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ON BEING A BRAINY BLONDE BUT KNOWING WHEN TO DUCK:

by vertigoblonde from ny ny

Last Post 2 days, 18 hours Ago


As many who have a passion for news--particularly that which is politically based--I am deeply shocked and saddened by the untimely passing of political news's definition of "fair and balanced"-Tim Russert.
The timing of his passing just before Father's Day,  could not be more moving--as it was he whose ideals on the value of the relationship between fathers and sons--moved sooo many to rethink their own relationships through his NY Times bestselling memoirs on the subject.
A rare gem, in this day and age of stars that burn out as quickly as they shot up,  ranks of fledgling reporters who coif, buff and botox themselves to look the part--lack the substance that truly brought success such as Mr. Russert garnered throughout his career.
He was an "anchor" because he WAS anchored----by faith, fairness, fatherhood and fortitude.
Those who dare to walk in his shoes should make sure that they possess and exude those rare qualities and do not allow themselves to lose "anchor" by filling themselves with the fluff and fanfare that celebrity can bring.
The age old expression "they don't make 'em like that anymore" seems to have been put in a time capsule and saved for Tim Russert.
Journalism has seen not only the passing of one of it's best and brightest---but the end of an era in it's industry.
R.I.P  Mr. Russert.
Gail SimonNY NY

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susiebug
Jun 13, 2008 | 11:18 PM

What a great loss to all who watch the news. My condolences go out to the Russert family, Tim will be missed. I will never forget the 2000 election and the white board...Florida...

Tim Russert was the type of newsman I enjoyed watching, his fairness and directness of questions. He was a joy to watch, what a great loss to the news. RIP Tim Russert.

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Jun 14, 2008 | 5:10 AM

Tim Russert was a great man: a great son and a great Father! I looked up to him to report journalistly as only he could and with excellance the intelligence of the news or the side of it that was honestly transparent by him. My thoughts are to go and buy his book. I know it is a page-turner. Tim was sure those four f's especially fortitude and left me with a lump in my throat and a better impression for family, life. Reminds me how great Jesus was and is. Never mind humble beginnings, for Tim forging a way so well proves how opportunistic fully the American dream can come. Who can fill his shoes? He epitomized the great debates in politics and was the brightest, brashest, and most beloved man in journalism for my cup of tea. Sadly Tim I bid you adeu.

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I have been fortunate enough to have grown up with a broad spectrum of cultures and theologies-(my birth father a Cathlolic, my first step-father an Israeli Jew and my second step-father an Egyptian Muslim), which I believe gave me the opportunity at a very young age to have a deep understanding of what fuels the deep rooted passions of conflicting ideologies, and at once,realizing that ALL religions and theologies are based on one central theme in variation. Blood IS one color---no matter the color of the skin, the religious belief, nor the country of origin. We ALL bleed. But people are more concerned with the color of money, who has the better car, clothes, jewelry, home and hold no value on what is TRULY valuable. PEACE, LOVE and the FREEDOMS that many of us take for granted. On 9/11, all of the victims, no matter what their religion, financial status or culture--ALL died in a horrific manner. From the busboys at Windows on the World, to the millionaire Kantor Fitzgerald brokers, to the poor delivery guy from the deli delivering breakfast, the Bravest, the Finest, Christian, Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu, Agnostic, Atheist, Black, White, Yellow, mixed----ALL perished. Does anyone think it mattered about their status in any manner? Have people become soooo afraid and are they in sooo much denial about the effect that 9/11 truly had on their psyches that they forget that we were ALL attacked on that day and that ALL of our lives and way of life would forever be changed. Those who choose to use their democratic right to protest against our involvement in Iraq and who are making a mockery of our Military and their daily sacrifice for ALL of us---so that we may go to Starbucks, to the Mall, to a baseball game, to a movie, to be with your lover, your wife, your husband, your children, your family, to sleep a little more soundly at night-are an insult to their sacrifice---ALL because THEY can not do all of those things that we take for granted every day because they are sacrificing their lives for us and those daily pleasures to contain the cancer of terror that threatens to take those pleasures and freedoms from us. I pray that it will not be too late before all of us wake up and realize that this is NOT the sixties and that we are NOT dealing with the Vietnamese who designs on the world at large were less grandiose than those of the Fundamentalist Terrorists--who-unlike Hilter, who wanted to irradicate just the Jewish people--want to see the end of Western Civilization as we know it. The war in Iraq is about OIL some say? Well I would like to hear this ignorance being spewed when Fundamentalist Terrorists take control of these OIL reserves and these FEAR FACTOR cowards won't be able to function because of it. When you now look up LIBERAL in the dictionary it should say "see; TRAITOR

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