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Stunning.

MARCY ......................................stay away from Obama...............................
HOW could take a moment like this to attack...................Mr Russet was like family to everyone,he will be missed....TO the Russet Family may your memories bring you comfort .

My goodness! I hope to wake up tomorrow and find out its all a bad bad dream. Definately a legend in his field that will be missed by all

what the devil does McCain and Obama have to do with this? Geez...give is a rest hate-bloggers! lend respect to the occasion for once!

In a world of complete airheads like Bill O'Reilly and Lou Dobbs, Tim Russert was the best! Come to think of it, he was the best whether the others exist or not. It will be so sad not to hear his voice anymore this political season. Rest in peace, dear Tim!

and i am NOT mccain supporter. far from it.

Dear Mr. Tim
may you be in a better place, i came to know you more and more via this election,
you were out there asking questions, making us ask questions,

I am shocked, stricken by sadness, i just had heard him............each sunday I got up and wanted to see his meet the press..........

it is hard to swallow these are sad news.. it is a loss for us..
i am saddened and may his family have all the strentght to go on.'

blessings and remember the good work he has done will pay off, and so his family wll be blessed..

I am very very saddened by this............

wherever you r Russ ...get the scoop man and rest in peace

Anyone notice the difference between McCain's comments and Obama's?

McCain appeared sincere and heartfelt? He repeated twice that this great man was "tough but fair" and basically gave a fill in the blank condolance. That being said, I still believe Sen. McCain was indeed sincere but for you to make that kind of judgement and then compare it to Obama's remarks by saying "he appeared to have his head down"? Give me a break. Obama spoke of personal memories and how Russert affected our nation in a positive light. To frown upon either of their remarks as not being good enough is sick. Do not make this political. An great journalist and an honorable man lost his life today.

I believe at this time those nasty comments have no place.Whom ever we choose to support has no place on this blog. This is about Tim Russert and his family.I attend church on Sunday morning , but in my area Meet the Press was on at 6;00pm and I never missed it.My thoughts and Prayer are with Mr.Russert's family and friends. I am praying that his show will go on in his memory, as I think he would like.God Bless and love to his family.

Connie from Indiana

As the son of a newspaperman, Tim Russert struck me as sort of a "throwback" to a previous era. Yes, he was adept with cable and network news, along with the internet, but his style was more that of a journalist. He paid serious attention to what people said in the past, as opposed to what they are saying now. He really paid attention to detail – he was a "digger" of information, of the trains of thought that people hold. He is going to be missed.

What a blow.

I hope this forum does not close to early. i would like to see what everybody thinks about this.

I haven't really watched politics for a long time only a few years but this guy is a giant. I always admire the way he is able to ask the tough questions if a half smile type of way that only he can do... making the people he is interviewing feel comfortable but at the same time holding politicians accountable.

I am in shocked.

My Prayers In Out To The Family.

he was a loyal soldier for the corporate media. woopdeedoo!

What a huge loss for all of us. I grew to admire Tim Russert. Every Sunday morning I made sure to watch his show. He was always so upbeat, fair, open, and thorough with those on his show. I can't imagine Meet The Press to even be close to the show it once was. This is such a sad day. How unfortunate for it to happen so close to Father's Day when he so obviously cherished his father and wrote a book for him. TIM RUSSERT, YOU WILL BE MISSED. I appreciated your honesty and reputation. I am sure you will be a role model for future journalists to aspire to.

I don't know – Obama didn't seem too sincere in his regrets – he just seemed to me like he thought it was "politically expedient" to seem to be sorrowful

Then again – that's Obama – do the "politically expedient" thing at all times – a TRUE politician!

May God bless his soul and bless his family, friends, olleagues and the Americans that love him. We will miss him greatly. He was so respectful, s intelligent and so unique. He was the most down to earth, tough anf fair journalist. I personally will miss Tim Russert and will pray for his soul to be at peace. My condolences to his family and friends!

RIP

Wow.. what a loss to everyone... Nobody asked a question like tim and I will miss watching and hearing the questions.

He will be missed! All the best to his family during this trying time.

I am so sad today! My prayers are with the family.

A regular face in news for me will certainly be missed. I'm shocked.
Condolences to his family and co-workers.

Tim Russert will be missed. I watch him on Meet The Press all the time and in the campaign this year. He was a great Journalist. He is one of the few I truly admire.

It's unbelevieble that there are so many morons! To think that they can't think for themselves!

Tim we love you! God Bless!

Peace be with you and you're family! Big Russ – we love you!

Be it may Mr. Tim Russert were a joint among men and a journalism in political commentary that I injoyed wacthing. My condolences go out to his family.

God Bless You Tim.

You have gone to a far better place.

