Newt Gingrich

Sarah Palin Blames 'Lamestream Media' And 'Racist' David Gregory For Newt's Political Crisis [VIDEO]

Benjy Sarlin | May 19, 2011, 11:23AM

Newt Gingrich did his best Sarah Palin impression this week, lashing out at the press in interviews, statements, and even epic poetry for baiting him into condemning Paul Ryan's Medicare plan and then piling on afterwards. Now he has the real thing on his side as Palin is slamming the "lamestream media" for his predicament.

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Newt Gingrich

David Gregory To Newt: Don't Blame Me For Your Medicare Implosion

Benjy Sarlin | May 18, 2011, 2:41PM

Fmr. House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-GA)

Struggling to shake off a politically damaging interview on Meet The Press, Newt Gingrich took the ever-popular tack yesterday of blaming the media and its "gotcha" questions. But host David Gregory isn't having it, pushing back today against Newt's claim that he was ambushed.

"There was no set-up," Gregory told the Huffington Post's Michael Calderone, adding that Newt "knew what he was doing" and "knows what he's doing now."

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Scott Walker

Gov. Walker: I'm Still Not Compromising & The Layoffs May Come (VIDEO)

Andrew Jones | February 28, 2011, 12:16PM

Gov. Scott Walker (R-WI)

Relentless protests in Madison, AWOL State Senate Democrats, and an embarrassing prank call thrown in for good measure -- still, Gov. Scott Walker (R) isn't yet budging one bit on what he wants.

On Sunday's Meet The Press, Walker reiterated his resistance to the compromises already offered to him by the Democrats and labor unions, repeating that layoffs could come as soon as Tuesday if the still AWOL Democratic Senators don't return.

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KY-SEN

Paul Backs Out Of Meet The Press Appearance

Christina Bellantoni | May 21, 2010, 4:45PM

Rand Paul

At the end of a rocky week, newly chosen Senate nominee Rand Paul (R-KY) has canceled a planned interview on NBC's "Meet the Press" citing exhaustion. It's only the third cancellation from a major guest in 62 years, the show's Executive Producer Betsy Fischer said in an interview this afternoon.

"It is a big deal when somebody cancels an appearance," she said.

Fischer and host David Gregory have been attempting to convince Paul's press secretary and campaign manager since the Paul camp scrapped the interview this afternoon. They first arranged the Sunday show interview on Wednesday after he won the party nomination Tuesday night. Fischer said Paul's press secretary said he was exhausted.

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