My Turn To Post a Russert Thread !! Funeral to be like State Funeral.. News Companies to Shut Down.

[K Gardner]

(Looks to me like they're already SHUT down)

NBC Tim Russert Funeral will be closed to the public.

According to an unidentified source inside the NBC newsroom in DC. Tim Russert's funeral is going to be the closest to the Public likened to a state funeral. a high level civilian could have in Washington. The main Washington news companies will shut down for the event.

The Flags at NBC Headquarters are at half staff. Something that is reserved for statesmen. Many would argue he was a statesmen of another kind.

A soon as Politisite gets the funeral arrangements, we will pass them on to you

MTF

http://www.nowpublic.com/world/nbcs-tim-russert-funeral-will-be-closed-public

[ananda]

1. Russert..

.. the pope of broadcast pseudojournalism.

He's practically a religious icon now.

In terms of collective psychology, I find
that very interesting.. and disturbing at
the same time.

[shrdlu]

26. We are a sick society...

He may have been a fun guy and a great friend, but he was no journalist, anymore than Stephanopoulis and Matthews are journalists. They are self-absorbed Washington apparatchiks, eager to do the bidding of the "right" people.

His favored technique of springing long-ago statements on his "guests" with an a-ha smirk may have been amusing but it was useless in eliciting information.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

41. Russert seemed like a genuinely nice guy - but that's the problem

He had that blue-collar, unpretentious, regular guy type of image with a ubiguitous smile, an easy manner, and a sharp mind. I'm sorry that he died. Whether he was a skilled interviewer, however, who asked the right questions or not is open to debate.

But television news seems to focus on personalities and image more than on the quality of reporting. The reporters and television personalities seem to have become bigger than the story in the modern era. I wouldn't mind if a cold-hearted unemotional computer conducted interviews. I'm not interested in who is asking the question or how I feel about that person. I'm interested in the answers and facts that are elicited. I'm not sure if Russert is being celebrated because he was a great journalist or because he was a very likable guy.

[babylonsister]

2. I hope closed to the public also means not televised, but I

somehow doubt that. Man, it's nice to honor a fellow journalist, but this seems way overboard to me.

The more coverage they have, the more annoyed I get.

[K Gardner]

3. At this point, its gone beyond 'respect" and they're into grabbing ratings, I'm sorry to say. And it

is all going to be used to HYPE whomever will replace Russert on MTP.

[babylonsister]

17. Sounds to me like they're 'dancing on his grave'. nt

[TomInTib]

21. I am not turning on a teevee until the guy is planted and grass is growing on his grave.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

7. The Resurrection, anointing, and water-walk will be televised in prime time.

Brought to you by the makers of Viagra, Crisco Oil, and The United States Coast Guard.

[hisownpetard]

37. At this point, I actually think they are honoring themselves. It all has a very narcissistic

quality to it, don'cha think?

[Jack Rabbit]

4. If news companies shut down, we will be able to tell?

Maybe we can tell because we'll nothing about Parislindsaymiley.

[K Gardner]

6. If a tree falls in the woods... :-)

[YDogg]

5. jesus, they are still running this love-fest on msnbc

[BlooInBloo]

14. It'll become comical before too long.

[malaise]

27. It's way past that already

It's all about ratings and their exaggerated sense of self importance. They have a repeat of Cheney on now - back to Tiger Woods.

[Golden Raisin]

32. Actually it's sort of tragic.

An orgy of insider Beltway bathos for one of their own. The same corporate MSM that will not let us even see the flag-draped coffins of our brave boys and girls massacred in Iraq.

[DogPoundPup]

16. Golly neds...are they running commercials also?

Bein' as I won't turn the damn tee-vee contraption on. Just wondering.

[LBJDemocrat]

8. The sad thing is...

I can't tell if this is a satirical post.

[K Gardner]

11. LOL.. I posted a link, but have never heard of the website before so have no idea how

credible it is. ROFL !

[nancyr]

9. All this for a hack?

Who cares. He was a television personality whose death shouldn't be a concern for anyone other than his family and friends. Why would he deserve anything like a state funeral? He was merely a pundit. What was it that he ever did that was remotely worthwhile? He certainly was not a journalist.

