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Add an EventTim Russert honored: A "state funeral" for services rendered
A simple glance at the guest list for Russerts funeral and memorial services held Wednesday refutes the claims that he was a tough and objective journalist. He was someone joined at the hip to the political elite, and the latter fully recognized this by showing up in force to pay him tribute.
Attendees at the private funeral Wednesday morning at Holy Trinity Church in Washington included both major party 2008 presidential candidates, Barack Obama and John McCain; 2004 Democratic presidential candidate Senator John Kerry; Senators Harry Reid, Joseph Biden and Christopher Dodd; former Senators Bill Bradley and Tom Daschle; Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives; former New York governor, Mario Cuomo, and current governor, David Paterson.
Various media and public relations figures were also present, among them Democratic Party strategist James Carville; Clinton administration press secretaries George Stephanopoulos (now of ABC News) and Mike McCurry; NBC anchors Tom Brokaw, Chris Matthews and Matt Lauer (who walked in with former General Electric CEO Jack Welch); CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer and New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd.
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Was he perfect? No. I had some complaints from time-to-time, but I can also remember standing up and cheering when he'd read a quote made by a political figure that completely contradicted what the figure was currently saying. Take a look at his interview with Cheney where he catches him out and out lying.
Have a little decency and lay off the self-righteousness for a bit.