NBC’s David Gregory To Headline Conference For Major Republican Advocacy Group
Source: ThinkProgress
The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), which calls itself the voice of small business, is one of the Republican partys strongest allies. The group spent over $1 million on outside ads in the 2010 campaign all of it backing Republican House and Senate candidates (and, Bloomberg News reported last month, another $1.5 million that it kept hidden and said was exempt from disclosure requirements). The group is the lead plaintiff in the lawsuit against the Obamacare law and bankrolled state governments challenges to the law. The NFIB has also taken stances against allowing the EPA to regulate greenhouse gases, opposing regulations on businesses, and supporting curtailing union rights.
Given the groups obvious Republican alliance, it comes as little surprise that the NFIBs three-day 2012 Small Business Summit, which begins Monday, will feature headliners Karl Rove and House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH).
But the first name and photo on the invitation for the $150-per-person event Tuesdays keynote address speaker is NBCs Meet the Press host David Gregory. He is marketed by NBC as an anchor and trusted journalist.
Read more: http://thinkprogress.org/media/2012/05/12/482926/david-gregory-republican-nfib/
alp227
(32,020 posts)That's what I've seen all over the right wing blogs. But I guess I'm glad I haven't watched Meet the Press in about 2 years.
CanonRay
(14,101 posts)annabanana
(52,791 posts)There is no WAY he should be presented to us as a "trusted journalist"
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asjr
(10,479 posts)lousy interviewer.
AzDar
(14,023 posts)lob1
(3,820 posts)He never asks a republican a follow up question.
alcibiades_mystery
(36,437 posts)This is well beyond the pale of acceptable behavior for the host of a putatively non-partisan political interview show.
Democrats should simply refuse to appear on his show until he cancels this event.
It's really ridiculous.
OnyxCollie
(9,958 posts)No Democrats get invited on his show anyway.
nanabugg
(2,198 posts)Al, Rachel, Ed, and Tam...that's about all the Dems really have in their corner. And "in their corner" means exposing the truth about the issues.
DJ13
(23,671 posts)WTF?
Jamaal510
(10,893 posts)Liberal media, my buttocks.
MADem
(135,425 posts)They share material but they are distinct entities.
Olbermann could have spoken to these clowns, too, without any difficulty.
It was in his contract, and he ignored it. He does that, which is why he gets fired. He ignored a non-disparagement clause in his CURRENT contract, too....
lib2DaBone
(8,124 posts)I thought he was liberal media press?
AnnieK401
(541 posts)Haven't watched it since except that I happened to catch part of the Joe Biden interview. Wonder if this has anything to do with the Comcast takeover of NBC.
Jack Rabbit
(45,984 posts)Librul media my ass.
Odin2005
(53,521 posts)People who think MSNBC is a Liberal network are lying to themselves.
Stainless
(718 posts)finally outed as a Republican Tool. David Gregory has no journalistic credibility whatsoever because his right wing leanings are too obvious. He refuses to ask tough questions of conservative guests and to follow-up when they are vague. The local NBC affiliate where I live is owned by the Mormon Church so I don't watch MTP or any local NBC news broadcasts anyway.
dmosh42
(2,217 posts)schmice
(248 posts)Perhaps he should add a disclaimer about his associations before and after each show.
AlinPA
(15,071 posts)some media shindig? I remember he looked like he worshipped Rove.