Tim Russert dead

[DaJudge]

They are talking about names like David Gregory, Andrea Mitchell, Chris Matthews and Olberman to replace Tim Russert. With extremely biased libs like these in consideration, I think I'll just skip Meet the Press from now on.

[DeWayneTN]

Olberman? Are you serious? That guy is a NUT! Matthews isn't far behind him.

[one love]

nobody can replace him like we would want. The thing is he was brave enough as a democrat to be fair and not so biased nobody that replaces him will do that. It will be expected of them to be liberal minded in everything to get Obama elected. So meet the press willl never be the same

[rjjunior]

I mean no disrespect, but was Tim Russert a former President or something? He's getting more coverage than Ronald Reagan got when he passed on. It's kind of annoying, that's all. I know I sound immature or insensitive...it's probably my natural bias against celebritism plus my natural bias against news media types converging...

[RamboPreacher]

yep - another one I didn't know. (make fun all you want) I don't watch political TV, every time I have tried, it is just too sickening. I do recall seeing him on TV from time to time in surfing, though.

[KBevangelist]

yep - another one I didn't know. (make fun all you want)

I am completely shocked that you did not know him.



KB

[INLOVE]

They are talking about names like David Gregory, Andrea Mitchell, Chris Matthews and Olberman to replace Tim Russert. With extremely biased libs like these in consideration, I think I'll just skip Meet the Press from now on.

I usually skip it too, just because I am at church

[one love]

He was a congressman. Yet he hosted so many presidentail debates and always has interviews with them, I guess I though everyone knew what "meet the press" was. I know because I watch the news all the time and it is refreshing to have someone that is not a politcial tool.
I have always paid attention to what goes on in politics and the news so, I understand those that do not.

Rambo I thought for sure you would know him.....he is one of the biggest news media figures

[RamboPreacher]

He was a congressman. Yet he hosted so many presidentail debates and always has interviews with them, I guess I though everyone knew what "meet the press" was. I know because I watch the news all the time and it is refreshing to have someone that is not a politcial tool.
I have always paid attention to what goes on in politics and the news so, I understand those that do not.

Rambo I thought for sure you would know him.....he is one of the biggest news media figures

i knew of him, kinda, but never really settled down to watch him very much, at least to recognize the name. My wife told me the other day that he died, and I was like - who? - then she started playing clips and I recognized him, though his name still didn't mean anything to me.

[EagerBeaver]

I mean no disrespect, but was Tim Russert a former President or something? He's getting more coverage than Ronald Reagan got when he passed on. It's kind of annoying, that's all. I know I sound immature or insensitive...it's probably my natural bias against celebritism plus my natural bias against news media types converging...

Great article in the Orlando Sentinel in the same vein as your post...
http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entert ... f-the.html

[dolfan]

I thought, by Sunday, the coverage went too far. Look, TV is a bandwagon medium. You can't get caught NOT doing what everyone else is doing. NBC folks were rightly and deeply shocked and grieved. I can understand NBC following this as they did, even on MSNBC. And, for the day on Friday, I can understand CNN and Fox doing their thing with it. Beyond there, it was not a story deserving coverage beyond NBC and the Meet The Press show. But, TV being what it is, we can't be too surprised. Add to that the element of self importance of the TV journalism class of society, and you've got a recipe for wall-to-wall Russert-Is-Dead.

I felt by the time they got through on Saturday that Russert himself would've said, "You know, guys, that's just enough already."

[Full Quiver]

RP, why do you comment on these subjects when you have no idea who these folks are? I mean if you are too busy or uninterested to know who Tim Russert is/was then why comment on his death?

[EagerBeaver]

RP, why do you comment on these subjects when you have no idea who these folks are? I mean if you are too busy or uninterested to know who Tim Russert is/was then why comment on his death?

I wonder the same thing too, it's a valid question, not trying to be rude but I have wondered the same thing.

[RamboPreacher]

RP, why do you comment on these subjects when you have no idea who these folks are? I mean if you are too busy or uninterested to know who Tim Russert is/was then why comment on his death?

I wonder the same thing too, it's a valid question, not trying to be rude but I have wondered the same thing.

read my posts and figure it out (Instead of reading into them). I didn't comment on his death, as is apparently thought by the two of you.

my first post was about "political tv", somewhat on topic, and not related to him, at least, directly.

My subsequent posts were in reply to my post(s) (like this one). if you dont' wnat me to reply, they why ask me a question in a post. maybe a PM would be more appropriate?

[DeWayneTN]

I think Rambo has old-timers.