A man died of a heart attack brought on (essentially) by obesity.
This man served in both the Korean & Vietnam Wars as a Army Ranger.
He fought in several key Korean War battles when he was 17.
He was also a POW who had his teeth knocked out by Vietcong captures.
He was declared dead by the US government, but managed to escape.
Finding his marriage annulled, he started rebuilding his life, got remarried, and had a son.
This man wasn't Tim Russert. He was my father, and his death was not marked by 5 days of public mourning, followed by a LIVE memorial service.
So let's put this in perspective. Peter Jennings was not given this amount of accolade, and quite arguably he was more influential.
We're all going to die. Get over it.
2 comments:
it's funny how the media can latch on the certain things. at a certain point, i think journalists start covering a particular subject because "everyone else is doing it" and then the story escapes the normal news cycle, as more and more people add their two cents to the story and other people pile on more coverage in the search for a new angle.
at least in russet's case, i suppose the fascination derives from his relative youth (58) and the abruptness of his death (which happened, dramatically enough, in the news studio where he works).
Sorry for your loss.. :( Condolences.
The man sounded like a real hero.
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