David Gregory to Replace Don Imus?

The National Ledger ^ | 5/10/2007 | Jim Roberts

[AT7Saluki]

David Gregory has long been accused by Republicans of being a left-wing hatchet man disguised as a reporter. Add to that, Gregory certainly does appear to love the limelight as his questions at presidential news conferences, or really any time the cameras are roiling, turn into long-winded filibusters. Many news observers from the right and left agree, for David Gregory, it is all about Dave.

If you can accept that, that would make him a really good radio talk show host to replace ousted shock jock Don Imus. (That would also make him a really bad reporter). Now a report from the New York Daily news claims that David may just get that chance for the limelight to shine on him.

[AT7Saluki]

A ratings winner for sure.

[theDentist]

What? MSNBC wants fewer viewers?

[Red Badger]

.......and now let’s take a few callls, shall we?....oops! we’re all out of time, well, tune in again tomorrow!........

[mainepatsfan]

It wouldn’t be too hard for Jesse Jackson to get airtime on that show.

[Roccus]

Imus was dumped for making “racist” remarks....and they’re going to replace him with Gregory?????

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

[trisham]

This may be the single stupidest idea I have ever heard.

[Pete]

There are many things I would rather do than listen to Gregory on the radio. One that comes to mind is chewing tinfoil while shaving my head with a cheese grater.

[Badeye]

Scarborough has done a pretty good job this week in that time slot.

Greggory? If nothing else, at least he won’t be able to filibuster the daily WH press briefings.

[Bahbah]

Hey, guys, take a look at this.

[NeoCaveman]

MSNBC,
All day,
All night,
All left,
and all white.

[tiredoflaundry]

*Would this mean DG would not be at WH pressers to annoy Tony anymore PING*

[nygoose]

I wonder if it is o.k. with the mods if I call David Gregory a b*tch?

[Thrownatbirth]

It may work if he shows up drunk again.

[litehaus]

-From senile to stoned?

[Silly]

How about Dick Gregory? Is he still alive?

[trisham]

There are many things I would rather do than listen to Gregory on the radio. One that comes to mind is chewing tinfoil while shaving my head with a cheese grater.

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LOL! Me, too.

[Roccus]

OOOooops! Need more coffee!

I thought it was DICK Gregory!

Need more coffee!

Shame on me!! LOL!!!!

[Falcon4.0]

The good news is that they have moved “The David Gregory Show” from the White House Press Room to MSNBC.

[relictele]

Great idea - stop inflicting him on the news consuming public and put him in a dead-end guaranteed low-ratings job that may kill off his career.

Now can we find a slot for Terry Moran?

[spectre]

Yes, to be fair, Joe Scarborough is doing an excellent job, and I'm choking just saying it..

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[Mo1]

I think it’s a great idea ... I predict he’ll have as much success at this as Katie Curtic

[Badeye]

“Yes, to be fair, Joe Scarborough is doing an excellent job, and I’m choking just saying it..
sw”

Interesting Hillary Clinton was going on Scarborough’s show this morning. I wasn’t able to watch the interview...but considering she’s rarely available for such a thing, you have to wonder at the timing.

[Coldwater Creek]

Scarbrough can’t decide whose side he is on! I can’t watch for more than a few minutes.

[Badeye]

‘Scarbrough can’t decide whose side he is on! I can’t watch for more than a few minutes.’

He’s on the side of ratings these days.

[leadpenny]

Interesting. Politics aside, Gregory is a creative and funny guy. Anyone who knows how to let their guests get a word in edgewise has my cautious vote.

[leadpenny]

For me, the key is for them to be on neither side.

[leadpenny]

Scarborough has had a black guy (Ridley) on with him this week. Tucker had Chuck Nice last week. Very funny.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

How about Dick Gregory? Is he still alive?

Yeah, and funnier, too. Problem, as side from his age, is that he's even more politcally incorrect than Imus.

