bear up under your disapproval?

[moreno]

55. That was a question.

An insult would be....."You are not a critical thinker"
I asked a question.

[niyad]

60. no, I asked a question (see question mark) you did not (see no question mark)

yes, the grammar police are out. now, you can either try to answer the original question, or you can leave us with the understanding that you have no answer to the original question.

things slow over on the other site today? (note the question mark)

[moreno]

63. State the original question again, please?

What other site might that be. I didn't know people are only suppose to use only one site.

[niyad]

64. oh, aren't you cute.

remd I-95

[moreno]

66. ???

huh?

[TheWatcher]

79. Exactly.

[TheWatcher]

78. What is there to discuss about your Post really?

Other than the fact it shows your own total inability to exercise critical thinking.

I think you'd be better off on the Yahoo Boards, where you will find more group think and sheep-headed nodding that you're more accustomed to.

Come back when you've actually done some real research.

[SoCalDem]

84. Welcome.. and don't take any offense about the grammar police

We all do it from time to time (err AND correct) :evilgrin:.. Look at it as a badge of honor:)

:hi:

[shanti]

73. heh!

who left the gate opennnnnnnn!?

[Swamp Rat]

24. LOL! ¿De dónde eres?

;)

[moreno]

34. Cubano

Hello

[Swamp Rat]

36. Hola. ¿Que tal?

Quisiera saber muchas cosas de Cuba: ¿Naciste allá? ¿Adónde en Cuba? Dígame todo sobre tu barrio. Estoy muy muy muy interesado.

[moreno]

37. No, aqui en Estado Unidos - Los Angeles, CA

...pero mi gente es de Havana

[Swamp Rat]

43. ¡Órale carnal, beinvenido!

Entonces, naciste en East L.A. (o vives allá). Todo bien compay, soy chicano también, pero la famila es de México e España... e muchos otros paises.

¿Cómo encontraste el DU? ¿Te estas gostando aquí, o no?

[gkhouston]

27. How can he accept any answer at all when he never shuts up? n/t

[moreno]

38. hmmmm

do you watch him critically or emotionally?

[unpossibles]

62. there you go again.

lol. the only emotion I am experiencing is laughing my ass off at your transparency.

[moreno]

65. What now?

the poster says, Chris never shuts up, as though that is a rational critique of Chris Matthews.

Please dude.

Stop following me.

[gkhouston]

80. Someone praised him by saying, "He never takes no for an answer".

Given Matthews' tendency to talk over his guests and panels, saying he never takes no for an answer is meaningless, because he never takes anything for an answer -- he simply keeps talking about whatever point he wants to make. A sharp contrast with this would be Olbermann's behavior -- he rarely interrupts people and his follow-up questions indicate that he's actually listened to the answer that was provided.

So yes, "Chris never shuts up" is a rational critique. If you've watched him in action, you'd realize the incessant talking acts as a roadblock to any meaningful Q&A session.

[TheWatcher]

81. Do you watch him objectively, or are you like so many that nod in obedience at

Whatever the bouncing pundit tells you should be your thought process?

Christ, this is like watching a blank tape.

[Zuiderelle]

33. LMAO

[mmonk]

11. Yes to Chris.

[niyad]

22. WHY?

[Kittycat]

46. Because it's far better than David Gregory.

[niyad]

52. well, that certainly isn't saying much, is it?

[niyad]

12. how about each of the sunday "news" (and believe me, I use that term MOST advisedly)

programs uses a panel of non-media people to ask the questions and do the interviews? just about anybody here on DU, and other progressive and liberal sites, would do a far better job than the drivel with which we are presented each sunday.

[housewolf]

13. Oh PLEASE!!! Not Tweety!

The thing about Tweety is... it's all about Tweety. It's not about information or the gurest, it's just about Tweety showing off either how "smart" he is or how "hard" he is or how "whaterver" he is.

Grrrrr...

[Benhurst]

14. What?

Limbaugh isn't available?

[kenny blankenship]

15. To quote the man himself:

"HA!"

[Cleita]

16. There goes the neighborhood. n/t

[Swamp Rat]

20. If they're gonna hire clowns, then I nominate Krusty.

[countryjake]

21. Figures. I'd never watch MTP again if that happens.

Why the hell can't they just have a rotating group of moderators, a new one each Sunday, if they refuse to return to the panels that were used back when MTP was good?

