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Dee Dee Myers, former press secretary to President Bill Clinton, goes on Meet the Press and calls Newt Gingrich a political "sociopath." Does moderator David Gregory call her out? Nope. To the contrary, Gregory proceeds to play a clip of convicted felon Jack Abramoff accusing Newt of "corruption." View the video here.

Despite Godfather’s Pizza CEO Herman Cain's precipitous rise in the polls, New York Times columnist David Brooks seems to think that the Republican presidential nomination is former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney’s to lose. “It’s not a primary process. In the primary process you have several candidates and they go after each other. We don't have that. We have one plausible candidate and a bunch of other guys who are prepping him for the Obama onslaught. So, basically they attack him.”

Reading the transcript, what strikes me is how slow-witted Gregory was. Repeatedly, Cain makes a simple, clear point, but Gregory doesn’t seem to get it. This became almost painful during an exchange about state sales taxes: MR. GREGORY: The other defect in the plan comes from fellow conservatives who say, “You’ve got some problems here.” … “The real political defect,” the Journal writes, “of the Cain plan is that it imposes a new national sales tax while maintaining the income tax. … A 9 percent rate when combined with state and local levies would mean a tax on goods of...

You can watch the full video, or separately the interview with Cain or the Debate between Jindal (for Perry) and Pawlenty (for Romney)

In case you missed Meet the Press Sunday morning: Blah, blah, blah, job growth... unemployment numbers. Blah, blah, blah, recession... debt reduction. Blah, blah, blah recovery... tax credits. Blah, blah, blah health care... social security. Blah, blah, blah, Democrats... Republicans. Blah. And so it went up to the interview with Rick Santorum and through the first 12 minutes and 41 seconds of his appearance, when David Gregory finally got around to asking about something vital, critical, pivotal – the number one make or break issue for any candidate, the single most important issue facing our country, an issue important in...

While plying through a typical Sunday night routine, finishing the evening with a liberal dose of "Meet The Press" from my trusty DVR, I found myself amazed at a graphic display that seemed "slightly off" in its accuracy--to put it mildly. David "die you nutty Birther" Gregory was expounding on US foreign policy with some info-chick from the Obama administration (Amb. Rice) about the brewing Islamic Caliphate in the Mideast. As the two were discussing the various nations' Democratic "birthing pains," a graphic was flashed up on the screen about the nation of Bahrain. Bahrain is an island nation which...

What Did Wade Rathke Know About Egypt that the CIA Didn’t and What Will Obama Do Now?Michael Gaynor at Emerging Corruption has done some digging into the situation in Egypt – about how much Wade Rathke knew about it beforehand and what influence Obama may wish to have on the situation now. Meanwhile... on to what the media thinks is more important. [caption id="attachment_15781" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="'The president says he’s a Christian. I accept him at his word,' said John Boehner. | AP Photo"][/caption] John Boehner speaking out of both sides of his mouth. Not his job to tell people...

The Talk Shows Sunday, July 25th, 2010 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows: FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, R-Ga; Howard Dean, former national Democratic Party chairman; the Rev. Jesse Jackson.MEET THE PRESS (NBC): Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner FACE THE NATION (CBS): Abigail Thernstrom, vice chair of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights; Michael Eric Dyson, sociology professor at Georgetown University; Cornel West, a professor of African-American studies and religion at Princeton University.THIS WEEK (ABC): Geithner, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.STATE OF THE UNION (CNN): Berkeley Law School Dean Christopher Edley; author...

Former Rep. J.D. Hayworth (R-Ariz.) said Sunday that the Obama administration supports “no enforcement” of immigration law as he defended Arizona’s controversial statute that gives police new powers to question people they suspect are in the country illegally. The Justice Department is suing to block the statute, claiming it illegally preempts federal law. “It should come as no surprise that any number of people who advocate open borders and advocate no enforcement of the law, including this current administration, are trying to throw up these roadblocks,” Hayworth said on the CBS program “Face the Nation.” Hayworth is challenging Sen. John...

