NBC correspondent to McClellan: "Don't be a jerk"

[kurth]

"David Gregory, the chief White House correspondent for NBC News, was warmed up.

"Why was the White House relying on a Texas rancher to get the word of Cheney's hunting accident out over the weekend, asked Gregory, accusing McClellan of 'ducking and weaving.'

"'David, hold on . . . the cameras aren't on right now,' McClellan replied. 'You can do this later.'

" 'Don't accuse me of trying to pose to the cameras,' the newsman said, his voice rising somewhat. 'Don't be a jerk to me personally when I'm asking you a serious question.' "

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/blog/2006/02/14/BL2006021401067_pf.html

[aquart]

1. Oh my. The worms are turning. Like aspens.

[YDogg]

2. Ah, the aspens! Thanks for the reminder!

:-)

[MnFats]

3. if only the press would turn into a snarling wolfpack....kind of like...

they occasionally did with Nixon.....we'd have so much fun, and the world would be a better place.

[AndyA]

4. The tides are changing

I am seeing more serious questions from the press. After all, with public sentiment toward the Bush Administration showing more disapproval, the press has to follow to keep their ratings.

People aren't going to put up with the fluff reporting for long, and the press knows that. If a network would just report the TRUTH and not embellish it, its ratings would skyrocket in no time.

[WildEyedLiberal]

5. No kidding

The truth is WAY scarier than their fiction anyway - they don't even have to INVENT scandal with Bush & Co.

[NYC Liberal]

6. I love David Gregory...

When Bush said he was going to Texas to monitor Hurricane Rita, Gregory asked him, "What exactly are you going to DO there? Won't you just get in the way?"

[skypilot]

7. The cameras aren't on???

Oh good, then you can try telling the truth for once. Prick.