Showing posts with label Tim Russert feelings Integrity Honesty Journalism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tim Russert feelings Integrity Honesty Journalism. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

For Tim

''Tim Russert led with his heart, his compassion and most of all his honor,'' his son said. ''I love you, dad, and in his words, let us all go get 'em!''Luke Russert then gave what he described as his father's last speech.He urged parents to hug their children, politicians to avoid ''low tactics,'' and journalists to practice integrity and honesty.

Saturday, June 14, 2008

Moynihan:"What they know, you can learn. What you know, they can never learn."

sculpture by marguerita- collection of Charles Benenson
first published by Herb Lubalin in U&lc. in March 1977

He told me he remembered feeling the same way when he went to work for Senator Moynihan and was surrounded by Ivy League graduates. Then, he offered the same advice that Senator Moynihan had shared with him: "What they know, you can learn. What you know, they can never learn." I carried that in my back pocket each step of the way from there. Although I hadn't ful
ly appreciated it, Tim had become a superb role model.Memories with Tim and of Tim will always set a great example for me. I'm very fortunate and deeply grateful to have had the experiences together we did. But today I feel jolted and numb with grief, already missing him more than I could have imagined. That legacy is the mark of a selfless person and leader.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/peter-sims/tim-russert-a-different-t_b_107121.html