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David Gregory’s Meet The Press continues to tarnish the legacy of the show. A Boston bombing victim walked off of the set in tears after the program lied to her and used the bombers’ names after they promised that they wouldn’t.
In a series of tweets Adrianne Haslet-Davis ripped Meet The Press:
Cannot believe @meetthepress chose to use the bombers name instead of respect their guest. Had to walk off set crying.
— AdrianneHD (@AdrianneHaslet) April 11, 2014
I feel so disrespected @meetthepress I asked politely yesterday and you said yes. Now you choose to use the name instead
— AdrianneHD (@AdrianneHaslet) April 11, 2014
Let's change the dialect to honor the survivors and not focus on the criminals. Shame on you @meetthepress
— AdrianneHD (@AdrianneHaslet) April 11, 2014
NBC News told Politico that they never promised not to use the bombers’ names, “Adrianne Haslet-Davis is an inspiring survivor with an important story to share. She was due to take part in a roundtable discussion for Meet the Press with three other participants. She requested that the alleged bombers’ name not be used in the entire program, but given the nature of the discussion we couldn’t make that guarantee. We regret any distress caused by this miscommunication.”
It wasn’t a miscommunication. Haslet-Davis made a very simple request that anyone over the age of seven should have been able to comply with. This is a woman who lost part of her leg in the bombing. The least that Meet The Press could do is respect her wishes for one hour.
Someone at Meet The Press decided to use the names of the bombers because they thought it would make for good television. It was a desperate act from a desperate show that has fallen to third place in the Sunday show ratings. Future guests will think twice in the future before they trust any promises made to them by anyone at Meet The Press.
David Gregory has been pushing viewers away for years, and now guests are walking out on the show.
Meet The Press is wilting and dying. Tim Russert would be ashamed of what his show has become.
Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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