Comments on: David Gregory to host "Meet the Press" http://www.dankennedy.net/2008/12/02/david-gregory-to-host-meet-press/ By Dan Kennedy • The press, politics, technology, culture and other passions Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:59:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: whoissecretdubai http://www.dankennedy.net/2008/12/02/david-gregory-to-host-meet-press/comment-page-1/#comment-42715 whoissecretdubai Wed, 03 Dec 2008 12:31:00 +0000 http://www.dankennedy.net/2008/12/02/david-gregory-to-host-meet-the-press/#comment-42715 Hello,<br/><br/>A humble request...<br/><br/>Do you, by any chance, happen to know who Secret Dubai (the blogger: secretdubai.blogspot.com) is?<br/><br/>http://whoissecretdubai.blogspot.com/ Hello,

A humble request…

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]]> By: io saturnalia! http://www.dankennedy.net/2008/12/02/david-gregory-to-host-meet-press/comment-page-1/#comment-42712 io saturnalia! Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:12:00 +0000 http://www.dankennedy.net/2008/12/02/david-gregory-to-host-meet-the-press/#comment-42712 I still can't get the vile image of Gregory dancing on stage with Karl Rove a year or so back, though why should NBC's current generation of talking heads pretend any sort of journalistic detachment, now?<br/><br/>Ifill would have been OK, and I like what Todd does with the polling analysis and all, but I'm liking frequent "Countdown" guest Richard Wolff more and more. <br/><br/>Or, hey -- why not Tavis Smiley, who has been excellent as an "MTP" guest? He's not everybody's cup of tea, for sure, but he does the homework, and it would definitely bring a different vibe to a now-moribund chat show. I still can’t get the vile image of Gregory dancing on stage with Karl Rove a year or so back, though why should NBC’s current generation of talking heads pretend any sort of journalistic detachment, now?

Ifill would have been OK, and I like what Todd does with the polling analysis and all, but I’m liking frequent “Countdown” guest Richard Wolff more and more.

Or, hey — why not Tavis Smiley, who has been excellent as an “MTP” guest? He’s not everybody’s cup of tea, for sure, but he does the homework, and it would definitely bring a different vibe to a now-moribund chat show.

]]> By: Rob http://www.dankennedy.net/2008/12/02/david-gregory-to-host-meet-press/comment-page-1/#comment-42707 Rob Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:12:00 +0000 http://www.dankennedy.net/2008/12/02/david-gregory-to-host-meet-the-press/#comment-42707 You're right about that, Dan. They have these panelists on to talk about inside baseball that any of us probably learned about 3 days earlier from Politico. Seems to me like these Sunday shows are becoming irrelevant because they provide little new info and have really boring analysis. Maybe they'll spice up the analysis at least with some new blood too. You’re right about that, Dan. They have these panelists on to talk about inside baseball that any of us probably learned about 3 days earlier from Politico. Seems to me like these Sunday shows are becoming irrelevant because they provide little new info and have really boring analysis. Maybe they’ll spice up the analysis at least with some new blood too.

]]> By: Ron Newman http://www.dankennedy.net/2008/12/02/david-gregory-to-host-meet-press/comment-page-1/#comment-42703 Ron Newman Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:11:00 +0000 http://www.dankennedy.net/2008/12/02/david-gregory-to-host-meet-the-press/#comment-42703 Initially I misread your headline as 'Dick Gregory to host "Meet the Press"'. Now wouldn't <b>that</b> be fun? Initially I misread your headline as ‘Dick Gregory to host “Meet the Press”‘. Now wouldn’t that be fun?

]]> By: Dan Kennedy http://www.dankennedy.net/2008/12/02/david-gregory-to-host-meet-press/comment-page-1/#comment-42704 Dan Kennedy Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:11:00 +0000 http://www.dankennedy.net/2008/12/02/david-gregory-to-host-meet-the-press/#comment-42704 Ron: I'd watch that! Ron: I’d watch that!

]]> By: Dan Kennedy http://www.dankennedy.net/2008/12/02/david-gregory-to-host-meet-press/comment-page-1/#comment-42702 Dan Kennedy Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:26:00 +0000 http://www.dankennedy.net/2008/12/02/david-gregory-to-host-meet-the-press/#comment-42702 Rob: The guest list has been dreadful for years. How about those weeks when Russert had Carville, Matalin, Shrum and Murphy? Good grief. Rob: The guest list has been dreadful for years. How about those weeks when Russert had Carville, Matalin, Shrum and Murphy? Good grief.

]]> By: Rob http://www.dankennedy.net/2008/12/02/david-gregory-to-host-meet-press/comment-page-1/#comment-42701 Rob Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:15:00 +0000 http://www.dankennedy.net/2008/12/02/david-gregory-to-host-meet-the-press/#comment-42701 Dan, what are your thoughts on the point made by some (like Tina Brown) that the whole MTP format has gotten stale and needs to be changed? I happen to agree with that sentiment. Even with Russert, the show had devolved into a pattern of 1) politician spewing talking points, 2) Russert puts up prior conflicting quote, and 3) politician uses talking point to explain conflicting quote. It was/is very rare that we learn anything on MTP that we didn't know before. Powell's endorsement was "breaking news" and even that was known a few days beforehand. Dan, what are your thoughts on the point made by some (like Tina Brown) that the whole MTP format has gotten stale and needs to be changed? I happen to agree with that sentiment. Even with Russert, the show had devolved into a pattern of 1) politician spewing talking points, 2) Russert puts up prior conflicting quote, and 3) politician uses talking point to explain conflicting quote. It was/is very rare that we learn anything on MTP that we didn’t know before. Powell’s endorsement was “breaking news” and even that was known a few days beforehand.

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