David Gregory To Take Tucker Carlson's Time Slot At MSNBC
By Logan Murphy Sunday Mar 09, 2008 9:40pmMSNBC announced a slate of changes this afternoon, leading with their new election-themed show: "Race For The White House" with David Gregory. The NBC White House correspondent has been a utility player at NBC/MSNBC for some time, regularly stepping in as a guest host — and demonstrating his range — on the "Today Show" and "Meet The Press." Gregory also took over the timeslot left vacant by Don Imus last April, temporarily stepping in to the breach before the network began trying out different hosts in that timeslot. The show will premiere on March 17th. Read on...
He's no Rachel Maddow, but perhaps MSNBC believes she needs more camera time before she's ready for her own show. Gregory has blamed the blogs for the polarization of American politics and is hit and miss in the reality based, hard hitting journalism arena so we'll have to keep an eye on him. This is a real missed opportunity for MSNBC.
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Yeah, 'cause they didn't have enough white guys doing the news.
"I try to be cynical, but I can't keep up"--the great Lily Tomlin
A real corporate-kinda guy.
Excuse me while I puke.
another show I won't watch
David Shuster should be the one who should have got his own show than David Gregory
I was hoping for Maddow too, but Gregory is some an improvement over Tucker. At least listening to Gregory doesn't make my stomach churn.....yet.
Wow, what a let down. It should have been either Maddows or Shuster.
naturlized @ 4:
Yeah, he's another better choice.
Once again....ain't nobody doin nothing....all the talk in the world...no matter who's spoutin it...ain't worth a pile of cow shit.
"Wish in one hand and shit in the other...see which one fill's up first"
OliverDreams @ 7:
Hell, I've got this great dog who'd be a better choice than Dick 'Suck Arse' Gregory. She's a bit biased about her squeaky toy, 'Hairy Pancake,' other than that, she's pretty even...
I remember Gregory asking one of Bush's lackies some damn pointed questions.
"Gregory has blamed the blogs for the polarization of American politics"
What an asshole, it'll be hard to watch this corporate robot.
Unwatched crap. Let it fester in the wasteland that the corp. idiots tend. Maddow would have grown into the spot nicely.
Tucker? Good riddance. He's the kind of guy that if he gets hit with a 2x4 and loses teeth, you laugh.
What a terrible waste of a great opportunity. Yet another corporate shill to spew bullshit.
I won't be watching.
Will they make him wear a bowtie?
I won't watch that no-dancing, right-wing butt plug.
I would've liked to see Jim Hightower get the spot - but he probably wouldn't have wanted to work for the corporate whores.
BeeSting @ 13:
I'll second that. Gregory is about as exciting as a warm bucket of piss. Who needs these mediocre pikers and their pre programmed robo-commentary? Bah humbug.
good....replacing idiot boy with Bush's favorite complacent whitehouse conformist
that should be a GREAT addition.
One Liberal(Olbie) on 4 major networks is par for the course. Remember who owns and controls these networks(hint--they are not union bosses). I think Olbermann was a bit of a surprise for these guys. If they knew then what they know now I don't think Olbie would have a show at all.
I think MSNBC went with the safe choice in choosing Mr. Gregory to head up a new program to replaced the reviled Tucker "There isn't a Republican I wouldn't blow" Carlson. Ms. Maddow is great, but she comes off as too much of a Senator Obama supporter and with Mr. Olberman already having that title, it just wouldn't be "balanced", especially with Mr. Matthews such a hater of former President Clinton and Senator Clinton.
Look for Ms. Maddow to get her own show after the Democratic convention.
Maddow to MSNBC
Sam Seder takes her spot on Air America.
Upper Management always make the most stupid decisions when it comes to personnel . I never worked anywhere that the "RIGHT PERSON " was chosen for the promotion , maybe thats because I worked at the Post Office for 30 years but I know it is the same in the private sector. Miss Madow would have my choice too. I guess a PHD in Political Science just can't match those pathetic white man dance moves of Gregory's.....
I suspect it's more likely that they realize they already have KO and don't need another show that represents the same basic point of view.
