[-V-]

Tim Russert was as good as it gets on network TV, and that is why his body of work should be considered a colossal failure rather than an example for journalists to follow.

He was tough, but not tough enough.

Unlike most TV interviewers, he did ask a second follow-up guestion when a politician dodged his first but he didn't go for thirds. That's why even characters like Dick Cheney appeared on his show when the heat was on. They knew before the interview was over they would get their chance to smooth things over.

If Russert was a prosecuter, every defendant would leave court with slap marks on their wrist.

Most condemning, is the fact that he presided over NBC News as one of its leaders during 7 years of the most corrupt administration this country has known and those government leaders will see their 2nd term through to the end in a few months.

For the next few days we will hear plenty about how much Tim Russert loved his football team, his family, and his country -- and I'm sure that all is true. But I can only pray that the next generation of journalists love this country a little more.

[Magi2]

Thanks V,
That's the first really true account I've read so far.....................
but for so many of today's "journalists" we wouldn't have the war in Iraq today...............

[red states rule]

So V, are you saying Tim was not liberal enough?

I find it funny you say he was not hard enough on Republican gustes, yet I remember how the left blew a gasket over ABC mods when they asked hard questions to Obama and Hillary in the Philly debate

Well you can breath easy now. NBC has gone totally liberal and Tom Brokow has promised to bring a liberal slant to "Meet The Press"

Brokaw Brings Strong Liberal Tilt to 'Meet The Press'
By Tim Graham | July 1, 2008 - 08:12 ET

In his first Sunday as interim host of "Meet the Press," retired NBC anchorman Tom Brokaw suggested he would lean strongly to the left this year. He lamented the presence of "scurrilous things about Barack Obama out on the blogosphere." He asked a series of questions about "climate change," suggesting it’s a "wise decision" to have a ban on new coal-driven power plants. His only Tim Russert-style block of text was New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman's denunciation of President Bush’s "massive, fraudulent, pathetic excuse for an energy policy." The only surprise was asking Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter if the Democratic platform would favor abortion again, noting Ritter was "anti-abortion." But as Ritter touted himself as a "great example" of his party’s diversity on abortion, Brokaw ignored Ritter’s liberal-pleasing record on abortion.

Brokaw’s first guests were Gov. Bill Ritter of Colorado and Gov. Dave Freudenthal of Wyoming. Brokaw worried that the people of Wyoming might be swayed by scurrilous rumors about Obama: "There's been some scurrilous things about Barack Obama out on the blogosphere. When you announced your endorsement, did you hear any of that in Wyoming, or did you hear from bloggers who are not happy with him, either as a result of his political positions, they've attacked his name and even raised questions about his faith?"

http://newsbusters.org/blogs/tim-graham/2008/07/01/brokaw-brings-strong-liberal-tilt-meet-press