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...measure of his success as a journalist that few people remember Tim Russert was once the Democratic Lee Atwater - the smartest, toughest, most instinctive political aide around. In 1984, when Gary Hart was floundering in a bid for the presidency, he famously said, "Get me a Russert," and Tim became a byword for a savvy political adviser who understood both the electorate and the media. Some people are born with a gene for politics. Tim was one of them...
...only an expert on policy when he worked for Moynihan and Cuomo, he was also their chief spokesman. As an aide he was famous for getting great press for his bosses and was a favorite among the press corps, which made his transition from partisan staffer to objective journalist - at the time an unheard-of move - appear effortless. In fact, Tim was the pioneer of a new generation of television journalists who got their start in politics. He was the first who crossed to the other side, but he was soon followed by Chris Matthews (who studied at the knee...
...YORK) - Well into Friday evening, friends and associates of Tim Russert continued to express their appreciation for the late political journalist. A brief survey of some of those appreciations...
...epitomized excellence in journalism and unflinching commitment to the craft. Our profession has lost a stellar journalist." - Sylvia Smith, president of the National Press Club...
...journalist as accomplished and prominent as Russert, of course, is bound to be criticized by people who wish that journalism and politics were different from what they are. But regardless, he was indisputably the master of politics and journalism as they are, intimately familiar with the levers of power and how they are wielded...