Tim Russert: A Cancer on American Democracy

First, I am a John Edwards man and will be until the primary here in California. I need to state that at the outset since I am write this diary in absolute disgusted rage at Tim Russert and the deleterious impact he has on American democracy, most recently the Democratic debate a few nights ago.

What Russert did to Hillary Clinton during debate really has no place in American democracy. By hounding Clinton so ruthlessly, some of it via blatant cheap shot, Russert took his Beltway attack dog behavior to a brand new level, one where he has directly inserted himself into the Democratic race. It was sickening.

But worse, it wasn't the first time he had done so to Hillary Clinton...Take a look at this scary flashback, from her 2000 Senate race:

RUSSERT: Do you regret misleading the American people? And, secondly, in that same interview you said that those who were criticizing the president were part of a vast right-wing conspiracy. Amongst those eventually criticizing the president were Joe Lieberman. Would you now apologize for branding people as part of a vast right-wing conspiracy?

To read more, take a look at these links:

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/...
http://prospect.org/...
http://matthewyglesias.theatlantic.c...

UPDATED with Daily Howler link: http://www.dailyhowler.com/...

In sum, Tim Russert is a cancer on American Democracy and the fact the Beltway media morons continue to hail him as some type of Greek diety shows yet again the warped priorities of the Washington insider class.