"Don't Give Me (Russert's) a Noble Guy. He's Not."
When Bill O'Reilly took the mic this week, he paid homage to Tim Russert. He said he didn't know anyone who's said anything bad about Tim. As he spewed his faux sincerity, it seems he forgot how he daily demonized the very network where Russert served as senior vice president and its Washington bureau chief. Today he went heartfelt sincere attempting to separate Russert from NBC, something Russert would not have done.
But as Bill has said before, Russert cannot be differentiated from NBC. No need to listen or watch Bill today. One need go no further than this journalistic gem below from last month to discover what Bill really thinks of Russert and his credibility.
Amongst some of the best praise from Bill towards Tim...
"He went into the tank for Obama."
"Don't give me any of this Russert's a blessed guy."
"Russert's playing the (left-wing) game over (at NBC), taking his big pay check, so don't give me he's a noble guy. He's not."
"If you're working for NBC, you're part of (their dishonesty)."
The tape below should remain forever as the public's reality check on any homage Bill attempts to pay.
<small>Award-winning, TV writer, Steve Young, is the author of "Great Failures of the Extremely Successful" (www.greatfailure.com) and his weekly column ends up every Sunday in the same LA Daily News OPEDs as Bill's.