Tim Russert's kid really bothers me.

[Stinky The Clown]

He is younger than my youngest kid. He is an entitled smart-ass and that comes across loud and clear. Getting straight news from him is, I suppose, tolerable. Having him give his "opinion" to some other moron teevee host is worthless bullshit. Having him "explain" things as if he were knowledgable is insulting to anyone who watches MSNBC (who is likely more informed that he is.)

Listening to him prattle on as MSNBC's Cliff Watch continues is painful.

[Evergreen Emerald]

1. "Indeed"

I swear, if he says "indeed" one more time I will scream.

[Lex]

2. The powers that be at MSNBC have to know how horrible he is.

But I guess they feel like they should keep him on because of his dad.

[russspeakeasy]

37. Actually, his dad is rush limbaugh..

there is a strong resemblance...

[A Simple Game]

38. His father was terrible, they should have known better. n/t

[SomeGuyInEagan]

97. His father was no prize ... but I think they knew what they were doing when they hired Luke.

Anybody looking to mainstream media for real journalism is going to have to wade through a lot of shit before finding a morsel or two of actual journalism. That's just not practiced anymore, if it ever was to any high degree.

TV is about ratings. Profit trumps ... well, everything. Always follow the money.

[virgogal]

3. He's 20 years younger than my youngest kid and I

agree with your opinion of him.

[Glimmer of Hope]

4. He has no business being a Hill reporter.

[rufus dog]

5. He bothers you?

I would like to ram my fist down his throat.

Entitled little frat fuck.

[ProudProgressiveNow]

45. +1 nt

[TahitiNut]

46. +100

Smarmy shithead. He'd lick toilet seats to get "close" to the big time.

[Surya Gayatri]

64. Not to mention any ass in the vicinity of the "halls of power"...

[chillfactor]

6. I guess I am in the minority..I like him.....

tell me what reporter today does not irritate us at one time or another..even the ones we may personally like.

[Pachamama]

55. What exactly do you like about him?

Seriously....tell us because I cant see any redeeming qualities nor skill or talent in this little punk....my 12 year old could deliver the reporting and offer more enlightened and intellectual opinions in discussing topics than he does.....

PS: Rachel Maddox, Lawrence O'Donnell...just to name a few.....Never bother me...

[Control-Z]

87. Exactly!!

He's got nothing that would qualify him for the job. No skills, talent, potential, looks, intelligence. Nada. Zilch. Zero. If not for his father we wouldn't know he even exists.

[Plucketeer]

99. What's "qualified him" from the start

is his last name and how he got it. That's it for his credentials.

[JHB]

112. He did have another important qualification: all Washington agrees that...

...he looked just adorable in his jammies when he'd slip into parties to kiss daddy goodnight.


He earned those "awwww, isnee cuuuuute"s all by himself, thank you!

[fadedrose]

7. Nobody likes him - wait till his contract is up

They might replace him no matter who his daddy was (and I didn't like his daddy at all either)

[southernyankeebelle]

8. What bothers me is he is starting at the top and I don't think he has earned it yet.

[Skittles]

15. correct

I am not against all nepotisim - half the people I work with got their foot in the door because of their parents - but they all started from the ground up. It's when they are started in positions other people have to earn that it is resented. And certainly it is doing Luke Russert no favors - he is routinely ridiculed.

[spooky3]

16. My favorite example was when Pelosi politely let him know his question was offensive.

It was a work of art.

[SunSeeker]

31. Ah yes. Thanks for reminding me of that.

"Ask that question of Mr. McConnell..."

[Isoldeblue]

111. Perfect example

....Of why this kid doesn't have the chops to be doing what he's doing, asking someone like Pelosi a question like that. So insulting!

[southernyankeebelle]

73. That is what I mean. He should of started out at a local network.

[jonthebru]

32. Personally I avoid even knowing these clowns names.

But with this child it is difficult.
I would not consider working on New Years Day night "starting at the top."
If this cliff crapola wasn't happening he would be filing short nothing reports for hourly updates or something. Its his moment and frankly as I see and hear it, he is a clown.