Be it may Mr. Tim Russert were a joint among men and a journalism in political commentary that I injoyed wacthing. My condolencesgo out to his family.

We have lost a great man, and great news professional. Senators Obama and MCain have lost a voice of reason as they fight it out for the Presidency; they both said it: we are saddened by his loss. Lets put politics aside for a day and give thanks that we had Tim with us for so long.

RIP Tim R.

reast in peace tim, you will be missed

from sid in new york.

thats for your great light

Regardless of what one might think of his journalism or politics, he'll be greatly missed, particularly by those of us who are loyal and native Buffalonians (and fellow Canisius High School graduates).

Irreplaceable loss. –One of the fairest, most objective journalists of our time. Tim Russert always gave viewers the facts. My favorite moments are when he would use the Interviewee’s very words –an opportunity for them to speak the truth to viewers. These were not ‘gotcha’ moments neither could the Interviewee take the “out of context” defense, because Tim quoted quite a bit of the Interviewee’s words –verbatim.

Meet the Press will not be the same without Tim Russert.

–With deepest sympathy my sincere condolences to the Russert family and NBC/MSNBC.

He tried to make this a better world and almost succeeded. We all need to try and be more like him and how disrespectful of the people who chose to make nasty remarks on a site like this. Russert was a truly respected and honest hardworking journalist. God bless him. With his faith there is no doubt where he's at.

Rest in Peace. Speechless as I am, that all I can say. You will be deeply miss. One

I am shocked and saddened to hear such news about Tim. He was such a likable guy and he was so even handed with his interviews and reporting. He'll be greatly missed.

Tim, can you hear me?

I just can't hold back my tears. I feel a heavy lump in my chest. You 've touched our lives and we miss you already.

oh my god, I don't know what to do on sunday mornings. Just don't know !!!

It just is shocking to read these posts about a great man and the first few, Marcy and christy from pa then Marie Have to ruin it with the crap they write. You all shoud be ashamed of yourself. Tim you will be missed.

McCain said...“He was hard"

What? He was hard? Someone just died and all you can think of is "He was hard?. McCain get some help. Seriously. You need serious help.

TO ALL SENSELESS ANIMALS, WE ARE NOT TALKING POLITICS HERE, WE ARE GIVING OUR RESPECT TO A GREAT GIANT WE LOST.
YOU CAN'T EVEN HOLD YOUR BREATH LUNATICS?

May God be with you Tim, you are an Great!!!!! May the Lord be with your family in this time of need. You will be miss!!!!!!!!!! An sad day in America. June 13 Is Tim Day!!!!!!!!!

For Tim Russert – In Memoriam:

"A large personality is built on such a structure that we scarcely realize its dimensions while it is being built; it keeps up its monstrous development, flinging out as many unaccountable commitments as the limbs on an octopus, growing until we scarcely recognize its shadows—so large it has become beyond that of ordinary people. Except we can recognize the dimensions of the shadow in the horizontal twilight of the coffin."

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

Marie..........maybe Sen Obama looked down because he is so TALL..............this is not a time for statements like that. get a grip

Mr Russert will be missed by all..esp his Dad, Wife and Son. And Just 2 days before Fathers day.

Tim, May you look down upon all of us with your wisdom and intellect. Let your legecy be the standard by which other journalist follow.........truely fair and balanced with a tenacity to get to the Truth.

God Bless your Family
Our Thoughts and Prayers are with them.

Rest in Peace Tim. You were great at what you did.

Russert will be missed. He was one of the few, truly objective on reporting the news and searching for truth.

Hopefully others will try to work to his standards.

Big Tim! What a giant you were. You graced us all with you humanity. You voice will be missed every Sunday morning. Rest in peace.

Obama had the better response !! Much more sincere then McCains response.

People this is not a time to be disrespectful to either of the candidates and / or their responses. I will miss this part of my Sunday morning line up. Tim, rest in peace and Thank you for all that you have given us viewers. My thoughts are with your family and close friends.........

This is very sad. My 15-year-old daughter and I always watch Meet the Press. God likes nice things, too!

God has called one of his angels home.......A fair and honest individuals has been lost to us, but gained to Heaven.....May God comfort his family and those of us who, based on his service to us, feel like he was our friend........I wish you God's Peace Mr. Russert......

My prayers and thoughts are with Tim Russert and his family.

I will realy miss seeing him on Meet the Press. My deepest sympathy to his wife, son, father, family and colleagues.

The journalism world was a better place with you in it, Tim Russert. God speed your soul to a wondrous place. You shall be missed.
Tim and Peter (Jennings) and Bill (Bradley) were three of my favorite journalist to watch. They are cannot be replaced.

condolence to his family. may his soul rest in peace

This man was one of the greatest "news" men in the history of our country. He will live on in spirit through his lovely wife and son. Please give him the respect of considering his family before you make some political rant about McCain or Obama.

