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06-13-2008, 07:57 PM | #1 |
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Tim Russert Dies
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06-13-2008, 07:59 PM | #2 |
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Wow, that's a shocker. He will be missed.
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06-13-2008, 08:02 PM | #3 |
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Whoa, that is a surprise.
He was a good one. God speed, Mr. Russert.
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06-13-2008, 08:12 PM | #4 |
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He was one of the best.
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06-13-2008, 08:38 PM | #5 |
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That is far too young. I respected Russert quite a bit. Perhaps his most lasting contribution to the political culture, however, will be that darn dry erase board.
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06-13-2008, 08:39 PM | #6 |
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Wow. My mortality sensors are pinging big time.
I remember when Chet Huntley died. I was a little kid and thought,"big deal."
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06-13-2008, 08:42 PM | #7 |
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A guy that prominent and important, you'd think they'd now the condition of is arteries inside and out every millimeter.
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06-13-2008, 08:50 PM | #8 |
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I thought he was looking increasingly unwell, but assumed that was just age.
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Give 'em Hell, Cougars!!! Religion rises inevitably from our apprehension of our own death. To give meaning to meaninglessness is the endless quest of all religion. When death becomes the center of our consciousness, then religion authentically begins. Of all religions that I know, the one that most vehemently and persuasively defies and denies the reality of death is the original Mormonism of the Prophet, Seer and Revelator, Joseph Smith. |
06-13-2008, 08:53 PM | #9 |
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DId he smoke?
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06-13-2008, 08:54 PM | #10 |
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