Meet The Press: Who should replace Russert?

[Ivan Seeking]

Egad, they are talking about Andrea Mitchell, who I thought was the worst substitute to ever host the show, and Chris Mathews, who I don't even consider to be a real journalist.

Will NBC honor the over 50 year long tradition of excellence in journalism, on MTP?

 

[Cyrus]

Charlie Rose.

 

[Gokul43201]

Williams or Gregory. Rose's style is more hands off, and not suited to the often dirty job of wrestling with the spin, the flip-flops and the "I have no recollection of that incident" kind of incidents.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Williams will be hosting this week. Tsu mentioned Williams right away as well.

I have tremendous respect for Charlie Rose, but to me he isn't a political animal - not really a creature of Washington.

Damn! Russert is going to be a really tough act to follow. One associate said that it will literally take three people to do his job.

 

[Astronuc]

Charlie Rose was the first one I'd think of.

How about Ed Bradley of CBS 60 minutes, or is he too laid back?

Jon Stewart?

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Jon Stewart?

I love Jon Stewart, but don't you EVEN talk like that.

 

[AstroRoyale]

Anyone but Couric please, I'd rather see Regis Philbin than her for god sakes. . .

 

[turbo]

I'd like to nominate Lara Logan and Trish Regan (CBS would have to buy her contract from MSNBC). They are smart, tough, and would make an impressive tag-team.

 

[Cyrus]

Anne Coutler, Sean Hannity, or Bill O-tool-the-fool-Rilley.

 

[Cyrus]

I love Jon Stewart, but don't you EVEN talk like that.

Are you kidding? I think Stewart would actually do a damn good job.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

If you want to believe in miracles, put Jon Stewart on MTP: Russert will rise from the dead before that happens.

 

[lisab]

Charlie Rose was the first one I'd think of.

How about Ed Bradley of CBS 60 minutes, or is he too laid back?

Jon Stewart?

...errrr, I think Ed Bradley would be way, way too laid back, seeing as he died in 2006...RIP, Ed!

I like Gregory. He's got a ways to go before he would fill Russert's shoes, but I think he's got "the right stuff."

 

[Ivan Seeking]

...errrr, I think Ed Bradley would be way, way too laid back, seeing as he died in 2006...RIP, Ed!

I had forgotten that!

I like Gregory. He's got a ways to go before he would fill Russert's shoes, but I think he's got "the right stuff."

Who?

 

[lisab]

I had forgotten that!



Who?

David Gregory, currently the White House correspondent for NBC. He's young, though - just 38!

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Hmmmm, I haven't paid close attention to his work. I will though.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Anne Coutler, Sean Hannity, or Bill O-tool-the-fool-Rilley.

Now you are just asking to get hurt!

 

[G01]

I think the best bet is David Gregory. He is no Tim Russert, but he seems to be best for the job. I mean I think Olbermann is hilarious, but no one (including himself as he said on his show) considers him unbiased enough to be qualified to fill the position of Russert.

The same goes for Matthews. And if they even THINK of giving the job to Abrams, the most boring, unwatchable guy on the network, I will stop watching television altogether.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

I'd like to nominate Lara Logan and Trish Regan (CBS would have to buy her contract from MSNBC). They are smart, tough, and would make an impressive tag-team.

Long ago, MTP was done by a panel of journalists. That might not be a bad idea. And we already know who Russert liked and respected - regulars on his show.

 

[edward]

With the way politics has been headed in recent years the show might do best with a good cop bad cop duo.

 

[Alienjoey]

Meet the Press will probably be run by alternating hosts for a few months, and I'd imagine somebody such as David Gregory will end up hosting it after the transition phase. Tom Brokaw would be a great temporary host, but I doubt he would want to spend so much time working on TV again following his "retirement".

 

[lisab]

Meet the Press will probably be run by alternating hosts for a few months, and I'd imagine somebody such as David Gregory will end up hosting it after the transition phase. Tom Brokaw would be a great temporary host, but I doubt he would want to spend so much time working on TV again following his "retirement".

I have a hard time understanding Brokaw. He seems to slur, especially multi-syllabic words. I find it distracting, and a bit humorous.

 

[G01]

Meet the Press will probably be run by alternating hosts for a few months, and I'd imagine somebody such as David Gregory will end up hosting it after the transition phase. Tom Brokaw would be a great temporary host, but I doubt he would want to spend so much time working on TV again following his "retirement".

Seems that Brokaw will be the transition host throughout the rest of the election season.

 

[Gokul43201]

Who?

This dude:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=il2LvBddLig&feature=related

 

[Cyrus]

John McLaughling! If you think otherwise you are WRONG.


BYE BYEEEEEEEEEEE

 

[turbo]

Lara Logan for sure.

http://www.comedycentral.com/videos/index.jhtml?videoId=173871

 

[WarPhalange]

The same goes for Matthews. And if they even THINK of giving the job to Abrams, the most boring, unwatchable guy on the network, I will stop watching television altogether.

Ugh, Abrams...

I don't know, I think the person that jokingly said Stewart was on the right track, except we need someone who writes his own material.