MR. GREGORY: Did the president do the right thing? SEN. McCAIN: Yes, he did, and he took the appropriate steps, in my view. I would like to say, in General McChrystal's behalf, that he played a key role in Iraq in the efforts against al-Qaeda. A lot of this is not known and will--may never be known. But General McChrystal did a great job there. The president took appropriate action, and we wish General McChrystal well in the future. ... SEN. McCAIN: First of all, there's no excuse for it, OK? There's no excuse for it. But part of it,...

The Talk Shows Sunday, June 27th, 2010 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows: FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Sens. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.; former Gov. Mike Huckabee, R-Ark.MEET THE PRESS (NBC): Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.; Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif. FACE THE NATION (CBS): Sens. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., and Carl Levin, D-Mich.THIS WEEK (ABC): CIA Director Leon Panetta.STATE OF THE UNION (CNN): Sens. John Cornyn, R-Texas, Robert Menendez, D-N.J., Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., and Jack Reed, D-R.I.

Comedian David Brooks on Meet the Press concerned that the oil spill will now create a new image for Obama who has had a heroic first year...Video

wanted to watch Kentucky's Republican Senate Candidate Rand Paul on Meet The Press today. After a week of sound byte from and about Dr. Paul and his confrontational appearance on Rachel Maddow's program, I was hoping an interview on the more mainstream Sunday morning staple would allow the candidate to give a clearer impression of his views on civil rights and, specifically, the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Unfortunately, he refused to show up. As a strong believer in smaller government and less government interference in the lives of American citizens, I consider myself part of the Tea Party movement...

Since Rand Paul has dropped out of this weeks episode of Meet the Press Mark Levin has requested that David Gregory invite him to come on instead. Levin, knowing Gregory doesn't have the guts to invite him on, then precedes to take him to town. Enjoy this clip from our friends at The Right Scoop: (more)

Back in January, Harold Ford, Jr. proclaimed to Chris Matthews no fewer than four times: "I am a New Yorker" [see amusing video after the jump]. But that profession of Big Apple-hood apparently didn't cut it with NBC. Even as Ford was discussing today his reasons for not entering the New York Dem senatorial primary against Kirsten Gillibrand, Meet The Press displayed the graphic seen here, labelling Ford "(D-TN)."

New York Times columnist David Brooks says that what Vice President Joe Biden told NBC's David Gregory Sunday concerning the trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in New York City doesn't pass the laugh test. "What Joe Biden said on ['Meet the Press'] today will be laughed at around the Arab world." Maybe even more shocking, speaking during the panel discussion segment that followed Biden's interview, Brooks agreed with some things former Vice President Dick Cheney spoke about concerning this matter on ABC's "This Week." "The KSM trial has become a total mess. What Joe Biden said today on the program...

Here is video of the Meet the Press panel today discussing the political climate in the wake of President Obama's State of the Union Address, and the election of Scott Brown to the U.S. Senate. Eugene Robinson said the White House believes "they have moved to the center." They think they have already accomplished that. Mort Zuckerman said he was disappointed in Obama's State of the Union Address, believing Obama needed to set forth a much more "comprehensive" approach to the economy. . . . . (VIDEO)

Although MTP does not have their lineup for this coming Sunday on their website, David Gregory said on Morning Joe today that Valerie Jarrett would be appearing. If you have seen Ms. Jarrett on tv before answering questions, you can tell she just regurgitates talking points, and usually does a very poor job at that. If Gregory starts asking about the slapdown Barry got in Mass. with the Brown election, it will be interesting to see her response. Although Barry has still been getting a pass from most of the MSM, they are becoming increasingly aggressive towards his minions like...

Here is video of Arnold Schwarzenegger on "Meet the Press" saying that Obama is "doing everything that he can" to keep America safe...(Video)Schwarzenegger said that he thinks "Democrats a lot of times get the rap that they're not strong on security and those kind of things." Schwarzenegger called the attempted terrorist attack over Christmas "an unfortunate situation" and said it was "a total failure in the communication within the departments." He said "it's not like the President has done something wrong...what it has to do with is simply they didn't connect the dots within the agencies, within the airport authorities,...

