Posted on 03/02/2006 5:56:20 AM PST by new yorker 77
GREGORY'S GIGGLES: NBCNEWS WHITE HOUSE REPORTER CALLS SHOW 'DRUNK' Thu Mar 02 2006 08:52:09 ET
NBC White House correspondent David Gregory, who apologized last week for calling White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan a "jerk," called into MSNBC's IMUS Thursday morning -- apparently drunk!
Gregory is traveling with the president in India.
IMUS: Let's go to the White House correspondent David Gregory.
DAVID GREGORY: I'm OK.
IMUS: You can calls us later if you want.
GREGORY: [Laughter] [Laughter] [Laughter] [Laughter]
IMUS: Are you drunk?
GREGORY: [Laughter] [Laughter]
IMUS: Are you all right David?
GREGORY: India is a wonderful language and i've been learning, where's my little sheet here. I've been learning some new phrases to come home. But any way, that being one of them and i just think it's nice.
IMUS: It is.
GREGORY: Thank you.
IMUS: Having a lot of fun there. What's wrong with you?
GREGORY: I just think it's funny. [Laughter] [Laughter] [Laughter]
CHARLES: He's drunk.
IMUS: He is drunk!
CHARLES: Oh god.
IMUS: Why don't you compose yourself and get back to us. You want to?
GREGORY: [Laughter] [Laughter] [Laughter]
IMUS: What are you in some harrem?
IMUS: What? David?
GREGORY: No, i'm fine.
IMUS: We need a camera.
Oh my lord.
IMUS: Somebody's got --
GREGORY: i was -- remember that movie "Arthur" with Dudley Moore where he just thinks funny things and that's what was going on. If i could find this sheet, actually i just found it. Anyway.
IMUS: You have any news? [Laughter]
IMUS: we got to go, we'll get back to you.
GREGORY: I'm sorry.
IMUS: That's all right.
IMUS: Well, call us back will you?
GREGORY: Anyway. There are serious things going on here which i know you're very interested in.
IMUS: We don't have any time for them now. Quickly.
GREGORY: Big deal between India and the United States. The upshot is we're going to provide nuclear know-how and fuel to india which they need for their economy to grow. But since they never signed the nonproliferation treaty it's a real turn around and critics worry that it sends the wrong message to other parts of the world.
IMUS: Ok.
GREGORY: I would add, i would add that this is how you say thank you.
IMUS: What is it again?
[Speaking foreign language]
IMUS: Well that's great. But we have to go. It's always nice to hear from you.
GREGORY: I'll call you after dinner.
IMUS: NBC Chief White House Correspondant from New Delhi, India. Clearly drunk.
And you had the link! Good work.
Has al baby formally admitted to being intoxicated?
Great Tag Line
Is that the one that started it all?
I can see this is going to be like describing wind to a fish, but here goes:
It was a joke. There is not a "fine line" between the two.
I happend to hear it live at the time, and my first impression was that he was high on some of the "local culture", and not drunk. He had called back an hour later and he was still laughing, and he said people were in the room dancing.
Did you see this outrageous story? David Gregory (and the MSM) are losing it entirely.
"He's always drunk. I'm thinking he must be high on something, maybe cocaine. It's a lot cheaper there. He probably loaded up.'
Pull his credentials until he goes through detox and rehab.
(I am willfully ignorant of these things. :)
Wish I could say the same. ;D
To tell the truth, whether or not this is true doesn't change my opinion of Davey at all. He's unprofessional and a bad reporter with an even worse temperament. Being drunk doesn't help or hurt him, IMO.
He's worthless as a reporter one way or the other.
Is there audio to the whole segment in transcript? Not just the little "Arthur" bit?
It is indeed. Kinda stunes your beeber?
"If I could just find this sheet..."
Sigh... two sheets to the wind...
haha
Sounded to me more likely a blunt than a cocktail tickling Mr.Gregory's fancy. India is known for having some of the strongest pot anywhere. Someone should search his luggage for Cheech & Chong CD's and Ring Dings.
You sure about that? ABC hasn't screwed up yet. Rather at CBS. Gregory at NBC.
If you were CNN, Fox, or ABC, why wouldn't you lampoon something like this? If you were Letterman or Leno, are you kidding?
We'll see. I hope you're wrong, but part of me agrees with your assessment.
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