Stand up comics are the most brutally honest people out there. I can't imagine Lewis Black throwing people softballs.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

I love watching Biden and Graham debate.

Williams did a pretty good job.

 

[B. Elliott]

Lara Logan for sure.

http://www.comedycentral.com/videos/index.jhtml?videoId=173871

And I second that! I love the soft spoken accent.:!)

 

[Cyrus]

Lara Logan for sure.

http://www.comedycentral.com/videos/index.jhtml?videoId=173871

She has to do it topless.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

It will be Brokaw for the election cycle.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Any opinions on the show today?

I think Brokaw does a fine job, but so far, MTP without Russert reminds me of a taco without hot sauce.

Also, I don't believe that what Schwarzenegger said was true. Either Russert was joking about getting him on the Presidential ticket, or Arnold was misstating the case.

 

[turbo]

She has to do it topless.

That's a plan. Logan and Regan (both tough, smart, and cute) do MTP topless and slam the (mostly male) Dem and Rep leaders with the toughest questions that they can come up with. If they're not gay, can they lie convincingly?

 

[Cyrus]

That's a plan. Logan and Regan (both tough, smart, and cute) do MTP topless and slam the (mostly male) Dem and Rep leaders with the toughest questions that they can come up with. If they're not gay, can they lie convincingly?

Excuse me, my eyes are up here!

...uhuh...yeah...uhuh...up there...yeah...uhuh... (nodds while staring at tits)

 

[turbo]

This might be a good idea. Do head-shots on the interviewers and the pols, and have hot-looking naked babes off-camera distracting the pols (rotate the babes to keep the tension up) and see if they can keep coming up with plausible lies while Mr Happy is begging for attention.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Any comments on the new host, David Gregory?

 

[LowlyPion]

Any comments on the new host, David Gregory?

Not too impressed. I saw his interview of Tzipi Livni (I love just saying that name) and I thought he could get a job as her publicist for the milquetoast softballs he lobbed her way about the incursion into Gaza. I read a Salon piece after that complained about the same thing. It couldn't hurt to have a harder hitting interviewer. Personally I like Stephanopoulis as I think he balances insight and firmness and keeps his guests focused on answering the questions. But then he already has his own gig.

Personally I'd be interested in seeing more of Fareed Zakaria, not as a guest as he so often seems to be when I see him, but as an interviewer, which may not really be his thing. Maybe not the host on Meet the Press then I suppose. He often brings an external to the US perspective on things that I rather enjoy.

I regularly watch the BBC feeds just because it seems to me US reporting is more reticent to hold up a mirror of ourselves.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Not too impressed. I saw his interview of Tzipi Livni (I love just saying that name) and I thought he could get a job as her publicist for the milquetoast softballs he lobbed her way about the incursion into Gaza. I read a Salon piece after that complained about the same thing. It couldn't hurt to have a harder hitting interviewer.

So far I would have to agree. I'm hoping that Gregory will get better with time, but Russert had the unique ability to play hardball while not making enemies.

Personally I like Stephanopoulis as I think he balances insight and firmness and keeps his guests focused on answering the questions. But then he already has his own gig.

As Brinkley got old, so did This Week, and it didn't recover until Stephanopoulis took over. But now I find that it is almost as good as MTP was under Russert. He does a great job and has top-notch panelists.

Unfortunately, Face the Nation is still a joke - barely a shadow of itself in its hayday.

Personally I'd be interested in seeing more of Fareed Zakaria, not as a guest as he so often seems to be when I see him, but as an interviewer, which may not really be his thing. Maybe not the host on Meet the Press then I suppose. He often brings an external to the US perspective on things that I rather enjoy.

I was a fan of his while he hosted Foreign Exchange, but he has some funny ideas. One night I saw him in a panel discussion where he suggested some kind of crazy scheme that had the US paying huge sums of money to China for a reason that made even less sense [don't recall the specifics anymore]. David Gergen was all but laughing at him... in fact he did at one point. I found myself much less impressed with Zakaria's reasoning and logic.

 

[LowlyPion]

I was a fan of his while he hosted Foreign Exchange, but he has some funny ideas. One night I saw him in a panel discussion where he suggested some kind of crazy scheme that had the US paying huge sums of money to China for a reason that made even less sense [don't recall the specifics anymore]. David Gergen was all but laughing at him... in fact he did at one point. I found myself much less impressed with Zakaria's reasoning and logic.

I haven't seen him all that much. And only as a guest. I've read a number of his pieces and it struck me he was fairly analytical and definitely presented a less US indoctrinated viewpoint which might make for more provocative News. On the other hand if he is more a crackpot then that would be a waste.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

I haven't seen him all that much. And only as a guest. I've read a number of his pieces and it struck me he was fairly analytical and definitely presented a less US indoctrinated viewpoint which might make for more provocative News. On the other hand if he is more a crackpot then that would be a waste.

I don't know if I would call him a crackpot, but as I said, he has some funny ideas; the logic of which completely elluded not only me, but Gergen as well.