Dec 7, 2008 10:00am
Ten Things David Gregory Needs to Know
Email10.) Monday night is the new Saturday 9.) Saturday Night Live is a pretty cool wake-up call 8.) Dennis Kucinich is a biter 7.) You’ll never have to anchor another car chase — ever 6.) No more OJ stories either 5.) Remember to wink at the camera when you say "stimulus package" 4.) Never let Chuck Todd drive you to work 3.) Don’t sit Doris Kearns Goodwin next to David Broder. Long story 2.) Rapping with Karl Rove is a guaranteed bump during sweeps 1.) Most important, don’t forget we move our clocks back next Sunday.
Seriously, David, you’re about to get one of the best jobs in journalism. Good luck (but not too much). –George Stephanopoulos
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David Gregory is a big disappointment! I can still see him dancing with Karl Rove and it still sickens me! No more MTP for us, it’s been bad enough putting up with Tom Brokaw! No wonder NBC is sinking with these kinds of decisions.
Posted by: suzyku | December 7, 2008, 12:12 pm 12:12 pm
MTP was relevant once. Not anymore, and it’s been that way for a long, long time.
Posted by: Kevin Fitz | December 7, 2008, 12:22 pm 12:22 pm
David Gregory is terrified of being called a liberal by the right.
He’s one of most incredibly bland and boring questioners in the news business.
He make Larry King look like he’s on steroids.
Posted by: David | December 7, 2008, 12:39 pm 12:39 pm
“makes”
Now Sarah Palin can go on MTP without fear of being asked hard questions.
Posted by: David | December 7, 2008, 12:44 pm 12:44 pm
“Dennis Kucinich is a biter”
Surely this is not another gratuitous corporate news cheap shot at Kucinich–the only Congressman with the moral courage to take his oath of office seriously in filing overwhelmingly justified Articles of Impeachment against both Bush and Cheney.
Gregory has proven himself a neocon hack, whose cavorting with war criminal Rove was both musically and morally repugnant.
Posted by: dragon | December 7, 2008, 1:08 pm 1:08 pm
David Gregory has the potential to do the job well and showed some glimpses of the ability when he suddenly realized he was a journalist at White House press briefings.
We’ll see how he does as both Democrats and Republicans in Washington need policing by a thoughtful Press that is interested in the truth, rather than reporting talking points.
Posted by: MIguy | December 7, 2008, 1:10 pm 1:10 pm
David Gregory plainly doesn’t dye his hair, he doesn’t smear himself in fake tan lotion and – above all – he possesses a level of gravitas seldom found in his contemporaries on other channels. I wish him well in his Sunday endeavours. To be sure, he has a tough act to follow. But follow it he will and is most certainly destined to be around for many years to come as a truly fair and balanced commentator.
Posted by: Ninian Reid | December 7, 2008, 1:34 pm 1:34 pm
David Gregory is just a suit and haircut.
Posted by: The Omen | December 7, 2008, 1:43 pm 1:43 pm
David Gregory is one of the most biased and rudest journalist. It isn’t in him to be fair. Just the facts, Sir, that’s all we want.
Posted by: jonnei36 | December 7, 2008, 2:14 pm 2:14 pm
I have no respect for David Gregory, so I won’t be watching.
Posted by: Clint | December 7, 2008, 2:26 pm 2:26 pm
I saw on one of the tabloid newspaper yesterday in a supermarket stand. Its headline reads “Hillary tells Obama she will divorce Bill if he offers her Secretary of State”. The bias of journalism for Mr. Obama has just been incredibly gut wrenching. No more true journalists anymore, just pundits and opinionated characters.
Posted by: young_voter | December 7, 2008, 2:58 pm 2:58 pm
Gregory is a horrible choice! We demand Chuck Todd!!!!!!!
Posted by: Bill | December 7, 2008, 3:08 pm 3:08 pm
“young_voter,” if you’re using tabloids as a way to gauge journalism’s quality, it’s clear you aren’t smart enough to even post comments on a blog, much less critique journalism. Go watch MTV or something.
Posted by: Will | December 7, 2008, 3:46 pm 3:46 pm
I would have picked Andrea Mitchell. She’s the best reporter on the network. Love Chuck Todd, but he’s an analyst. I don’t think I’ve ever see him do an interview.
Posted by: dcj | December 7, 2008, 4:32 pm 4:32 pm
Gotta love David Gregory. Guess some just don’t get his sense of humor. Rock on Dave.
Posted by: Yankee | December 7, 2008, 4:49 pm 4:49 pm
The jury is out on David Gregory. All too often he sounds like a neo con. I guess I’ll just have to wait and see.
