No Freedom Loving Patriot Could Appreciate Their Candidacy

Many who can't find ground with Trump or Hillary are turning to the Libertarian ticket.

Like the author of this piece, I cannot support Johnson right out of the gate due to his "support for the sovereignty-destroying, corporatist coup masquerading as a free trade deal, the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP)."

His VP choice William Weld, was on Glenn Beck today, and listed some horrifying positions.

Weld supported Obama in '08, thinks he had "interesting ideas," particularly with his thoughts on the getting away from the industrial revolution and combustion engine (see our previous post on the dangerous and evil Agenda 21) and finds Obama has behaved with dignity.

Lord Have Mercy!

Additionally, Weld said he thinks Brexit was a "bad thing" which would "upset stuff" (exit from government oppression is freedom) and found it good to put 20 million on the rolls with Obamacare. He was horrified by Trump attempting to renegotiate our debt obligations.

An economic imbecile no doubt.

"Weld irked Johnson supporters when he said on MSNBC that he’s “not sure anybody is more qualified than Hillary Clinton to be president of the United States.This isn’t just about trashing Trump, he is openly advocating for neocon criminal Hillary Clinton."--Michael Krieger

No freedom loving patriot could appreciate their candidacy.

‘Libertarian’ VP Candidate Will Focus His Energy on Trashing Trump by Michael Krieger

Left Media Darlings Mad at Whom?

Mike Huckabee stepped in it with comments about the Iran deal, and the left is game on trying to eliminate him from the national stage.

As reported by Breitbart News, “This president’s foreign policy is the most feckless in American history. It is so naive that he would trust the Iranians. By doing so, he will take the Israelis and march them to the door of the oven. This is the most idiotic thing, this Iran deal. It should be rejected by both Democrats and Republicans in Congress and by the American people. I read the whole deal. We gave away the whole store. It’s got to be stopped.”

Huckabee is not high on our list of favorite GOP candidates, far from it. However, while the comments were harsh and certainly could have been made in much more civilized and effective manner, they are not far off the mark.

Iran has publicly stated, repeatedly, that they wish to eliminate the little and great Satan from the earth, and for those marking their scorecard, that refers to Israel and the United States of America.

President Obama claims 99% percent of folks are for his negotiated (or lack thereof) deal. Of course, Obama lies once again, as 99% percent of the folks don't know what color green is, or what a Chevrolet is.

Obama, and imbecile Secretary of State John Kerry, should both be charged with treason for this deal, which they incidentally ran around from the possible constraints of congressional debate and approval and against the will of the people.  Those seeking freedom around the world have been placed in heightened danger due to this legitimization of the terror king nation.

With this horrendous nuclear deal having been struck, a deal which Iran has already stated they will not adhere to, who do you think the left is upset with?  Obama and Kerry, who is very disturbed Iran broke their word, or those of us who accurately noted Iran for the lead financier of the global war on terror?

Well, meet MSNBC's Mike Brzeinski.



MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” co-host Mika Brzezinski is visibly upset over ill advised Iran deal comments by 2016 GOP candidate Mike Huckabee but has no problems with Obama, who made the treasonous deal with Iran, who is openly hostile toward Israel and offers rhetoric seemingly on a weekly basis of their intent to destroy Israel and the US.

Imagine that; cool to make a deal with an evil opponent who trashes human rights but don't dare make poorly crafted comments about it.

That should tell you everything you need to know about her; and her anti-American globalist companions who seek the demise of America as founded.

Breach of Trust

As noted in the swearing in of office for our President, he takes an oath, or affirmation, to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.  With Obama, this stands in contrast to his public proclamation that the Constitution is a flawed document.

Generally, the Constitution is a charter of negative liberties. Says what the states can’t do to you. Says what the federal government can’t do to you, but doesn’t say what the federal government or state government must do on your behalf.--Barack Obama in 2001.

Beyond the aforementioned troublesome conflict, an integral part of government, particularly between the President and the people, is a level of trust. Seemingly governing against the will of the people and without respect for the built in checks and balances of our system, President Obama has repeatedly breached that trust.

As troubling as many of the many instances of operation outside these constraints are, the IRS scandal traveled into uncharted territory.  Analyzatoin of this scandal identified findings that noted clear violations of the first and fourth amendments of our Constitution.  Therefore, the appropriate call for the resignation, or impeachment, of President Obama was presented on this blog.

In recent weeks, the breach of trust between the citizenry and our President escalated to the downside, reaching an appalling level, and added a third player; our military.

As we have a bond with those of our citizens who have placed their lives in peril to protect this great country, we have always known the Veterans Administration hospitals have not operated at an appropriate level.  After all, they are operated by the government.

Campaigning for president in 2008, candidate Barack Obama repeatedly hammered George W. Bush on the VA, claiming he would fix all the issues should he be elected.  As President, seemingly still in full campaign mode, Obama continued to offer rhetoric on how he will lift the VA to standards to a standard we all would appreciate.  He did so in a speech in Orlando in 2013. 

For those failing to get a participatory trophy in the arena of following politics, allegations of criminal mistreatment of our veterans at VA hospitals have emerged.  Upon learning about these allegations on the news, President Obama vowed to get the facts an take appropriate action.

The widening scandal centers on Veterans Administration Hospitals placing Veterans in need of care on secret list, falsifying appointment records, allowing administrators to receive bonuses while making the agency appear to be functioning adequately.  Veterans, among our finest treasure, died while on hold on the secret list.

Veterans DIED!

The list of hospitals engaged in this action is ballooning to a staggering number.  No longer allegations and a matter of reality, the findings in this wide ranging scandal are appalling, criminal and a dereliction of duty by all those in position to oversee this agency.

With public outrage escalating, President Obama accepted with regret the resignation of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki.  Regret?  Even MSNBC noted that "finding a scapegoat to blame is a very poor substitute for fixing the problem." The FBI is investigating what was transpiring under the leadership of these men, and with any luck, a condo in the graybar hotel may be in their future.

We are not going to get in the weeds discussing the various levels of despicable behavior, mismanagement and criminal activity associated with the various hospitals.  However, we will note the following:

*  This is an example of government run health care, and obviously, the results are beyond poor and literally life threatening.  Had this been on display for public perusal when Obamacare was being pushed, public support would have crumbled.  Perhaps this scandal will open some eyeballs of the low information crowd currently drowning in a culture of irrelevance.

*  While you are outraged, President Obama is not.  Obama, in conjunction with noting his disdain for our military, sees the deaths of aging people, who are no longer productive in society, inclusive of veterans, a win on the funding ledger.  This is part of the Complete Lives System, a directional plan headed by Ezekiel Emanuel, which does include those death panels Sarah Palin warned you about.

*  If the administration really was concerned about the care of our Veterans, they would have immediately opened up care for Veterans in need to any hospital under Obamacare.  No wait, come get the care we promised you and that you deserve.  It has not happened.

* The actions of the VA administrators, which have resulted in deaths of our Veterans, represents criminal activity and those responsible must be punished to the fullest extent of the law.

Given the cloud level arrogance of our President, who is bent on transforming our country to his desire, we recognize he would never put the country first (ironically the slogan for the McCain-Palin 2008 campaign) and resign office. As such, we have previously called for his impeachment.

The legal case is solid on a handful of issues, but the IRS scandal would be the avenue to pursue.

Until now.

Our country cannot let stand the abysmal treatment of our beloved Veterans by this administration.

Given this was a campaign cause for the candidacy of Obama and recounted in speeches as President as recently as last year, the dereliction of duty in this matter is so grave the integrity of those in leadership can longer be accepted.

Beyond failure to faithfully execute the mission statement of the agency, a irrevocable breach of trust has occurred.  While the breach of trust between this lawless administration and the citizenry is quite regretful, the breach of trust with our beloved Veterans is unacceptable.

Those engaged in cultivating this problem should not be candidates to solve the problem, and a monumental one it is.  Our current leadership has lost all integrity and can no longer be trusted to serve in the best interest of The United States of America.

Therefore, once again, we call for the immediate impeachment of President Barack Obama.

Time To Blitz Barack

Rush Limbaugh relishes the video as one of his favorites.

The video was from back in 2006 when the approval rating of George Bush fell to 32%, and Wolf Blitzer, on his CNN program "The Situation Room", could not have been more thrilled.

"It's 4 p.m. here in Washington. So you're getting the first look right now at our brand-new poll. The president's job approval rating has taken a downward turn again, falling to only 36%." is how Blitzer gleefully introduced the burning political issue of the day.

Blitzer was not the only mainstream media host or program blitzing Bush in those days, or any day for that matter. The negativity bombarding Bush was beyond relentless, and some even questioned his ability to hold the office, and his mental capacity.

On Wednesday, as the government shutdown marks days on the calendar, as Limbaugh highlighted, an Associated Press story was syndicated with the headline "No Heroes In Shutdown, GOP Gets Most Blame." As AP sees it in their supposed neutrality, it is the fault of the GOP the country finds itself in such tremendous peril.

Should anyone reading the story make it eight paragraphs deep, and most will not, the reader will discover that while the GOP gets most of the blame, the approval rating for President Obama has fallen to 37%.  Hello Wolf?

As you can imagine, there were no breaking news bulletins on the likes of CNN, MSNBC or even FOX News Channel, where it was reported along with other noteworthy political issues of the day, and there were plenty.  The Drudge Report linked to the AP story; however, nobody was thought to have marked where they were on this day to witness the actions of a president "coming home to roost", as Blitzer trumpeted.

This high level of media bias is sadly expected.  As Limbaugh has ofter correctly noted, there is no news, only a propraganda maching of the Democratic Party.  The evidence reasonably supports his contention, time and time again.

However, other than another glaring example of media bias, a more telling piece of information which requires some insightful analysis is discovered.

George W. Bush was repeatedly hammered by the mainstream media for a multiude of reasons, most notably due to the war in Iraq.  Given the onsluaght of relentless and widespread attacks on Bush, it almost seems surprising his prroval rating was so high.

President Obama

The mainstream media finds President Obama as a president for the ages, an apolitical individual of diversity and extreme intelligence who is uniquely equipped to engage and solve all the issues our country faces. Heck, in all his arrogance, he can even rename the Washington Redskins should political correctness demand it.

Lies amid doublespeak, immeasurable incompetence and the breaking of laws be damned, the media continues to smother the public with adulation of this man, failing in criminally complicit fashion to present the "promised" transparency of this imperial administration.

Given, as Bernie Goldberg noted, the slobbering love affair the media has with Obama, it is amazing his approval rating has sank so low. Perhaps the recent events of the government shutdown, in which the President has behaved in a immature, petulant and spitefull manner, the eyes of many a "distracted" citizen have been opened.

It is my contention that if the media was in fact a fourth leg of government operating as the eyes and ears of the public, performing necessary checks and balances of the duly elected government, the approval rating of President Obama would be fortunate to exceed single digits.

In fact, he would be impeached. Time To Blitz Barack

Overdrive Turn For Bachmann

I have often heard former Florida Congressman Lou Frey say a day in politics is a lifetime, and nothing could be further from the truth.

Last week, Representative Michele Bachmann, R:MN, announced she would not seek to retain her congressional seat in 2014, citing her belief in term limits.  Needless to say, for those of us who champion the rule of law and our founding principles, the loss of Bachmann and her strong voice will leave a significant void.

Jim Graves, who Bachmann narrowly defeated in 2012, not to be confused as a statesman, responded with a few digs directed at Bachmann.  Graves effort at ridicule and divisiveness brings to mind those progressive tactics of Sal Alinsnky. Stay classy there Jim.

In the article of propaganda for Graves, The Huffington Post presented approximately 20 slides hammering Bachmann for various positions over the years, thinking they were exposing weaknesses. As usual with these hit jobs, somewhere along the way the truth got lost, as a review of these slides give indication how correct the assessments of Bachmann are.  Although I am intrigued by the opportunity to tackle each one individually here, I will cite two that should be illustrative.

In slide six, Bachmann labels the tax code as a weapon of mass destruction.  Does any body remain unconvinced the administration is not restricting commerce and punishing opponents through the tax code? In slide eight, Bachmann warns back in March of 2011 of the Obama administration being a "gangster government." "I don't take back my statements on gangster government," she said, referring to a charge she made during the debate over health care reform. "I think that there have been actions taken by the government that are corrupt."  Oh my gosh was that exponentially correct.

Just six months ago, reports had Bachmann prepared to challenge a weakened John Boehner, R:OH, for the speakership. Oh, what a difference a couple of months makes.

Bachmann, a Tea Party favorite, has had a bullseye on her back for quite some time, sadly from both sides of the aisle.  While the left attempted to discredit her a a moonbat, that line of attack only gained traction for the thousands of faithful MSNBC viewers.

It was attacks from the moderate republican camp that really made it tough for Bachmann.  We have presented many posts about Bachmann efforting to question the levels of infiltration of the Muslim Brotherhood and their operatives within our government.  Those inquiries drew the ire of GOP leaders Lindsay Graham and John McCain, not to mention John Boehner. 

Recently, even Karl Rove took some shots at Bachmann, although he was incorrect in his assessment, which is becoming all too frequent.

Bachmann was correct in asking these questions, and given the intense level of attack in response that came her way, it would not be difficult to conclude she hit a significant nerve.  Hey, wasn't John McCain just over in Syria hanging out with these folks?

The left was employing a tactic previously used to attack Sarah Palin, in the form of filing a series of complaints about about campaign finance.  Ultimately, these accusations and complaints result in no findings; however, the monetary expenses and time and opportunity costs in defense of these accusations are substantial. 

Look closely, as an examination of the IRS actions paint a similar picture of efforting to intimidate and punish punatively political opponents.

Bachmann was always a champion of free market capitalism, and had a complete handle on the economic issues confronting Uncle Sam. In addition, she had and has keen insight on the issues surrounding the global war on terrorism.

It is sad Bachmann will relinquish her position in the fight for freedom, and one can only hope she will reposition herself in another arena to help us in the fight to save America.  Bachmann is a fighter whose voice we need in the fight for freedom we find ourselves engaged in, so I expect we have not heard the last from her.

Information Misrepresentation: NBC News

Information presented to the Public by various outlets is being crafted to misrepresent reality in an effort to skew political thinking, gain economic advantage and nudge social justice further down the American psyche. This is the fourth in a series of blog posts detailing instances in this regard, as it is imperative the Public recognize the significant level of misrepresentation and how vast the manipulation is and gather information from trusted sources.

Information Misrepresentation: NBC News.

For years, NBC News was a respected outlet for news. Many may recall Chet Huntley and David Brinkley, and there were days when Tom Brokaw was credible. Sadly, this is no longer true. Perhaps the fatal blow came when General Electric (GE:NYSE) became the parent company of NBC, but at any rate, make no mistake, they are not presently accurate, cannot be trusted and are essentially Obama campaign members. Doubt me?

Although there were instances raising eyebrows, it was a two by four to the forehead during the emergence of the Tea Party in 2010. Please see the following report from MSNBC:




Oh my gosh! Racist white folks protesting out first black President are running around with machine guns at Tea Party rallies! It is not football season and I think Lee Corso is fishing; but not so fast my friend! MSNBC misrepresented the truth by a large measure, and risked placing people in harms way by playing the race card and potentially inciting riots. Please see a local ABC-TV report showing the real story:



Nothing has changed over at NBC, even though Comcast (CMSCA:NASDAQ) is now owner. NBC recently busted doctoring a tape of George Zimmerman, the Central Florida man who is charge with killing Travon Martin, which recently strained race relations.  No worries at 30 Rock.

In fact, with Obama dive bombing in recent polls, NBC has increased the propaganda. NBC correspondent Andrea Mitchell, wife of former FED Chair Alan Greenspan, blatantly edited a Mitt Romney speech in juvenile fashion in effort to misrepresent Romney's comments. Glenn Beck was not amused, and gives you the full story:




Recognizing the error of their ways, Andrea Mitchell cleared the air on her program. Well, at least she thinks she did. Beck is really fired up now, and you should be as well.




We have a very important election ahead of us,  and it is critical you get your information from trusted sources, and make no mistake, NBC is not one of them. This is regrettable. I have been on the Today Show and enjoy the history of the proud peacock and NBC News. But the days of solid reporting from this network are history, and they fake out thousands of our citizens who have formerly trusted this news division and have no idea they are sellouts for progressive interests.

There are countless examples of this type of activity, and NBC is not alone,  But, they are by far the worst and no longer even attempt journalism. It is worse than you think with these anti-America impostors, but now you know.

Yes, employ a sell signal should you own Comcast (CMSCA:NASDAQ) or General Electric (GE:NYSE), which I do not.

Idiots At Large

Word on the so called street is that the Republicans are losing the debt ceiling debate in the public arena. The mid term elections last fall spoke volumes, so I promise you it is not the case.

It is not for the lack of trying. Not only are the Progressives (both parties) telling lies, but so is the uniformed media elites. Please see the following from MSNBC:



In fact, Rep. Brooks biography indicates he graduated from Duke University in three years with a double major in political science and economics, with highest honors in economics. I have a BS in Economics and trust me, it was not walk in the park.

