Tag Archives: David Gregory

David Gregory's Social Security Challenge

Posted on 02/14/2011 by Peter Hart

From his Meetthe Press interview withHouse Speaker John Boehner (2/13/11): On entitlements, like Social Security, you said the retirement age should be raised, but you said you don't want to get into negotiating how that happens just now until the … Continue reading →

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The Joe Biden Rules

Posted on 01/28/2011 by Peter Hart

Joe Biden on Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak (PBS NewsHour, 1/27/11): I would not refer to him as a dictator. On WikiLeaks' Julian Assange (NBC's Meet the Press, 12/19/10) DAVID GREGORY: Mitch McConnell says he's a high-tech terrorist, others say this … Continue reading →

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Violent Rhetoric and False Balance

Posted on 01/10/2011 by Peter Hart

Today in the New York Times Paul Krugman (1/10/11) suggests that we not pretend that "both sides" are responsible for toxic political rhetoric: Where's that toxic rhetoric coming from? Let's not make a false pretense of balance: It's coming, overwhelmingly, … Continue reading →

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Obama Pulls a Clinton on the Liberal Base

Posted on 12/13/2010 by Peter Hart

One of the more annoying corporate media storylines since the midterms dwells on whether or not Barack Obama will move to the "center" in order to have better luck in the 2012 elections. The conventional wisdom is that Bill Clinton … Continue reading →

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NBC's Sunday Morning Austerity Program

Posted on 11/15/2010 by Peter Hart

You got a sense from some of the coverage of the Simpson/Bowles deficit commission report that their right-leaning prescription was exactly the kind of solution the corporatemedia could get behind. Charlie Rose could apparently only find two panelists who wished … Continue reading →

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David Gregory Loves Michelle Rhee, Hates Criticism

Posted on 10/29/2010 by Peter Hart

Alan Suderman at Washington City Paper (10/28/10)caught NBC host David Gregory moderating an education event at a Washington hotel, where the Meet the Press host lavished praise on controversial former D.C. schools chancellor (and media darling) Michelle Rhee: Before we … Continue reading →

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Iran's Nuclear Weapons, Again

Posted on 06/14/2010 by Peter Hart

Last October we noted ("Iraq All Over Again?," Media Advisory, 10/7/09) thatreporters and corporate pundits were often treating allegations about Iran's nuclear weapons ambitions as if they were facts. There have been no verifiable discoveries of an Iranian nuclear weapons … Continue reading →

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Factchecking: At NBC, That's a Job for the Viewer

Posted on 04/13/2010 by Peter Hart

In his stint as interim host of ABC's This Week, Jake Tapper has arranged for the fact-checkers at Politifact to review what the guests say on the ABC Sunday morning show.An idea worth applauding, it came to Tapper via NYU's … Continue reading →

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David Gregory Mistakes Dow for Opinion Poll

Posted on 03/03/2009 by Jim Naureckas

David Gregory, host of NBC's Meet the Press (3/1/09): The Obama stimulus package, $787 billion. The housing plan, $75 billion. That's $2.3 trillion. Seven hundred and fifty billion dollars additional in this document for additional bailout money for the banks. … Continue reading →

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David Gregory, Fat Cat in Denial

Posted on 02/23/2009 by Jim Naureckas

David Gregory sticking up for bank stockholders on Meet the Press (2/22/09): There's a larger point here, which is, first of all, the more…the shares of…these banks gets talked down…the closer you get to wiping out the shareholder completely. And … Continue reading →

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Pundit Projection Syndrome

Posted on 10/07/2008 by Steve Rendall

The affliction that causes national political commentators to project their own perceptions onto the public– let's call it Pundit Projection Syndrome–is affecting David Gregory's ability to come to grips with the fact that the public just wasn't as into John … Continue reading →

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