[southernyankeebelle]

74. You hang in there longer than I. I see him I immediately mute him or turn the channel.

I just can't stomach him.

[Ilsa]

43. Yep. You and Skittles nailed it. nt

[Gregorian]

80. That is the actual problem with most of what is wrong with society today .

I was thinking of posting on just this subject. It applies to everyone, and not just some.

We're all powerful now. I don't have the time to elaborate. I'm working. But this business of having power that one hasn't earned is a big deal. It even involves global warming.

[southernyankeebelle]

89. your right.

[Cosmocat]

84. He is an embarrassment

Today interviewing Debbie Wasserman Shultz.

End of the interview, he did that thing that the lazy clown "journalists" do and hit her with, "So, a run for Governor in 2014?"

Shultz strongly, with an condescending edge said, "that would be a BIG no."

I suspect they don't respect him much, either.

[Cha]

9. I bet.. thankful I don't even have a tv

"Listening to him prattle on as MSNBC's Cliff Watch continues is painful."

[alcibiades_mystery]

10. Having him "explain" things is indeed insulting to the viewers

It's quite clear that he understands the issues and dynamics about as well as the average viewer, meaning less well than many.

His explanations are a bit like listening to somebody explain to you the subject matter that you've written a book about, citing your own work without knowing it was you. You want to pat him on the head, but you also want to punch him in the face.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

25. Love this: "listening to somebody explain to you the subj. matter that you've written a book about"

[TuxedoKat]

48. Yes

My husband used to call this playing "Master of the Obvious". Maybe if he would stop with the know-it-all demeanor he would be halfway tolerable.

[HipChick]

11. I heard that he is not popular on the hill..not with is own network peers..Todd

at least earned his right to be a git..

[NICO9000]

12. Nepotism pure and simple

His dad was a douche also so this is no surprise. What gets me is all the people who pay their dues and then get aced-out of a job by entitled little pricks like Lukey-boy.

[calimary]

47. "Lucky Sperm Club." I look at him on TV and ask out loud - "Shaving yet, kid?"

He would be a nobody if his last name weren't Russert. How does he know to give analysis and opinion about ANYTHING???? He hasn't put in any time yet! Dues? What dues? Nobody said I had to pay any dues!

And he STILL hasn't!

[avebury]

13. Yup! When he comes on, I change the channel. nt

[truebrit71]

14. Just another rich kid getting by on his old man's name...

...in other words a perfect rw'er..

[marshall]

66. Like correspondents Jenna Bush and Chelsea Clinton

Does anyone think they were hired for their journalistic expertise?

[livetohike]

76. Add Meghan McCain to that list, too

It boggles the mind how that trust fund baby landed a job with anyone.

[AndyA]

86. +1 n/t

[AndyA]

85. +1 n/t

[tavernier]

17. Horrible

Horrible Horrible Horrible.

I just feel like any minute the oompa loompas are going to come and push him down the shoot. Bad egg.

Was no one around to teach him manners when he was little?

[ladym55]

18. My two favorites from last night

President Obama "can't negotiate his way out of a paper bag," and "the Republicans are giving up SO much in this deal."

Li'l Luke is young, entitled, and full of himself. Sounds like he is continuing to do a fine job again tonight.

[Control-Z]

90. Did he really say those things?

I got fed up and turned the TV off last night so I missed it. Thank gawd.

I'd love to see Nancy Pelosi walk up to him and publicly humiliate him by dragging him away by the ear. The way mothers used to do in TV and movies. (I don't know if real life mothers actually ever did that.)

[Isoldeblue]

110. What a great image!

I LOL at that great mental image! It is no less than what the little shithead deserves.

[Control-Z]

116. Hehe!

It really would be great!

[Fumesucker]

19. I'm blessed, I don't even know what he looks like

There are benefits to not having a TV, one of them is a considerably reduced blood pressure reading.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

23. Here's a shot of him before NBC worked the baby fat off him and chose his haircut:

[Warpy]

20. Just think of him as a living example of

why nepotism is a really, really bad idea.

