Russert Not Well During His Final Interview

1. Could it have been DVT?

Posted at 6:59PM on Jun 13th 2008 by sad

2. He would have felt weakness just prior to cardiac arrest, wether it was caused by a coronary embolism , myocardial infarction or arrhythmic event.

Posted at 6:49PM on Jun 13th 2008 by True !

3. sad...good point..we r all only speculating but it doesn't hurt to share thoughts anyways...the DVT could have happended while doing all that overseas flying.

Posted at 7:15PM on Jun 13th 2008 by True !

4. p.s...dvt usually ends up in the lungs though causing a pulmonary embolism , anyhoo hum...Hogan and Brit boards r up so this will be old news in no time at all.

Posted at 7:45PM on Jun 13th 2008 by True !

5. So sad to lose the best. I would watch his programs and know if Tim said something it was true,. How refreshing in this day of half-truths. Sad day for America but god gets the best.

Posted at 8:39PM on Jun 13th 2008 by Kim w. Kostelecky

6. Why not let Wee Harvey Levin do Meet the Press? The can put him in a booster seat.
Of course there is that whole 'credibility' thing.


Maybe Not

Posted at 8:30PM on Jun 13th 2008 by Ed

7. To answer the question of who would replace tim russert the people of NBC probably don't know yet...maybe tha's why you guys havn't heard back from them...maybe Tom Brocaw will come out of retirement and do it...just a thought

Posted at 12:36AM on Jun 14th 2008 by zackman

8. Sorry,

How Timely: The sweestest talking commi. properganderest russert . Vacates the that tribe of kennedy the child rapest killer so sad. Right at the most crucial election's in American history un-folds. Not a beeter time chosen for the disemdaking theart to the great USA

Prophet_Gyspy

Posted at 10:50PM on Jun 13th 2008 by prophet_gyspy

9. TMZ wants to know who will replace Tim Russert? Here's a thought, everyone is still in shock and the family better be respected by not replacing the guy tomorrow!! I ti-vo "Meet the Press" every Sunday, so i for one will need sometime to mourn. Tim Russert was respectable and i just trusted his take on politics. I think we all need to take a breather......

Posted at 9:29PM on Jun 13th 2008 by mya

10. He was a genuine guy and his interviews showed it. I heard he was having a lot of fun in Italy, RIP!!

Posted at 9:28PM on Jun 13th 2008 by Kelli

11. God Bless em .. God Bless his family

Posted at 10:44PM on Jun 13th 2008 by tra

12. Tim Russert and Peter Jennings are looking down on us and talking about how f**ked we are as a society....We lost a great one.

Posted at 9:44PM on Jun 13th 2008 by Spanky

13. I didn't agree with him politically, but he was a good man who always put his family first. They were the most important things in his lives, and you could tell by the way he talked about them with pride. My heart goes out to them and I extend my well wishes to his family.

Posted at 9:49PM on Jun 13th 2008 by Mayu

14. Also, gee... I wonder why they haven't gotten back to you TMZ. How insensative. The guy DIED TODAY, and you're calling them about who will be his REPLACEMENT?

let the shock and sadness settle a bit before being retards.

The guy just died, and the last thing on the minds of his collegues who were also his friends, is "Welp, whose gonna replace old Timmy?"

You guys at TMZ are getting worse and worse. I always say it, almost half jokingly, but now its getting extremely serious as to how low you really are. Harvey should be ashamed. I can't believe this respected lawyer became a sleeze writer.

Posted at 9:57PM on Jun 13th 2008 by Mayu

15. #10, How can you not agree with him politically when he doesn't take sides? He digs for the truth and thats what Tim Russert was all about. He would get to the real truth and ask straight/honest questions to the candidates. This is what is missing from every journalist nowadays. He did his homework and has an extraordinary memory. He would take specific quotes from candidates years earlier and repeat them in interviews with them and ask them to explain....which placed them on the spot. Most of them never remembered saying half of the quotes Tim remembered. AND, he also gave them as much time as needed to answer his questions. Only the strong would survive his interviews. I can't think of a single political journalist who is comparable to Tim. He was passionate about his family and about news/politics. He will be greatly missed.

Posted at 10:16PM on Jun 13th 2008 by Matt