Anyone watching MTP? ... Brokaw is acting like somebody died

[President Decider]

It looks like Brokaw has finally come to terms that his beloved GOP isn't going to pull this out of the bag. He's talking like this is a wake ...

I did notice however that he didn't say much at all about Palin being found GUILTY of abusing her power in the Trooper Gate Report. He quickly dismissed it as a "speed bump" which I think is total horseshit. He and his Repub guest also quickly dispelled the notion that Palin is now becoming a drag on their ticket because she'd only exciting hard-liners within their base and nobody else.

Brokaw will forever be remembered in my book as a GOP HACK who was brought in to carry his party's water and help them pull it out.

God Bless Tim Russert ... I miss the guy terribly.

[Medusa]

1. Something did die

Brokaw's reputation after his deplorable "performance" at last week's debate.

[graywarrior]

14. No kidding.

He was more boring than death.

[liberalmuse]

2. I didn't care for Russert, but...

His absence can really be felt. I think mainstream news has gone downhill since his passing, if that is possible.

[Oceansaway]

3. he's a drunk, shame on NBC...n/t

[Kookaburra]

9. Is he? Is that why I have such a hard time understanding him?

I just thought he had a speech impediment. Never could quite figure it out.

[Captain Hilts]

31. No he isn't. He has the speech impediment the 'Lazy 'L''. nt

[grasswire]

47. what gives you that idea??? (eom)

[Sarah Ibarruri]

4. Tom Brokaw is GOP? No way nt

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

12. McBrokaw is clearly GOP.

[Sarah Ibarruri]

17. Wow. I had no idea. He's a pretty good newscaster. However,

now that I know, he can just kiss my big, fat behind.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

18. Since the late 90's.

Not as noticeable before that.

[ChiciB1]

13. FWIW, Brokow Seems To Have Leaned More To The Right Than He

has in past years. Whether he's changed his political affiliation is something I don't know, but in the past there was talk that we was going to enter politics to run for Governor in NY, as a Democrat.

I don't SEE that Democrat leaning these days, and he may have actually decided he's become more "Joe Lieberman" to some extent. I'm NOT liking what I see though! I also think, Russert who was always known to be a Democrat might have been controlled more by higher ups and what THEY wanted presented on MTP!

However, I DO FEEL Brokow has taken it a step further than Russert did.

[Sarah Ibarruri]

20. The only thing I found on Brokaw was this from Wiki....

That he was going to replace Dan Rather because Dan Rather was too "hostile" to Nixon:

From 1973-1976 he was an NBC News White House correspondent, covering the Watergate scandal. During this time, he was asked by the higher-rated CBS News to join it after CBS's management had decided its reporter, Dan Rather, was too hostile to then-President Richard Nixon. The switch never happened after word of it was leaked to the press.

And also that he accompanied a Republican governor as a high schooler:

As a high school student attending Yankton Senior High School,<6> Brokaw was governor of South Dakota American Legion Boys State, and in that capacity he accompanied then South Dakota Governor Joe Foss to New York City for a joint appearance on a TV game show. It was to be the beginning of a long relationship with Foss, whom Brokaw would later feature in his book about World War II veterans, The Greatest Generation.

[BumRushDaShow]

24. Brokaw personally saw to it that Keith O. was removed from covering the RNC convention

and he had Tweety muzzled during the convention as well. Keith was relegated to doing "Hurricane Gustav reporting" and Tweety was constrained from what he was permitted to say, essentially handed "The Narrative" and forced to repeat it. And this despite the fact that repuke blowhard ilk like Pat Pukecanan, Andrea Mitchell, and David Gregory were permitted to spout off massive amounts of RW-sewage during the DNC convention just the week before.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/30/tom-brokaw-acting-as-nbc_n_130453.html

Whatever he was before, he's a RW shill now.

[Sarah Ibarruri]

29. I see. Well, he's going to get a letter from me. :-) I love to do that. lol

Should it begin like this? Dear Palin Fan:

[roguevalley]

58. could explain how Chris is so unleashed now.

[ChiciB1]

46. Interesting... It Seemed Different When I Saw Him As A Younger Man! Thanks! n/t

[RBInMaine]

38. THIS WAS ONE OF THE MOST PRO-REPUKE MTP'S I HAVE EVER SEEN !!

TOTALLY FAVORED THE R ASSHOLE GUEST, GAVE HIM WAY MORE TIME, GAVE THE GOP ALL KINDS OF OUTS ON THEIR RACIST TACTICS... WHAT TOTAL SHIT !!!

[Higher Standard]

5. Maybe he still reeling from his portrayal on Thursday's SNL

Their portrayal of how he "moderated" the debate may have hit too close to home.

[gateley]

6. I agree that the Troopergate thing is probably more of a speed bump than

the GAME ENDER we were hoping for. It may have sent some people to our side, but the issue paramount in peoples' minds is 'how are you going to help me survive financially?'. It's like people have been saying, when your life is on the line you don't care about the surgeon's past, just if s/he can save your life NOW.

[Oak2004]

35. The only reason it's not the game ender

is because we've already had the game ender (anybody here check their 401k recently?).

We've not just had the game ender, we've had the postgame show ("And now it's Springtime for Hitler and Germany Palin and McCain... Republicans are furious and insane!")

Now we just need to make sure they don't steal the trophy and run off with it.

[kid a]

7. He called "troopergate" a "speedbump"

speedbump? maybe for mccain's rascal!

[jefferson_dem]

8. I miss the fuck out of Russert.

MTP used to be a Sunday ritual for me and my household. No more.

Brokaw is a shallow useless tool.

[President Decider]

10. yeah, me too. Russert had a way to make politcs sound exciting

Brokaw is just a warm body in a chair that keeps the show on the air.

