NBC’s David Gregory To Headline Conference For Major Republican Advocacy Group

[Galraedia]

Source: ThinkProgress

The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), which calls itself “the voice of small business,” is one of the Republican party’s strongest allies. The group spent over $1 million on outside ads in the 2010 campaign — all of it backing Republican House and Senate candidates (and, Bloomberg News reported last month, “another $1.5 million that it kept hidden and said was exempt” from disclosure requirements). The group is the lead plaintiff in the lawsuit against the Obamacare law and bankrolled state governments’ challenges to the law. The NFIB has also taken stances against allowing the EPA to regulate greenhouse gases, opposing regulations on businesses, and supporting curtailing union rights.

Given the group’s obvious Republican alliance, it comes as little surprise that the NFIB’s three-day 2012 Small Business Summit, which begins Monday, will feature headliners Karl Rove and House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH).

But the first name and photo on the invitation for the $150-per-person event — Tuesday’s “keynote address” speaker — is NBC’s Meet the Press host David Gregory. He is marketed by NBC as an anchor and “trusted journalist.”

Read more: http://thinkprogress.org/media/2012/05/12/482926/david-gregory-republican-nfib/

[alp227]

1. But but but...isn't David Gregory part of the LIBERAL MEDIA????

That's what I've seen all over the right wing blogs. But I guess I'm glad I haven't watched Meet the Press in about 2 years.

[CanonRay]

2. This is why Meet the Press has about 80% Right Wing guests.

[annabanana]

3. Let him pull his paycheck from the Heritage Foundation, or the Hudson Institute..

There is no WAY he should be presented to us as a "trusted journalist"

[asjr]

5. Just as I thought! His true colors are showing. He is a

lousy interviewer.

[AzDar]

6. So, "Stretch" will be reunited with his old dance partner "MC Rove"...

[lob1]

7. I know why the pubs call him a "trusted journalist".

He never asks a republican a follow up question.

[alcibiades_mystery]

8. My cynical reply is "Well, of course," but this really is outrageous

This is well beyond the pale of acceptable behavior for the host of a putatively non-partisan political interview show.

Democrats should simply refuse to appear on his show until he cancels this event.

It's really ridiculous.

[OnyxCollie]

17. It won't make a difference.

No Democrats get invited on his show anyway.

[nanabugg]

9. Why jump on David? The rest of them...CNN, FOX, ABC, NBC,CBS are GOP fronts.

Al, Rachel, Ed, and Tam...that's about all the Dems really have in their corner. And "in their corner" means exposing the truth about the issues.

[DJ13]

10. Say, isnt NBC the network that had a fit when Olbermann donated a few $'s to a Dem candidate?

WTF?

[Jamaal510]

12. They fired KO for doing that, yet they kept Joe Blow in the morning on.

Liberal media, my buttocks.

[MADem]

16. No--MSNBC, the cable as opposed to network arm--it's a distinction and a difference.

They share material but they are distinct entities.

Olbermann could have spoken to these clowns, too, without any difficulty.

It was in his contract, and he ignored it. He does that, which is why he gets fired. He ignored a non-disparagement clause in his CURRENT contract, too....

[lib2DaBone]

11. You mean the guy that dances with Karl Rove?

I thought he was liberal media press?

[AnnieK401]

13. I noticed that Republicans were taking over the show months ago

Haven't watched it since except that I happened to catch part of the Joe Biden interview. Wonder if this has anything to do with the Comcast takeover of NBC.

[Jack Rabbit]

14. Why not? He's a mjor Republican advocate.

Librul media my ass.

[Odin2005]

15. And yet they canned KO for donating to Dems. "Liberal Media" my ass.

People who think MSNBC is a Liberal network are lying to themselves.

[Stainless]

18. Karl Rove's dance partner......

finally outed as a Republican Tool. David Gregory has no journalistic credibility whatsoever because his right wing leanings are too obvious. He refuses to ask tough questions of conservative guests and to follow-up when they are vague. The local NBC affiliate where I live is owned by the Mormon Church so I don't watch MTP or any local NBC news broadcasts anyway.

[dmosh42]

19. What a surprise! Who would of thought he was an ass-kissing twerp?

[schmice]

20. He practices Urinalism

Perhaps he should add a disclaimer about his associations before and after each show.

[AlinPA]

21. He is a republican hack. Isn't he the asshole who danced with his friend KKK Rove at

some media shindig? I remember he looked like he worshipped Rove.