Another example would have to be Stupid.

[BlueStreak]

22. His old man wasn't much better. They are all sycophants.

[BlueStreak]

21. All of the "NBCers" just babble incoherently, repeating the beltway conventional wisdom 24x7

Some of the MSNBC people have some insight, but the ones that split their time between NBC and MSNBC are 100% worthless.

[mckara]

24. What Can You Say? He's a Legacy. Maybe He'll Be Worth Listening to in 10-15 Years

[Honeycombe8]

26. I second that emotion. nt

[mehrrh]

27. Russert

Agreed.
Luke would be nowhere if he weren't named Russert. He is a smart aleck kid with no credentials, playing with the big boys and opining on this and that when he should be in a back office taking notes and learning a job.

[still_one]

28. Both bothered me

[RandiFan1290]

29. I just hope he's getting plenty of transfats. nt

[pamela]

121. Ha!

We should send him a big box of chocolate covered bacon. He's narcissistic enough to think it's from his fans.

[RandiFan1290]

126. mmmm

Crisco Pie!

[Swede Atlanta]

30. He's very cute but not ready for prime time.....

While I didn't necessarily agree with Tim Russert on many issues, I respected him. I thought he did an admirable job of being an objective journalist. But his son is either too ideological to be a competent "journalist" or simply too young and too inexperienced for his job.

I wish him well. I hope he either finds his rightful place on Clear Channel Communications or at Fox or he "mans up" and realizes how stupid he sounds.

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

98. Tim Russert was a cheerleader

for the illegal invasion of Iraq. He was, by no stretch of the imagination, objective.

[budkin]

33. He's one of the stupidest pundits of any network

Did not earn that job at all. He's a stupid fucking frat boy.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

34. I guess I'm hopelessly old school on these things but I wish he show some deference and respect to>>

>> his more experienced colleagues. Fake it if you don't feel it.
He doesn't have to talk to them like Andy Hardy would to Judge Hardy's peers, he doesn't have to call Alex Witt "Ms Witt," but for godssakes don't talk to people who've invested a lifetime into a career in journalism like you're on equal footing. It degrades them and it degrades viewers' relationship to and reliance on the "4th estate."

[ReRe]

35. I totally agree, Stinky...

...he is a perfect example of what the word "entitlement" truly means. I think he would fit in better over on FOX, and I wouldn't be surprised if that's where he ends up one of these days.

[SaveAmerica]

36. I thought I was the only one, doesn't help to remember his

stupid and juvenile question to Nancy Pelosi about leaving the leadership to the younger folk.

[Mira]

39. He's a few minutes older than my grandson

I think your assessment of his political pundit acumen is correct. And I ain't all that old!

[SwankyXomb]

40. Zombie Tim Russert would be better than him.

OR David Gregory. Dig him up and put him to work!

[ForgoTheConsequence]

41. He's an annoying condescending ass.

I don't need to get my news from someone who looks like he was butt chugging cheap vodka in a frat house before he came to work.

[SheilaT]

42. He is a classic example of someone

who gets a job because of their name, or who they know. If he'd actually had to do the hard work of journalism, he'd be lucky to be doing the obits in Paducah, KY, And I do think that Paducah is a lovely city -- I've been there and liked it. But I'm using it as the stand-in for the kind of out-of-the-way nothing sort of place he'd be in if he actually got a job on his own merit.

And I couldn't stand the father, either, and was quite appalled at how he was canonized when he died.

[mfcorey1]

44. Horrible opinionated twit. He is worse than Chuckie Todd. nt

[George II]

49. What a nice guy you are..he's brilliant, and if he bothers you why not tune in Bill O'Reilly???

Why is it everyone here has to chime in with negativity - it's tiresome and useless.

[Pachamama]

57. You forgot to add your sarcasm tag, right?

[George II]

69. Nope.

[Wind Dancer]

108. Wow!

[PMcDee]

83. He's brilliant alright,

I once heard him refer to the Mariana Islands as the Marinara Islands.

