Prayers for Tim's family, friends and co-workers.

Rest in Peace Tim

TV must be a high stress job.

Rest In Peace.

Oh dear. How sad for his family.

RIP
OT
1150 prisoners break free in Afghanistan.

Oh my gosh! Prayers for his family and friends.

Frak.

He didn't deserve that.

The loss of an adult. Very sad.

We all go home.

unreal.

One of the few mainstream media guys I respected. I'll miss him.

Tim Russert was one of the last TV interviewers who still valued fairness and honesty. What a shame.

Oh, my...this is horrible news. : (

WOW. Only 58 years old. I hadn't heard he had health problems. Must have been sudden. Thoughts and prayers for him and his family.

Wow.

re: #12 Charles

Tim Russert was one of the last TV interviewers who still valued fairness and honesty. What a shame.

I liked him. He seemed like a decent guy- one you could grab a beer with.

OT
FNC says the over 450 taliban were in the jail break in Afghanistan.

Very sad.

Prayers for his family.

Rest in peace Tim. Thoughts and prayer to his family. Didn't agree with his politics, but he made covering elections more entertaining - especially when he reached for that dry erase board.

Oh wow. He was at work and collapsed. NBC is doing a special report.

Didn't always agree with his politics, but always respected his ability.

We'll keep his family in our prayers

God Bless, Tim

According to Wikipedia, Russert had Type II diabetes.

Geez.

whaaaattttt!

What a shock. Prayers.

Even though his biasewas obviously to the left, he was a hard-hitting reporter who got deep into the truth that many he interviewed were trying to hide.

Tom Brokaw is on MSNBC now saying that Tim Russert is dead. So it's true.

Sad news. The last person on NBC who I looked forward to watching. AN era has ended, I think.

Sad sad day.

re: #14 snowcrash

WOW. Only 58 years old. I hadn't heard he had health problems. Must have been sudden. Thoughts and prayers for him and his family.

Could be hereditary

re: #12 Charles

Tim Russert was one of the last TV interviewers who still valued fairness and honesty. What a shame.

Ditto.

re: #12 Charles

Tim Russert was one of the last TV interviewers who still valued fairness and honesty. What a shame.

I was gonna say the same thing. One of the last true journalists is gone. RIP

I remember when he used the dry erase marker and white board to illustrate the electoral college results in the last election. Brilliant.

RIP, Tim.

/so young; so sad

Brokaw gave the news just now on NBC. Broke into US Open coverage to deliver the news.

a decent guy. a fair journalist.

i hope this doesn't mean KO takes over MTP.

Let's be frank: The political scene just lost one of the few in the MSM with the guts to ask Obama the tough questions.

His Dad, Big Russ, is still living. As Tim pointed out to terry macaullife (sp) on 'Meet the Press' after terry said he was in Heaven watching them.

I haven't watched Russert's showcase show for years, but I watched it hundreds of times over the years, and Russert was one of the most professional media folk that could be found.

Sad news.

Damn shame. Always seemed like a good guy

Wow.

My prayers go out to his family.

He was a fellow Buffalonian. Don't worry Tim, when one of our major sports teams wins a championship, you'll hear it up there.

My heart goes out to his family and to his colleagues and friends.

Tim was a good guy.

RIP

Damn. That is sad. He was OK.

How awful.

One year away from me. Geez.

One of the last decent and respectable talking heads out there. :(

Rest in Peace

re: #30 snowcrash

I remember when he used the dry erase marker and white board to illustrate the electoral college results in the last election. Brilliant.

I was just thinking of that. For all the fancy innovations- Tim and the white board couldn't be beat.

RIP, Tim Russert. A fellow Buffalonian :(

Thoughts and prayers to his friends and family.

Am truly sorry, a good journalist is hard to find nowadays.
Prayers for his family - nothing hits as hard as an unexpected death.

A man I could respect. There aren't many of those left in network news.
He'll be missed.

whatever shred of credibility nbc news had left died with him.

rest in peace Tim

Journalism just lost about half of whatever credibility it had left. Russert will be missed in the run up to this fall. He was one of the few good guys.

Olberman is probably getting his resume together as we speak.

Awww, nooooo. RIP, Tim.

Wow.

My prayers go out to his family.

He was a fellow Buffalonian. Don't worry Tim, when one of our major sports teams wins a championship, you'll hear it up there.

Good thing time is infinite in Heaven!

Sorry..*cough* :)

He died doing what he lived to do, he died at work.

re: #52 Pshawalaw

Sad, but probably true...

Really sad news. Thoughts and prayers with his family. One of the few real journalists left on TV is gone. Awful.

Wow...so sad. Prayers for his family and friends.

re: #52 Pshawalaw

Olberman is probably getting his resume together as we speak.

Russert's name should not be mentioned on the same page as that psychotic.

Used to watch his show every Sunday until the 2000 election. His bias came through then (guess he just couldn't help himself).

He was so young. RIP, and may G-d comfort his family.

Time to drink more grape juice - brimming with anti-oxidants. Do we have any smokers here?

Very sad... He was my graduation speaker in 1998... Genuinely nice guy...

My heart goes out to his family... May his soul and all the souls of the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace, Amen.