USA- 08',12',16', 20' 24'....and forever.

Gone at 58. Think about that for a minute. It can end suddenly, just like that with no hope of revival. We saw this before when John Ritter died suddenly a couple of years ago, and he was in his 50s too. I'm pretty sure he had a good health care plan, and visited his doctor regularly. He didn't have cancer, or COPD or high cholesterol, or any of those things, he just flicked off like a switch. This just goes to show that it can happen to any of us at any time, and we're all not as immortal as we think we are. I will personally miss Tim Russert and his intriguing dialogue he gave us. And I thank him for the abundance of charity he has given his fellow Americans over the years. He was a one-of-a-kind journalist, and we will all miss him dearly. I pray to God that He will help Tim's family see through these difficult times and remember what a good son, father, journalist, man he was.

The Obam "Fightthesmears.com" site is most unimpressive. I just posted a question to this site, and I'm looking forward to a response:

Obama , in Chicago (google it yourselves!):
• Was part of the ACORN community organizing network
• Its principles are based on the teachings of Saul Alinsky
• Alinsky wrote about it in two books - Reveille for Radicals and Rules for Radicals.
• Alinsky’s principles are deeply unethical
• He teaches, for example, that in politics, the ends justify the means, to seek political power by any means
• Alinsky taught that” worldly power has two forms – money and people
• Alinsky taught that the organizer’s rule is to “follow the money” is to be taken seriously.
• Where do the Alinskyian networks get their people and money?
• The answer is that they get people and money from religious institutions.
• They teach that institutions must be “evangelized” into “liberationist theory”
• Before going off to law school in the early 90s, Obama directed ACORN’s partner organization, Project Vote.
• Meeting with ACORN leaders in November, he said, “I've been fighting alongside ACORN on issues you care about my entire career.
• Obama unabashedly explained how he became “churched” in a 2007 speech:
• “ Some pastors I was working with came around and asked if I was a member of a church.”
• "If you're organizing churches," they said, "it might be helpful if you went to a church once in a while.”
• And I [Obama] thought, "I guess that makes sense."

I find this extemely scary. But I also know that this is too complicated for most people to even consider It'

YES, IT IS A SAD DAY.

MR. RUSSERT WAS PRETTY MEAN TO HILLARY MOST OF THE TIME!

SO I HADN'T WATCHED HIS SHOW LATELY!

AND NO, I AM NOT A McCAIN SUPPORTER OR AN OBAMA SUPPORTER.

He was SIMPLY THE BEST. MSNBC and NBC you will never be able to replace him.

Thanks Mr. Russert for the memories.

May he rest in peace. Our condolences to his family

He will truly be missed and his news network will struggle without him.

I love Tim Russert. I am still in Shock. I am going to MISS HIS HONESTY AND THE INTEGRITY HE BRING TO POLITICS AND THE COUNTRY.

TIM I WILL MISS U " TEARS! TEARS!

Will definitely be missed, God bless you and your family. Rest In Peace!

My heart goes out to the Russert family. Tim was one of the "good" guys in his journalistic reporting. I may not have agreed with all of his comments but, above all he was fair and objective. Wow..... God bless you Luke. My Dad is in heaven too and he too was a fan of your dad. This election will not be the same. Take your rest Tim. You made your mark, an everlasting one here and we'll never forget you!!

May God keep your family safe and give you peace!

I am deeply hurt by the loss of Tim Russert. He was a remarkable journalist, anchor and interviewer. My family and I enjoyed watching him give his political analysis of the Democratic primaries along with all of the wonderful commentaries and interviews he did in his typical "Russert" style.

Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends.

Thanks Tim and May God rest your soul!

What a terrible shame! He brought integrity to news coverage unlike O'Reilly's lack of morals or Limbaugh's manipulation of his mindless supporters who believe our troops are dying or being maimed so that they can subvert democracy by voting for people they oppose.

I am still in shock. Tim Russett was perhaps the most fair minded political commentator on TV. Throughout the presidential primaries, I always looked forward to hearing his analysis and take on issues. Oh, this is too much. May God grant his soul eternal rest. And to his family, God's peace at this very very difficult moment.

he will be missed. A true American Icon!

I cann't believe his' gone......forever...hmmm...
Irreplaceable.....will be sorely missed.
Rest in peace. My heart goes out to his family...
comfort them Almighty God: in Jesus' name!

My condolences to his family. He will be missed by many

Rest In Peace Tim

I can honestly cry right now. I have been a fan of his since the dry marker board election for Gore. He was one political reporter whom NO ONE could accuse of being partial.

