Oh no! David Gregory new moderator of Meet the Press

[julialnyc]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/01/david-gregory-to-moderate_n_147540.html

[cali]

1. oh, fuck. what a complete asshole and moron he is.

[featherman]

70. Perfect progression actually...Russert, Brokaw, Gregory

All closet Republicans actively geared to demean and diminish Democrats all the time. What's new?

[ErinBerin84]

2. motherfucking fuck!

Scuse my language.


How the hell did he pull this off? The ratings for Race for the White House suck.

[hlthe2b]

3. Well, I saw that coming, but...

damn, damn,damn....

[redstate_democrat]

4. How fucking predictable. NBC sucks ass.

[ErinBerin84]

10. yes, so uninspiring.

I knew it was probably coming, but I had hoped I could wish it away. What a fucking light weight.

"I think it's COOL that Sarah Palin took a flight while in labor!" Righhhht, Stretch. And there should have been a disclaimer under him on the screen during the financial crisis (like there should be with Mitch) due to his wife's former job.

[sufrommich]

5. Only Wolf Blitzer is dumber and less interesting.

What a lousy pick.

[Misskittycat]

6. It shows that other than Keith and Rachel, NBC has a very thin bench.

[redstate_democrat]

37. They seriously need fresh talent

Maybe they can look to some of the bloggers or print media.

[Faygo Kid]

7. That's terrible news. He is all about one thing - David Gregory.

Egotistical "gotcha" type who is so inside the beltway he can't ever think outside it.

This guy will be a disaster.

[BrklynLiberal]

30. In your sig line....is that the guy who was the Lone Ranger for a while?

The man with him looks very familiar, but I cannot come up with name. Could you provide it?


EDIT: Lon Chaney Jr. I love Google.
Also found that picture is from Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans. That John Hart is the same as the one who
played the Lone Ranger for 2 seasons.

Thanks for the inspiration to check it out..

[Faygo Kid]

51. Yep. Huge fan of John Hart as Hawkeye. Great show.

I have some DVDs. Yes, the language of the Indians was stilted, but it was extraordinary in its day for its social awareness. Just one season, and I was a small kid, but I never forgot the impact of that show. John Hart is still alive, at about 90.

Of course, much as I love John Hart, there was only one Lone Ranger. And his name was Clayton Moore.

[BrklynLiberal]

62. Iwatched The Lone Ranger on TV as a kid...black and white TV.

He had a very recognizable voice.

[FrenchieCat]

8. This means the end of an era!

GoodBye "Meet the Press".....hello, "Meet the Presstitute"! :(

[Sebastian Doyle]

9. Well this day just keeps getting better

:sarcasm:

[Starry Messenger]

11. Now that does make my head explode.

At least now he won't crap up the line-up on MSNBC...one hopes. Unless he's going to keep both shows? That is so lame. He is the biggest airhead.

[FLAprogressive]

12. Well...on the brightside...this probably means no more "1600 Pennsylvania Avenue"...hopefully n/t

[ErinBerin84]

16. unless they give it to Mika or something.

I should not even write of that nightmare scenario.

[sufrommich]

21. Please,don't go there. She makes my skin crawl. nt

[spiritual_gunfighter]

71. David Gregory is horrible

But Mika is the worst of the worst. When she interviews people she has to always be saying something when the other person is talking, she is supremely annoying.

[VADem11]

27. That's a horrible prospect

I'm hoping for Shuster to fill that role.

[sohndrsmith]

29. OH NO! Don't even mention that!!!! That would just be too painful.

A double whammy. But she's been filling in, hasn't she...Oh, no... I can't even imagine that. I don't understand her appeal - on any level.

Yikes... let's just hope this doesn't happen...

[DangerousRhythm]

74. *screams*

Oh hell, not Mika. It's bad enough that Dances With Rove gets MTP. :cry:

[firedupdem]

13. What an asshole!! No more meet the press for me! n/t

[political_Dem]

14. I'm not surprised.

After all, MSNBC made it a point to convert his campaign-oriented show to one that covered the Presidency, did they not?

You can call Tim Russert many things. But David Gregory isn't up to Russert's caliber. That's saying a lot.

It is a travesty that he has been picked to helm the show.

[Skidmore]

15. Well, this household will no longer view it.

[BrklynLiberal]

17. Not worth watching...

[sohndrsmith]

18. oh dang. Of the 4 choices, he's the one I didn't want them to choose...

I wasn't crazy about any of them filling that spot, actually - even though I respect most of them for their other strengths... but, that's just me.

