Post political columnist David Broder dies

washingtonpost.com ^ | 3/9/11 | Adam Bernstein

[Keith in Iowa]

David S. Broder, 81, a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for The Washington Post and one of the most respected writers on national politics for four decades, died Wednesday in Arlington of complications from diabetes.

[Keith in Iowa]

Rush just called him one of the last "grown up Democrats". Agreed. RIP.

[Para-Ord.45]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h57UR-oIE_g

[Red Badger]

May he RIP..........

[SuziQ]

Good grief! I didn’t realize he was that old!

[chickadee]

Tim Russert and David Broder were the only two left-leaning news analysts with even a hint of integrity. Russert has been sorely missed and Broder will be as well.

[chesty_puller]

Broder was like Juan Williams, he was a lib that could tell the truth when cornered. I liked him.

[DCBryan1]

Grrr....beat me by 3 mins ;(

Anyways, RIP David Broder

[cblue55]

Keith, you are crude. Go away.

[Anitius Severinus Boethius]

I would love to see Broder in his prime and Moynihan comment on the state of the U.S. Budget. Bet there would be some pretty scathing comments about the current administration.

But alas, the Democrat Party has no one to fill their shoes. So we are stuck with socialists and marxists to pull the party further to the left.

[Lazlo in PA]

Hilarious. That movie never gets old.

[jazusamo]

RIP Mr. Broder.

Didn’t realize he was 81.

[massgopguy]

When Russert moderated the debate between Obama and Hillary, the only person on that stage that had any business being near the Oval Office was Russert.

[r9etb]

Too bad. Often disagreed with Broder, but he was an honest man who expressed himself well. RIP

[abb]

Of interest to our group.

[SE Mom]

An old-school liberal and opponent one could respect- last of a breed.

[chickadee]

When Tim Russert hosted MTP, I could watch the show. With the churlish leftist, David Gregory, in place, I just can’t do it. Once or twice I’ve tried, because of the guest, but don’t last more than a few minutes. Ugh.

[Gaffer]

Left-leaning? LEFT-leaning? I watched and listen to these two for decades. The leftist media always puts forth a select few of their cabal to trot out when they need the example of a 'open-minded reasonable person' who obviously has a more valuable opinion than some Neanderthal conservative. Both of these two were dyed in the wool leftists; they were just smarter and more subtle about accomplishing their leftist agendas. Aimiable dispositions and cordial on-camera acts do not make an impartial observer; it just hides their true thoughts.

I don't celebrate their passing, but I do not mourn it, either.

[MBB1984]

I do not respect him. He wrote a scathing and false piece on Jesse Helms after Helm’s death. He was also quite liberal and his views have done much to destroy my country.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

I agree. I do miss Russert.

[Liberty Valance]

Rest in peace Mr. Broder.

[rightwingintelligentsia]

It wasn’t Keith who posted that.

[martin_fierro]

Anything I say would just get me a time-out.

[Cordio]

I miss Tony Snowe-what a great American he was and how effective he could be now with the Obama administration!

[Cordio]

I miss Tony Snowe-what a great American he was and how effective he could be now with the Obama administration!

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Amen. He was such a sweetie......and a fellow flute and saxophone player. :-)

[newfreep]

Phil Silvers was so underrated - hilarious in this clip of IAMMMMW

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZyPky9ShNI&feature=related

[Uncle Miltie]

Agreed. A moderate Dem, a dinosaur of a bygone era. Good thinker, good writer. RIP.

[Lazamataz]

As a demonstration of how far left the Democrats have drifted, Broder -- a Democrat -- always seemed like a moderate Republican to me.

RIP, David.

[Dick Vomer]

Ok that’s funny. I don’t care Who ya are....

[SaxxonWoods]

Wow. Thanks for the ping as always, abb.

