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A Tribute to Greatness
Posted under In the World by Recovering Straight Girl
I heard the sad news on my Twitter that Tim Russert passed away today from an apparent heart attack.
I am so, so sad.
Perhaps it’s my geekiness–I don’t idol after movie stars or song artists–I love newscasters and authors and wives of rockstars. People I have something in common with or connect to in a weird way.
I have a typical morning routine.
I wake up, take Ginger into DD#3’s room–Ginger licks DD#3 and wakes her up. I listen to her complain that she doesn’t want to get up, I go downstairs, open the dog door, open the blinds, turn on the TV to NBC and watch the end of the local morning news and then the Today Show while I make lunches, make breakfast, and make coffee. And almost every day Matt Lauer introduces “Today’s political correspondent, Tim Russert.” I stop what I’m doing and listen to what he has to say.
He was brilliant and fair and looked genuinely kind. He was the kind of guy that I would listen to and think to myself–I would really like to sit down and have a drink with him sometime, and I hope someday I meet him.
I told HG and I burst into tears. I think she thought that I was joking–I wasn’t. I can honestly say I have never cried over a death of someone I didn’t know before.
HG said, “Well, I guess this is how people felt when Elvis died.”
I guess. Although Elvis was the King of Rock and Roll and Tim Russert was the King of Election Coverage.
In my book–Tim Russert was the Kingier King.
For sure.
The news won’t be the same without him. Thank you Mr. Russert for the contribution you made.
Peace.
I feel the same way. Howard Fineman’s tribute (at msnbc.com) is enlightening. and I’ll probably watch Brokaw’s work on Meet The Press in honor of Mr. Russert.
Be well.
Amen…this is just crushing…and what an odd thing to say about a journalist I don’t know.
He was so energized by the Democrat Primary…and in my mind I can hear him say “it doesn’t get any better than this”. It was so obvious he LOVED his job…without Tim, the political season will not be complete. He could take all the “political BS” and explain it so any idiot (me) could understand.
God bless and comfort the entire Russert family.
I did the same. I felt like he was the last objective political correspondent we had left. So if this is geeky, then count me in.
I felt exactly the same. I hate and despise politics and usually turn it off immediately because I just hate listening to the idiots out there, but I WOULD listen to Tim Russert because he was REAL and because he was fair, and didn’t try to convince you that black was white and white was black and that everthing that goes on is all great and wonderful, or even that it was all bad. He actually did have balance. I feel so sad and awful for his father and his son. He will be missed in so many ways that we don’t even know yet.
Godspeed, Tim.
GG
I’m with you all. We have lost a treasure.
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