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Pushy White House Reporter's Sad Future

Following the death of NBC's Tim Russert, White House correspondent David Gregory was considered to be on the shortlist to succeed him on Meet The Press. Gregory is known for aggressively questioning White House officials and at one point so upset Bush press secretary Tony Snow that Snow accused him of partisanship, a remark for which Snow later apologized. While such assertiveness no doubt provided some cathartic release to critics of the administration, particularly those outraged at the feeble White House press corps, it may not be enough to get Gregory that Meet The Press gig or any other anchor job. In fact, the Observer today paints a rather grim picture of Gregory's immediate future, asking if he's a "lame duck" at the network, destined end up like — gasp — fellow White House troublemaker Sam Donaldson: More »

12:54 AM on Wed Jul 23 2008
By Ryan Tate
3,124 views, 23 comments

Latest by N/A: Ann Curry has been in for Brian Williams this week, she get more comforatble with it every night, it just more »

citizen journalism

David Gregory: You Say 'Jerk'

Former White House correspondent and current MSNBC host David Gregory just may be taking over for Chris Matthews once Matthews' very expensive contract is up next year. It is hoped, by MSNBC brass, that the kinda well-liked Gregory will be less of a headache than the notorious diva Matthews. But maybe he'll be just as bad! We asked for your stories about Gregory, and you delivered. As we said yesterday, his reputation in DC was not particularly bad for a TV "star." But that town is sycophantic enough to forgive a lot. So far, you all agree that David Gregory is, in fact, a jerk. Your personal stories of jerkdom, after the jump (and feel free to send more). More »

12:09 PM on Wed Apr 30 2008
By Pareene
6,222 views, 40 comments

Latest by katieee: @whitekidinflatbush: My friend wrote a fan letter to Lester when he was a local Chicago anchor and she never more »

citizen journalism

David Gregory: Jerk?

MSNBC took away Tucker Carlson's show because it was terrible and no one watched it. They gave to former White House correspondent David Gregory (the tall guy). We're not sure if his show is terrible or not, because no one still watches it. But regardless, rumors continue to fly that Gregory is being "groomed" to take the place of Hardballer Chris Matthews. Matthews is a network star, but he comes with a lot of baggage, like accusations of sexism, embarrassing magazine profiles, and his inability to deal politely with his staff. Gregory—famous for, in addition to his height, his testy and sarcastic exchanges with Bush press secretaries—doesn't have the ratings to justify any of this yet, obv, but supposedly CBS wants him so therefore NBC needs him even more because that's how TV works with its "talent." But would replacing Matthews with Gregory be even more of a disaster? More »

5:17 PM on Tue Apr 29 2008
By Pareene
3,993 views, 10 comments

Latest by KristaJulieva: Gregory is affable but charisma-less. I guess it's a matter of taste whether or not that's better than the douche-y more »

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Today on Today: The Fat Ladies Sing

There's a highly sensitive feature on the Today show, where David Gregory is sitting down with 3 obese woman to talk about weight discrimination. After an intro video featuring folks around Rockefeller talking about how extremely overweight individuals strike them as lazy, we cut to the heavyset guests, one of whom looks so pissed that she might destroy everything in the studio. The segment is titled "Don't Hate Me Because I'm Fat," and as these woman sadly present their stories, we're left with a major question: Are we supposed to not hate them despite their being fat, or we shouldn't hate them specificially because they're fat? More »

8:50 AM on Tue Oct 4 2005
By Jessica
206 views, 2 comments

Latest by Nick Douglas: I hate them for inflating the sizes at every damn department store. Do you have any idea how rare a more »