[lbo-talk] Tim Russert's funeral

[WD]

On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 10:33 AM, MICHAEL YATES <mikedjyates at msn.com> wrote:
>
> At Tim Russert's funeral, his son held center stage, to rave reviews
> from the pundits (aka "journalists"). He had already been omnipresent on TV
> making remakrs he had to have practiced in front of a mirror.
> Maybe the first time a funeral oration was used as a resume builder.
> I was wondering if young Russert used the same ghostwriter
> for his remarks as his dad did for his books.

I've always thought Russert was way way overrated, and I haven't
watched any of the TV coverage of his funeral, but what could possibly
be wrong with a son trying to deliver an impressive eulogy at his
father's funeral?  My dad was up all night before his own father's
funeral practicing his remarks as well.  Criticize Tim Russert all you
want: he earned it.  But what makes his son so deserving of such a
cynical ad hominem attack?

-WD