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| Democrat Advocate, David Gregory objects to Christie calling him an advocate |
| 2010-11-08 |
| New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie irked NBC's David Gregory -- and probably won over more conservatives weary of the media in the process -- by suggesting on "Meet the Press" that the host was acting as an advocate for Democrats in the way he spoke about taxes. Christie, a Republican known for his tell-it-like-it-is attitude, disagreed with Gregory's characterization of the looming battle in Congress over the Bush years tax rate as "tax cuts." Christie, saying such word choice drives him "crazy," said: "This is maintaining the current tax policy in a weak economy, and what you're advocating through your question is..." Gregory interrupted: "That's not fair. I'm not advocating. I'm questioning whether or not they have to be paid for." Gregory would have been on more solid ground if he had objected to being called a Journalist. "Who do you think I am, Keith Olbermann ... [pause] ... um, let me rephrase that ..." Christie shot back saying the debate over taxes is not about whether to make cuts, but rather is about whether Congress wants to raise taxes during a bad economy. |
| Posted by:GolfBravoUSMC |
| #4 Rephrase question to eliminate bias. Better yet, make the interviewer try to rephrase the question so there is no bias. I'd like to see David's head explode trying to accomplish that! |
| Posted by: gorb 2010-11-08 21:13 |
| #3 I hope Christie runs with this in future. I hope a LOT of Republicans and conservatives do this in the future. 1) Point out that MSM questioner is biased, based on his question. 2) Rephrase question to eliminate bias. 3) Repeat. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2010-11-08 20:06 |
| #2 Gov. Christie has to be doing something right if he is pissing off the career political class, the MSM donk shills, and the public unions! |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2010-11-08 18:18 |
| #1 It's healthy to see someone point out that taxes have to be paid, not paid for. Of course, it would be healthier if the discussion could start from the libertarian point that a stop sign is an unwarranted infringement on personal liberty. |
| Posted by: Halliburton - Mysterious Conspiracy Division 2010-11-08 16:51 |