This is sad. He did kick ass and didn't pull punches. I feel bad for his family. If there is an afterlife, then his interviewee pool just increased and he'll keep on asking the same questions that earned him respect.

My condolences to his family and friends.

There is one sure thing in life... Rest in Peace, Tim.

People are going to freak out since it's Friday the 13th. There's still a buttload of people superstitious about this day.

Here's the pipes for ya.

Very sad. A competent voice in an otherwise out of control media is no more.

RIP, Tim.

Thoughts and prayers for the family. RIP, Tim.

I don't think anyone is prepared to die at 58 so suddenly. The reality is, we should all take time to prepare.

A loss for all of us.

Meet the Press is the longest-running television show in worldwide broadcasting history. It's been on the air continuously since 1947.

re: #67 Kaitian868

People are going to freak out since it's Friday the 13th. There's still a buttload of people superstitious about this day.

13 is also the number of the 12 Apostles + Jesus

I just got the news off of Hannity. Very sad. He was a good man.
We will mis him. Thoughts and prayers.

He learned so much from his beloved Dad, and we learn now from him -
life is so precious, dear lizards. Live to the fullest, appreciate every moment, don't let the small stuff getcha...

and RIP, a good man. No small accomplishment.

that g-ddamn diabetes takes a good one. That evil evil pita disease. No matter how you try regulate that effer-disease, once you get it you are scrod.
A good-hearted donk.

re: #74 ploome hineni

sedentary and overweight

he really was an excellent man

:(

How do you know he was sedentary? other than sitting in a news seat?

Jim Mckay goes on Saturday, now Tim Russert.
Now we get Olberman for politcal coverage and morons like Skip Bayless for sports

I grew to have a lot of respect for him. This is so sad for his family and children.

What a shock...prayers to his family and friends.

re: #79 big L

that g-ddamn diabetes takes a good one. That evil evil pita disease. No matter how you try regulate that effer-disease, once you get it you are scrod.
A good-hearted donk.

Did he have diabetes type 2?

Here's a video of Tim discussing Meet the Press on his 10th anniversary with Charlie Rose.

Kind of shocking

Russert is all I remember of elections from my childhood
with his little eraser board

he will be missed

re: #68 Ojoe

That song on bagpipes is like an onion. Brings tears instantly, no matter what.

re: #67 Kaitian868

People are going to freak out since it's Friday the 13th. There's still a buttload of people superstitious about this day.

Please note: we studied in my mathematical statistics class how it is *more* likely that the 13th of the month will land on a Friday between the years 1600 and 2300 than on any other day.

Get used to it.

RIP Tim

I pray for his family

Oh my, Tim Russert. A truly fine man. I will miss him. Oh his poor dad. How terrible.

This must be incredibly tough for everyone who knew him. My prayers go out in particular to his family (his son was just graduated from college, iirc) and the people at NBC news.

Rest in peace Tim Russert. My condolences to his family.

Very sad news.

I hate to bring this up, at such a serious moment, but I think I must. The most anti-Israel, anti-Zionist DK post I've seen

Condolences to the Russert family,he was one of the few remaining truly individual class acts in that murky industry.

What's ^ #15 FQ Kafir?

re: #68 Ojoe

Here's the pipes for ya.

Thank you for that.

There is a simple thread-mill stress type test that is little known but FDA and Medicare approved that strongly predicts the possibility of Sudden Cardiac Death.

It's called a T Wave Alternans test. Consult your doctor.

Too young. Always respected Tim, may not always have agreed with him, even though we shared the same religion. RIP.

re: #90 unrealizedviewpoint

Oh my, Tim Russert. A truly fine man. I will miss him. Oh his poor dad. How terrible.

I think his dad died recently.

He had Type II?!?!?

Oh, that's it! I'm going to scold my husband for being so overweight. (He has Type II also.)

My most sincere condolences to the Russert Family.

McCain said his grandfather dropped dead the day he returned home from war.

My husband's grandfather was serving a mission for our church in Missouri, with his wife. The mission president came by to extend an official release. Grandma went upstairs to keep packing. Grandpa sat in his chair, went to sleep, and never woke up.

I feel badly for the family, particularly his son. I think he had a boy. My dad died when I was 33. But he was born in 1904 so he was elderly. I sure appreciate all that he taught me and hope that Tim was able to teach his son too.

My sympathies to his family.

re: #98 Salem

I think his dad died recently.

I don't think so. Only recently some politician referenced his dads death as was corrected.

re: #98 Salem

I think his dad died recently.

Big Russ lives.

re: #90 unrealizedviewpoint

Oh my, Tim Russert. A truly fine man. I will miss him. Oh his poor dad. How terrible.

A parent's nightmare is to outlive his child. I'm so very sorry for his family's loss.

And yes, not that it should matter at such a time, I admired his ability to ask tough questions of anybody.

My condolences to the Russert family.

Fox is running the news now with Chris Wallace telling stories about Tim. And Newt is on the phone talking about him too.

Ah, so sad. He was the relatively balanced foil to Matthews' and Olbermann's rabid leftist shillings.

RIP, sir. Our prayers and thoughts for your family.

most of the koskiddies are as saddened by this news as we are, but bds never fails to show its ugly face.

