The Peacock Network Gives Us the Bird

Posted by Tengrain Friday, February 22nd, 2013

NEW YORK (AP) — David Gregory has re-upped as host of “Meet the Press.”

NBC News shared no details, but described the new deal as “a long-term commitment.”

“What a great vote of confidence from NBC,” a pleased-looking Gregory said Thursday. He said his first four years in the moderator’s chair have passed quickly.

“In some ways, it feels like we’re just getting started,” he said. [Ed. Sweet Jeebus!]

But was Grandpa Walnuts’ contract renewed, too?

(Yahoo News)

Dancin’ Dave Dodges Bullet

Posted by Tengrain Saturday, January 12th, 2013

David Gregory dancin’ to the Karl Rove Rap

The DA for DC decided to not press charges against David Gregory for possessing a 30-round clip in DC (which is illegal) , thus again proving that there is a Club, and you are not part of it.

The DA is also alleged to be a friend of the Gregory family, so it shows that who you know is still the rule of the land.

I’m not agitating for Dancin’ Dave to be thrown in the pokey for a decade for this (though having him off the air is tempting), but I do think this is another example that there are two sets of laws in the US. The next person arrested in DC for possession of a high-capacity clip should scream bloody hell.

(WaPo here and here)

David Gregory’s vestigial journalism

Posted by Tengrain Sunday, December 23rd, 2012

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If only Dancin’ David Gregory did this more often… but it leaves one with the impression that mowing down little children of white, affluent Manhattan-office workers is the bridge too far for Gregory. The families, in other words, were his people. Still, I’ll take what I can get. It’s a rare day I actually say something… nice about Gregory. Note this on your calendars.

Now compare and contrast Dancin’ Dave’s interview with Ross Douthat’s lede graf:

“Bloomberg, LaPierre and the Void FOR a week after the Newtown shooting, the conversation was dominated by the self-righteous certainties of the American center-left…”

Actually, Ross, it was shock and mourning. Remember? Now is not the time to talk about gun control legislation? Anyway, the rest of the column was another love note to Both Sides Do It, on one side gun nuts and on the other gun-restriction nuts. It’s a remarkable piece of tin-eared dissembling, and false equivalencies.

So once again I leave you with the reminder that this is our constitutionally-protected free and unfettered press, fellow citizens. Cherish it.

Carly “Fire ‘em All” Fiorina wants to be fair

Posted by Tengrain Monday, November 26th, 2012

“Let us accept Rev. Al’s point and the president’s point about fairness,” Fiorina replied. “But equally, it is not fair that public employee union pensions and benefits are so rich now that cities and states are going bankrupt and college tuition is going up 25 and 30 percent or police and firefighters are being cut. There’s a lot that isn’t fair right now.”

For the record, Fiorina is the person who started the first big wave of technology mass-firings and off-shoring to low-wage counties like India and China. During her brief tenure at HP, Fiorina fired over 18,000 employees and coined the phrase Right-sizing to dismiss it. When the Board canned her, she got a very fair $43 Million golden parachute for her troubles.

(Raw Story)

Old Man Yells At Clouds

Posted by Tengrain Monday, March 19th, 2012

Grandpa Walnuts, of course:

GREGORY: Do you think that there is something of a war on women among Republicans?

McCAIN: I think we have to fix that. I think that there is a perception out there because of how this whole contraception issue played out — ah, we need to get off of that issue, in my view. I think we ought to respect the right of women to make choices in their lives and make that clear, and get back onto what the American people really care about.

Of course, Dancing With The Gregory does not do the obvious follow-up question asking Walnuts why he voted for the Blunt Amendment that would have allowed employers to veto women’s access to contraception through their health plans.

That’s our fee, er, Free and unfettered Media. Treasure it, people.

(Think Progress)

David Gregory works his usual charm

Posted by Tengrain Sunday, January 8th, 2012

(BuzzFeed)

“Zzzzzzzzz…zzzzzz.zzzz”

Dodging questions on Dancing with the Gregory

Posted by Tengrain Sunday, August 14th, 2011

Theocrat and successful baby mill operator Michele Bachmann makes a MSM tool like David Gregory almost look like an actual journalist. But as always, he gives up in the end and moves on.