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11. I can't stand Gregory, but that is

Fri Feb 21, 2014, 11:59 AM

Feb 2014

irrelevant. That is a great question, and, like you I didn't see the interview, but this would seem to give Greenwald a great opportunity. I am a little surprised that Matt Taibbi used that as an example. Taibbi is an absolutely great journalist, and there are so many examples of Gregory being a jerk.

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Matt Taibbi Slams David Gregory: 'I Don't Know How He Can Call Himself A Journalist' [View all] kpete Feb 2014 OP

That's hilarious! Adrahil Feb 2014 #1

Snowden Has Admitted That He Went To Work There For The Purpose DallasNE Feb 2014 #13

Snowden is definitely guilty Adrahil Feb 2014 #17

Snowden is not a Russian or Chinese spy. There is no evidence anyone "put" Snowden up to anything dballance Feb 2014 #21

Snowden put himself in Hong Kong and Russia, I have not seen any evidence he was forced to enter Thinkingabout Feb 2014 #29

Nice attempt at redirection-FAIL. dballance Feb 2014 #31

If Greenwald wants to publish the truth then it would be a good time for him to start. Thinkingabout Feb 2014 #34

You were the one who "redirected" the conversation in post 21. Just saying... MADem Feb 2014 #41

My response in post 21 was a perfectly valid response to post 13 dballance Feb 2014 #46

You brought up Russia and China, though, and then got mad at the poster for mentioning them. MADem Feb 2014 #47

too many spy movies? grasswire Feb 2014 #32

That was a loaded question not a tough one. zeemike Feb 2014 #14

Thank you. Fawke Em Feb 2014 #18

Ha, beat you too it. zeemike Feb 2014 #28

This is post is a prime example if ignoring the actual facts. Adrahil Feb 2014 #20

Keep digging that hole, sweetheart, and yell Meta-data! from in there...nt joeybee12 Feb 2014 #24

Bullshit...it was a beat your wife question pure and simple. zeemike Feb 2014 #27

Yeah.... that's what I thought. Adrahil Feb 2014 #82

God, just stop. Marr Feb 2014 #33

Snowden never signed any oath. He signed a contract that spelled out the likely ramifications Luminous Animal Feb 2014 #70

Gregory is a pathetic meat-puppet, and props to anyone who calls bullwinkle428 Feb 2014 #2

Gregory is not a journalist. He's a Republicon SympPimp (R - Propaganda) Berlum Feb 2014 #3

Gregory is awful and his asserton last June was bullshit Blue_Tires Feb 2014 #4

If any reporter commits an act of journalism alfredo Feb 2014 #6

Greenwald won the George Polk Award for Excellence in Journalism. Maedhros Feb 2014 #23

Dildo Reilly won that award too...and tried to pretend it was a Peabody Award ... or something on MADem Feb 2014 #48

I appreciate your disgust at O'Reilly, but he didn't win a Polk Award. Maedhros Feb 2014 #49

Inside Edition was the TMZ of its era--without the rigorous fact checking. MADem Feb 2014 #50

Meh. Everyone makes mistakes. Maedhros Feb 2014 #51

Apples and oranges. MADem Feb 2014 #53

The point is, awards are sometimes granted in error, or to undeserving recipients. Maedhros Feb 2014 #54

I wouldn't even try comparing Obama to Kissinger. MADem Feb 2014 #67

So says the person who tried to spread the lie that O'Reilly won one. Luminous Animal Feb 2014 #71

Oh, aren't you being aggressive, calling me a "liar." MADem Feb 2014 #75

No. He claimed that the show won a Peabody. The SHOW did not win either. Luminous Animal Feb 2014 #76

Just stop it. Everyone can see what you're doing, and it's pretty low down. MADem Feb 2014 #79

Inside Edition did not win a Polk award. Two reporters won a Polk award. Polk awards Luminous Animal Feb 2014 #85

Nice ageism snark--do you insult your grandparents with that mouth in the same fashion? MADem Feb 2014 #86