Gregory has been one of the least lap-doggish in the WH press pool, but David Shuster certainly would have been a great pick. He can spot a pimp from a mile away!
A limp dicked idiot.
They go from a Bow-tied Tucker to a White Bread Mother Fucker.
".. who is responsible for polarizing American politics? Gregory responded:
I think it’s because of the internet largely. The polarized atmosphere in the internet and blogs and whatnot have been a major contributor to that".
Any "journalist" who believes that is a corporate shill. Mickey Edwards agrees with me. Mickey, will you please explain to Gregory what is responsible the polarization of American politics?
MICKEY EDWARDS: …(W)hile I was in the House, Newt Gingrich sort of rose in power. And Newt decided that the purpose of the Republican in Congress was not to carry out the fundamental principles that they had originally believed in, but to defeat Democrats. That was all that mattered. And it became how do— it’s always war Democrats versus Republicans, all the time. And when you look at it from that mindset, you have a Republican president — you know, he is not any more the head of a different branch of government. He’s your team captain. He’s your quarterback.
And so, Gingrich really created a system of nonstop warfare that went well beyond, you know, what the situation was with Nixon. And institutionalized it to an extent that today, when the Congress properly issues — tries to vote a contempt citation against two people on the White House staff, Harriet Myers and Josh Bolton, you know, who defy a Congressional subpoena, and Republicans in Congress walk out in protest, rather than engage in defending the branch of government that they’re a part of. So, I put a lot of the blame right on Newt Gingrich. I think he led to a lot of this".
naturlized @ 4:
Shuster is an excellent reporter, but he doesn't have the charisma in the anchor chair that others have.
LongTooth @ 26:
Nah, he's not a shill, he's just spent too much time in Washington. It rots the brain...
perhaps rachel doesn't WANT more camera time?...
fairly disappointed with the choice of gregory though... from what i've seen of HIS camera time on the TODAY show, well, leaves much to be desired...
Gregory is just another lame brained corporate step-child who has about as much
smarts as a grasshopper. Poooooooor choice; better to have just cancelled the
show all together and have an hour of classical music to soothe us.
Now where was that screen cap taken from? Was it "Dancing with Roves"?
Wheee, another white male on MSNBC. GREAT NEWS!!!!! FOR THE MSM!!!!!!
Some of you people are missing what's happening here!
Tucker Carlson was FINALLY canceled. That's a good thing. Would I have preferred Maddow or Shuster? Hell yeah. But I am still happy that Tuckers's gone and Gregory, with all his faults, is 1000% better.
Also, keep in mind the name of Gregory's new show:
This is apparently a temporary gig. What happens after November? Maybe they are grooming Maddow for a show of her own. Who knows?
All I know is that, starting next week, the airwaves will be a little less polluted.
See: Tucker Carlson: A True Washington Story for a taste of what we won't have to suffer through any more and count your blessings.
There is plenty of time to judge Gregory on his own performance. In the meantime, let's get rid of Glenn Beck now.
Jared Wolfhope @ 20:
Hey, I likes me some Sammy and hopes him get a show, but theys no reason why Maddow can't do both!
Swashbuckler @ 22:
No. You're right. They need another white guy's point of view, because there just isn't enough of that out there already...
Gregory seems like a swell enough dude, but he is just plain awkward on t.v. I like the cut of his jib and all, he just doesn't cut it. I predict he won't last a year.
Another corporate suck up.
It's like watching a puppet show and the man behind the curtain just introduces another marionette. Until you remove corporate control of your media...expect the same bullshit...from newer faces
They are for the most part spineless, gutless, high paid whores.
Olberman has his moments and lately, Dobbs and Cafferty have redeemed themselves a notch or two.
Ah! Forgot to update my handle on my home pc.
There we go!
Great we exchange Rachel Smart and funny - for David Lame and Phony - sounds like a deal to me!
miss_kitty Hussein @ 35:
ROFL!
Yeah, like all white guys have the same point of view.
Miss Kitty, stay out of the catnip...
Yea they really missed a big opportunity putting on a partisan hack from Air America, they would have looked real great.....
