More MSNBC gossip: "Nobody wants Gregory in that role."

[DeepModem Mom]

Jossip: Phil Griffin Thought He Was Saving MSNBC From Itself. Maybe He Was Wrong?
Caving to the right, and imploding



MSNBC staffers didn't appreciate waking up this morning to read the latest company fumble in the New York Times instead of, say, a staff email or memo from topper Phil Griffin. That's just the latest in a string of complaints reaching us from across NBC News' bureaus following the revelation that Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews would no longer be manning the anchor chair during hard news events; instead, they'll once again return to the pundit circle.

Part of the announcement was that David Gregory would be playing center square, turning to O+M for their analysis while he moderates the hard news during the presidential debates and election night returns. And that's the other sticking point for NBC News staffers: Nobody wants Gregory in that role, according the temperature our sources have taken inside the network. "The Phil management style has infuriated people who aren't even fans of Olbermann," says one spy. Gregory's own 6pm Race To The White House has been a ratings dud, and while Olbermann and Matthews have kept MSNBC's ratings alive, many fear Gregory will tank that progress. Staffers are cheering for the home team, but find it hard when the guy making the calls is Griffin.

And who might be taking the news the hardest? Joe Scarborough. Because, just maybe, Scarborough thought he was better suited for the job than Gregory?

He didn't show up for work this morning, claiming illness, we're told. Possibly, he is sick, but conspiracy theorists — like Chuck Todd, who makes the case here on Morning Joe (NOTE: Video at link.) that with fewer than 60 days to the election, it's important for a show host to actually be on the air — would argue he woke up at his usual early hour, saw the Times story (or got word it was coming), blew up in a typical fury, and refused to get in the town car for 30 Rock.

http://www.jossip.com/phil-griffin-thought-he-was-saving-msnbc-from-itself-maybe-he-was-wrong-20080908/

[Virginia Dare]

1. Every one of them needs to get over themselves..

I'd love to see the Scabby boy gone myself, hopefully this latest little tantrum is the last straw. I like Keith O, but he and tweets did in fact act unprofessionally.

[Berry Cool]

8. There was no unprofessionalism in them. It's bull.

And what the hell is Jossip trying to do? For weeks now they've been publishing anti-Keith crap about how he's too big for his britches and needs to be taken down a peg before he destroys MSNBC, and now that MSNBC is demoting him, they're crapping all over David Gregory and implying Phil Griffin is the real problem?

[C_U_L8R]

2. One good thing

the thought of Joe Scarborough throwing temper tantrums warms my heart like nothing else

[janethussein]

3. Gregory is a DICK ! Scarborough is

a bigger DICK ! I want KO !
:mad: :grr:

[rusty charly]

4. Asshole:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdvHwtRdg_I

[MS Liberal]

5. I love Morning Joe

I think Joe is fair. He was never bias against Hillary and he has good things to say about Obama. If McCain had chosen him as VP I would have seriously considered voting for McCain.

I stopped watching Countdown and Hardball after they turned against Hillary. They blew it because they picked sides and drove Hillary supporters to CNN and Fox. The only thing I watch on MSNBC is morning Joe. I like the show so much that my DVR is set to record it daily. I watch it when I get up because waking up at 5 CDT is not for me.

[alstephenson]

6. Huh???

Welcome to DU, MS Liberal, but I can't agree with you on this and if you would have seriously considered voting for McCain, you're probably in the wrong place.

[movonne]

7. I guess you are really not a dem...or a liberal if you would vote for

mc cain under any circumstances..it is beginning to be more bush than bush...and then there is that little thing called pro-choice..

[Stinky The Clown]

9. Gee ... maybe Scarborough will quit.

Nah .... too good to be true.