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[RiskyChris]

I'M SO SAD

 

[GhaleonEB]

Only 58 years old. Terrible, terrible news.

 

[Lv99 Slacker]

oh my god

 

[pxleyes]

OMG OMG OMG!

Tim no....

 

[Frank the Great]

WTF NO

so unexpected

this sucks

 

[grandjedi6]

New York Times and Mark Halperin's The Page is reporting it. The News is basically confirmed now

 

[Ra\/en]

58 is too young...

 

[bill0527]

Wow. I just saw this guy on NBC nightly news a few nights ago. He always seemed like a fair, level-headed individual. Doesn't seem fair that somebody so mild-mannered dies at a young age, but people like O'Reilly who constantly blow-up on camera (and most certainly off-camera), seem to live forever.

 

[reilo]

New York Times and Mark Halperin's The Page is reporting it. The News is basically confirmed now

MSNBC is running a special report and having Brian Williams talking from an Afghanistan airport reporting now.

 

[perryfarrell]

That's awful.

I always looked forward to Meet the Press Sunday mornings.

 

[DEO3]

Whaaaaaaaaaat theeeeeeeeeee fuuuuuuuuuuuuuck.

 

[Shadowlink]

*Looks at Date* Friday the 13, hmmm...

This was unexpected.

 

[Paznos]

Wow it's so out of the blue My condolences to his family.

 

[DancingJesus]

shocking... absolutely awful. It breaks my heart to hear this.

 

[Bauer Action Hour]

This is horrible

 

[perryfarrell]

Chuck Todd saw this coming.

He did?

 

[grandjedi6]

omg, I just realize Russert's dad outlived him

 

[Linkhero1]

This sucks

 

[lil smoke]

58.

It's just sad.

 

[Diablos]

Oh man, this is awful

Gone... just like that. He did such a great job on Meet the Press... he'll be missed. RIP.

 

[GhaleonEB]

 

[Marvie_3]

Really sad news. I really liked watching Meet the Press and always enjoying listening to him talk about politics.

 

[StopMakingSense]

omg, I just realize Russert's dad outlived him

My first thought too.

Poor big Russ

 

[Instigator]

He was on the infamous Clinton black list, wasn't he?

On a serious note, he will be missed.

 

[Grizzlyjin]

We can all agree he was the best debate moderator on any network. Russert was The Guy. I can't even imagine watching Meet the Press now...And he seemed so excited about this new election.

 

[PS2 KID]

He was only 58. That's a sad sad day.

 

[vangace]

He was one of the few reasons I watched cable news. RIP Tim Russert.:

 

[kingocfs]

As a young voter who doesn't know much about the political world, I can say this truly saddens me. Tim Russert was so phenomenal at what he did and educated me with every MTP during these primaries.

Rest in peace indeed.

 

[Apharmd]

Condolences to his friends and family. I'll miss him on MSNBC.

 

[Ripclawe]

WTF? 58 is too damn young. Unreal.

 

[Clevinger]

Really sucks. He was one of the few TV pundits I liked. He had this endearing enthusiasm that I'll miss greatly. You could tell he loved the hell out of his job.

 

[StoOgE]

My first thought too.

Poor big Russ

I didnt even think about Big Russ

 

[Odrion]

NOOOO. I LIKED YOUR PROGRAM AND YOU WERE SO HUGGABLE LOOKING ;_;

 

[DEO3]

What the fuck, God!?

Fat ass piece of shit Rush Limbaugh is right over there. You couldn't have taken him instead? Or Bill-O? Or Hannity?

 

[Shouta]

Damn, this is sad news. =/

 

[Corwood Rep]

Really sucks. He was one of the few TV pundits I liked. He had this endearing enthusiasm that I'll miss greatly. You could tell he loved the hell out of his job.

An enthusiasm nobody else has. That's what sucks.

 

[Shiggie]

What?!
no man. the media needs him so much. oh god...

 

[Talladega Knight]

Okay, who was the fucktard that edited Wikipedia so that searching Tim Russert takes you to the page for "Fats"? Fucked up people.

edit: already fixed

edit #2: From his wikipedia page:

Reports also say he was returning from Boston, where he was fat

Assholes.

 

[ViperVisor]

How long before Bill-O says NBC will go further left?

 

[Odrion]

What the fuck, God!?

Fat ass piece of shit Rush Limbaugh is right over there. You couldn't have taken him instead? Or Bill-O? Or Hannity?

Pricks live forever.

 

[Shard]

Yea, it is on the CNN, did not see this coming.

 

[Gaborn]

What the fuck, God!?

Fat ass piece of shit Rush Limbaugh is right over there. You couldn't have taken him instead? Or Bill-O? Or Hannity?

Excuse me? I don't think advocating for someone else to have died is particularly appropriate right now. It's sad that Russert died, but that's just offensive.

 

[ryutaro's mama]

WHAT THE FUCK?

I was really starting to like this guy over the primary season.

 

[Fei]

As a Buffalo native, this is really tough news to hear. He was extremely popular around here, loved by everyone for staying true to his roots through his rise. A class act all the way, and great at what he did.

 

[RiskyChris]

Excuse me? I don't think advocating for someone else to have died is particularly appropriate right now. It's sad that Russert died, but that's just offensive.

It's completely appropriate. The world is cruel.

 

[AlexMogil]

Wow. I thought of him as a really fair guy. Big loss for US News. So sad to lose a son, too. So sad.

 

[Shawnwhann]

This is a truly sad day. First R Kelly gets acquitted somehow for screwing kids, and now this....

 

[Goreomedy]

That graphic with an extended moment of silence is how I learned of this news. I just flipped my TV on15 minutes ago, and the channel happened to be on MSNBC.

Just a terrible loss.

 

[thekad]

 

[Gaborn]

It's completely appropriate. The world is cruel.

No, calling for someone else to die in a thread about a celebrity figure dying is obscene, no matter who the other person is.

In my opinion it's as bad as those ghouls who brought up Chappaquiddick in the Ted Kennedy thread. You show respect for the dead and you don't call for other people to die.