This sucks. Catch the news here.
Tim Russert was pretty much a badass. I’m actually fairly sad about this. I rarely miss Meet the Press (it’s a behavior schedule deeply set in). 90% of my election coverage comes via Russert. Man, what a schedule change.
Beyond that though, this does change the election. Can’t predict how, but Meet the Press and Russert did influence thinking and discourse. Russert was a consequence or an enforcer of consequences – loose talk, bad campaigning, covert operations – he brought it out. Also, I have a feeling he improved the reporting at NBC quite a bit by just being a thorough and deep thinker (and good writer).
Man, black swan, of some sort.
Hmmmm…
