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Drudge: New Controversy Involving NBC's David Gregory

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Embattled NBC White House correspondent David Gregory is at the center of a new controversy.

This morning (March 2nd), Gregory was interviewed by phone on Don Imus' talk show (seen on MSNBC and heard on many radio stations across the country). Gregory was in New Delhi, India to cover President Bush's trip there.

According to this partial transcript on Matt Drudge's website, Gregory appeared to sound drunk while being interviewed by Imus, and was uncontrollably laughing.

India is halfway around the world from the United States (it was Thursday evening there), but I feel that if he knew in advance that he would be interviewed by phone for the Imus show, he should not have been drinking prior to the interview. At this writing (12:30 P.M. EST), there was no confirmation that Gregory was drinking although Imus said on-the-air that Gregory was drunk.

I did not hear the show; the only part of the interview I heard was the 25-second excerpt on Drudge's website (and reading the transcript provided on that site).

Still, if Gregory was drunk, should NBC suspend or even terminate him for drinking in advance of being interviewed on-the-air??
 
> Embattled NBC White House correspondent David Gregory is at
> the center of a new controversy.
>
> This morning (March 2nd), Gregory was interviewed by phone
> on Don Imus' talk show (seen on MSNBC and heard on many
> radio stations across the country). Gregory was in New
> Delhi, India to cover President Bush's trip there.
>
> According to this partial transcript on Matt Drudge's
> website, Gregory appeared to sound drunk while being
> interviewed by Imus, and was uncontrollably laughing.
>
> India is halfway around the world from the United States (it
> was Thursday evening there), but I feel that if he knew in
> advance that he would be interviewed by phone for the Imus
> show, he should not have been drinking prior to the
> interview. At this writing (12:30 P.M. EST), there was no
> confirmation that Gregory was drinking although Imus said
> on-the-air that Gregory was drunk.
>
> I did not hear the show; the only part of the interview I
> heard was the 25-second excerpt on Drudge's website (and
> reading the transcript provided on that site).
>
> Still, if Gregory was drunk, should NBC suspend or even
> terminate him for drinking in advance of being interviewed
> on-the-air??
>
OK, but this is IMUS, not a serious news show. Although if true, it does show Gregory's lack of common sense.
 
Yeah?
Considering Imus ALWAYS sounds drunk, how would we know the difference?


> Embattled NBC White House correspondent David Gregory is at
> the center of a new controversy.
>
> This morning (March 2nd), Gregory was interviewed by phone
> on Don Imus' talk show (seen on MSNBC and heard on many
> radio stations across the country). Gregory was in New
> Delhi, India to cover President Bush's trip there.
>
> According to this partial transcript on Matt Drudge's
> website, Gregory appeared to sound drunk while being
> interviewed by Imus, and was uncontrollably laughing.
>
> India is halfway around the world from the United States (it
> was Thursday evening there), but I feel that if he knew in
> advance that he would be interviewed by phone for the Imus
> show, he should not have been drinking prior to the
> interview. At this writing (12:30 P.M. EST), there was no
> confirmation that Gregory was drinking although Imus said
> on-the-air that Gregory was drunk.
>
> I did not hear the show; the only part of the interview I
> heard was the 25-second excerpt on Drudge's website (and
> reading the transcript provided on that site).
>
> Still, if Gregory was drunk, should NBC suspend or even
> terminate him for drinking in advance of being interviewed
> on-the-air??
>
 
Re: Drudge's Fantasy Island Hit Piece

> Embattled NBC White House correspondent David Gregory is at
> the center of a new controversy.

David Gregory is not embattled.

> According to this partial transcript on Matt Drudge's
> website, Gregory appeared to sound drunk while being
> interviewed by Imus, and was uncontrollably laughing.

Wow, Helen Keller could see this transparent hit piece coming. A week after the speculation that Cheney was drunk out of his mind and shot a guy in the face, and the White House press corps went crazy over it, in part led by David Gregory who actually asks tough questions, here's Matt Drudge putting out a "news story" that relies on his personal observations that Gregory "sounded drunk."

Drudge's credibility on a very, very, very, very, VERY good day is suspect at best, and my guess is the check is in the mail for cooking up this "breaking news."

> India is halfway around the world from the United States (it
> was Thursday evening there), but I feel that if he knew in
> advance that he would be interviewed by phone for the Imus
> show, he should not have been drinking prior to the
> interview.

Which is an assumption based on an assumption and not worth comment.

> At this writing (12:30 P.M. EST), there was no
> confirmation that Gregory was drinking although Imus said
> on-the-air that Gregory was drunk.

Maybe we need a blood alcohol test done on people acting recklessly. Oh wait, we don't do that anymore.

