R.I.P. Tim Russert

[Lord Geoff]

Meet the Press has been a shining example of holding people accountable in the world of politics and a favorite in my podcast line-up. He will be missed.

[Thornes70]

Oh man, Russert died? That's too bad - he was always entertaining... While I don't share the same opinion of him as you do, I think he did have his moments (we are all neo-cons now not included).

[Desi Cuse]

It's surprising really. He's only 58.

[Thornes70]

What did he die from? I know I can google it, but I don't wanna.

[MadBryan]

heart attack.

[Lord Geoff]

I really like how he called people on their nonsense. Politicians really need to stop denying that they said something that they are on record as saying. It takes a lot of balls to say "I never said that" when there are multiple video sources showing you saying it. It is amazing the people that we elect into public office.

[Thornes70]

LOL even better than "I never said that" is the great line: "what I meant was..."

I fall for that every time!

[CamDawg]

This has bummed me out all weekend. Russert was a class act and a great friend to the American people. One of the few big time journalists who actually did his homework and pressed politicians. Geoff, I agree with you. He was one of the first to pull up the tape or quote of a politician and call BS on him or her.

He'll be sadly missed.

[Quo]

Totally agree, Russert was a great interviewer and, from what I saw of him, a realist who called out people on both sides of the aisle.

There are so few great journalists right now. He'll be missed.

[kingsfan2099]

I agree with you Quo, he had no reserves in calling out people from both parties. It has been a staple for my viewing or more recently podcasts to keep up to date on political issues. He was a great friend to the American people and hopefully they will be able to replace him with someone that will also take to task our politicians....