Kudos to David Gregory (NBC WH correspondent)

[grasswire]

Gregory has grown a spine. Today I watched him grill Scott McClellan and also grill Paul Bremer. Asking hardball questions and pressing, pressing, pressing for answers. I believe he made Bremer sweat this morning.

It isn't that many months ago that I watched Gregory on a panel discussion of media and the WH where he defended a lily-livered press corps by saying that access was everything, and if the WH correspondents were more aggressive they would lose access.

Perhaps he has realized that the press has the power to destroy a president.

So if you're feeling like rewarding the kind of behavior a press member should exhibit, drop Gregory a line and thank him for being the watchdog of the people's interest.

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[Spazito]

1. I agree, he was great today!

I now add him to my list of the responsible press corp members:

Helen Thomas
David Gregory

[SeveneightyWhoa]

2. So..

..when does General Electric let him go?

[BurtWorm]

3. Gregory is the guy whose fluent French got Bush's underpants in a twist

a while back. Vive la resistance!

[LSparkle]

14. Oui, oui

I've admired him ever since that exchange in France.

[mhr]

4. Done

eom

[hlthe2b]

5. Me thinks David did not like Bush's attempt to

humiliate him for speaking French. Keep it up, Georgie...What a way to influence people and make friends. Perhaps the guy Bush repeatedly humiliates re: his "face made for radio," will join Gregory and my dear Helen Thomas....

[caledesi]

8. I remember that little scenario w/ David speaking excellent French

* didn't like it at all and tried to humiliate him. No *, you are the one being humiliated on a daily basis.

And oh, BTW *, you speak Spanish like someone from a first-year class.

[Cha]

6. And David Gregory was the one who bush

dissed because Gregory was speaking French in France?!

I heard about this but did not see it and was fascinated by it!

Anyone have more details? :)

[caledesi]

10. Dirty Details below...* made an ass out of himself

You know it won't stop people from asking questions about 9/11. All you people are doing is prolonging the inevitable. The questions are still going to keep coming, George. NBC's David Gregory gave you a hint of things to come during your disastrous press conference in France. Dave asked a poignant question to Bush that day and all the little brat could do was come up with a smart-alecky answer. When Gregory asked Bush about the protests that had dogged him during his European jaunt and the anti-Bush (not anti-American) feelings expressed by the protestors, he also asked, in French, for Chirac to comment as well.

Bush got all miffed and erroneously accused Gregory of "memorizing a few French words" in order to pass himself off as being "intercontinental." Does he think Gregory is a missile, or is this yet another example of Bush's lack of comprehension of the English language?

Bush then spewed the phrase "I'm impressed. Que bueno. Now, I'm literate in two languages." Well, I don't know Spanish for squat so I'll give him the benefit of a doubt. But, exactly what other language is Bush "literate" in? Oh, he better not be trying to include English in that statement. Anybody who's heard him speak without 3x5's or Karen Hughes knows that's an eighteen wheeler lie.

Then he went on about how Gregory might have seen people protesting but all he saw was people waving. That's right, George. Just keep blowing hot air into that bubble you live in. Face it, George, we the majority, despise you and so does most of the world. As you and yours like to say, get over it!

[CatWoman]

11. Let's see how many people wave to him when he goes to England

the jerk!!

[mhr]

13. I'm Looking Forward To All Those Half Moons Staring Bush In The Face!

eom

[LSparkle]

15. Like they did in -- Germany was it?

3 moons: "We" "Hate" and "Bush".

[Cha]

17. Thank you, caledesi~! I never knew all

the juicy details! Vive David Gregory! :D I used to see him on cnn reporting from the white house and just turned it off because I didn't want to hear any lies so I'm really pleasantly surprised that David Gregory is one of the good guys!

[caledesi]

7. David Gregory has always been one of my favorites....

He won't usually take some "fluff" answer to his very pointed questions. He makes mince meat out of Scott McComa.

Gee, I hope they don't "send him to the back of the class" like the great Helen Thomas? LOL!

Just emailed him and glad I did.

[CatWoman]

9. done

twas a pleasure.

[eleny]

12. Done

And I'm glad that he made Scott McRobot sweat it!

[in_cog_ni_to]

16. done. n/t

[Cha]

18. I sent David Gregory the following...

"Thank you, David Gregory!
For asking real questions that are so important for our Country! We Americans need a voice in the press and you and a few others are those "honest voices that can be louder than a crowd.""

zidzi

[proud patriot]

19. sent him a thank you note n/t