Obama Deputy National Security Advisor on Meet the Press, thinks Janet Napolitano has done a tremendous job...Really? When?

Will ObamaCare cover memory loss? Howard Dean better hope so. On today's Meet the Press he seemed to suffer a serious memory lapse, claiming he had said he would "vigorously" support Pres. Obama's re-election [H/t reader Melody]. Problem is, we have the video of Dean on Morning Joe of December 17th saying just the opposite: that he would "not vigorously" support PBO's 2012 re-election bid. So noteworthy was Dean's "not vigorously" declaration at the time that it caused a gleeful Joe Scarborough to burst into laughter and repeat it. Not a decibel out of Dean to dispute what Joe had...

Here is video of Sen. Joe Lieberman on "Meet the Press" saying "I don't think anybody feels this bill, as Senator Reid put it down, I don't think anybody thinks this bill will pass as it is." Sen. Lieberman said "if the public option is still in there, the only resort we have is to say no." (Video)

The Talk Shows Sunday, October 11th, 2009 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows: FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Govs. Jennifer Granholm, D-Mich., and Mitch Daniels, R-Ind; Wynn Resorts Ltd. CEO Steve Wynn.MEET THE PRESS (NBC): Sens. Carl Levin, D-Mich., and Lindsay Graham, R-S.C.; retired Gen. Barry McCaffrey; retired Gen. Richard Myers, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.FACE THE NATION (CBS): Sens. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Jack Reed, D-R.I. THIS WEEK (ABC): Sens. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga.; Rep. James McGovern, D-Mass.; retired Army Gen. Jack Keane. STATE OF THE UNION (CNN): Sens....

Undoubtedly the funniest interview segment that Barry Soetoro has done to date, the George Stephanopholus interview on Sunday 20, 2009, entitled the “Health Care Blitz on every channel except Fox,” had to be hands down funniest. In it President Barry Soetoro attempted to replace the Webster’s Dictionary with his own Orwellian Worldview and definition of what a tax is. I gleefully yelled at the television screen; No, you lie, you lie, you lie as the president straight faced called George Stephanopholus and Webster’s Dictionary a lie. (see transcript) According to the president anyone who uses a reputable source of meaning,...

Civility … Nuance. Just much too much in one short sound bite. NBC’s David Gregory wonders if protesters are budding Tim McVays … Obama calls for civil discourse (I’m sorry?) and then says protesters just want TV time ( I know, I know) …But we start with … “We have examples of anti government violence in the mid 90’s .. do you worry about that?”. Yup … those grandmas and grandpas and housewives I saw … no question … I can see the link between them and Tim McVay. Scary.

Politics: The senator who called the president a liar and never apologized may have worn out his welcome in his home state. Harry Reid may be riding the liberal agenda into political oblivion.In 2004, Republicans defeated Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle largely on the theme that he neglected his home state in favor of national party interests. The GOP is hoping that in 2010 lightning will strike a second time, and Nevada polls indicate it may be more than wishful thinking. In 1998, Reid beat John Ensign by a hair-thin 428 votes. Ensign would go on to win Nevada's other...

When asked on NBC’s “Meet the Press” whether Barack Obama had ordered the resignation of green czar Van Jones, White House senior advisor David Axelrod retorted: "Absolutely not -- this was Van Jones' own decision.” Axelrod’s answer is telling. His defiant tone suggests that the thought of firing Jones had never been entertained by President Obama, thus protecting Obama’s image among the radical left. On the other hand, Axelrod’s response might be the product of a special arrangement with Jones – a man who probably knows more than we do about some of Obama’s deepest convictions. Most disturbing however is...

Here is video of NBC's "Meet The Press" talking about the internet and bloggers and the effect it had on Van Jones' resignation. One of the panelists said "the internet is an open sewer of untreated, unfiltered, information." (Watch Video)

Thomas Freidman and Tom Brokaw show that internet journalism simply cannot be trusted if in the end someone on the left is hurt by the news. This video shows what complete disgraces these 2 men are...

snip REP. ARMEY: The Medicare law that was written by the chairman of the Ways and Means Committee and the chief lobbyists of Blue Cross/Blue Shield, voted on without amendment as an amendment to Social Security, first imposes severe sanctions on physicians and medical providers that don’t comply with its requirements, and it says to seniors at the age of 65 you can no longer buy the insurance that you bought prior to 65. And now by virtue of an internal memo—not a regulation, not a law—they tell seniors today... MR. GREGORY: All right. REP. ARMEY: ...if you don’t sign...