[chris-if you ever post that someone should be waterboarded or break ANY RULE IN THE COMMENTING POLICY, I'll ban you so fast, it'll make your head spin. Get it? Sitemonitor]
I disagree that he's "better" than Tucker. He's different, not better. He shills for a different agenda maybe...but he's not "better" by any stretch of the imagination.
Gregory won't make it. He doesn't have any special charisma, he apologizes for Bush way too often, and IMHO he is just not prime time.
I am tired of repug slanted news shows even on msnbc.
chrsi @ 41:
First it's they're, there and their, now it's your own handle. Overdosing on mom's mac n cheese, dude?
Swashbuckler @ 40:
Well the msm white dudes...pretty much do. And Gregory is just like the majority of them. How do you think he got the gig?
Well, Gregory did score points when he asked questions at WH press briefings, right?
He's at least better than Scarbrow and Tweeter... so he deserves a chance to be viewed by us,, even if he only serves to keep MSNBC's lineup of "Old White Guys giving commentary" during primetime. We have to remember that as good as Olbermann is, we didn't know he would be what he is when he started "countdown" -- we only knew he wasn't as Donahue.
sigh.
Yo, E Rocks! @ 47:
Yes, but Olbie never did the funky chicken with Rove.
At first I read that as "Dick Gregory To Take Tucker Carlson’s Time Slot At MSNBC" and I was elated.
David Gregory. Whoopie. Yawn.
miss_kitty Hussein @ 46:
Yeah, Matthews, Olbermann, Carlson and Hume all pretty much have the same view. No, really. They do. Kitty said so!
Like I said, stay out of the catnip...
As interesting as the status of cable-only political cheerleading shows are, I can't help but wonder why there hasn't been a post regarding Elliot Spitzer's announcement this morning? The name of this site seems to suggest it would have been mentioned by now!
Pete&Pete @ 52:
You didn't scroll down enough apparently: http://www.crooksandliars.com/2008/03/10/gov-eliot-spitzer-presser-apolo...
Swashbuckler @ 53:
Doh. Well, I still stand by what I said about status of cable-only TV shows being incredibly boring. I'll go comment elsewhere now...
Gregory was all but blowing Karl Rove on the stage that night and I think it was the most shameful display I ever saw! Over 4000 American soldiers dead and hundreds of thousands of Iraqis dead while Gregory yucked it upwith an asshole (Rove) who should've been on trial for war crimes against humanity and subverting our Constitution years ago! I won't watch this asshole's show!
Now, please indulge me and check out my buddy's blog. It's a fun little place.
Might as well fill that spot with another "Doc-block" prison show.
The Games Rigged
Darth_Romney @ 56:
Ooops! Would've been nice to have posted the link:
http://pabulumadnauseam.blogspot.com/
I saw Gregory on Conan a few weeks ago. What a fake sissy. He asked a decent question of Bush one tiume at a press conference, then his network made him apologize for asking the prez a hard one. Since then, he has been an extraordinary shill.
He should do a weekly special on how well the surge is going. Things are going so well even the good news doesn't come out anymore. Never mind the five GI's we lost today.
i was definately hopin for maddow to get the slot.
hopefully the gregory thing is just short term.
Left&Left @ 15:
LOL! And we know how important butt plugs are to right-wingers.
I think Dick Gregory would be a better replacement!
he was a very uncomfortable train wreck in the morning when he filled imus's slot.
and i do suspect that at some point in time someone above him cut his balls off because he has not been the aggressive press room dude he once was.
the dancing with rove thing, well i have not been that discusted since the boy king did his "no weapons of mass distruction" schtick at a similar event. is getting up close and person with bush co. criminals such an honor that you loose you way and focus?
David Gregory while not perfect has done a couple of very cool things in the past.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbb7X52Jy9Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQRhIPXzOs0
chrsi @ 42:
Chris you're the kind of guy goes into a bar even though you know everyone in the place thinks you're a complete jerk. You go in anyway just to make them uncomfortable. This helps you deal with the fact that you are impossible to like and friendless
Well shit! Not what I was looking for at all.
CD @ 66:
Yeah but he fucked it up by fraternising
Not such a bad thing.
