Tim Russert is NOT human!

[Carla in Ca]

It has probably been said before, but, my God, this exchange, or lack thereof, it incredibly cold and heartless. One nasty email, coming up!

<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arianna-huffington/russert-watch_b_6807.html>



BROUSSARD: I want to give you one last story and I'll shut up and let you tell me whatever you want to tell me. The guy who runs this building I'm in, emergency management, he's responsible for everything. His mother was trapped in St. Bernard nursing home and every day she called him and said, "Are you coming, son? Is somebody coming?" And he said, "Yeah, Mama, somebody's coming to get you. Somebody's coming to get you on Tuesday. Somebody's coming to get you on Wednesday. Somebody's coming to get you on Thursday. Somebody's coming to get you on Friday." And she drowned Friday night.... Nobody's coming to get us. Nobody's coming to get us. The secretary has promised. Everybody's promised. They've had press conferences. I'm sick of the press conferences. For God's sakes, shut up and send us somebody.
What was Tim's response? Hard to believe, but here it is:

RUSSERT: Just take a pause, Mr. President. While you gather yourself in your very emotional times, I understand, let me go to Governor Haley Barbour of Mississippi. Governor Barbour, can you bring our audience up to date on what is happening in your state?
Not only did Russert fail as a human being to rise to the occasion of responding to another human being breaking down on his show, but when he cut away to Haley Barbour, he never asked the governor of Mississippi for a response to the staggering incompetence that drove Broussard to tears.

Here is the second question to Barbour:
"Governor, will you rebuild casinos along the Gulfport?"

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[Kurovski]

1. No, Mr. Potato head is not human.

He knows what's bad for Bushco and does his part to quell such things.

[VolcanoJen]

2. Sadly, it was the toughest exchange offered among the four Sunday...

... political talk shows.

I thought he did well on initial questions.

Tim's always sucked at follow-up.

[Carla in Ca]

4. Yeah, it's the follow up, isn't it?

He never did go back to Broussard. It just stuns me.

[jsamuel]

3. Tim has done one of the best shows the whole last week. I didn't see this

particular exchange, so I can't comment on that

[NYC]

5. Did you see the Broussard segment? Well worth watching.

Broussard: "We have been abandoned by our own country."

Scroll down to that headline at:

http://www.crooksandliars.com/2005/09/04.html#a4784

[mirandapriestly]

6. He did ask Chertoff if he planned to resign

right off the bat and wouldn't back down, when I tuned in, I was pretty happy about that.

[pretzel4gore]

7. who does this vile punk represent?

russert. yech

[DoYouEverWonder]

8. Typical Repug

All they care about it property, they could care less for other people, especially the poor and the weak.

Lot's of people showing thier true colors this week. By there deeds you shall know them.

[cornermouse]

9. Yeah. I thought the question and following discussion about

casinos was rather odd. It seems like casinos would or should be well down on the list of priorities.

[laststeamtrain]

10. No he's not. But he did once have a human for dinner. n/t