Honestly, are you really surprised there isn't "confirmation" that Gregory was supposedly drunk? Pullllease.

> Still, if Gregory was drunk, should NBC suspend or even
> terminate him for drinking in advance of being interviewed
> on-the-air??

We can discuss this after we discuss whether or not if Gregory was complicit in ethnic cleansing in Bosnia, should be be suspended for that.

Don't drink Drudge's Kool Aid.
 
Re: Drudge's Fantasy Island Hit Piece

> > Embattled NBC White House correspondent David Gregory is
> at
> > the center of a new controversy.
>
> David Gregory is not embattled.
>
He is very controversial among certain circles for the disrespectful way in which he addresses the White House staff. So, yes, to some he would appear to be embattled.

> > According to this partial transcript on Matt Drudge's
> > website, Gregory appeared to sound drunk while being
> > interviewed by Imus, and was uncontrollably laughing.
>

> Wow, Helen Keller could see this transparent hit piece
> coming. A week after the speculation that Cheney was drunk
> out of his mind and shot a guy in the face, and the White
> House press corps went crazy over it, in part led by David
> Gregory who actually asks tough questions, here's Matt
> Drudge putting out a "news story" that relies on his
> personal observations that Gregory "sounded drunk."

Did you hear the audio? You could practically smell the fumes! Not to mention that Imus always sounds half in the bag. Takes one to know one, I suppose. And, what in the Hell does Dick Cheney have to do with this? All it does is to bring your own political opinions into this discussion - needlessley.
>
> Drudge's credibility on a very, very, very, very, VERY good
> day is suspect at best, and my guess is the check is in the
> mail for cooking up this "breaking news."

You mean like how "critics" seem to be mentioned in almost every media story relating to something (anything) that Bush has done. Including his agreements with India (which Gregory was reporting on). Even if the "critic" represents a 5% fringe of the audience, their opinions always get heavy play. Why should Drudge be any different?

>
> Which is an assumption based on an assumption and not worth
> comment.

Again, did you hear the incident? I did, and he sounded pretty drunk or high. At the minimum, very unprofessional.
>
>
> We can discuss this after we discuss whether or not if
> Gregory was complicit in ethnic cleansing in Bosnia, should
> be be suspended for that.
>
A comment that is completely off-topic and out of place.

> Don't drink Drudge's Kool Aid.
>
Nor Gregory's - from the sounds of it, his is LOADED!
 
Re: Drudge's Fantasy Island Hit Piece

> He is very controversial among certain circles for the
> disrespectful way in which he addresses the White House
> staff. So, yes, to some he would appear to be embattled.

Yeah, he asks questions and then asks them again when he doesn't get answers. That's not embattled, that's doing his job. That certain people don't like the questions asked does not mean he's embattled.

> Did you hear the audio? You could practically smell the
> fumes! Not to mention that Imus always sounds half in the
> bag. Takes one to know one, I suppose. And, what in the
> Hell does Dick Cheney have to do with this? All it does is
> to bring your own political opinions into this discussion -
> needlessley.

Bringing up Drudge is political in and of itself. Two weeks after Gregory asks if Cheney was drinking, we get Drudge writing a hit piece on Gregory. I heard the audio. There is no story here.

> You mean like how "critics" seem to be mentioned in almost
> every media story relating to something (anything) that Bush
> has done. Including his agreements with India (which
> Gregory was reporting on). Even if the "critic" represents
> a 5% fringe of the audience, their opinions always get heavy
> play. Why should Drudge be any different?

I have no idea what you are talking about.

> Again, did you hear the incident? I did, and he sounded
> pretty drunk or high. At the minimum, very unprofessional.

Yeah, Imus is like 60 Minutes. Yawn.

It's just another Drudge stunt/non-story that seems to have already withered on the vine.
 
Drudge: Debunked - Wingnuts Exposed - Propaganda Attempt: Failed

In a stunning slapdown of Wingnut Squad for attempting to smear David Gregory for asking the tough questions certain quarters don't want asked, Don Imus set the record straight on Friday, blasting right wing nutjobs at Fox News and making it clear that the David Gregory Was Drunk story was a total fabrication made up from a joke.

Imus: "Apparently my friend Bill O'Reilly had that little b*tch Juan Williams on---in which they were making-Juan Williams should shut his mouth or I'm going to slap his teeth down his throat that little punk...."

The entire thing was born from Don Imus joking around with David Gregory. Evidently, whenever someone says something Imus can't believe they just said, he calls them drunk.

Enjoy the clip, and next time, before posting Drudge's nonsense, why not check it out first? It always does the posting reputation good!

http://www.crooksandliars.com/2006/03/04.html#a7392
 
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