All this turned out to be was an infomercial for President Obama - no serious journalism involved. Not one hard question, no fact checking, every word, pause, gesture and smile was practiced, rehearsed and designed for our "benevolent leader" to patronize what he considers the unintelligent American citizen. What at waste of air time.

"He" cut the deficit ONE TRILLION DOLLARS? He has NOT cut the deficit. RC- you are so correct -there was NO SERIOUS journalism involved here.

I believe that David Gregory's assessment that the anti-gun faction is "common sense" and that gun owners are a "highly organized" group is false. This is a self-serving view that blesses his own position and demonizes gun owners. Tom Brokaw's suggestion about forming "gun clubs" where semi-auto rifles would be available has tremendous implications which the "common sense" group seems oblivious to. This recommendation would require confiscating about a million rifles from legal owners and setting up severe penalties for anyone not complying. The TV media and Washington seem content to ignore that fact that there are millions of responsible shooters, you are acting out of emotion and not reason in trying to deal with gun related crime.

David Gregory you are a poor excuse for a reporter. All you did in the Obama interview was serve up lobs. When he claimed to reduce the budget in 2011 by $1trillion the next question for a real reporter would have been, "If you reduced the budget by $1 trillion why did the deficit increase?" That is the question discerning people had.

Instead you asked the only half-way challenging question that as the President isn't your job to demonstrate the leadership to resolve the Fiscal Cliff crisis? Look at the tape. Your body language was apologetic for asking a half-way challenging question.

David, step back from the story and take your personal political leanings out of the interview if you want to become a REAL reporter.

David Gregory, as I watch Meet the Press I have noticed on a regular basis that during your round table discussions, often missing from your discussion is diversity. I mean there are no Hispanics or Black representation. I would like to know is this diliberate? When discussing any issue there needs to be a diverse idea or opionion to the discussion. When I see your round table today discussing President Obama's next 4 years, what can your contributers discuss about diverse issues in the Black and Hispanic Communities and what the President will or will not do?

This was nothing more than another attempt by Mr Obama to say, democrats are good and republicans are not! He is the most partisan POLITICIAN we have had in office of President in my lifetime (over 60 years). I have not yet heard anything new in these "fiscal" talks. This President and this Congress are incapable of getting anything done for the American people, for whom they supposedly work. It is time for term limits on Congress! It is time for the career politicians to go!

Tom Brokaw says that people making $250K aren't rich because they may have 2 kids in college and be supporting a parent. Just so you know, people making $50K or even less, can have 2 kids in college and be supporting a parent as well. If you were faced with this situation, which income would you rather have?

Amazing that Pres Obama can sit there and lie about everything with a straight face. He has no understanding of a free market society, economics, job creation or how to deal with a budget (don't spend more than you have). He is bent on destroying our free market economy with his socialist/communist agenda.

Agree with Michael W above, career politicians must go and Congress needs to learn to get their work done.

Too bad David Gregory didn't ask Diane Feinstein about the 38 caliber pistol she carries/carried.

Many good comments made above -

-Brokaw should have asked if the 'common sense' comment applied to him. So short-sighted to say that one side has all the common sense

-Remain personally offended that the parents weren't even allowed to grieve before the political avalanche on gun control began

-Would love to know if NBC ever reads and then posts these comments

-NBC bias continues, in a smug, elitist manner. Not journalism -- force feeding

-As a legal gun owner without a criminal record who lived in California when the first assault weapons ban was enacted, I would recommend to all my fellow citizens to read the fine print. Brokaw mentioned that 'they' were already looking for ways around what might be coming. I AM one of 'them' and all I would like to see is someone actually define an assault weapon and have a little bit of insight that 'former' military weapons shouldn't automatically (irony) be defined as an assault weapon. Why? Do just a bit of research on the Brown Bess up to the M98 Mauser.

-You can't legislate sanity, and with a Congress and Administration (regardless of party) who have place this country in our current financial straits --- I DO NOT trust them to come up with anything other than feel-good legislation.

-NRA Wayne just made the group look more out of touch. The NRA didn't kill anyone and didn't put a gun in the hands of Adam Lanza. Instead of looking for a scapegoat, I want to know what went wrong with this young man and who the adults were who didn't intervene.

I was a bit disappointed with David Gregory's interview with President Obama. He, like others in the media, failed to call the President on his views that meaningful cuts can be made to the deficit while growing the economy at the same time. How can the economy grow if taxes are raised and government spending is cut in a meaninful way? The President mentioned shared sacrifice, yet he doesn't want the middle class to share in that sacrifice by raising their taxes. That is NOT shared sacrifice.

David the question you failed to ask goes something like this:

"Mr. President, the Republicans have offered to meet you somwhere in the middle on tax increases for the rich, and tax cuts for the middle class. In exchange, what SPECIFIC targeted cost cuts are you willing to put on the table?"

Follow up when he hedges:

"Mr. President, the American people want to know what targeted cost cuts you would want to see in a deal with the Republicans. What SPECIFICALLY would you want to cut?"

No mention of raising income limits to $250K to secure Social Security for a fair fix instead of raising the age of retirement? Tax shy again. And no mention of raising the federal minimum wage as a means to reduce poverty. American supports these ideas too. More than you realize.

Not one of the narrow minded jackasses on the set today mentiontioned raising the social security payroll tax cap! Brokaw thinks we should all work longer! Screw him and MSNBC too!!!

Not one of the narrow minded fools present on the set today had the sense to mention raising the social security payroll tax cap which stands at $106,000. Brokaw thinks we should work longer?!?! Screw Brokaw and MSNBC too!!!

