Chuck Toad would rather be jabbed in the eye with a salad fork than asked about David Gregory

[Miles Archer]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/18/chuck-todd-david-gregory_n_6179548.html

Squirm-inducing video of the incident at the link above.

Things got a little uncomfortable Tuesday on HuffPost Live when host Marc Lamont Hill asked Chuck Todd, the new host of "Meet the Press," about David Gregory, Todd's predecessor and the man NBC unceremoniously shoved out the door.

Todd, who hasn't spoken much about his relationship with Gregory, was short in his answers, admitting that the two have "bumped into" each other a couple times since the job switch.

"This is a rough business," Todd said. "I'll leave it at that."

Asked if things were awkward between the two, Todd replied: "About as awkward as being asked questions about him," he said, with a nervous laugh.

[Mass]

1. Very humane reaction. It was a stupid question.

I listened to the complete interview and there was nothing worthwhile in it. Questions were often silly and Todd's answers mostly vapid.

[merrily]

2. Chuck Toad is pretty awkward anyway.

Dick Gregory got a $4 million parting gift from NBC, to cushion the blow and, I imagine, not to badmouth the network. So, how scared can Toad be, really?