Tim Russert

Tim Russert died of a heart attack a few hours ago; he was a few years younger than me, and an influence most of my adult life. My son Harry and i were lucky enough to hear him speak live earlier this year at the Oakland Lecture Series. We sat less than 10 feet from him. He had a larger than life manner. While most of his speech was dedicated to his passion for politics, he spoke liberally of family, love of wife, son and dad. His deep passion was palpable. His political interviews were vibrant and scary tough. Most of the time I thought fair, but some of the time, it seemed to me like a focused on some small contradiction more to embarrass than inform. None of us are perfect. He was a VERY good interviewer of people with an ax to grind who were difficult to interview. Fair to say that Tim made a difference, both on the small scale of his personal life, family and friends, and on a larger scale for the rest of us. Thank you Tim.  (originally published June 2008

 

 

Posted 05 / 28 / 2012

 

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