Posted by: Herb Gray | December 7, 2008, 4:55 pm 4:55 pm
Today was the last day that I will watch MTP.
Chuck Todd, Andrea Mitchell, Gwen Ifill, Eugene Robinson would have all been a better choice than Gregory!
Everyone should email NBC and tell them what we really think and then maybe they will change their minds.
Posted by: Leah | December 7, 2008, 5:09 pm 5:09 pm
What a lightweight to bring to such a heavyweight position. Gregory’s depth is comparable to an asphalt rain puddle.
Why not give Chris Wallace a few million more than Fox pays him and get someone with credibility.
It really shows what a sorry state TV journalism is in these days when you have to bring this puff piece guy who likely never did a personal investigative piece in his career. He’s a talking head not a journalist.
My days of watching Meet The Press are likely over. Thank God we have C-Span and PBS.
Posted by: Tom. Tescher | December 7, 2008, 6:05 pm 6:05 pm
David Gregory is biased to the right. I never watch any of his shows. He leans toward tabloid and has no depth. Just asks what you would expect him to ask,nothing more. Very disappointing.
Posted by: jonnierae | December 7, 2008, 6:27 pm 6:27 pm
David is really a fair interviewer. It took a while, but I see him doing well. watch his daily “1600″ show.
Posted by: Sal Akpos | December 7, 2008, 7:16 pm 7:16 pm
What about the birth certificate?
Posted by: josie | December 7, 2008, 7:49 pm 7:49 pm
Why doesn’t george STAPHonopolous do some real journalism AND report on what is happening at the Supreme Court tomorrow. It has become apparent that the “Savior” that the lemmings voted for in october has put the country in a constitutional crisis. He will not release his birth certificate and now we are on the brink of riots in the street if it is found that he is not a natural born citizen.. Blame the media, blame the arrogance of Obama and blame those who blindly voted for him. THIS ISSUE IS REAL…and you won’t find any information about it on this crappy, Obama worshipping website. Do your own research people and don’t be a fool and believe factcheck.org. The more you research the more you will see how much corruption is really out there.AGAIN, OBAMA HAS PUT US ON THE BRINK OF A CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS AND TOMORROW YOU LEMMINGS WILL FIND OUT JUST HOW BAD IT IS.
Posted by: steve | December 7, 2008, 8:02 pm 8:02 pm
HEY LIBERAL LEMMINGS…..why has Obama not released any of his college information, his passport records and why has he spent several hundred thousand dollars protecting the release of his birth certificate. Are you people really this gullable. Obama, factcheck.org and the media have played you people like fools. Simply ask yourself why is Obama hiding this information? He has put us all in harms way.
Posted by: steve | December 7, 2008, 8:07 pm 8:07 pm
hey staphonopolous……you are not a journalist. Half of all Americans hate you because of your bias towards the left. A major Supreme Court decision that will effect us all is coming down tomorrow and you decide to run this cute little story. Your a joke but unfortunately the situation Obama got us into is no joke. People we this really is very serious and you will see just how bad you have been played tomorrow at 10 am.
Posted by: steve | December 7, 2008, 8:12 pm 8:12 pm
I am very pleased with NBC’s choice of David Gregory. He always asks tough questions and makes sure they answer them.
Congrats
Posted by: Amy | December 7, 2008, 8:14 pm 8:14 pm
Hey George! You forgot one tip.
Sean Hannity is a great source for talking points when you get your Obama interview!
Posted by: Bunker | December 7, 2008, 8:33 pm 8:33 pm
steve, your comments would be more noteworthy if you even understood what was the legal question tomorrow. there is no doubt obama was born in the US, the question being raised is related to his father’s status and how that affects obama’s status. nothing to do with his birth certificate.
you will see the supreme court extricate itself from this nonsense soon enough.
Posted by: MIguy | December 7, 2008, 10:37 pm 10:37 pm
It must really suck to be such a bigot. You 2 are disgusting!
Posted by: Vero | December 7, 2008, 10:40 pm 10:40 pm
Even when the supreme court shuts your idiocy the hell up, you still won’t be satisfied. But that will be your just desserts so you can feel half the animosity about this decison as we felt about the SELECTION 2000.
Posted by: Hopeful Patriot | December 8, 2008, 2:42 am 2:42 am
Gregory must know where the bodies are buried in order to have landed this position. If they were going to get a GOP shill, they could have atleast gotten a good one!
Posted by: Hopeful Patriot | December 8, 2008, 2:45 am 2:45 am
Go Dave Go. People were saying Tim sucked when he first took the job. Loooooosers.
Posted by: wyatt | December 8, 2008, 3:07 am 3:07 am
LOL…obviouusly a great choice, when you hear all these liberals whining & complaining!
