Tim Russert

I'm a TV/Radio News junkie. I'll be "Jonesing" for Tim Russert for a long time. So will the world.

There is NO...(I don't say this recklessly) there is not one commentator in all of the "news" media out there that can come close to the all-natural authenticity of a Tim Russert interview or report.

Here's a guy with whom I would truly liked to have had a beer...more than any of our recent presidents...more than any celebrities I can bring to mind...not even the hottest babe on the planet who say's she just can't face the morrow if not wrapped in my manness!!! That's the way Tim Russert appeals to so many.........(nix the "babe" thing...Tim would understand).

Tim was your neighbor, co-worker, that guy who played on the highschool football team...he'd be "one" of the guys..."one" of the friends...not the spotlight guy.

Tim would have been "Timmy" to friends...you'd like him so much, even though your parents did too!...

Tim was a guy we needed...not just liked, and admired...we needed him in this time. We needed a voice for you and me...for Buffalo and Pittsburgh, for Newark and Cleveland, for Detorit and Wheeling...we needed a regular guy who leads with his smarts and his tenacity...but doesn't intimidate or condescend with them...Tim.
Timmy...

I was blown away, just like you were...who will step up now...not "dress" up...not"act" up...drive up...jump up...or claw up........who will simply "step" in and be the real thing...with the real picture...with the tough questions...and the persistence to get to the truth.

Tim? ...We didn't get to say how important you are to us. We just didn't think you'd up and leave just like that...at the bureau...at work...I mean, had you spent a little time in the hospital...out of the picture...you know, a little heads up...but nOOOOOoooooooo....not Timmy...

..and who'd expect different?...The tireless media warrior...goes down on the field...lest we would be able to decorate him in life.

We love you Tim Russert. You are a candle in the wind. We take heart in the fact that your media associates admire you too , and will strive harder to win our trust and faith in a world that desperately needs both.