Tim Russert
Meet the Press
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Tim Russert is the host of a national political talk show called Meet the Press on NBC. He is a former counselor to Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan and Governor Mario Cuomo. However, that is not the reason he has made our "Hall of Shame" list. We single out Mr. Russert, because in almost every interview with an elected official, he will ask, "how can we afford to save social security, offer a prescription drug plan, conduct a war and offer tax cuts" or he will ask, "can America afford tax cuts or the Bush tax cut". Mr. Russert never refers to controlling spending as a solution to deficits. This is truly the mindset of a liberal. The billions of dollars that America gives in foreign aide around the world has been well documented as well as the fraud and waste in federal government. Mr. Russert portrays himself as an independant moderator, but his position on taxes is strictly liberal.

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“How can you, as the Republican Speaker of the House, tolerate such spending, such deficits?” “Looking at the high cost of occupation in Iraq and the needs we have in this country, would it not have been better to have smaller tax cuts in order to keep down the deficits?” - Tim Russert’s questions to Speaker of the House Republican Dennis Hastert

Meet the Press - July 20, 2003

"How did we allow this to happen?"- Tim Russert question to Donald Rumsfeld on the looting of the Iraq National Museum during the liberation of Iraq.

Meet the Press - April 13, 2003

“Should we freeze or postpone prospective tax cuts and avoid any new tax cuts until we are sure we have the money to pay for the war on terrorism and the war in Iraq?” – NBC Meet the Press moderator Tim Russert to Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA).

Meet The Press - December 15, 2002

“Can we afford an invasion of Iraq and also maintain the Bush tax cut?” - NBC Meet the Press moderator to Democratic Senator Joe Biden.

Meet the Press - August 4, 2002

“Can we afford a war in Afghanistan or in Iraq and the Bush tax cut? Back in 2001 on this program you said we should repeal the Bush tax cut. Do you believe that is now necessary in order to have the money to fight wars?” - NBC Meet the Press moderator Tim Russert to Democratic Senator Hillary Clinton.

Meet the Press - September 15, 2002