A few weeks back Tim Russert's death would have been a two day story, but now that the nomination races are over, there isn't a lot to talk about.
Larry King bumped Steve Carrell to talk about heart disease last night, he was happy for the diversion.
I didn't watch Russert; haven't been a fan of the Sunday morning gab shows since I was in college. I did read his book "Big Russ and Me" and I really thought that it was a great marketing approach for a book. For a famous guy to write a book about his dad makes him see like such a great guy, but I am convinced that a lot of people who lathered up tim Russert over this book never actually read it.
The first 25% of the book is about "Big Russ" and the whole rest of the book is about "Me". The book really is an autobiography of Tim Russert, marketed as an homage to his father. I am sure he sold thousands more copies because of the sentimental appeal of a son writing about his Dad.
Not that it was a bad book, I just think it was marketed rather deceptively...
