I Miss Ted Koppel

I do.  I miss Ted Koppel.  I loved the way he would stop the guest in the middle of a totally non-responsive answer, call attention to the fact that a guest was not answering his question and repeat the question several times until the guest answered.  He held their feet to the fire.  Since Ted retired, I have spent too much time heckling my t.v. set during news shows as the reporter or host allowed the guest to weasel around a question and instead use it as an opportunity to propagandize.  No one presses these people anymore.  Everyone is afraid of confrontation, afraid to call these people on their crap.   So, it gave me great pleasure to watch David Gregory do a Ted Koppel with NRCC chairman Pete Sessions on Sunday's Meet the Press.  Watch the video below.  Its fun.