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Cali_Democrat

(30,439 posts)
Sun Aug 3, 2014, 02:50 PM Aug 2014

So the Israeli ambassador to the US (Ron Dermer) sat down with David Gregory on Meet The Press...

Gregory lobbed softball after softball and hardy challenged him when it came to the civilian deaths at UN schools in Gaza.

Then there was a panel "discussion" where congressman Keith Ellison was essentially taking on 4 GOPers if you include David Gregory. It was essentially four on one. All they did was attack Obama and Keith was the only one who seemed to care about the suffering of Palestinian children.

David Gregory just might be the most useless hack in the history of network television.

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So the Israeli ambassador to the US (Ron Dermer) sat down with David Gregory on Meet The Press... (Original Post) Cali_Democrat Aug 2014 OP
The American news media has been bastardized by corporate ownership, so obvious, so dangerous. Fred Sanders Aug 2014 #1
The American news media is a danger to democracy. Enthusiast Aug 2014 #11
The corporate media is a joke. onecaliberal Aug 2014 #2
Mainly because of who owns and controls the media. Corporations aren't bad. The people who run kelliekat44 Aug 2014 #8
And as we all know, onecaliberal Aug 2014 #12
I find the best way to deal with Gregory is not to watch tech3149 Aug 2014 #3
Fluff The Meat aint_no_life_nowhere Aug 2014 #4
Press The Meat onecaliberal Aug 2014 #13
As long as Gregory is the host of Meet the Press...propaganda is all we get. FarPoint Aug 2014 #5
MTP will always be propaganda. The six Corps who own the US Media sabrina 1 Aug 2014 #21
I sooo want real journalism in our media.. FarPoint Aug 2014 #23
good thing nobody watches that shit anymore barbtries Aug 2014 #6
Meet the Press has about 10 times the number of viewers of any news show on cable. former9thward Aug 2014 #17
that may. sucks barbtries Aug 2014 #18
Haven't watched Meet the Press in years PatSeg Aug 2014 #7
Same here, RT, Al Jazeera among others. After the Bush era when MTP sabrina 1 Aug 2014 #22
You're right PatSeg Aug 2014 #25
For the five people who still watch Meet the Press. EEO Aug 2014 #9
Kicked and recommended! David Gregory is a useful hack. Enthusiast Aug 2014 #10
Thanks Cali Cha Aug 2014 #14
MEET THE PublicRelationsEffortServiceStaff dougolat Aug 2014 #15
How did Keith do against those odds. He is usually very cool headed and logical. jwirr Aug 2014 #16
He's worse than useless. Scuba Aug 2014 #19
If it's any consolation, the American public loathes him, 6000eliot Aug 2014 #20
It caused projectile vomiting here libodem Aug 2014 #24
 

kelliekat44

(7,759 posts)
8. Mainly because of who owns and controls the media. Corporations aren't bad. The people who run
Sun Aug 3, 2014, 04:45 PM
Aug 2014

them are.

tech3149

(4,452 posts)
3. I find the best way to deal with Gregory is not to watch
Sun Aug 3, 2014, 03:19 PM
Aug 2014

Any time I do happen to see him, I just remember his little dance routine with Roe.

FarPoint

(12,372 posts)
5. As long as Gregory is the host of Meet the Press...propaganda is all we get.
Sun Aug 3, 2014, 03:52 PM
Aug 2014

It's an infomercial these days.

sabrina 1

(62,325 posts)
21. MTP will always be propaganda. The six Corps who own the US Media
Mon Aug 4, 2014, 10:37 AM
Aug 2014

will never hire a real journalist. The best way to handle propaganda is to turn it off. I don't believe I've seen MTP since Russert allowed the Bush gang, Cheney, Rice et al to lie blatantly to the American people.

PatSeg

(47,439 posts)
7. Haven't watched Meet the Press in years
Sun Aug 3, 2014, 04:31 PM
Aug 2014

Total waste of time. This weekend I switched to Al Jazeera America and RT TV. I'm actually learning something for a change.

sabrina 1

(62,325 posts)
22. Same here, RT, Al Jazeera among others. After the Bush era when MTP
Mon Aug 4, 2014, 10:39 AM
Aug 2014

became a platform for the lies of those War Crimiinals, I realized that watching it was an exercise in frustration.

And it will continue to be so regardless of who the host is.

PatSeg

(47,439 posts)
25. You're right
Mon Aug 4, 2014, 12:24 PM
Aug 2014

It is like watching reruns - same characters spewing the same lines every week. It couldn't be more scripted or predictable.

6000eliot

(5,643 posts)
20. If it's any consolation, the American public loathes him,
Mon Aug 4, 2014, 10:28 AM
Aug 2014

and rumor has it that NBC can't wait to shitcan him.

libodem

(19,288 posts)
24. It caused projectile vomiting here
Mon Aug 4, 2014, 12:20 PM
Aug 2014

As I covered my mouth to run to the bathroom, barf squeezed through the spaces in my fingers and I was able to hit the tv and 3 other people.


(I lied. I confabulated.) But I almost threw up.

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