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Originally Posted by onesnowyowl
Host, I just lost all respect for you.
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Interesting. Because I think that he hit the nail on the head. Let's start with the fact that Russert was rarely a journalist, if ever. He worked in the news room, but he rarely reported the news.
The man made his name and his career out of getting politicians to discuss the issues. He held conversations with them. He did NOT dig up dirt on anyone or break news. That was left to the reporters in the field. Russert brought the movers and shakers into our living rooms.
So calling him a journalist is pretty inaccurate, and host is right there. That said, Russert WAS very effective at a moderator. You see villany in the '04 Bush interview, I see a unique opportunity that was lost because Russert wasn't bold enough.
Now, where host has gone wrong here was bringing the truth too light too soon after Russert's death. Host, people liked Russert - my wife spent an hour yesterday crying about it - and his personna was always as approachable as Rather's was firey. In my opinion, it's a little early to speak ill of the dead.
Now, for the rest of you, host's opinions are valid and he didn't attack anyone here. How many of the rest of you can say the same thing?