How many years until Tim Russert qualifies for sainthood?

[devilgrrl]

Is it five years like the Hockey Hall of Fame?

Well, that five years can't come fast enough. :cry:


















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[Auggie]

1. I'm waiting for the movie

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[Donnachaidh]

2. Have they manufactured the *miracles* required for sainthood yet?

IIRC the number required is three for sainthood?

I'm sure Tim listed at LEAST one grandiose *gesture* that would qualify in his book, didn't he? :sarcasm:

[mikelgb]

3. Yeah even my kitchen is constantly reminding me of him...

[eShirl]

7. I love that

haven't seen it since Swamp Rat first posted it, thanks

[texanwitch]

10. I think we all should go out and buy a Mr. Potatohead kit and make a shrine to

Tim.

Do they still sell the kits, I had one when I was kid.

[gkhouston]

4. by the end of the afternoon, he'll be a candidate for the Horse Hockey Hall of Fame.

Not the man himself, but all the hoopla they're using to send him off.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

5. Just wait until the resurrection, anointing with oil, and water-walk.

All brought to by the appropriate corporate sponsors.

[featherman]

6. I think he needs 3 confirmed miracles: perhaps aiding the two elections of G. Bush

and helping prepare the public for the Iraq invasion may qualify? It was certainly miraculous that an idiot like Bush could have got elected at all so Russert must be given some credit for that. Likewise America abandoning all principle and wreaking war and havoc on a country that had done nothing to us is a bit of a miracle, I guess.

[Raven]

8. I have it on good authority that he's on the fast track...he's Irish after all!

[malaise]

9. Didn't he attack John Edwards about his hair

Now Brian Williams is saying he spent an unbelievable amount of money on his hair.

[Algorem]

11. Russert transcends mere year-ness.He is now.He will always be now.

[cherokeeprogressive]

12. Directly related to the number of stupid threads in his name. n/t

[Stinky The Clown]

13. Next Tuesday ...... maybe Wednesday.

Not exactly sure. But its very close.

[Captain Hilts]

14. According to Msgnr Guido Sarducci, United Statesians need to prove only two miracles rather than 3.

[KG]

66. Father Sarducci got a promotion?

[devilgrrl]

15. Buffalo, NY needs to change it's name to Russert

It's only right.

Besides, maybe everyone will stop making fun of the city's winters.




















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[Eurobabe]

16. make that

Russertville. Sounds more homey.

[texanwitch]

17. Don't give them any ideas.

I know someone who came from Buffalo, she goes back every winter for the snow.

Yes, she does.

[devilgrrl]

18. I from Buffalo - I mean "Russert" myself...

I go back for wintery Christmas's too.

[texanwitch]

21. She goes for the month.

I want to go with her this year, I like snow.

I am just living in the wrong place, Hotashell, Texas.

[monmouth]

19. I heard the highway by the stadium will be changed to "Russert Highway."...n/t

[devilgrrl]

20. They should change the name of the Bills too

eom

[texanwitch]

22. I like that name.

The Russert Bills, that should really make the team go out and win a few games.

I am sure they are better then the Texans football team.

[SoCalDem]

24. The Tims?? Sounds timeriffic to me

:)

The Timmalo Tims :)

[SoCalDem]

23. Timmalo, NY has a nice ring to it..

Buffalo could join Springfield NY, and become a magnet for boomers who get nostagic... Buffalo-Springfield, NY :)

[AlCzervik]

25. Russet Potatoes, i think we all know where that's going.

[tom_paine]

26. I don't know if people will stop making fun of Russert's winters.

I mean, the winters in Russert, NY are hard, very hard, but as I understand it, the fans of the local football team, the Russert Bills, take pride in the harsh weather.

[LiberalEsto]

27. One order of Russert Wings

with celery and bleu cheese on the side.

[Buns_of_Fire]

28. I'm all for it. Change it all.

I'd rather be booking a flight to "Russert International Airport" than "Reagan International Airport."

[devilgrrl]

29. John Lennon once spoke of Tim Russert, "He's bigger than Jesus!"

And he's right....

[Tangerine LaBamba]

30. "He bigger the Jesus"????

Lennon was stoned? Had something in his mouf? Forgot syntax?

I don't remember John Lennon ever saying this.

[DefenseLawyer]

34. Oh my.

See, John Lennon said the Beatles were bigger than Jesus. You may have missed it, but it was in all the papers, and is a cultural reference known, I thought, by just about everybody. The OP was making a JOKE based loosely on that event. Not everything that is posted is to be taken literally.

[Tangerine LaBamba]

37. Oh.

That was a joke?

