We could post 1,000 video clips to demonstrate the greatness of the late Tim Russert and still not run out. You can’t sum up the man with one two-minute excerpt, but we came across this topical one over the weekend.
Here’s Tim Russert (may he rest in peace) taking GOP nominee John McCain to task over his Iraq policy and its inherent contradictory nature …
Tragic news from the world of media and politics today:
Tim Russert, the Washington Bureau Chief for NBC News and long-time moderator of Meet the Press, passed away today. The 58-year-old died of a heart attack.
Tom Brokaw reports that Russert collapsed at NBC News in Washington while managing audio footage. He is survived by wife Maureen and son Luke.
Tim Russert: May 7, 1950 - June 13, 2008.
Hillary Clinton campaign surrogate Harold Ickes will do and say anything for the former First Lady. That includes contradicting himself repeatedly, talking out of his a$$, and generally confusing the hell out of people.
Case in point: Yesterday’s interview with Tim Russert on Meet the Press. Forget what I said then, Tim, this is what we are saying now!
Russert was not buying into the Hillary Clinton camp’s convoluted popular vote argument. But watch this master manipulator at work.
This should be a red flag to anyone unconvinced that the Clintons are grasping at straws, growing more and more desperate, and doing whatever it takes to keep this nomination fight going - collateral damage be damned …
Making stuff up as he goes based on what sounds good, Harold Icky Ickes tries to change the story of the Democratic race over and over and over …
Former Senate Majority Leader and Barack Obama campaign surrogate Tom Daschle also appeared on the program. Follow the jump for a clip …
“We now know who the [Democratic] nominee will be” and there are “no ifs, ands or buts about it,” Tim Russert said last night on MSNBC.
After last night’s North Carolina and Indiana primaries, the Hillary Clinton is bordering on life support, even if it’s not quite game over.
Here’s what Tim Russert had to say about it.
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