[mnhtnbb]

43. What did he do is right. Asked questions. Not even good ones.

This guy contributed nothing to the advancement of civilization. He was a talking head.

Big deal. Boy. The pundits can hardly get over themselves.

[havocmom]

10. DimSon in Europe, Chicken Hawk Dick in charge and out of sight

and the media goes dark.

:scared:

The Fourth Estate is obsolete and has turned traitor.

[tularetom]

12. I don't think they have to worry about the public

What these people fail to realize is that 99.99% of "the public" does not give a rats ass about Tim Russert or any of the rest of them.

Personally, if they were burying him across the road from me, I wouldn't bother to walk over there and look.

And just to show you how influential he was, when I went to the feed store yesterday I asked five people what they thought about the death of Tim Russert.

One said he was sorry that he died, three of them did not know he was dead, and the fifth did not know who Tim Russert was.

These people are a bit full of themselves.

[elizfeelinggreat]

13. 4,099 families must be REALLY PISSED OFF

I would be. :(

[K Gardner]

15. Exactly.. a fallen soldier doesn't even get a name mention.

[sandnsea]

24. Anybody die in the floods?

Will this finally be the thing that makes people understand how fucked up our media is? God I hope so. This is fucking ridiculous.

[babylonsister]

28. Yes, 21 deaths so far, according to

Agence France-Presse. :wtf: I don't know why this news agency is counting, but that's the first google hit I got.


http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/storms-flood-iowa-cities-wreak/story.aspx?guid=%7B7F1A7521-B056-4CD7-8776-8D15967C1853%7D&dist=hplatest

[elizfeelinggreat]

31. oh my, that's awful.

One more statistic piling up while he plays the fiddle.

[sandnsea]

44. Oh god that's horrible

I figured there were some, but none have been reported on the teevee.

[elizfeelinggreat]

29. Are you asking me?

I think I recall about nine deaths attributed to the flooding (I hope there were not more) but that's just from reading online, I don't usually watch the news.

I understand your point and it's well taken; the media needs to be exposed and it seems they are succeeding in outing themselves as the Greedy Selfish people they are.

We've finally reached the point where that old saying might come true, "Give them enough rope and they'll hang themselves."

[sandnsea]

45. In a rhetorical sense

All the deaths that have gone unreported. This is the definition of "disconnect".

[seemslikeadream]

18. flag draped coffin

brought back in the dead of night like our other fallen heros

[HCE SuiGeneris]

19. Hail to the propagandists!

Life, love and corporate news!

[Mike Nelson]

20. They are getting ready to report another Miracle...

he comes back to life!

really, this is disgusting. Hope his poor family can stop the circus.

[Phred42]

22. The Elite Corporate Media are really full of themselves, aren't they.

:puke: :freak:


:nopity:

[kenny blankenship]

34. You may say that he sold his ass

but they will point out that he commanded top dollar.

[Peregrine Took]

23. Earth will stop its rotatation for a respectful one minute period.

[stray cat]

25. Giving his colleagues time off to attend his funeral - sounds civil to me.

[nuxvomica]

30. It's like the latter days of the Roman Empire

When the empire's power and influence were steadily decreasing, the proclamations of the emperor were delivered with increasing pomp and ceremony. I think the MSM is trying to make itself look more important while bloggers and people like Palast and those McClatchy reporters are drinking their journalistic milkshake.

[bluedawg12]

35. Starting to sound like Caligula and his horse the Senator.

Screwed up priorities.

I was saddened at first but holy sh*t--who was this guy?

[bluedawg12]

36. OK--is this the Irish catholic mafia? Where does all this power

come from?

Man, this is eye opening.

[rainbow4321]

33. Closed to the public as in not televised??

I guess if all the news companies are shutting down there won't be anyone/any station TO televise it.

[HEyHEY]

38. Okay, that's going overboard

[K Gardner]

39. It's 7:45 PM.. I just read here that TWENTY ONE people are dead in floods and MSNBC is STILL

airing Russert. Picture me.. pulling my hair out.

[mnhtnbb]

40. Maybe when they finally look at their ratings, they'll figure out nobody gives a shit

that some news guy died.

They're too busy now getting off on themselves and how important they are.

What a bunch of narcissistic a$$holes.

[Neshanic]

42. GE will put a microwave in the tomb with him. I will not use my GE washer all day!