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Thanks+Giving Buzz: Gluten-Free Feasts, Eco Tips, Hotel Deals
offManhattan | November 19th 2009 by vince
Recently renovated Savoy Suites in Georgetown is offering a Thanksgiving Holiday Dinner Package starting at $159; while in D.C., visit the new “Inside Tim Russert’s Office” exhibit at the Newseum. [Savoy] While you’re shopping read more
Unfriend or Defriend? Luke Russert Weighs in for NBC as Congressi…
Going Like Sixty | November 17th 2009 by Sixty
“Unfriend” is the word of the year, as declared by the New Oxford American Dictionary. Congressional correspondent Luke Russert (and son of St. Timothy of Buffalo) corrected the “Unfriend” report saying, “the kids say read more
Softballs For Sarah
The Bare Knuckled Pundit | November 17th 2009 by Dwight Alvis
One of the arguments that critics have repeatedly used against Sarah Palin since her ascension to the national political stage is that intellectually she has no more substance than the stereotypically vacuous beauty contestant among whose ranks she f read more
Osama bin Laden Responsible for the 9/11 Attacks? Is This Belief…
Moral Philosophy and Current Events | November 3rd 2009 by John Hubert
By David Ray GriffinNovember 02, 2009 "Veterans Today" -- The idea that Osama bin Laden was responsible for the 9/11 attacks has been an article of faith for public officials and the mainstream media. Calling it an “article of faith” points to tw read more
Homeless Diaries Series: You are not where you live
Everyday Citizen | November 2nd 2009 by Everyday Citizen
Hello Everyday Citizens, In honor of the National Homeless Youth Awareness month I thought it would be great to spotlight and celebrate some great programs that concentrate on homeless youth as well as stories from youth that are homeless. Today, I read more
Sports Are Serious
dagblog | October 16th 2009 by Genghis
So last Sunday I was thinking: could Chris Berman be a political talking head in this country? And would he be any worse than the natterers on cable news, or the morning shows? I mean, Berman is clearly a silly and shallow blowhard, but that never st read more
Progressive Links And Open Thread
The Progressive Electorate | October 14th 2009 by Martin Weinberg
#1 This is a great article about why a staffer for the administration might have ripped the Progressive blogosphere. Good article here with some food for thought. #2 I like the way Dylan Rattigan asks questions. He's not interested in wasting time. R read more
Tim Russert is Still Dead; Newseum Prepares his Chapel
Going Like Sixty | October 8th 2009 by Sixty
Tim Russert is still dead. Tim Russert, the guy from NBC’s Meet the Press. Tim Russert, whose death launched the skyrocketing career of his son Luke Russert and other famous inside-the-beltway kids. Tim Russert who is being canonized by newsers read more
Scahill and Greenwald on Media Elite Manufacturing Consent for Se…
Little Alex in Wonderland | October 1st 2009 by Little Alex
A must watch: Jeremy Scahill and Glenn Greenwald, two of our most respected voices speaking truth to illegitimate power, on GritTV with Laura Flanders, Wednesday. Mr. Scahill and Mr. Greenwald discuss the media elite and how--in their own words--form read more
Father of the late Tim Russert dies in NY at 85 (AP)
MajaSaja.com - Pure Desi Fun Site | September 25th 2009 by Rana Ahsan
AP - The father of the late "Meet the Press" moderator Tim Russert has died in Buffalo, N.Y. He was 85. read more
"Big Russ" Russert Dead from Natural Causes at 85
CelebrityDiagnosis.com | September 25th 2009
Timothy Joseph Russert was the father of the late Tim Russert, long-standing host of NBC's Meet the Press who wrote about his father's life and times in two books. The younger Russert died suddenly from a heart attack in June 2008 at the age of 58." read more
Twitter Updates for 2009-09-25
Art Life Knitting Yarn (and some baby puke) | September 24th 2009
RT @AnnCurry: Tim Russert's father "Big Russ" has passed peacefully of natural causes, family by his side at 85 They are together again #fb # opps a # RT @wnymedia: One last look Inside the continental #buffalo http://twitpic.com/iyoe8 # read more
Bigger Fish to Fry?
