Yeah, at least he had integrity
Did he? You'll get more than a little debate about *that*!! What *can* be truthfully said about the late Mr. Russert is that he was nowhere near as rabidly open in his biases as those leading the howling pack today. Nothing more than that...
the infowarrior
Tim Russert: I don't recall.
W: Let me see if this refreshes your recollection. (shows Russert the defense-team research)
T: I don't recall this.
W: Do you recall appearing on the Imus show the morning of the 28th?
T: (meekly) No.
W: Recall whether NY Times reported that Libby would be indicted? (reads actual text from NYT lead paragraph)
Fitz objects: "If we're going to read it, let's read it accurately." Sidebar.
It's 1:46.
W: Do you recall whether the Today show reported that Libby would be
T: I don't.
W: Do you remember being on the Today show yourself and discussing possible charges against Libby?
T: I don't.
W: Do you deny it?
T: I don't deny it, I just don't deny it.
W: You were covering CIA leak, right? Had reported on it before? Were head of NBC news bureau?
T: (yes to all)
W: If Ann Curry had reported this on the Today show, would you know about it, based on pattern and practice?
T: This is credited to the NY Times, so not if we didn't have the story.
W: But this was a big story, right? And Pete Williams discus
T: That morning, no.
W: This could have happened without you knowing?
T: If I'm away, or working on something else, or another big story… I don't know.
W: Remember the phrase "first time in a hundred years"?
T: No.
W: You don't remember talking about this on Today show?
T: I appear on Today show several times a week.
W: How many times do you appear on the Today show to discuss possible indictment of chief of staff of VP, in a case where you were involved — first time in your life, right?
T: Yes.
W: So you don't recall
T: No. I do recall watching (Fitzgerald) news conference and discussing it with Brian Williams. (is shown Today show transcript) I don't recall this, sorry.
W: You read NY Times every day, right? Washington Post?
T: Yes.
W: Fair to say if they had stories saying Libby was to be indicted, you would have read that?
T: Yes.
W: (shows news stories) Does this refresh your memory, is it fair to say you were aware of stories saying Libby would have been indicted?
T: I may well have been.
W: Given your personal involvement… you have no recollection of that day?
T: No, I said I remember news conf and going on air with Brian Williams
W: Don't recall Today show?
T: No.
W: Don't recall Imus show?
T: No.
Wells asks to approach the judge. Sidebar. It's 2:02.
W: Do you remember saying to Katie Couric about the indictment, "It's huge… first time in 130 years"?
T: No, I don't question that I said it, but I just don't remember.
W: Do you have a bad memory?
T: No.
no he didn’t
Get your memory straight-—Russert was a big Lib!
He just covered it better than most today (out of
necessity. It wasn’t quite as openly rampant 8,
or so, years ago).
Don’t be fooled.