Irreplaceable
Filed under: Media Minute
Tim Russert was in a league of his own.
At NBC, Russert was literally doing the job of at least 12 people and it's gonna take at least that many people to replace him.
Just after Russert's memorial service on Wednesday, NBC News president Steve Capus said, "He ran the news bureau in Washington. He hosted 'Meet the Press.' He was our liaison with political campaigns and the administration and every government office in the city, let alone the Vatican and every mayor's and governor's office in the whole country. He hosted a show on MSNBC. He was a senior vice president of NBC News. He was a senior manager within G.E. He was able to brilliantly juggle at least a dozen roles. To think any one person can just step in there is foolish. Tim was truly irreplaceable. That being said, each of those roles needs to be filled."
We'll feel his loss at every turn of the crazy presidential election ahead of us.
RIP
first bitches!!!
RIP Jim Russell
I am sure he overworked himself as well….people we have to remember we have one life to live and we have to take care of our bodies, our minds and take time to stop and smell the roses….life is too short!
He was one of those people that nobody had anything negative to say about. It sucks that he has to die and a useless waste of oxygen like Spencer Pratt continues to live.
Wow I never knew he did so much! No wonder there was a rainbow at his funeral. God bless his family at this time.
My Sunday's won't be the same without him.
But just let me say,that Luke his son,,,the more you look at him and listen to him,the sexier he gets.
I already miss him. What a class act. He was the only political anaysis I listened to let alone understood. RIP Tim, RIP.
Irreplaceable is an UNDERSTATEMENT..
I know, I know, everybody loved him. But I did not like the way he jumped ship on Hillary Clinton. And I am never gonna vote for O-bomb-a.
I gotta tell you, I really relied on Tim to tell us like it was with the political aspect of this world. He was fair and honest in his viewing his opinion whether he thought this was what we wanted to hear or not. I will greatly miss him and every one who he sided with should feel a great loss. Tim's words and views were strong and respected. Who am I going to believe now???
They could get Corky from Life Goes On and no one would even notice the difference.
RIP
You are sadly missed.
He was just so classy, and I needed him to tell me what was going on in the world in his classy way. Who will we turn to now when it is time to vote?
Maybe this is why he died of a heart attack at 58!!! NBC stop killing your employees!!!
Give me a break, Pigez. I'm sure you never watch the news, let alone know who Tim actually was. I love your false grief for any bit of news that you can throw in here as fodder for your website. You used to have the best gossip, now you're just a washed up has-been pig.
Re: FReal –
You are wrong because Corky was not biased and sexist. And Corky doesn't have a maniacal grin at all times. Corky would be an improvement.
He was just so likable…the whole thing sucks.
Ditto that, Jewel.
I'm so heartbroken. "Loss" doesn't seem to cover it. I can't believe it still…
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PEREZ IS SO FAT THAT HE CAN'T SEE HIS OWN DICK WHEN HE LOOKS DOWN
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Having him in charge of so much was such a great idea for NBC! It's always good to put all your eggs in one fat basket.
He is irreplaceable, but I tell you, it is no wonder the man had a heart attack, taking on so much. Being involved in something you love it great, he did an amazing job, but there is point when you need to slow down and take care of yourself.
This is very sad. I know exactly what his family is going through right now. My Dad passed away 3 weeks ago and it is one of the hardest things to have to deal with. Tim Russert was a favorite of my Dads for a while now. I just hope they get to meet in heaven. My Dad would love that. My condolences to the Russert family. God bless. RIP Tim.
God bless him.
My whole life has turned into a dark downward spiral since last Friday. The only bright spot was seeing his amazing and well-spoken son hugging his classy chair on one of the 136 hours of coverage this has gotten on MSNBC. The only comfort I have is in knowing that this legend and genius will not be forgotten for at least another week and a half.
No wonder he had a heart attack!!!
I was a big fan of Russert. He was a class act but he was also a big wuss when it came to asking hard questions and standing his ground on important issues. Contrary to what the media says, he got totally schooled by David Duke and many others. Even whiney Chris Matthews stands up for himself. Matthews will most likely replace him.
RIP
I miss Him so much that I am thinking about taking my own life so we can be together in Heaven. I won't do it though because I know that Tim was one of the best Catholics ever and He would disapprove. I will keep praying for the Lord to take me because Tim would say that that's ok and I think He will like me when I get there.
We have lost the classiest man to ever grace our tv sets and we need to stand together as a nation to pull through this most difficult time in our history.
Re: Robin –
I know! He was such a fat pig!
isnt that jr from dallas?
russert was a sexist pig. Let's not forget how Saturday night live made fun of him in the debates
Re: bleed –
Yeah, he wasn't all that. These people are full of shit. MSNBC has them programmed through endless coverage. Reporters want to be rock stars now instead of just doing their job, so they are trying to make one of their own into some kind of legend to make them all seem more important. Lame ass fucks.
THAT IS WHY HE DIED!!!! he was working the amount of work for 12 persons, but also he was trying to handle the STRESS OF 12 PERSONS!!!
Why'd they put a tie around that Chinese phone book?!?
Re: cherr –
And the weight of 12 persons!!!
wow,, doing the work of 12 people? no wonder he died,,,,
you cant burn the candle at both ends for too long, or it will catch up to u! I will miss him, I am so sorry hes gone, he was a candle in the wind, an honest, hardwokring down home guy and my heart goes out to his family. That rainbow at his funeral and the song on his IPOD,,, is just too strange,, I hope that was his way of saying he reached his pot of gold and that there is hope for this world, cause they way its going it looks a little shakey!
Jim Russell was the classiest guy ever! If you don't love him then you don't know him and you never saw him on his show!! I would rather miss chuch on Sunday than miss Jim interviewing all those people he interviewed! We will all miss you Mr. Russell. RIP
no wander he died of a heart attack… too much work!
