Archive RIP David Broder, Political Journalist

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Footwedge

Posts: 9,265

Mar 9, 2011 2:49pm

He was the Tim Russert of Syndicated columnists, A breath of fresh air from the daily GIGO from the rightists and leftists on the op ed pages.

Rest in peace Mr. Broder.

http://www.aolnews.com/2011/03/09/washington-post-columnist-david-broder-dies-at-81/?icid=maing%7Cmain5%7Cdl1%7Csec3_lnk1%7C49272

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Footwedge

Posts: 9,265

Mar 9, 2011 3:56pm

I'm looking forward to the "Broder was a liberal" crowd to rear their head. It's like clockwork on this site.

ptown_trojans_1

Posts: 7,632

Mar 9, 2011 4:00pm

I really liked him on MPT over the years. He was very reasonable. Him and David Brooks always had interesting conversations.
RIP Broder.

fish82

Posts: 4,111

Mar 9, 2011 5:08pm

Footwedge;705234 wrote:I'm looking forward to the "Broder was a liberal" crowd to rear their head. It's like clockwork on this site.

Well, he kinda was. That doesn't take anything away from the fact that he was a helluva columnist/commentator, and will be missed.

BGFalcons82

Posts: 2,173

Mar 9, 2011 5:14pm

I liked reading his viewpoint, as he usually presented an intelligent piece of work, unlike heir Friedman and comrade Krugman. He was on Meet The Press often and I would always listen to what he said. I rarely agreed with him, but he made me think, and that is why he wrote. RIP, David.

Writerbuckeye

Posts: 4,745

Mar 9, 2011 5:15pm

Do you really not think he was a liberal? Of course he was.

No matter, as noted by fish, he was a good columnist and commentator -- and part of a dying breed of journalists that will definitely be missed.

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QuakerOats

Posts: 8,740

Mar 9, 2011 5:41pm

Any time we lose a TRUE journalist it is a loss, because those taking their place are generally dumb, and biased to a fault.

believer

Posts: 8,153

Mar 9, 2011 7:38pm

Broder WAS a liberal but like everyone else has said, at least he was a true journalist instead of the partisan hacks infecting American media today.

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stlouiedipalma

Posts: 1,797

Mar 9, 2011 8:00pm

I choose to remember Broder as one who brought another view to the conversation, and that is always healthy.

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BoatShoes

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Mar 9, 2011 8:36pm

I wonder what it's like to go through life believing the entire world to have a liberal bias

BGFalcons82

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Mar 9, 2011 8:49pm

BoatShoes;705632 wrote:I wonder what it's like to go through life believing the entire world to have a liberal bias

I wonder what it's like to go through life believing the evil rich are the cause for all that's wrong in the world and their entire fortune should be confiscated for the downtrodden.

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BoatShoes

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Mar 10, 2011 12:45am

BGFalcons82;705661 wrote:I wonder what it's like to go through life believing the evil rich are the cause for all that's wrong in the world and their entire fortune should be confiscated for the downtrodden.

Well I certainly don't believe that but if I did I imagine it'd be similar to a man who said this;

"If thou wilt be perfect, go [and] sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come [and] follow me." Matthew 19:21

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stlouiedipalma

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Mar 10, 2011 12:50am

Boat, that was a low blow. The religious right fanatics here won't appreciate that one bit.

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Footwedge

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Mar 10, 2011 12:53am

Writerbuckeye;705401 wrote:Do you really not think he was a liberal? Of course he was.

No matter, as noted by fish, he was a good columnist and commentator -- and part of a dying breed of journalists that will definitely be missed.

LOL

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Footwedge

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Mar 10, 2011 1:02am

believer;705552 wrote:Broder WAS a liberal but like everyone else has said, at least he was a true journalist instead of the partisan hacks infecting American media today.

LOL. Tell you what....how about you and writerbuckeye find a kiberal piece by Broder and share. I was being facetious in my post number 2....But

i should never underestimate the power of the AM dial pursuation. And why is it...that everytime I ask Belley, Oats, WB, 300 or you for a link source backing your claim, you can never provide one. Why is that? Do you guys make a habit of snatching shit out of your ass? This is the age of the internet you know...and it's easy to spot the bizzarro world people.

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stlouiedipalma

Posts: 1,797

Mar 10, 2011 1:24am

I've been trying to find any kind of liberal piece by Broder, to no avail. For those who want to know a little more about Broder, and some insight as to his politics and how he was regarded as a member of the Beltway elite, check out this link:

http://mediamatters.org/columns/200704280002

CenterBHSFan

Posts: 6,115

Mar 10, 2011 4:30am

Footwedge;705926 wrote:LOL. Tell you what....how about you and writerbuckeye find a kiberal piece by Broder and share. I was being facetious in my post number 2....But

i should never underestimate the power of the AM dial pursuation. And why is it...that everytime I ask Belley, Oats, WB, 300 or you for a link source backing your claim, you can never provide one. Why is that? Do you guys make a habit of snatching shit out of your ass? This is the age of the internet you know...and it's easy to spot the bizzarro world people.

But you never asked for a link in this thread until this post.

believer

Posts: 8,153

Mar 10, 2011 4:33am

BoatShoes;705911 wrote:Well I certainly don't believe that but if I did I imagine it'd be similar to a man who said this;

"If thou wilt be perfect, go [and] sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come [and] follow me." Matthew 19:21

Can you pass this on to Michael Moore please?

fish82

Posts: 4,111

Mar 10, 2011 6:02am

BoatShoes;705632 wrote:I wonder what it's like to go through life believing the entire world to have a liberal bias

I wonder what it's like to go through life thinking I'm better than I really am at sarcasm?

"A" for effort though.

ptown_trojans_1

Posts: 7,632

Mar 10, 2011 7:48am

A nice piece on him by the Washington Post, his home paper:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/09/AR2011030902821_pf.html

fish82

Posts: 4,111

Mar 10, 2011 8:06am

stlouiedipalma;705915 wrote:Boat, that was a low blow. The religious right fanatics here won't appreciate that one bit.

Who are the "religious right fanatics" here? I think you're confusing terms...we prefer just the straight "right wing extremist" as a rule.

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stlouiedipalma

Posts: 1,797

Mar 10, 2011 10:16am

fish82;705991 wrote:I wonder what it's like to go through life thinking I'm better than I really am at sarcasm?

"A" for effort though.

You'll always be at the top of the class on that. Keep up the good work.

fish82;706009 wrote:Who are the "religious right fanatics" here? I think you're confusing terms...we prefer just the straight "right wing extremist" as a rule.

Sometimes it's so hard to keep everyone's category straight. I think it's easier to just slur everyone and then deal with the fallout.