Even though her blogger troops have been blog-blog-blogging about Tim Russert's death since it was announced on Friday, it wasn't until Sunday that Arianna Huffington finally wrote anything about it. Maybe it's because she couldn't stand him? "To some fans, her detached wistfulness didn't even amount to faint praise. Defenders of Huffington argue that she won't be a phony. While she never wished the man harm, they say, she can't pretend she didn't find him wanting as a reporter. Huffington's "Russert-Watch" delivered withering critiques of his "Meet the Press" interviews. In 2005, she wrote that Republican National Committee Chairman Ken Mehlman's appearance proved Russert's show has become 'journalism's answer to the 'E-ZPass.' Mehlman was allowed to … manipulate, obfuscate and 'disassemble' his way through every stop on the disinformation highway.'" [R&M]
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I stopped subscribing to her blog when I realized that her audience was just as mean and nasty as the conservative audience on their shows and blogs. That is, we had our own versions of Laura Inghram, Ann Coulter, Sean Hannity and Bill O'Reilly. That old addage, "People Suck" seems to ring true.
lADY GET A LIFE, DON'T RIDE ON THE SHIRT TAIL OF THE DECEASED….YOU ARE SICK….MAY THE SUNRISE WHERE YOU SIT FOR YOU DON'T KNOW THE BEAUTY OF REAL LIFE…
Arianna Huffington is and was absolutely right in her assessment of Russert's abilities as a political journalist. MTP has been a joke for the last 6 years. And look for Luke to be hired by NBC any day now — an inherited title.