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Tim Russert has died.

MattDanteMattDante Registered User regular
edited June 2008 in Debate and/or Discourse
Tim Russert, NBC journalist and political heavyweight host of "Meet the Press," has died after collapsing at NBC's Washington news bureau, a source said. He was 58 years old.

http://www.nypost.com/seven/06132008/news/nationalnews/tim_russert_dies_from_apparent_heart_att_115384.htm

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  • YallYall Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    That sucks. :(

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  • SpeakeasySpeakeasy Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    Holy crap.

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  • HeartlashHeartlash Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    :cry:

    I'm a big fan of Meet the Press, he will be sorely missed.

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  • syndalissyndalis Getting Classy On the WallRegistered User, Loves Apple Products, Transition Team regular
    edited June 2008
    I just got notified of this.

    Holy shit, I'm going to miss him.

    What was the cause? Has anyone said yet?

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  • cyphrcyphr Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    Being reported as a heart attack, apparently while recording a production track.

    That means they have this shit on tape.

    D:D:D:

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  • ProfsProfs Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    Heart Attack. Only age 58. Man, this sucks.

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  • emnmnmeemnmnme Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    Heart attack on Friday the 13th.

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  • 0xDEADBEEF0xDEADBEEF __BANNED USERS regular
    edited June 2008
    Christ

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  • DalbozDalboz Resident Puppy Eater Right behind you...Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    According to CNN, he just came back from a vacation in Italy and just celebrated his son's graduation from Boston College. I may go to the library later and see if his books are available.

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  • fightinfilipinofightinfilipino Angry as Hell #BLMRegistered User regular
    edited June 2008
    Tom Brokaw's report is too sad to watch. he almost starts crying at one point.

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  • ThanatosThanatos Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    This seriously fucking sucks. Russert was one of the few guys on television news worth a shit.

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  • RedThornRedThorn Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    Wow, that sucks. I wonder what they will do with Meet the Press.

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  • MedopineMedopine __BANNED USERS regular
    edited June 2008
    That's way too young. God damn.

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  • AstraphobiaAstraphobia Lightning Bolt! Lightning Bolt! Root! Sleep! Death!Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    I certainly thought Dick Cheney would've infarc'd before Timmy did. Boy is my face red.

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  • fightinfilipinofightinfilipino Angry as Hell #BLMRegistered User regular
    edited June 2008
    Meet the Press has been running since 1947 (according to the wiki, anyways). i'm sure they will find someone to host.

    but there's really no one that can take the place of Tim Russert.

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  • DalbozDalboz Resident Puppy Eater Right behind you...Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    RedThorn wrote: »
    Wow, that sucks. I wonder what they will do with Meet the Press.

    They'll hand it over to someone else. Meet the Press is the longest running program on television, period. It's become an institution. It'll be rough because Russert was actually relatively young and not even close to going out, so they're not prepared, but it will carry on. At least it better, if nothing more than out of respect for Russert...:(

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  • monikermoniker Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    :(:(:(

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  • SenjutsuSenjutsu thot enthusiast Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    yowza

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  • HacksawHacksaw J. Duggan Esq. Wrestler at LawRegistered User regular
    edited June 2008
    Thanatos wrote: »
    This seriously fucking sucks. Russert was one of the few guys on television news worth a shit.
    Seriously.

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  • citizen059citizen059 hello my name is citizen I'm from the InternetRegistered User regular
    edited June 2008
    Damn, man...just...

    Damn.

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  • RedThornRedThorn Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    Dalboz wrote: »
    RedThorn wrote: »
    Wow, that sucks. I wonder what they will do with Meet the Press.

    They'll hand it over to someone else. Meet the Press is the longest running program on television, period. It's become an institution. It'll be rough because Russert was actually relatively young and not even close to going out, so they're not prepared, but it will carry on. At least it better, if nothing more than out of respect for Russert...:(

    Yea, looking at the Election thread people already hashed out the discussion that was going through my mind on that.

    Still, this is really sad news. Russert was one of the few journalists able to deliver substantive interviews from politicians without resorting to stupid "Gotcha" questions. He will definitely be missed, RIP.

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  • deadonthestreetdeadonthestreet Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    Oh man, that's awful.

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  • HakkekageHakkekage Space Whore Academy summa cum laudeRegistered User regular
    edited June 2008
    Oh my goodness. :( I will miss him on Meet the Press, holy shit.

