Posted on 02/19/2006 5:14:27 PM PST by wagglebee
NBC White House correspondent David Gregory ate a little crow Sunday on this "Meet The Press," apologizing for his arrogant behavior during White House press briefings dealing with the shooting of a hunting companion by Vice President Cheney.
Reacting to the storm of criticism leveled by the public at the Washington press corps for complaining that they were not told immediately about the incident, leaving the job of reporting it to a small-town Texas newspaper, Gregory apologized for his boorish behavior.
"I think I made a mistake, he told host Tim Russert. "I think it was inappropriate for me to lose my cool with the press secretary representing the vice president. I dont think it was professional of me. I was frustrated, I said what I said, but I think that you should never speak that way, as my wife reminded me, number one. And number two, I think it created a diversion from some of the serious questions in the story, so I regret that. I was wrong, and I apologize.
But Gregory quickly reverted to type complaining that another guest, Mary Matalin, "and others in the White House have been eager to stoke this as a false debate between the vice president and the White House press corps, attempting to cast this as the White House press corps is a ping-pong in the culture wars.
Then, in a comment that once again revealed how remote the Washington media has become from the American people, he made the astounding comment that "No matter how you feel about the White House press corps - and were worthy of criticism, and we can take our lumps - this is about how the vice president chooses to communicate to the American people. We are a proxy for the American people. Whether you have faith in us or not, and we do make mistakes, we are still a proxy. This is about how the vice president chooses to communicate to the public. My view is not that I should have been informed or others should have been informed. Its not about that. Its a question of, "Does the vice president have a responsibility to the American people to inform them of his public and private activities?
Tell you folks what, I volunteer to be the real proxy for the American people. I'd love to kick Gregory in the ass.
Oh it's a question hunh?
May I ask who asked that question?
Who was asked?
What's the answer?
That "and" in that hypothetical hyperbolic bombastic question, requires an "either/or," not a "yes or no" answer.
It took her days to write up the suicide note and when she did it still didn't satisfy her so she ripped it up but forgot to burn it. It was then found in bits and pieces and they reported, "Yup! He committed suicide as we have now found his suicide note."
In all humility, I must take 0.00001% responsibility for his (halfhearted) apology. Last week I sent an email to NBC News letting them know (in a VERY nice way) that Mr. Gregory was out of bounds and was in need of reassignment.
Please do! As a Red Blooded American female, I'd love to, but I'm fearful of the outcome. LOL! :)
At the next regularly schedled press briefing Mclellan should report a detailed itinerary of the vice president's day, including the type of TP he uses and whether or not he flosses.
I don't think the right should like very question the press asks. That being said, these idiots start off way out in "LEFT" field asking questions only a sophmore in high school would, and digress from there.
There are times when the press should push the evelope, but you would think they'd be discerning enough to know what types of issues would be valid cases for that.
If the White House Press Corp is the Cream of the Crop, the entire news media is lost in the dark. It all seems like Sat. Nite Live entertainment anymore!
Agreed, objectivity has transformed itself into "anything, at all cost, for the (liberal) cause."
Compare all of that to the stench of the sleazy MSM folks who believe they are entitled to control news content and dissemination ... could all of this be a bit of envy on their part ... because they were outclassed and outmaneuvered?
Idiot!
The liberal press gets stuck on a subject. It is almost like they need psychiatric help to keep them from repeating the same story, over and over and over and over again....until we turn them OFF!!
The White House Press Corpse is not a proxy for the American people. They are a proxy for Walter Cronkite, San Donaldson, and Dan Rather.
Indeed, Gregory mad an ass of himself last week. Since when has the news become "all bout" the whining reporters?
Amen. Not to mention. You don't mess with Texas!
See my posts 116 and 133.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.