MAKE TIM RUSSERT CRY!

[johnfunk]

Was Tim Russert a Fair Debate Moderator?

It's been back and forth between a bunch of proto-FReepers and DUers at this MediaBistro poll. We were up ("No!") at 56%/44%, but now the Ayes have it.

I'm no Hillary sycophant, but Timmeh was in conspicuous Clinton-bash mode.

Flashback to 1998:



Now go vote. Make Timmeh cry!

[chelsea0011]

1. He has been in a snit against everything Clinton since he proclaimed

the Clinton Presidency over when the Monica story broke. Of course, he was all wrong and can't get over it.

[predfan]

2. here's a good question for Tim to ask Fred...............

Has Jeri Kehn Thompson paid off those unpaid judgments on medical bills in Nashville? The ones that she apparently gave her live-in boyfriend's last name as hers? \

Talk about getting a pass...........our local Nashville rightwinger talkshow host is all fred all the time, even questioned whether DK's wife had breast enhancement...........but overlooks Jeri's bills.

[DinahMoeHum]

3. Tim Russert - as dumb as he looks.

n/t

[Buzz cook]

4. The Hillary haters of the left will pretty much tip this

Everyone knows the Russert has a Jones for Clinton that won't stop till he bones her corpse. That won't stop people who should know better from siding with him and against Hillary Clinton.

[johnfunk]

5. "Tim Russert Faces Debate Backlash"

HuffPo's Jason Linkins chimes in.

Be it legitimate grievance or sour grapes, NBC's Tim Russert has been taking shots in the wake of Tuesday's debate. In one searing indictment that ignited the blogosphere, The American Prospect's Paul Waldman called on Russert to "Stop the Inanity," throwing rhetorical grenades like:

I have a fantasy that...a candidate will say, "You know what, Tim, I'm not going to answer that question. This is serious business. And you, sir, are a disgrace. You have in front of you a group of accomplished, talented leaders, one of whom will in all likelihood be the next president of the United States. You can ask them whatever you want. And you choose to engage in this ridiculous gotcha game, thinking up inane questions you hope will trick us into saying something controversial or stupid. Your fondest hope is that the answer to your question will destroy someone's campaign. You're not a journalist, you're the worst kind of hack, someone whose efforts not only don't contribute to a better informed electorate, they make everyone dumber. So no, I'm not going to stand here and try to come up with the most politically safe Bible verse to cite. Is that the best you can do?"

The antipathy, however, was hardly confined to the blogosphere. The Hill reported today on a Clinton campaign conference call that began with a discussion of marshalling the funds necessary to properly "deflect" the attacks of "rivals," but soon turned to a discussion of Russert himself. Senior strategist Mark Penn sharply criticized Russert's questioning ("The other candidates were asked questions like, 'Is there life in outer space?'") while one called was moved to suggest that Russert "should be shot," later "adding that she shouldn't say that on a conference call."

Read the rest here.

[johnfunk]

6. More Tears!

n/t

[johnfunk]

7. RUSSERT! MUST!!! CRY!!!!!!!!!

Vote early and often...

[johnfunk]

8. Weekend bump!

Okay, DU it 'til youre' satisfied... and Timmeh cries.

[Hamlette]

9. not just Clinton, any dem

he's a hack and was awful in the debate

we're now 50/50