Tim Russert On Crutches? MSNBC Showed A Shot Of Him Getting Out

[orleans]

of the car for the trial this morning, and he reaches into the backseat for crutches.

wasn't libby using crutches when he was going into the courthouse a couple years ago?

deja vu libby style.

what happened to russert? anyone know?

[Beelzebud]

1. He choked on a pretzel at a superbowl party at W's.

[Connie_Corleone]

2. Cheney got to him? LOL!

[gasperc]

3. somebody had a little talk with Russert

just so he gots his story straight

[emulatorloo]

4. back alley fight w Mary Matalin no doubt n/t

[blm]

6. Funny how some of these guys who have to testify end up on crutches beforehand.

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[Virginia Dare]

5. "Skiers knee" I'm sure, that's what Scooter had...

are the Aspens turning again?

[SpiralHawk]

7. Russert would know

republicon cronies hang together

[KoKo]

8. Russert on Ski's? You gotta conjure up that picture....

:eyes: A "snow plow" run down the slope...nothing left...

[deminks]

9. Photo

[KoKo]

11. Photoshop him on ski's along with his suspenders.....

:rofl:

[oldtimecanuk]

10. Going for Sympathy is he? lol...

I guess someone forgot to tell him that sympathy falls between Shit and Sypillis in the dictionary...

ww

[underpants]

12. Re: Russert

http://journals.democraticunderground.com/underpants/19

[CatWoman]

15. UP

You so crazy :)

:rofl:

[Bethany Rockafella]

13. Probably the same person that pushed Libby down the stairs, did the same with Russert.

lol.

[babylonsister]

14. Russert broke his right ankle Tuesday night while playing with his mutt,

Russert broke his right ankle Tuesday night while playing with his mutt, Buster the Wonder Dog. Buster and his owner were chasing each other on a stairwell inside the house when the 'Meet the Press' host -- carrying research papers and dry cleaning -- tripped and fell..." Ten weeks later, and he's still in a cast?

http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/nbc/libby_trial_why_is_russert_on_crutches_52636.asp

[sabra]

17. the weirdness is that this happened 10 weeks ago and he's still

in a cast. Not sure if that's out of the ordinary or not?

[babylonsister]

19. Maybe he's trying for a bit of sympathy,

though I hear there are lots of bones in the ankles/feet. :shrug:

[caligirl]

20. He may not be 'Healing" well. Heal Russert Heal, Cheney commands

He could also need the crutches for partial weight bearing if his doc thinks full weight is too much at this point. The cast at this point? ??

[moc]

25. My 10yo daughter broke her ankle in Jan 2006. She was in

a cast up to her knee for 6 weeks, and then a walking cast for 4 weeks, so I guess it is possible to be on crutches 10w after a broken ankle. It probably depends on the severity. With my daughter, hers was a Salter III growth plate fracture. Not sure what the implications are of a fractured ankle in an adult.

[Virginia Dare]

18. Aha, the old "tripped on the dog" story...

it's kept in Rove's little black book right next to the "choked on a pretzel" and "fell of my bike" stories.

[KoKo]

21. yes....it's a curious story...does make one wonder...n/t

[moc]

26. It can be surprising what results in a fracture.

With my daughter, she was playing tag and tripped over a tree root. Everyone thought she just sprained her ankle and many were shocked when it came up broken.

Someone else in her class broke a bone falling out of bed.

I think it's just a function of the injury occuring in a very specific way. With my daughter's ankle fracture, I think her foot may have actually caught in a notch in the tree root as she fell.

For the 2 months she was on crutches, I told her she had to come up with a more exciting story to tell people who asked how she broke it. "Tripped over a tree root" sounded too mundane.

[Annces]

16. That is strange

A 2nd pair of crutches.

Found reference, he is recovering from a broken ankle.

http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/011707/met_7399330.shtml

[AndyA]

22. Some people will do anything to attempt to get out of testifying in court.

That Tim, such a drama queen... :eyes:

[stonecoldsober]

23. Is Tonya Harding trying to break into broadcast journalism?

[blm]

27. No - but she is trying to get the Dem nomination. Her thugs are attacking

everyone she wants eliminated from the competition and even tried to get the impartial head of DNC ousted so they could put one of their loyalists in place.

[Breeze54]

24. I believe Russert is actually disabled.

I've always seen him in a wheel chair.

[JNelson6563]

28. Tweety hired Tonya Harding

to knee-cap 'im. :toast:

[LSK]

29. maybe hes making fun of Scooter

:rofl: