I don't understand why Meet The Press viewers keep pining for Tim Russert.

[Archae]

I couldn't stand Russert, since he was CONSTANTLY all over every damn rumor and accusation during the Bill Clinton years.

[JVS]

1. He sucked, but his piece of shit kid is even worse.

[arthritisR_US]

31. I agree! n/t

[hollysmom]

2. I saw him admit in an interview that he became a republican after GE bought NBC`

He decided he would not get ahead as a democrat. The man could be bought

[lonestarnot]

3. I don't understand why there are Meet the Press viewers.

[Art_from_Ark]

5. I haven't watched it since Lawrence Spivak retired

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

7. From what I hear there are less and less. nt

[MADem]

4. Gregory is not as bad as Russert was. People have short memories.

NBC cuts the paycheck. They both danced to the master's tune, but Russert danced a bit more gleefully, I think. Then, when Timmy's ass was on the line during the Plame thing, and he was hauled before the grand jury, he started to drink and sweat and get flabby (or flabbier). Did that stress cause him to have a massive coronary? Could be.

[tularetom]

9. Yeah I always wondered if he regretted being a whore

while he was flopping around on the floor like a fish gasping for air.

The man was lower than whale shift on the deck of the Titanic and his demise was no big loss to anybody but Gregory has proven how easy it is to replace a whore with another whkore.

[Shankapotomus]

24. Wasn't it Gregory that challenged Bush W.

directly when his air service record was contested?

[MADem]

30. He was also the one who spoke French to the President of France

and got Dumbya so pissed that he started babbling angrily in Spanglish: "Que bueno!" or something along those lines--it was like the moron thought DG was trying to talk around him, rather than do what foreign correspondents normally do ANYWHERE -- speak in the language of the person to whom one is asking the question, if at all possible.

It was a very revealing moment for Dumbya. Not in a good way either.

Gregory is not as bad as Russert. He could do a better job, though, certainly.

[Horse with no Name]

10. And in the end, karma allowed us a front row seat. n/t

[JI7]

6. many people related to Russert in a non political way

he was able to connect to viewers by discussing things like sports and other things. he would make family references of being irish catholic . talk about his dad, son etc.

he loved kids and loved it when guests would bring their kids .

but he was whorish when it came to doing his job.

[MADem]

32. He was also whorish when it came to SELLING his dad.

The first book was "sweet." When he turned Pops into a franchise, it turned my stomach, frankly--particularly when he didn't have a damn thing to say about the woman who wiped his ass as an infant and cooked his meals and cleaned up after him all those years. There was no "Mom" book in him, and that I found curious.

I could write a great book about either one of my parents--I don't think I am all that unusual or lucky. Surely he could have found a book about his Ma in there, somewhere?

[Ed Suspicious]

8. I watched him as I was becoming political.

I saw him as a tough but fair host. I bought his book that was a collection of stories from people about their fathers. To the lay person - to a younger me - he was genuine.

[DURHAM D]

11. He was a right wing hack.

[Gal Friday]

12. This thread is a Crock!

Russert was great! Relentless! An actual journalist! All I see in tthis thread are bitter little whiners!

[Arugula Latte]

13. Fuck him. He wore a Bush pin under his lapel during the 2000 election.

Read this if you still think he was so great:

http://makethemaccountable.com/podvin/media/020109_Russert.htm

[Gal Friday]

14. David Podvin

Yes. Right up there with Cronkite and Murrow! What's next? You gonna drop a Breitbart quote on me?

[VOX]

20. True. Russert also had Rush Limbaugh as a guest on NBC the night of the 2000 election...

I saw it with my own eyes. Tom Brokaw shot this one strange quick look, a sidelong glance with a lemon-sucking expression before a breakaway, and he telegraphed that he was NOT happy that Limbaugh was in the studio. (Not that Brokaw is any flaming liberal himself.)

[bluesbassman]

15. Been here four days, and already making friends.

You split a jury on this one, but I suspect it won't be your last. Enjoy your stay!

[goclark]

16. I was thinking the same thing

Hope that visit is short

[Gal Friday]

18. Oh I'M Sorry!

I thought this was Democratic Underground. Have I accidentally wandered into Karl Rove's Subterranean Cave?

Does a female newb have rights here? Or should I just shut my purdy little mouth and wait for male guidance?

[bluesbassman]

20. First off, don't play the gender card, not a factor in calling you out.

What is a factor is your rude comment about members of this board. Tim Russert has a long history of betrayal to Democrats and Progressives. That he now seems to be jumping on the bash Romney train is probably more a matter of professional survival than true core belief. So nobody here is "whining", although "bitter" is probably justified to a lot of people here who endured eight years of Russert carrying Bushco water.

You're free to make any of your opinions known, and comment or engage in discussions as you wish. But coming in a thread and insulting people is not part of the program, and the attitude you're displaying so far is going to make for a short stay I'm guessing.

[Shankapotomus]

25. Tim Russert can't be jumping

on the bash Romney campaign because Tim Russert passed away years ago.

[RandiFan1290]

23. Welcome back Emilyg

You aren't fooling anyone

[AtomicKitten]

34. !!!

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[Raine]

17. Compared to Gregory Russert looks like a genius

but so does most anyone.

[tjdee]

19. They're both terrible. Russert was at least more competent at basic skills, though.

I remember the Russert years, and Gregory lacks very basic journalist skills that Russert had. Russert would not have allowed the Warren debate to go down like that, regardless of his politics.

It's almost like they ran out and got the most boring, lackluster person they could find to do the job. If Wolf Blitzer were free they probably would have tapped him. *snore*

[eShirl]

22. It's like missing Nixon when GWB is president.

[malaise]

26. True but next to hack Gregory

I can understand why they miss him

[hlthe2b]

27. DUers complained vehemently about Russert for good reason--short memories.

Though to be fair, so bad is the comparison with Gregory, that it does make Tim, the double baked Russert, look almost beyond reproach

[graham4anything]

28. Russert was anti-Gore in 2000 and his lies helped Bush, and he shot down Kucinich

wasting Dennis' debate time with alien talk.
and then helping to get Dennis banned for all time.

And Russert of course let his father rot in a nursing home or whatever, and made millions selling out.

[customerserviceguy]

29. Whatever his personal politics were or weren't

He wasn't boring. David Gregory makes watching paint dry exciting.

[hifiguy]

33. He was lousy but Dancin' Dave makes him

look like freaking Socrates.