NBC’s David Gregory Spikes Rev. Wright/Clinton Story; Cites Jewish Beliefs |
| Published: June 13, 2008, 2:17 pm |
| Tags: 2008 presidential, cheney shooting, culture society, judaism, media bias debate, bill clinton, david gregory, dick cheney, jeremiah wright, scott mcclellan, tony snow, msnbc, nbc, other msnbc, time, audio, journalistic issues |
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Has NBC White House Correspondent David Gregory turned over a new leaf? Gregory, who has earned a lot of critics for having an anti-Bush/liberal bias, made it seem that way during a discussion about ethics in politics and journalism Thursday. He claimed to struggle with Jewish teachings about saying bad things about others - at least when it comes to Democrats. Gregory, who is Jewish, said he relies on the Jewish law on speech to make editorial decisions for his MSNBC daily afternoon show "Race for the White House." According to Jewish Law, it is a sin discredit or say negative thing about a person, even if they are true, a sin called lashon ha-ra. Gregory said the law kept him from doing a story showing an connection between former President Bill Clinton and controversial pastor Rev. Jeremiah Wright. That's a bit of a departure from Gregory's reputation for being confrontational with White House press secretaries from Scott McClellan to Tony Snow. "Something [ Full article ] |
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