Taibbi is exactly right. nt woo me with science Feb 2014 #5

I think people forget what "journalists" are supposed to do. MADem Feb 2014 #7

The problem being noted by Taibbi is that Gregory, by asking his question, Maedhros Feb 2014 #25

Taibbi's response, though, is to say "How dare you ask that question!" MADem Feb 2014 #39

With his experience and skill as a journalist, I trust Taibbi to comment on Gregory's behavior Maedhros Feb 2014 #45

I don't "have a vendetta against Greenwald." Come on, grow up--saying silly things like that just MADem Feb 2014 #77

It is honestly HILARIOUS to me that you said those things... Marr Feb 2014 #36

Look, Taibbi does as much fawning as Gregory does--neither has clean hands. nt MADem Feb 2014 #38

No, he doesn't. Marr Feb 2014 #42

Yes, he does. MADem Feb 2014 #56

Give me a specific example of Matt Taibbi fawning over an interview subject. Marr Feb 2014 #61

Well, here's two--he called George Bush "a retarded Christian AA version of Woodrow Wilson� MADem Feb 2014 #65

I asked for examples of him *fawning* over an interview subject, or, Marr Feb 2014 #68

I didn't say that you "claimed Taibbi didn't have opinions." MADem Feb 2014 #72

Who does he "fawn" over? polichick Feb 2014 #52

If you have a POV that he finds worthy, he fawns. MADem Feb 2014 #55

I've read many of his pieces and have never seen him fawning. polichick Feb 2014 #57

Well, perception is a very individual thing, I suppose. nt MADem Feb 2014 #58

Taibbi takes on those who are destroying this county... polichick Feb 2014 #60

But don't you see-- the North and South in the Civil War were identical. Marr Feb 2014 #62

lol! polichick Feb 2014 #63

Lame. I didn't say they were "identical" but nice false characterization, there. MADem Feb 2014 #80

Taibbi gets very involved with his stories, but he is not a journalist. MADem Feb 2014 #66

I would repeat what was said in #60 polichick Feb 2014 #73

And I would repeat that people who call the subjects of their articles the "r" word and the "m" word MADem Feb 2014 #81

I don't care what he's called - long as he keeps exposing the bad guys. polichick Feb 2014 #83

Thank You Matt Taibbi bkanderson76 Feb 2014 #8

Actually, it was a very good question..... Cofitachequi Feb 2014 #9

I can't stand Gregory, but that is tomg Feb 2014 #11

HUGE K & R !!! WillyT Feb 2014 #10

When did David Gregory become a journalist? He's a GOP mouthpiece, and an ugly one at that. nt valerief Feb 2014 #12

IMO, Taibbi is simply dotymed Feb 2014 #15

Dont care much for david iamthebandfanman Feb 2014 #16

If you watch David Gregory it will make you as stupid as he is. nt TeamPooka Feb 2014 #19

Greenwald and Snowden are "guilty" of telling the people what their government does. Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2014 #22

Here's my question to Gregory: Since you bl*w every Republican, and you're in Virginia... joeybee12 Feb 2014 #26

... zeemike Feb 2014 #30

Gregory is the political equivalent of an entertainment reporter. Marr Feb 2014 #35

Which makes one wonder why Greenwald wanted to be interviewed by him. randome Feb 2014 #37

Indeed--no one forced him to agree to that appearance. nt MADem Feb 2014 #40

Which means what? Marr Feb 2014 #44

GG was expecting cover like Gregory usually gives to assholes. n/t Whisp Feb 2014 #74

Because he had a story. Marr Feb 2014 #43

And his defenders here are the political equivalent of Beliebers, QC Feb 2014 #78

Corporately owned journalists are not journalists RainDog Feb 2014 #59

Gregory's an "access" journalist Loaded Liberal Dem Feb 2014 #64

Gregory is a turd, but him asking GG that question was probably one of the better things Whisp Feb 2014 #69

Modern journalists have never faced adversity BlueStreak Feb 2014 #84