Does David Gregory (NBC) have a right-wing bias a bit?

[Bombtrack]

I'm not one of the people here who says that everyone in the estabilishment corporate media is in the pocket of the right and a whore, but there are definetly people of the greater NBC news establishment who deserve that kind of critism. Lisa Myers, Campbell Brown, Joe Scarborough (duh).

Anybody notice a bias on this guy though? I remember he said something on the Chris Matthews show that made me raise an eyebrow. And he just said in his report on Bush's acceptance speeches (tonight and 2000) that Bush "proved his metal" after 9-11, while showing Bush's "and the people who knocked down these towers will here all of us soon" at the WTC wreckage. Then he said that he "took the war on terror to Iraq". Is that a fair statement or a whore statement? I know he's probably not anywhere near the top of the list of douchbags in the newsmedia if he's one at all. Just wanted to know if anybody knows anything else about him.

[David Dunham]

1. Campbell Brown is Bush's Monica

[PCIntern]

2. Bush tried to beat the crap out of him when

he had the temerity to ask the French Prez. (actually elected by his people) a question IN FRENCH. May have cowed him a bit - coulda gotten thrown off the WH beat.

Beat off is more like it.

[DURHAM D]

3. Almost everyone who spends more than a few months at the

White House goes native.

[mulsh]

4. lame cliches does not a bias make

it does indicate a lack any significant and new nice things to say about W. put yourself in Gregory's place, you're working a tight deadline, you know calling bush "disengenuous pussbag" won't cut it with the producers. what would you do?

;)

[childslibrarian]

5. You think??

NBC as a whole has a right wing bias and not just a bit...

[hlthe2b]

6. I think Gregory overcompensates, because he has repeatedly

pissed Bush* off (remember his speaking French?) so he tries to throw Bush* bones now and then. I don't think DG is RW biased, though....

[Leilani]

7. David Gregory has been very aggressive in questions

At press conferences, he is usually tough

At the WH daily briefings, he usually sits with Helen Thomas & seems to be more agressive than WH reporters from ABC, CBS, CNN, etc.

Also, he was the guy who asked the question in FRENCH at the joint press conference. He totally pissed Bush off & it was really funny.

I like him...just my opinion.

[Bombtrack]

8. OK then, thanks for enlightening me about him

I'll have to give him a better listen next time. Maybe the way he said those things just turned me off. Whatever. As I said, he's probably the last person I should be worried about.

[Window]

9. I, too, like David Gregory

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[Halliburton]

10. You forgot to mention Greenspan's wife...

Andrea Mitchell. The woman with the poor skin complection displays a blatant right-wing bias in her reporting.

Norah O'Donell is far more conservative than David Gregory. She was the one who criticized Max Cleeland for visiting Bush's ranch.

[medeak]

12. I thought so too

until hearing her very biased reporting after Zell's speech...she was furious.

Edited to say that Paul O'Neill's book had some insight into Greenspan...he's not Bush's boy.

Remember when Clinton handed over the keys to Bush..his advice? "Just do what Greenspan says and you'll do fine"

Obviously he didn't listen after reading O'Neill's book.

[KoKo]

11. David Gregory used to be great...if he's changed it's because of IMUS

He's on that show consistently talking to the "I-Man" and chatting him up. I know some here like Imus...but he turned "media whore" awhile back and I find that those who appear on his show somehow eventually turn to the right. Is it coincidence or is I-Man the gateway to retired GE Chairman Jack Welch's Millions. IOW...if you want to become "Big Tim Russert" in the media you go down low before the I-Man and Welch?

I do still like him...but am very suspicious.

[medeak]

13. who likes Imus?

good grief.

Just heard Gregory on Hardball....he was definitely not right wing.