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kpete

(71,953 posts) Sun Apr 27, 2014, 03:21 PM Apr 2014

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Meet The Press (Then & Now)

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Meet The Press (Then & Now) (Original Post) kpete Apr 2014 OP

wish it would go back to this format Duckhunter935 Apr 2014 #1

Funny but Egnever Apr 2014 #2

+1 closeupready Apr 2014 #4

He did a whale of work for NBC news though. merrily Apr 2014 #5

Even before Russert, Meet the Press used to really be meet the press. merrily Apr 2014 #3

Duckhunter935

(16,974 posts)

1. wish it would go back to this format

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Sun Apr 27, 2014, 03:40 PM

Apr 2014

Egnever

(21,506 posts)

2. Funny but

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Sun Apr 27, 2014, 03:42 PM

Apr 2014

Tim Russert wasnt that great either.

Way better than the current tool but he was still a hack.

closeupready

(29,503 posts)

4. +1

Reply to Egnever (Reply #2)

Sun Apr 27, 2014, 03:45 PM

Apr 2014

merrily

(45,251 posts)

5. He did a whale of work for NBC news though.

Reply to Egnever (Reply #2)

Sun Apr 27, 2014, 04:59 PM

Apr 2014

I think at least five people replaced him right after he passed.

Probably had something to do with his early passing, too.

merrily

(45,251 posts)

3. Even before Russert, Meet the Press used to really be meet the press.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Sun Apr 27, 2014, 03:43 PM

Apr 2014

A main newsmaking guest, say Senator JFK, would face a panel of journalists of different political leanings, all of whom would be asking the newsmaker questions.

It devolved into a segment of "Meet winger Tim Russert," followed by a segment of panel discussion, at which the newsmaker du jour would not even be present. Nothing like original Meet the Press. But, obviously, they kept the name so they could claim to be the oldest show.

It became MTPINO. Meet the Press In Name Only.

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