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I'm not shedding any tears

by riftt on Fri Jun 13, 2008 at 12:45:14 PM PDT

re: #59 gymnast

Russert's name should not be mentioned on the same page as that psychotic.

Sorry to put those two together today, the recent story about O taking it (MTP) away from Tim must have been on my mind.

re: #87 rightside

Was blind

But now I see

would that the islamic world could write a hymn like that

Agree with his politics or not, one cannot refute that Russert was a man of talent and integrity. While his loss is one for all, we can hope his family can take some comfort in the fact that he most certainly made an impact on the nation, will be mourned, will be missed, and his legacy will be triumphed.

Sincerest condolences to his family. Rest in peace, sir.

You were a good, decent and honest man Tim. May you rest in peace.

That's terrible news. He was a really rational journalist.

Condolences to Mr. Russert's family and friends. It is so sad for family when this happens suddenly.

Mr. Brokaw is going to make me cry, I swear. Damn.

Requiscat in pace

A real journalist. May others aspire to be as him.

Prayers for those who grieve.

Is it better to go fast - or slow? I think slow is better.

re: #103 unrealizedviewpoint

I don't think so. Only recently some politician referenced his dads death as was corrected.

No, his dad is still around - he's in his late 80s.

Very sad. He was a "decent MSM journalist"....indeed, a vanishing breed.
As someone about to turn 53, it is doubly sad.

OT, how soon before the nutroots either (a) blame Fox news or conservatives; or (b) gloat because Russert once asked a Democrat a tough question?

Tim will be missed, he was unafraid to challenge either side.

I heard he had Dia type II--the curse. we gotta get rid of the gut. Walk, walk, walk--3- 45 mins a day. It is ok to break up the walk into segments acc to the doctors. But you'll find that you'll keep going and feel good,gooder, goodest.

re: #98 Salem

I think his dad died recently.

No, his Dad is still living.

re: #34 DocDublU

a decent guy. a fair journalist.

i hope this doesn't mean KO takes over MTP.

Bite your tongue....HARD!

Yikes!
So sorry for him and his family.

re: #67 Kaitian868

People are going to freak out since it's Friday the 13th. There's still a buttload of people superstitious about this day.

Not. Me.

re: #12 Charles

Tim Russert was one of the last TV interviewers who still valued fairness and honesty. What a shame.

Amen. Prayers for him, and for his family.

re: #121 big L

I heard he had Dia type II--the curse. we gotta get rid of the gut. Walk, walk, walk--3- 45 mins a day. It is ok to break up the walk into segments acc to the doctors. But you'll find that you'll keep going and feel good,gooder, goodest.

I'd love to--but with a broken toe, the doctor says no. :(

He died at work doing what he loved.
You could say he died with his boots on.
It was a good death.
RIP Tim.

re: #108 bulwrk

Those punks really, really need a slap on their heads!

Not that anyone's gonna give it to them, though...

That is walk 30 mins to 45 mins a day (or more!)

Shocking! You never know when the Lord will call you home so dont put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

Kiss your spouse, hug your kids, call your mother!

58 years old. So sad.

You know, I thought his dad was still alive, but my dad apparently thought he recently died.

re: #115 Catttt
Great coverage by Brokaw. Hard to listen to Shepard Smith.

re: #62 DistantThunder

Time to drink more grape juice - brimming with anti-oxidants. Do we have any smokers here?

I'm on day 7 of Chantix...no more smokes as of tomorrow morning (I've climbed back on the wagon).

Rest in Peace

Condolences to his family. He will be missed.

Eternal Rest grant unto him, O Lord.

I have mixed feelings about Tim Russert. I grieve for his family, and I know he could be a good journalist and ask hard questions. But so often NBC would use him as a news source when they should have spoken to someone directly involved with the news report in question (I guess it's cheaper for a news broadcast to ask a fellow journalist than to get a hard news source). And then he got mixed up in the Valerie Plame nonsense.

But I wish him and his family no ill will, and hope that his family is able to stand tall over the next few days and months.

re: #135 The Pulchritudinous Patriot

You can do it!

127-vx bush- can you lift some weights. That is good too.Like a toning process. I told my friend who was laid up with metabolic illness to ask if the nurse or doc would allow weights. and they did! And it was better for him

re: #118 Catttt

No, his dad is still around - he's in his late 80s.

And Fathers Day is Sunday...tragic. Tim Russert's only child, a son, just graduated from Boston College, and they were in Italy to celebrate, and had just returned.

I cannot imagine Meet the Press without him. I wish they would just end the program, but they won't.

Kos Kid sees an opportunity.

One word = Olbermann

Monday thru Friday on MSNBC, Sunday on Meet the Press. by Seele on Fri Jun 13, 2008 at 12:46:42 PM PDT

A GIANT loss for TV journalism. Russert was definitely one of the few remaining good guys who took the job seriously -- smart, dedicated, driven by journalism's real principles, not partisan hype.

You never would have known from watching MTP or viewing him as a moderator that he once worked for the Dems.

Sad, too, to think the big counterbalance to wads like Olbermann and Matthews at NBC is now gone.

RIP, Tim.

I wish I could find a picture of Russert holding his little chalkboard with 'Florida' written on it. I heard that it ended up in the Smithsonian.

re: #12 Charles

Tim Russert was one of the last TV interviewers who still valued fairness and honesty. What a shame.

