Comments on: Tim Russert http://foodpluspolitics.com/2008/06/13/tim-russert/ A lot of chatter about food ( plus a little about politics ) Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:34:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: ellaella http://foodpluspolitics.com/2008/06/13/tim-russert/#comment-3182 ellaella Fri, 13 Jun 2008 20:59:14 +0000 http://foodpluspolitics.com/2008/06/13/tim-russert/#comment-3182 Shocking indeed. His influence and power can't be overstated, but he even influenced things that don't matter much. IE: I still can see him in my mind's eye during the never-ending election night in 2000. He was there with his low-tech eraser board tracking electoral votes and since NBC was using red and blue to designate Republican and Democrat, he started saying 'red state' and 'blue state.' And we all say it today. Shocking indeed. His influence and power can’t be overstated, but he even influenced things that don’t matter much.

IE: I still can see him in my mind’s eye during the never-ending election night in 2000. He was there with his low-tech eraser board tracking electoral votes and since NBC was using red and blue to designate Republican and Democrat, he started saying ‘red state’ and ‘blue state.’

And we all say it today.

]]> By: raincoaster http://foodpluspolitics.com/2008/06/13/tim-russert/#comment-3181 raincoaster Fri, 13 Jun 2008 20:32:06 +0000 http://foodpluspolitics.com/2008/06/13/tim-russert/#comment-3181 That's shocking! He wasn't the most athletic of characters, but it's still a blow when someone is taken so suddenly. His family has my sympathy. <em>raincoaster's last blog post..<a href='http://raincoaster.com/2008/06/13/osama-bin-laden-parties-with-pagans-in-the-eighties/' rel="nofollow">Osama Bin Laden parties with pagans in the Eighties</a></em> That’s shocking! He wasn’t the most athletic of characters, but it’s still a blow when someone is taken so suddenly. His family has my sympathy.

raincoaster’s last blog post..Osama Bin Laden parties with pagans in the Eighties

]]>