[Para-Ord.45]

Even the commercial is a funny:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=203VO9L9tDM

M.Rooney, “ And one for being a man! “

[ExSoldier]

Just as there is no such thing as a moderate muslim, there are no moderate Democrats. They are what they are. A truly moderate Dem will be listed as an Independent. They tend to lean left but will also lean right on certain issues. Carefully examined in their rhetoric, the moderate Dem still reveals themselves to be as liberal as can be. They are what they are. All in all, the only thing Broder did to mollify me insofar as his liberal viewpoints when he was attacking the 2nd Amendment and my right to defend myself and my family is that he usually left out the fiery rhetoric and vitrolic tones of the hysterical lefties.I hope I see him in the Kingdom. In any case, RIP.

[HIDEK6]

Concerning that picture, it must be torture to have to treat the chick like she’s a serious person.

[GOPJ]

You’re right - he didn’t look that old... there was a kindness about him that made him seem more youthful. He was a liberal - but not a mean one...

[CaliforniaCon]

Re: “Left-leaning? LEFT-leaning? I watched and listen to these two for decades. The leftist media always puts forth a select few of their cabal to trot out when they need the example of a ‘open-minded reasonable person’ who obviously has a more valuable opinion than some Neanderthal conservative. Both of these two were dyed in the wool leftists; they were just smarter and more subtle about accomplishing their leftist agendas. Aimiable dispositions and cordial on-camera acts do not make an impartial observer; it just hides their true thoughts.
I don’t celebrate their passing, but I do not mourn it, either.”

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I agree with your assessment — no celebration now, but no mourning either.

[Loud Mime]

I remember listening to Mr. Broder one day and thinking that his angle was decent for a liberal. He wasn’t brain dead. It was a strange way to compliment someone.

Tony.....

When I got a freepmail from Tony Snow my jaw was on the ground. What? He writes back?

Tony was a real person who counted his blessings every day. Darn, we snowflakes miss him.

[arrogantsob]

This old warhorse should have been put out to pasture a long time ago. He hasn’t written anything worth reading in decades.

[fieldmarshaldj]

RIP.

[frogjerk]

Russert was a pro-death CINO liberal jackass that was worshiped like Ted Kennedy. There was no integrity there.

[GeronL]

Wait a minute, I thought this was one of those prognosticators that would live forever. I thought it was a position where if someone died they put someone else in there to take over, like with Dear Abby.

[Lazlo in PA]

That was funny. I never saw that before. It's too bad we don't have comedians like that anymore. From Buster Keaton to Don Knotts. Everyone was funny in that movie. Serious actors like Spencer Tracy all the way to Buddy Hackett, who's blue material was even great compared to the stuff today.

[dennisw]

David Broder was one on the better liberals who I agreed with from time to time.

RIP

[AU72]

The only Sunday liberal interviewer I can watch is Fareed Zakria. I know where he’s coming from but he lets his guests expound for more than 20 seconds and doesn’t step on their answers. His interview with Wolfowicz where he expounded on the differences in the middle-east countries experiencing turmoil and how they could play out was great, and not once did Fareed sputter out “but your a Bush neo-con!”

[The Mayor]

R.I.P.

[nascarnation]

I’m shocked that Rush and some FReepers are giving this ardent lib some props.

I certainly never saw anything that merited it.

RIP Mr. Broder. Thank you for your Army service.

[grumpygresh]

He at least seemed at least not to be completely irrational unlike most of his Leftist colleagues at wapo. But, I sure hope that we will not see the orgy of eulogies from the Leftist media this time.

[Texan Tory]

Don Knotts...what an enormous comedic talent. And he always made it look as though he was really just being himself onscreen so that he was just naturally funny, seemingly without any effort.

[VeniVidiVici]

RIP Mr. Broder.

Didn’t realize he was 81.

That's because the Washington Post uses those ridiculous photos of their opinion writers that are ancient.

Look. Kathleen Parker is 89 and they are STILL using this pic of her from 60 years ago. It's no wonder we don't know how old these people really are.

[rwfromkansas]

Didn’t agree with him very much, but I had the chance to meet him at a college journalism conference a few years back.

Loved talking to him....he was a great guy.

Very thoughtful in what he said even if I disagreed. This is very sad.

[floriduh voter]

A polite liberal, not a loon like Chris Matthews.