R.I.P. Tim Russert 3737 Responses

Last post: 2 months, 3 weeks ago | Thread started: Jun 13, 08, 12:44 p.m.

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• blaw

  Sad, sad day.
  http://cbs2chicago.com/politics/…

  Jun 13, 08, 12:44 p.m. – Permalink

• BonSeff

  dam!

  

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  Dog-earJun 13, 08, 12:45 p.m. – Permalink

• Llyod

  was he a douche? how did he manage debates?

  • No. He always asked good questions in interviews and debates.– mtgentry1/2

    he was one of the few people on CNN who had actual integrity.– thehouseshook2/2

  

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  Dog-earJun 13, 08, 12:45 p.m. – Permalink

• locustsloth

  Wow, that's unexpected

  

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  Dog-earJun 13, 08, 12:45 p.m. – Permalink

• ukit

  So sad. And such a young guy too. Heart attacks are f*cking scary.

  

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  Dog-earJun 13, 08, 12:46 p.m. – Permalink

• BonSeff

  my pop died @ 58... too young

  • Mine too—59.– dog_opus1/5

    mine at 48! :(– sea_sea2/5

    Mine at 49– CyBrain3/5

    my dad had a heart attack at 49, he's now 70 fitter, happier but still smokes. so stupid.– fooler24/5

    sorry guys– woodyBatts5/5

  

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  Dog-earJun 13, 08, 12:46 p.m. – Permalink

• dog_opus

  Dang. Rest in peace.

  

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  Dog-earJun 13, 08, 12:46 p.m. – Permalink

• ukit

  yep...mine died at 55...same deal...heart attack

  

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  Dog-earJun 13, 08, 12:47 p.m. – Permalink

• canuck

  Doesn't say what he died of ?

  

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  Dog-earJun 13, 08, 12:47 p.m. – Permalink

• TheBlueOne

  Wow...55 is young...

  

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  Dog-earJun 13, 08, 12:48 p.m. – Permalink

• blaw

  He was my favorite political media figure. No matter what side you were on, he would ask the question you didn't want to answer. And he wouldn't let you use Washington speak to get away without answering.

  Except with President Bush, where he'd call him on the non-answer three times before moving on, but you can't blame Mr. Russert for that.

  Anyway, that sucks.

  • Totally agree.– mg331/3

    He was the master of putting up something they said a year ago that contradicted what they said today– ukit2/3

    @ukit: That's a fact. Nothing calls 'bullshit' like your own words.– blaw3/3

  

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  Dog-earJun 13, 08, 12:48 p.m. – Permalink

• Mimio

  So tragic.

  

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  Dog-earJun 13, 08, 12:49 p.m. – Permalink

• dog_opus

  Heart attack (apparently): http://www.nypost.com/seven/0613…

  

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  Dog-earJun 13, 08, 12:50 p.m. – Permalink

• ukit

  Wonder who will take over Meet The Press..Matthews maybe?

  • Mathews is a tool.– TheBlueOne1/3

    Russert, imo, had no opinion, and this was good. Matthews is too much of a "cable news" guy.– mg332/3

    Brokaw is doing it tomorrow– mrbee28283/3

  

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  Dog-earJun 13, 08, 12:50 p.m. – Permalink

• blaw

  During election season the Today Show would have him on bright and early and he was always coughing on phlegm. I'm guess he smoked his fair share of cigarettes (though that's a wide guess on my part).

  

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  Dog-earJun 13, 08, 12:50 p.m. – Permalink

• emukid

  may he rest in peace.

  

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  Dog-earJun 13, 08, 12:51 p.m. – Permalink

• BonSeff

  isnt meet the press the longest running show in american tv history?

  • I think so.– Mimio

  

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  Dog-earJun 13, 08, 12:51 p.m. – Permalink

• TheBlueOne

  End of an era...

  

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  Dog-earJun 13, 08, 12:52 p.m. – Permalink

• mg33

  Man, wow, that is really sad. I loved watching Meet The Press on Sundays, and his other shows/involvement. I really think he was the most objective of almost anyone out there. He was a reporter in a sense, asking the questions, and getting answers WITHOUT injecting opinion of his own.

  Really will miss him a ton during this presidential campaign. I'm sure he would have been a debate moderator, and it would have been better than anyone else.

  • 2004 election he was to be a moderator, but the Bush camp wouldn't agree to it.– blaw1/2

    Can't say I blame them. If I were that full of shit I'd fear his questions, too.– blaw2/2

  

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  Dog-earJun 13, 08, 12:52 p.m. – Permalink

• bluevertical

  damn. very sad. best guy covering politics. hands down. peace.

  

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  Dog-earJun 13, 08, 12:54 p.m. – Permalink

• threadpost

  Always liked that guy. He was fair and I like his "Big Russ" perspective.

  

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  Dog-earJun 13, 08, 12:56 p.m. – Permalink