[sufrommich]

23. Who were the other 3? nt

[sohndrsmith]

31. Brokaw, Ifill (sp?) and ... heck I'm drawing a blank on the third MIchell, I think n/t

[sufrommich]

34. Thank you, Gwen Ifill would have been my pick. nt

[sohndrsmith]

38. Me too, out of those. But were it up to me, (ha), Alter or Lawrence O'donnell

would have been far more interesting - for starters. Not sure if O'donnell would qualify as "press", however. But still, it'd've been a better pick.

[sufrommich]

42. O'donnell would have been an inspired pick.

Too bad we can't vote.

[sohndrsmith]

54. agreed. He's got an interesting mind. n/t

[davidpdx]

72. I think Lawrence O'Donnell would have been good

His background is interesting, both in terms of politics, TV and as a commentator. He's a little bit younger then Russert was when he passed away and also from the NE part of the US.

[ErinBerin84]

32. Mitchell, Todd, and Ifill were supposedly in the running

I remember how Gregory literally CRINGED in reaction on MTP when Chuck Todd said that Republicans were really freaking out that Maliki had endorsed Obama's troop plan. What a tool.

[Hutzpa]

19. Breaking: SpoKane will no longer watch MTP

what a ridiculous pick, what is wrong with NBC??
D.A.V.I.D. G.R.E.G.O.R.Y of all people, ttthat tool...

c'mon NBC, you could have done a lot better than that,
there goes your Sunday ratings.

[pkz]

20. I'll never watch again n/t

[DCBob]

22. MTP will no longer be the top Sunday political show.

This gives George Stephanopolous a chance to take that position.

[ErinBerin84]

24. remember when he got all defensive when Scotty's book came out

about the press and their role in the runup to Iraq? He got really defensive and all "We did our jobs! The public supported it!" Fuck you, Stretch. My friend went to a speaking engagement that he had recently...she likes him, but she said that he did get really defensive again when someone asked about the press and their role leading up to the war in Iraq. I mean, Russert was used as a tool too, but I was able to watch MTP with Russert at least. Gregory is unwatchable.

[ecstatic]

25. wtf? Who did he sleep with

RIP MTP... Gregory is a smirking idiot.

[ErinBerin84]

40. he's Jack Welch's little lap dog

They should just keep him on the Today show to interview Miley Cyrus, and other important acts of journalism, some more. Not to mention the Rove thing.

[Berry Cool]

43. Actually, he slept with a former Fannie Mae exec VP, general counsel and corporate secretary

which is the title his wife used to hold until Uncle Sam effectively booted her out of her job.

Make of that what you will.

[rvablue]

26. George Stephanopoulous must be happy.....

because his ratings are going to go up with the naming of unwatchable Gregory.

Don't care who is on.....I'm never watching it again.........can't stand him.

[julialnyc]

46. My same thoughts.... good day for George S

I don't love him either, but I'll watch him over Gregory any day.

[jillan]

69. Agreed - also for FTN - Scheiffer has been pretty good lately.

MTP is going to go down to the bottom of the Sunday morning lineup.

[jefferson_dem]

28. Miserable failure.

Gregory is a hack of the worst kind - not fit to sit in that chair.

[BeyondGeography]

33. There goes that neighborhood

:thumbsdown:

[alwysdrunk]

35. Called it.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x7928864#7928891

He was the only reasonable choice except for Todd. Both would have sucked. Tim Russert R.I.P.

[onefreespiritedchick]

36. Unfortunately, I saw this one coming

As NBC was surely to go center on whomever they chose. Too bad, he's an absolute whore.

[sohndrsmith]

59. well you should have warned me! : ) n/t

[DainBramaged]

39. I for one will never watch MTP again, EVER

Even though I thought Timmy was a tool, the guests were great, and he did slam the Rethugs in his last months like never before (maybe he got a conscience, who knows) but I will not watch that ASSWIPE Gregory he is simply a doormat for the RNC.

Fucking joke. WE win the election, and they put a broken fucking tool to head MTP.


Timmy may have been a GE buttplug, Gregory is a sandy little GE butthole.

[brianna69]

41. What a horrible choice. This sucks!

[stopbush]

44. The original MTP was a PANEL of journalists interviewing a single guest for 30 minutes.

Russert's the one who expanded the show to an hour and made it about...Tim Russert's gotcha questions.

[FrenchieCat]

45. I was kind of hoping that they would be smart and revert back to that.....

Because I saw not one "star" in the bunch! and still don't.

