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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFrom The ‘No He Didn’t’ File: Reporter Luke Russert Calls Pelosi ‘Old’ (VIDEO)

Or, he may as well have. Itd be funny if it didnt suggest an authentically myopic view about age and how its used to judge anothers ability and effectiveness: At a press conference to announce her decision to retain her post as leader of the minority caucus, Nancy Pelosi opened the floor to the attending reporters and 27-year-old Luke Russert (son of the late, great, Tim Russert) put his youthful foot in his mouth by asking the following:
Your colleagues privately say that your decision to stay on prohibits the party from having a younger leadership. Whats your response?
See video below for her answer to that the word offensive came up:
Whether or not Russerts assertion is true (Is it? How does he know? What colleagues?), the ham-handed density of asking a respected professional woman, one whos worked her way up the ranks as a successful member of Congress, whether or not she thinks shes too old to be an effective leader is offensive. In fact, its offensive on a number of levels, from its implication that age alone impacts effectiveness, to the notion that an older women is ripe to receive that kind of clumsy query, right down to the perception that Russert was well aware of how sizzling his question was and asked it for exactly the attention its bringing him.

Privately gripe? Well, not so private now that theyve got you to be their spokes-reporter! Im thinking lobbyist might be your next best profession, Luke.
http://www.addictinginfo.org/2012/11/16/from-the-no-he-didnt-file-reporter-luke-russert-calls-pelosi-old-video/
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From The ‘No He Didn’t’ File: Reporter Luke Russert Calls Pelosi ‘Old’ (VIDEO) (Original Post)
Segami
Nov 2012
OP
SubgeniusHasSlack
(276 posts)1. Even bigger tool than his old man.
And that is saying something.
Segami
(14,923 posts)2. Luke the Puke...another silver-spooned-fed privileged a$$hole.

Cracklin Charlie
(12,904 posts)3. She must not have spanked him hard enough that last time.
And he presumed to offer an opinion as to what the house democrats privately gripe about? Ooh, he's such an insider...
He's a major hack.