Howard Kurtz
Gosh, David Gregory was much harder on Wayne LaPierre than on Obama
He pressed Barack Obama on a few points in the president’s appearance this morning, designed to seize control of the media narrative one day before the fiscal cliff deadline. But this was not the armed-and-dangerous Gregory we saw last week when he faced down NRA chief Wayne LaPierre…
Asking about Obama’s line that the Republicans don’t like saying yes to him, the host asked: “What is it about you, Mr. President, that you think is so hard to say yes to?” (No soul-searching followed as Obama gave a programmatic answer.) Once he had exhausted his cliff questions, Gregory moved on to second-term priorities, bringing up guns: “You know how hard this is. Do you have the stomach for the political fight for new gun control laws.”
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David Gregory still hasn’t been arrested for crimes he committed last week.
BigGator5 on December 30, 2012 at 11:43 AM
Obama’s appearance was a message to the DC cops, and the rest of us, to “back off of my boy here.”
Greg Toombs on December 30, 2012 at 11:44 AM
on the other hand i heard obama got harder for gregory.
renalin on December 30, 2012 at 11:44 AM
Big surprise.
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No bias.
CW on December 30, 2012 at 11:44 AM
Wipe your chin Davey
DiscePati on December 30, 2012 at 11:44 AM
Well Duh – hard to ask pressing questions when you are spending the commercial break licking his boots.
gophergirl on December 30, 2012 at 11:46 AM
I may have edited that a lil bit.
Valkyriepundit on December 30, 2012 at 11:48 AM
WH Petition
DiscePati on December 30, 2012 at 11:51 AM
Least surprising headline…in the history of Western Civilization.
22044 on December 30, 2012 at 11:52 AM
Paging Captain Renault, will Captain Renault please pick up the white courtesy phone.
PersonFromPorlock on December 30, 2012 at 11:53 AM
some simple questions for Obama
1) what will be achieved by raising taxes on high earners?
2) you are projected to accumulate more debt than all presidents combined. Why?
3) what could be done to stop Lanza from killing those kids?
4) we haven’t had sustained high unemployment for this long since the Great Depression. Why?
5) you are the first president to have the nation’s credit rating downgraded. Why?
commodore on December 30, 2012 at 11:57 AM
Oh FFS
Fezzik on December 30, 2012 at 12:00 PM
But, the little blue dress looked marvelous on him.
Fallon on December 30, 2012 at 12:01 PM
Kurtz has made a great living out of being a deliberately obtuse jackass.
RadClown on December 30, 2012 at 12:02 PM
Why’s Gregory even talking to Lapierre?
-Signed, Ernie
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CW on December 30, 2012 at 12:12 PM
Southernblogger on December 30, 2012 at 12:14 PM
Do you think the anti-gun crowd would be as understanding if Wayne LaPierre had brought in an illegal magazine to illustrate a point on national television?
And now everyone is playing like last week never happened.
DiscePati on December 30, 2012 at 12:16 PM
He should have waved a Chihuahua in the President’s face and asked him if he was hungry?
andycanuck on December 30, 2012 at 12:18 PM
It must be the 8 year old boy haircut the monkey face has.
DiscePati on December 30, 2012 at 12:19 PM
Gregory needs to feel the wra
famous amos on December 30, 2012 at 12:31 PM
Barky: Thanks Dave but I don’t like Mexicans.
CorporatePiggy on December 30, 2012 at 12:45 PM
Does Washington D.C. have a citizen arrest provision in their laws and if so could any pro gun quest arrest him live on his show?
meci on December 30, 2012 at 1:11 PM
Yeah, I called this over at The Hill (Barry Boo Boo Child) the other day.
OxyCon on December 30, 2012 at 1:13 PM