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...Russert's first exposure to politics was in the wards of Buffalo, but his great teachers were national figures - Senator Pat Moynihan and Governor Mario Cuomo. It's easy to understand why a man as driven as Tim, who might have easily made a name for himself in his twenties, spent so much of his early professional career in their service. Like Russert, they were from working-class Catholic families and combined an intellectual appreciation of Democratic policies with a visceral understanding of Democratic voters. Moynihan was an intellectual raised in Hell's Kitchen; Cuomo was a gritty minor league...
...truly a great American who loved his family, his friends, his Buffalo Bills, and everything about politics and America. He was just a terrific guy." - Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz...
...Today, broadcast journalism lost one of its giants, who will be remembered along with names like Edward R. Murrow, Walter Cronkite and David Brinkley. The city of Buffalo has also lost its favorite son, who loved his city and its hometown team, the Bills." - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif...
...election year or not, the political and news worlds would have felt his loss. As host of Meet the Press, Russert established himself as the consummate Washington insider, but he drew much of his knowledge and authority from his roots outside the Beltway. He was born in 1950 in Buffalo, N.Y., and his Rust Belt, Catholic roots constantly and conspicuously informed his work. He wrote memorably about his Buffalo upbringing and his father's influence on him in his memoir Big Russ and Me. As one of his NBC colleagues, Lisa Myers, once said of him, "Buffalo is a critical...
...Canada last year to witness my son's marriage to his partner. Returning home, where that marriage is not recognized, felt like Cinderella postball. Denying same-sex couples the right to marry is deeply hurtful both to them and to the family members who love them. Barbara Krentzman, Buffalo Grove...