[jeff47]

91. You have an odd definition of brilliant. (nt)

[Lex]

96. If he's been watching O'Reilly

then I think I see the problem.

[George II]

115. Who?

[George II]

127. It's not a definition, it's an opinion

[jeff47]

128. For the opinion to be remotely sensible, you have to have an odd definition. (nt)

[George II]

129. Thanks for the insult, I appreciate it.

[RomneyLies]

50. He;s why MSNBC is now off my TV schedule again

Fuck that smarmy fuck.

[GeorgiaDemGuy]

51. A waste of Food (and oxygen)

and anything else worthwhile you can think of.

[Mona]

52. switched over to cnn when he was on. nt

[JI7]

53. he is one of those without his name you know he would be struggling at some minimum

wage job like so many others including i'm sure some who could do the job he does a lot better.

[The Wizard]

54. legacy hire (NT)

[TheKentuckian]

56. Tater does suck some serious ass

[Rowdyboy]

58. Winners of the sperm lottery rarely need to be good. Marginally competent is usually quite enough..

[PatSeg]

59. So, so glad I'm not alone

When he comes on I have to either fast-forward or change the channel. He reminds of a 12 year old who gets to sit at the adult's table and tries to act like a grown up. You can tell he practices in front of the mirror to look more serious and authoritative. He does this funny little thing with his eye brows and it is so goofy.

He looks like a SNL sketch of an inexperienced, privileged son of a famous television personality. I'm afraid this kid will NEVER be ready for prime time. If he wants to be a journalist, maybe he needs to go out in the world and earn the right to be in front of a camera. I wonder what his more experienced colleagues say about him behind his back.

[NCarolinawoman]

107. LOL!

[Ghost of Tom Joad]

120. boy would I love to see a SNL sketch of him

[PatSeg]

124. I'm surprised they haven't done one yet

At first I thought it was because SNL is on NBC but they've made fun of Al Sharpton and Rachel Maddow.

Maybe The Daily Show will do a bit about him. This is LONG overdue.

[Hekate]

60. He's callow, young, and inexperienced and needs some time in the company mailroom

I wish they would give it to him.

[bluestateguy]

61. I'm a little old fashioned when it comes to reporters

I don't do the cute-in-the-face frat boy/sorority girl look or take it seriously when getting my news.

I prefer reporters to be hardened, experienced, grey in the temples and curmudgeonly.

[Mosaic]

62. Can't stand him

Smarmiest thing he does is tell all his elders to "take care".

[PatSeg]

71. And "My friend" and "Buddy"

These people are NOT his peers. A little deference to his more experienced and knowledgeable co-workers would be appropriate. The fact that he has the same gig as the very professional Kelly O'Donnell on the hill is mind-boggling.

I can't believe they keep letting him guest host as if there is a chance some day he might have his own show!

[WashingtonConsensus]

63. kick

[_ed_]

65. Why are you watching M$NBC in the first place?

Do you want your news filtered by the Comcast corporation by a bunch of blow-dried Beltway hacks? There are plenty of independent news sources out there.

M$NBC is not liberal -- they are corporate. There's a big difference.

[Arugula Latte]

67. Luke "The Little Shit" Russert

[kydo]

68. I hate his lego person hair cut

not to mention his voice, his speaking cantor is weird, sometimes when he his talking and its not important stuff I like hearing his voice so I can mock it but the rest of the time he is rather hard to take seriously.

[rhett o rick]

70. Journalism (I use the term loosely) seem the career of choice for entitled children

of the 1%. The only qualifications needed are having good contacts via mommy and daddy.

[malaise]

72. LOL

Imagine watching the entitled prick and Andrea Mitchell expressing opinions.

[lunatica]

75. I wasn't so crazy about his father either

If he had been the same towards all politicians and not just towards Democrats I would have respect for him. But he turned out to be just another shill, only more bull like.

[jeaps]

77. I could not agree more...

It is painful watching him ...

