Reply #16: If true, then this will be a better role for Keith & Matthews.

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Personally, I love Keith, but I thought that some of his fawning over the various speeches was too much. I mean, did EVERYONE hit it out of the park?
Where is there to go when you're already at the top of the mountain?

Tom Brokaw is an absolute shill for the RW. He'll provide the same "objectivity" that NBC was famous for in their non-questioning
of bushco during the run up for the illegal war. However, he presents a more-objective anchor face for MSNBC, even as he continues
to shill for the RW, and that's what they want from Gregory - the guy who loved dancing with Rove.

The power of the anchor is that they get to decide which panelist/commentator gets to speak and for how long. I expect that with
Gregory in charge, Pat Buchanan will be allowed to talk over people and shout down the opposition as he has for years.

It will be up to Chris and Keith to insert themselves into the discussion, along with Rachel.

Look at the up side - MSNBC will now have TWO openly liberal commentators on their panel - Rachel and Keith, with Tweets liberal on the
days when the wind is blowing left. Not bad. And, the night-after-night conventions were the big plum. The debates and election eve
themselves give the anchors very little to do, while the commentators on debate nights can help to swing public opinion.