[devere]

This subject has been overdone, but anything by Thomas Sowell is worth reading.

[tdscpa]

He was, especially, a liberal hack.

Can’t believe they interrupted the US Open Golf Tournament for an hour while all the leftists described every contact they ever had with him.

[Jeff Chandler]

Tim Russert is dead?

[DakotaGator]

The media's treatment of Mr. Russert’s passing is appalling. The only legitimate “news” in a death such as Mr. Russert’s is a brief statement of his passing to inform any audience of his absence. Everything else should be properly restricted to family, friends, and colleagues.

That has not happened here. Once again the public has been subjected to “the media” abusing the public's airwaves to perpetrate the fraud that they are important. And they have done so by turning a colleague's death into a circus.

This is not only wrong, it is disgusting.

I don't care how good or bad a “journalist” Tim Russert was. He was just a “journalist”. As such, his death is unimportant.

[FreePoster]

Nicely written. In short, the issue is honesty rather than "fairness."

[napscoordinator]

This subject has been overdone.

I tend to agree with you. I was shocked and saddened like everyone else and watched Saturday into Sunday the tributes at various times throughout the day, but when they were still having them Monday, I was thinking too much. The only worthwhile thing to watch on Monday was Tim’s son on NBC Today show the Matt Lauer (via you tube). That kid is amazing and strong to be able to show such maturity a few days after the death of his father.

[Chinstrap61a]

I was surprised that he died, then incredulous that there was so much coverage over this weekend, then I found myself getting angry at the extent and fulsomeness of the coverage of him.

I'm sure that he was great guy - but what, exactly did he do for his country that would call for three or four days of extensive media mourning?

I mean, Mother Theresa of Calcutta got less coverage when she died!

Tim Russert was probably an OK guy, but about 6,000 other OK guys and gals went on to their respective rewards the same day, for gosh sakes.

Things are seriously out of balance when one of our young men dies in Afghanistan and nobody hears a thing but a guy whose whole job is a TV program is given the virtual "presidential state funeral" all weekend.

[Conservative Vermont Vet]

This subject has been overdone, but anything by Thomas Sowell is worth reading.

OVERDONE???

That friend, is an understatement.

While not a regular viewer of NBC, MSNBC or CNN, their orgy of coverage for 3 straight days I have noticed while channel surfing, is bordering on pandering and insulting to his family and close friends.

Yes, he appears to have been a nice man and (though I disagree) many consider him as having been "objective" when it came to his commentary and interviews.

Okay, so give him the Medal of Freedom (hey after all, Bush just honored Donna Shalala with this) but lets get over it.

I understand his funeral will be televised? Sheesh, enough already.

As a Catholic, I appreciate his faith and devotion to our Church, but this hardly qualifies for Canonization, which is what I perceive as many would like to suggest with which Mr. Russert should be bestowed.

[advance_copy]

To ask who will replace him as host of "Meet the Press" is to confront the reality that there is no one comparable on the horizon.

Limbaugh could do it, and be better at it than Russert ever dreamed of being.

[Miss Didi]

RUSH: By 5PM Friday, the coverage ceased to be about Tim.

In Russert Coverage, Elite Media Mourn Passing of Their Own Power

[Liberty Valance]

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[Bahbah]

I guess if you read someone you admire long enough, you will eventually find something you disagree with him on.

[GOPJ]

How people treat those who cannot do them any good or any harm reveals a lot about their character. For me, Tim Russert scored high in that department...

It takes an honest good man to know one - Sowell knows.

[nmh]

I hope Thomas isn’t going to vote for Obama too ... I’m so tired of hearing about Russert.