Yes.
He had balance,intelligence and integrity. He's gone too soon. A loss.

re: #141 big L

127-vx bush- can you lift some weights. That is good too.Like a toning process. I told my friend who was laid up with metabolic illness to ask if the nurse or doc would allow weights. and they did! And it was better for him

Probably, but lifting weights drives me nuts. I'm a walker and always have been. Having a broken toe is driving me nuts. And we bought a treadmill so I could walk on rainy days not two days before I broke it.

re: #12 Charles

Tim Russert was one of the last TV interviewers who still valued fairness and honesty. What a shame.

I agree. I always had a kind word for the man. He truly seemed to have some humility in his role as a journalist rather than wield that role as a bludgeon.

Whoa!

I was quite a fan of Meet the Press. I'm not really the praying type, but best wishes to his family.

Haven't walked for a couple weeks. Big excuse, it's been too hot. I've been feeling it in the legs though, especially the knees. When I don't walk the knees hurt.
I begin again tomorrow morning.

re: #1 jcm

Prayers for Tim's family, friends and co-workers.

I echo this sentiment - prayers to Tim's family, friends, and co-workers. Too young at 58.

re: #147 vxbush

Probably, but lifting weights drives me nuts. I'm a walker and always have been. Having a broken toe is driving me nuts. And we bought a treadmill so I could walk on rainy days not two days before I broke it.

I got up one night and broke my toe in two places by running into the treadmill in the dark!

Just got the word. Rest in peace Tim. I did not always
agree with you but I always respected you

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Neocon assholes better not had anything (0+ / 1-)
to do with it.

by abraxas on Fri Jun 13, 2008 at 12:52:

re: #143 JammieWearingFool

Kos Kid sees an opportunity.

Sticking right to the bottom of the gutter - how consistent of the KosKiddies. And the left is supposed to be the tolerant ones?

re: #143 JammieWearingFool

Kos Kid sees an opportunity.

They are wanting to email msnbc now to ask for KO to take over for him.
Good Lord they have no decency at all.

I have not watched any television news broadcast in a very long time.
I have not even turned on my TV set in weeks, and months before the last time.
TV no longer offers anything for me.

Ok, college football and NASCAR, but who has the time?

re: #152 redstateredneck

I got up one night and broke my toe in two places by running into the treadmill in the dark!

Ouch! Not a good plan of action. My condolences. I even asked the doctor this week if I could go ahead and start walking again, and he said, "If it hurts any at all--no."

Rats.

135- Pulchritudinous...go for it. don't talk about it , but just work on it a day at a time. I gave up smoking one tyear when thay had the Great american smoke out. I had read that 95% of those who quit do so on their own . So I did and it was ok. But this was 1982 and there weren't allthe helps they have now. so take adavantage of those. Keep at it. Takes some time.

My respects.

Such a young man, too. What a tragedy, especially for his family. Prayers for them in this terrible time.

re: #117 DistantThunder

Is it better to go fast - or slow? I think slow is better.

I'm older than Tim was. My Dad died fast. My mom is in a home with Alzheimer's. Fast is better.

re: #143 JammieWearingFool

Never happen. Russert, IMO, was fairly balanced on most issues. That's why I liked his show. Olbermann? Yeah right. He's already destroyed any chances of getting onto a mainstream program outside of MSNBC. There is a reason MSNBC is ranked just behind The Tomato Channel. NBC is not much better, but they certainly don't need to start digging with a larger shovel.

re: #154 bulwrk

more kos

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to do with it.

by abraxas on Fri Jun 13, 2008 at 12:52:

Good Night Nurse! Those people are insane.

Don't laugh, but at one time I admired Chris Matthews in he same way. No more for Chrissy.

re: #154 bulwrk

more kos

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to do with it.

by abraxas on Fri Jun 13, 2008 at 12:52:

So, we now have the ability to inflict fatal illnesses on people.

Idiots, the lot of them over in Kosland.

re: #134 snowcrash

His co-workers, of course! I'm sure Brokaw knew him better than just about everyone else in the business!

Shepard Smith... What does he know about Russert? Seriously.

RIP Tim and condolences to his family. Tim was a big booster of his hometown (Buffalo), a fundamentally good and likable guy. I will miss him, even though I sometimes got frustrated with Meet the Press.

Rest in peace.

MSNBS will be little more than a poo-flinging conspiracy-nut leg-tingling zoo, now.

re: #159 big L

135- Pulchritudinous...go for it. don't talk about it , but just work on it a day at a time. I gave up smoking one tyear when thay had the Great american smoke out. I had read that 95% of those who quit do so on their own . So I did and it was ok. But this was 1982 and there weren't allthe helps they have now. so take adavantage of those. Keep at it. Takes some time.

Thanks! I;m actually sick of smoking. A bit afraid of not having anything to do with my hands, though. I've decided to clean my house really, really well. It's pretty spotless now, but I don't care. Besides, I figure the garage will take a couple of days anyway.

152- redstate...Like the exercycle handle are just the perfect size for hanging shirts on it---eight on each side! Perfect!

Tim did more than host Meet the Press- he was the Washington Bureau chief for NBC. Those are big shoes to fill, and I doubt they be filled with as much decency as there were filled by Tim.

