Mainstream Scream: David Gregory both ways on Obamacare

Published July 2, 2012 4:00am ET



Our weekly look at the loudest screech from the mainstream media features NBC’s David Gregory. On Thursday’s Today show before the Supreme Court’s Obamacare ruling, he warned of dire consequences if it were struck down 5-4: “Would that not underscore how dysfunctional our government is, the major institutions of our government are? That is a real nightmare scenario, I think, for the political class in this country.” Yet three hours later when it was upheld 5-4, Gregory applauded Chief Justice John Roberts for “taking a big step here” in not allowing the court to be “too polarized.”

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