frank rich came to greenwald s defense with this. is david gregory a journalist? name one piece of news he has broken, one beat he covered with distinction and any memorable interviews he has conducted. his charge is preposterous. greenwald was doing the job of a journalist and the fact he is an activist journalist is irrelevant to that journalistic function. when you think about greenwald s line of questioning or gregory s line of questioning greenwald wasn t out of line. i think that the question had a when did you stop beating your wife tone to it. whatever you think of greenwald ideologically, that s definitely merits now a place in the talking heads hall of fame greatest smackdown of a questioner since joe louis knocked out max snelling in the 30s. lots of nodding heads on the panel, i might add. yes. nodding because this is what the it is all about.