He does ask the occasional real question...
It could be worse- think about it, as unrealistic as it sounds, they might have given the show to Tucker Carlson.
A great team would consist of Allison Stewart, Mika Brzezinski, Contessa Brewer (comic relief) and Dave Shuster. Trust me it would work.
miss_kitty Hussein @ 69:
No arugement there.
I just hope the liberal side of Greg is the one we get on his show.
Gag. David Gregory has lost every ounce of respect I had for him. He's just a little too fond on Chimpy & Co. for my taste. Too bad David Schuster sounds like Kermit The Frog with the charisma of a door knob, he actually seems to do his job most of the time. I didn't actually expect MSNBC to give a show to an extremely bright, insightful, talented woman such as Rachel Maddow.
LongTooth @ 27:
And good ol' Newt was also one of the neocons who signed the PNAC's Manifesto in the 90's, advocating permanant war in the Middle East as a means to a permanant American Military Empire, and lots of dirt cheap foreign labor.
When Clinton failed to go along with another war in Iraq, suddenly Newt, the adulterer, and the rest of the philandering, pedophiling, bathroom stalling Republicans became obsessed with Clinton's sex life.
Fast forward a few years and you can see why Newt is considered an elder statesman of the GOP. Look at all the good work he did for them: More than half the country believes all the lies spewed about the Clintons, Bush got the White House, the neo-cons got their Iraq war and more war-profiteering cash than they could have ever dreamed of, the country is more divided than ever. Good job, Newt.
I just wonder how the neo-cons knew in the 90's that there would be a 9/11, not that I believe in conspiracies.
Che Guavara IV @ 71:
I can't STAND Mika and her constant commentary...
David Gregory, Rove's dancing Monkey...PUKE
Re: Rachel Maddow
My theory: They are waiting for Rachel's hair to grow. They have no women hosts (have they ever?) and they want to make sure she looks "like a real girl." Any network that harbors such a boy's club of anchors and pundits would think along those lines.
I have no interest in watching David Gregory dance, verbally or physically. But I wasn't watching Carlson either, so no loss for MSNBC, I guess.
David Gregory? Pathetic. Gregory is an apologist for the administration. There is no substance to him or the questions he asks. MSNBC needs a professional like Rachel Maddow; someone who will challenge the status quo. Decidedly disappointing.
Damn. Give it to Maddow.
Is David Gregory the son of former White House correspondent Bettina Gregory?
Rena @ 77:
That's so funny. I was JUST thinking that about her hair. Notice how they tart her up with heavy eye makeup during primary coverage? But she usually shows up wearing minimal makeup during Countdown. Rachel Maddow: Just not femme enough for television!
Another phony shill that can't dance worth a damn. As long as weasels in suits run the mainstream media, weasels will act as mouthpieces on the mainstream media.
I love Maddow because she has COMMON SENSE. But she would tilt MSNBC terribly far-left if she had her own show and turn MSNBC into the Air America Channel. Matthews is a maniac, but he's slanted left. Olberman is a lefty and Maddow is a lefty. The only right-wings are Joe and Pat and they get attacked by their own party from time to time. And Joe comes on in the morning.
They need a center-right person in that time slot because I actually enjoyed Tucker's show because he was very objective as a libertarian though his personal issues with people would get the best of him. I couldn't handle Matthews and two straight shows speaking to the choir. But I do think Mike Barnicle could fit as I enjoy when he takes over Hardball.
I would love someone like Bill Maher because even though he's a lefty, he doesn't mind unloading on the Democratic party for all of its faults.
I think David is a bad choice because he's a reporter and not a TV personality. Just like David Shuster, those guys are very stale and tend to get in trouble.
I think you guys are proving Gregory's point. If David Gregory is villified here, I have no clue what is pleasable then. Olbermann is great, Maddow is great too. I think Shuster is terrible. I used to really like his reporting but it's clear to me he is quite blinded by his own arrogance.
Rachel Maddow would have been a great host though. That is a shame that she didn't get the slot, but I think Gregory is a good pick. Later.