[McGruff]

Now a report from the New York Daily news claims that David may just get that chance for the limelight to shine on him.

IMHO this is a ridiculous scenario. Gregory isn't even a good guest. The job he has now has much more of a future than any talk show host. Why ole monkey face could be the next Helen Thomas (eek: picture that mug 20 years from now).

[Doctor Raoul]

One big cry baby for another. Nothing new here, move along...

[twigs]

I always like listening to Imus, but his interviews with Gregory is probably the biggest reason I stopped listening. I would switch stations when he came on and during that period, I got hooked on the Bill Bennett show. Gregory is terrible.

[davidlachnicht]

“et tu, Brutus?”

[PBRSTREETGANG]

David Gregory?

Now THAT’S funny!

[GraniteStateConservative]

Awesome. MSNBC will be bankrupt by August.

I have watched David Gregory fill in for Chris Matthews and I’ve seen him trying to be funny at correspondent’s dinners and such. He will flop in spectacular fashion at hosting a several hour show every morning.

MSNBC doesn’t realize how hard it is to fill all those hours with listenable content. That’s why radio stations pay a lot for guys like Stern and Imus and Rush and Hannity.

[iopscusa]

Seeing David Gregory on the TeeVee in the morning would be a real killer for MSNBC ratings...and thusly great for real Americans...he is nothing more than a shill and I find him irritating in the extreme, a pompous know nothing lefty fool! At least Imus was occasionally humorous

[montag813]

David Gregory Drunk on Imus

[lonestar]

The first radio NON-personality?

[mimaw]

You can’t be a real republican and work on msnbc. Joe is a phony. He was kissing Hillary’s butt in interview this morning. Can’t stand watching Joe he’s a sell out. I wonder what the going rate for selling out your country is today? Plenty of people do that now a days on PMSNBC

[leadpenny]

Remember the Tom Brokaw impersonation he did?

I’d watch at least the first morning.

[Vaquero]

one liberal or another......what difference does it make really?

[mewzilla]

Rush: NBC's David Gregory Caught Putting on Makeup at White House shooting

[GraniteStateConservative]

Tucker’s show works a lot better in that time slot than any of the other shows. It has to be informative, but light-hearted to get people to watch/listen. You have to cover all sorts of things about pop culture and not just reading the headlines like they do on CSPAN. Chuck Nice works on VH1’s Best Week Ever and that’s the sort of mood for a show to be successful in that slot for MSNBC. Nice and Tucker and Willie Geist and some laid-back chick who isn’t some shrill feminazi (also like the ones who contribute on Best Week Ever, or like Stern’s Robin Givens) would be perfect.

[neodad]

Reminds me of that Tom Daschle Show parody that Rush plays.

[Badeye]

“Scarborough has had a black guy (Ridley) on with him this week. Tucker had Chuck Nice last week. Very funny.”

Yep. Surprised they didn’t bring Gwen Ifill in....(chuckle)

[JaguarXKE]

David Gregory has long been accused by Republicans of being a left-wing hatchet man...

You mean he isn't? ROFLMAO!

[leadpenny]

I was wondering where Chuck Nice came from. Sharp guy.

I agree, the Tucker try-out has been the best so far. Willie Geist has a future and needs to be given more air time.

Scarborough is, as Imus would say, “just awful.”

[Badeye]

“You can’t be a real republican and work on msnbc. Joe is a phony. He was kissing Hillary’s butt in interview this morning. Can’t stand watching Joe he’s a sell out. I wonder what the going rate for selling out your country is today? Plenty of people do that now a days on PMSNBC”

Yep, if for no other reason than that idiot Olberman would launch a ‘rant’ about a Republican using the same studio he does....(chuckle)

[leadpenny]

:) Heck, give her a chance too.

[zerosix]

Wonderful, replace one bigot with another!!!

[Badeye]

They should hire one of the Fox News babe’s.