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2008/6/15

Tim Russert Will Be Missed by THIS Political Junkie

@ 09:44 PM (17 months, 15 days ago)

 

America lost a FAIR man.  Pleasantly relentless, Tim asked everyone the right questions, the tough questions in a civil rational way.  What a difference from a lot of discourse in American life.  I miss him.

Russert was the face of political news for NBC as well as cable sibling MSNBC, serving as chief political analyst, a frequent correspondent and an election-night fixture, besides his off-camera duties as NBC News' Washington bureau chief.

He had become almost synonymous with the top-rated "Meet the Press," the TV institution he reinvented while becoming an institution himself. He had been its host since 1991 when the show, the longest-running on television, already was in its 45th year.

Several tape montages on Sunday's tribute displayed Russert in action, pressing subjects from Ross Perot to Louis Farrakhan. Politicos including John Kerry and Hillary Rodham Clinton were seen telling Russert they had no interest in running for the White House.

The abrupt void Russert leaves is unprecedented in network TV news. Even the tragic death of ABC News anchor Peter Jennings in 2005 followed his much-publicized battle with lung cancer and his four-month absence from the airwaves.

There was no immediate word on who would host "Meet the Press" next week, or in the weeks after that.

 

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Comment(s) »

  1. No offense intended BG. However Russert sure had his finger on the pulse. Unlike your tenuous connection with reality.

    Comment by Ed— 2008/06/16 @ 06:44 AM — (Reply)

  2. what it happened about 4-5 days ago.i'm already tired of hearing about it.hell after 6 hours of tim russert remembered.that was enough.

    Comment by mos— 2008/06/16 @ 07:34 AM — (Reply)

  3. good one Barry...even though he was on the other side of the aisle..he came across fair.

    Comment by Elmers Brother— 2008/06/16 @ 12:09 PM — (Reply)

  4. I won't go as far as Mos...but it is starting to appear that Russert's death is getting more coverage than Ronald Reagan's death. Or maybe it just seems that way.

    Comment by Ed— 2008/06/16 @ 08:20 PM — (Reply)

  5. I don't watch much TV but I did see a tribute to him from his co-workers. It was very nice.

    Comment by Burns— 2008/06/16 @ 09:06 PM — (Reply)

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