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Liberal Group Targets Tim Russert
Newsmax ^ | 3/3/08

Posted on 03/03/2008 5:22:20 PM PST by murron

The liberal watchdog group Media Matters for America has gone on the attack against longtime “Meet the Press” host Tim Russert, saying he has “regularly smeared” Democrats on a variety of issues.

In its “Weekly Update,” Media Matters launched its attack by asserting that Russert, as the host of Democratic presidential debates, has all but ignored important issues such as the mortgage crisis, global warming, wiretapping and executive power, while questioning Dennis Kucinich about his claim to have seen a UFO and John Edwards about his expensive haircut.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 527groups; hillaryscandals; liberal; mediamatters; nbcnews; russert; soros

1 posted on 03/03/2008 5:22:21 PM PST by murron
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To: murron

And who owns Media Matters again? Who controls it?


2 posted on 03/03/2008 5:23:12 PM PST by jdm (Contrary to popular belief, the search function works just fine.)
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To: murron

Pot. Kettle. Black.


3 posted on 03/03/2008 5:24:21 PM PST by newfreep ("Liberalism is just Communism sold by the drink." - P.J. O'Rourke)
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To: murron

Its just the liberal media’s usual pre-election attempt to innoculate itself against charges of liberal bias.


4 posted on 03/03/2008 5:25:23 PM PST by skeeter
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To: murron

Must be pissed off at Russert for his treatment of Hillary in the last debate.


5 posted on 03/03/2008 5:25:33 PM PST by taxesareforever (Never forget Matt Maupin)
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To: murron

6 posted on 03/03/2008 5:25:37 PM PST by InvisibleChurch (" Nobody likes weepy meat." -- Mayor Quimby)
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To: murron

An expose on Media Matters by Russert would be entertaining.


7 posted on 03/03/2008 5:25:58 PM PST by Dreagon
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To: taxesareforever

Exactly. FWIU, Hillary is running MM.


8 posted on 03/03/2008 5:26:01 PM PST by jdm (Contrary to popular belief, the search function works just fine.)
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To: murron

1) mortgage crisis- abject lack of personal responsibility.

2) global warming- total fraud and mythology. Hokum.

3) wiretapping and executive power - historically mild and mature response by the Executive Branch to a fanatically evil enemy, who have already made significant inroads into our homeland.

Next......


9 posted on 03/03/2008 5:28:08 PM PST by EyeGuy
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To: murron

Now Russert, like Bill and Hillary, knows what it’s like when his own turns against him.


10 posted on 03/03/2008 5:28:43 PM PST by tennteacher (Hunter Conservative)
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To: murron

I didn’t realized Kucinich saw a UFO. That’s really cool. Did he just observe it or was he actually abducted by aliens? That could explain a lot things about him.


11 posted on 03/03/2008 5:32:14 PM PST by Hamilcar_Barca
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To: murron

HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH!!!!!!


12 posted on 03/03/2008 5:33:33 PM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion.....The Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Hamilcar_Barca
Shirley MacLaine said he saw a (why isn't it "an") UFO when he was at her house.

BTW....Dennis the Menace is having troubles in his district because of him running for pres so many times!!

13 posted on 03/03/2008 5:36:21 PM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion.....The Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: murron

Have they actually ever watched “Meet The Press”?


14 posted on 03/03/2008 5:36:49 PM PST by SlapHappyPappy
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To: murron
During an interview with Hillary Clinton in January, Russert aired a clip that he said showed Bill Clinton charging that Obama’s presidential campaign was “the biggest fairy tale I’ve ever seen.” In fact, Media Matters maintains, the reference was to Obama’s record of opposition to the Iraq war, not to his candidacy.

Same difference.

15 posted on 03/03/2008 5:38:56 PM PST by HoosierHawk
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To: murron

Tim’s about to learn a valuable lesson. Don’t piss off the politburo


16 posted on 03/03/2008 5:42:40 PM PST by saganite
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To: EyeGuy

media matters is right. we need to hear from obama and hillary their liberal views so that the voters will reject them in November.


17 posted on 03/03/2008 5:45:02 PM PST by ari-freedom (Obama on the islamic call to prayer: ''one of the prettiest sounds on Earth at sunset'')
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To: murron

Russert dared to ask Clinton a tough question - the bullies didn’t like that - they’ll show him...