npojblog | September 17th 2009 by Nancy Campbell
The late Tim Russert once prayed on-air that his beloved Buffalo Bills would win Super Bowl XXVIII. The Cowboys gave the Bills a royal boot-kicking. This proves, perhaps, that God is a Cowboys fan. (The proceeding paragraph is all I know about read more
Acara-Acara TV Tertua di Dunia Yang Memecahkan Rekor
unik-unik | September 15th 2009 by wiznu sams
Televisi telah menjadi bagian dari kehidupan pokok bagi sebagian besar masyarakat di beberapa negara dan televisi sekarang dianggap penting. Melalui tahun ke tahun, banyak acara-acara yang telah datang dan pergi, tetapi ada beberapa acara yang masih read more
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation Launches New…
Everything Lucy (Lucille Ball) | September 14th 2009 by Vic Ritchey
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation Launches New Web PortalShowcasing Television's Greatest Stories at EmmyTVLegends.orgFree Web Video Portal is Ready for Prime Time with Not-to-be-Missed Momentswith More Than 600 TV Legends Includin read more
NakedEmperorNews: 2006 – Obama says he wants manadatory civil o…
The Real Barack Obama | September 11th 2009 by B Merry
Yesterday NakedEmperorNews unearthed audio from 2006, a Partnership for Public Service: Q and A with Tim Russert, in which Obama admits he wants mandatory civil service. This is not the first time Obama has said this. On August 14 NakedEmperorNews p read more
David Gregory is an Idiot
Arrgh Paine My Take | September 6th 2009 by Ralph Paine
He asks a question that has nothing to do with finding the truth, only trying to get his interviewee to say something that might dominate the news cycle for the next 24 hours, and then he turns on the shit eating grin as he mentally pats himself on t read more
Drunken womanizer dies, nation mourns
MadeMark | August 26th 2009 by Mark
Just kidding. I thought I’d impersonate a commenter from Michelle Malkin’s website, where vicious things are being said about Ted Kennedy in between scripture quotes. (Favorite line from one of my own plays? ‘Christians write the best hate mail read more
The (not so) Great Debates
The Campaign Season | August 25th 2009 by Brad Templeman
It's still pretty interesting that Tim Russert put these guys together on this show. read more
Chris Matthews doesn’t fact check*
JM Bell and friends | August 23rd 2009 by J.M. Bell
A lot of the time, I think Tweety does ok at his job – He’s not Tim Russert, to be sure, but, compared to David “stenography is my business” Gregory, Matthews is more like Murrow than not. Think Progress saves me the time wit read more
Robert Novak died by cancer, I'll miss you!
Tech Stuffs | August 18th 2009 by irwan budiatmaja
Robert Novak died by cancer, I'll miss you! My question is this: Will Novak, without question the more influential and important journalist, be honored with the same hagiographies that followed Tim Russert's death, despite the fact that Novak is almo read more
Robert Novak died by cancer, I’ll miss you!
Jepitu Top Blog | August 18th 2009 by MasRub
My question is this: Will Novak, without question the more influential and important journalist, be honored with the same hagiographies that followed Tim Russert’s death, despite the fact that Novak is almost certainly less universally adored than read more
“This Week” Beats “Meet The Press”
Donklephant | August 7th 2009
For the first time in a decade! Still think David Gregory was the right choice NBC? From Huff Post: It’s an ominous sign for David Gregory, who was called upon to take over NBC’s long dominant Sunday morning show following Tim RussertR read more
That's Not Why You're Beating Meet the Press, George
Celebrity Disaster | August 7th 2009 by norman rogers
Here we see the cracks begin to appear in the thin veneer of what is supposed to be the "public service" aspect of our news media: ABC's "This Week" beat NBC's "Meet the Press" in a clean ratings fight for the first time in a decade, Nielsen Media read more
Twitter's DOS Attack
Beema Blog | August 7th 2009 by Vidcrayzee
As Tim Russert points out, there may have been a silver lining to the attack. Once again the Left Coast Sports Babe gets props for inspiration, http://leftcoastsportsbabe.com/ #beema read more
The Best & Worst Radio Groups
permafrost fuel | August 3rd 2009 by permafrost fuel
I've been polling my readers for the past week or so to get their thinking on which radio group is the best and which is the worst. The voting has been ongoing -- and will continue until the end of the year. You see, unlike New Jersey, Chicago and read more
Journalists Became Celebrities
random information | July 20th 2009 by jason
Gleen Greenwald indulges in a fascinating look at his profession, journalism and the passing of its heavyweights, Cronkite, Russert, and Halberstam. The discussion itself is much much longer than what i posted here. but this point caught my eye.Sa read more
America ... The Beautiful
Washington Home & Garden Blogs | July 7th 2009 by Washington Home & Garden
By Rich Galen Secret Decoder Ring (http://www.mullings.com/dr_07-06-09.htm) today: Links to the PBS page A Capitol Fourth, to Tim Russert's biography and to this week's baseball column. Also a Mullfoto from Nationals Park on the Fourth of July and read more
Death
Tokay Life | June 29th 2009
June of 2009 is clearly going down in the books as a dark month. I turned 29 the other day. On that day we saw the death of Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson. The month has also seen the passing of a late night Icon, A great actor, and the most f read more
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