Mon Nov 19, 2012, 01:47 PM

LiberalFighter (31,069 posts)

When are they going to can Luke Russert?

Or at least permanently assign him to a non relevant position.

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34 replies	Author	Time	Post
When are they going to can Luke Russert? (Original post)	LiberalFighter	Nov 2012	OP
Never	lunatica	Nov 2012	#1
Never.	RomneyLies	Nov 2012	#2
Ain't gonna happen	madashelltoo	Nov 2012	#3
He's an embarrassment.	Graybeard	Nov 2012	#4
The easiest way to fire Luke Russert	avebury	Nov 2012	#5
I cut the cable and never looked back. n/t	RKP5637	Nov 2012	#28
He's a Legacy like Flounder in 'Animal House'	Kingofalldems	Nov 2012	#6
Little Luke really upset women of the Democratic caucus and NBC loved it.	gordianot	Nov 2012	#7
NBC is a Comcast outfit, so it's gone. n/t	RKP5637	Nov 2012	#29
What did he do today?	Control-Z	Nov 2012	#8
In a few years they'll have him moderating Meet the Press	WI_DEM	Nov 2012	#9
He fits the mold. And I mean the fungi type. nm	rhett o rick	Nov 2012	#19
I miss Big Tim	rainyday	Nov 2012	#10
Tim Russert was OK until he drank the neocon Kool-Aid.	catbyte	Nov 2012	#13
Hear! Hear!	solara	Nov 2012	#14
You've got that right, solara!	catbyte	Nov 2012	#20
It was painful	Cosmocat	Nov 2012	#33
He just looked pathetic when Bill Moyers grilled him reg. his war pimping. nt	Guy Whitey Corngood	Nov 2012	#23
Welcome to DU, and I miss Tim too.	hrmjustin	Nov 2012	#21
We've Been Saying This For The Longest Here On DU	iloveObama12	Nov 2012	#11
The Sooner the Better...	PoliticalBiker	Nov 2012	#12
Never ever.	Loki	Nov 2012	#15
I just saw him on Bashir and I could not stand him.	Third Doctor	Nov 2012	#16
All Washington agrees that he...	JHB	Nov 2012	#17
There might be someone who could actually DO that job well if nepotism	Lex	Nov 2012	#18
transfer the kid to NBC Sports where he belongs. nt	TeamPooka	Nov 2012	#22
He should've started reporting on water skiing squirrels like most of these news drones. If he	Guy Whitey Corngood	Nov 2012	#25
His employment is a tribute to his father - so, never.	polichick	Nov 2012	#24
I rather see David Gregory get the axe	bama_blue_dot	Nov 2012	#26
Agreement	kairos12	Nov 2012	#31
There is no need to fire him.	hrmjustin	Nov 2012	#27
NBC found the perfect use for him during a late 2011 hurricane that hit the Northern Virginia area	Mike Daniels	Nov 2012	#30
I already didn't care for him	Third Doctor	Nov 2012	#32
Send him to Afganistan or Pakistan.	JoePhilly	Nov 2012	#34

Response to LiberalFighter (Original post)

Mon Nov 19, 2012, 01:48 PM

lunatica (28,834 posts)

1. Never

Nepotism is alive and well.

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Response to LiberalFighter (Original post)

Mon Nov 19, 2012, 01:50 PM

RomneyLies (3,333 posts)

2. Never.

His father died at his post, so Luke Russert has a job for life.

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Response to LiberalFighter (Original post)

Mon Nov 19, 2012, 02:00 PM

madashelltoo (701 posts)

3. Ain't gonna happen

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Response to LiberalFighter (Original post)

Mon Nov 19, 2012, 02:01 PM

Graybeard (6,632 posts)

4. He's an embarrassment.

Never ready for prime-time. His ham-handed questioning of Nancy Pelosi's age was handled with grace and class by Pelosi but
she got in a pretty good zinger. She said she found the question offensive but, "You probably don't realize that."

He hasn't a clue.

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Response to LiberalFighter (Original post)

Mon Nov 19, 2012, 02:02 PM

avebury (2,925 posts)

5. The easiest way to fire Luke Russert

is to just turn off NBC. I don't watch any of their show anyway.

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Response to avebury (Reply #5)

Tue Nov 20, 2012, 01:57 PM

RKP5637 (25,583 posts)

28. I cut the cable and never looked back. n/t

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Response to LiberalFighter (Original post)

Mon Nov 19, 2012, 02:02 PM

Kingofalldems (11,046 posts)

6. He's a Legacy like Flounder in 'Animal House'

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Response to LiberalFighter (Original post)

Mon Nov 19, 2012, 02:02 PM

gordianot (6,471 posts)

7. Little Luke really upset women of the Democratic caucus and NBC loved it.

Now anytime they want to aggravate women they can find Luke.

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Response to gordianot (Reply #7)

Tue Nov 20, 2012, 01:57 PM

RKP5637 (25,583 posts)

29. NBC is a Comcast outfit, so it's gone. n/t

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Response to LiberalFighter (Original post)

Mon Nov 19, 2012, 02:05 PM

Control-Z (8,242 posts)

8. What did he do today?

After running his mouth off last week insulting Nancy Pelosi, he should be ashamed to show his face in public. But not little Luke. Can't stand him.

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Response to LiberalFighter (Original post)

Mon Nov 19, 2012, 02:07 PM

WI_DEM (32,522 posts)

9. In a few years they'll have him moderating Meet the Press

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Response to WI_DEM (Reply #9)

Mon Nov 19, 2012, 05:47 PM

rhett o rick (26,604 posts)

19. He fits the mold. And I mean the fungi type. nm

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Response to LiberalFighter (Original post)

Mon Nov 19, 2012, 02:08 PM

rainyday (2 posts)

10. I miss Big Tim

The son is nothing like his dad so far.

