Comments on: RIP, Mr. Russert

By: jasmine the jigsaw

jasmine the jigsaw — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 03:26:47 +0000

Tim Russert was from my hometown of Buffalo, NY. I live in the mostly black side of our town and read “Big Russ and Me” to get a taste of what it was like to live in the part of Buffalo he did. My little brother currently attends the high school he graduated and from, and both of us were extremely shocked to hear this. I’m still sad and pretty shocked — I mean, I just saw him on CNN not to long ago, and went, “Hey, that’s Tim!”.

His son did a tremendous job being on TV so soon after his father’s passing and I pray that he, his mother and the rest of his family and friends have all the strength in the world to get through this.

RIP Tim, we miss you!

By: TiP

TiP — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:53:27 +0000

I remember watching him during the 2000 general election, he was so into what was going on. You could tell that he was very smart and well informed, but he always made you feel like he speaking only to you as if he was that trusted uncle. He also had a way of exciting me about politics, I don’t know anyone else that does that. He will be very much missed indeed!!

By: Tamra

Tamra — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:16:47 +0000

CBS Sunday Morning, Face the Nation (to a lesser degree) and Meet the Press have been part of my Sunday morning ritual for years. I can’t even listen to the theme song without needing a Kleenex. And then Luke was on the Today Show yesterday morning–that was so hard to watch.

Great post. I had to do one myself.

Mary Matalin said something that, for the first time I actually agree with: “This is the end of an era.”

You didn’t really know what his personal politics were, which is the way it should be, ideally.

I see absolutely no one capable of replacing him now or in the future.

By: Coffy

Coffy — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:12:59 +0000

Thank you for writing this post Bella, Tim Russert’s career was a tutorial, on how to conduct interviews, he had charisma, warmth, and a sense of purpose that could not be derailed regardless of who was sitting at the table. His passing is a lost to us all.

By: Tamz

Tamz — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:30:53 +0000

Man, I’ve been watching the tributes to him all weekend and I tear up every time. All you hear is what a good person he was. The one thing that stuck out whenever I saw him on TV was how happy he was; genuinely happy to be doing what he dreamed of doing. When asked on Charlie Rose if he would change anything he said no, this is perfect, he is blessed, etc. I aim to be a person living with no regrets; that Tim Russert brand of happiness.

He was so excited about this election; I wish he’d at least been able to see it to it’s completion. His son has a lot to be proud of; and I know Tim’s dad is hurting.

By: Danielle J

Danielle J — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:19:09 +0000

It is extremely sad. No more tomorrow’s, it’s all about today. His death was so sudden I stood at work flabbergasted. He was a good man and a good journalist.

By: Janelle

Janelle — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:12:52 +0000

Initially when he died, the name didn’t register. But then it hit me like “oh noooo!” when it all clicked. He was real news, real analysis, real journalism. His frankness without judgement was a godsend in the political climate we live in. I’ve been late to church a few times watching MTP on Sunday mornings.
I couldn’t bear to watch Meet the Press yesterday.

By: Niki

Niki — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:38:30 +0000

I, too, was shocked and saddned by the sudden passing of Tim Russert. I was off work early on Friday and I was puttering around the house with the CNN in the background when the news broke. I became a Meet The Press fan back in high school, so he was the only host of the show I ever knew. I had slacked on my Sunday news show viewing lately, but if someone big was going to be on, I always turned to Meet the Press because I knew that Tim Russert was going to be on point. In these days of vitriolic pseudo-celebrity news “hosts”, his was a voice for people who really loved politics. You could tell by the sincere sense of loss expressed by his colleagues, that he seemed like one heck of a great guy personally as well.

By: Styleis20/20

Styleis20/20 — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:52:38 +0000

I am a young women (almost 30). But Sunday 10:00 am I’m glued to my TV to listen in to Tim’s everyword. His quick wit and stern questioning of all that sat at that round table sunday morning was always imppresive. There is now a missing piece to the Election Year Puzzle! No one can fill his chair.

By: Nic

Nic — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:19:03 +0000

Hey Afrobella,

I was not one of the many many people who watched his show. I was familiar with his face, and that he had a show that came on on Sundays, but I never stayed tuned long enough to hear him speak. I always assumed that It was just another boring political show, and I would change the channel. Now with his untimely death being plasterd on the news (and such) I’ve gotten to see that he was a hell of a person, and an awesome interviewer/host. Wish I would have caught the show when he was alive. He seemed like the type that brought life and a warm common touch to politics. Seemed like he was super close to his family as well. I can’t imagine how they’re handeling this. Hopefully seeing how much Mr. Russert was loved and admired will bring them some comfort.

So sad.