I actually go to the late morning service at church just because I want to see Meet the Press. I genuinely am a fan.

Bless his soul and keep his family.

I will miss Tim very much as 'Meet the Press' is one of my favorite Sunday Show.

Prayers to his family, friends and co-workers at this sad and drastic time in their lifes.

Tim, left a great legacy and inspiration through the journalism, he practiced.

Tim you were a family member.Our hearts ache.You were a vital part of USA .We will miss you! I hope wherever you are you can see how much you were loved.

A great man had been lost to this nation, he has always been someone who give each individual the chance to state their veiw. May God bless Mr. Russert, and for all of the other who wish to bring in the political side, remember that this about the man and not about others

Well Marie If I wasn't looking down in sadness I was feeling like it why would you print such an off comment ?

Hey Marie, did you notice that Mccain said the same thing twice, as if he has the memory of a goldfish. Is that what you people really want in a leader, a man who has been "talkin straight" since the louisiana purchase? Don't be weird. Please print this CNN. We need this sort of dialogue.

The people using this terrible tragedy to smear either presidential candidate are simply disgraceful. Please, have some respect.

May God bless Tim's family and friends. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.

This is truly a sad day in political journalism. Tim Russert was the most fair, unbiased, political genius of our time. There will be a big hole in political journalism. He was the one you could count on to speak about politics and not personal rhetoric, propaganda and hate! He was what the entire FOX NEWS team claimed to be...FAIR AND BALANCED! He made political commentary and political reporting make sense.

Wow, this is truly a sad day for me! My heartfelt sympathy to his family, friends and colleagues!

A tragedy. My thoughts and prayers to his family. Media has lost a real champion, and an amazing, respected talent.

Tim Russert will definitely be missed, one of the great political journalist of our time, Tim was the good part of journalism that we rarely see in news media. A legend in the field of political journalism. He will be missed. Peace and Prayers to the Family.

I will miss him. My condolences to his family. Sundays will not be the same. This was one great man and he certainly knew how to give a tough interview. No one can take his place. Rest in peace, Mr. Russert.

marcy stay away from mccain, he is an american hero but he also voted with the bush 89% of the time. besides he is just another republican and we all know what they have brought this country. HEARTACHE...NOTHING BUT HEARTACHE!!

Tim Russert, you will be missed. you were an excellent newsman and moderator. you always had your facts straight and backed them up when needed. thank you for all you have done and other media and reporters should take a page from your playbook.

Tim Russert really had no peer; he was unique in his skills, his honesty, and his character. He truly will be missed.

peakarach, have you no decency?

Marie, perhaps Obama was sad.

Mama's best.

A Great Journalist, A Greater Man.

Wow! This is definitely a huge shock! He was a superb journalist.
This is the first election that I'm involved in my life and he is one of a very , very few that I watched. I was really looking forward to his commentary in the GE. He will certainly be missed. A remarkable life cut off too soon! Sad day....

God Bless.

MCCain '08
DISASTER '12

Tim is , was the man.

Wonderful journalist – you'll be missed, Tim.

I loved this man!!! Yes, he will be missed. He has left a great void in the life of politics as I am certain his family life as well. Condolences...

I never watched Meet the Press because I could not stand Tim Russert.. He was a screamer and arrogant. I did not wish him dead, I just didn't like his style. Write Hillary Clinton on your ballot in November.

Russert was one of the few journalists worth respecting. The media will be worse off without him.

May his family and friends get through this alright.

Mr Russert wIll be missed ....... My Prayers and Thoughts are with his family.......May your memories bring you COMFORT

I am still shocked, he was a great journalist

All my simpathy goes to his family

May his soul rest in peace

J

Mr. Russert's untimely death should be respected. So please don't use this time for your political opinion, show some respect.

How dare you say such bad things about Tim. We know about the floods and stuff, it's just that right now Tims family needs us.
Our words will go to him and make heaven a better place.
God Bless the USA USA USA USA USA

I'm am dearly sorry to lose Tim. We need more professional journalists like him.

Speaking of journalists, the one who quoted Barack Obama should take a moment and learn the difference between "over time" and "overtime".

He was a real pro and he'll be missed. They will have a hard time filling his shoe's .He was the only newsman I trusted. Tim was his own man.
I'll miss him. My condolences to his family .

i am so shocked and sad to hear this. my sundays will forever more be missing a dear friend.

Amazing that people can still trivialize a great man's untimely death with political bickering. I guess it would be hypocritical for me to mention its almost all coming from the McCain camp?

CNN My comment was removed as usual. The above caption is in regard to comments made by Senators McCain and Obama.
Please allow me to speak in regard to your caption.

First allow me to say that our thoughts and prayers are with the Russert family at this time.

