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I was very shocked when I learned that he had passed. I love listening or watching Meet the Press every Sunday. He was the best political commentator and most professional interviewer that was working in the field at this moment. Extremely knowledgeable and a tough, but always fair minded interviewer who seemed to keep political figures accountable to the words that they spoke. I don't know who they will get to replace him, but he leaves a legacy that is going to be hard to live up to for awhile.
quote:Originally posted by Lostinspace: He will be greatly missed but atleast he died doing what he loved!
I won't be at all shocked if we begin hearing about the darker side of all of this rather soon. The man worked an ungodly number of hours, and was insanely devoted to his job. The descriptions I've read make him sound like an Uber-type-A guy, and I can't imagine that was good for his family life or, obviously, his health. Not to bash the guy though. I just think we can all learn something constructive from this tragedy, and see the real life effects of that lifestyle and that level of devotion to work. You've got to wonder if he thought it was worth it.
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I think he probably did think it was worth it.
I doubt his family agrees at this point though.
I will miss seeing him during election coverage as well. One of the first things I thought of was that it was sad that he wouldn't see the end of this election season. Posts: 15082 | Registered: Jul 2001
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quote:Originally posted by Lostinspace: He will be greatly missed but atleast he died doing what he loved!
I won't be at all shocked if we begin hearing about the darker side of all of this rather soon. The man worked an ungodly number of hours, and was insanely devoted to his job. The descriptions I've read make him sound like an Uber-type-A guy, and I can't imagine that was good for his family life or, obviously, his health. Not to bash the guy though. I just think we can all learn something constructive from this tragedy, and see the real life effects of that lifestyle and that level of devotion to work. You've got to wonder if he thought it was worth it.
I think if you ever read his books or seen interviews with his family, you would know that this was not true!
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quote:Originally posted by Lostinspace: He will be greatly missed but atleast he died doing what he loved!
I won't be at all shocked if we begin hearing about the darker side of all of this rather soon. The man worked an ungodly number of hours, and was insanely devoted to his job. The descriptions I've read make him sound like an Uber-type-A guy, and I can't imagine that was good for his family life or, obviously, his health. Not to bash the guy though. I just think we can all learn something constructive from this tragedy, and see the real life effects of that lifestyle and that level of devotion to work. You've got to wonder if he thought it was worth it.
Be careful of making quick assumptions. He was a devoted family man, and made it a point to be part of his son's life as much as he could.
He was overweight, and knew he had a heart condition he needed to be careful of. He exercised daily, and the doctor explained that he had recently(late April) passed his stress test.
Tim Russert was a man who loved learning. He worked very hard, but worked hard to keep his life in balance, as much as a person in the spotlight can.
He was a good man who lived a good life which ended too soon, but if you feel the need to search for the dark side, go for it. I just plan to watch Meet the Press tomorrow, cry my eyes out, and remember to hold tight to the ones I love while I still have them.
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I'm not jumping to any conclusions, because I really don't know much about him personally. And I'm not searching for the dark side, I'm pointing out that there is some things, good and bad, that can be learned from all this. It's not all roses when you die at 58, and I think taking that into account with his achievements is healthy.
LostinSpace: I have a healthy skepticism about the source of those accounts, because they are of course personal. If you were to believe everything Bill Clinton says outwardly about his life, you'd think being abandoned and abused by his stepfather was actually good for him. It did, incidentally, set him on the path to becoming President, but that doesn't mean it was just fine, there is the good with the bad.
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This is very sad. He was so young!
