Damn Tim Russert, the treasonous rat bastard!

[fooj]

Get a load of this bullshit...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/09/AR2006010901745.html?nav=rss_nation

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Lawyers for NBC News reporter Tim Russert suspected in the spring of 2004 that his testimony could snare Vice President Cheney's top aide, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, in a lie and Russert resisted testifying at the time about private conversations with Libby, according to court papers released yesterday.

Russert was aware that a special prosecutor probing the leak of a CIA operative's name knew of his summer 2003 telephone conversation with Libby, and that Libby had released him from any promise of confidentiality. But Russert, the Washington bureau chief for NBC News and host of "Meet the Press," and his attorneys argued in previously sealed court filings in June 2004 that he should not have to tell a grand jury about that conversation, because it would harm Russert's relationship with other sources.
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He makes me SICK!!!

Peace.

[babylonsister]

1. I don't know if Russert would have had the power to change

the outcome of the election, but he surely didn't help.
I agree-treasonous!

[gratuitous]

8. Would the election have been affected?

Hard to say. But what's beyond dispute is Russert's inexcusable behavior in acting like he didn't know anything about what was going on in the Plame case when he had personal knowledge connected to the investigation. Either stay away from the subject altogether or come clean with your audience, Pumpkinhead. Unless, of course, your first obligation is to your big, fat paycheck and your nice home on the Vineyard.

[babylonsister]

9. At the very least it would have given some of those

repugs with half a brain some food for thought. But it does seem the paycheck and Russert's not ticking off his buddies were more important than telling the truth.

[wtmusic]

2. Just being a 'ho

doing what 'hoes do best--making money and lying like a rug

[stopbush]

3. Liar. he was afraid it would harm Cheney's chances of being

re-elected.

[fooj]

4. Didn't want to "snare" Libby in a lie...WTF???

What about the American people? I'm telling you, these journalists have to be held accountable for their UNFORGIVABLE bullshit!

[acmejack]

5. I'm sure "Big Russ" would be proud

The man "Little Russ" wrote about in that book wouldn't be impressed in the least.

[fooj]

11. You know, I keep thinking about that.

His father would be appalled.

[tularetom]

6. These assholes are entirely too close

to the people they are supposed to be reporting on. Russert enjoys rubbing elbows with the DC elite and he's afraid the invitations to all the A list cocktail parties would dry up once the word got out that he'd ratted out Scooter. He needs to be sent to East Bumfuck Texas to report on the local polce deptartment and let a professional handle the national political scene.

[madmom]

7. can you say..hindering an investigation?

[Burried News]

10. Dancing for dollars.