Gregory was one of the reporters involved in the Plame case, yet in all the times he covered the story, he never mentioned his involvement. Ari Fleischer told Gregory who Plame was (by name) shortly before Novak wrote his infamous column.
Why didn't Gregory and all the other involved reporters, when covering the story, immediately disclose their roles? Why didn't Gregory, when reporting the story, automatically say "As a matter of fact, I have to tell you that Ari Fleischer tried to get me to publicize who Valerie Plame as and what she did for a living"?
Another pundit that will not admitt to being a Democrat or a Liberal? WTF?
Maddow is great, but I don't believe that her and Keith can be on the same network within hours of each other. MSNBC would become Fox News for the Democrats and lose all credibility. I know the right doesn't care for MSNBC, but MSNBC hasn't reached political satire like Fox has long ago.
IdahoMoe @ 76:
Thats when Gregory lost me as a fan.
CD @ 66:
Yeh, and notice Gregory has toned down a great deal after those episodes facing the giggling murderer in the White House.
He's been put in check!
Dr. Maddow is too obvious a shill for Obama.
The network wants some degree of objectivity in the important weeks ahead.
Not enough camera time for Rachel Maddow? That's not the reason. The reason is she's too liberal. And the only progressive on MSNBC is Keith Olberman. When he got that job, the folks at MSNBC did not know he was a liberal. They thought they were just hiring a news program with a comical and energetic twist. So it's been a long time since MSNBC gave a liberal a their own show. The time is due. What are they afraid of?
whizkid @ 90:
Just like they were looking for objectivity when they hired Joe Scarborough in 2003.
motorfingaz @ 89:
I agree. Gregory has been put in check since those shining moments. Makes one wonder what kind of stuff the Bush administration is holding over his head.
Swashbuckler @ 75:
Well then , it's a good thing you're in charge of MSNBC then ..............
whizkid @ 90:
And they're gonna' achieve that by hiring a loser that's (in)famous for bumping and grinding with Turd Blossom ?
Yeah , there's real 'objectivity' for you ...........
He's all over the place and does not come accross very well sometimes. Better than Tucker but he won't stick.
It's time to not watch Olberman. What the hell is he doing with all the Hillary bashing? While he trashes her they show unflattering footage without sound of her and then he turns the table to giving his candidate free air time to stump for his viewers with full sound etc. The corporate MSNBC are scared to death of Hillary becoming President. I cannot wait for the day myself.
I've turned the show off completely - Good night and good luck Keith. I will be curious to see how his ratings hold up for him. All that hate he continues to cast towards the Clinton's with complete abandon cannot bode well for him in the end.
The only way I see this helping him is if the $25.99 a month for a whole years worth of Comcast special brings in a whole new audience that will watch him kick the shit out of Hillary every night. I for one will not stand for it one more night. Actually I stopped watching weeks ago, check in for about a minute and it's the same old tired Hillary bash. Get Help for yourself, your producers, and the owners of your trash TV.
miss_kitty Hussein @ 36:
Rachel Maddow sold her soul to the producers at MSNBC I can hardly believe a word that comes out of her mouth. She really changed once MSNBC started taking over her mind, make up and body. She is so gonzo now I do have hope that she'll recover from the corporate makeover.
Danny @ 98:
Yeah , because David Gregory certainly is way more an "independent thinker" than Maddow is ..........
Hey, Logan, try to smile a bit.
Sure, it's not perfect by hey, Tucker was a complete muppet and a waste of perfectly good bandwidth: the only way from here is up.
moonsha @ 93:
Whores?
random thoughts:
Dumb ass stupid ass MSNBC. Well, they did take off Tucker Carlson.
Wow, is somebody really criticizing Maddow as a pod person? Hon, you better come up with some specific examples before you play that tired old Liberals Eat Their Own game.
Mr. Gregory do like his seat at the White House Press Corps Dinner Dogs and Phonies show. But maybe he'll see the writing on the wall and start sucking some Democratic ass for a change. Or other part of a Democrat's anatomy as the case may be.
So did Tucker stop wearing the cute bow ties because it filled righteous people with the uncontrollable urge to twist it tight until his plump smirking face turns blue?
