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by Dan_Miller from Southfield

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No sports here.  Just a word or two about a huge loss for the people in our business.  When Tim Russert passed away today we lost a giant.  Without a doubt he best exemplified what a journalist should be in my mind.  In a day and age where it seems so many people just want to be the loudest and most negative, he simply let the facts speak for themselves.  He didn't yell or scream like so many of the political analysts, he simply looked at the facts, formed an opinion and presented it.  I've tried to conduct myself with two principles in mind throughout my career:  Be right and be fair.  I'm still working on it.  He was a master.   

When Tim Russert was on TV, I stopped and watched.  I have for years.  I love politics and I love the science of elections.   Nobody presented it better than him.    

I can only hope on election night somebody places a dry erase board on the set over at those two other networks where he was such a powerful figure.  Many of us will be waiting for him to show us the numbers and a path to victory for one or both of the candidates, but unfortunately he won't.     

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McShan8150 read my blog
Jun 14, 2008 | 2:10 AM

Dan I couldn’t agree more Tim Russert was a man who exemplified a tremendous amount of passion and grace for his profession. Always remembering to be objective, fair, and most of all steadfast in his pursuit to present the core issues of any political matter the best way he knew how. Never settling for mediocrity and always striving for perfection Tim Russert had a keen sense of competiveness and always wanted to be on the cutting edge of everything going on in Washington. Tim was a man who always so profoundly desired to be the first to report a story with honesty, integrity and tremendous vigor, also attempting a frequently succeeding to present the views of both sides of isle with the most objective, reasonable and equal manner as humanly possible. However, always seeming to exhibit his tremendously keen sense of humor and never getting cheated and or denied out of the truth of any political matter. Always ensuing that his viewers received the most accurate, truthful, and creative views and opinions of all the deal-breaking and influential politicians on Capital Hill, never afraid to pose the tough question, refusing to back down when challenged by a Washington bureaucrats what made Tin so commanding and meaningful in this business was he tremendous dedication of his job and the tremendous passion he had for both politics journalism and most of his faith and family At the end of the day yes Tim Russert was great at his day job and his use of a dry erase should be considered legendary no one did it better than him. His incredibly innovative yet simple way of simpl

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Dan_Miller

Since 1997 I have been the Sports Director at Fox2. As a native of Washington, DC, I had no idea where my career would take me but landing in Detroit has been a blessing for me and my family. The combination of a great quality of life and the opportunity to cover a sports landscape that's second to none has been fantastic.

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