June 18, 2008
It was certainly shocking to hear that NBC’s Tim Russet passed away at the age of 58 last week. I am so sorry for the family, co-workers, friends and those who truly knew and loved him. What a loss! Okay, enough said! Right?
Quite frankly, and not intending to come across as rude, I find the network’s self-indulgence a bit sickening. Listen, take it from someone who knows, loss of a loved one is NEVER easy! BUT…have we not seen a bit of over-kill when it comes to the national coverage of his demise.
On the “TODAY SHOW,” they spoke to Russert’s son, Luke. Nice! But, was his daddy’s life more valued than the life of an American Marine killed serving his country? Why not interview their kid? Just because we saw Russert on TV and he had some notoriety, is his life more painful than the loss of a dad who’s life was taken at the hands of a drunk driver! Try telling that father’s loved ones why he’s not due the same sort of respect.
All life is precious! Russert wasn’t a pope, a president, a member of the royalty…he was like the rest of us…no more, no less…a beloved father, good husband, hard workers and proud American!
He was excellent at his job, so are many of you on the production line. He seemed to care about the people…so do many of you working in health care and truly savings lives!
But, come on, 1 reporter said.: “His was the most noteworthy and untimely ‘public’ death in the past 20 years.”
Really? To me it seemed the coverage was designed to elevate one of their own to sainthood.