As many of you are aware, a titan in the field of journalism left us in Friday. Since our resident journalist Mr. Zhuang has been taking this pretty hard (he hasn't left his dormicile since he heard the news, except to toss out a bottle of Jack and grab a bottle of Grey Goose), it's up to me to say something that makes this all worth your while.
I for one will always remember Tim Russert as the consummate professional, the man who did the research and backed up his questions with the hard facts. Simply put, the man did the job he was supposed to do, which frankly in this day and age is more than we can ever expect from his colleagues. He was not the kind of guy that would make random broad statements just to get attention, unlike say Glenn Beck (who hencewith shall be known as "Gleck") or Laura Ingraham, who despite graduating from UVA Law doesn't quite trust the Supreme Court to deal with constitutional matters like in Boumediene. But I digress, there's no need to inflict injury on Tim's good name by accounting for the sins of his colleagues. Let's just remember the man for his sharp wit, his incredible skill, and his joie de vivre.
It'll be strange not being able to watch the man on Sunday mornings (or, in my case, Sunday evenings during the Meet The Press reruns, since I'm not a fan of waking up on Sunday mornings). Which makes it all the more fitting that NBC's tribute to this titan was to leave the [his] chair empty this week. Dammit Tim, we'll miss you.
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His death was a total shocker. He will be missed.
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