A composed, 22-year-old Luke Russert delivered what he termed "my Dad's last speech" at funeral services in Washington, D.C., Wednesday for powerhouse journalist Tim Russert. The elder Russert, longtime host of NBC's Meet the Press, died Friday of a heart attack at age 58. "My dad was my best friend," said the younger Russert, who acknowledged wondering if he were capable of speaking at the service. "Well dad, I am the man for this job." Speaking for his father, he advised parents, journalists and politicians to be their best selves. Saying that "we are all a small part of a grand design,...
- 6/18/2008
- by Susan Keating
- PEOPLE.com
Brooke White isn't receiving nearly enough love. Last night, for the second week in a row, Brooke gave the best female American Idol performance of the night and it wasn't close. If it wasn't for the buzzsaw that is David Archuleta, Brooke might be the presumptive favorite to win it all. Remember the lesson learned from Blake Lewis – creativity, ingenuity, and adaptability are incredibly important as the season goes on and on. Brooke has proved (like David Cook), in two weeks time, that she can take any genre of song and make it her own. Why am I focusing on Brooke White? Because she was the only interesting part of an otherwise boring broadcast. It's not that the ladies were terrible last night, it's that they chose terrible songs. It's hard to predict which ladies are going home tonight after last week's shocking eliminations. Will this week be more predictable?...
- 3/6/2008
- by BuddyTV
- buddytv.com
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