Gregory says he's out at 'Meet the Press'

[RKP5637]

http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2014/08/14/david-gregory-to-leave-nbcs-meet-the-press/14070437/?csp=breakingnews

David Gregory announced his long-rumored departure as moderator of NBC's Meet the Press via Twitter on Thursday.

He tweeted: "I leave NBC as I came — humbled and grateful. I love journalism and serving as moderator of MTP was the highest honor there is."

He continued with a second tweet, expressing appreciation to his colleagues and to viewers of the long-running Sunday-morning political talk show. "I have great respect for my colleagues at NBC News and wish them all well. To the viewers, I say thank you."

NBC chief White House correspondent and political director Chuck Todd has been considered the front-runner to replace Gregory on Meet the Press, the longest-running program on network television.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

1. I can't believe they got rid of

this guy.

[pinboy3niner]

3. I guess this means...

...the jig is up.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

9. Oh no you di-in't..... nt

[Skittles]

11. OMG STOP IT PINBOY3NINER

I CAN'T TAKE IT I TELL YOU

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

15. Fuck it. Kick his ass :-P

[pinboy3niner]

16. I heard that

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

17. .

.

[spanone]

2. he needs to study journalism. just cause he loves it doesn't mean he practices it.

[gratuitous]

7. Yeah . . .

I'm not sure why Gregory felt he had to drag journalism into this sordid affair. Next thing you know, he'll be dissing Pope Francis.

[SomethingFishy]

4. Awesome.. and Replaced by Chuck Todd...

Out with the clueless hack in with the clueless stenographer.

[Siwsan]

5. Chuck Todd makes my skin crawl - I don't know why

I can't even watch him. On a subconscious level, he must remind me of someone awful, in my past.

[deminks]

6. When does he start at Faux?

with his BFF KKKarl?

[Politicalboi]

8. How long till Faux gobbles him up

Good riddance to bad rubbish.

[House of Roberts]

10. "...serving as moderator of MTP was the highest honor there is."

He is to Meet the Press what Gerry Faust was to Notre Dame football. Look it up if you need to.

The head coaching job at Notre Dame isn't what it used to be, and Meet the Press isn't either.

[Skittles]

12. replacing one clueless hack with another clueless hack

any bets on how long Toad will last?

[longship]

13. NBC has much, much more meat to press.

Gotta get fresh meat in there. The other was getting rancid. Of course, we're replacing rancid with already spoiled, so it's only a matter of time.

However, maybe amphibian Toad will outlast his predecessor.

[RKP5637]

14. The smell is there, just can't see the rot yet! n/t