Tim Russert dead ...

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  1. HatterDon

    HatterDon Moderator

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    ... at 58 --which isn't all that old to some of us.

    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25145431/

    Although I'd rather have a root canal than watch Meet the Press, I have respect for the guy, and you have to feel for his family.

    And so it goes ... [po toweet]
     
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    HatterDon, Jun 13, 2008
  2. FFC24

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    WOAH! I'm saddened by this news. I actually liked the show.
     
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  3. Terrier4FFC

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    And so it goes...

    I'll miss the man. Meet the Press is a ritual for me.
     
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    Terrier4FFC, Jun 13, 2008
  4. RidgeRider

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    Wow this is a real bummer. I really like the guy and I thought his show was pretty decent compared to some others. He did a good show. Terrier, we agree!
     
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  5. BarryP

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    Wow first Jim McKay and now Tim Russert.
     
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  6. SteveM19

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    I was very much a fan of his show. He will be missed.
     
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  7. ChicagoTom

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    I thought Tim Russert was a great host and journalist. I thought he was fair and I thought he was very unbiased in his reporting and in his interviewing.

    It saddens me greatly to see him die. I loved Meet the Press and I thought Russert was the best in the business at what he did. It is a shame to see him go.

    Election night coverage will not be the same without him.
     
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    ChicagoTom, Jun 13, 2008
  8. FFCinPCB

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    Tom, as many times, does a great job summing it up.

    Meet the Press was a ritual in our house many Sunday mornings, for more serious fare after the nearly always reflective CBS' Sunday Morning. (I still miss Charles Kuralt, but Charles Osgood has done a great job.)

    A light that shone very bright and burned out much too soon for many. A very unique and endearing person,... which is hard to say about TV and political personalities.
     
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    FFCinPCB, Jun 13, 2008
  9. pettyfog

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    Some concern that if there had been a defibrillator there, he might have been stabilized. A doc says maybe not.
    In fact, it may not have been possible to see it before it happened, no matter what.

    From what's coming out about the specifics, given that it happened at much too young an age....the only way to go.
    I know it's how I want to go... later, please
     
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    pettyfog, Jun 14, 2008
  10. HatterDon

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    yeah, we were talking about this last night between sets. The man was in a high-stress job and he was carrying about 50 extra pounds. It's still sad, though.

    I enjoyed his book about his father, and I usually went to NBC for convention/election coverage.
     
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    HatterDon, Jun 14, 2008
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