Is the media uniformed, or are they actively promoting an agenda?

Ms. Brewer is notorious for breaking a heel on national television, but beyond this being priceless, it is all telling. Certainly she is accomplished, as her biography indicates she is a Remembrance Scholar and 1996 magna cum laude graduate of Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communication and SU's Honors Program.

Since we can conclude she is not an idiot moonlighting as a cable news host, we come to the conclusion the media left is presenting an nonfactual case to the viewing public, all 360 of them, which violates the public trust in "news organizations".

For the left, winning the debate on the merits is not possible, so politicians join with their media partners to craft a false narrative that works well in in quick unchallenged sound bites. A recent example of this is President Obama declaring he had not been presented with a plan in terms of debt reduction (Ryan's Roadmap).

Unfortunately for them, while they may win battles along the way, the truth always wins the war. It is indeed time to stand in the light.

In this time of peril, many have been thinking of Ronald Reagan, and it may be that time once again. The Gipper had these liberals figured out many moons ago, and don't forget it.

Well, the trouble with our liberal friends is not that they are ignorant, but that they know so much that isn’t so. -Ronald Reagan

Truth Evasive for MSNBC

President Obama and his staff have taken the extremely juvenile route of attacking FOX News, and as usual, if the actions were not so serious, the would be pure comedy. Obama and his operatives stated they consider FOX News to be an arm of the Republican party and not a conveyor of actual news, like the recent ACORN scandal. Anyone with a brain recognizes this as laughably false.

On his side of the ball, there actually are arms of the left masquerading as news organizations, most notably NBC News and their sister network MSNBC. You know MSNBC, home of sportscaster turned conveyor of hate Keith Olbermann and "I get a tingle down my leg" when observing Obama Chris Matthews. There are many others to name, such as Andrea Mitchell, who does not think left wing mega donor George Soros is even left wing and NBC News White House correspondent John Harwood, who marveled at Obama swatting a fly recently.

NBC is also owned by General Electric, and the CEO Jeffery Immelt holds a position on Obama's economic team, so you can bet there is fair treatment of the Obama policies by the NBC news organization.

MSNBC is the one who really distorts the truth. In fact, a recent example was when they were peddling racism among tea party participants when they disclosed a tea party attendee brought a licensed semi automatic gun with him, failing to present the public that the individual was black.

So widespread are the lies over there, they cannot even keep track of who they are speaking about or directly to, as evidenced by anchor Contessa Brewer. Get a load of this:


Obama is against FOX News, most notably Sean Hannity and Glenn Beck, because they are not only towing the rope for the Obama Administration but alerting the public to the thugocracy exhibited by and behind the scenes transformation taking place in rapid fashion.

Thank You FOX, for without you, in addition to presenting a fair and balanced accounting of the news, who would be sounding the alarm?

Our Parents Democratic Party Highjacked

FOX News Channel's Glenn Beck this week began a series asking questions of the Obama administration no one else seems interested in asking, for whatever reason. Are the media and members of Congress in fear, or are they complicit in the policies being implemented? Obviously, the media is completely in the tank for Obama, particularly the NBC affiliate of networks, save a few outstanding anchors and analyst on CNBC.

The power grab taking place under the Obama administration is nothing short of frightening and one has to wonder where the moderate Democrats are in the debate? Sure, there are the left wing lunatics, but what about the conservative southern Democrats or the Reagan Democrats?

Does not the news media have a responsibility to the citizens? Am I wrong to note the arrogance and thugocracy exhibited by this administration and wonder where the freedom loving elected officials and media members are? Apparently not. Meet Pat Caddell, who formerly worked for the Carter administration and has since become a Democratic pollster and political analyst. He is concerned as well!



The antics going on in Washington are quite alarming. Certainly, as a free market capitalist, I am usually siding with the Republicans, am are registered as such. But the debate now in my mind is no longer Republicans versus Democrats. Amazingly, it now seems it is a big government nanny state versus freedom and capitalism.

It would be well worth your time to catch Glenn Beck all this week at 5PM EST on FOX as I suspect it will be eye opening to be sure. If you are unable to watch but are interested please visit Glenn Beck where you can find each segment presented.

Free market capitalism remains the best path to prosperity. The town halls and tea parties indicate the citizenry is not sitting on the sideline. Keep up the fight!

