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What Happened to the Tim Russert Thread?

golding76 — Sat, 22 Feb 2020 20:54:05 GMT

Why are no replies possible?

I simply wanted to remark that I believed three years ago was too recent. I checked, and Russert died in 2008.

Re: What Happened to the Tim Russert Thread?

proudlyfromNJ — Sat, 22 Feb 2020 20:55:53 GMT

@golding76 wrote:
Why are no replies possible?

I simply wanted to remark that I believed three years ago was too recent. I checked, and Russert died in 2008.

@golding76 It was an old thread that someone bumped up. Against the rules.

Re: What Happened to the Tim Russert Thread?

dex — Sat, 22 Feb 2020 20:56:27 GMT

@golding76 wrote:
Why are no replies possible?

I simply wanted to remark that I believed three years ago was too recent. I checked, and Russert died in 2008.

I looked him up too..just to see why we can't mention him and couldn't find anything.Strange but someone had a reason to report.

Re: What Happened to the Tim Russert Thread?

proudlyfromNJ — Sat, 22 Feb 2020 20:58:53 GMT

@dex wrote:
@golding76 wrote:
Why are no replies possible?

I simply wanted to remark that I believed three years ago was too recent. I checked, and Russert died in 2008.
I looked him up too..just to see why we can't mention him and couldn't find anything.Strange but someone had a reason to report.

@dex The thread was bumped up from 2011. Not allowed.

Re: What Happened to the Tim Russert Thread?

Caligurll — Sat, 22 Feb 2020 20:59:24 GMT

It was a post from 2011 that someone responded to. I wonder how they even found it.

Re: What Happened to the Tim Russert Thread?

golding76 — Sat, 22 Feb 2020 21:04:05 GMT

proudly,

Thank you for pointing out that this was a dated thread. No wonder the OP wrote "3 years ago."

There must be a reason that Tim Russert's soul wanted to be remembered today. (At least that is what I believe.)

ETA: I am rather certain that Tim Russert was not an Eastern Orthodox Christian, but today (February 22) is, for us, the first Saturday of Souls. We pray for the souls of our beloved departed on this particular Saturday and the following two Saturdays.. Life is mysterious.

Re: What Happened to the Tim Russert Thread?

proudlyfromNJ — Sat, 22 Feb 2020 21:05:52 GMT

@golding76 wrote:
proudly,

Thank you for pointing out that this was a dated thread. No wonder the OP wrote "3 years ago."

There must be a reason that Tim Russert's soul wanted to be remembered today. (At least that is what I believe.)

ETA: I am rather certain that Tim Russert was not an Eastern Orthodox Christian, but today (February 22) is, for us, the first Saturday of Souls. We pray for the souls of our beloved departed on this particular Saturday and the following two Saturdays.. Life is mysterious.

@golding76 I don’t see why you can’t start a new one.

Re: What Happened to the Tim Russert Thread?

golding76 — Sat, 22 Feb 2020 21:08:01 GMT

I think I'm okay with remembering him and his work in a positive light. So much is a lightning rod for partisan thinking.

Maybe he just wanted to be remembered today. Perhaps his son became engaged/married or he became a grandfather. Now I am wondering...

Re: What Happened to the Tim Russert Thread?

esmerelda — Sat, 22 Feb 2020 21:18:11 GMT

It was an old thread bumped up by a new poster who didn’t know better. Nothing about souls, no partisan thinking, nothing. Just a new poster who wanted to join the conversation.

Hoping @realdealphil7 hasn’t been scared off and gets into the swing of things here.

Re: What Happened to the Tim Russert Thread?

SilleeMee — Sat, 22 Feb 2020 22:41:21 GMT

Sometimes when you google a person, place or thing, your search may lead you to something a person wrote about that here on this forum...and the date it was written is not obvious when you are just googling around.

Re: What Happened to the Tim Russert Thread?

buyornot — Sun, 23 Feb 2020 00:58:05 GMT

@golding76 wrote:
I think I'm okay with remembering him and his work in a positive light. So much is a lightning rod for partisan thinking.

Maybe he just wanted to be remembered today. Perhaps his son became engaged/married or he became a grandfather. Now I am wondering...

Maybe because I miss him so much on Sunday mornings

Re: What Happened to the Tim Russert Thread?

tansy — Sun, 23 Feb 2020 01:03:31 GMT

@buyornot wrote:
@golding76 wrote:
I think I'm okay with remembering him and his work in a positive light. So much is a lightning rod for partisan thinking.

Maybe he just wanted to be remembered today. Perhaps his son became engaged/married or he became a grandfather. Now I am wondering...
Maybe because I miss him so much on Sunday mornings

I miss him, too, especially during elections. Out of curiosity I looked up his son Luke on Instagram. He looks healthy and happy.

Re: What Happened to the Tim Russert Thread?

tipsy — Sun, 23 Feb 2020 04:01:47 GMT

@golding76 wrote:
proudly,

Thank you for pointing out that this was a dated thread. No wonder the OP wrote "3 years ago."

There must be a reason that Tim Russert's soul wanted to be remembered today. (At least that is what I believe.)

ETA: I am rather certain that Tim Russert was not an Eastern Orthodox Christian, but today (February 22) is, for us, the first Saturday of Souls. We pray for the souls of our beloved departed on this particular Saturday and the following two Saturdays.. Life is mysterious.

@golding76 he was a devout Roman Catholic

Re: What Happened to the Tim Russert Thread?

Moonlady — Sun, 23 Feb 2020 04:17:42 GMT

@golding76

LOL These messageboard magpies are really a hoot, aren't they?

You didn't do anything wrong. As many have noted whenever this happens (and it's often), there's a difference between "bumping" and responding to an old thread.

After all, there IS a search function. 😉

Re: What Happened to the Tim Russert Thread?

wildcat fan — Sun, 23 Feb 2020 04:35:43 GMT

I haven't seen the other thread, but appreciate this opportunity to join some of you in celebrating his life. May he rest in peace.

I miss his commentary, and I also enjoyed his book about his father, Big Russ.

Re: What Happened to the Tim Russert Thread?

Shelbelle — Sun, 23 Feb 2020 15:15:34 GMT

My daughter worked in DC, and there was a certain cafe she would go to for lunch right on Wisconsin Ave in Chevy Chase, and she often saw Tim in there .

Re: What Happened to the Tim Russert Thread?

suzyQ3 — Sun, 23 Feb 2020 18:53:04 GMT

@Moonlady wrote:
@golding76

LOL These messageboard magpies are really a hoot, aren't they?

You didn't do anything wrong. As many have noted whenever this happens (and it's often), there's a difference between "bumping" and responding to an old thread.

After all, there IS a search function. 😉

@Moonlady, of course she didn't do anything wrong; no one said that she did. It was a new poster who bumped up a nine-year-old thread. That poster may not have known that it's against Standards, but it is and for good reason.