unsinkable Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 :confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liza Q Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 :sad: Oh - how awful for his family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathleen in VA Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 That's so awful! He's kind of young, isn't he? Does anyone remember how he scribbled all over those whiteboards during one of the elections (Bush/Gore perhaps)? It was so cute :-). Wow, that's such sad news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracey in TX Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 That's awful, he was a great journalist and seemed to be a great man as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melinda in VT Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Sounds like it was a heart attack. Tim Russert was one of my favorite news people. Unlike so many of them nowadays, he actually let people answer the question! I appreciated that his news programs weren't full of people interrupting each other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abreakfromlife Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 I just got an email from a friend about it. no way! that is so sad. I really liked him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomofSeven Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 on Sean Hannity's show. I think he's ready to cry. His sadness is making me want to cry. A really great journalist. Fair minded and subdued. A class act. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 :sad: How sad! The election coverage won't be the same without him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erica in PA Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 When I read this thread, I had to go google it just in case, because I found this news very hard to believe. Wow... that is a real loss. I will miss his presence on the news, and my heart goes out to his wife and son. Erica Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astrid Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 How very sad. CNN is reporting he was 58 and died of a heart attack at work. Apparently he had just returned from a vacation in Italy, and was home to see his son graduate from Boston College. He was a class act, and I'll miss his presence. Wow. This is hitting me hard. I"ll have to watch Olbermann tonight; I know they are close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astrid Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 This spring, while covering the primaries, Tim said, "There are three things I want to experience before I die. See the Red Sox win the World Series, see the Buffalo Bills win the Super Bowl, and cover a brokered convention. I guess I've still got two to go!" Being avid Red Sox and Obama fans, we've quoted this many times in the past few months. This is just so shocking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nancypants Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 How sad. :sad: So young... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorothy Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 I don't care for celebrities at all but he seemed like someone I wanted to sit and talk to over a beer. I really enjoyed listening to his show and thought he was smart, thorough, and kind. My dh is sad too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacie Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 November just won't be the same without his whiteboard and dry erase marker. How very sad for his family, friends, and fans. :crying: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Oh, that is really sad news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emmy Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 I'm so sad - I'm such a fan. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anewday Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Oh my! I was just at Borders yesterday and saw he has a book out with his dad I think. Such sad news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 That is very sad. I'll miss his coverage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Atl Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Folks over at NPR also sounded so sad. I loved his show... just way too young to go! :crying: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin in Tx Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 How sad!! And shocking, too. My dh and I are in his age bracket. This is very disturbing to me. On one hand, this makes me want to get REAL serious about diet and exercise and overall health, but on the other hand it makes me wonder what for... after all you know this guy got good regular medical care (physicals, etc.). If this can strike someone like him, then who am I kidding when I think I can *really* avoid this if I only deprived myself a little more? This is very, very sad. Meet the Press won't be the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karenciavo Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 It is truly very sad. He seemed liked such a genuinely nice person and the stories being told certainly testify to that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starlashine Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 This makes me sad as well. I remember watching Meet the Press at my gas station job and marveling at how unbiased and to the point he was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qs3 Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 That's too bad. I really enjoyed watching him. Just back from vacation in Italy! Sometimes life seems a *tad* ironic... It's very sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassenach Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 I'm so sad about this. He was such a class act. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingChris Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 It is very sad. I'm saying prayers for his family and friends. He may have died because he just got back from Italy. Air travel puts you at risk for blood clots in the leg than can travel and cause heart attacks, pulmonary embolisms, or strokes. Read up about this before you travel on long air trips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*anj* Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 I just found out when dh came home from work. I am just really shocked and really sad to hear this. It's really bothering me, and I'm trying to figure out why it should feel so personal--yet it does. What a loss. What a sad story. I just heard someone say "It's hard to find a picture of him where he didn't have a smile on his face. And through our sadness we can't help but smile when we see him." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXMomof4 Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 This just breaks my heart! Of all the MSM political reporters I thought he was the very best. I'm so sad! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gretchen in NJ Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 I just found out when dh came home from work. I am just really shocked and really sad to hear this. It's really bothering me, and I'm trying to figure out why it should feel so personal--yet it does. What a loss. What a sad story. I just heard someone say "It's hard to find a picture of him where he didn't have a smile on his face. And through our sadness we can't help but smile when we see him." I felt the same way. That someone was right, too. I was watching the coverage with a tear going down my cheek while I smiled at his photos. Ruff news to hear. Gretchen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle in MO Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 for his family. Apparently his son had just graduated from college. He was such a likeable news personality---he will be missed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
April in NC Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 I agree with the others that this is affecting me more than I would have imagined, for some reason. Apparently a lot of other people too. He always seemed so fair and genuine. Surely not perfect, but you could just tell that he had a great heart, and it seems so unfair to be talking about him in the past tense right now! He was always a trusted bright spot of enthusiasm and intelligence on the election night coverage, and part of me dreads the descent into banality which seems likely without him around. I heard someone describe this as a body blow to the nation, and you know, melodramatic as it sounds, I really have to agree with that sentiment, given the extent to which the media shapes our nation's perception of what happens in the world. It is a loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted June 14, 2008 Author Share Posted June 14, 2008 It still hasn't registered. Buffalo won't be the same. We just lost one of our former mayors, Jimmy Griffin. He also was a South Buffalo Irish Catholic but he was 78, which is easier to deal with than a 58 yo who looked to be in the prime of his life. I have a Tim Russert bobble head...how many media figures are there with their own bobble heads? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elizabeth Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 God be good to him. I will miss him, especially after reading his book ,Big Russ and Me, a lovely read . I do not understand anything this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelli in TN Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 He was a favorite of mine. I will miss his calm, polite presence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LynnG in Arizona Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 It's funny how so many people feel like they "knew" him. I guess because he was such a genuine and down-to-earth guy. I bet he had no idea how loved he was! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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