It is such bullshit to praise a person who dies (0 / 0)
when in life you could not offer a bit of praise.

This duality is disgusting.

While sorry for his family his style was corrupt.

from Mark Twain:
"I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it."

These people are slime

re: #166 Intrepid

Only special neocons trained and equipped with the evil Jooooooo-Ray.

May he rest in peace. And only 58. How sad for all of us.

Awful, just awful. Terribly sad for many people. In the past few years, he's been doing hour-long interviews, most often with the authors of new books, that have been really good. So rare to see something explored thoroughly on TV. Will miss those, as well as Meet the Press.

So very very sad, my condolences to his family and friends.

Very unfair - the death of the last fair man.

re: #164 newsjunkie_ky

Good Night Nurse! Those people are insane.

Didn't Tim just do an actual interview with Hillary as opposed to the usual Democrat advertisement? Coincidence?

re: #14 snowcrash

WOW. Only 58 years old. I hadn't heard he had health problems. Must have been sudden. Thoughts and prayers for him and his family.

Had my first heart attack at 45 - 2.5 years ago. A brief death, jumper cables, and seven stents later..... anyway,

RIP, Mr. Russert.

re: #174 Typicalwhitey

These people are slime

They are. Anyone who does not think JUST like they do is a neocon, bushitlerite wacko.

Tolerant left is an oxymoron

re: #166 Intrepid

So, we now have the ability to inflict fatal illnesses on people.

Idiots, the lot of them over in Kosland.

If we did have that ability, why are the Kos Kids still alive?
Actually, I wouldn't waste time on them, but Hamas.. .

re: #170 Salem

MSNBS will be little more than a poo-flinging conspiracy-nut leg-tingling zoo, now.

They will have nothing on CBS or ABC.
What a triumvirate.

re: #174 Typicalwhitey

I second that, Typicalwhitey.

re: #135 The Pulchritudinous Patriot

I'm on day 7 of Chantix...no more smokes as of tomorrow morning (I've climbed back on the wagon).

Hang in there, and whatever you do, don't drink alcohol while you're taking that. You don't want to wind up like Carter Albrecht.

I know a few people who have successfully kicked the habit using Chantix, and a couple of people who've gone back to smoking.

re: #170 Salem

MSNBS will be little more than a poo-flinging conspiracy-nut leg-tingling zoo, now.

Will be? Too late.

re: #139 vxbush

That's a very fair and cogent post. Even with the policies of the news organization that paid him and his sometimes obvious political biases and partisanship, you still acknowledge the differences but do not denigrate him. Futhermore, unlike the 'tolerant' left, you can take time to extend sympathies to his family and not hold ill-will towards someone who differed with you.

Very classy. So many elsewhere can learn from that example.

Wow, just wow. He's my age. Prayers for his family.

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Really. It's not like a slow-motion "heart siege."

Though someone who makes that much money should have had adequate access to healthcare to warn him it was coming. There are plenty of signs.

It's all about the O isn't it?
Couldn't keep politics out of it if they tried

re: #157 Capitalist Tool

I have not watched any television news broadcast in a very long time.
I have not even turned on my TV set in weeks, and months before the last time.

Me neither. Haven't deliberately turned on a TV to watch it in probably 3 years.

Yes, I have what might be described as a "monitor" that you could use to play video games on, or watch movies, but you can't get a TV signal on it. I could get cable any time I wanted to. . .don't want to.

re: #158 vxbush

Ouch! Not a good plan of action. My condolences. I even asked the doctor this week if I could go ahead and start walking again, and he said, "If it hurts any at all--no."

Rats.

This was a couple of years ago and still hurts if I'm barefoot. I walk for 40 minutes 3X a week though in walking shoes and it does o.k.

Aw jeeeeez! I was looking forward to watching him this election. RIP Tim and condolences to his family.

Ach, a real loss.

Tim Russert always seemed a decent sort.

Russert moved up a notch a year or two ago when he painted Ted Kennedy into a corner by showing video of Kennedy from the early 60s saying something that was impossible to defend. Kennedy stammered through a non-answer answer--as expected--but that proved that Russert did his homework before the show.

This is sad news. I'll miss him.

Thats a shame. He was one of the few journalists who could set aside their personal views and do the job. Sure, he had his biases and had his flaws(who doesn't?), but he did a far better job of separating his opinion and fact then most journalists out there. He was a credit to his profession and its a shame to see him pass away so suddenly.

As my wife just said, "Tim died in the saddle doing what he wanted to do."

Those people are astoundingly moronic.

re: #190 Typicalwhitey

It's all about the O isn't it?
Couldn't keep politics out of it if they tried

Russert was one of the best MSM TV journalists, and the last good thing NBC had left. Throw the peacock in the hole and bury it with him.

What a sad father's day for his family.

The only thing we can count on is that nothing in this life is forever, especially life.

re: #143 JammieWearingFool

Are the Kiddies wishing it had been Hannity/Rush/Michelle Malkin/Lou Dobbs? I don't have the biohazard gear to go search myself.

This really stinks. Tim Russert was a class act and the best the networks and cable had to offer. A true gentleman, smart, fair. The prima dona's that anchor news and news opinion shows should take notes from Tim Russert.

With Tim Russert gone, there's virtually nothing with any credibility left at NBC, much less NBC.

re: #190 Typicalwhitey

It's all about the O isn't it?
Couldn't keep politics out of it if they tried

Yeesh, may be he is like a lot folks, workaholics who work their asses off and don't make the time for med care, just put it off. NBC has a nice plan, and Tim didn't have to worry about the money or access.

I put stuff off till the wife drags me kicking and screaming to see the doc.

morons.

re: #194 Cognito

Hey, there. I was just thinking about you. With the sudden and tragic loss of Tim, I was wondering if that meant you were the only somewhat rational journalist left.

Tragic.

I went over to dailykos to see their comments about Tim Russert and clicked here and there and wound up in a thread where they were some idiot was praising Jimmy Carter as the best president in the last 40 years. I think that will be the last time I am doing that.

They are, of course, ecstatic at the thought of Keith Olbermann taking over his spot already. WTF. Idiots.

re: #190 Typicalwhitey

They think throwing money at it always equals greater success. Need better schools? Money. Need better research? Money. Need better health? Money. Although money certainly plays a significant role, they seem to believe that it reaches a point where a certain amount of money can guarantee no more failure.

And most importantly, it must be collective money (government programs.) No doubt the person supposing that his money should have purchased him healthcare to prevent this is really advocating socialized medicine.

It must be comforting to have that simple of mindset. No matter the problem, the solution is "More Socialism!"

RIP I always enjoyed watching him-prayers

How sad. It's been said many times in earlier comments, although this guy was left leaning he was well balanced and asked some really tough questions on both sides. You know NBC couldn't find another journalist like him, assuming they even wanted to. Let's just hope they don't try and recruit Olbermann from MSNBC!

I am stunned. My sympathy to his family.

re: #62 DistantThunder

Time to drink more grape juice - brimming with anti-oxidants. Do we have any smokers here?

Me!

We should all keep up with our annual checkups, and of course exercise and eat right. Well, I've got one out three covered. The checkup part.

re: #210 imtoast

Me!

Well, quit already!

re: #191 looking closely

The last time i turned the set on was to get a visual radar pic on some tornados/warnings in the OKC area.
I actually fell asleep in front of the set and a little tail came down and took out trees in two neighbor yards catty-corner from me and I woke up in the roar and watched out my living room window. Had I been fully awake, I would have been freakin' out... took a few seconds to figure it out, and then it was over.

Oh well. When you're raised in tornado alley, you don't get too excited until they get up around Cat4.

Poor guy. Only 58. RIP

What a shocker!

So many people make it back from heart attacks (thankfully!) it's easy to forget that just as many don't.

RIP

Prayers for the family.

I met Tim Russert for the first time in the early '80's when I was working for this new 'talking or shouting heads' program called The McLaughlin Group. He had words of encouragement for me as a youngster. I will miss him and his political acumen greatly

re: #205 RonPaulBlimpie

Tragic.

I went over to dailykos to see their comments about Tim Russert and clicked here and there and wound up in a thread where they were some idiot was praising Jimmy Carter as the best president in the last 40 years. I think that will be the last time I am doing that.

They are, of course, ecstatic at the thought of Keith Olbermann taking over his spot already. WTF. Idiots.

If KO takes over, the show will go in the ratings tank, and no Republican will ever attend.

I had just started to watch him as the best of the current Sunday shows. He was always my Dad's favorite, but I thought Russert was unfair in his interviews - unfair to all, but even so. Well, now the rest are worse, or maybe Russert improved. Or maybe I caught something from my Dad, who passed in February.

I'm sure the two of them will have some great conversations in heaven.

RIP, Tim.

re: #211 Ward Cleaver

We should all keep up with our annual checkups, and of course exercise and eat right. Well, I've got one out three covered. The checkup part.

And also keep up good relations with the parents.

RIP Mr. Russert :(

Met him once, nice guy.

re: #210 imtoast

Was Russert a smoker?

re: #216 Just Above Average

I met Tim Russert for the first time in the early '80's when I was working for this new 'talking or shouting heads' program called The McLaughlin Group. He had words of encouragement for me as a youngster. I will miss him and his political acumen greatly

"Ten being metaphysical certainty!"

re: #171 The Pulchritudinous Patriot

Thanks! I;m actually sick of smoking. A bit afraid of not having anything to do with my hands, though. I've decided to clean my house really, really well. It's pretty spotless now, but I don't care. Besides, I figure the garage will take a couple of days anyway.

Being sick of the habit is half the battle. I quit cold turkey a year and a half ago when I literally started gagging on the damn things. Keep it up, within no time you will realize it is the best thing you ever did for yourself.

re: #204 Sharmuta

Hey, there. I was just thinking about you. With the sudden and tragic loss of Tim, I was wondering if that meant you were the only somewhat rational journalist left.

Nope. He was the last.

;)

Holy F'in Sith! O_O

Deepest condolences to his family...

I enjoyed watching Tim Russert on Sunday mornings. I always thought him to be a very polite interviewer. I am absolutely shocked and saddened by this news. Condolences to his family.

Rest In Peace Tim

re: #210 imtoast

Me!

You're toast.
;-)

He was fair, firm and quite insightful. He will be missed.
Sympathy to his loved ones.

re: #205 RonPaulBlimpie

Tragic.

I went over to dailykos to see their comments about Tim Russert and clicked here and there and wound up in a thread where they were some idiot was praising Jimmy Carter as the best president in the last 40 years. I think that will be the last time I am doing that.

They are, of course, ecstatic at the thought of Keith Olbermann taking over his spot already. WTF. Idiots.

Don't feel too bad, it takes most kids a couple of grabs at the moving belt underneath Grandma's washing machine before they catch on...

re: #222 Ward Cleaver

"Wrongo Ward!" Issue Three!

re: #217 Ward Cleaver

If KO takes over, the show will go in the ratings tank, and no Republican will ever attend.

Even lefty NBC knows Olberman is a wacked out fanatic partisan demagogue. It'll never happen.

re: #228 redstateredneck

You're toast.
;-)

I know! I smoke 5 cigarettes a day, down from two packs. I'll get there eventually.

I could see Brokaw hosting MTP through the election...

re: #100 DistantThunder

McCain said his grandfather dropped dead the day he returned home from war.

My husband's grandfather was serving a mission for our church in Missouri, with his wife. The mission president came by to extend an official release. Grandma went upstairs to keep packing. Grandpa sat in his chair, went to sleep, and never woke up.

My condolences to you and your family.

Look at it this way - he was doing such a good job that Heavenly Father decided he could use him "upstairs". I hope Grandma is okay about this.

JAFLW

If I oversleep I would catch MTP on the other channel later.
I will miss Tim so much.
Prayers for his family and co-workers who must all be hurting.
Ecclesiastes 7:2 reminds us that it is better to visit the house of mourning than the house of banqueting because that is the end of all of us, and we do well to consider it.

re: #143 JammieWearingFool

Kos Kid sees an opportunity.

What disgusting beasts. They show their true colors at times like this, including their near-complete disregard for human life.

Tim Russert was a decent and fair man. He had his biases, like everyone else, but he would not sell his integrity to advance them. He was one of the last real examplars of the "free press," as the Founding Fathers intended it, in the major media.
This is a terrible loss.

re: #233 imtoast

I know! I smoke 5 cigarettes a day, down from two packs. I'll get there eventually.

Oh, well that's not too bad. I never could cut down like that. I quit and chewed Nicorette on the three year plan!

RIP, Tim...condolences to your family and friends.

re: #156 Typicalwhitey,

Of course they have no decency. They are L³eftists.

re: #232 unrealizedviewpoint

Even lefty NBC knows Olberman is a wacked out fanatic partisan demagogue. It'll never happen.

They are diving into the hard left in order to keep themselves afloat - I wonder if the ratings in that demographic are more important to them than journalistic integrity. With Russert gone, NBC / MSNBC lost an awlful lot of its journalistic integrity.

re: #135 The Pulchritudinous Patriot

I'm on day 7 of Chantix...no more smokes as of tomorrow morning (I've climbed back on the wagon).

Bully for you.

I think the last time I saw him when he moderated a Clinton Obama debate. I was just watching for a couple of good laughs, but he asked some really good questions.

RIP Mr. Russert and all the best to his family.

I'll miss Tim in my living room every Sunday morning. A lightning quick, fair political mind with the demeanor and charm of your dad's favorite fishing buddy. Particularly sad passage from the Times blog:

[Tom Brokaw] said Mr. Russert had just moved his father, who is in his late 80s, from one facility to another in Buffalo. He said he loved his family, his Catholic faith, his country, politics, the Buffalo Bills, the New York Yankees and the Washington Nationals.

“This news division will not be the same without his strong, clear voice,” Mr. Brokaw said.

After Mr. Brokaw made the announcement, the network switched to Brian Williams, the anchor of the NBC News, who is reporting from Afghanistan this week. Mr. Williams broke down as he tried to describe what the loss meant to his network family.

Oh, he was so very young for a heart attack! RIP, Tim Russert.

bummer -- he was one of the few good and honest reporters

God bless you Tim. You'll be missed. I hope your parting will evoke some principle and integrity into those on air you've left behind.

Adios.

re: #235 just another four-letter word

My condolences to you and your family.

Look at it this way - he was doing such a good job that Heavenly Father decided he could use him "upstairs". I hope Grandma is okay about this.

JAFLW

That was 1957

re: #246 sadhu

bummer -- he was one of the few good and honest reporters

God bless you Tim. You'll be missed. I hope your parting will evoke some principle and integrity into those on air you've left behind.

Adios.

Don't hold your breath.

re: #221 turn

Was Russert a smoker?

Case fatality rate of all heart attacks is around 30% (depends on the population you are looking at).

I don't know if Russert smoked or not, but many diabetics get nerve damage from their diabetes, and don't feel pain from heart attacks.

The proverbial "big one" can strike without warning, and prove nearly instantly fatal.

re: #116 ronaldusmagnus

Requiscat in pace

A real journalist. May others aspire to be as him.

Prayers for those who grieve.

Et Lux Aeterna.

Condolences to his family and friends.

Now NBC is *really* going to go downhill - fast!

JAFLW

I Tivo MTP and FNS on sunday mornings. Both quality programs.

He outlived his father, Big Russ. How difficult this must be for him. Outliving your child is so unnatural.

One has to relish government cost-cutting measures wherever found.
Just think of the avoided fuel costs from Kandahar to circuit court.

Prayers for him and his family. I actually watched him, he was one of the few fair decent liberals. A real loss, you'll be missed.

R.I.P :(

re: #232 unrealizedviewpoint

Even lefty NBC knows Olberman is a wacked out fanatic partisan demagogue. It'll never happen.

It will happen the moment the network executives believe he'll deliver ratings (or more ratings than any other plausible candidate they have for the position).

I'm not sure that he *would* deliver such ratings, so we're probably safe.

re: #188 Athos

Not sure I deserve the nice words, but thank you.

re: #249 looking closely

Case fatality rate of all heart attacks is around 30% (depends on the population you are looking at).

I don't know if Russert smoked or not, but many diabetics get nerve damage from their diabetes, and don't feel pain from heart attacks.

The proverbial "big one" can strike without warning, and prove nearly instantly fatal.

Just to show my ignorance here, do you mean 30% the people who suffer heart attacks are smokers?

RIP..

Russert was one of the few MSM pundits I had respect for. He was one of the few who would at least ask follow up questions to libs.

Wayyyy to young to go.

how shocking. how sad. i heard him discussing his book abt. his dad. he said he got all his principles and values from his dad. the greatest generation.
i could tell how much he admired him.

My condolences to Mr. Russert's family. Live each day as though it were your last.

May G-D comfort his family as He does all mourners in Zion and Jerusalem. He was a great reporter, the likes of which you don't see often.

Requiem æternam dona eis, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis.

re: #254 trailortrash

I checked out your site. Are the Nascar pics from Bristol?

re: #263 David IV of Georgia

Ahmen!

Sad news. I've been without power for 3 days (storms) and I was all pissed off about that.

Power outage is like waterboarding: once the juice goes back on, you forget all about how much it sucked.

Turning off the power IS NOT A WAR CRIME!

Tim Russert was the only fair journalist/commentator on NBC. He was as tough on the Dims as he was on the 'Pubs. Now there is no reason to watch NBC.

He will be missed.

God bless his family. Rest in peace, Mr. Russert.

His NBC colleagues loved him dearly - I'm watching their special report on MSNBC, and they all have personal stories about how very special the man was to everyone who knew him. Mr. Russert's passing is obviously a huge loss for them personally.

He was a heck of a good man. His life ended too soon, but it was a good one.

Terrible news.

Report says he just got back from a vacation with his wife and kids - what a blessing that he got to spend time with them like that at the end.

re: #221 turn

Was Russert a smoker?

I don't think so.

re: #263 David IV of Georgia

Requiem æternam dona eis, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis.

That is one of my favorite.

I don't know that much about Tim Russert, other than I respected him and thought him honest and fair. Did he have a wife and children?

This is very scary. I am a year older than Russert and I have had two heart attacks, the most recent just two weeks ago.
I did manage to quit smoking this time, so at least it got my attention.

re: #79 big L

Are you a Type 2 also? My husband and I are, and we both have family trees that when you shake, Type II's fall out. I have it on all 4 sides..and more and more research shows that Type 2 is very likely to be genetic in a majority of people who have it. We worry for our 4 kids and 4 grandkids.

I am wondering if Tim Russert could have developed a clot from the long flight that went to his heart.

re: #271 goddessoftheclassroom

That is one of my favorite.

I don't know that much about Tim Russert, other than I respected him and thought him honest and fair. Did he have a wife and children?

Married to Maureen, and one son, Luke, who was graduated from college just recently. Very close Irish Catholic family.

re: #143 JammieWearingFool

I am going to puke.

re: #217 Ward Cleaver

Olbermann is probably updating his resume as we speak. He's the type that will see this as an opportunity.

What a POS (Olbermann, that is).

Gosh, I hate it when I go to down-ding a comment and hit the wrong freaking button!

GRRRRR. Those buttons need to be farther apart!

re: #85 Sharmuta

Here's a video of Tim discussing Meet the Press on his 10th anniversary with Charlie Rose.

I know this video is long- almost an hour- but I do hope many of you will take the time to watch it- for in it is the reason this man was a good journalist. He speaks about his experience during 9/11 and the days after and goes on to say (about halfway through) that there is no moral equivalency between America and the terrorists and it should never be stated that there is.

God bless you, Tim. I truly wish we had more like you.

re: #271 goddessoftheclassroom

That is one of my favorite.

I don't know that much about Tim Russert, other than I respected him and thought him honest and fair. Did he have a wife and children?

Stupid me. I just read the article at Fox.

re: #276 markx

Olbermann is probably updating his resume as we speak. He's the type that will see this as an opportunity.

What a POS (Olbermann, that is).

Mr. Olbermann just came on for a sec (MSNBC is running an NBC news special report), and he exudes "cold fish" with every cell. I had to mute him.

re: #272 Shiplord Kirel

This is very scary. I am a year older than Russert and I have had two heart attacks, the most recent just two weeks ago.
I did manage to quit smoking this time, so at least it got my attention.

{Shiplord Kirel}

I didn't know about that! I'm SO GLAD you're okay!