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Just havin' fun or just plain sickening?

Bush administration uber advisor Karl Rove "rapped" with comedians Brad Sherwood and Colin Mochrie, and madcap NBC White House correspondent David Gregory this week at the annual Radio-Television Correspondents Association dinner in Washington. It was a pretty depressing sight, frankly. Not so much Rove, but Gregory, who also slap-happily participates in cooking segments while substitute hosting on Today.

In his Mr. Hardhitting Reporter role, Gregory occasionally has drawn criticism from the White House for his aggressive questioning at press conferences. Some think he's showboating, others have praised him for doing his job while colleagues shrink from it.

Why then, does Gregory regularly compromise himself? Aren't White House correspondents supposed to closely guard their public images? They're on serious missions, particularly in time of war. Wear a lampshade in private if you want. But be a full-tilt journalist in public when your beat is the American presidency.

Anyway, here's a video excerpt. Gregory's the grinning guy on the left, the one with the full head of silver hair.
Ed Bark

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