In regards to the statements made by both Senators:
Sen McCain was sincere and heartfelt in his condolences. It appeared that Sen Obama looked downward when he spoke.

I am very disappointed and grieved about Russert. Although I would be what some considered a liberal, I still think that Russert was the BEST interviewer on television. God bless him and his family.

Alot of the people that post on here , the most fear they probably ever felt was when Paris Hilton had her show taken off the air.
Americans have no sense of direction on the important.

I remember him said to Keith just 2 weeks ago after Obama secure the nomination saying "we are going to meet in Denver" i.e for the democratic convention. God, this is sad. This is unbelievable, I was looking forward to see him at the convention. My condolence to his family, MSNBC, NBC and to BIG RUSS

This is very sad news. He was a terrific guy. I will certainly miss him with his marker doing the math on election day. My thoughts and prayers are with the family.

Tim Russert will truly be missed. His was an honest voice in Washington. He always presented both sides to an issue and never stated or shared his own personal views or agenda. We have truly lost a special friend.

marcy you are one sick woman to politicize someones death , tim was a true and fair newsman keep your political ideals to your self and pull your head out of your butt

I was shocked when I heard the news. I have become a fan of Meet The Press over the years. Tim was an excellent journalist he will be missed. My prayers go out to his family and many friends.

I was shocked to hear of this. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family. This man was a fine journalist in every respect. Treated every person with the same amount respect regardless if he agreed with their beliefs or not. This election will surely not be the the same without him May he Rest in Peace and sleep with the angels.

Tim Russert was a truly great journalist. I will miss him a lot. Let's show the man respect. I am pro Obama and African-American, but let's please refrain from making comments about McCain or Obama out of respect. Let's just pay homage to a great journalilst. I'm just sorry that he did not live to see the end of this election. R.I.P., Mr. Russert.

I'm cryin' and I'm in pain. He died slathered in fat and doin' what he enjoyed doin', and everbody should respeck the Timmer for what he done.

so very sad.

Mr. Russert was the first to say that Obama would be the nominee. He was right. Everyone always respected what he said. He was the best in the business.

Heartbroken

Life is short. You never know when life on earth could end. My Prayers go out to Mr. Russert's family! God Bless!!!!!!

I will miss Tim Russert. He was a very credible newsman.

We love you, Tim. We will miss you. May God give you perfect peace and place!

I DON'T THINK BILL AND HILLARY WILL BE MISS HIM THAT MUCH.

MCCAIN 08!
HILLARY 12!

I liked Tim. He leaves a big void at NBC. No other journalist there will be able to fill his shoes, so please for once do the honorable thing, don't even try.

Tim will be missed.

I would like to leave my condolences here for his wife, son and father.

TIM RUSSERT IS A PEER THAT ALL NEWSCASTERS AND COMMENTATORS SHOULD REACH FOR THE STARS TO BECOME. He was an honest, fair, and the most truthful commentator to ever to air the airways. I watched him every Sunday morning and did so look forward to his discussion groups and interviews. The world is a much more weaker place without his presence. MAY THE LORD BE WITH HIS FAMILY, CLOSE FRIENDS AND HELP THEM TO UNDERSTAND HE IS IN A MUCH, MUCH BETTER PLACE. Although these words will not bring much solace to them I felt they had to be said by a person that only knew of him by his works. Heaven is a much better place today.

this is a bummer.i really liked this guy.our family is praying for yours,tim.

I love you Tim. My prayers are with you and your family

Finally, we have something both candidates can agree on ... Tim Russert was the quintessential TV journalist ... always prepared ... and always a true gentleman with a heart! He cannot be replaced, but all journalists would do well to emulate him!

Wow, this is heartbreaking. Russert was way better than Blitzer!

My deepest sympaties to Tim's wife and remaining family...our nation has suffered a great...someone whom I admired so much...so sad.
My condolsnces...TO HIS FAMILY AND CNN.

He will be missed by many and led by example.Fair to a fault at times.They say its always the good ones that go while scum like Limbaugh stay.

PLEASE FORGIVE ME FOR THE ABOVE REMARK IT SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN ON THE SAME PAGE AS THIS SAD EVENT. I HAVE THE UPPERMOST RESPECT FOR THIS MAN, TIM RUSSERT. MY CONDOLENCES GO TO HIS FAMILY. THIS IS A SAD DAY.

(CNN please if you will remove my previous remarks)

My condolence and prays go out to the Russert family. I will miss Tim and his wonderful smile.

My sundays will not be the same again. My politics will not be the same again. Which other objective journalist left other that Tim.
All be well with his family.

He was just a great man!!!!

Rep. Dan Boren is a very wise and intelligent man. I AM WHITE AN A HILLARY SUPPORTER AND A 51-YEAR VETERAN OF THE DEMOCRAT PARTY.
Also a 28-year Veteran of the U.S. Army.

