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Noonan: “Tim was normal”
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
An Irish Catholic gal from Long Island muses on an Irish Catholic guy from upstate New York. Here’s Peggy Noonan on Russert: One of the greatest statements, the most piercing, was something Chuck Todd said when he talked on a panel on MSNBC. He was asked more or less why Tim stuck out from the…
The apple, near the tree
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
If you didn’t see it yesterday, put down your coffee, shut the door, and click the image below. Luke Russert at his father’s memorial service. Just watch. This kid’s got it.
“Oh oh, come take my hand, we’re riding out tonight to case the Promised Land”
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
Watching the Tim Russert memorial at the Kennedy Center this afternoon on MSNBC, I saw Bruce Springsteen pop up, and he sang this tribute to the newsman, his classic song “Thunder Road”: The screen door slams, Mary’s dress wavesLike a vision she dances across the porch as the radio playsRoy Orbison singing for the lonelyHey,…
Quote of the day
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
“It has all been said so eloquently in the tributes that have come from some of the highest authorities in our nation and even around the world. … All that remains is to say thank you to the good and gracious God who gave us Tim Russert for 58 years and to pray that the…
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