As much as I love Keith Olbermann, Roberts sure make an excellent liberal news cast anchor.

[LiberalArkie]

And that is something the Liberals have been needing.

[Oceansaway]

1. yeah, he a class act...nt

[Skidmore]

2. Personally, I don't care for him. Have watched him in the

afternoons upon occasion and I wouldn't say that liberal is the vibe I get from him.

[ellenfl]

3. who is he? eom

[ruggerson]

12. Ex CNN anchor

[tridim]

4. I feel bad for calling him a scab yesterday.

Sorry dude.

[elleng]

5. Thanks for that.

[checks-n-balances]

6. What's his first name? I've never seen him before

Thanks in advance for your reply...
:)

[la la]

8. Thomas Roberts---

...i'm remembering what a friend told me a few years ago---'Never trust a man with 2 first names'!

heh heh

[movonne]

7. I would like to see him in tweedy's spot...but not keith's spot..

[ruggerson]

9. Yep, he's damn good

n/t

[mzmolly]

10. What makes you think he's liberal?

:shrug: I didn't watch.

[Raine]

17. Google is probably best

:hi:

[mzmolly]

19. Thanks Raine.

I found his Wiki page, and while it doesn't mention that he's liberal specifically, he sounds like a stand up guy. :) That said, I still want Keith in the 7PM time slot. ;)

[ruggerson]

20. most rightwingers

don't close down puppy mills :)

[mzmolly]

26. Very

true. ;)

[eleny]

11. I find him easily forgettable

[oxymoron]

13. I admire him for being openly gay in that business.

N/T

[Raine]

14. Yeah he's good

MSNBC should try to find a prominent place for him.

[JanetLovesObama]

15. I think he is drop dead gorgeous and very very

intelligent. He is so much better than some of the other daytime pundits on MSNBC. And for the record -- yes I know he is gay. His partner is as gorgeous as he is.

Thomas is very professional which is hard to find on these political programs.

No, Thomas is no replacement for Keith. Keith is one in a trillion. Can't wait to have him back. But hope to see much much more of Thomas Roberts !!

[KarenS]

16. Who is this "Roberts" person?? n/t

[JanetLovesObama]

18. Look him up on Wiki

They'll give you his background.

[GoCubsGo]

21. He's a worthy sub.

I hope we get to see more of him, although not under these sorts of circumstances. :-)

[Bluenorthwest]

22. He did great under the most trying circumstances

I felt for him on Friday, today with the dust settled he really got to do the show and he did well. He did well on Friday too, but man, what a hot seat he was sitting in. A professional, without a doubt.

[Tx4obama]

23. NO ONE can take KO's place. Countdown without Keith is NOT Countdown. n/t

[postulater]

24. I had trouble understanding his words.

He talks rapidly and with little inflection. That makes it hard to separate his sentences. I was thinking too much about listening to hear what he said.

[JI7]

25. he does better as just a regular News Reporter

but it's not fair to hold him up to Olbermann standards either. since people will just compare him to that when judging how good he is.

[pinboy3niner]

27. Yes, he's a great reporter

I hate to see him assigned to fill in on Countdown, a show that's been called 'POV journalism.' That's not what he does, and viewers won't like him there for the same reasons that I give him credit for--he does it (if he has to) in a way that maintains his neutrality and objectivity.

:hi: