This is also one of my favorite "DC" moments. I went to lunch at the Palm with a lobbyist friend of mine, and I arrived late. When I got to our table, Tim Russert and his son were having lunch with James Carville at the next table over. It was my political heros in one spot. No one acted like this was unusual..it was just one of those things that only happen in DC.
When I was still working at City Year I got to take a crew of AmeriCorps members to see a live taping of MTP. Two things happened after the show. Instead of just doing the same ol' meet and greet with a bunch of kids, he asked what they thought and then actually listened to their answers. Then he gave some solid advice telling each of them how citizenship is not about a year of service but a lifetime of service. AND here's the shivers down your spine part. He stopped looked at me and said, "and its important to find people like this guy (me!) that can be a mentor to you and help you figure how to do that." I, of all people, was at a loss of words.
every sunday morning in my home growing up it was meet the press, coffee, grandma, etc. we were all incouraged to discuss what we heard. being from upstate and my father having lived several years in buffalo, tim russert was like family. i know maybe people feel that way, especially in upstate. i don't have a favorite memory with him, but more that he was the backdrop for special times in my democratic family. go bills.
I met Tim Russert at the Spina Bifida Roast of Bob Woodruff last October. I told my coworker that my mom loved him and I always wanted to meet him so she marched me up to him and said, "This is Leslie, her mother loves you." Then she made me tell the following story: I went to the LCCR dinner last summer and Bill Clinton was the speaker. I went to the bathroom to call my mom and tell her that I was going to see Clinton speak. Was she excited for me? No. All she could say was, "Is Tim Russert there?" I told her that he wasn't and that I could possibly meet Clinton. She said, "That's nice Leslie but it would be cooler if it was Tim Russert." After I told Russert that story he autographed my program for my mom. He was so nice. And really tall.
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This is also one of my favorite "DC" moments. I went to lunch at the Palm with a lobbyist friend of mine, and I arrived late. When I got to our table, Tim Russert and his son were having lunch with James Carville at the next table over. It was my political heros in one spot. No one acted like this was unusual..it was just one of those things that only happen in DC.
My favorite memory was when he used to flirt with Meredith on The Today Show.
The "Go Bills" sign-off.
When I was still working at City Year I got to take a crew of AmeriCorps members to see a live taping of MTP. Two things happened after the show. Instead of just doing the same ol' meet and greet with a bunch of kids, he asked what they thought and then actually listened to their answers. Then he gave some solid advice telling each of them how citizenship is not about a year of service but a lifetime of service. AND here's the shivers down your spine part. He stopped looked at me and said, "and its important to find people like this guy (me!) that can be a mentor to you and help you figure how to do that." I, of all people, was at a loss of words.
every sunday morning in my home growing up it was meet the press, coffee, grandma, etc. we were all incouraged to discuss what we heard. being from upstate and my father having lived several years in buffalo, tim russert was like family. i know maybe people feel that way, especially in upstate. i don't have a favorite memory with him, but more that he was the backdrop for special times in my democratic family. go bills.
he made politics accessible for everyone... i know very little but when i watched MTP, i felt like he put it in terms that everyone could understand.
I met Tim Russert at the Spina Bifida Roast of Bob Woodruff last October. I told my coworker that my mom loved him and I always wanted to meet him so she marched me up to him and said, "This is Leslie, her mother loves you." Then she made me tell the following story: I went to the LCCR dinner last summer and Bill Clinton was the speaker. I went to the bathroom to call my mom and tell her that I was going to see Clinton speak. Was she excited for me? No. All she could say was, "Is Tim Russert there?" I told her that he wasn't and that I could possibly meet Clinton. She said, "That's nice Leslie but it would be cooler if it was Tim Russert." After I told Russert that story he autographed my program for my mom. He was so nice. And really tall.
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