18 posted on 03/03/2008 5:45:04 PM PST by GOPJ (Do the editors of the L.A. Times realize that illegal immigration is, you know, illegal? Patterico)
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To: GOPJ

They might actually demand Timmy turn in his Donk membership card.


19 posted on 03/03/2008 5:47:49 PM PST by Eric in the Ozarks (ENERGY CRISIS made in Washington D. C.)
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To: murron
Aren’t they upset no one asked Democrats about abortion issues?
Late term abortion and so forth.
20 posted on 03/03/2008 5:49:48 PM PST by A CA Guy ( God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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To: Ann Archy

“(why isn’t it ‘an’) UFO “

Because it is pronounced with a consonant “Y” sound, not a vowel sound.


21 posted on 03/03/2008 5:51:44 PM PST by murron (Proud Marine Mom)
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To: murron

I love to watch liberals eat their children.


22 posted on 03/03/2008 5:51:52 PM PST by Brilliant
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To: murron

THANKS! :)


23 posted on 03/03/2008 5:52:32 PM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion.....The Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: murron

at the rate russert is gaining weight he is a heart attacke waiting to happen.


24 posted on 03/03/2008 5:52:36 PM PST by bluedressman
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To: Ann Archy

A case of LOL


25 posted on 03/03/2008 5:54:26 PM PST by blueyon (Loose lips sink ships.)
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To: murron

Hillary’s revenge for Russert’s asking her tough questions.


26 posted on 03/03/2008 5:57:09 PM PST by popdonnelly (Get Reid. Salazar, and Harkin out of the Senate.)
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To: Hamilcar_Barca

Kucinich was abducted by aliens. That’s where he first met Hillary, in the UFO, when her pod hatched.


27 posted on 03/03/2008 5:59:19 PM PST by FFranco
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To: murron

The vast left-wing conspiracy strikes again.

The Clintons and their flunkies should be noted among the World’s greatest hypocrites.


28 posted on 03/03/2008 6:02:29 PM PST by popdonnelly (Get Reid. Salazar, and Harkin out of the Senate.)
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To: popdonnelly

The illegal license question was the tipping point for Hillary. She’s never regained from that.

It was inevitable that at SOME point she would have to actually answer a tough question.
Timmy, to his credit, grew some b@lls

Besides, they gotta blame somebody, anybody, but the candidate herself.


29 posted on 03/03/2008 6:04:45 PM PST by digger48 (http://prorev.com/legacy.htm)
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To: FFranco

I hope the aliens didn’t perform any sexual experiments on him.


30 posted on 03/03/2008 6:08:32 PM PST by Hamilcar_Barca
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To: taxesareforever

Sounds about right there.


31 posted on 03/03/2008 6:11:19 PM PST by Unicorn (Too many wimps around.)
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To: bluedressman

Russert needs to ease off the sour cream on the spuds.
Dicky Morris keeps growing that double-chin roll too.


32 posted on 03/03/2008 6:45:46 PM PST by tflabo (Truth or tyranny)
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To: jdm

Hillary recently claimed she “started” Media Matters.


33 posted on 03/03/2008 6:47:05 PM PST by BunnySlippers (Buy a Mac ...)
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To: murron
Media Matters for America... what do you think the main-stream media has been doing to conservatives dating to 1994 (and before)?

Kind of nice to see the MSM turn the screws on the democrat party every once in a blue moon.

34 posted on 03/03/2008 9:08:48 PM PST by Trajan88 (www.bullittclub.com)
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To: skeeter

Yup! The sheeple will throw Russert under the bus as the vetting process goes, then welcome him back after he is “enlightened”.


35 posted on 03/03/2008 9:11:53 PM PST by eyedigress
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To: murron
While one supporter voiced his concern that the Clinton campaign is not devoting enough money and staff to Iowa, lagging behind Obama, most supporters who commented on the call expressed their displeasure with what they saw as the moderators’ focus on Clinton.

One caller from Oklahoma City said that “the questions … were designed to incite a brawl,” and that Russert’s and Brian Williams’s moderating was “an abdication of journalistic responsibility.”

Another said Russert “should be shot,” before quickly adding that she shouldn’t say that on a conference call.

Campaign call reveals Clinton debate concern:

http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/campaign-call-reveals-clinton-debate-concern-2007-11-01.html

Do you think they finnaly got him?

36 posted on 06/16/2008 10:27:16 AM PDT by Fido969 ("The hardest thing in the world to understand is income tax." - Albert Einstein)
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