Thoughts on Tim Russert

I didn't get up early enough every Sunday morning to see Meet the Press (it airs at 8:00 AM in St. Louis), but when I did catch it, I always felt a little smarter after watching Tim Russert's interviews and analysis. I admired his tactful, yet tough interview style. He respected his guests and made them give us honest answers. In the heart of this political season, I always turned to NBC for their political news coverage, because I knew that Tim Russert would be fair and insightful.

I don't know how I'll get through the rest of the presidential campaign without Tim. I know that sounds silly, but he made the whole crazy mess make sense. I can't watch CNN anymore. Their constant insistence on being "the best political news team on television" is so grating. I'll have to stick to The Newshour or start watching Face the Nation.

I watched a couple hours of tributes to Tim Russert tonight -- NBC news, Larry King Live, Nightline, and Charlie Rose. He is someone that everyone genuinely loved and they told stories about how he genuinely loved his friends and their families. In our current plastic media world, we have very few genuine people reporting the news, and even fewer who are as respected as Tim Russert. He had a real passion for his work and it was evident in every word he spoke.

I will miss him.

Tim Russert

NBC just broke the news that Tim Russert, of Meet the Press, died this afternoon, at age 58. He will be missed.

I'll write more later.

T Lo on SATC

I've been at a conference the last few days, so I haven't had time to blog. I'll report about the conference in later posts, but I'll give you this tidbit for now. The guys at Project Rungay report on the SATC movie on their other blog, Tom and Lorenzo. I must say that I agree with their review. I liked the movie a lot, but some aspects were kind of crappy, i.e. Jennifer Hudson's role. I take particular offense that her character is from St. Louis and is treated like a country bumpkin. I think Tom and Lorenzo's take on her character is spot on.

Enjoy!

Fired Up!

I really had a great birthday. I had lots of good wishes from family and friends, a delicious steak dinner with my parents, wonderful dessert and conversation with one of my closest friends, and the joy of Barack Obama clinching the Democratic Presidential nomination. One of the presents I received today was very appropriate and I love it -- an Obama campaign shirt in Cardinal red. Well, I think it's Cardinal red. =)


Anyway, please enjoy Senator Obama's speech in St. Paul, Minnesota.



If you have problems streaming the video, you may read the full text of the speech at Obama's website.

Christian Siriano at the MTV Movie Awards

Ok, I'm a sucker for the Fashion Police and others who rip on or praise celebrities and fashion. However, Christian Siriano, winner of the latest edition of Project Runway, takes the cake when he reports from the red carpet at the MTV Movie Awards. Be sure to watch for his reaction on the ladies from The Hills. Hilarious!

Observations from the Other Side of the Pond

I've referred to Justin Webb, North American editor for BBC News, in previous posts. Last week he made a keen observation on the political distractions on the campaign trail, i.e. lapel pins and bad bowling.

It's All in the Numbers

If you're interested in how the numbers really look for the Democratic Nomination, check out RealClearPolitics.com.

SATC Movie Opens May 30

In honor of the Sex and the City movie, check out the beautiful Vogue photo spread of Sarah Jessica Parker and Chris Noth.

Cokie Roberts

While I was picking up lunch and a prescription for my mom, I listened to a small part of "St. Louis: On the Air" on our local NPR station. The interview was with Cokie Roberts on her new book, Ladies of Liberty: The Women Who Shaped Our Nation. I saw Cokie Roberts on The Daily Show a few weeks ago and she was smart and funny!



I couldn't catch the whole interview, but I found out that she was going to be at the St. Louis County Library for a presentation and book signing this evening. I invited my friend Stacey, and we attended the event. She really is a delightful and very insightful speaker. I'm definitely going to pick up the book soon, and as soon as I finish the book, I'll provide a report.

Threatdown - Stephen Colbert