Tim Russert, dead at age 58
I can’t believe Tim Russert is dead. He was only 58 years old.
The NBC news political journalist died after collapsing at work Friday. Tom Brokaw broke the news on the network at around 3:40 p.m. this afternoon.
He had just returned home from a vacation in Italy to celebrate his son Luke’s graduation from Boston College.
Most of my friends know that politics has never held an interest for me beyond large news stories. I don’t always get into it, sometimes I find it ridiculous and insane the way our politicians spend millions of dollars on campaigning when they could be using it for something GOOD, but whatever the case, this news blows me away.
Whenever I DID happen to find myself watching a political story, it was always the voice of Russert that meant something to me. He seemed to be one of the most intelligent guys covering the story, always ahead of everyone else and respected by all. I’m going to miss that guy who I always looked for to tell me what was going on when I needed it.
This is truly a sad day…it reminds me a bit of the feelings I had when Peter Jennings passed away three years ago.
You can read more over at CNN.com.
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