Rachel Maddow to Replace Abrams

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Huffington Post reports  that Rachel Maddow will replace Dan Abrams' 9 o'clock show "effective immediatley."

 


Admit it, you saw it coming. Congrats Rachel!

http://www.huffingtonpost.c om/2008/08/19/rachel-maddow -replacing-d_n_119929.html

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Rachel Maddow to Replace Abrams | 9 comments (9 topical, 0 hidden)
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I wish she was taking Gregory's spot. Abrams offers a slightly different perspective coming from the legal world, although at times his research was sketchy. His work on the AG9 and Siegelman stories was exemplary.

Gregory, OTOH, has shown himself to be Just Another Bobblehead, willing to be spoon fed Right Wing claptrap without a questioning glance. His man crush on McCain is obvious and sickening. Wouldn't mind David Shuster taking over that show - he at least seems to have more than just a Washington Beltway grasp of events.

Thanks for the heads up!

by MedfordTim on 08/19/2008 06:58:57 PM EST

I hope (none / 0)
he takes over in Gregory's slot when they ship him over to Meet the Press.  I think Abrams has a pretty high position on the MSNBC team (General Manager, it sounds high anyway), so I don't think they'd just fire him outright.

by Spencer on 08/19/2008 07:03:24 PM EST

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My Thoughts Exactly (none / 0)
I've come to really like Abrams and I think he is pretty damn fair.

Gregory is the one that should've been kicked out of the line-up, no question.

by ihavenobias on 08/19/2008 07:36:40 PM EST

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100% agree (none / 0)
great for Rachel, but she should take Gregory's place, I like Abrams, he's gives a fun aspect to the Hardball-Countdown-Verdict line-up

not to say Olbermann can't be hilarious, love the Keithster

by callisto on 08/19/2008 07:44:43 PM EST

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I have a feeling... (none / 0)
...that if this is the direction that MSNBC is going, I'm sure Dan Abrams will still have a place there. I doubt that this is the last we've seen of him.

by Jeremydium on 08/19/2008 09:24:13 PM EST

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I like Abrams (none / 0)
Maybe I'm alone in that, but I think for the most part he's a good newsman and I liked his legal take on things.

by jarett on 08/20/2008 10:21:32 AM EST

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this is Huuuuuuuuge (none / 0)

(steve Doocy voice).

Maybe I'll start watching some network tv again.

by hazmat on 08/19/2008 07:21:05 PM EST

Nice. (none / 0)
She still going to do the radio show?

by etrnlrvr on 08/20/2008 01:53:10 AM EST

Yes (none / 0)
She said in The Nation awhile back something like "If Oreilly and Hannity can do it, why can't I?"  And thank god for that.  Maddow and Hartmann are the only two listenable hosts on AAR (except on the website of course).

by Spencer on 08/20/2008 02:01:06 AM EST

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