NBC/MSNBC's David Gregory joins Craig Crawford as most biased MSNBC HRC supporter

[Tropics_Dude83]

Did you just see him on Hardball? He said that Hillary needs to attack Barack tonight on his wife not being proud of being American until her husband did well, on being all fluff and no substance, on flip flopping positions. All direct quotes.

Gregory has really been in the tank for Clinton since the weekend interlude between the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary but he is really showing it tonight.

Chris Matthews is proving to be biased towards HRC as well, saying "yeah we at MSNBC are going to be the tough ones asking Barack Obama the real questions that he hasn't answered."

Norah O'Donnell has come very close to calling Obama sexist twice now. First over the "feeling down" and now over the "exercised" comment.

All direct quotes.

Those of you who think MSNBC is anti-Hillary are smoking something, IMO.

[MadBadger]

1. Bullshit, he isnt biased towards her at all

Craig is though

[Tropics_Dude83]

2. Bullshit on you

Did you listen to him at 5 p.m. today on Hardball or not?

[MadBadger]

6. I did. And I've also seen him interview HRC and call her out for not answering his questions.

[Tropics_Dude83]

10. If he's not biased towards HRC, why the blatant...

attack on a candidate's spouse who isn't running?

Even Chris Matthews opposed that.

[MadBadger]

11. He proposed that as a strategy. And I think it just shows from him that nothing is working.

[ChimpersMcSmirkers]

31. Bullshit right back at you. Gregory is a straight shooter

[tyne]

5. I hope

Hillary attacks Obama about Michelle. That'd be great.

[lisa58]

19. Yeah...

...because Bill has been fabulous on the campaign trail.

[FrenchieCat]

3. That's because they are all scared to death of SNL writers........

just like they were scared of Bush for 6 long years. :(

[floridablue]

4. It is just the beginning of the usual tear down of the frontrunner.

[babylonsister]

7. It was the newest plan rolled out today and it's working:

New Camp Hillary Claim: The Media Want Her To Lose
By Greg Sargent - February 26, 2008, 2:55PM

In recent days, the Hillary campaign has audibly turned up the volume of its attacks not just on Barack Obama, but on the news media, too.

The sight of Hillary advisers attacking the press is suddenly everywhere -- and there's been a shift in the tone of the attacks that is striking. The suggestion is no longer merely that the coverage of Hillary is unfair and that the treatment of Obama is glowing, something that Hillaryland insiders have complained of for a long time.

Rather, the new suggestion is that the press is reveling in Hillary's downfall, and that this lust to see Hillary lose is driving coverage.

Yesterday, for instance, top Hillary adviser Howard Wolfson opined that "every time" the Obama campaign has leveled personal attacks against HIllary, "the press has largely applauded him." Another key Hillary surrogate, Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell, echoed this line, saying that the media has "relished" Hillary's "fall" with "glee."


more...

http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/02/hillarys_new_strategy_run_agai.php

[Alexander]

8. MSNBC: Media Shills for Nobody But Clinton

[MadBadger]

12. I think its safe to say that MSNBC does not shill for Clinton.

[lisa58]

20. I agree...

...tweety is always crazy. David Gregory seems objective enough - Crawford not so much.

[Tropics_Dude83]

30. Gregory did eviscerate Bush and Mcelland/Fleischer

So I don't despise him. Just don't understand why he supports HRC.

[DemVet]

36. Tell that to Obama Cheerleader #1....Keith Olbermann n/t

[high density]

9. Gregory is up to his eyeballs in DC politics and can't see anything else

Same with Craig Crawford. These guys have no insight because they're so out of touch with what's actually going on in this country.

[ZinZen]

29. Didn't Gregory do that odious dance

with Rove? That will never be able to be scrubbed from my eyes. ACK!

[samdogmom]

32. Yuck! Yuck! Yuck! I agree--the Rove "dance" did it for me!

I WILL never look at David Gregory the same again. I used to respect him. Now--not so much. I find myself stifling a laugh every time he's on camera. He's no longer a serious journalist as far as I'm concerned.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

34. Isn't Craig Crawford the current squeeze of the odious Taylor Marsh?

[tridim]

13. One more week

One more week
One more week

[MoJoWorkin]

14. I agree with that. I was disappointed to hear Gregory say all that.

MSNBC has been browbeaten by the Clinton campaign since the Shuster business.
Keith is the only one that isn't. He used to not say a bad word about the Clintons, but he has seen what has transpired and is reporting truthfully, as opposed to the others.

[MadBadger]

15. Actually, Tucker hasnt backed down

Hes ridiculed the Clinton's campaign scare tactics and treatment of MSNBC almost everyday.

[lisa58]

22. Has he?

I can't watch him, he makes my skin crawl. I tune into PBS until 8:00 when I switch back to watch Keith.

[maximusveritas]

16. Yep, this is a similar phenomenon as when the media takes on a Republican bias

in order to prove they're not biased towards Democrats.

I'm expecting them to be going after Obama 100% in this debate. I hope he's ready. It's going to be him against Hillary and the moderators.

[Tropics_Dude83]

17. If Tim wants to destroy Barack Obama.....

His candidacy will be in shreds tonight if Tim Russert decides to go nuclear on him. Russert has a way of pummelling people.

I have no idea why Obama would agree to this debate.

[Thrill]

26. People continue to underestimate Obama

He is not scared of her or Russert

[TwilightGardener]

18. Remember, all--General Electric owns MSNBC. They want a McCain/Hillary

matchup--it's good for defense profits. GE will use MSNBC to achieve its corporate goals. I have no doubt they'll try their last chance to take out Obama. I wish he wouldn't have agreed to this debate--I'm nervous for him.

[MadBadger]

21. If this were true, that GE is using MSNBC to get this,then they are doing a piss poor job with MSNBC

[housewolf]

23. Maybe MSNBC is making up to Clinton for the David Schuster thing

maybe they had to come to an agreement with the Hillary campaign to be a little nicer to her?

[JamesA1102]

24. They are biased for McCain, not Clinton

Just look at their coverage last Thursday when the NYT story broke. It was 'defend McCain at all costs' mode.

Matthews, Russert, O'Donnell and others at NBC have long been in the tank for McCain. They built Obama up to get Hillary. Now that it looks like Obama will win the nomination they are turning on him to help McCain. Even Rich and Dowd at the Times are starting to turn on Obama.

Remember, these people earn 7 figure salaries. They will do anything to protect their tax cut.

[Thrill]

25. They clearly have been giving her favorable coverage since the Shuster thing

She intimidated them. They've been scared to say anything against her.

[ruggerson]

27. hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

no comment

[Pryderi]

28. I swear Chuck Todd is pro HRC

[VotesForWomen]

33. OMG. with the number of shills for Obama they have, maybe they felt the need for at least a pretense

of balance. and tweety is biased in favor of hillary?? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! LOL, good one.

[SayitAintSo]

35. Maybe they saw themselves on SNL and are trying to be 'Fair and Balanced ' now !

:rofl:

[milkyway]

37. They will be very tough on Obama tonight to show they're not anti-Hillary. The Hillary campaign has

been working the refs for weeks.