Has
any candidate ever done an interview on Russert before that could could be shown in its entirety as a campaign video?
I turned it on with a mixture of hope and anxiety, thinking our guy would do well, but knowing that Russert eats candidates for lunch. What I just saw was my best case scenario - maybe better than my best case scenario. This was like watching Barry Bonds hit baseballs.
Though truth to be told, by about 20 minutes in, I concluded that the subtext is that Russert actually respects Clark. It was as if his heart wasn't in the gotcha questions - he asked them because he's Russert and everyone expects them, but his heart wasn't in it.
-- Rick Robinson