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  • Alchemist449Alchemist449 Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    I couldn't believe it when I saw it. I haven't even really comprehended it yet, but Sundays for me just won't be the same for me now.

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  • ElkiElki get busy Moderator, ClubPA Mod Emeritus
    edited June 2008
    wow

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  • GoodOmensGoodOmens Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    He may have just burned himself out working so hard with the campaign, moderating the debates, so forth. Truly a shame, because he actually gave a damn about reporting and argument, challenged his guests, and seemed a decent guy.

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  • LondonBridgeLondonBridge __BANNED USERS regular
    edited June 2008
    This will have an impact on the election IMHO.

    Sad news all the same, I miss him already.

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  • MalkorMalkor Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    Yeah, I was at the doctor's office when I found out. I was kinda surprised about how many people were actually upset. I guess a lot more people enjoyed his shows than I thought.

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  • elgatoelgato Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    sigh :(

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  • BolthornBolthorn Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    Damn. That's all I can really say. well, that and, "that sucks". Meet the Press was the only reason for me to get out of bed on Sundays. Really going to miss him.

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  • korodullinkorodullin What. SCRegistered User regular
    edited June 2008
    This hits me very hard. Russert was a hero of mine, and watching him turned me on to politics, even from a very early age. This is devastating for me.

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  • GoslingGosling Looking Up Soccer In Mongolia Right Now, Probably Watertown, WIRegistered User regular
    edited June 2008
    It's been almost two hours and I'm still just utterly stunned.

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  • HedgethornHedgethorn Associate Professor of Historical Hobby Horses In the Lions' DenRegistered User regular
    edited June 2008
    korodullin wrote: »
    This hits me very hard. Russert was a hero of mine, and watching him turned me on to politics, even from a very early age. This is devastating for me.

    I can remember watching Meet the Press with my dad on Sunday mornings when I was in middle school, back during the Clinton years.

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  • Matt_SMatt_S Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    D: He was one of the few genuine newscasters left. He will really be missed.

    Requiescat in Pace, Tim.

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  • fightinfilipinofightinfilipino Angry as Hell #BLMRegistered User regular
    edited June 2008
    this is seriously a punch to the gut.

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  • OmeksOmeks Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    emnmnme wrote: »
    Heart attack on Friday the 13th.

    Dammit, I just realized this. Damn you superstitious nonsense!!

    That's really disappointing. I didn't watch Meet the Press, but he did seem like one of the few newcasters on TV that really represented news well.

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  • NocturneNocturne Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    Very sad indeed. I loved his interviews because they didn't consist of softball questions or gotcha questions, and despite how cliche the phrase is, he was pretty damn fair and balanced.

    It's sad to see anyone go like that, but even moreso when he was one of the best.

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  • HedgethornHedgethorn Associate Professor of Historical Hobby Horses In the Lions' DenRegistered User regular
    edited June 2008
    Matt_S wrote: »
    D: He was one of the few genuine newscasters left. He will really be missed.

    Requiescant in Pace, Tim.

    'Requiescant' is plural. I think you're looking for the singular, 'requiescat.'

    This has been your neighborhood Latin Nazi.

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  • Matt_SMatt_S Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    Hedgethorn wrote: »
    Matt_S wrote: »
    D: He was one of the few genuine newscasters left. He will really be missed.

    Requiescant in Pace, Tim.

    'Requiescant' is plural. I think you're looking for the singular, 'requiescat.'

    This has been your neighborhood Latin Nazi.

    And you'd think that my twenty-one years in the Catholic church would have taught me that.

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  • HedgethornHedgethorn Associate Professor of Historical Hobby Horses In the Lions' DenRegistered User regular
    edited June 2008
    Matt_S wrote: »
    Hedgethorn wrote: »
    Matt_S wrote: »
    D: He was one of the few genuine newscasters left. He will really be missed.

    Requiescant in Pace, Tim.

    'Requiescant' is plural. I think you're looking for the singular, 'requiescat.'

    This has been your neighborhood Latin Nazi.

    And you'd think that my twenty-one years in the Catholic church would have taught me that.

    You could also have said 'requiescas', which is 2nd person, as opposed to 'requiescat' which is 3rd person. But the 3rd person is probably an acceptable idiom (as in the English, "Tim: May he rest in peace.")

    And I'll stop now.

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