David Gregory on Obama: "He is not a great debator by all accounts"

[TeamJordan23]

Does he just ignore his own network's polls that say that Obama easily defeated McCain in the first debate.

[valerief]

1. That's okay. Gregory is not a real journalist, by all accounts.

And there's a reason his mouth is as big as it is. He doesn't just use it to eat and talk.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

39. as you said.

of course, he saves a lot on shoe shines, doing his own in the mouth spit polishing.

[bluestateguy]

2. Thank you

Lowered expectations are a good thing, not a bad thing.

[Bleacher Creature]

5. Yep -- and don't forget, town halls are McCain's specialty.

He's the best ever at them.

[theothersnippywshrub]

22. Exactly. This is sweet. n/t

[eshfemme]

3. Eh, let him play down on Obama's chances. This time, it doesn't do much damage to us.

It's retarded for him to think that Obama wasn't good at debating even though his performance in the first debate proved otherwise. But in this case, it helps to lower the expectations for Obama as it helps increase the pressure on McCain.

[Cali_Democrat]

4. He was probably pissed Obama won the first debate

This guy is such a hack.

[FrenchieCat]

6. Yep. He just makes shit up.

Its called a meme.

Here are others....

He's not passionate
He's not connecting
He's not providing details
He's too cool
He's only good reading a teleprompter

Etc., etc., etc.....

Made up shit....all of it!

[Kool Kitty]

10. Here's another meme-

David Gregory is a journalist. :eyes:

[FrenchieCat]

15. That's a myth of proportion to large to ignore. In other words,

another lie.

[lisa58]

23. lol

[NorthCarolina]

34. Or better yet

David Gregory is a journalist?

That's news to me......

[rzemanfl]

12. You forgot "can't close the deal." n/t

[BlueIdaho]

7. David Gregory = republican fucktoy. nm.

[Phx_Dem]

8. Anyone who thinks Palin did an even just "okay"

at her debate, is too stupid to judge anyone. That means you, David.

[Unbowed]

9. And David Gregory is not a great show host by all accounts.

I'll be willing to bet Obama's Presidency is going to last longer than Gregory's show.

Gregory's a mosquito. Nobody takes him seriously. He was good at baiting Bush but he's not in Obama's league. Not by a long shot.

[geek tragedy]

11. Lower those expectations! n/t

[Stagecoach]

Same ol', Same ol'

After the debate Gregory will be talking about how McCain threw the knockout punch....yet when the average American gets polled on who won the debate, most likely they'll say Obama won.

[napi21]

13. It was originally the Obama campaign that said that MONTHS AGO!

They admitted his strong advantage was speaking to large crowds and energizing them. Don't get yourself all in a snit with Gregory. Remember, he never said McNuts WAS a great debator!

Barack did a good job in the first debate, as I'm sure he'll do tonight, but it's really not his most advantageous venue.

[Cha]

17. Yeah, if gregory weren't such an

a$$hole mediawhore..one might think he was lower the expectations for Obama:)

[LisaM]

14. I agree that Obama easily won his debate, as did Biden

but I don't think debates are Obama's strongest forte. Biden is a more natural debater, for example.

[senseandsensibility]

16. Cool He's so dumb he's raising expectations for McSame

I'm fine with that. But he just keeps giving himself away as a reader of rightwing blogs and listener of rightwing radio.

[EV_Ares]

18. Well the people thought he was good enough to beat McCain in a debate.

[Arkana]

19. Let 'em think that....it's OK for the media to think that.

The people have made up their minds and the media has been caught with its pants down twice in debates.

[lisa58]

20. keep lowering the expectations - works for me

[Phx_Dem]

21. Actually, thanks David for lowering the expections.

Dumbass.

[TheDonkey]

24. My guess he ignores all reality.

[phleshdef]

25. I dare Gregory to debate him...

[rateyes]

26. STFU, Mr. Fannie Mae.

NBC should fire your ass.

[UnrepentantUnitarian]

27. Funny how the spindoctors, pundits and talking heads all said...

...that McCain and then Palin had done such a great job, then the actual people were polled and the story was otherwise. Guess he's not such a poor debator after all, Mr. Gregory, except of course in your own talking-point filled mind.

[Joe Chi Minh]

28. Oh, he'll need to be right up there with the best to beat McCain. Even with

truth on his side!

[ejpoeta]

29. they have also been saying that you can't trust the polls today

on cnn and msnbc. you know, people will lie to pollsters and might really not vote for a black man.

[Coexist]

30. okay, I'll bite - is McCain a master-debater?

har har.

[Bensthename]

31. exactly..

[Eyes_wide_ open]

38. The pitbull with lipstick was asked that very question ..

She said "You betcha! Senator McCain is a Master 'bater."

[Faygo Kid]

32. Fine. Lower expectations. Works for me.

Barack always exceeds them, anyway.

[NewJeffCT]

33. so, it must have been a huge upset that Obama won the first debate soundly, no?

and, a bigger one this time, no?

[Johonny]

35. I tend to agree with him

I thought Kerry and Biden were both better debaters than Obama. Obama's strength is longer speeches. He tends to um and ah a lot during debates, but almost never giving a speeches. It's pretty noticeable the difference.

[Clio the Leo]

37. me too ..... but he's gotten better..........

.... and he cant be PERFECT.

[hay rick]

36. Current debate score: 2-0.

First debate was supposed to be foreign policy, McCain's "strong suit." Early economic question pulled rug out from under his feet and he never recovered. Again, "town hall" format is supposed to favor McCain. He has looked ragged the whole campaign. I don't expect him to do any better tonight. My take on his problems:

1. His age. He isn't up to the sustained physical grind.

2. Sarah Palin. He made an impulsive and foolish decision and he's figured out that it was a mistake and that he's stuck with it.

3. He's also stuck adhering to a keep-the-base-on-board Republican platform that he can't sell because he doesn't believe half of it himself.

[Overseas]

40. He said "by All Accounts" -- not you No Account Democrats !! //

[WinkyDink]

41. He clearly FORGOT about Debate #1!! What a MAJOR MORAN!