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Good gravy... his soul? Judgment?
at any rate, here is my comment. He was fat and obviously suffered from hypertension. I am surprised he didn't keel over long before now.
posted by
Transcendental_Child
on June 15, 2008 at 7:08 AM
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Cheugon,
That is lose logic! It has nothing to do with the fact here. Do your job or do as you are told! We all face this perverted reality!
posted by
Glennb
on June 14, 2008 at 8:13 PM
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Vickip,
We are familiar with the quote. It does not apply here!
posted by
Glennb
on June 14, 2008 at 8:10 PM
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Soul Builder101,
And that does not say his humanity was not intact? Thanks for the words.
posted by
Glennb
on June 14, 2008 at 8:09 PM
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Re: Cheugon,
To imply that an individual is a sell-out....
is to question his humanity and personal credibility.
posted by
metalrat
on June 14, 2008 at 1:29 PM
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This reminds me of another movie quote ...
"Stupid is as stupid does". Forest Gump
posted by
VictoriaP
on June 14, 2008 at 1:18 PM
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I love your use of the word PLANTATION! Russert served his false Gods!
posted by
Soul_Builder101
on June 14, 2008 at 1:11 PM
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Cheugon,
Possibly? But in an industry driven by profit over "fact" finding that is all I am left with. I can only form an impression based on his work. And that is not a judgement on his humanity or personal credibility. Thanks for a moment to comment.
posted by
Glennb
on June 14, 2008 at 11:11 AM
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Vickip,
That is the only contact I know and that was the only message in this post. You stated it very well in your in suggesting that his close family and circle of friends are better positioned to judge him personally. It is up to them to divulge more intimate details of his humanity!
posted by
Glennb
on June 14, 2008 at 11:06 AM
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It's so easy to forget...
...that high-profile people are also human beings, sharing common needs, hopes and dilemmas with the rest of us.
I never got the impression that Tim Russert was the media apparatchik you made him out to be.
You obviously look at the industry without noticing the differences between the people in it.
And that is short-sighted and bigoted in it's own way.
posted by
metalrat
on June 14, 2008 at 9:54 AM
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We can only honor him for what he was 'paid to do'? Wow, how
do you figure? Aside from being a great interviewer, he was a very good father, friend, son, brother ... by all accounts, this is said of him. Only his wife knows what sort of husband he was, so no one can speak to that. I honor him as a very good father who took time out to be there for his son, no matter what. There are too few parents with careers who think of their children first - amazingly, he managed. I'm blown away by your callous statement. A lifetime reduced to one hour every Sunday morning. Wow.
posted by
VictoriaP
on June 14, 2008 at 9:35 AM
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