The death of Tim Russert

By Jennifer J. Foster

Published: June 13, 2008

If you’re like me and you watch a lot of news, it’s rare that you hear or see something that is hard to believe. There is so much evil in the world, it takes a lot to shock us anymore—and that’s the sad reality of the world in which we live.

But this is one of those stories that is hard to believe.

Tim Russert is dead.

I agree with the comment Fox News’ Chris Wallace made as he was talking with Neil Cavuto about it: I can’t believe this is really happening.

Tim Russert is the preeminent political journalist of our time. Russert is one of the only national journalists out there who had objective credibility.

And I agree with CNN’s Larry King: It’s hard to use the past tense when talking about Tim Russert.

Read NBC’s article about Russert’s death here, see a slideshow about his life here and see video coverage here.

You can read Russert’s last interview—about how Internet rumors about the presidential candidates are eclipsing the real issues facing this country—here.