Tim Russert was a TV news icon for sure, but his left leaning slant was present, even if it often was difficult to detect. The best example off the top of my head was the interview he did a while back with the head of the NRA. Russert was rude, impolite; totally lacked in common courtesy. Never in all his years did I see Tim treat a liberal guest with such utter contemptuousness. Regardless, I was one of Tim’s biggest fans because I believed that he genuinely attempted to be fair-handed. Trouble was, he cut his political teeth working for liberal politicians. And NBC is a cesspool of liberal bias.
Now, incidentally, some of those same people are now trying to stifle conservative speech with the reinstitution of the so called Fairness Doctrine. It’s what’s behind the no holds barred attempt to block the Sirius/XM merger. Today’s neolibs want to control as many forms of communication as possible. And the existence of conservative thought sticks in their craw like peanutbutter to the roof of your mouth. They can’t wait to get their hands on it; force radio stations to change their formats. And end the ratings driven domination that conservative talk radio has enjoyed over the years.