Fear the blogs, eh? Be very afraid!
how about an objectivist? a martyr that will sacrifice their subjectivity and their vote?
really, if someone could set an agenda.... oh damn, spitzer's gone and made me question the whole lot... ughhh
David Gregory is same o same o. He kissed up to Bush so bad that it was embarrassing. Gregory is more into his own celebrity than given any fair news. He can be won over just like Tim and Chris by the Big Guys. Yuk!
rachel maddows radio show is a snoozefest...why would a tv show be any different?
Danny @ 97:
TA. Ever since KO started teaming up with Tweety to do election coverage, he's sunk quickly into HRC trashing territory. MoJo/Mika thru Tweety isn't enough trashing for one day, KO had to join in. Tedious, uncreative, predictable. Everyone else on cable including Fixed Noise led off with the Spitzer story but not KO. What was more newsworthy? A bunch of rumors being floated about the Clintons supposedly trying to "steal delegates," nitpicking about VP picks, SNL & other wastes of time til the next primary. Then when he covered Spitzer's story, he had to drag HRC into it of course because of the snicker snicker delegate thing. YAWN Oil hits nearly $108, the dollar's still in freefall, his "Bushed" gig isn't doing a damn thing except reminding everyone how impotent it's been yet he spends most of his quality time fantasizing about VP's, stolen delegates & sad SNL sketches he actually thinks mean something to the electoral process. Americans apparently don't want to hear about any real issues at all. Thanks for treating them that way, KO.
Tucker's not totally gone. He's still supposed to be popping up on assignment to annoy everyone during the ramp-up to the general election.
Look at the bright side. At least Fucker is now unimployed. I'm sure he will be picked up FUX.
Anyone who parties with Turdblossom should be institutionalized.
Maybe someone can explain to me why David Gregory isn't pressing the hard questions for the White House and the Adm?
We will see Gregory's reporting intentions once a new President takes over?
Yey. The Naderites won't participate.
Heaven forbid this was the first time.
David Gregory is the most talentless ass kisser on all of television. He's not ready to report the news as musch as he is ready to promote himself in any way possible. Pardon the expression, but what a jerk.
Isn't David Gregory Turd Blossom's little brother?
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Keith Olbermann was NOT Keith Olbermann when they hired him.
he found his balls later.
Yuk...won't watch him either...
God I hate that goofy looking Zionist Hoodlum.
David Gregory is a turd.
A huge missed opportunity for MSNBC. Gregory has the occasional independent thought, but he is a huge tool of Russert and knows / answers to the bottom line. As far as people criticizing Olbermann, well, he's got a job to do. Hillary says far more demonstrably false crap than her opponent, and needs to answer for it somehow. Dan Abrams gets praise for being as pro-Clinton as he is, but every night when he does his 'fact check' thing, Clinton has more misleading statements and falsehoods than Obama. Just about every time. Abrams' problem is that he then proceeds to cover the campaigns as if they had scored equally by his own measure! In Olbermann, you see criticism dished out accordingly, he can't be bullied into adopting the larger media narrative when its as BS as Clinton's 'comeback' has been. Baseless.
I always knew that Dances With War Criminals had greatness in him.
David Gregory cavorted and Danced on stage with carl rove!! ....ICK!!
That's all you need to know about that Bush administration Ass Kisser.
David "fluff" Gregory will only seem better than Phucker because he's less smarmy.
he is nevertheless still repug lite and wont do anything to upset the corporate masters agenda.
What's funny is that while I also dislike the "doc block", the people laughing about here don't know that it actually gets rather solid ratings.
Maddow is too shrill for my tastes, even compared to the "I have no inner censor" Tucker Carlson.
Gregory is a vast improvement over Carlson. But lets see if he keeps his distance from the corporate talking points...or not.
I think I picked the right time to downgrade my DISH package, thus losing MSNBC. I'm finding that even the 100 channels has nothing on apart from Dirty Jobs and Stargate re-runs. And I've even forgetting to watch Olbermann online, so I guess I wasn't as attached to that show as I thought.
