Matthew Yglesias writes about The Unbearable Inanity of Tim Russert. It's a good read. The main complaint is that he doesn't dive into issues but rather tries to trap people into contradictions. it's aggressive but not helpful.
"This is a helpful example of how a journalist can be useless to all parties. If you're a hawk and think Thompson was making a fundamentally sound point, then Russert, by going off on a trivial tangent, was undermining it unfairly. If you're a dove and think Thompson had a fundamentally unsound point, then Russert, by going off on a trivial tangent, was failing to undermine it properly. But just because you're pissing off both sides doesn't mean you're doing anything right. Maybe you're just being an all-around clown"
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