Comments on: Ed Schultz Out, Ezra Klein In? I Doubt It…well…the Klein Part Anyways…

By: Chris Lindhartsen (@clindhartsen)

Chris Lindhartsen (@clindhartsen) — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 22:20:14 +0000

Talking Pacific Time, but why not move Bashir to 2PM and have Klein on at 1? It would allow the network to have mindless angry babble on from 2 clear until 6PM, leading into MSNBC’s calmer minds.

By: imnotblue

imnotblue — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 16:01:39 +0000

You don’t like s’mores?! What are you, a Communist?

Meh. As a kid, I always liked the PopTarts S’mores. As an adult, not so much.

But it was easier to write than, “And I’ll be outside roasting Hebrew National hot dogs.” That seemed a little wordy.

By: icn2

icn2 — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 22:32:28 +0000

I should ban you for life for liking smores…

By: imnotblue

imnotblue — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 19:09:53 +0000

Dang… so close!

Either way, there will be fire. And I’ll be outside making s’mores.

By: icn2

icn2 — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 18:49:20 +0000

Ummmmmmm….Blue…the correct quote was’ “I’m going to torch this place.”

By: mccollunsky

mccollunsky — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 16:51:06 +0000

If MSNBC was considering replacing schultz , they already know a lighter voice at 8 doesn’t work so the logical pick would be Sharpton at 8 , and give Klein 6pm ET something like that .

By: Elle Grantham (@ModLibGrantham)

Elle Grantham (@ModLibGrantham) — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 15:57:16 +0000

I agree that Ezra is not the right person to replace Ed at the 8pm hour. Besides, he is still too new and needs more development. That being said, I would love the see Ed get the boot. I am a lifelong democrat and sometimes agree with him, but I can’t stand to watch him more than 30 seconds. Andy M. and Chris L. are spot on – Hardball replay is primed for replacement. There is no need to play Hardball twice in that timeframe. That being said, Hardball replay is still kicking the crap out of CNN at the 7pm hour so I can see why they would hesitate to change it. Plus, I am not sure how many more years Chris has in him to do Hardball. There is room for Ezra on the weekends OR promote someone in dayside to take over a Hardball hour and give Ezra something earlier in the day. I always thought Alex would be the perfect successor to Chris Matthews so I would give her a Hardball hour and start building her up to replace Ed. Wags is progressive, smart, and knows Washington politics.
Besides, maybe more is at work with Ed’s departure – didn’t his wife recently get diagnosed with cancer?

By: imnotblue

imnotblue — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 15:34:52 +0000

They better be careful with Schultz… or he will BURN THAT PLACE TO THE GROUND!!!

By: fritz3

fritz3 — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 13:51:04 +0000

I agree with Spud’s conclusion the Klein is not the right choice to replace Schultz; if he is moved or dropped. I’d much prefer Klein on weekends, replacing one of the Hardball hours or, better still, replacing either Sharpton or Bashir.

Because The Ed Show goes up against Billo and FNC has been showing a bit of ratings vulnerability lately I just don’t see anyone in the current MSNBC stable of substitute hosts that could give better numbers than Ed does now.

If he is replaced I think it will be a promotion from within the current stable of hosts.rather than someone new like Klein; maybe Chris Hayes or Alex Wagner.

There is a name I think might make a good host (but in a weekend slot or replacing Thomas Roberts); and that I’ve been impressed with as a pundit; and that is Joy Ann Reid. I don’t think she is in line for a show but MHP has been a disaster and I think giving her a shot might be a good gamble. After all that’s how Alex Wagner got her shot.

By: Andy Marquis

Andy Marquis — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 06:08:11 +0000

There’s no point to Way Too Early now since it’s just an extension of Morning Joe without Willie. Just re-air First Look or something.

By: Chris Lindhartsen (@clindhartsen)

Chris Lindhartsen (@clindhartsen) — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 06:00:19 +0000

Nice point Andy. Also, a Hardball replay getting replaced would be interesting, reducing MSNBC’s replay hours outside late primetime being that one half-tape, half-live hour of Morning Joe. It would allow for a little bit more variety in the afternoon when viewers would otherwise be watching a replay for that matter.

By: Andy Marquis

Andy Marquis — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 05:51:39 +0000

There’s no point to Hannity’s show either, yet it will remain on the air and continues to bring in huge ratings.

By: joeremi

joeremi — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 05:21:31 +0000

The problem with The Ed Show – on top of what I specified in the previous thread – is that there’s nowhere to go with it now that the election is over. It’s a one-note activist “rally the troops” exercise whose cause is over. The Democrat got re-elected, and the demographic shift in the country shows that the majority of voters get Ed’s message. What else is there to shout about?

By: larrykelly

larrykelly — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 05:18:49 +0000

“Isn’t Stelter the same guy who said, back in 2004, that MSNBC was relaunching as a whole?”

I think the word was “hole”.

By: Andy Marquis

Andy Marquis — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 05:11:51 +0000

I’m betting that it’s more likely Ezra would pick up one of Matthews’ timeslots. There’s no reason to air Hardball twice. In fact, Matthews should be on the way out after that asinine comment he made on Wednesday morning.

By: Andy Marquis

Andy Marquis — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 05:10:35 +0000

Isn’t Stelter the same guy who said, back in 2004, that MSNBC was relaunching as a whole?