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Title: David Broder dies; Pulitzer-winning Washington Post political columnist
Post by: Ralph Wiggum on March 09, 2011, 12:11:52 PM: (http://deskofbrian.com/wp-content/uploads/a0e707ba-8d16-11de-85de-001cc4c002e0_preview-300.jpg)

David S. Broder, 81, a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for The Washington Post and one of the most respected writers on national politics for four decades, died Wednesday in Arlington of complications from diabetes.

Mr. Broder was often called the dean of the Washington press corps - a nickname he earned in his late 30s in part for the clarity of his political analysis and the influence he wielded as a perceptive thinker on political trends in his books, articles and television appearances.

In 1973, Mr. Broder and The Post each won Pulitzers for coverage of the Watergate scandal that led to President Richard M. Nixon's resignation. Mr. Broder's citation was for explaining the importance of the Watergate fallout in a clear but compelling way.

As passionate about baseball as he was about politics, he likened Nixon's political career to an often-traded pitcher who had "bounced around his league."

He covered every presidential convention since 1956 and was widely regarded as the political journalist with the best-informed contacts, from the lowliest precinct to the highest rungs of government.

LINK (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/09/AR2011030902821.html?hpid=topnews)
Title: Re: David Broder dies; Pulitzer-winning Washington Post political columnist
Post by: Rebel on March 09, 2011, 12:16:36 PM: Dude looks like a pedophile.
Title: Re: David Broder dies; Pulitzer-winning Washington Post political columnist
Post by: compaqxp on March 09, 2011, 12:49:16 PM: Quote from: Rebel on March 09, 2011, 12:16:36 PM
Dude looks like a pedophile.

Perhaps it's not the best photo...
Title: Re: David Broder dies; Pulitzer-winning Washington Post political columnist
Post by: Boudicca on March 09, 2011, 12:56:56 PM: RIP, and prayers for his family.
Title: Re: David Broder dies; Pulitzer-winning Washington Post political columnist
Post by: Eupher on March 09, 2011, 02:12:30 PM: I've never been a regular viewer of the Sunday morning political news programs (Meet the Press, Face the Nation, etc.) but I remember David Broder as being measured and balanced -- definitely an old-school journalist you couldn't pin down as to his political bent.

And that's a good thing. Too many of 'em today wear their politics right on their sleeves.

RIP, David. Well done. :usflag:
Title: Re: David Broder dies; Pulitzer-winning Washington Post political columnist
Post by: IassaFTots on March 09, 2011, 03:38:28 PM: Rest in Peace. Prayers for the family.
Title: Re: David Broder dies; Pulitzer-winning Washington Post political columnist
Post by: longview on March 09, 2011, 04:00:41 PM: My sympathies to his family and friends.
Title: Re: David Broder dies; Pulitzer-winning Washington Post political columnist
Post by: NHSparky on March 09, 2011, 05:22:54 PM: God speed, Mr. Broder. And yeah, no way to pin down his politics, which is what far too few of today's journalists manage.