Really?

John Lennon said that?

Really?

Are you sure?

Well, wow.

I'm so grateful for your edification. I'd be hardpressed to go on living without that enlightenment.

Now, having lived through the time of the Beatles, and remembering quite clearly what happened when John said that, I would also appreciate it if you'd further clarify for me how the OP was funny.

Thank you.

[DefenseLawyer]

39. Humor is obviously subjective

The OP's joke was lost on you and obviously your intended pithy response was lost on me. Sorry to have erroneously besmirched your 60's street cred.

[Tangerine LaBamba]

41. I accept your apology,

even though it was not necessary. I'd already forgiven you for your well-meaning, albeit misguided attempt to illuminate that which, even with better lighting, just wasn't funny.

Go. You are forgiven.

[Boojatta]

31. Marilyn Monroe said that Russert was bigger than Joe DiMaggio.

Nevertheless, she married Joe.

[islandmkl]

32. hell...russert was bigger than Dallas....

[texanwitch]

33. hell, timmy was bigger then Texas.

And that is saying something.

[Gabi Hayes]

35. not bigger than Artie Lange, though

[texanwitch]

36. I remember that.

John said something about the group being more popular then Jesus.

Which was true at that time.

[robertpaulsen]

38. When Lennon said that, was he higher than Jesus?

Cuz Jesus looks pretty baked!

[mitchum]

40. True, but John was making a fat joke at Saint Tim's expense

[devilgrrl]

42. Tim Russert's likeness needs to be chiseled onto Mt. Rushmore

Dump Washington and replace him with Timmy. Washington never wanted to be President to begin with, so why not?

[Auggie]

43. Or stamped on a coin

[acmavm]

44. I'm sure that bush** is thinking the same thing about himself.

[Algorem]

45. Washington D.C. should be Russert D.C.

I saw John Kerry at Russert's fun eral on TV. Kerry still seems younger than 90 years old,even now.I don't see how a scintillating human dynamo like him could have "lost" his "run" "for" the presidency.

[ret5hd]

46. United States of Russert...situated on the continent of North Russert...

which is situated to the north of South Russert, which are both in the Russert hemisphere.

[Algorem]

47. Why should Planet Russert have a satellite called the Moon?It should

also be referred to as Russert.

[ret5hd]

48. Look at all the stars in the Russet Way!!!

[Algorem]

49. as our star ,The Russert, shines on us like a giant Russert in the sky

[malaise]

54. Renaming Buffalo will not be enough,

the buffalo itself will be renamed the Russert.

Damn this is a media orgy on steroids.

[texanwitch]

50. You guys are killing me.

I am thinking what else to add.

[vanboggie]

51. Stop, please!

All this russert talk is giving me an overpowering craving for potatoes. :evilgrin:

[Richard Steele]

52. I think they're still planning to put Dubya up there first:

[Dogtown]

53. At least a carrier named after him;

The USS TimRupert.

Or an airport, they could rerename Washington National to Rupert International.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

55. I guess the Tim Russert Libray will be in Buffalo

[HughMoran]

56. We need hundreds more of these meaningless posts to clog up GD

There can't possibly be anything of substance to discuss ever again.

[devilgrrl]

57. There certainly isn't any substance being broadcast on any cable news networks.

:hi:

[HughMoran]

58. Then why are people watching them?

...and repeatedly reporting about it here - it's kinda funny actually :)

[devilgrrl]

59. Because he was a Lynrd Skynrd fan, Tim Russert should be elected to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Why the f*ck not? :shrug:

[hfojvt]

60. well that blows MY image of him

Lynyrd Skynyrd fans rule!!! :headbang:

[Kolesar]

61. Posthumous Emmy?

For acting like a journalist??

[KansDem]

62. Hey! I was there just two weeks ago this evening!

I assume you mean the "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame" in Cleveland, Ohio?

Cleveland has quite the nightlife. And it was only Wednesday! :D

[devilgrrl]

63. Yes, The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

They can place him between Elvis & The Beatles. It's only fitting.

[speedoo]

64. Depends. Did he like Neil Young?

And in particular, what did he think of "Southern Man"?

[smokey nj]

67. He was also a Springsteen fan, does that mean New Jersey will be called

New Russert or maybe Tim Jersey?

[malaise]

65. As soon as he parts the Mississippi and prevents further

flooding. I'm hoping for live coverage of this event. Tweety just showed us the double rainbow in DC - all Timmy's doing.

[IDemo]

68. I think his image was on my grilled cheese sandwich today

I'll put it on eBay and see how many bids he gets.