Maybe you would have prefered Chris “Leg Twitch” Matthews or Keith “It’s MY Constitution” Olbermann?
Honestly, It’s an “interviewer” job and most all of the ‘interviewees” wont even come on these shows without pre-conditions.
Personally, I would love to see someone grill Barney Frank. That slob has more to with our current mess than anyone else currently serving in Congress. We all want some accountablility, but its going to be real hard to get it from lifetime politicians on BOTH sides of the aisle whose personal stake in things does not want to be accounted for.
Posted by: Mike_C | December 8, 2008, 9:12 am 9:12 am
Advice for David Gregory
George Stephanopoulos tells new Meet the Press host David Gregory the ten things he needs to know about hosting a Sunday morning political show….
Posted by: Taegan Goddard's Political Wire | December 8, 2008, 9:29 am 9:29 am
Back in the day when there were real journalists and MTP had a panel format, I watched MTP far more faithfully than I attended church. Then it became one man’s ego trip, and I haven’t watched it since.
Posted by: Bytheway | December 8, 2008, 9:59 am 9:59 am
When Tim Russert hosted MTP I watched it every Sunday without fail. He did an amazing job and I can think of NO ONE who will truly be able to fill his sizeable, shiny shoes. What a loss!
Posted by: liberaldem | December 8, 2008, 10:36 am 10:36 am
Gregory has a tough act to follow? What are you talking about. Russert was a pompous windbag. His only lasting legacy is that he landed his son a job he didn’t deserve….
Posted by: Reynoldo Gort | December 8, 2008, 10:37 am 10:37 am
Hey Reynoldo…Obviously you have no idea what you are spouting off about. Sounds to me like YOU are the pompous windbag………however…since Tom Brokaw couldn’t fill Tim Russert’s shoes and since David Gregory can’t even fill Tom Brokaw’s shoes…it looks like it’s all a moot point anyway.
Posted by: liberaldem | December 8, 2008, 10:46 am 10:46 am
I suppose anything would be an improvement over tired Tom Brokaw.
Unfortunately, Gregory is too biased towards the Right…I don’t see him being fair.
Im going to wake up later on Sundays and watch John King as the new host of the late talk show on CNN
Posted by: Marty | December 8, 2008, 10:57 am 10:57 am
Steve, you’re an imbecile. You’re out of your league.
And Mike C. – doesn’t take a liberal to be wary of David Gregory. Glad to see YOU’RE able to laugh about things, though. Jerk.
Posted by: Ingrid | December 8, 2008, 11:02 am 11:02 am
Not a fan of David Gregory. I find him shallow and boring.
Hey George, on second thought, maybe Gregory should let Todd drive him and then we’d end up a good host for TPM…
Posted by: vwcat | December 8, 2008, 11:04 am 11:04 am
someone needs to get Steve his meds. He has obviously not taken them yet.
Posted by: vwcat | December 8, 2008, 11:08 am 11:08 am
It is so saddening our society has become so rude and vulgar. These postings are deplorable, and not to mention ungrammatical. What is needed now in these difficult times is more respect and kindness to others. What happened to living and practicing the Golden Rule? What happened to “do unto others”? I sincerely wish Mr. Gregory all the best.
Posted by: tesserae | December 8, 2008, 11:38 am 11:38 am
LOL….well, if I am jerk,…so be it. I have certainly been called worse.
NBC is dying on the vine, as are all the OLD 3 networks. Their ratings are down, their news reporting is a joke!
This past election has shown how biased they were. With Chris matthew, Keith Olbermann & Browkaw! Seriously check out Tom Brokaw’s incredibly foolish admitance that “We Don’t know Obama or What he will do” on 10-30-08 on his appearance with Charlie Rose on PBS.
Hmm….Hey Tom, you idiots only had ALL year to “vett” this guy out. Now, 4 days from the election, on a show virtually no one in America watches, he decides its time to spill the beans about how we dont him!!!!
BRILLIANT!!!!!
LOL…and you people think the Gregory is even an issue to be discussed…LOL
Remember Star Trek:The Wrath Of Khan?
“You’ve managed to kill just about everyone else, but like a poor marksman, you keep missing the target”
Posted by: Mike_C | December 8, 2008, 11:47 am 11:47 am
Only posting this to see if they will let any gibberish in this blog.
Posted by: jfire | December 8, 2008, 11:51 am 11:51 am
Tim Russert was the man – GREATEST. Brokaw was lacking in research.
