Tim Russert back on Meet The Press

[chance1]

he had 2 weeks off (not bad)

David Gregory (look at me) subbed - not the same. For 2 weeks Gregory framed questions as he sees issues instead of the way Russert does it - down the middle

Welcome back Tim - we missed you

Today he had on Ray Nagin, Mayor of New Orleans, David Paulison (bigtime FEMA guy) - missed most of that, then a great roundtable with Al Hunt, Robert Novak, Kate O'Beirne and Eugene Robinson

Nagin reminds me of a young Al Sharpton - very divisive. He was caught making some tough remarks about how response to NO was slow due to the fact that it's a mostly black city, but he of course back tracked and said he meant cause the people were poor. So he didn't even stand by his words. NO is still a big mess - they showed pix - terrible. Then Mayor Nagin got caught on tape making a reference to the "hole in the ground" in NYC - this was his defense to a 60 Minutes reporter about why more hasn't been done in NO. The guy is bad news.

In the roundtable, basically all agreed that the Repubs are in deep trouble in November. That several Repubs (Shays and others) and doing the Iraq dance (war was ok, we're just fighting it wrong). Hillary was showcased as the only lead Dem who has either not recanted her support and begged forgiveness (Kerry, Biden, Edwards) or called for immediate pullout. Novak ripped her (shocking right?) for being mechanical and a puppet for her advisors. He says Al Gore and her hate each other and she fears him. And that she is very vulnerable on the left.

They talked about McCain's call for more troops - not a pullout. And basically all agreed that the Repubs better find a better issue than "do you feel safe". Kate O'Beirne (National Review) is a sharpie - very smart. And Eugene Robinson, columnist for Washington Post is real good. They talked about a column he wrote recently where basically he said he wishes Bush would do what he says - which is to really fight the war on terror. Instead we dilly dally in Iraq and talk about the connection but meanwhile our homeland security is weak. He is soft spoken but not soft - watch out for him - gonna start reading him regular.

Meet the Press is as good as it gets for a political TV program

Hope I wasn't the only one who saw it. Let me know if you did

 

[chance1]

couple thoughts for you Alfie to consider

1) Katrina and 911 - not a like - not at all other than senseless death

One was a natural disaster; the other was an attack

2) Unlike Rudy Giuliani who brought the city together after 911, Nagin blamed others, basically acted like an a-hole on TV for any/all that would listen - and accepted no responsibility

3) don't know Tom Reynolds - perhaps he is a mope - doesn't make Nagin competent or any better

4) Nice misrepresentation of 911 commission

5) why do insist on personal attacks on government officials - it does you no good Alfie. you will never convert anyone with this tact. You sound bitter and angry and all of your points (I'm sure you have good ones) are lost - course that's my opinion

As for Nagin, can't believe he is still in charge of New Orleans. The guy has failed any legitimate standard of competence

And not sure what your Nantucket swells reference was - for Tim or me - nevermind - I'm certain it was sarcastic and nasty - and I guess that's enough

 

[iman]

^One never knows what the tides may bring in. I too have to agree with Holland. Someone ran an on line poll a few years ago for "Biggest Media Whore" and Russert won hands down.
http://anycities.com/andyhifi/news/timrussert.htm

The best program that I've seen was last Friday's Charlie Rose show. Among others he had on Jed Horne author of Breach of Faith. Horne also found a racial component to the government response to Katrina. The racial aspect really seems obvious to me. I can't imagine white people marooned in Orange County or Colorado or Arizona waiting for a week to be rescued. It's not overt racism it is just the mindset and priorities of the type of people in this administration. The Rose show is still available on charlierose.com.

The media fuss over Nagin is just plain silly. Congressman King (speaking of whores) managed to get on every TV show possible to say that Nagin debased the memory of first responders by referring to Ground Zero as a hole in the ground. Well it is a hole in the ground and the development process has been a giant fiasco. If King wants to respect the memory of those killed on 9/11 he should stop invoking their memory every chance he gets.

 

[Centexfarmer]

i never saw what was so good about him or usa media

try bbc

I look foward to watching Tim Russert, like I look forward to watching Bill O'Reilly spit and slobber all over himself.

Tim Russert's hosting of Meet the Press, is nothing more than a repeat of the weeks propaganda from the Bush Administration, and those who don't seem to be very willing to really ask any HARD questions about that propaganda.

My Sunday Morning shows consist of CBS Sunday Morning, then over to ABC for This Week with George Stephanopoulos, then back to ABC for Face the Nation. I usually follow that up (just for kicks) with the McLaughlin Group on PBS.

McLaughlin should lose the set and host that show in a Washington Pub! I would love to watch them get sloshed and start really duking it out!

If I want' something REALLY in depth, I'll catch Charlie Rose late in the evening during the week on my local PBS station.

