# Tim Russert: 1950-2008 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 13, 2008, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-russert-1950-2008/452848 "2008-06-13T19:42:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-russert-1950-2008/452848/1 "2008-06-13T19:42:51Z")
They’re announcing on MSNBC right NOW that Tim Russert just collapsed and died at work today. That’s just … _waaaaaaaaaaHH_ ☹☹☹☹☹☹☹☹ ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-russert-1950-2008/452848/2 "2008-06-13T19:43:38Z")
I can never be first on anything. What a shocker, I didn’t even think he was that old. Any details on how? ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-russert-1950-2008/452848/3 "2008-06-13T19:48:21Z")
Holy fuck. I really enjoyed him. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-russert-1950-2008/452848/4 "2008-06-13T19:50:13Z")
58 years old. This makes me surprisingly sad. I loved hearing his commentary on the political scene. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Tiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Mama\_Tiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Tiger)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-russert-1950-2008/452848/5 "2008-06-13T19:51:18Z")
The local DC NBC station said it was an apparent heart attack. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-russert-1950-2008/452848/6 "2008-06-13T19:52:26Z")
[QUOTE=Mama Tiger] The local DC NBC station said it was an apparent heart attack. [/QUOTE] He collapsed while doing Meet the Press voiceovers at the bureau. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-russert-1950-2008/452848/7 "2008-06-13T19:52:26Z")
[QUOTE=Cluricaun] I can never be first on anything. What a shocker, I didn’t even think he was that old. Any details on how? [/QUOTE] They just said he collapsed and could not be revived. They probably don’t know the details just yet. 58 isn’t considered that old in this day and age. Shocking. ---
**Author:** ![Kid\_A\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Kid\_A\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kid_A_1)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-russert-1950-2008/452848/8 "2008-06-13T19:52:41Z")
What the fuck? He was one of my favourite political commentators. I loved the white board; it was so low-tech. ---
**Author:** ![eenerms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cdc98d/32.png) [@eenerms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eenerms)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-russert-1950-2008/452848/9 "2008-06-13T19:53:16Z")
I am sadden and shocked! I thought him a real gentleman. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-russert-1950-2008/452848/10 "2008-06-13T19:54:45Z")
He was one of the few news people I could stand to watch. Very sad. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-russert-1950-2008/452848/11 "2008-06-13T19:55:07Z")
No telling how many times on a Sunday I’ve told my wife how much I admired that guy. This is going to take awhile to absorb. It simply shouldn’t have been his time yet. He was too good, too sharp, too decent. Ugh, I just hate this. ---
**Author:** ![Carol\_the\_Impaler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Carol\_the\_Impaler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carol_the_Impaler)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-russert-1950-2008/452848/12 "2008-06-13T19:56:26Z")
That _sucks_. One of the few journalists that wouldn’t let politicians off the hook so easily. Just sucks. ---
**Author:** ![TroubleAgain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@TroubleAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroubleAgain)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-russert-1950-2008/452848/13 "2008-06-13T19:57:40Z")
58 is too young. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-russert-1950-2008/452848/14 "2008-06-13T19:58:33Z")
He was great, he asked good fair tough questions. I remarked to my friend that if I had to guess I’d say he was a Republican, my friend always assumed he was a Democrat! That just shows you how balanced he was. ---
**Author:** ![Two\_and\_a\_Half\_Inches\_of\_Fun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea666f/32.png) [@Two\_and\_a\_Half\_Inches\_of\_Fun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_and_a_Half_Inches_of_Fun)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-russert-1950-2008/452848/15 "2008-06-13T19:58:40Z")
I cannot believe this. So sad. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-russert-1950-2008/452848/16 "2008-06-13T20:00:49Z")
I just screamed in my office. I cannot fucking believe it. :eek: 😕☹ ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-russert-1950-2008/452848/17 "2008-06-13T20:02:39Z")
He was the best in the business bar none. When you sat across from him, you’d better have had your ducks in a row. He didn’t care if you were left or right, only that you were informed. What an incredible loss. ---
**Author:** ![gwendee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/35a633/32.png) [@gwendee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gwendee)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-russert-1950-2008/452848/18 "2008-06-13T20:03:49Z")
I will sorely miss him for the duration of this Presidential election. We watch a lot of political coverage and I have come to really appreciate his work. My condolences to his family. ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-russert-1950-2008/452848/19 "2008-06-13T20:04:36Z")
This is really sad. He was always fascinating to listen to when he would discuss the campaign. I think I vaguely recall him talking to someone on-air recently, mentioning how this political season was like his Super Bowl - no sleep, but the most exciting time for him. I know this might sound trite, but I wish the guy could have lived to at least seen how this election turned out - he was really psyched and totally into every nuance of the political scene. ---
**Author:** ![Trion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@Trion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trion)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-russert-1950-2008/452848/20 "2008-06-13T20:05:25Z")
Holy cow!! :eek: ☹ [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-russert-1950-2008/452848.md?page=2)