David Gregory: Very Stuck on Stupid

David Gregory needs help. He is morphing into the Dan Rather of this century.

Today, before heading to Texas, President Bush made a statement on FEMA's Hurricane Rita preparations and took a few questions from the press.

Let me clarify. The President really didn't take questions from the press. He responded to a propagandist's editorializing.

To be more specific, Bush had a hilarious exchange with David Gregory.

(Q = David Gregory)

Transcript

President Briefed on Hurricane Rita Preparations at FEMA

FEMA Headquarters
Washington, D.C.

12:32 P.M. EDT

THE PRESIDENT: I stopped by the center to get a full briefing on Rita. We're now facing yet another big storm, and I appreciate the folks here who are working so hard to help the folks on the ground prepare for the storm.

I'm going down to San Antonio to see the pre-positioned assets, understand the relationship -- or that the federal government's role is to support state and local governments. I want to watch that happen. Then I'm going to go out to our NORTHCOM headquarters to watch the interface between our United States military, and again the state and local authorities. Our job is to assist -- prepare for and assist the state and local people to save lives and to help these people get back on their feet.

Again, I want to thank the people here in Washington who are working with the folks in the -- out in the field to do everything they possibly can to prepare for this second big storm that's coming into the Gulf of Mexico.

Thank you all.

Q Sir, what good can you do going down to the hurricane zone? Might you get in the way, Mr. President?

THE PRESIDENT: One thing I won't do is get in the way.

Q But I mean, how -- what good can you actually do? I mean, isn't there a risk of you and your entourage getting in the way?

THE PRESIDENT: No, there will be no risk of me getting in the way, I promise you. We're going to make sure that we're not in the way of the operations. What I am going to do is observe the relationship between the state and local government, particularly out in Colorado Springs. That's what I want to see.

See, NORTHCOM is the main entity that interfaces, that uses federal assets, federal troops to interface with local and state government. I want to watch that relationship. It's an important relationship, and I need to understand how it works better.

Q But critics might say this is overcompensation for the response to Katrina.

THE PRESIDENT: We will make sure that my entourage does not get in the way of people doing their job, which will be search and rescue immediately. And rest assured, I understand that we must not and will not interfere with the important work that will be going forward.

Thank you.

END 12:34 P.M. EDT

Stretch needs to take it down a notch.

Gregory is trying to talk the President into altering his itinerary. He asserts his opinion that Bush and his "entourage" will get in the way by going to Texas.

Did Gregory get on Harry Connick, Jr.'s case for getting in the way when he walked the streets of New Orleans with NBC's Brian Williams and the Today show's cameras before the city was completely evacuated in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina?

Stretch really must get a grip.

Gregory has to stop acting like Dan Rather sniping at Nixon.

If he keeps this up, I think Gregory may be at risk of being attacked while walking along Park Avenue. He could be assaulted from behind and thrown to the ground. An attacker might chase Gregory into a building and then kick him repeatedly in the back, all the while demanding to know, "Kenneth, what is the frequency?".


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