Tim Russert Blackballing Arianna At NBC?

[cwo_ghwebb]

It's certainly possible, considering how much clout the Washington bureau chief wields at the company (not to mention how much profit his Meet The Press yields for the company). NBC did confirm to me that Arianna Huffington won't be booked on any of the NBC network or cable shows past or present or future for her book. (Interestingly, a Knopf source says the publisher was never given a definitive no. "We were just told to 'Call back tomorrow.' There was never any explanation.") Granted Right Is WrongRussertWatch but she's still been booked on NBC shows. "Arianna must be dialing for dollars again," the spokesperson snarked. Meanwhile, the respected Columbia Journalism Review just announced it will pick up HuffPo's RussertWatch as a regular online feature. is only #209 on Amazon.com, but Huffington pals are arguing to NBC it's a big book tour by a big name. "We get pitched countless books, and most of them don't make it on the air. And this one didn't," the network news spokesperson told me. The spokesperson points out that Huffington has had nasty things to say about Russert "for years" through HuffPo's RussertWatch but she's still been booked on NBC shows. "Arianna must be dialing for dollars again," the spokesperson snarked. Meanwhile, the respected Columbia Journalism Review just announced it will pick up HuffPo's RussertWatch as a regular online feature.

Sounds as if someone is miffed. Arianna is surprised someone she hates won't let her push her book?

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[Bruzilla]

Sounds to me like she's got Russert's rap pretty well down. No wonder he's miffed.

 

[vraiblonde]

It just goes to show you that all you have to do to become a celebrity in this country is be a screaming Leftist nutbag: the other little Leftist nutbags will swarm around you like cats.

Tim Russert is a Democrat, and has said so many times. But I guess he's not *enough* of a Democrat for Arianna Huffington.