Report: 'Meet The Press' May Get Axed

Brietbart Big Journalism ^ | December 23, 2013 | Tony Lee

[Zakeet]

NBC's flagship Sunday show, Meet The Press, has seen its ratings go bust as it continually props up members of the permanent political class in Washington, D.C.'s "Boomtown." Now the show may get axed from NBC News's lineup.

According to the New York Post, new NBC News president Deborah Turness "has been trying to figure out the future for David Gregory’s 'Meet the Press.'" She is reportedly considering "bringing in MSNBC’s 'Morning Joe' team of Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski for a Sunday show, or blowing up the entire franchise and trying something completely different."

[Snip]

The show has seen its ratings hit a 21-year low. As Breitbart News reported, the nosedive started when Gregory accused 2012 Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich of racism for merely stating that the number of Americans who have had to go on food stamps has increased in President Barack Obama's economy.

[chiller]

Exactly correct, Gator....pundits think they are the story. To that end, Gregory has lately taken to opening the show with a pundit panel segment.

That's a tell...they're more important than the news.

[skinkinthegrass]

Why is Meet the Press failing...
for the exact reason you cite, they are
not flies on the wall, they are DNC activists.tactfully...they are, look @ the...
/ cr@p the DNC gives them everyday
the (B@$t@rdized) Media corpse; if you will.

[chiller]

Russert was better by comparison, but he worked for Sen. Moynihan and thus began the parade of political operatives moving to sunday anchor chairs.

We news junkies have the Sunday morning thread here on FR where we watch, cheer, bitch. The bitching has been going on for a long while, including Russert's rein. Better by comparison only.

[McGruff]

Dear ‘Meet The Press’ Fans: You Do Know It’s All Fake, Right?

[EQAndyBuzz]

Meet the Depressed?

Heck, go with Coulter, Ingraham and Crowley. Bring on squish Republicans every Sunday and let the luscious lawyers eat their breakfast.

[boomstick]

I think Mara Liasson would be great. She tries to play it down the middle, despite her personal feelings. That’s what worked so well for Russert.

[bmwcyle]

Meet the Depressed, no wonder.

[grumpygresh]

Just rename it ‘Meet the Propgandists” or “Meet the Pressitutes” and make it into a satire/comedy show.

[PGalt]

Meet the Statists & Propagandists? After their amplifiers get axed, they’re next on the chopping block.

DEFUND socialist collectives, foreign and domestic.

Socialism Is Legal Plunder - Bastiat

http://www.usdebtclock.org

DEPOPULATE socialists from the body politic.

Many…here…

http://cpc.grijalva.house.gov/caucus-members/

It’s easy to…

live - free - republic

[johnthebaptistmoore]

ALL of the MSM talking head shows need to go! The actual truth will, always, dominate over leftist spin, but worldwide MSM TV, from day one of their existence, continues to refuse to practice actual truth, on all of the issues and for always. This, unfortunately, includes The Fox News Channel, which has and continues to move leftward, from day one of their existence.

[Rock Eye Jack]

Alec Baldwin, Martin Bashir, or Keith Obermann are all available.

[FroggyTheGremlim]

Perhaps if David Gregory loses his gig on MTP, he'll also lose his health care.

Poor baby.

He'll have to go on the exchanges.

[a fool in paradise]

Is there a question you ever wanted to axe them?

[GeronL]

“Meet the Press” should be replaced with “Beat the Press” where people from outside the Beltway mentality get to ask the questions.

[Lazamataz]

I agree. Liasson would be good.

[itsahoot]

It's our own fault, the GOP party screwed... itself in '84 w/ GHWB as veep

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