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NBC News’ strategy in hiring young Luke Russert is now clear: whenever anything happens, Brian Williams can ask Luke what his dead father thinks about it. [MSNBC]
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…Luke what do you think your father thinks about this tie?
Did Tim always tell us what HIS Dad thought about shit, too? FORM YOUR OWN OPINION, KNUCKLEHEAD.
Luke ought to start jogging and eat some salads. He’s well on his way
to following in his father’s bodyprint.
“WWTT” - It’s official, Tim Russert has replaced Jesus.
Why couldn’t he have said, “Luke, I am your father…”
Jesus fucking christ. Brian Williams needs to stick to being a huge floating head behind John Stewart. This clip is fucking pathetic. Who gives a fuck what some famous recently dead anchor would have said? Don’t you have any thoughts of your own? No, you don’t, because you’re Brian Fucking Williams!
WWRD
It’s good to be dead.
I esp. liked that WWTT (What would Tim think?) reference from Brian; elevating Timmie to Jesus level. Yikes…. Although, I think Tim would probably say ‘get off your deadbeat asses & actually do a little research & not just take the campaign talking points as fact. Also, if you give David Gregory the MTP gig, I’ll come back & rip your sorry throats out.’
Jesus Christ I saw Matthews doing this to Luke yesterday.
Too soon Brian. Too soon.
“Luke, I am your father!” MOO HA HA! Sorry, couldn’t help it.
I like Luke. I’d like to chill out and have a beer with him when he’s not being asked about his dead dad.
Kid’s obviously still torn up over Dad’s death. Not. What a vulture.
BW: How’s your dad, Luke?
LR: Uh, he’s dead, Brian.
BW: Yes, but aside from that how is he doing?
LR: Excuse me, what? How do you mean?
BW: I mean, there in news heaven. Is it nice?
LR: Um… yes. Yes, he… he says it is very nice.
BW: Does your dad like me?
LR: Again, Brian, he’s dead.
BW: So you’re saying death has changed his feelings toward me?
LR: No, I’m pretty sure he feels the same way about you now as he always did.
BW: Super! I think he’s a great guy, too.
Crass, highly lame, nepotism from the grave…WWTT?
WW(GE)D?
Brian and Luke sittin’ in a tree.
Wearin’ matching ties, now that’s creepee.
edgydrifter: LOL!
Someone tell me they just heard Chris Matthews encouraging viewers to go to Wikipedia for their fact checking.
Please tell me I wasn’t hallucinating.
Or perhaps
“I am thy father’s spirit,
Doom’d for a certain term to walk the night”
Though part of me wants to add “until thee makes it with the Queen.”
Kid smells like a frat boy douche bag. Get him off my teevee.
“democrat type of organizations”?
Anyhoo, Allison Williams? Is she hot? Rupert is kind of a pedobear, you know.
I did not wish to know what was vibrating on Tim Russert’s bed table.
i hate dead peoples sons and make a point of not pressing the triangle play thing on their face.
HollowBrain: you heard correctly. matthews is a fucking idiot. the look on keith’s face confirmed it.
The Courtney Love of cable news presenters.
anyone else notice that chuckie todd sounds like he just had major dental work?
At what age will Luke have to trade in that cute prep school coif for a combover?
The Incomparable Tiny Valdez: I’d be content if he just got himself an upper lip.
HollowBrain: As long as it’s stiff.
He’s on again now talking with Olbermann and Matthews. He’s the “youth issues” reporter. Because you can’t report the adult news unless you’ve sold your soul completely to a broadcasting company. At least Luke was born into it. He has an excuse.
If Luke Russert is going to do this gig, he’d better be ready for everything he’s going to get. Sitting around on ESPN yukking it up with the boys on Pardon the Interruption is one thing. Trying to start a career on the back of your dead dad…well…tragic. Was he even a journalism major or just a major in Tim Russert?
Lord save us from perpetual primetime pontificating pumpkinheads.
norbizness: Perpetual primetime pontificating pumpkinheads prefer punditry provided promptly.
Indeed, Brain, “WWTT”…What-the-fuck Why The-hell To-you!!
Yes, what better way to honor Luke’s daddy than to endlessly ask, What Would Tim Think?
I have a better idea: let’s off Brain Williams and then talk about what’s going on at the cornvention. Yeah?
And this is the reason why Katie Couric is having a hard time breaking through barriers.
These networks are all about frat boy mentality.
Okay, yes, dumb and tasteless questions from Brian Williams, but Luke Russert just said his dead dad was, “right over there.” Luke, I don’t know how to say this, but your dad is not watching the convention from the book depository.
When did MSNBC become the death network? Right after Ted Kennedy’s speech, Chris Matthews says “we saw a Kennedy grow old.” Hey, how about that!? One of them Kennedy boys made it to old age. Geez.
Snark we may, but that guy has to be getting laid every night.
Has Luke had a chance to fuck Debra Bartocevich yet? Give the lad time. She’s out there. She’s feral. She’s waiting.
asl: His dad was making $5M per annum. Of course he’s getting laid. Money is the ultimate lubricant.
I’m sorry but Brian Williams is a pompous self important douche bag, as was Tim Russert. See Sam Donaldson for further reference. This is the same Brian Williams who put the Va Tech killers video on national teevee the night after the massacre. And the same Tim Russert who asked D. Kucinich whether he had ever seen a flying saucer. Pompous. Self. Important. Douche. Bags.
Tim Russert was a schill for the establishment and a lapdog for the Bush administration. He never once doubted or questioned the utmost rightness of the Bush government during each one of their crime sprees. He was the media big dog who was at the forefront of shaming and ridiculing anyone who, for instance, wanted to discuss the voting irregularities in Ohio and Florida. Scoffaws were waiting to drip from a condescending Russert lip. He was a major cheerleader for the Iraq occupation and always gave Cheney a huge stage to spout his propoganda and lies. Luke, apparently, did not fall far from the tree, piggybacking his dad’s death to launch a crony career which primarily consists of a long euology and undeserved tribute to a lying sack. What of the many massively more deserved journalists who are being passed over for this frat boy’s schtick? Of course the novelty will wear off and he will be discarded. The news media is as dead as Tim.
Leave Luke Russert alone. Tim Russert signed, and was paid up front for, a 3 year/10 million dollar contract just before he died. Luke had to pay back the money until he convinced MSNBC that he could channel his father. That’s why he pauses so much when he talks, so the guillible anchors think his father is actually answering their questions.
JULI. SCROLL DWON. POST ON HER. NOW.
The best part was at the very end when fratboy Luke started getting all familiar and slappy, and Brian had to send him away as he started to wonder why this dead-man’s-son was touching him.
Why is Luke 40?
Cut the kid some slack. Luke had some good talking points today. He is pretty self possessed for a 22 year-old. He’s not the vulture. The Peacock (and it’s many talking heads) is…He’s going to be a fine commentator, some day.
And if I might say it: a chip off the old block.
lovethebomb: I’ve never met a bitter before. How’s it goin’?
bitterly
WWTT? Gawd, Brian Williams is just unctuous.
NBC did know that Ouija boards are pretty cheap, right? They didn’t have to hire a flesh human to divine the afterlife thoughts of Ghost Russert.
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