David Gregory To Newt: Don't Blame Me For Your Medicare Implosion

[kpete]

Struggling to shake off a politically damaging interview on Meet The Press, Newt Gingrich took the ever-popular tack yesterday of blaming the media and its "gotcha" questions. But host David Gregory isn't having it, pushing back today against Newt's claim that he was ambushed.

"There was no set-up," Gregory told the Huffington Post's Michael Calderone, adding that Newt "knew what he was doing" and "knows what he's doing now."

Sunday marked Gingrich's 35th appearance on Meet The Press, but he said in a conference call with conservative bloggers yesterday that he was unprepared for Gregory's questions on Paul Ryan's budget and Gingrich's support for an individual mandate.

"I didn't go in there quite hostile enough, because it didn't occur to me going in that you'd have a series of setups," Gingrich said. "This wasn't me randomly saying things. These were very deliberate efforts to pick fights."

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/18/nbcs-david-gregory-defend_n_863660.html

[gratuitous]

1. If Fluffy "gets" you . . .

How in the hell are you going to negotiate with somebody Really tough . . . like Oprah? Geez Newt; put on your big boy pants and deal.

[spanone]

2. newt the poor victim...

[DearAbby]

3. Christ are you gonna bawl if Gaddaffi or some other world

leader says something to throw you off center? And you want the big office job? ppppppppft Weenie.

[Angry Dragon]

4. 'Newt admits he can not answer questions unless someone

feeds him the answers'
I wonder what this says about his ability to be president..........
He is offended that he does not get questions like bachmann and palin ........... 'Not fair' crys the newt........

[LiberalAndProud]

5. Yea, gotcha questions like what newspapers do you read.

When politicians embarrass themselves in front of the press, when do they not blame the press?

[Old and In the Way]

6. That's what happens when you leave the Faux cocoon, Newt.

There's always the danger that someone might ask you a real question. Poor guy...can't defend his answers.

[City Lights]

7. See what happens, David, when you give cons a platform to "frame the debate?"

They stab you in the back when their words come back to bite them in the ass.

:nopity: for David.

:nopity: for Newty.

[lpbk2713]

8. Poor baby.

He had gotten dependent on being spoon fed all the scripted Faux Snooze bullshit.




"WAAAH!! No fair!!"

[OnyxCollie]

9. I remember when Diane Rehm kicked Newt's ass.

Newt ran away before taking any calls.

Diane was pissed.

[salinen]

10. Go cry up

Hannity's ass. You know, go home.

[Lugnut]

11. Newt is pathetic.

Ambush is not a part of David Gregory's lexicon. If anything he's a set-up man for crackpots. If Newt can't handle David he's a lightweight nitwit.

[Bravo Zulu]

12. Lurch asked a trick question?

The tea baggers are gonna boycott meat the press!