[grantcart]

11. I agree

[calmblueocean]

36. I didn't fully appreciate how well he did his job until he was gone.

I was pretty harsh on Russert when he was alive, but now that he's gone, I can see how much better he was than his peers. Our democracy is weaker for his loss. He never would've let Palin get away with her Troopergate lies.

[Shakespeare]

39. Same here.

And considering his barely concealed excitement over Obama, I think there's little doubt where he stood politically. I wish he could've been around long enough to see the end of the election.

[Raster]

44. Russert was shallow and useless also. Just not as shallow and useless as Brokaw.

Brokaw's fifteen minutes have come and gone. It's time for him to do the same.

[kid a]

15. I would have liked a to see a Dem on there to counter the Wall Street Journal editor McCain tool

[DefenseLawyer]

16. I don't think Brokaw is a right winger

I think it is a personal thing with John McCain. They are buds and he can't get past it. Of course I don't know the man, so it is only speculation on my part. Either way, he has certainly tarnished his reputation in this election season.

[Captain Hilts]

32. Correct. And Russert liked McCain also. nt

[undeterred]

50. Yes, that is what he has become.

[emulatorloo]

19. I doubt Brokaw is a right winger -- Watch his documentary on !968 if you get a chance.

EOM

[Hepburn]

21. I did not like Russert when he did MTP....but I can say....

...that Brokenjaw is a POS and makes Russert look like the king of fairness.

Whine, whine, whine...that is all Tommy Boy does. It is like he is taking it as a PERSONAL insult that the Pubbies cannot steal...er...win another election.

BTW, a Message to Tommy Boy: FUCK YOU AND YOUR NEOCON ATTITUDE.

JMHO

[grahamhgreen]

22. Russert was a neo-con shill too, a year ago he gave the oil CEO's a full hour with no balance

just them lying...

Not to mention how he attacked that poor new orleans parrish president over a two week period...

[President Decider]

23. Bullshit. Russert was the most objective man on television with regard to politics.

That's what made him appeal to such a large bipartisen audience.

[Arugula Latte]

34. Russert was no prize -- he was in the tank for the corporate right as well.

He just wasn't as blatant about it as Brokaw is.

[smoogatz]

40. That's why Cheney's media team made Russert their go-to guy

when they wanted to "get the message out." Because he was "objective" to the point of being invisible. If he wasn't partisan, then he was inexcusably lazy and substituted stupid "gotcha" attacks for actual fact-checking and research. He was also an ass-kisser and an unthinking purveyor of RW narratives. He was a sorry excuse for a journalist, IMO, though by all accounts he was a decent human being in all other regards.

[grasswire]

48. you are clearly out of your mind...

...and haven't been paying attention.

[peace frog]

45. Totally agree - one quote says it all

Tim Russert: "Integrity is for paupers!"

http://www.makethemaccountable.com/podvin/media/020109_Russert.htm

[JBoy]

25. Brokaw's done a Dennis Miller.

[BuyingThyme]

52. What's a Dennis Miller?

[polichick]

26. Don't just complain people - call NBC...

Tell them if they can't do better than Brokaw they should pack it in.

[phone]

[TwilightGardener]

27. I miss Russert too. Just wasn't as blatantly biased as Gregory and Brokaw.

[DCBob]

28. All the Republicans are acting that way this morning -- even the Fauxes.

This race is over. It is now just a matter of how badly McCain loses.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

30. First of all..I'm sorry he died but I don't miss Russert on iota. I think Brokaw is a conflicted

whore. I get the feeling he is a man hating what he's doing, and lost a great deal of life force for selling his soul to the Corporate Devil.

[glitch]

55. I see that in a lot of them. It's very scary. nt

[Myrina]

33. In all fairness, Russert was a Bush-shill, too ...

n/t

[NNadir]

43. I thought so. I can't think of a single media start in the "weapons of mass destruction" media

circle jerk who demonstrated an shred of integrity when it mattered.

[RBInMaine]

37. Brokaw is obviously a CORPORATE REPUBLICAN TOADY !! What a biased SHAM !!

[spanone]

41. he's trying ....giving mccain mouth to mouth

[President Decider]

49. Now there's a visual I could do without ....

[CitizenPatriot]

42. I'm glad the GOP has publicaly admitted that ethics violations

are merely a speed bump for their candidates.

We Dems have higher standards for our politicians. We lost a candidate this year because he admitted having an affair. Of course, Palin and McCain have both had affairs, but in typical Alpha Male Bully GOP fashion, they refuse to admit this let alone apologize for it, hence-- they maintain their high standing. what a sad little joke for the family values ticket.

McCain.Palin' -- making history one ethics violation at a time. they cheated on their spouses, but YOU should trust them. They dare to question their opponents, but even their spouses don't know who these two reptiles are.

[TheKentuckian]

51. Brokaw was a good reporter

a decent talking head, and is an awful moderator. I don't think he's actually a Republican but he is a corporate whore and he is I'm pretty certain-an establishment guy.

[kath]

53. Jeebus H. Christ on a trailer hitch - don't start with the Russert worship again.

The guy was 110% in the tank for the GOP.

[Cosmocat]

54. It is mystifying - replace Brokaw with Russert in the OP ...

and you would have an exact replica of every MTP post in DU until the day he died.

[Arugula Latte]

57. I know, right?! It was like "Mr. Potato Head" the Neocon Shill suddenly became Edward R. Murrow

according to a lot of DUers who posted when he died.

[liberal1973]

56. brokaw is a a$$

[crossroads]

59. Brokaw is a corporate whore! nt

[Jennicut]

60. Tom Brokaw is the Joe Loserman of tv reporters

He used to be a Dem but because of his "good friend" John McInsane he completely forgot about his career and decided the only thing that was important to him was kissing McIsane's ass. Sound familiar?