What's up with Russert? He's killing the Bush regime!

[keithyboy]

Seen him twice on TV promoting his book but WOW!!! The things he said about Bush, Cheney, Rummy etc.....

[acmavm]

1. Well, just don't leave me hanging, tell me some of what he said.

.

[Lorien]

2. What "things"?

Haven't seen him on television at all (I don't get many channels).

[opihimoimoi]

3. details?? Russert turning over? Hmmmmmmm

[rumguy]

4. Russert is one Charlie Rose for the full hour tonight

[DieboldMustDie]

20. He just said that Shrub...

has apologized to the Iraqi people. News to me!

[xray s]

5. its all a ruse

He's just posing so Kerry OK's Russert as moderator for the debates.

Then he'll come through for the BFEE, guaran-god-damn-teed.

[napi21]

6. I disagree with you. When the public turns on Shrub,

most of the media will too! You've seen it happen in the last 6 months or so.

[Eric J in MN]

7. are his comments on Bush a secret? (nt)

nt

[Nlighten1]

8. What? Russert up off his knees?

Do tell...

[candy331]

13. Running scared they see the the ship sinking

and are preparing for the bail out.

[Oddman]

9. Russert is a life long Democrat . . .

He also has no respect for bush at all. His father worked 2 jobs for 35 years to take care of the Russert household, that's what a hero is in his eyes. I stood between Tim Russert and Robert Reich at the John Kerry rally in Nashua NH. Tim was very excited about how Kerry was doing. He turned to me and said "Now that is what we need!". He has to stay very objective on Meet the Press . . . but make no bones about it. . .he does NOT support this administration. That is why he has been sooo tough but in a fair way . . . .


As President Bush put it, they are an exceptional "few bad apples" whose actions "do not reflect the nature of our country."

[seabeyond]

15. thanks for sharing this

funny thing i have noticed, if a reporter doesnt coddle, asks tough questions of our candidate or what we preceive not tough enough of the enemy then.........

but i am glad you shared this. i didnt feel a great love for bush,. i saw when he talked to kerry, kerry said soemthing good a stinger to bush and russet put head down and hid a cute shit eating grin smile. really looked like he enjoyed it.

cool

[KharmaTrain]

18. The Story Of His Father Is His Selling Point, Too...

I saw him on Larry King Barely Alive talk about his father and the chit chat got to the status of the Middle Class that Russert's dad grew up in. Russert almost got teary when he went into the "Greatest Generations" jag of GI Bill and working in the Steel Mill and supporting a family. Then King asked if that middle class can survive today. You could see Russert turn inward and first start in with the changes from an industrial to an information society and then said "even then, the middle class is in serious trouble today". This isn't a forecast from a man whose living in Bizarro world like a Novak.

Lots of people dig at Russert, but I think he's had to work extra hard at being balanced and tough. When he stings you, you feel it. He's got the facts and isn't afraid to put them in your face. For the past decade, we've lived in a world where the Reich wing has had a strangelhold on the political discourse and agenda...until just recently, I think Russert's adjusting to a new "reality" inside the beltway...as are many others. Kudos to CBS News that has, again, led the way in opening American media eyes to the elephants crapping in our tent.

[Oddman]

25. exactly

seabeyond and IMRadioactive. This is a real decent guy. . .

[whistle]

10. It could be positioning on the part of Russert...

...leapords do not shed their spots, but they hide quietly in the trees and bushes until their prey comes out.

[Ksec]

11. Too bad he coddled bush for the past 8 yrs.

Now he sees the ship sinking and he wants to jump over to our boat.

Im not buyin it. To me , hes a dik I cant forgive.

[SnohoDem]

17. It seems like 8 years,

or even 20, but I think it's only been about three and a half. :-)

[efhmc]

23. Maybe he/she is including the hell Texas went through first.

[Spider Jerusalem]

12. Eh...he's a Libertarian...

guess he decided the tax cuts weren't worth it...tax cuts and minimal social services are generally the only reason Libertarians* side with Republicans. Most Libertarians think a return to unrestricted 1870's style capitalism (read: industrial serfdom) would be just grand, but they want to be able to smoke marijuana, buy whores, and have abortions, too.

*note the large "L". Small "L" libertarians (most particularly left libertarians, aka libertarian socialists) are closer to syndicalist anarchists, and should not be confused with the hordes of vaguely creepy individuals who subscribe to the economics of the Austrian school and probably masturbate while reading Ayn Rand.

[Philostopher]

14. After years of Usenet, I want to smack myself

when I'm tempted to make a 'me too' post, but Jesus H. Christ on toast points, Jerusalem -- this description of both libertarians and Libertarians made my skull ring. Thanks, man.

[BiggJawn]

21. "probably"?? Ayn Rand is better than Levitra to a good Libertarian

You pegged them pretty well. No taxes, Why tax them for service they don't use, like firefighters, or roads in another part of the state (wonder how they feel about air traffic control?) and Oh, Yeah, repealing the dope laws would be good, why try to control what somebody puts in their own body? Oh, that spills over into manufactoring and product liability, too...Somebody's selling chalk powder as baby formula? Should have done your research, "Caveat Emptor", old sport, and no, they don't believe the government should regulate pure food and safe medicine, either. That costs MONEY, and that requires TAXES, and if they're gonna regulate medicine, then they'll probably want to regulate weed, too...

"Dope-smoking ReTHUGlicans" is how I see 'em.

[dpibel]

26. Spotter's guide to the RandyLib

The RandyLib may be identified by its plumage: Sallow skin, sometimes with CRT burn, greasy hair, perpetual sneer.

Listen for its cheery warble, which often sounds like:

"Initiation of force!"
"Government WITH GUNS!!"
"All rights spring from the right to property!" and its mating call:
"Private property! Free enterprise! Moral argument!"

Direct contact with the RandyLib should be avoided, as it may induce dizziness and nausea.

[Bleacher Creature]

16. Of all the talking heads

I've always tried to give him the benefit of the doubt.

But maybe I'm just a little biased.
(Hint: look left)

Plus, I think he used to work for Mario Cuomo.

[Oddman]

28. he did

he is a decent guy . . .

[Algorem]

19. watching Rustterd now on Charlie Rose,pushing his book about his ordi-

nary,boring dad,trying to makes him sound like he's from Mount Fucking Olympus.These whores must be payed off with book contracts.

[goclark]

24. My thoughts exactly

Russet is ordinary.
Like father like son.
This is not worth the paper that it is written on.
Watch,it will be a best seller.

At any rate, maybe he was beating up on chimp because we Dems are in the book buying mode...Richard Clarke, John Dean etc.
He will not get my dime.
He is ugly and a whore for * but he was on target tonight.

[Zero Gravitas]

22. On Charlie Rose

He is sounding like yet another Bush apologist. Sure he is not claiming Bush is a "Great Leader" but he is still pretending that the middle ground between Bush is doing he right thing and that he is not is somehow the "objective" position. If he can't see what a train wreck Bush's administration is then he is too blinded by the money that comes his way to be any use at all.

[SoCalDem]

27. The pundits bend over backwards to give * the benfit of the doubt

beacuse they know he is way out of his league.. i think they criticized Clinton so much because they KNEW he was a brilliant man, yet he did such dangerous and stupid things in his personal life.. He did stuff that they would probably do if they had any imagination and the willing partner..They were jealous of him.. They are NOT jealous of widdle w..They feel sorry for him..:(

[Kenneth ken]

29. gosh that was an informative post.

nice job responding to people too.

:hi: or :boring: