[jimbo123]

[Gumdrop]

Maybe is these liberal reporters would actually get out into the real world between the Coasts; they would become more likeable. They may actually surprise themselves with their new-found wisdom.

[GOPJ]

The problem isn't ‘likable’ or not 'likable'. David Gregory's likable enough for the company cocktail party or bonding exercise, the Country Club golf course.

That's not the issue. “Meet the Press” isn't a beauty pageant for ‘perky ’ men to answer questions in a cute way or to ask them in a fetching way.

When I listen to Gregory I feel someone else writes the questions for him... that he's a puppet mouthing words. If the ear piece quit working or the teleprompter went on the fritz, Gregory would stop - he would have no idea what to say.

Tim Russert came across as a NEWSMAN - knowledgeable - Russert was involved with the process of politics - he knew his stuff... David Gregory comes across as an actor. A fairly good actor. Probably a 'nice' person actor... But not a newsman who who's knowledgeable - and the show doesn't feel even mildly authentic.

NBC will always pick a liberal because of their bias... that can't be helped. But they could pick an intelligent liberal... someone like Jon Stewart. Someone who understands the issues (from a liberal point of view) and asks his own questions and his own follow ups... Or they could go totally to the edge and hire an intelligent conservative...

[oldsicilian]

Always looked simian to me.

[a fool in paradise]

Fine for NBC, but who on MS-NBC doesn’t need psychological analysis?

[Vision]

People don’t like leftist propagandists.

[BluH2o]

He has this smug, self satisfied liberal look about him that most people in fly over country detest. He was a poor choice by NBC to replace Tim Russert ... Tim came across as a likable strait shooter type of guy, even if you didn't always agree with his position on issues.

[x]

Fun headline. Gregory reminds me of Joseph Davis, who’s mother nicknamed him “Gray” and doomed him to a life of nondescript boringness.

[taildragger]

Does anyone see this as a loosely veiled and sneaky "Employee Improvement Plan" You know 3 hurdles you have to make and they make them so arbitrary that you can't make them and they stack the deck against you until they got their 3 to give you a pink slip?

Worse is even the hint of bring in the shrinks whether they did or not and why it was done in the former Soviet Union...