Keeper of the Meme Dead at 58
Tim Russert, moderator of "Meet The Press", NBC Washington Bureau Chief, and Official Washington's designated Keeper of the Meme, died in saddle Friday, collapsing at his desk in DC. Russert, 58, was the living, talking embodiment of Washington conventional wisdom and a tireless defender its status quo.
NBC, CNN, and the other network news operations are commemorating Russert by running endless "Remembering Tim" segments and ignoring utterly the real news of the day. It is a fitting tribute to a man who often did the same.
