Ed Schultz will be hosting "1600 Pennsylvania Avenue" on MSNBC tomorrow at 6 PM.

[onehandle]

A tryout for the to be developed 10 PM slot?

I would welcome that.

[Ian David]

1. Well, it would certainly be better than David Gregory. n/t

[Janice325]

4. Is Gregory still on at that time slot?? I thought David Shuster had taken over

that slot since Gregory got Meet The Press.

Shuster I rather like at times, not so Gregory. :puke:

[Diane R]

2. This is good news. I would love to see him have his own show.

[ellacott]

3. I wonder how he will get along with Keith

He's been very critical of Keith in the past. He felt Keith was deserving of his current popularity.

[napi21]

5. Good for him! That's one of the ways MSNBC auditions for new

permanent hosts. I think Big Eddie will do well!

[Larkspur]

6. Eddie is a blowhard

But he's a hell of a lot better than David Gregory. I still don't know if I could sit through an entire hour of Big Ed. I prefer Thom Hartmann or Mike Papantonio. Actually Mike would be a solid progressive anchor. Eddie is a bit too much a DLC'er.

I like David Schuster and glad he took over Gregory's old show.

[bdamomma]

14. oh Thom would be great, he has such a great demeanor.

can listen to others but has the facts to prove his points.

[Cleita]

17. Thom would be the best. n/t

[Captain Hilts]

20. Yes, and I'd put Randi Rhodes in the same category, sad to say. Ugh! nt

[UnrepentantUnitarian]

7. You know what I'd love...

A show with Ed Schultz and Catherine Crier...a sort of "tag team" thing where they wouldn't really be together all that much, but would start and finish the show together. They could go their own ways and do their own interviews in between. The two are so different that it might make for an interesting program.

[mmonk]

19. Good idea.

[shireen]

8. excellent! nt

[shireen]

13. A MSNBC tv show for Ed Shultz is a GOOD thing.

i'm not particularly a fan, nor do i agree with some of his views. But generally speaking, I've come to like him.

If Ed Schultz gets a tv show on MSNBC, it will be a very good thing. He appeals to a demographic that we need: middle-aged middle-class almost-middle-of-the-road straight white males and their wives. I would not insult him by saying he could be the Liberal answer to Rush Limbaugh, but he could appeal to many of Rush's listeners, at least the ones who are willing to use their brain and consider other points of view. Sometimes, the messenger is just as important as the message.

In an ideal world, I'd love to see Thom Hartmann get a tv show. But I think he's too cerebral for MSNBC. However, I could see Thom in a Charlie Rose-type show on PBS. It would be less stressful than doing a news show, and he'd do an absolutely incredible job as an interviewer.

[BlueJac]

9. I can't watch Ed..

I quit listening the his self back slapping opinions. To much DLC for me.

[onehandle]

16. He's a good lefty union organizer.

But if you say he's DLC...

[ginnyinWI]

10. Hm, I don't know. I like Ed, but

does he have the ability to do a whole hour without callers? I mean, usually on his radio show he will get on one theme, talk about it and take callers--sometimes for the entire three hour show. It will be interesting to see how he does.

[Cleita]

11. Too bad "Democracy Now!", a much more informative show, is on at the same

time and I much prefer Amy Goodman to Ed Schultz anyway.

[1776Forever]

12. Great news! We cannot have too many lefties in the MSM! Go Ed!!!

:headbang: :fistbump: :headbang:

I am hoping this does develop into the 10 pm time slot show!

[Captain Hilts]

15. He's another angry white man shouting at me. Ugh! His speech patterns are like Limbaugh's.nt

[mmonk]

18. Great! I look forward to it.

Go Big Eddie.