His Chair isn't even Cold at NBC, and already they are leveraging his Demise for Ratings and Obama electioneering, as Loyal fans tune in, only to See What's his name violate the Image of Tim.

This will be such an "opposing" view of Tim, they may LOSE the Viewers forever. 

It's gonna look like an NFL Talking head Replacement TRYOUT at NBC, people..... Turn off the Station if you want to remember Russet

The Republican Revolution will not be Televised

Yeah I saw that. But thats the difference between Russert and Matthews.. One is a joke the other one is a great american.

"Conservatives saw the savagery of 9/11 in the attacks
and prepared for war; liberals saw the savagery of the 9/11 attacks and
wanted to prepare indictments and offer therapy and understanding for
our attackers"

I was speculating this morning about Russert’s possible replacement
and it seemed that Matthews was the logical choice.

I thought Matthews primary negative was his steady move from
maintaining the facade of a fair minded liberal (in the Russert mold) to a
angry Bush hating conservative bashing  Obama worshiping leftist (in the
Olberman mold).

I thought the wisest thing he could do, if he wanted the Meet
the Press job and wanted the show to succeed, is to make a hasty move to the
center and try to pick up Russert's  mantle of  being
"fair".  [It is not that Russert was always fair and un-biased,
but in comparison to his colleagues gross unfairness and bias, he seemed less doctrinaire
and prone to repeat Democratic party talking points]

Given Abrams and some of the other leftists that now run MSNBC and
NBC maybe what Matthews did was a good career move.  But from the perspective
of virtually the whole rest of the political spectrum and the large majority of
American, who see the media as biased and don't like it.  I think it was a colossal blunder, not to
mention just plain despicable.

Considering this and the increasing number of stupid off the
wall, speak without thinking, and{well documented by Newsbusters} a case of
foot in mouth disease which seems to be getting worse; one has to wonder what’s
wrong with the guy, mentally.  

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I too watched this disgracful performance by Matthews and it didn't surprise me at all. People like Chrissy and Olberman have not a trace of class. At least Olberman was smart enough to turn off the partisan hate for a few hours, but Matthews couldn't wait to turn on his childish dagger throwing. The only thing missing was for him to call for the indictment of Cheny to make up for the loss of Russert.

It should be really entertaining to watch these two minor league hacks start auditioning for the Russert spot. Little do they know that Russert was the only, I repeat only reason their network had even a hint of ligitimacy, and now with the pigmies, including both of them, Mitchell , Shuster and Abrams left to man the oars, they are on a fast track to insignificance.

Mr. Stephenson, I'm glad to see you say the truth: Chris Matthews is pure scum. Not because of his politics, but because of his behavior. He gets away with saying the vilest, most hideous things because there's no one to call him out in the mainstream news media.

Shame on Chris Matthews; double shame on the mainstream news media.

The death of Russert hits these MSNBC guys especially hard.  It gives them a chance to think about how they would be remembered--and it ain't pretty.

Russert was as close to objective as any mainstream journalist has ever been in the past 20 years.  He was a family man, positive, jovial, and apparently, universally well-liked.

Gregory, Matthews, and Olbie will not be fondly remembered or eulogized by The President, the VP, and people all along the political spectrum.  That's gotta hurt!

Upon reflection, do they change a little to emulate Russert or dig in their heels and remain bitter partisans?

We have the answer for Matthews. 

None. None at least at NBC. NBC has lost its bearings.

You know, just when I think that Chris Matthews can't get any more arrogant and insufferable, he does or says something that proves me wrong. The gall of him using the death of Tim Russert as an opportunity to yet again spew his anti-Iraq war sentiments is beyond the pale.

And Matthews' comments basically saying the American people, Russert included, were patriotic (liberal translation=stupid) enough as to be duped into supporting the war because of the alleged "lies" that we were told concerning the production of WMD's, specifically nukes, is yet another example of his misguided belief in his own supposed intellectual superiority. I wish somebody would sew this guy's mouth shut.

"...peace is the highest aspiration of the American people. We will negotiate for it, sacrifice for it, we will never surrender for it, now or ever."  President Ronald Reagan, January 20, 1981

Chrissy and Olberdork are the most classless a$$e$ I have ever seen.  I mean, why dont they just stand on the guys casket and give a stump speech.........Utterly amazing!! 

"If a man does his best, what else is there"?

General George S. Patton Jr.