YUCK! INDIA?? IM INDIAN AND IM SAYIN INDIANS SUCK..WHEN I GRADUATE IM GETTIN SKIN CRAFTIN , SURGERIES AND CHANGE OF NAME DONE/DIE CUZ INDIA N INDIANS SUCK N ALL THEY DO IS FUCK/REPRODUCE (MORE CRAP LIKE THEMSELVES) ..
From feeling shocked and saddened that he died when I first heard of it the day that he died, I am now just about UP TO HERE WITH THE WHOLE THING! Has be been proclaimed a saint yet? My GOD! Enough already! ENOUGH!! My God!
He really was a candle in the wind. A port in a storm, a light in the attic, the silver lining to the political cloud. When Elton John got up and sang at his funeral, I cried so hard that I spilled the bottle of Baileys I had on my lap and had to just drink Jameson's for the rest of the show, so I know how bad his family must feel.
He was the only the political commentary I listened to or who could make me give half a damn. God rest your soul, Tim Russert. My condolences to his family.
I'm writing a book about the day he died and I am going to be interviewing celebrities to ask them where they were when they heard about the tragedy, how he touched their lives and how they're going to try to pick up the pieces and move on.
I am sorry for his family and loved ones. Seems to me his heart may have given out because he worked too damn hard.
R.I.P to a great man and a great dad! His son's speach was just right. You know he is Fathers Son!
what a guy, truly special
rip tim
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RE: Doing the job of 12 people.
He's dead right?
NBC can't replace Tim Russert, because they don't have anyone that is of his caliber. Russert had grace, manners and was smart. Who at NBC fits that bill? Nobody.
HE LIVED HIS LIFE WITH HONOR AND INTEGRITY !!! It's amazing to see how many lives he touched - just by being HIMSELF !! A great man - and a great show !! As people say, my sunday's will never be the same !!! I wish there were more men like him in this world ! RIP - and God bless your family.
Re: india – #42 "India" Yeah, right, and then you woke up asshole. You're about as Indian as I am dickwad. Let me clue you in on a few things going outside of that trailer that your fat ass sits in all day. I'm not talking about those assholes that you get over the phone for tech support, but many of the indians who are used as "oursourcing" for things medical, analytical, and mathematical…THEY'RE RUNNING RINGS AROUND MOST OF THE ILLITERATE PEOPLE IN THE USA. Those of us who give a damn have to work our asses off to keep up, and the rest of you cretins couldn't care less as long as the beer is cheap and the trailer stays up on its blocks. Don't think for a minute all they do is lay around and procreate. All they do is work in American jobs, taking over more and more every day. That's reality you fat piece of trailer shit.
God bless him. He was truly a remarkable man.
Probably not the best statement to make… Maybe they shouldn't have let him do so much, maybe that's in part what caused his death… so sad, what an amazing man to lose, my heart goes out to his family and especially his courageous son
Re: 9inch – AGREE with you 100%. I kept saying to myself. Tim Russert's dead. Dick Cheney still lives…..God help us.
On a lighter note, that rainbow at the end…..oh. my. goodness. I saw that and just kept saying Oh this has to be photoshopped! LOL!!
That is simply amazing!
These are the kind of people who burn brightly but ultimately crash. With his schedule, which must have included stress with all those roles he had to fulfill, he probably made little time for exercise, likely too exhausted when he did get a bit of free time. He perhaps grabbed a burger on the run which wouldn't have been healthy. It's a deadly combo and has killed more than one person I know.
wut an ugly fuck! he said he was an indy but we all know he was a self righteous left wing lib
I liked Tim Russert a lot, but he died because of all the work that he had in his plate. Bad NBC for not taking good care of a great performer and abusing him and work him to death…
geez….I wonder what killed him?
Do you think maybe he was doing TOO MUCH!
He's as fucking replacable as the batteries on my vibrator and not nearly as fun. Fuck him and his family. Get off the fucking airwaves you cunt and go suck Jesus' cock and Mary's snatch and Popr John Paul II's ass in "HEAVEN" and let us all go back to watching our reality shows and soap operas. FUCK! BIG FAT FUCKING DEAL! He's dead. Go shove his rainbow up your asses and cunts you bunch of fucking idiots! Xoxoxoxox
Happy Thursday Carlie Gurl from North Long Beach
That is why he is dead!! He was so frigging stressed doing that job, not eating right . . . It actually is a backhanded compliement, if you ask me.
Gee, NBC worked him to death!
Re: Carly – u need to pull that jackhammer outta your ass honey. ill put something there that feels good.
A rainbow at a funeral is a sign that the guy was a total FAG!!
Re: Carly –
Dumbass, batteries are WORTH something.
God bless him. Tim was a great man who we will all miss. It's not surprising that he worked so hard. It will be very hard indeed for NBC to replace him if they can at all.
Having lost my dad at 50 yrs old and his dad at 54 years old from heart attacks…i really feel for his family. It's just reading all his accomplishments and roles he had, how did he have time for his family? This is going to leave a HUGE hole in their lives. Losing someone with such a big role in life is going to be extremely difficult for them. I'm glad that at least he had recognized that he had heart issues and was trying to take care of them, but it wasn't enough to prevent his death. Too sad…
Re: Carly – I hope to God you are a snot nose kid on some major crack. You may not beleive in "HEAVEN" but KARMA is bitch. You are trash.
"He was doing the job of 12 people" - duh, maybe that's why he got a heartattack
There's nothing cool about overstressing and overworking yourself…R.I.P.
i loved tim russert, he was the only journalist that i watched religiously on sundays, and it is a testament to how he lived his life when you look at the spectacular job he did with his son; he will be so missed…..especially in this historic time in politics