The objection by (too) many here that defend the mouthpiece that Russert was

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is discouraging. Their inability to recognize the damage that he and his fellow propagandists in the corporate media have done and continue to do is similar to the justification that many primary candidate supporters use to announce that they will not vote for the nominee. I suspect that they are one and the same people.

The mantra that the time is too soon after he croaked is bullshit - along the lines of trashing Natalie Maines for criticizing Shrub while she was overseas. The location, as the timing, does not make a damn bit of difference. The truth spoken about how willing Russert was to promote the atrocity in Iraq is not bound by an artificial calendar.

Allowing the media to canonize Timmy ala Raygun is just another example of liberals giving up the fight because many do not like to get their hands dirty. If we wait for Rushert to be inducted into the media hall-of-fame before we try and get the truth out there about how pitiful a journalist he actually was, we will already have lost that battle.

His family and friends can mourn the private person. Whether he was a good father or an abusive SOB is irrelevant to his actions as a key enabler of the war.

What matters here and now is that he utterly failed in his presumed role as a journalist. More than that, he actually went far over the line and actively pushed lies to promote the war.

To those deluded enough to actually praise his performance in his job as courageous, even-handed, etc. - all I can ask is that you share those drugs you are using.