Tim Russert Dies of Heart Attack

[Laz]

NBC's Tim Russert dies at 58 of heart attack - Yahoo! News

This is very sad. Although he was overweight and overworked, he really was a good guy. I heard him more on the Imus radio show than on his "Meet the Press" political TV show. He was one of the most thorough and even-handed political reporters around. The upcoming presidential elections will miss having his commentary.

[teflon]

We don't get any of his shows over here but it's good to know you take an interest in serious politics because I could basically walk through my town with a Katana, severing everyone in sight's heads and there wouldn't be a single viewer lost to Newsnight, Question Time or This Week. (our political analysis tv shows)

It's maybe like how I would feel if Jeremy Paxman died, dunno if you know him but apparently some of the American networks are offering him big money to do some stuff over the pond.

Maybe I could step in and do American political shows with cutting edge debates like 'Sickle Cell Anaemia versus Alzheimers and PTSD, you decide!' or 'How long until Barak gets shot?' or '3 weeks out of the month, Hillary would be perfectly capable of conducting foreign affairs.' Or 'Would Al Gore just shut the fuck up and die? Already'. See, I can even bring in the American vernacular by ending sentences with propositions, I'm a natural candidate for the job.