121: Wait....Rachel Maddow's shrill??? O_o You want to hear shrill? Listen to Stephanie Miller's post-TX & OH show for shrill and defensive. Rachel & Thom Hartmann have been the voices of modulation in this primary, as far as I'm concerned. They aren't arguing relentlessly for one candidate, unlike some of the other hosts.
What is hard for me to believe is how journalists set themselves up like this. When Gregory danced with Rove, he lost ALL credibility. I really wish, when some Dem is badgered by Gregory, the Dem would just say, "Look, David, running for president isn't as easy as dancing with Karl Rove." I can hear the piss running down his leg already. And how about asking Russert if he still has his Bush/Cheney button under under his lapel? Or asking Tweety if Obama or Clinton smell enough of cigars and Aqua Velva? These guys are easy targets. We've got to start hammering them at every turn. Make them look like fools for their blatent bias against the Dems, and we always look better. We have to show how UNliberal our MSM really is, and this election is the time to do it.
This is a missed opportunity? Not from NBC's perspective. they would have considered it a missed opportunity to catpult the propaganda had they given the position to Maddow. It is probably a waste of energy to hold any expectations that NBC has any concern about doing the right thing, because doing the right thing( practicing legitimate journalism that meets minimum standards of integrity) goes against their parent's interests. They do not exist to serve the needs of the public, they exist to manipulate the public into serving their needs. That should never be forgotten.
This peice of shit danced with Karl Rove at a correspondants dinner which was all I needed in order to form a much different opinion of suck-ass Gregory. I won't be watching this guy at all.Msnbc just doesn't get it.The repukelicans are on their way out you idiots,and you replace fuuker Carlson with this bafoon? Go figure.The only people I watch on this fucked up network are Keith Olbermann and Dan Abrams.
It's too bad they couldn't put Rachel in Tucker's spot. What's wrong with these "good ole boys" at MSNBC? David Gregory?
Another Old White man hosting a show on MSNBC!
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Just another whore.
Gregory has kind of a bland personality. I can't see anyone getting too excited over this guys show. I don't expect it to last long. Pretty conservative move. Would have preferred Rachel in that slot. I guess when the "Race for the White House" is over she'll take over. I hope.
Another mainstream pundit show telling people what to think.
Dy-no-mite.
Whoop. Dee. Doo.
Enjoy the brain rot, America.
Fuck David Gregory. Gimme Rachael Maddow.
She's got a thousand times the brains of David, and is WAY more entertaining. As is evidenced by the fact that she would NEVER be asinine enough to dance with Karl Rove.
And I use the word "dance" loosely. "Frighten small children" would be more accurate.
Dave Hussein @ 11:
Agreed. Luckily, I do not have TV.
Blames the blogs. Oh yeah, the police state has NOTHING to do with it!
Mainstream Media, as in CNN, Fox, and MSNBC currently is nothing more then an extension of the government process. Which it should be, but, ironically, a big government interfering instrument, of propaganda, and cultural control which can be condescending in the wrong hands. Like now, all which proud Republicans parade around claiming a free market system exists but doesn’t and those of us on Crooks and Liars realize to learn form each other what is true. Sifting through skillful contextual sludge handed out by big money media is always forcing citizens to believe in something with good values that perpetuate a steady progress for a better life for everyone not just a few. That’s why Obama and Clinton and the Democratic Party are popular.
What is failed in the system is the basics of over sight which enhance the quality control and would likely avoid advances in contemporary Journalism like personalities of Dick Gregory.
But, changes will not happen until our central core of the public domain electromagnetic spectrum, Federal Communication, its mission and objective are more in line to address the belligerent open free speech treachery, that deliberately slick streams contextual meanings, in an never ending ray of translation telling the electorate what someone else really is thinking. As in Dick Gregory’s case or anyone else that in an innate way has the ability to deliver sophism, that perfect Limbaugh, Hannity, or complete range of hate radio, a confusing or illogical argument used for deceiving someone. In Ancient Greece, the sophists were a group of teachers of philosophy and rhetoric. Shifting ideals that frame thinking, so expert, major portions of the electorate can believe a core of deception is an acceptable path to take, but is pure hell.
