tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290152190457552426.post3346358137492921607..comments2024-03-21T05:28:43.658-04:00Comments on Pressing Issues: David and Go LightlyGreg Mitchell http://www.blogger.com/profile/05627773627527089158noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290152190457552426.post-61463535759699892372012-09-10T17:15:05.916-04:002012-09-10T17:15:05.916-04:00The network execs and David Gregory know perfectly...The network execs and David Gregory know perfectly well what an embarrassment his style of interviewing is, but are loathe to change it out of fear that follow-up questions would discourage the big name politicians from appearing on the show. <br />Rachel Maddow made that mistake (good on her!) and is now reduced to begging for people to be interviewed. <br />You may also recall that Gregory refused to have fact-checkers audit his show in real-time like PolitiFact did for ABC's This Week with Christiane Amanpour.<br />And finally, your mention of Russert reminded me about his policy of keeping everything politicians told him off-the-record unless they expressly told him to publicize their comments. <br />Worked wonders for his career, didn't it?Kiweaglenoreply@blogger.com