THE ONLY WAY I WILL VOTE FOR OBAMA IS IF HILLARY OR GENERAL COLIN POWELL IS ON THE TICKET AS VP.

Someone has to be there who has gumption. It certainly is not Obama.

HOWEVER, I KNOW THIS WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE BECAUSE HILLARY OR GEN. POWELL WILL NOT ACCEPT FOR THEY DO NOT WISH THEIR NAME LINKED WITH SUCH A FAILURE AND LYING BIGOT.

This is indeed a very sad day. My prayers and thoughts are with his family.

My condolence goes to his family. I did not know him personally, but over the years that i have been watching "meet the press" on sunday seem as if I grown to know him. I was away during the political season from US, every sunday I can't wait to watch Tim Russert on Sunday online. I got my political news from "meet the press" on sunday. A good, nice and fair minded man. We will miss you. God bless your soul. Adieu

Sad Day. Tim Russert was a fair guy, and I always watched meet the press. My prayers go out to his family

I am shocked to hear that Tim Russert died at the age of 58. He was well respected as a news host for NBC and the debates. It hasn't been stated what he died of but it appears to be a heart attack if he collapsed while getting reading to host Meet The Press and the hospital couldn't revive him.That's very sad that he didn't get a chance in life to reach retirement age. We never know what's ahead of us when we walk out that door in the morning. My thoughts go out to his entire family.

This was one wonderfull guy Oh my goodness how much we will all miss hime .
He was a favorite every time he was on,truthfull ,fair ,honest ,wise, Fun.,kind and just the person you not only loved to hear ,watch was one that would have loved to have known and felt as a friend though never met him.
He touched the world everywhere he went and last debate he anchored was how I will remember him was the best one we viewed.
My heart goes out to his family he loved so very much as he mentiond them often /Am glad he got one last time with his Son and to see him graduate.
Rest in Peace with all our thoughts going to your family .

The elections will not be the same without you, Tim.. We will really miss your expertiese regarding politics and your whiteboard.. You made it all clear and didn't need the magical map to do it !!!!!
God bless your family!!! Our hearts are heavy, I can't imagion how hard this will be for them......

This was one wonderfull guy Oh my goodness how much we will all miss hime dearly .
He was a favorite every time he was on,truthfull ,fair ,honest ,wise, Fun.,kind and just the person you not only loved to hear ,watch was one that would have loved to have known and felt as a friend though never met him.
He touched the world everywhere he went and last debate he anchored was how I will remember him was the best one we viewed.
My heart goes out to his family he loved so very much as he mentiond them often /Am glad he got one last time with his Son and to see him graduate.
Rest in Peace with all our thoughts going to your family .

Wow, McCain really has nothing to say even at a time like this.

I am heart broken. I don't think I can hold the tears back much longer.

A sore day indeed, may he live forever in our memories amongst the greats of his profession.

In the halls where true nobility and virtue of spirit live forever.

This was one wonderfull guy Oh my goodness how much we will all miss hime dearly .
He was a favorite every time he was on,truthfull ,fair ,honest ,wise, Fun.,kind and just the person you not only loved to hear ,watch was one that would have loved to have known and felt as a friend though never met him.
He touched the world everywhere he went and last debate he anchored was how I will remember him was the best one we viewed.
My heart goes out to his family he loved so very much as he mentiond them often /Am glad he got one last time with his Son and to see him graduate.
Rest in Peace dear one with all our thoughts going to your family .

stay away from Obama

Tim will be truly missed. While in Church on sunday, I always have my tivo ready to record bothl, Meet the Press, and then the Situation Room. He will be truly missed.

I can't stop crying. Sometimes death informs you that its coming but in Tim's case we didn't see this one.

I wonder what he would have done differently had he known. Probably nothing differently. He appeared to have enjoyed every day, and every moment of his life to the fullest.

Tim thank you for being an EXAMPLE. I admired you so much and even more this primary season.

Heidi-NC

I am saddened by his death, but he stepped beyond the bounds when it came to his "friend" Obama. Russert showed a bias towards Obama that was not professional, and to Hillary Clinton, he was simply cruel.

One of the reasons why I got excited about this year's election was Tim Russert. His Meet the Press shows on Sundays always kept me informed with well-balanced Q/A sessions lasting over 20 minutes w/o commercial breaks. Watching him over the past few years gave me the feeling like I've known him.

He was one of the nicest, toughest, and fairest people in politics and in Washington, and I will deeply miss him and his unwavering enthusiasm for our country and our government.

Our country has lost a great American well before his time. We will all miss him.

Mr. Russert you were the best, and so are you Mr. Obama. You both have something important in common and that is your LOVE for family.

