The Race to the White House Press release states:
"Race for the White House with David Gregory" will feature reports from MSNBC and NBC News correspondents around the country with the latest breaking political news and in-depth analysis of the campaigns.
The operative words to me are "IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS" and "CAMPAIGNS"....
Is this what Gregory is doing?
Follow me .....
I actually continued watching this show after Tweety to see/hear Rachel Maddow kick Joe's butt - as she had the past few shows.... What happened today was that she wasn't there (did Joe object???)! Replaced with Dee Dee Myers.
Today's show consisted of:
- Gregory dubbing the Repub wingnut produced crass video mish-mash of Wright, Michelle Obama as "viral",
- Obama's "boneheaded" comment bringing in his grandmother (typical white woman),
- Obama's problems with Florida and Michigan - and what a huge problem that will be in November.
A total of 35 minutes of negativity, 5 minutes of somewhat positive coverage (tantamount to CYA, just in case Obama gets over Wright, grandmother, race), 1 minutes of Cheney, 1 minute of McCain (all positive - climate change, London meeting with Brown etc) and then, yes another 3 minute wrap-up of Obama-negatives how he will have to bear the Wright cross (Dee Dee Myers), Joe Scarborough (bad headlines tomorrow morning - at least till next week).... the rest was advertising (approx 15 minutes).
Ron Brownstein ex-LA Times now Atlantic Media and Eugene Robinson, WAPO provided some objective and pro-Obama opinions.
Okay, Obama hasn't had a spectacular two weeks - but this looks like media sharks circling struggling prey.
Given MSNBC's objectives of changing Tucker Carlson, all they have achieved is a show that aggregates all the sensational news of the day - it's the same thing discussed on Morning Joe and later on Dan Abrams show. Nothing in-depth, no other campaign discussed.
A better name for the show is - "The Obama-bashing Happy Hour with David Gregory"
Thanks David - good hit-job today... your show yesterday was no better. I'm not sure you're going to keep me hooked to your show unless you incorporate some balance and objectivity. Stay with me here, we are trying to turn the page on politics in this country - if you fail to realize this and not change your game too, you may need to go back to concentrating on your day job at the White House - soon.
Thanks MNNBC for swapping one loser's show with another.