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13. Right? He is so infuriating...

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Tue Oct 30, 2012, 11:36 PM

Oct 2012

I try to respect the efforts of my fellow human beings to do their thing, but he is truly THE WORST at what he does.

He is a binary thinker with a black and white interviewing style... He only asks yes or no questions (never asks "why" or open-ended questions), and he is constantly looking to extract quotes from his interview subjects that will become sound bites for Tim Russert-esque "gotcha moments" in the future.

For example he always asks, "If you said this, then surely you must believe that."

To which guests, like Hilary Clinton, chasten him for his inability to understand nuance or think in shades of grey.

I can't figure out why he was promoted from host of the weekend "Today" to "Meet the Press" unless he was the only one around willing to wake up that early on Sunday mornings.

P.S. I must admit I can't help chiming in on criticize David Gregory threads.

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David Gregory is an awful reporter [View all] Stinky The Clown Oct 2012 OP

our media is so broken. i don't know if it can be fixed. spanone Oct 2012 #1

I can't disagree... kentuck Oct 2012 #2

Remember whe he was dancing with Rove? He's been in the in crowd a long time. freshwest Oct 2012 #9

Seems to be the case... kentuck Oct 2012 #18

Like Diane Feinstein he probably got the job after someone who was very good died lunatica Oct 2012 #36

Reporter? Gee is that what he is calling himself these days. Tutonic Oct 2012 #3

Open Letter From Chris Christie, NJ, and NY to Potus Timbuk3 Oct 2012 #4

He is completely worthless. Wouldn't know a fact if it shook his hand. n/t D23MIURG23 Oct 2012 #5

I can't believe I used to like that guy when he was a White House reporter. Has he changed or Auntie Bush Oct 2012 #6

Back then, he probably followed a script given to him. Indpndnt Oct 2012 #17

David Gregory is a joke of reporter. avaistheone1 Oct 2012 #7

David Gregory is an anus-mouthed hack jsmirman Oct 2012 #8

I don't rate him as a reporter at all. Third Doctor Oct 2012 #10

i thought he was a backup dancer Enrique Oct 2012 #11

He's a dancing clown, not a reporter. Lone_Star_Dem Oct 2012 #12

Right? He is so infuriating... targetpractice Oct 2012 #13

between dickhead and toadie i do not know who is worse,edge might go to toadie -LOKI -BAD FOR YA Oct 2012 #39

He is an insignificant hack. Freedomofspeech Oct 2012 #14

Actually Iwillnevergiveup Oct 2012 #21

He is an insignificant hack. DakotaLady Oct 2012 #23

Your post is just right, my dear DakotaLady! CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2012 #24

Thanks for the welcome ... DakotaLady Oct 2012 #29

I'm not a native Californian, but I have lived here since I was 13.....close enough! CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2012 #31

Welocme to our little political corner of the Internet Volaris Oct 2012 #26

Guilty ... DakotaLady Oct 2012 #30

Welcome to DU! lunatica Oct 2012 #37

You Wonder Whose Side He's On? ProfessorGAC Oct 2012 #38

Timmy was a horrible journalist. Warren Stupidity Oct 2012 #35

There is no one comparable to GP6971 Oct 2012 #15

preach it, man k&r n/t MrsBrady Oct 2012 #16

He is not a reporter LiberalFighter Oct 2012 #19

That is absolutely correct. glinda Oct 2012 #40

I couldn't take this anymore... Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2012 #20

But He's Got To Be Invited To All Those Cocktail Parties .. YOHABLO Oct 2012 #22

No body pays attention to these guys except for a small circle of friends.. WCGreen Oct 2012 #25

That's a comforting thought. Overseas Oct 2012 #28

Yes he is. And yes he should go on over to Faux. Overseas Oct 2012 #27

Doing a Fox audition...nt ProudProgressiveNow Oct 2012 #32

The conservative Media Research Center named him 'Best White House Correspondent' GeorgeGist Oct 2012 #33

That's all you need to know jsr Oct 2012 #43

In other news: farts stink. Warren Stupidity Oct 2012 #34

Good dancer, though. Just ask Karl Rove. tanyev Oct 2012 #41

And in other news.. ananda Oct 2012 #42

David Gregory is an effin' malaise Oct 2012 #44

He's a spokesman for the GOP Canuckistanian Oct 2012 #45

He's the same as the rest of NBC "news" _ed_ Oct 2012 #46