If you could replace Morning Joe, who would you go with for the am MSNBC slot?

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

There has to be someone who can serve up a more intelligent discussion than Joe Scarborough. I enjoy the show much more when he is on one of his frequent absences.

[billyoc]

1. I had to turn his unhinged ass off today. A test pattern makes more sense.

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

2. That's what I'm saying. He is a real waste of valuable air time. nt.

[LittleApple81]

3. Just don't watch it for a while. I think us liberals desperate for political news in the morning

are keeping this jerk up there. Don't watch it, and write to NBC with your suggestions. I bet if they had Mika Mouse by herself, their ratings would go up. She would be able to express a coherent thought without being interrupted and shouted out.

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

6. Initially I liked Mika, but she's really gone downhill and adds very little to most discussions. nt

[Mike Daniels]

18. Mika was fine until Palin came onto the scene

Now that Palin is off the stage and is being ruthlessly butchered by campaign insiders I'm hoping Mika will snap out of it and return to how she used be prior to the Republican convention.

[Sedona]

4. Don Imus?

:evilgrin:

[lamp_shade]

34. Yes. Don Imus!!

[Catsbrains]

5. Al Franken. n/t,

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

7. I was thinking that, but I hope he goes to the Senate instead, if not, sure!

[izzie]

8. I like them, Meka because she is smart and Joe is so one

sided, I just like to hear them plus I like the side kick also. Joe I do not think has one ounce of class but Meka sure does. It is like Mutt and Jeff is you have ever heard of those guys in the funny papers.

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

11. I enjoy Willie Geist. He is quietly ironic and pretty droll.

Mika may be smart, but she certainly doesn't display it very much. She's become like a den mother who says things like "Now that's not nice, etc." Joe is so bombastic and narrow minded that I don't enjoy listening to him. It has nothing to do with him being a conservative. If Mika were a better counterweight, that would be fine, but she just lets him talk over her.

[izzie]

32. She does let it go a little more than I like but some how it wins

the day. I have watched that stuff all my life and it is usually the person like Joe that is thought the 'dubber' in the end. My father's name for the really out of it persons he ran into in this world. I do not know where that word came from but every one in my family knew what it means to our family.

[book_worm]

9. Me.

[Catch22Dem]

10. Donahue

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

12. Perfect! I love Donahue and he's like Moyers in that you don't feel he's just

advancing one view but is in a larger search for the reality of a situation. He's also good at asking probing questions without having a gotcha manner.

I forget why they took his old show away from him. I think I recall that it actually had pretty good ratings.

[WA98070]

27. Great idea.

[Catch22Dem]

30. You recall correctly.

His was the top rated show on MSNBC when it was pulled

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

31. So what was the purported reason? nt.

[skiddlybop]

13. Yeah...

that would probably triple the ratings, like Rachel quadrupled and quintupled the ratings of Little Tucker Carlson and Scumborodeadintern's first evening show.

[rateyes]

14. Tina Fey. :D

[Ghost of Tom Joad]

15. Eugene Robinson

without a doubt

[jayfish]

16. Second!

And here I thought I would be the only one to mention his name. :hi:

Jay

[Supersedeas]

25. I'm with ya

[JJ]

17. Bill Clinton

[Bluebear]

19. Joe, the plumber.

Kidding, KIDDING!

[TBUSA]

20. Ashley Ban field

She has been telling the truth since 2000. How about Rachel and Ashley co hosting?
Ashley was persecuted by the networks for telling the truth in the early days. She deserves a place at the table.

[csziggy]

21. Ashley Banfield might be a possibility and it would rescue her from CourtTV

But she may have taken that gig so she could be home with her child - wasn't she pregnant while she was covering 9/11 and out in that debris cloud?

[OHDEM]

22. Stephanie Miller

She's funny and not afraid to say ANYTHING! I love her!

[semillama]

29. I second that. She's great! n/t

[curse of greyface]

23. Spongebob. NT

[norepubsin08]

24. Rev Wright

[lpbk2713]

26. I would like to see Sam Seder get a regular slot on cable.

I don't know about in the AM though.

[laststeamtrain]

28. Amy Goodman. No, that's not possible. So, Count Floyd...n/t

[TexasObserver]

33. David Schuster, Chris Jansing, Tameron Hall and John Ridley.

I think Schuster, Jansing, Tameron, and John Ridley would make a great morning mix.

Willie can stay, but Joe, Mika, and Pat have got to go. Honest to God, they're worse than Fox & Friends half the time.