[Ian David]

23. Oh, not just "NO," but "FUCK NO!" n/t

[gkhouston]

25. wtf is this? A face-saving way to get rid of "Hardball"? n/t

[jobycom]

26. What, not O'Reilly? Not Scarborough? What happened to objectivity!?1

[Eurobabe]

29. They better hurry up, Sunday is coming soon.

:eyes:

[KamaAina]

30. Noooooo! The stake, Dr. Van Helsing! The STAKE!!!

:scared:

:puke:

[proud patriot]

31. I was hoping for Dan Abrams

:shrug:

[Greyskye]

35. Noooooooo!

Tweety replacing Russert =




With an end result of:

[Wizard777]

40. Well there goes Meet The Press to hell in a hand basket

[ihavenobias]

42. As long as Maddow takes his place on Hardball, that's fine by me

Then eventually Cenk of TYT can get his own show and we'll be all set.

:)

[asjr]

44. If they are auditioning for screw-ups they

should wait until after 1/20/09 and hire GWB.

[TheWatcher]

83. If we still lived in an actual country which actually enforced the Constitution

and the Rule Of Law, GWB would be behind bars.

[JaneQPublic]

45. Tweety doesn't shut up long enough to let the guest answer his questions!

It'll be just like Hardball:
10 minutes of Tweety asking the question, 10 minutes of the guest trying to get a word in edgewise while Tweety answers his own question, and then just when Tweety finally runs out of steam, it's time for a commercial.

[Phred42]

49. Tweety in for Russert - You HAD to see that coming - Right?

They would never give THAT to someone like KO

This should confirm, finally, for anyone that has been sitting on the fence about where Tweety is coming from

[JerseygirlCT]

51. That would be a fatal mistake for MTP

Matthews is simply incapable of shutting his own mouth long enough to listen. He's often rude to his guests (and by that, I do NOT mean he asks tough questions and pushes for answers) - just running over them every time they attempt to answer something.

[KG]

53. Tweety would be great, another compliant brown-noser to power.

[Catherina]

54. I'm all for it. He's focused, clear and asks very good questions

He's a journalist, not a political guru. He'll do a great job.

[niyad]

57. you forgot the sarcasm icon, yes?

[Catherina]

85. No seriously I didn't. The choices are very limited

and I think he'd be superb. I'm not looking for someone who agrees with me on issues, just someone who keeps up with the news (which he does) and has a few morals (which he does).

His job is to keep up and ask good questions with objectivity. I think he can handle that just fine.

Personally I much prefer someone like Keith but Keith is as biased as I am and we need him right where he is, presenting a more left, younger viewpoint on Countdown.

Other good choices would be some of those young women who worked on the Obama camapign. Samantha Power would be great but she's not a journalist.

[galledgoblin]

56. hahahahaha

yeah, good luck with that, NBC!

[Stinky The Clown]

58. Geeze, if they're considering Luke, how about one of MY kids?

They're just as qualified .... one a bit younger, two a good bit older.

[AngryOldDem]

59. Howzabout Katie Couric?

Heard that one, too.

[asdjrocky]

61. Oh please,

Almost anything other than that. If I have to hear that tool bark his phony laugh on Sunday mornings, then it's all over. I'll just give up.

[BurtWorm]

68. Matthews would be a big mistake.

And I really don't like the idea of making MTP a dynasty! They can do what they want to do, but those are two really dumb ideas.

[Zorra]

69. Keith Olbermann could do the job 1000 times better. n/t

[Phred42]

71. Not from the Reich's perspective

You are correct of course - from our perspective
but that's exactly WHY they won't give it to KO.

Maybe in a couple of years as the country drifts back to the center

[book_worm]

70. I don't see it happening. He is too hot for Sunday morning TV

[babylonsister]

76. He also has a tendency to insert foot in mouth on occasion. nt

[spanone]

72. i bet they are all licking corporate ass to get that seat...it's a powerful job

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[texasleo]

77. That would be ok.

[theboss]

82. I actually like Matthews, but he would be awful on that show

It would become "Meet Chris Matthews Starring Chris Matthews."

I just want them to go to a panel format.

[David Zephyr]

86. It will be Andrea Mitchell or Chris Matthews.

They are the only two that remotely would make sense and hold Tim's audience.