This was a great roundtable - no political hacks spouting party lines. Not like the usual roundtables of the past few years. Thoughtful, in-the-know people, adding in the historical perspective from DKG, made this a pleasure to watch. Keep the politicos on the first portion of the program and keep the roundtable as a true meeting of minds.

When David asked President Obama what he thought about armed guards in schools, he said he didn't care to speculate. It seems he wouldn't have to. Both he and David Gregory have decided to have their children in a school with armed security guards at Sidwell. Must be good for them.

Tom Brokaw for Congress! His comments on meet the press today were spot on. President Obama was disingenuous as usual. Again playing politics rather than speaking facts and substance. He continues to talk about taxing millionaires and billionaires, yet wants to balance the budget on the backs of the upper middle class. Instead of attacking this group, why doesnt he align his actions with his words and go after the loopholes benefiting the super rich

Lets talk real money, if you are getting in NYC $405 in unemployment and that check is not available Friday Jan 4 you will not be going to the grocery store. If your ($700 after taxes) paycheck comes in Friday Jan 4 and is now $679 you cannot buy that monthly transportation card that just went up from 104 to 112. But what do those politicians dems and reps whose Friday Jan 4 paycheck went from @$2,500 ($150,000 per year) to $2,360. and one more thing the NRA suggested after Conn we put armed guards in every school, well a few days ago firefighters were lured to a fire and shot at shall we give them armed guards also and then who else...

As usual, Mr. Obama lied to the American people in this interview. His personal goal is to bring down the republic and reinvent it in his own ideology; and redistribute everyone's economic wealth. All presidential decisions are made with that objective in mind. His second term is going to be filled with crises which Mr. Obama himself creates and enjoys because he will not "let a good crisis go to waste". Unfortunately, the average American, who has been dumbed down in public schools for the last fifty years, and who may be one of the 32% who are dependent on handouts from the federal government, is unable to understand the issues --- probably just wants some more free stuff.

Mr. Gregory's question asking the President "what is it that the Republican's dislike about him" was rhetorical, hopefully? Otherwise, the comment would be inane in light of the Republican's unyielding tax position and commitment to Grover Norquist's blood oath. And, if inane or not, it was certain nasty, belittling the President, without any reality behind it. Gregory not up to par for a MTP moderator. Miss Lawrence Spivak.

President Obama defended Ambassador Rice stating that Ms. Rice had been unfairly criticized regarding the Benghazi incident since she was one least knowledgeable of the details. A great follow-up question would have been--- "If that were the case, why was she chosen to be the administration's spokesman." Could it be "plausible deniability?" Could it be that more knowledgeable and savvy officials were not be willing to compromise their standing with the administration or American people? Could it be that Amb. Rice was so green as to not realize the harm she was doing to her reputation? If she was, should she had ever been considered for Sec. of State?

Nice to see that most of Howdy Doody's viewers and commenters are just as right-winged as he and most of his guest commentators. This is why I usually don't watch this show. Here's a question for the two Davids, Tom and Mr. Milktoast Meacham, "Why do you people not recognize or comment on the disparity of earnings that has occurred since the Bush Taxcuts took affect. Some CEO used them as an opportunity to increase their annual salaries to $20+ million, while reducing some working class wages by half. Ya'll are nothin' but a bunch of rich white guys sitting around, patting yourselves on the back while trying to sound intellectual. OMG....isn't that what you accused Obama of during his first term. Sounding like a teacher and not connecting with the common man. It seems November 6th shows how much he connected with the common man, since your ilk obviously didn't vote for him.

Tom from BNA

You are spot on. When Rice showed up on those shows, I thought why are they sending out the JV team when we need to hear from the Varsity?

Where was Biden?
Where was Clinton?
Where was Penetta?

Obama gets mad when she is critized, but he sent her out, then he said she didn't have anything to do with it. Then why wasmshemsentnout ther? I think Tom has the answer.

I watched meet the press this A.M. I was appalled at the disrespect being displayed. The judgment of you or Chuck Todd really doesn't amount to much. Mr. Gregory commenting on the Presidents attitude. The best they could do was talk about how he preformed on Meet the Press. Really gentlemen. What would you rather see? A calm leader. He does not want people to panic. I guess you rather see him scared with his hair on fire. I would like to see you do any better. What would you do? The whole country is looking to you to get us out of the Bush admin. missteps. What would you do? Aren't you glad you don't have to make those decisions? I am glad I don't have to. I believe everything this President has done, has been with the hope of making our country more secure. As far as fiscal cliff goes what a bunch of nonsense. All the country is being brain washed. The congress would love for you to believe that the debt is the basis for? all our woes. Why? Are people all of a sudden not going to pay anymore taxes. When I hear statements such as there are people who would rather punish their children by wanting to spend all the money on themselves. What a disgrace you are. No one wants to spend the money. We the People must get assistance for our children. The same money you say we are taking away our children's future. Stealing! Well if we don't get help now there will be no future. You're right about making a future for our children. That's why the funding is cut for education. Then say it is for our children's future. Can't help the poor The congress hasn't any use for the working poor or the middle class. Oh and by the way our government can't help to make sure all of our children can have food. A place to call home. Supplies for school as well as a few clothes from the thrift store. Every decision we make opens up a whole new debate. Too bad it is about the same thing as always. Open your eyes America. Yes do think about our debt. Just remember there is more than one way to reach those goals. Invest in our children. Not hedge Funds.