Leave it to Fred Phelps to create a gay connection to Tim Russert. The leader of the Westboro Baptist Church and his clan protested the funeral with signs reading “Russert in Hell” along with the usual “God Hates Fags”. The Atlantic has an interesting story on the Phelps clan that’s worth a peek. Turns out, …

Here’s my take on "The Establishment Media Elite ". Good journalism has to be for everyone. If you’re tailoring your coverage to a specific audience as Fox, most blogs and to some extent MSNBC (*hack* Olbermann *hack) do (you could make an argument "gay media" does this as well, but that’s an argument for another …

Hey Brock, I respectfully disagree.
As people say, “if you’re pissing everyone off, you’re doing something right” and that’s certainly true of Tim. Meet the Press is the gold standard of broadcast journalism and while not perfect, you’d be hard-pressed to find a journalist with as much credibility, connections, and passion for American politics. Whether you …

It’s not nice to speak ill of the dead, and Tim Russert’s death is a tragedy to his friends and family.

However, since he, during Scooter Libby’s trial, admitted that he only repeats what he’s told to by the White House and Dick Cheney felt that "Meet the Press" was the best venue to "control the …

Tim Russert has just died of a heart attack. What a terrible loss. My thoughts are with his family and colleagues.
UPDATED: The cause of his death is not yet known.