Mr. Russert we will miss you.

what do we say
we are all grief stricken. he was a good man and commentater
we will miss hima nd god be with his family

I'm saddened and shocked! Mr. Russert was part of our family every Sunday morning to watch Meet the Press. I'm just so sad. I give my sincere condolences to his family. This is a HUGE loss.

I'm saddened and shocked! Mr. Russert was part of our family every Sunday morning to watch Meet the Press. I'm just so sad. I give my sincere condolences to his family. This is HUGE loss.

My heart is so heavy. Tim Russert was definitely one of the good ones. My heart goes out to his family.

Tim's reporting was fair during the primary election. I only regret that he was unable to witness the results of his hard work this election. I know in the event Sen Obama does become the first African American President, Tim would have loved to witness this historical moment in history.

This is truly our lost.

God Bless!!

Tim Russert was the best....people like him are few and between. I will miss him deeply. "Meet the Press" will never going to be the same without Tim Rssert.

I am both shocked and saddened by Tim Russert's sudden death. It is not Saturday if I don't watch Tim Russert – it was an education in the latest book, or a significant event and of course if it is Sunday it is Meet the Press. My activity on Sunday revolves around this show to get the latest on politics. I have the highest regard for him as a journalist. As an interviewer he was tough, demanding and yet fair. He had such an endearing personality, such a fine father, a great son. My heart goes out for Big Russ who all of us came to love through Tim's book. His voice spoke to my conscience with so much insight, dedication and integrity. He will be missed. I don't know how I would rearrange my Sunday morning. Good Bye Tim. I would miss you for a very long time.
With deep admiration,
Lakshmi.

MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE. THIS IS A MAN I WILL MISS SO MUCH, WATCHING HIS SHOW THIS LAST WEEK SUNDAY MEANS SO MUCH, HE GATHER EVERYBODY TOGETHER AS IF HE HAD KNOWN!!!!!
THIS IS VERY SAD AND MY PRAYER GOES TO HIS FAMILY.

Sen McCain made a very sincere and heartfelt statement regarding Tim Russert.
Sen Obama appeared to be insincere. He seemed to constantly look downward as he proclaimed his friendship with Mr. Russert.

Our sincere thoughts and prayers go out to Mr. Russert's family.

Thanks Tim! We'll see you in the Big White House in the sky!

I am so sorry to here about (TIM) He is my favorite news reporter. I admire him so much. My thoughts and prayers go out to his wife and family, and the NBC/MSNBC family. He will be greatly missed. One of a kind!!! (GOD BLESS YOU TIM!!) our heavenly reporter now.

Of all the journalist, he was the most fair. God bless his soul, God bless his wife and son. He will be missed.

When I didn't go to church, I would watch Meet The Press, and feel energized. I'll miss you Tim Russert.

Good for both candidates.

Notice how McCain says "He" and Obama says "I".

Tim you will be missed. You were one of the best i've ever seen. RIP. Anybody know what happened to him? He was young.

My husband and I will miss Tim so much. We never missed an episode of Meet the Press. Our thoughts and Prayers are with his family, friends and collegues.

He was one of God's disciples on this earth.

Good by Tim. You are in Heaven looking down on the many people lives you touched.

I just recently started watching Meet the Press every week and looked forward to it. I will miss his civil exchanges. We will miss you Tim!

Tim Russert is the best of the best. He will be sorely missed by all who desire true journalism.
Godspeed and God Bless.

I ran as a very minor candidate for President in 1996 to stress the need to fix Social Security and had printed phoney seven-dollar bills. I briefly met Tim in a hotel lobby where he made himself available to the general public. I offered him a phoney seven dollar bill and told him to get himself a hamburger and coke at MacDonalds with it.

"I'm sorry" he said, "i cannot accept money"

I gave him a closer look at it, he smiled, and put it in his pocket.

He was an adult, but he had a child's innocent spirit, and I know that is what God love about him.

Requiescat in pace.

Carmen C. Chimento

Tim,you will be missed! You were the only thing good about MSNBC and it is sad God in all his glory didn't take Keith Olbermann instead!

Tim, may your gentle soul rest in peace with the good lord. my heart goes to the family, friends and the Buffalo bills.
Iyke , niagara falls, Canada

I watch Meet the Press every Sunday. This man was the best of the best. He was always professional and unbiased. His reports were always straight forward and tough but he was good-natured at the same time.

God bless his family. He will be missed.

NOOO I can't believe he died!! Tim was awesome journalist who care so much about his family... I'm in shockedddd!! I'm going to miss you TIM, my heart is broken ... My prayers are with your family and friends... God Bless you always...

Both candidates said honest things about this remarkable MTP and political analysts. Tim Russert was a great man.

