Gregory's Surprising Praise: McConnell's Obama Knock 'Really Resonated'

NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelstein

[governsleastgovernsbest]

If not an unmitigated frozen-flying-pig-in-Hades moment, it was certainly something noteworthy for its rarity, coming from the lips of David Gregory . . .

On today's Morning Joe, the Meet The Press moderator, in one surprising swoop, managed to praise a statement from Mitch McConnell while simultaneously seeming to acknowledge that President Obama's economic program has failed.

View the video here.

[governsleastgovernsbest]

[governsleastgovernsbest]

David Gregory says Mitch McConnell’s observation that Obama got everything he wanted and the economy didn’t improve “really resonated.”

Flying pig ping to Today show list.

[sam_paine]

So now we’re astonished when someone admits to obvious reality!

[Erik Latranyi]

The truth hurts.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

It is astonishing.

[JPG]

Later today DNC Dave will be in the WH woodshed getting a severe ‘talking to’.

[Cboldt]

No flying pig. Gregory probably doens't know what "really resonated" means, and Gregoy's point was more to knock/mock McConnel's remarks, as well as to deride those who would agree with McConnel's remarks.

It's just another flavor of the "bitter clingers" remark.

[Iron Munro]

Rush: “Random act of journalism.”

[sodpoodle]

The media morons are looking at their bank accounts and seeing the light.

Most of them are in their mid-late 50’s and realizing they have only a few years left to ‘get it right’.

If the MSM continues to lose viewers - the ad revenue will close down and SURPRISE - senior anchors will lose their overpaid jobs to young, hungry, attractive ‘presenters’.

Reality a’comin a’knocking.

(Or maybe they like Herman Cain more better than Obama)

[DJ Frisat]

"... seeming to acknowledge that President Obama's economic program has failed."

When confronted about this controversial statement, Gregory backtracked slightly, saying first that he "misspoke" and then explained that he was "just joking"...

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[DJ Frisat]

And the whole thing was ‘taken out of context’, anyway.

[texas_mrs]

[Pharmboy]

Yep...almost spit my coffee out when I heard Gregory this morning on Morning Joe, but had to switch to Imus when that *sshat Donny Deutsch started to speak.

[no dems]

I wish they’d have played the video longer. I’d have loved to have seen, and heard, the reaction from that “brilliant”, leftist, round-table group.

[no dems]

Gregory backtracked slightly, saying first that he "misspoke" and then explained that he was "just joking"...
Please tell my you're kidding or you just forgot to include the sarcasm tag.

[EDINVA]

“So now we’re astonished when someone admits to obvious reality!”

Yes, when that “someone* is David Gregory.