David Gregory i don’t like on 1600PA
You get 2 weeks to step it up on MTP (remove your bias we naver saw from Tim)
Posted by: watching | December 8, 2008, 12:08 pm 12:08 pm
Steve you are pathetic! get over it and yourself, Obama for at least four years and quite possibly 8! What rock have you been under? the birth cetificate was released and authenticated, college and law school transcripts released. All of this ratified by millions of people who voted for OBAMA!
Posted by: hwd | December 8, 2008, 12:23 pm 12:23 pm
DG is a poor choice when there are so many other choices.At least it isn’t Russert Jr. I like Andrea M for one. I couldn’t watch his Road to the white house and will soon become board with MTP with him as host. Very disappointing as I am a long time MTP watcher. My new fix will be George S. I like his panel as well.
Posted by: Frank | December 8, 2008, 12:40 pm 12:40 pm
I like David Gregory. I don’t think he is rude. He just wants the truth. Just trim your hair David. :) You are a handsome guy.
Posted by: Beth Cornell | December 8, 2008, 12:45 pm 12:45 pm
Katie Couric would have been better !
Posted by: philosopherkingtomas | December 8, 2008, 12:50 pm 12:50 pm
David Gregory once looked like he might turn out to have some level of integrity. Not so, and he has revealed himself to be one of the more behind-kissing, opportunistic weasels in show biz, I mean political journalism (hah). The people posting above who have called him shallow, lightweight, etc. are right.
Posted by: mooseriffic | December 8, 2008, 1:11 pm 1:11 pm
Keith “bathtub boy” (google it), is pissed right now i bet. he wanted that job..toooooo bad keithie. I am still watching ABC. No “meet the depressed” for me
Posted by: Bail out me | December 8, 2008, 1:46 pm 1:46 pm
Mike_C,
You are a fine patriot! Don’t let these liberal socialists worry you..
ABC has been in the tank for Barry just like the rest of the pro-socialist, anti-American Obamania media. It is really pretty scary. Going forward, I am sure these corrupt “journalists” will continue to cover up or downplay Barry O’s mistakes/gaffes, and magnify his positive moves exponentially. If the sunshines it is because Barry has made it so, if it rains it will be from past Bush policy….
Posted by: keepthechange | December 8, 2008, 3:19 pm 3:19 pm
Ingrid,
Calling Mike_C a jerk is not very “open minded” of you, being that you are a liberal. Liberal open-mindeness is about as laughable as liberal patriotism.
Posted by: keepthechange | December 8, 2008, 3:21 pm 3:21 pm
Hard to say how much of Gregory’s appointment is a nod to the right and how much is a nod to the bland. We are talking GE, no? What did you expect? Reporting?
Posted by: Lee | December 9, 2008, 10:03 am 10:03 am
David Gregory is a nice guy… you are to the left of Stalin. BOO NBC! Now MTP is officially dead. T. Russert is rolling over in his grave.
Posted by: Pinoy | December 10, 2008, 9:04 am 9:04 am
I have little or no respect for George Stephanopoulis, Charlie Gibson or David Gregory. The only broadcast personalities with any credibility are Chuck Todd and Gwen Iffel. I no longer read ABC’s The Note, only MSNBC’s First Read. I suggest others do the same.
Posted by: Amy B Maine | December 10, 2008, 12:10 pm 12:10 pm
“OBAMA HAS PUT US ON THE BRINK OF A CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS AND TOMORROW YOU LEMMINGS WILL FIND OUT JUST HOW BAD IT IS.” –Posted by Steve Well, Steve, you said this on December 7th. It’s now the Decemeber 12th. I just want to remind you of something: You can choose to believe only things that support your preconceptions, and badmouth any source that provides contradictory evidence (as conservatives are wont to do), or you can stop being a complete fool who has no idea what he’s talking about. Your choice, just go away and do it in private. A lot of us were mad when Bush got elected, and we sucked it up and survived. Now you know how we felt.
Posted by: Heliocracy | December 12, 2008, 3:25 am 3:25 am
David Gregory is a solid choice. Everybody can’t fill Russert’s chair. I really missed him during this election. I’ve enjoyed his show on Msnbc. He’ll do a fine job.
Posted by: Kaye Bradley | December 12, 2008, 9:58 am 9:58 am
Gregory got the job because he is married to former Fannie Mae executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary, Beth Wilkson. She probably made enough money to buy him the job.
He did a terrible job as NBC press rep for White House.
Posted by: Glo | December 19, 2008, 6:39 pm 6:39 pm
I know its not right to comment on a persons looks but does anyone else think this guy looks exactly like a chimpanzee?
Posted by: greg | December 19, 2008, 11:38 pm 11:38 pm
I was hoping for Rachel Maddow to get mtp job.
Posted by: myrtle | December 20, 2008, 8:42 pm 8:42 pm