Comments on: David Gregory Rewrites History, Says The Press Did A Good Job On Iraq

By: David Gregory should not host Meet the Press - The Seminal :: Independent Media and Politics

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:33:31 +0000

[...] show that the public was woefully uninformed of the realities of the situation. Gregory himself failed to ask tough questions in the run-up to the war. The level of self-delusion he employs to absolve his profession of [...]

By: David Gregory New Host Of Meet The Press= Epic Fail | Oliver Willis

David Gregory New Host Of Meet The Press= Epic Fail | Oliver Willis — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:16:39 +0000

[...] Gregory, the guy who whitewashed press complicity in the Iraq War, danced to Hilary Duff and with Karl Rove, is now the moderator of [...]

By: Drasties - Dutch on the World - World on the Dutch

Drasties - Dutch on the World - World on the Dutch — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 00:17:49 +0000

[...] been very few mea culpas from establishment media journalists, many — most — of whom, to this day, think they did nothing wrong (”It was all Judy Miller!“). As bad as this absence of [...]

By: Only FOX Can Have Them « No Time for Trivia

Only FOX Can Have Them « No Time for Trivia — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 12:02:53 +0000

[...] Gregory. The same David Gregory that threw softballs at Bush during the run up to the war in Iraq. David Gregory, McCain’s sock puppet. Yep, [...]

By: MSNBC Caves In To Right Wing Bellyaching Again » Oliver Willis

MSNBC Caves In To Right Wing Bellyaching Again » Oliver Willis — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 04:17:12 +0000

[...] will remember David Gregory as the man who thinks the media did a great job in the run-up to the Iraq war and thinks anyone who asserts otherwise is [...]

By: David Gregory on Meet the Press pushes pro-surge arguments « Illuminations, otherwise

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 19:08:45 +0000

[...] This though is not surprising, given Gregory’s strange reaction to reality elsewhere. [...]

By: David Gregory Oblivious to Facts : The New Argument

David Gregory Oblivious to Facts : The New Argument — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 05:09:15 +0000

[...] secretary Scott McClellan told us that the media failed our nation in the lead-up to the Iraq War, Gregory said, “I think we challenged the President.” I’ve heard him say on a number of [...]

By: CNN/MSNBC reporter: Corporate Executives Forced Pro-Bush, Pro-war Narrative « Dissent Mag

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:57:17 +0000

[...] in mocking and deriding McClellan’s claims. One media star after the next — Tom Brokaw, David Gregory, Charlie Gibson and Brian Williams, Tim Russert, Wolf Blitzer — materialized in sync to [...]

By: LHolden

LHolden — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 11:29:16 +0000

Thank you for this place for the truth about war coverage to be discussed. I had some respect for David Gregory’s reporting because he at least started to be “harder” on the White House as opinion polls started to tank for GWB, whereas many continued the charade.

But this week’s “it’s not our job” line and his and the rest of the press’s pile on against McClellan revealed their careerist lies, again.

I also found it telling how hard they came down on the RC priest’s comments at Trinity Church in that same news cycle. A helpful diversion from the unveiling of their own complicity in War cheerleading?

Hadn’t the press been “analysing” Clinton’s defeat as a wrongheaded inevitability approach early on? Any psych 101 student could reasonably discern that Hillary’s tears were maybe a genuine reaction to the fact that people weren’t buying what she had to sell. She was hurt. She couldn’t handle the rejection. She felt she had done everything necessary, on the coat tails of her bubbie, to make herself the only viable candidate and her comes the black guy . . . Doesn’t the whole South Carolina treatment Obama received from the Clintons, especially Bubba, confirm what the priest said?

By: cokids

cokids — Sat, 31 May 2008 19:49:53 +0000

I hope Gregory is reading this thread! If you thought that reporting what was said was your only job, why didn’t you give equal time to people who didn’t support the war? There were plenty of them…and STILL ARE!!

By: Eric

Eric — Fri, 30 May 2008 14:01:31 +0000

Gregory has become my new favorite asshat. Note that he’s the one that’s heading NBC’s Election coverage… and he’s the one that’s been on the McCain beat. The people that covered Clinton and Obama… I don’t even remember who they are.

It’s these subtle things that piss me off, and tell me a lot about what to expect out of NBC’s coverage. Very frustrating since I switched to NBC because I found ABC to be fawning, and CBS to be vomitous.

Man, the MSM sucks. Thank God for the intertubes.

By: SpiderJ

SpiderJ — Thu, 29 May 2008 21:07:09 +0000

Agreed, Laszlo. I suggest Barry Nolan.

By: Lazlso

Lazlso — Thu, 29 May 2008 17:47:52 +0000

I saw David G. on Hardball yesterday, and he vociferously disagreed with Scott McClellan’s claim that the media did not do it’s critical job during the run up to the invasion of Iraq. There’s ignorance, and then there’s willful ignorance, which is what David G. has always exhibited during this fiasco. For him to disagree with that claim, which is pretty much established as fact at this point, is a continuing trouble. NBC News needs to get rid of such people and hire someone who will better investigators / reporters.

By: Douglas Moran

Douglas Moran — Thu, 29 May 2008 17:14:30 +0000

Is this guy for real? That’s one of the most pathetic things I’ve seen in quite a while.

By: pinson

pinson — Thu, 29 May 2008 16:25:23 +0000

This would be amusing if not for all the dead bodies:

The life of the Iraqi citizen is going to dramatically improve.

By: Calvin Jones and the 13th Apostle

Calvin Jones and the 13th Apostle — Thu, 29 May 2008 16:14:16 +0000

Speaking of Colbert, it still strikes me that the media isn’t more taken aback by the fact that people think Colbert and Stewart have more journalistic integrity than Gregory and his pals.

By: Calvin Jones and the 13th Apostle

Calvin Jones and the 13th Apostle — Thu, 29 May 2008 16:13:04 +0000

Robster:
I think his 14th and 15th minutes of fame were doing his stupid dance with “MC Rove” at the White House Press Correspondents dinner(You know, the gathering Colbert made famous).

By: Duros62

Duros62 — Thu, 29 May 2008 14:26:45 +0000

http://www.crooksandliars.com/2008/05/03/send-flowers-to-helen-thomas/

Helen Thomas is a national treasure.

By: free patriot

free patriot — Thu, 29 May 2008 07:52:56 +0000

anybody ask any questions about those aluminum tubes ???

you know, the ones that the condiliar said could only be used for refining uranium

anybody ever think to ask an expert from the Oak Ridge nuclear facility

you know, the guys who actually refine uranium

cuz all the statements I heard coming from Oak Ridge said unequivically that the tubes were UNSUITABLE for refining uranium

so who reported the condiliar’s statement without consulting the experts at Oak Ridge ???

there’s a FAILURE right there

By: chuckieboy

chuckieboy — Thu, 29 May 2008 06:29:55 +0000

The only person in the WH briefing room, and I don’t know if she is a liberal, Helen Thomas, that had any balls and asked the questions any journalist with a sense of professional ethics and dedication, was completely shut out. None of her compatriots, stood buy her. They all took the 30 pieces of silver. After the American people, the journalists, are most guilty for the pathetic excuse our country has become for America. No matter what party occupies the WH, it is the media’s solemn responsibilty to safeguard our country. All of the carnage amd suffering brought upon the world by their failure is on their hands. Deny and good luck.