In our prayers

OUR HEARTS GO OUT TO MR. TIM RUSSERT'S FAMILY

AND FRIENDS. WE KNOW HE WAS A GREAT JOURNALIST

AND, MORE IMPORTANTLY, A GREAT HUMAN BEING.

WE WILL MISS HIP TERRIBLY.

Everyone has commented on Russert's death. So has McCain. Why aren't all of the reactions up here?

The journalistic world is worse off today for the lost of Mr. Russert. He was a brilliant journalist and one of the last objective journalists out there. We will all miss him.

wow thats hard to deal with even for me

How can McCain spin this into an attack on Obama?

That being said,Tim Russert was indeed a great man,and one of the last few good journalists in this country,a man who put aside his own politics to do his job.The rest of the press Corp should take a page from his book.He will be sorely missed.I wish the best for his family

I like Tim Russert. He is wonderful.god bless you and keep you my fiend.

Tim Russert will be missed> I watch him on Meet The Press all the time and in the campaign this year. He was a great Journalist. He is one of the few I truly admire.

Kenny in NC

What a loss...may he rest in peace...

Man, this is just awful. Russert, by all accounts, was a good man and a great reporter. The news media as a whole is diminished by his loss.

I'm sure there will be all kinds of well wishers from the Obama-nation.

I would like to give my best wishes for his family.

This kind of thing makes you think about health care in America. My grandmother, who is on Social Security, has battled colon cancer for the last 3 years. My grandparents spent their entire life savings to get her better.

I am raising four nieces. Two of which, I cannot afford health insurance for.

I hate it that I will have to vote John McCain, b/c I really am a democrat.

So many reasons, but I won't because this election was rigged...

I am PUMA baby, and there's lots of us... And yes, we will vote McCain in the fall...

PUMAs for fair elections... PUMAs for democracy...

and don't give me the DNC was fair... How could someone who's name is not on the ballot in MI be awarded anything?

Tim was the best in the world at what he did. How sad that his great career and his life were cut short. We are all better for having had Tim Russert share his life and career with us.

A GREAT LOSS FOR THE TRUTH.

AND IN THAT FOR ALL OF US.

OUR DEEPEST HEART FELT CONDOLENCES TO HIS

FAMILY, FRIENDS, & THOSE OF US THAT GREATLY

APPRECIATED HIS TURN BACK TO HONESTY, & FAIRNESS

IN JOURNALISM.

THE PROFESSION & WE WILL DEEPLY FEEL THE VOID.

Good Bye and Rest in Peace Tim! You were firm but fair. You Will Be Missed!

I really like Tim Russert, He was one of the finest journalist I've knew, My heart goes out to his family. He will be deeply missed

I'm glad they both had nice things to say. I will miss him.

RIP Tim Russert.

How I wish it was Rush Limbaugh or Howard Stern who died instead of you.

Rest in peace, Tim. We'll miss you.

I am just stunned!

God bless you Tim!

I can't believe the Hillary supporters how are saying spiteful things about Tim at a time like this. As Hillary would say SHAME ON YOU!

RIP TIM..YOU'll be missed greatly. My deepest condolonces to his family!

The words expressed by both Senators McCain and Obama are comforting. Tim Russert was the best of the current crop of journalists. He was a pleasure to watch each and every Sunday.

Tim, we will miss you. I extend my prayers and deepest condolences to his family and all at NBC.

Tim will be greatly missed. My heart and prayers go out to his family.

My heart goes out the Mr. Russert's family, his NBC and MSNBC families. I always watched his show each Sunday and thought the he was always fair and did a really good job at interviewing those who came on his show.

wow
TED KENNEDY.....brain tumor......
IOWA.........Record FLOODING across the state......
TIM RUSSERT.....heart attack.....
If I had anything to do with turning my back on Hillary, I'd be worried.
Freaky, isn't it??????????? Does the big guy "upstairs" think something went wrong???????

America has lost a true gentleman today. This was not just a political pundit or news broadcaster. This was American institution in the broad spectrum, and almost a family friend in the personal every day American home. My heart is saddened and will not soon heal. The heavens have welcomed home a fine individual who will be sorely missed for a long time.

I will not denegrate this man's memory by saying anything bad about mcwar. Nice, thoughtful words from Obama though. Tim was an honest and fair journalist and I will miss his sunday show bad because George S. turned me off the way he treated Obama during the debate and I can't stand the sight of him.

rip russ. my prays are with you and your family. i will truly miss you telling the truth.

Did anyone in his office know CPR? Was there access to an AED? Terrible news.

Well said Senator Obama and Senator McCain. Well said.

A highly respected journalist will be greatly missed! Thank you for your services, Tim.

Rest in peace!