David Gregory, Silly NBC News Cack

White House press briefing transcripts ^ | 03/29/03 | John D. Jackson

[MEG33]

I hope you get better soon.

[tje]

cack

\Cack\, v. i. [OE. cakken, fr. L. cacare; akin to Gr. ??????, and to OIr. cacc dung; cf. AS. cac.] To ease the body by stool; to go to stool. --Pope.

[arasina]

Since you were wondering if the U.S. treats the most vile enemies of our country humanely, I must point out the most obvious evidence: You get a front row seat at every Press Briefing.

EXCELLENT! I wish you could've sent a blind copy to Ari Fleischer!

[arasina]

I'm sure many of us have heard the Italian version of this word: cacca!

[UncleSamUSA]

David Gregory is quickly gaining on ABC's Terry Moran for the title of "Biggest Arsehole and Biggest Anti-American Unpatriotic Jackass" in the White House press corps. Of course, Helen Thomas has the all-time record for stupidity and hate-America rhetoric. But then again, she is retired, right??

[MEG33]

You deserve an award.Helen is the enemy combatant.

[lonestar]

Don't you know, this is the level of education and sophistication coming from the new right, who most likely spent their school days riding the "small bus".

Excuse me, but this is not an answer but a sidestep.

What is a "cack?"

[ItisaReligionofPeace]

I suppose you are a member of the "old right", which allowed Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton to take the whitehouse?

[F16Fighter]

LOL

[truthkeeper]

David Gregory = Monkey Boy

My favorite is the rat-faced boy. Apropos.

[dennisw]

Of course, Helen Thomas has the all-time record for stupidity and hate-America rhetoric. But then again, she is retired, right??

She'll never retire. She'll end up being carried feet first out of the White House press room

 

[homeschool mama]

Rat-faced boy. I like that even better!

[Valin]

Sillyman? You decide.

After giving this much thought (I'm not goona kid you I've lost a lot of sleep over this) I have come to the conclusion that David Gregory has an IQ 40 points lower than a flatworm.

Ordinarily he was insane, but he had lucid moments when he was merely stupid.
Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)

[Valin]

She'll end up being carried feet first out of the White House press room

Would today be too soon?

[xsmommy]

my husband thinks ari deserves some sort of Nobel prize for putting up with the idiocy of the press corps the way he does, with such aplomb. i think even if i was on heavy duty meds, i would be blasting those idiots on a daily basis.

[Howlin]

What Ari deserves is letters or emails from us, showing our support. I have heard that the White House ONLY gets complaints about him.

[Lx]

OMG, I'm going to have nightmares tonight, tommorow-hell forever. ughhhhhhhhhhhh.
Anyone got one of her in a thong? Blowing big chunks alert!

[Howlin]

Bush never said that!

[Bernard]

Is that why it's called "Cackling Oat Bran"?

[general_re]

Actually they are not so cleverly disguised statements. If not answered, they run it in a news article as fact.

Exactly. I find that it's useful to watch for the ubuquitous "some people are saying" construct, or variations thereof - as in "Some people are saying that this war is becoming a quagmire. How do you respond to that?"

One of these days, I'm hoping for a press secretary who will say "Who says that?" - because the truth is, "some people" invariably means "me and my colleagues in the press corps". Statements that start out with "some people are saying..." or "some people think that..." will always tell you what the press is saying and thinking...