Meet the Press was really Meet Tim Russert, and it is hard to imagine anyone being as skilled a showman as Russert.
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 06.03.2008 | Politics
No one woke up Sunday morning needing Tim Russert to prove that McClellan changed his tune since leaving the White House -- McClellan had written a whole gollydarned BOOK on that very topic.
Todd Gitlin | Posted 06.02.2008 | Media
If Meet the Press had been doing its job, McClellan's "scathing new book" would not look like the revelation that McClellan himself and his interlocutors everywhere believe it to be.
Todd Gitlin | Posted 05.29.2008 | Media
The significant question Russert raised for his amiable bull session this week was: "What role did race, gender, and religion play in this campaign?"
Todd Gitlin | Posted 05.19.2008 | Politics
Russert turned to his usual routine, and tried unsuccessfully to nudge Webb into saying that he was at odds with Democrat orthodoxy about veterans and Iraq.
Todd Gitlin | Posted 05.12.2008 | Media
What's a Sunday morning show to do when it specializes in political prophecy and the expectation is a foregone conclusion? Bring some players on, ask them routine questions, register their spin, try to trip them up when the spin is ridiculous, and move on.
Todd Gitlin | Posted 05.05.2008 | Media
Russert construes his role as channeling, compressing, and summarizing the state of play in the media, volunteering to serve as an echo chamber. In which case the show might be renamed: The Press Meets the Press.
Jason Linkins | Posted 05.01.2008 | Home
Here is some of the stuff from Arianna Huffington's new book, Right is Wrong, that NBC's Tim Russert has worked himself into a lather over and doesn't want you to read.
Todd Gitlin | Posted 04.28.2008 | Media
I sometimes wonder whether the custodians of commentary realize how little they move the conventional wisdom when they deplore its inadequacies.
Bob Cesca | Posted 02.27.2008 | Media
During Tuesday night's debate, and apropos of nothing, NBC's Tim Russert asked Sen. Obama whether he "accepts the support of Louis Farrakhan." It was an illusion of balance.
Glynnis MacNicol | Posted 04.09.2007 | Politics
It's been a while since we've had an all-press Meet the Press, especially on Easter. Today's topics included Nancy Pelosi in Syria, Obama and Hillary's fundraising wars, and what happens when the country has three presidents (hint: It's not looking good for Republicans).
Glynnis MacNicol | Posted 04.02.2007 | Politics
Welcome to the latest installment of RussertWatch. This week "Meet the Press" viewers were afforded ringside seats to a short, but punchy, face off b...
Rachel Sklar | Posted 01.29.2007 | Media
Really all Russert does is ask about these positions enough to let someone justify them.
Rachel Sklar | Posted 12.24.2006 | Politics
Haven't we had a sort of eventful week? What happened, let's see...ah, yes: Bush finally admitted that America was not winning the war in Iraq.
Rachel Sklar | Posted 12.18.2006 | Politics
Newt Gingrich? Again? Why is this guy getting the platform? Aren't there about a zillion potential presidential candidates who would positively slather over the chance for this kind of airtime?
Rachel Sklar | Posted 11.27.2006 | Media
Russert just isn't responsive, or reactive; he doesn't pounce on assertions made by his guests or force them to account for their positions.
Bennett Gordon | Posted 10.15.2006 | Media
While the rest of the country may look upon this frozen state with fond memories of Grumpy Old Men, Minnesota has become a political hotbed for the upcoming election.
Rachel Sklar | Posted 09.10.2006 | Home
Good evening and welcome to RussertWatch, a doozy today as Tim Russert hammered Vice President Dick Cheney on "Meet The Press," hooked on the fifth an...
Rachel Sklar | Posted 08.13.2006 | Home
Welcome to a new edition of Russertwatch! David Gregory was sitting in for Tim Russert today, so unless you happen to be one of our token conservativ...
Patrick Dall'Occhio | Posted 08.07.2006 | Media
Hello and welcome to Russert Watch, a day later than usual owing to a few extra "birth pangs." You know how it is.
Rachel Sklar | Posted 07.17.2006 | Media
Both Gingrich and Biden emphasize that Lebanon sat by and let Hezbollah amass rocket after rocket on the border pointing straight at Israel. It was a real discussion, and no one said "cut and run" once.
Rachel Sklar | Posted 07.03.2006 | Media
Mitchell was a welcome respite from Russert, providing even-handed and - gasp! - responsive moderation, with the wherewithal to discuss issues beyond her set questions and clips.
Bob Cesca | Posted 06.25.2006 | Media
With every Russert question and pullquote, Feingold knocked it out of the park.
Rachel Sklar | Posted 05.21.2006 | Media
If it's Sunday, it's "Meet The Republicans." That's how I felt when I saw that Tim's guests this week would be Condoleeza Rice -- again -- and two Republicans to debate immigration.
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Todd Gitlin | Posted 06.16.2008 | Media