Tim Russert 1950-2008
Posted by windstone | Posted in 1st Amendment, Campaign 2008, John McCain, Thoughts and Prayers, free speech, our generation, politcal dialogue, public opinion | Posted on 14-06-2008
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First we lost the great William F. Buckley, then sportscaster Jim McKay. Now we have lost Tim Russert. He is the first journalist I can remember and his tough but fair nature will be noted as well as his love for God,country, and family. It seems odd to cry over a man you didn’t know, but I have in the past few hours.
He inspired me to write and think about politics-perhaps not surprising considering he worked for one of the brightest, most independent men ever to serve in politics, the late Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan. The election coverage will be inadequate without him.
To borrow from Thomas Jefferson, no one will replace Tim Russert. Someone will merely succeed him. Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick said on the dedication of Stan Musial’s statue, “Here stands baseball’s perfect warrior, here stands baseball’s perfect knight.”
In our hearts, journalism’s perfect warrior, journalism’s perfect knight will stand tall in our hearts forever. May God look out for Tim and the Russert family. As WFB would say, Requiem in pace.