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Response to rainyday (Reply #10)

Mon Nov 19, 2012, 02:20 PM

catbyte (3,945 posts)

13. Tim Russert was OK until he drank the neocon Kool-Aid.

He consistently threw softball questions at Bush/Cheney while grilling Democratic opponents mercilessly in the run up to the Iraq War. And his devious little hidden Bush '04 campaign button he kept pinned under his lapel that he flashed to Republicans didn't help with me either.

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Response to catbyte (Reply #13)

Mon Nov 19, 2012, 02:34 PM

solara (2,734 posts)

14. Hear! Hear!

Last edited Mon Nov 19, 2012, 02:35 PM USA/ET - Edit history (1)

Not a popular stance by any means, since so many people believe to this day that Tim Russert was the watermark of good journalism... but I was always wary of him and then, when it was clear that his 'fair and balanced' schtick was just that, I quit watching MTP altogether.

I wasn't happy that he died- and he was beloved by many, but his replacement is even worse than he was and his son is a pathetic joke.

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Response to solara (Reply #14)

Mon Nov 19, 2012, 07:00 PM

catbyte (3,945 posts)

20. You've got that right, solara!

David Gregory is a poor joke. I'd still like to know who promoted that putz. Sheesh!

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Response to solara (Reply #14)

Wed Nov 21, 2012, 08:43 AM

Cosmocat (5,387 posts)

33. It was painful

during the Bush years.

He would do his ears pinned back like a dog thing when interviewed people, but the questions were MARKEDLY different for the Rs vs the Ds. Absolutely drilled Ds while asking pointed, but HARMLESS questions to Rs. And, like a lot of the so called "liberal media" types the condescending tone and mannerism he took with Ds while being so much more relaxed with Rs.

It never ends, the bullshit, but the whole "liberal media" thing just runs through me.

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Response to catbyte (Reply #13)

Tue Nov 20, 2012, 01:50 PM

Guy Whitey Corngood (14,837 posts)

23. He just looked pathetic when Bill Moyers grilled him reg. his war pimping. nt

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Response to rainyday (Reply #10)

Mon Nov 19, 2012, 07:04 PM

hrmjustin (8,815 posts)

21. Welcome to DU, and I miss Tim too.

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Response to LiberalFighter (Original post)

Mon Nov 19, 2012, 02:12 PM

iloveObama12 (175 posts)

11. We've Been Saying This For The Longest Here On DU

loved his dad but lil luke is an all out clown

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Response to LiberalFighter (Original post)

Mon Nov 19, 2012, 02:18 PM

PoliticalBiker (328 posts)

12. The Sooner the Better...

Wasn't really a fan of his dad and definately not him.
He hasn't paid his journalistic dues for that position.
Yeah, he's his daddy's son, but nepotism has no place there.
He isn't bright enough to understand in order to get access to our polytishuns, you need to be able to ask acceptable questions that are not disparaging to the one you want to interview...
Tough questions are one thing, but you have to be able to ask them without insulting the interviewee...

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Response to LiberalFighter (Original post)

Mon Nov 19, 2012, 04:12 PM

Loki (2,095 posts)

15. Never ever.

The guilt trip named Luke Russert will be with us for an unfortunately long time.

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Mon Nov 19, 2012, 04:37 PM

Third Doctor (1,025 posts)

16. I just saw him on Bashir and I could not stand him.

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Mon Nov 19, 2012, 05:31 PM

JHB (17,791 posts)

17. All Washington agrees that he...

...looked adorable in his jammies when he slipped into cocktail parties to kiss daddy goodnight.

When you have that on your résumé, the rest is filler.

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Response to LiberalFighter (Original post)

Mon Nov 19, 2012, 05:35 PM

Lex (32,215 posts)

18. There might be someone who could actually DO that job well if nepotism

didn't keep him in the job.

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Response to LiberalFighter (Original post)

Tue Nov 20, 2012, 01:44 PM

TeamPooka (3,276 posts)

22. transfer the kid to NBC Sports where he belongs. nt

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Response to TeamPooka (Reply #22)

Tue Nov 20, 2012, 01:53 PM

Guy Whitey Corngood (14,837 posts)

25. He should've started reporting on water skiing squirrels like most of these news drones. If he

proves himself then promote him to the cat pageants, so on and so on.

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Tue Nov 20, 2012, 01:52 PM

polichick (30,375 posts)

24. His employment is a tribute to his father - so, never.

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Tue Nov 20, 2012, 01:53 PM

bama_blue_dot (224 posts)

26. I rather see David Gregory get the axe

It is well past time for him to be off Meet the Press..

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Response to bama_blue_dot (Reply #26)

Tue Nov 20, 2012, 09:59 PM

kairos12 (686 posts)

31. Agreement

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Response to LiberalFighter (Original post)

Tue Nov 20, 2012, 01:56 PM

hrmjustin (8,815 posts)

27. There is no need to fire him.

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Tue Nov 20, 2012, 02:47 PM

Mike Daniels (5,284 posts)

30. NBC found the perfect use for him during a late 2011 hurricane that hit the Northern Virginia area

The powers that be apparently thought Luke's talents were best suited for standing on a sail-boat in the Alexandria harbor and announcing which waterfront bars were having hurricane parties.

That event will probably be the career highlight of his promo-reel.

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Tue Nov 20, 2012, 10:04 PM

Third Doctor (1,025 posts)

32. I already didn't care for him

but I heard him blame the unions for the Hostess matter and he's on my shit list now.

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Wed Nov 21, 2012, 08:56 AM

JoePhilly (15,969 posts)

34. Send him to Afganistan or Pakistan.

He'll quit.

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