Why are Rachel & Ed pimping a dead media whore's unqualified son as a "journalist"??

[Sebastian Doyle]

Luke Russert is the Chimpy W. Bush (or Evan Bayh) of the corporate media. Got his job based on nothing but his daddy's name.

Fuck this little turd.

[uberblonde]

1. They're falling over themselves to praise him.

If Rangel wasn't already in serious trouble, Little Luke would never have had the balls to ask that question. Show me when he asks someone like John Boehner an aggressive question.

[monmouth]

2. Orders from upstairs no doubt..n/t

[Gold Metal Flake]

3. It goes like this...

"He may be a dead media whore's unqualified son but he's OUR dead media whore's unqualified son."

Wash, rinse, repeat.

[Gold Metal Flake]

4. Oh, and for the Timmeh lovers...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=389&topic_id=3820402">"Why a requiem for a pet canary?"

[DURHAM D]

14. Thanks for the reminder.

My favorite lines about Timmeh from the article:

"...whose stock in trade was the deftly pulled punch? Why a requiem mass for a pet canary?"

[Bonobo]

19. Here is the best paragraph and it is as true as Geometry.

"With the butter Russert was a master craftsman, his specialty the mixing of it with just the right drizzle of salt. The weekend videotapes, presumably intended to display Russert at the top of his game, deconstructed the recipe. To an important personage Russert asked one or two faintly impertinent questions, usually about a subject of little or no concern to anybody outside the rope lines around official Washington; sometimes he discovered a contradiction between a recently issued press release and one that was distributed by the same politician some months or years previously. No matter with which spoon Rus sert stirred the butter, the reply was of no interest to him, not worth his notice or further comment. He had sprinkled his trademark salt, his work was done. The important personage was free to choose from a menu offering three forms of response—silence, spin, rancid lie. If silence, Russert moved on to another topic; if spin, he nodded wisely; if rancid lie, he swallowed it. The highlight reels for the most part show him in the act of swallowing.
"

[Sebastian Doyle]

24. Apparently it was too much butter

Considering he dropped dead of a heart attack in his office at 59 :evilfrown:

[Gold Metal Flake]

28. The pusher got hooked on his own product.

[Hekate]

5. He's part of the family, that's why. They like him and want him to succeed. Please tell me...

... exactly how this hurts you. Did you apply for the job and not get it?

Hekate

[Sebastian Doyle]

6. "part of the family" doesn't make him qualified.

Ever seen FAUX Noize Sunday with Chris Wallace? He ain't his daddy either.

The corporate media is already a joke as it is. This nepotism isn't making it any better.

Exactly how it hurts me? It hurts the entire fucking country.

Now if you'll excuse me, I gotta go change the channel.... mediawhore jr. and his buddy Chuck Fraud are making me violently ill. :puke:

[asdjrocky]

7. "He's part of the family."

Exactly.

[EFerrari]

21. Not part of our family. He was part of the Noise Machine that gave us Junion in a stolen election.

[Ignis]

25. Nepotism and cronyism in the media hurts every citizen of a democracy.

[Ross K]

8. Tim Russert was a media whore???

Unrec with mustard on it!

[blm]

10. Cheney and his office certainly thought so....

so did the Iraq War Group in charge of selling the war to the people

[Sebastian Doyle]

13. You want mustard on pizza?

Or do you just pour some on your new socks before you wear them in here.

Ooops..... HeDidIt Again. (What is that, Sock #6 this month?)

[slampoet]

17. Have you SEEN his softball interviews of Bush ?

[Bonobo]

20. No, he was THE media whore and set a standard that all strive to reach.

He sold whipped confection with just a hint of salt in it and people ate it like it was caviar.

[Warren Stupidity]

31. ^ exactly ^

[Orsino]

38. Yes--by the standards of the pure(r) journalism that was.

Next to today's roster of spokesmodels and news-strokers, of course, he looks like Murrow.

[nevergiveup]

9. I am not sure about Ed but Keith was very close to Tim.

He has spoken about how he wouldn't be where he was today if it wasn't for Tim Russert. Luke is Tim's son. Keith's defense of him is only natural.

[nadinbrzezinski]

11. And to defend the kid...

he actually did a fairly good job with Rangel... and Rangel's reaction is partly what is wrong with this country.

[shireen]

15. +1

[CherokeeDem]

12. To be honest...

I think he asked a totally appropriate question, and handled himself well when Rangle pushed back. Rangle was quite upset at the ethics charges and was totally dismissive of Russert because he did ask a tough question and Rangle didn't want to answer. Use his youth against him. This young man did not back down.

Give him a chance; he may have gotten the job because of who he, but he might keep it by proving he's good at it.

[uberblonde]

16. I'll hold my applause...

Until he goes after someone who isn't already in trouble. A Republican would be nice.

[Spazito]

32. +1! n/t

[Hekate]

29. +1

[UTUSN]

18. K&R big #5 for I'm guessing you're talking about G.E.russert's legacy?!1 n/t

[Gold Metal Flake]

22. The unreccers have had a field day with this thread.

I guess they are fans of the Liberal Media(tm) Inc.

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[Pisces]

23. Lots of people get jobs because of their parents. Chelsea Clinton is a hedge fund manager

because of her parents and their money. Luke asked a reasonable question and Rangel answered inappropriately for such a seasoned politician.
Tim Russert was 2000 times better than the stooge sitting in his chair now. The op's header is shock jock quality or at best Fox News chiron material.

[Sebastian Doyle]

26. Chelsea's not the best example to bring up in his thread

Since it also brings up the elitist nepotism and in her case, the collusion between the DLC and Wall Street criminals.

[Robeson]

30. How do you really feel, Sebastian?...

...stop editing yourself...;-)

[cynatnite]

33. No, fuck Rangel for his inability to deal with the truth...

He tried to intimidate the kid because he's a kid, but Luke didn't back down once. He stood up to Rangel and that earns some respect in my book.

People around here piss and moan about journalistic standards, but when one actually does his job they don't like it because he nailed a Dem who is under investigation.

[activa8tr]

34. BRAVO, Luke! He was acting as his father would have acted! No bull....

crap or kow-towing to someone under investigation for ethics or other violations. They are public servants, for Christmas sake, just like any good journalis, their job is to afflict the comfortable, and comfort the afflicted.

[Boomerang Diddle]

35. Why such hatred for the man? n/t

[joe black]

36. I don't like him.

I sure as hell didn't like his old man. Nothing but a repuke whore during and after dim son.

[Motown_Johnny]

39. Charlie!?!?!? Is That You???

I like the kid.


I liked his father a lot.


Give him a couple of years. He is doing an OK job now and will improve as time goes on.

[havocmom]

40. Probably on orders from on high?

Seems the powers that be are trying to train Americans to accept bloodlines as an intregral part of life. Class warfare must have heritary classes and a caste system. People must know (and keep) their place.

IOW: If you weren't born to it, you don't get it, so eat your crumb and sit still while your betters crap on your heads.