TV BUZZ – Some media critics wonder if the mainstream news didn’t go a little too far with their coverage of Tim Russert’s passing.Everyone agrees that it’s a big loss, but as one blogger pointed out, “Tim Russert was a newsman. He was not the Pope.”

The Best Links:

1. The Russert Backlash Begins
2. Russert Revisited, Ad Naseum
3. “What has possessed NBC News to televise a never-ending video wake? Almost nothing aired contained much in the way of news.”
4. “It was impossible not to be struck — once again — by just how incestuous and claustrophobic the washington-based nexus of politics and journalism has become.”
5. This Shows Part of the Problem With the Media Establishment

POLITICS BUZZ – The 58-year-old Meet The Press anchor (and author) died of a heart attack.Weirdly enough, the NBC personality - known for never abandoning his Buffalo-bred blue-collar roots - recently published his memoirs. Sadly, it now seems eerily timely.

The Best Links:

1. Recap of NBC’s Teary On-Air Tribute to Russert
2. Tom Brokaw Reports Russert’s Death
3. NBC’s Russert Tribute Video Clip; Empty Chair on Meet the Press
4. Russert Reportedly Collapsed at NBC Washington News Bureau
5. Tim Russert Dies of Heart Attack, Family Says
6. Extensive Coverage of Russert’s Honors
7. Tim Russert Farts on Television

TV BUZZ – Best Week Ever has the exclusive video, and claims it’s not edited in any way.Heh heh. Okay, I just enlisted my inner Beavis to produce this trend. Enjoy!

The Best Links:

1. UPDATE: So Did Tim Russert Break Wind Whilst Breaking The News Or What?
2. Hilary Clinton Farts on TV
3. Watch the Video - It’s about 14 Seconds In
4. AMAZING Regis Fart
5. Fart Bombing in Public
6. Relive the Magic: Larry King Farts LIVE
7. Watch Paula Fart on Simon
8. We Applaud BWE For Their Keen Attention to Detail

TV BUZZ – Scuttlebutt that Tim Russert has had Arianna Huffington blacklisted from NBC over comments about him in her new book.There are several passages in Right is Wrong about Russert, calling him (among other things) “one of the temple guards of conventional wisdom” and a “conventional wisdom zombie.” Huffington was reportedly un-booked from two NBC shows, but she’s talking everywhere else about the tome. We love a good media scandal. Also, we just wanted to use the word scuttlebutt.

The Best Links:

1. Tim Russert Blackballing Arianna At NBC?
2. Is Tim Russert Keeping Arianna Off NBC?
3. Tim Russert Takes Offense, Bans Arianna Huffington From NBC News
4. NBC VP: “I know some people have issues with her as a guest, but it has nothing to do with the book.”