Here is complete video of today's Meet the Press broadcast which focused the entire hour on the debate over Health Care. The program featured former Dem. Sen. Tom Daschle, former GOP Rep. Dick Armey,GOP Sen. Tom Coburn, and MSNBC Host Rachel Maddow - yes, I said Rachel Maddow. I have no idea why they thought she would fit in with that lineup! . . . . . (Watch Video)

Here is video from Meet the Press today where a panel discussed the latest unemployment numbers and talked about where does the economy go AFTER the temporary stimulus of "Cash for Clunkers" and the $787 Billion Stimulus are spent? The Obama administration has no answer for that. The closest they come is to say that the economy will move forward with "green" jobs from new energy. However, there is no "Cap and Trade" Bill that has been passed as of yet. This discussion gets at a key question. How does Obama think this economy will move forward on its own...

Here is video of a Meet the Press panel today discussing the political future of Gov. Sarah Palin. The panel included Roger Simon, Andrea Mitchell, David Gregory, Bob Shrum, and Karen Hughes. Several on the panel believes she has a chance to win the 2012 Nomination and clearly believe she would be an easy mark for Barack Obama to knock off in the 2012 election. The Democrats seem to all be rooting for her. . . . . . (Watch Video)

The Talk Shows Sunday, July 12th, 2009 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows: FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Sens. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and John Cornyn, R-Texas; Rep. Eric Cantor, R-Va.MEET THE PRESS (NBC): Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Chuck U. Schumer, D-N.Y.FACE THE NATION (CBS): Sens. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., and Jeff Sessions, R-Ala.THIS WEEK (ABC): Sens. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., and Jon Kyl, R-Ariz.STATE OF THE UNION (CNN): Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius; Sens. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., Judd Gregg, R-N.H., Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., and Kent Conrad, D-N.D.; Rep. Patrick Murphy, D-Pa.

The Talk Shows Sunday, July 5th, 2009 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows: FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Reps. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., and John Boehner, R-Ohio.MEET THE PRESS (NBC): Pre-empted by coverage of Wimbledon tennis.FACE THE NATION (CBS): Adm.Mullen; Sens. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Chuck U. Schumer, D-N.Y. THIS WEEK (ABC): Vice President Joe Biden. STATE OF THE UNION (CNN): Former Secretary of State Colin Powell; Adm.Mullen; Queen Noor of Jordan..

The Talk Shows Sunday, June 28th, 2009 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows: FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius; Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.; Gen. Ray Odierno, the top U.S. commander in Iraq. MEET THE PRESS (NBC): David Axelrod, White House senior adviser; Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.; former Gov. Mitt Romney, R-Mass.FACE THE NATION (CBS): Susan Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations; Gov. Haley Barbour, R-Miss. THIS WEEK (ABC): Axelrod; Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa. STATE OF THE UNION (CNN): Odierno; Gov. Tim Pawlenty, R-Minn.; T. Boone Pickens, chairman and...

Vice President Joe Biden, going further than any other high-ranking American official to date in questioning the validity of last Friday’s election, said Sunday that “there's some real doubt" that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was legitimately re-elected as president of Iran.

Yesterday, Jordan's King Abdullah the Diminutive was interviewed on Meet the Press. Along with his usual discourse of "the Israel/Palestinian issue is the cause of all problems of the world" the King also had some choice words about the "enhanced interrogation techniques that the US practiced the Islamist terrorist. Kind of strange though, since the Hypocritical King is a big proponent of torture in his own country Jordan (the original Palestinian State).... ..King Abdullah, the Hypocritical said definitively that his country does not torture. Since Mr. Gregory would never challenge the King when he is bashing the US, I guess...

