[Obit] One Final Meeting

[khaosworks]

New York Times breaking news alert informs me, citing family reports, that Meet the Press host Tim Russert has just died of an apparent heart attack. He was 58.



The primary responsibility of the media is accountability of government, whether it's about lying under oath, which upset Democrats, or the mismanagement of responding to a hurricane, which happens to upset Republicans.

Comments

[poltr1]

Damn. That's relatively young.

[redaxe.livejournal.com]

What a shame Russert's actions belied those words. Press the Meat Meet the Press was too often a forum for Republican guests and their sympathizers to spout talking points and answer softball questions.

I regret his death; he certainly didn't merit dying this young. But I hope I'll not regret his departure from the airwaves.

[joecoustic.livejournal.com]

I saw this too and I'm just stunned.