I respectfully loved the dude’s enthusiasm and questioning abilities. At least he got the opportunity to see Barack become president so that’s good.
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Who replaces him on meet the press? Chuck Todd is neutral enough…Olbermann and Matthews are not. Todd could be too new of a face on the political television scene though.
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Brokaw is a close friend of Russert’s and a good choice to lead Meet The Press thru the 2008 election. He has the experience and the scheduling works in his favor. And I also think he understood Russert’s message to the viewers.
Tim Russert was a well respected guy in D.C. and was always present at sporting events. Even folks not involved in politics liked him.
what do you think about david gregory?
I don’t mind Gregory but I think his lack of toughness will turn a lot of GOP Meet the Press watchers off. He’s sort of got a whiny voice. I truly think this position was meant for Todd in like 5-10 years when he’s better known. Damn. But, we’ll see – maybe NBC will select a relatively no namer like Todd.
Gavin, nice call. Get ready for a lot of Chuck Todd’s face over the next 5 months on Meet the Press so that the transition is more natural than just some young face.