World

Russert is gone; hypocrisy lingers on

by dunkelberg | June 15, 2008 at 09:25 am

478 views | 19 Recommendations | 10 comments

This is the first Sunday when Tim Russert will not be presiding over "Meet the Press".
Whilst many mourn the passage of Tim Russert, others are making political hay over it one way or the other.
Many of the "progressives" who have not had one nice thing to say about Russert EVER now make "we have had our differences" posts eulogizing him. Let me make it clear I am not condemning each and every person who has spoken out or posted with heartfelt sympathies.
I am talking about those who turn their "emotions" on a dime for cheap, callous politics. Those who praise Caesar whilst wiping his blood from their knives.
It is to retch. It would be better that they stay silent than soil the landscape with their hollow praise.
The most obscene and Bill O'Reilly like example is one who could naught but spit venom at Russert did the following.

1. made a saccharin post about Russert, half absolving him of his "sins"
2. recommended his book "Big Russ" as a fitting memorial and Father's Day gift.
3. put Russert's book on the poster's amazon.com site to make a few bucks off the hypocrisy and crocodile tears.

Rest in peace, Mr. Russert. I seldom watched, praised or perhaps even appreciated your work. According to your friends, most colleagues and a wall filled with awards, you did all right for yourself.
Cheers!

0 See all footage | View Slideshow

Share: email story | add to any | | facebook | stumbleupon

recommend Sign In or Join to post comments

dunkelberg

at 12:11 on June 15th, 2008

I fear we must agree to disagree on this matter, as I feel the false testimonials and crocodile tears to be bad taste at best and should not be allowed to be wiped away without comment.

However, if this was taken as an attack, criticism or slam at Mr. Russeert or his family, such was not my intention (thus, I have added some clarification and removed bold face)..

Cheers!

René

at 15:00 on June 15th, 2008

But, John, I agree, there was a lot of hypocrisy, what we have come to expect from our 'media'. And they, particularly the 'tube journalists', were only too happy to drop news of the real concern to focus on Tim Russert, every station and news program for as long as they could get away with it. Everybody seemed to have to get in on the act.

dunkelberg

at 19:00 on June 15th, 2008

I don't fault the memorials. He was a giant and the fact that it came out of the blue made it even more of a story.

Besides, he was one theirs (and that used to be "ours", which may be why I can understand it).

What chaps me the most are the so-called "progressive" pundits and bloggers making their hypocritical eulogies over a man they openly despised and threw every insult personal and professional at him.

Rhonda J Mangus

flagged this story as Good Stuff

at 15:34 on June 15th, 2008

dunkelberg, I like this story. It's good stuff.

Albert Milliron

flagged this story as Good Stuff

at 16:57 on June 15th, 2008

dunkelberg, I like this story. It's good stuff. I do see what you mean about the media turning a quick tear then a smile. This Man was differant. He Loved his Father and his Father taught him a great deal about lfe. I got a kick handshake at Dartmouth Debate this year. Here was a guy that took the time to clutch small time media and was open for a quick snapshot. I wasn't on his political team, but I liked the guy

PEP

flagged this story as Good Stuff

at 19:53 on June 15th, 2008

dunkelberg, I like this story. It's good stuff.

djermano

flagged this story as Good Stuff

at 21:46 on June 15th, 2008

dunkelberg, I like this story. It's good stuff.

www.talkleft.com/story/2007/2/7/05757/79921

www.journals.democraticunderground.com/Time%20for%20change/31

Russert was a con-man. Those fooled by him were the people who believe he supported neutral unbiased journalism. He never said anything about the truth or gave his heart felt convictions on topics of concern. People love that kind of journalism? Not I, He was a MSM Bushite, and Scooter Libby used him to make the people believe he wasn't. Sorry for his passing, like his sorry for the passing of thousands of innocent Iraqis killed by his pal Bush.

djermano

at 02:57 on June 16th, 2008

When checking the url copy and paste to search engine. It will bring up the site.

na76

at 07:03 on June 16th, 2008

The last giant of a free media has just left us

Tim you will be sorely missed

na76 has contributed a photo to this story.

djermano

at 17:30 on June 17th, 2008

Tim Russert, Dick Cheney, and 9/11

www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20108.htm

This is probably why Scooter Libby tried to discredit Russert by blaming him for outing Valerie Plame. Cheney had Libby accuse Russert in order to implicate him as supporting the Bush Administration. This attempt was to blackmail Russert to not put up a fuss over the discrepancy over Mineta's testimony being left out in the 911 Commission report. The thing is Russert was a Bush supporter, but I think he was not in the loop in knowing Bush and Cheney's pre-planned orchestrated attack on the WTC and Pentagon.