Media Thugery

If you were unaware that the media was completely in the tank for the Obama administration, after witnessing the following interview, you will know.

MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell, a deep economic thinker to be sure, has a segment with Euro Pacific Capital's Peter Schiff, who is among the few that predicted the economic troubles we now find ourselves in. Take a listen:



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The level of arrogance exhibited by O'Donnell is pathetic. It might be one thing if O'Donnell, a socialist, even dreamed about knowing what he is talking about, but his juvenile behavior is sadly fitting the current antics of the NBC News division, which is owned by General Electric. GE CEO Jeffery Immelt is on Barack Obama's economic council, and GE is set to benefit greatly from the Cap & Trade bill provisions.

For those of you who voted for change, this is likely not the type of change you thought you were getting. But for some, you may have a chance to make some changes. Schiff is entertaining a run for the Senate seat currently held by Chris Dodd, a complete disaster as a public official.

I am much in favor of that type of change!

Hottie Toddy Everybody!

The euphoria associated with Ole Miss emerging under first year coach Houston Nutt has FOX's Sudio B host Sheppard Smith quite looped from the Kool-Aid he has no doubt been drinking. He defensively proclaimed there was no media bias in the election of Barack Obama! Looped? Call it shit canned!



Several newspapers have since stated the bias they had toward Obama, and MSNBC was the NYC Obama headquarters. NBC is loaded with pro Obama folks, led on CNBC by John Harwood, who was simply disgusting in his nightly "equitable assessment" during appearances on Kudlow & Company, and the ridiculous tandem of Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews on MSNBC.

I suspect Smith is showing his bias. I recall Smith, along with Geraldo Rivera, was strongly critical of the Bush administration for the handling of Hurricane Katrina. This of course the natural disaster where Bush told folks living in a city 8 feet under sea level with the storm of all ages bearing down to leave, they did not, and paid the cnsequences of their actions, much to the dismay of Smith and Rivera.

Shepp has come a long way from covering the car wrecks down here in Orlando for WCPX-CBS-6, but he is obviously full of himself if he remotely suspects his profession is not biased in it's political coverage. Obama supporter, idiot or liar? Hottie Toddy Everybody!

All You Zombies Show Your Faces

Political junkie that I am, I have been watching the Democratic National Convention with great interest and it has just been terrific entertainment.

Most of the media outlets are just gushing with the thought King Barack ascending to the throne. Over at media headquarters, MSNBC, Olbermann and Matthews are cat fighting in their support. Others marvel at Obama, some fainting and some crying. His majesty graces cover after cover of the weekly magazines such as Time and Newsweek. I can't remember more accolades on a cover boy with so little to back it up since Kansas City Royal baseball phenom Clint Hurdle appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated.

With all the Dems eagerly backing such a novice, you wonder if they are cast under a spell, or are lemmings, or ZOMBIES!



A clip from "The Ghost Breakers" 1940 with Bob Hope.
Hat Tip to Don Luskin and The Conspiracy To Keep You Stupid.

And now, for your listening pleasure, from Live Aid in 1985, The Hooters perform All You Zombies!

NBC News Facing Challenges

The surprising and sudden death of NBC's Tim Russert is very sad indeed. By all accounts, Russert was a towering figure in the political machine but more importantly, a fair and kind gentleman who had great appreciation for his friends and family.



For his family at NBC News, the death of Russert is particularly challenging. Of late, NBC News has been moving into an area where political commentary and "news" were one in the same, and the bias toward the left is overwhelming. Keith Olbermann, a left leaning political commentator who hammers conservatives nightly in a disrespectful way on his program, sits in anchoring primary election coverage with Russert and Chris Matthews. There is a place for folks like Olbermann, but it is not when "political news" is taking place unless the debate is balanced. For example, FOX does not include Bill O'Reilly in their primary election coverage. Who, what, where and when.

Russert appreciated politics and respected differing opinions. He would not be leading the way in this convergence and reportedly objected to it. Outside of Meet The Press, ratings indicate few viewers are watching these NBC political folks anyhow. Although CNBC excels, with Russert gone, expect the viewership to continue to fade for NBC News and MSNBC.

The unfortunate irony of Russert, who wrote a best selling book about his father, checking out on Fathers Day weekend, is just wrong. Without Russert, we were Meet The Depressed this morning. I did tilt a cold brew in Russert's honor. He will be missed.