THE SHOW "Meet the Press," hosted by David Gregory. WHEN|WHERE Sundays at 10:30 a.m. on WNBC/4 REASON TO WATCH That is the question, and one President Barack Obama apparently asked himself, too, as he bypassed TV's venerable Sunday news institution for another show on the very same network - "The Tonight Show" - where he'll appear tonight to talk about the stimulus package. WHAT IT'S ABOUT The president's decision to slip past "Meet the Press" would seem like a massive diss of new host Gregory - in the job three months - but this is politics, and politics is to...

[video of interview, and Krusty the Clown] The Obama administration is beginning to look like one of those clown cars. The door flies open and dozens of clowns pour out. Christin Romer, the latest clown and chairwoman of the President’s Council of Economic Advisors, attempted to snow host David Gregory on Sunday’s Meet The Press. Gregory wasn’t buying. GREGORY: So back then during the campaign when Senator McCain talked about the strong fundamentals of the economy, it was then-candidate Obama and his team that roundly criticized McCain, saying he was out of touch, he didn’t get it, he didn’t understand...

Here is video of a Meet the Press panel yesterday discussing Rick Santelli's attack on the Obama Mortgage Plan last week. Surprisingly, the panel, including moderator David Gregory, point out the practical truth in the comments made by Santelli, and they agree that his comments have struck a nerve, based on the reaction of the White House. . . . . . (Watch Video)

Here is video of Meet the Press today, January 11, 2009, where the program featured an in-depth panel discussion of the state of the U.S. Economy and the Obama Economic Stimulus Plan, and then an interview with Bill Cosby. . . . . (watch video)

To my Conservative Friends: As I have told ya in the past - That Barack Obama - He's one smooth talker!!!! If any of you just came back from a 2-year trip to Mars and had no idea who Barry Hussein Obama was, and watched our new President on Meet the Depressed yesterday, you would swear to Ronald Reagan that you were listening to a new, Republican President. Not a rock-ribbed lefty from the south side of Chi-town!!! The obvious question that begs for an answer is - Do you buy it??? Now, I don't want to spoil your Monday...

After the flap caused during the campaign when he famously told Joe the Plumber that he wanted to "spread the wealth," I figured Barack Obama wouldn't be making such a suggestion again anytime soon. I figured wrong. Pres.-elect Obama to Tom Brokaw on today's Meet The Press: "I think the important principle, because sometimes when we start talking about taxes, and I say I want a more balanced tax code, people think, well, that's class warfare. No. It turns out that our economy grows best when the benefits of the economy are most widely spread. And that has been true...

Here is complete video of today's edition of Meet the Press, November 16, 2008. Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI) and Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) square off on a potential bailout of the auto industry. Plus, energy dependence and the environment with former oilman T. Boone Pickens. Then the economy and the Obama transition with The New York Times' Tom Friedman, BBC America's Katty Kay, NBC's Andrea Mitchell & PBS's Tavis Smiley. . . . (Watch Video)

Here is complete video of Meet the Press which aired today, November 9, 2008. Today it focused on the transition to an Obama Administration, talking to Valerie Jarrett - a co-chair of President-elect Obama's transition team - and rumored to be Obama's favorite to replace him in the United States Senate from Illinois. The program also talks to a panel of historians about the challenges Obama faces as he prepares to assume the Presidency. . . . (Watch Video)

Powell endorsed Obama..go figure :)No cares. Good riddance.

Look At The Bags Under His Eyes, And The Makeup Makes Him Look Worse

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - NBC News picked veteran Tom Brokaw to moderate "Meet the Press" through the 2008 U.S. election season, NBC News President Steve Capus said on Sunday. Tim Russert, the longtime host of the Sunday morning news program who was known for his interviews of leading U.S. political figures, died of a heart attack on June 13. He was also the television network's Washington bureau chief.

NBC anchor Brian Williams will be the first to fill in for Tim Russert as the host for "Meet the Press" this Sunday, the network said today. Russert died suddenly last week of cardiac arrest. After Williams, several different NBC news personalities are expected to rotate as the host of the Sunday morning interview show until a permanent replacement is named - sometime later this year or early next.