It is the system, for across the board we all can sense see and feel the eagerness these first line Journalist exhibit. Willingly, enter into IMUS type contracts to create what is called controversy? No, perpetuate the cash cow of greed and power, to be above the law is actually fun, one gets the chance to be on television and dance around while billions of tax dollars, that will be necessary to be collected in the future, are doled out and funneled to the few that only care about their secret trust fund babies. The freedom for the future is someone else’s not yours or mine.
David Gregory .......the lost Cowsill
JohnnyThief @ 134:
Or Lee Atwater, for that matter. Nope, it was all TEH BOLGS!
Big Deal. He's a fluff newsman, not a real jouranlist. Granted, it's will be a relief to not have to endure Tucker, but don't expect anything substantial from Gregory. He'll continue to give a pass to the administration, and not rock the boat with his corporate paymasters.
corporate news callboy ..........hohummm
Will the corporate masters (GE) give a show to a lesbian?? Like, OMG!
Maybe Rachel Maddow or Schuster will replace Tweety when he goes down!
Gregory lost my confidence also when he danced with Rove. He is a corporate and White House suckup.
I think there was some shift at MSNBC - sometime after Clinton wasn't going to be in the MSNBC debate because of all their bashing of her - Tweety decided he wasn't going to let her influence his punditory integrity and basically took back his apology - then Olbermann and Maddow went whole hog for Obama, complete with joking and sneering about Clinton....I can't watch Keith anymore but do listen to Rachel on Air America if I'm in the car during her show.
David Shuster is arrogant. The way he expands his mouth sideways when he's talking gets me - more common among female "correspondents" like Dana Bash, etc., on CNN.
And Andrea Mitchell - please! Ms. Alan Greenspan, sat quiet while he destroyed our economy. Give me a break!!
I hope they aren't making Rachel grow her hair. She doesn't look as put together as she used to.
Oh yeah, and about all that awful Clinton cackling - Nora O'Donnell, now big on the vote night coverage, has a laugh worse than that, but no one's noticing, or they seem to think it's appealing.
Now Gregory, the Bush shill....well, I guess we can see if he grows any cohones if the Dems get all the power.
sallywally @ 141:
Is it hypocritical of me to want to see Keith Olberman dancing with Barack Obama (or anyone in his cabinet)? 'cuz I want to. I really, really do.
This is like trading horse puckey for bullcrap, and making out like you got a good deal, then trying to explain that your not really a farmer. Gregory is not a reporter any more than tucky is, you can tell by his questions. They are childlike. Perhaps that is what they are going for?
MSNBC could have been unique and thought provoking if they would clean house entirely. They need to get rid of everyone and start anew. I can't stand it when KO signs off with ER Murrow's words. KO will never be as great! And bring back Donahue, the only true blue Democrat from MSNBC! The rest r all media whores!
Gotta go with jp @ #1. One more insulated white guy with an overweening ego. And one of the big reasons I don't have cable. I just can't see paying $50+ a month for crap that I can't stand to watch. I want to see a candidate turn on any one of these idiots and ask, "Why are you asking that? What does it have to do with my postion on ________ or with my fitness for office?" Preferably @ a debate, so the audience could cheer and then boo the press for the rest of the evening.
And what did Joe Scarborough do? Did he not simply conform to the whims of those who butter his bread? If so, where is the nobility in that? Is that what you guys really want? Folks to become something they are not? And what's with all the name-calling? You think yourselves so smart, but your choice of words indicates otherwise. I thought Liberals were supposed to be "tolerant," "open-minded" and "compassionate." I guess what I didn't realize is that Liberals reserve the extension of these "qualities" to like-minded individuals.
Hypocrites all!
naturlized @ 4:
He could have called it ..." pimp'n for the military industrial complex ."
And the nest clueless MSM corporate ass-kisser to get a show will be........................YAWN!!!
I have a dream: Someday, America will have a fairness doctrine in order to insure that democracy thrives, and fascism cannot take root.
If noone said it (explicitly, notwithstanding #22 and #32) Gregory participated in Rove's rap crap at correspondents' dinner. Lest we not forget.
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