[Madmiddle]

78. When

he very stupidly insulted Nancy Pelosi, it showed America, or at least the people that were listening, how fucking dumb he is.

[RiffRandell]

79. He's terrible. n/t

[bluestate10]

81. He is ok and is learning more every day.

A lot of kids get a leg up due to family connections, that is a reality of life.

[Quantess]

82. He's a worse poster child for nepotism than Kate Hudson.

Good thing I don't watch cable "news" anymore.

[cynatnite]

88. I'll pay attention to him when he looks like he's done more than live off daddy's name...

I have no doubt that he loved his father dearly and wants to someday wear his shoes. His father was a hard act to follow.

This kid has a lot of growing and living to do before I can take him seriously.

[GreenTea]

92. Little Republican Punk Russert - pretending to be non-partisan.

[BigDemVoter]

93. And he's STUPID TOO. . . . Not that the Republican Bitch-Boy, Tim Russert, was any prize. . . .

[Blue Idaho]

94. MSNBC's Legacy Hire Blew up in their faces.

Luke the Puke is a talentless, arrogant, little pip-squeak. Everytime I see his face on the TV, I change the channel.

[Ikonoklast]

95. Is the little turd on your lawn again?

[AngryOldDem]

100. I was listening to him last night and got the distinct impression...

...he had no idea what he was talking about.

[MKITEM]

101. A buddy of mine who works for NBC told me

that Luke has dyslexia or something and that when they do taped segments they ofetn do like 5 or 6 takes.

[yortsed snacilbuper]

102. You may as well get used to him,

he's the go to person on the hill!

[LiberalFighter]

103. Use twitter on him when to point out his faults

His twitter account is @LukeRussert

If you direct your comments to him and want his followers know how he screwed up use a period in front of his account name like this .@LukeRussert

You can also go with a hash tag as such #LukeRussert

You can also include @msnbc so his bosses know what the hell he is doing wrong. You can have more than one twitter account name included in a tweet.

[NCarolinawoman]

104. He's like a grade school kid playing pretend-dress-up.

I wonder what the other talking heads on that network REALLY think.

[dicksmc3]

105. Yes, he is a big pain in the ASS!!!

I agree, this KID has been given an opportunity because of his POP!!! I cringe when the KID does his reporting... I have a nick name for him, I call him the "CUB REPORTER" like Jimmy Olsen was to Clark Kent. But, at least Jimmy had some idea of how to do stories....

[bigwillq]

106. So don't watch him.

Plenty of other places to get news.

[Joey Liberal]

109. His late dad was awful too

I can't watch him. Reminds me of Tucker Carlson.

[grahamhgreen]

122. Tim Russert really became a sycophant for the neo-cons in his latter days, just like David Gregory.

[bucolic_frolic]

113. He is where is he because of his famous father

He's in over his head. It is painful. He'll never grow because
he'll never be forced to figure anything out, never raise his
standards. Sad. NBC should have given him an 18 month
internship.

Peter Jennings was a laughing stock in the mid-60s as anchor.
Only there because of his famous Canadian broadcasting father.
He had to go out and do hard news for years before returning
to a triumphant career.

[NCarolinawoman]

125. Little Luke should be sent to Syria, just as Peter Jennings

was sent to the Middle East to cover the 6 Day War.
I think that is the way Peter Jennings finally earned his reporting credentials.. Jennings was stationed in the Middle East for quite some time.

[EV_Ares]

114. Totally agree, tired of listening to him as well. Also, he can get rather insulting like when

talking to Pelosi & some other dem women about their age. Pelosi let him have it.

[SaveOurDemocracy]

117. Riding dead daddy's coattails and mouthing what he's expected to...

to keep the cushy job he was handed.

[Moses2SandyKoufax]

118. And he'll have that job for as long as he wants it. n/t

[onecent]

119. Write to MSNBC...I did today due to another post....

Let's try to get the guy out of there....he's a moran...

[unterrified democrat]

123. Unfortunately, Nepotism runs rampant at NBC

Consider Jenna Bush and to a lesser degree Chelsea Clinton.