BTW is it just me or is CNN starting look and sound more and more like FOX Snooze?

Sorry, .

 

[chance1]

I give up

Tim Russert is a mouthpiece for George Bush ?

somebody hijack this thread - please

oh I guess DS already did - his response to this thread was to attack George Bush - hmm - aren't there enough threads to do that?

Russert is as good as it gets

He holds ALL guests feet to the fire - with past quotes, interviews, etc - no exceptions

The fact that you guys suggest otherwise is proof in my opinion of the over the top cynicism that exists here

Looks like it's one big Republican conspiracy I guess

 

[Centexfarmer]

I give up

Tim Russert is a mouthpiece for George Bush ?

somebody hijack this thread - please

oh I guess DS already did - his response to this thread was to attack George Bush - hmm - aren't there enough threads to do that?

Russert is as good as it gets

He holds ALL guests feet to the fire - with past quotes, interviews, etc - no exceptions

The fact that you guys suggest otherwise is proof in my opinion of the over the top cynicism that exists here

Looks like it's one big Republican conspiracy I guess

In all fairness, would you cite one interview, one example of why you feel that Russert is as good as it gets?

I never said, nor attempted to imply that Russert is a mouth piece for Bush.

Just that he has just as many facts as the rest of us, and sometimes, IMO he doesn't go after the answers tough enough or hard enough!

But that's my opinion.

What do you like about him?

 

[snapcat]

3) don't know Tom Reynolds - perhaps he is a mope - doesn't make Nagin competent or any better

What is a mope?

 

[chance1]

Centex - I was not quoting you as saying Tim is a mouthpiece for Bush - I was responding to the other response that did (not you)

I dvr Tim every week - and watch the show religiously

I've seen him with every major Republican from the Senate and House - Dems too - Cabinet members. Soon he will have the Repub/Dem Senate candidates from a particular state and he will grill both evenly on their positions, flip flops, record, etc. In my opinion he is always the same. He asks tough questions and when they are not answered, he follows up. He never gets nasty - no point in doing so. He is civil w/o being soft - that's how I see it. When I watch/listen to his interviews I have no idea what HIS point of view is. To me, that is the key. Others can't wait to tell you what they think. He knows what's important is what Joe Biden or John McCain or Condi Rice has to say. Russert is there to bridge them and us, the viewers.

I read his autobiography about growing up in Buffalo - dad was a garbageman plus had other jobs - always told his son "doesn't matter what you do - just that you do your best" - sappy I know. Check it out - a really good read

Sorry I can't think of a particular interview - it's close to 11pm here and I'm a bit wiped.

Thanks for reaching out with this.

 

[chance1]

What is a mope?

It's a cross between a moron and a dope

 

[snapcat]

Russert is as good as it gets

Then Lord help us all!!

I thought Tim Russert and Chris Matthews were the same person.

I don't think Valerie Plame is a big fan of Ruseert.

 

[snapcat]

It's a cross between a moron and a dope

I had never heard that before. I need to get out more.

 

[snapcat]

I like Paul Harvey, do I get points for that?

 

[chance1]

I like Paul Harvey, do I get points for that?

Is he still alive?

 

[snapcat]

Barely!

He was on the radio today.

 

[Centexfarmer]

Centex - I was not quoting you as saying Tim is a mouthpiece for Bush - I was responding to the other response that did (not you)

I dvr Tim every week - and watch the show religiously

I've seen him with every major Republican from the Senate and House - Dems too - Cabinet members. Soon he will have the Repub/Dem Senate candidates from a particular state and he will grill both evenly on their positions, flip flops, record, etc. In my opinion he is always the same. He asks tough questions and when they are not answered, he follows up. He never gets nasty - no point in doing so. He is civil w/o being soft - that's how I see it. When I watch/listen to his interviews I have no idea what HIS point of view is. To me, that is the key. Others can't wait to tell you what they think. He knows what's important is what Joe Biden or John McCain or Condi Rice has to say. Russert is there to bridge them and us, the viewers.

I read his autobiography about growing up in Buffalo - dad was a garbageman plus had other jobs - always told his son "doesn't matter what you do - just that you do your best" - sappy I know. Check it out - a really good read

Sorry I can't think of a particular interview - it's close to 11pm here and I'm a bit wiped.

Thanks for reaching out with this.

I don't know, I guess I'll have to give Russert another look.

Every now and again, I get "information overload" and the last time I watched Meet the Press, Russert struck me as more Bill O'Reilly than someone who didn't have a predetermined opinion.

He must be doing something right. Meet the Press is supposed to be the top rated news show in it's category.

 

[iman]

wouldn't they have had the BIGGEST spontaneous and unaided multiple rectal orgasm if New Orleans' mayor were a lesbian single-parent divorced black liberal Democrat female, huh?

I see your well rested.