i just hope that un-like carlson, he is a fair and responsible journalist, and not a shill for the bush administration

So he can do a personation of Bush. How hilarious. Maybe Bush will invite him to stay overnight at the white house. This sounds as hilarious as dancing with Carl Rove. i think he is disgusting.

They've been grooming Gregory for a long time now, so not surprised he's getting his own show. He seems to like to keep things tame, so he'll be like a "coffee break" from all the bias of the surrounding programs. I just hope he doesn't morph into the ego the way Dan Abrams did...from interesting opinion and dialog to know it all arrogance.

I agree with other posters, though. It would be great to get Aaron Brown back on the air, but he no longer fits the pundit profile of today's media.

What exactly are the age requirements for these all-day Phony Journalist Pageants anyway? Are the rules the same for MSNBC and NBC? How about CNN? And since they run around the clock , do they ever really crown a winner? Is there a private ceremony for that, or is it more of an on going elimination thing? Do they start over every week with a new score card? Is it like a relay race of some kind? Does anybody know the contest rules?

And who watches this stuff anyway?

Stop messing around. Go out and get AARON BROWN!

What I'd like to know is why it is still called "Meet the Press" when all anyone meets is Tim Russert. I think it would be a lot more interesting if the guests were actually grilled by members of the press instead of a talking head.

Please, not David Gregory

I was hoping it would be Rachel Maddow, but I guess that would have been a little too daring for MSNBC.

By the way, Rachel interviewed Tucker on her AirAmerica show a few weeks back about something or other, and I found out something that really shocked me -- despite virtually never agreeing with him on anything, they are actually friends off the air, and she had nothing but good things to say about him personally. I guess you never truly know what someone is like from their on-air persona or even politics.

I sure wish it had been David Shulster replacing Tucker, but I'd take anyone over Tucker Carlson. I believe David Gregory is fairly unbiased, and hopefully we won't be subjected to the daily "Clinton" hatred Tucker is known for. Tucker Carlson has issues that are best kept in his closet!

When David Gregory guest-hosted Hardball he repeatedly insisted there was no media bias in the lead up to the Iraq war. He also defended the propaganda that linked Saddam Hussein to 911.
I've never heard him utter an original thought. I cringe every time this guy opens his mouth - a real talking points guy.
I am thrilled Tucker is going but is this the best MSNBC can do? Does anyone remember Bush's nickname for Gregory when he worked in the WH press corp? David Gregory is also a fake name.

Bring Imus back.

The real story here is the demise of the arch-cracker/preppie Tucker Carlson.

He was arrogant, dismissive, and generally an irritating presence on the tube . . .

Good riddance Tuck-man - good luck finding a job now dude!

Carlson was once a "star?"...news to me.

That dude's in his 30's? Really? Okay, whatever. Like many others I was hoping Rachel Maddow would be his replacement.

Honestly I was kind of dreaming of a Maddow/Buchanan face-off type show only to see him make dumb comments, watch her sit there perplexed by the sheer stupidity of the man for 10 seconds before she quickly tears them to pieces. But I know that's hoping for too much.

Another white male talking head. How original!

Isn't it time that they put a female or minority talking head on one of these slots? Or better yet, a two person team consiting of a female and a minority male.

I suspect that if Schuster had not messed up, he might have gotten this slot.