[Muttocracy]

66. so that explains why it was called "Meet the Press" - that would be much better. nt

[City Lights]

47. That figures.

:puke:

GE-TV couldn't have made a poorer choice. :thumbsdown:

I refuse to watch Gregory, period. I hope the ratings tank.

[spanone]

48. an insult to his predecessor

[Forkboy]

49. That's ok, I never watch it. I don't wake up until kickoff on Sundays.

:)

[ailsagirl]

50. That guy is about as interesting and engaging as a dirty sock

Count me out.

[phleshdef]

52. God damnit. If they were going to pick a middle card personality,, why not Shuster.

[Danger Mouse]

53. Well, if you need a nap on Sunday morning, David Gregory's gotcha covered.

[nolabels]

56. Remember when rethugs are about, always sleep with one eye open

What ever you think your local rethug is up to, it's probably true and probably even more than you would think :shrug:

[L0oniX]

55. Pathetic

[Cha]

57. We need big media redform so

david gregory in the spot should make it more obvious than ever. I don't see Obama Team putting up with his shit.

[Ilsa]

58. I'll only watch if he's speaking French. nt

[Hepburn]

60. I have only one thing to say...

...:puke:

[trayfoot]

61. YUCK!!!

[Undercurrent]

63. BLAT!

[TheKentuckian]

64. David Gregory is a mealymouthed shill

This is probably as lame a pick as one could imagine. Brokaw sucks and Gregory couldn't carry Brokaw's jockstrap on his best day.

NBC better pray that he'll just be another placeholder until they can find someone with a smidgen of ability, knowledge, and/or fortitude or they've just sunk an institution.

[high density]

65. Well I can delete that recording schedule on the DVR

I didn't love Russert and Brokaw is even worse, but both are head and shoulders above that idiot.

[happychatter]

67. saddest news of the day - nt

[jillan]

68. What the HELL were they thinking?

He has NO personality.

Why not Chuck Todd? Andrea Mitchell? Even Tweety would be better...

Gregory? You've got to be kidding. ugh.
Well - unless he has on a guest worth watching, I'll be doing something else during that hour.

Gregory???

[davidpdx]

73. I can only hope The Huffington Post is wrong on this one

Gregory would be atroscious as moderator on MTP.

Much better picks would have been:

Ifill
O'Donnell
Couric
Koppel

On about the same level would have been:

Mitchell
Todd

Note: I actually like Todd most of the time, but I think his interviewing ability wouldn't be that great. Mitchell is a snob.

[BklynChick]

75. fuck. cancel my tivo season pass, then. he'll be awful.

[moondust]

76. The up side.

You'll only have to change the channel once a week instead of five times a week. I hope.

[bunnies]

77. bye-bye MTP. I'll never watch again.

:cry:

[mrs_p]

78. nbc is denying it

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/01/david-gregory-to-moderate_n_147540.html

Update: NBC responded to Politico regarding this report, saying," I don't know where they are getting this. We have nothing to announce." Gregory's agent, when contacted by the New York Observer said he could neither confirm nor deny the report.

[ErinBerin84]

79. please please please let it not be true

maybe they wanted to gage reaction. Memo...reaction bad! Still, I feel like it's just a matter of time.

[ErinBerin84]

80. damn it! Mike Allen of Politico is now reporting it too.

I was hoping that the Huffington Post had somehow gotten it wrong. They won't officially announce it yet, but I guess this is gonna happen. Predictable, though they don't rule out a "supporting cast", whatever that means.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/michaelcalde...moderator_.html

"From Allen :The plan to anoint Gregory is not final but will be as soon as today, the executives said. NBC spokespeople refused to comment, saying the network would make the announcement.

The decision was made by Jeff Zucker, president and chief executive officer of NBC Universal, and Steve Capus, president of NBC News. Allen also reports that Betsy Fischer will remain executive producer, and that "executives provided elliptical information that did not either raise or preclude the possibility that a supporting cast could be named along with Gregory."

[Leo The Cleo]

81. Andrea Mitchell

I would have liked to have seen Andrea Mitchell be the new moderator. However, David Gregory does have more character. Character is what drives people to watch many of these shows. On the other hand Wolf Blitzer wouldn't have character if Bugs Bunny sat on his lap. So, that leads me back to wanting Andrea Mitchell.

[WeDidIt]

82. Well, no more MTP for me then

Gregory sucks ass.

[budkin]

83. MC ROVE!

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

85. No worse, it's Mc Rove's backup dancer.

:evilgrin:

[GalleryGod]

84. There goes the Franchise!

:argh: :puke: