Tim Russert has died

[lost-in-nj]

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I liked him
:(





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[BlueIris]

1. Yikers. Didn't see that one coming. nt

[mokawanis]

2. How sad

Never liked his work but I am sorry to hear the bad news. Condolences to his family.

[LeftyFingerPop]

3. Holy shit.

I liked him much of the time. I disagreed with him plenty, but he was always interesting.

Damn.

I'm sorry to hear this.

RIP Tim and condolences to friends and family. :-(

[AlCzervik]

4. pretty shocking to hear.

[From The Ashes]

5. RIP Mr. Russert

:(

[Shakespeare]

6. I liked him, too. This is so sad.

I will really miss hearing his comments continuing through the election. :cry:

[SeattleGirl]

7. Brokaw is reporting it now on MSNBC. n/t

[redqueen]

8. Oh my...

I'm so shocked... he was only 58!

:(

[Rosie1223]

9. Damn, I watch MTP every Sunday

won't be the same without him.

[AlCzervik]

10. here's the news from msnbc

Virginia Sherwood / © NBC Universal, Inc.
Tim Russert at the Newseum in Washington on Nov. 14.

Slide show


NBC’s Tim Russert
The life of the political journalist
BREAKING NEWS
NBC News and MSNBC
updated 2 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - Tim Russert, NBC News’ Washington bureau chief and the moderator of “Meet the Press,” died Friday, NBC News said. He was 58.

No further details were immediately available.

Russert, the recipient of 48 honorary doctorates, took over the helm of “Meet the Press” in December 1991. Now in its 60th year, “Meet the Press” is the longest-running program in the history of television.

In 2008, Time Magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world.

In 2005, Russert was awarded an Emmy for his role in the coverage of the funeral of President Ronald Reagan. His “Meet the Press” interviews with George W. Bush and Al Gore in 2000 won the Radio and Television Correspondents’ highest honor, the Joan S. Barone Award, and the Annenberg Center’s Walter Cronkite Award.

Russert joined NBC News in 1984. In April 1985, he supervised the live broadcasts of NBC's "TODAY" show from Rome, negotiating and arranging an appearance by Pope John Paul II, a first for American television. In 1986 and 1987, Russert led NBC News’ weeklong broadcasts from South America, Australia and China.

Russert was born in Buffalo, N.Y., on May 7, 1950. He was a graduate of Canisius High School, John Carroll University and the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. He was a member of the bar in New York and the District of Columbia.

Senate staffer

more at link
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25145431/

[Carnea]

11. Holy shit.... RIP NT

[graywarrior]

12. I'm amazed at how sad I feel.

[Shakespeare]

14. Me, too. I feel like I knew him.

I guess, in a way, we did. :-(

[graywarrior]

15. Yeah, even tho we wanted to throw bricks at the tv when he started in on crap

we disagreed with.

[Shakespeare]

17. That probably means he was doing his job well. Apparently, he was a dem.

Got his start working under Cuomo and Moynihan.

I'm REALLY going to miss watching him.

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

19. Me too.

I send prayers and thoughts to the family of man I never knew but I always watched him Meet The Press.I respected his career even though some don't.

[johnnie]

13. Wow

That's unexpected. RIP Mr Russert

[pokerfan]

16. Randi Rhodes just reported it

[CreekDog]

18. what a shame to die so young

what does one say in the face of death? we are all equals in the face of it.

:cry:

[KitchenWitch]

20. RIP

I disagreed with you often. But RIP.

[Breeze54]

21. I just heard that on Randi!! OMG!!! He was so young!

I didn't like him much but I feel bad for his family.

RIP, Tim. You tried.

[femmocrat]

22. Shocking news

My prayers to his family.... he was way too young. No matter his politics, he was a good man and loved by so many people. I will really miss him on Sundays. Sometimes I would watch MTP three times on Sunday. I felt like I "knew" him in a way.

[FloridaJudy]

23. Go in peace, Tim

I often disagreed with him, but he seemed to be a decent and honorable human being. Condolences to his friends and family.