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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTim Russert’s son Luke to be a regular face on ‘Meet The Press’
NBC is bringing in Luke Russert, son of the late beloved Meet the Press host Tim Russert, as a regular panelist on the Sunday morning show in a bid to turn around its catastrophic ratings slide, Page Six has exclusively learned.
Also joining new moderator Chuck Todds team will be former Republican congressman and Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough, who sources say is taking on a larger role within NBC News as a senior political analyst and would be one of the regular Sunday panelists.
Were told the move is part of a plan to bring a right-leaning voice to the program to appeal to viewers turned off by the shows famously left-leaning former hosts including the ousted David Gregory.
The source added, Chuck Todd is busily assembling the team of on-air talent that will join him on the new Meet the Press. Joe will be a regular alongside Luke Russert, whose father famously moderated the show for 16-plus years.
http://pagesix.com/2014/09/03/tim-russerts-son-luke-to-be-a-regular-face-on-meet-the-press/
Edited to add: What kind of delusional shit is this?
Fawke Em
(11,366 posts)7wo7rees
(5,128 posts)BLEH!
So very sad. I have not liked the toad from his earliest days, lukie, he only has the job because of his dad. Joe, a whole nother basket of worms
Will anyone ever addtress the dead woman in his office, EVER?
davidpdx
(22,000 posts)coldbeer
(306 posts)It must be satire!
crazylikafox
(2,758 posts)winstars
(4,220 posts)crazylikafox
(2,758 posts)winstars
(4,220 posts)abbeyco
(1,555 posts)Lex
(34,108 posts)Last edited Thu Sep 4, 2014, 09:32 AM - Edit history (1)
It's dead, Jim.
flamingdem
(39,313 posts)His guests are routinely right wing but he doesn't indicate that they are partisan.
octoberlib
(14,971 posts)This reads like satire.
Cha
(297,258 posts)would they try and shove those 3 down our throats but blame david Gregory's departure on his being too left wing.. fooking Bullshit Mountain shite.
Guy Whitey Corngood
(26,501 posts).
Fawke Em
(11,366 posts)I just re-read this: "Were told the move is part of a plan to bring a right-leaning voice to the program to appeal to viewers turned off by the shows famously left-leaning former hosts including the ousted David Gregory."
Well, I knew the Post was trash, but no logical person would ever believe that!
octoberlib
(14,971 posts)ALBliberal
(2,342 posts)earthside
(6,960 posts)That should be the new name of 'Meet the Press" --- the "Vapid Hour".
Seriously ... Luke Russert?
spanone
(135,838 posts)montanacowboy
(6,089 posts)left learning David Gregory? I say great - let it go down the shitter all the quicker....
mulsh
(2,959 posts)asset to what ever the hell that time waster on Sunday is called. what a tool.
sueh
(1,826 posts)octoberlib
(14,971 posts)pa28
(6,145 posts)If they think lurching even further to the right will make MTP relevant or well watched they have a nasty surprise coming.
Nobody watches MTP because it's just a show about cloistered elites reinforcing their own conventional wisdom in a narrow range of debate.
jaysunb
(11,856 posts)I am surely not reading this right.
Cha
(297,258 posts)you.
lpbk2713
(42,757 posts)So maybe they'll throw in Donald Trump and Kim Kardashian.
Cha
(297,258 posts)just to show us how much they give a shit that anyone but RWankers watch they goPRopaganda Infested show.
Oilwellian
(12,647 posts)He looks like he's having a very uncomfortable bowel movement. Does anyone know anything about Page Six? It looks like a gossipy news kinda place.
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On Edit: Ah, it's a part of the NYPost.
octoberlib
(14,971 posts)Cha
(297,258 posts)to know he eats Democrats for breakfast.
NuclearDem
(16,184 posts)"Hey, so no one's watching Meet the Press anymore. How should we fix this?"
"How about we switch out the bland boring white guy on there with an even blander, more boring white guy?"
"How's that going to work?"
"Here me out: this one has a beard."
"I like it."
"And you know that one insufferable, incompetent guy we hired because of his dad? We'll make him a regular!"
"Another good idea. Though I really hope--"
"And we'll keep having John McCain, Lindsey Graham, and other Republican white dudes on every single week without fail!"
"Brilliant! You'll go far in this company, Execuderpie. Do lunch?"
"Sorry, Execuherpie, I've got an 11:00 appointment swatting at the flying elves. Between that and my 1:00 removal of all my higher brain functions, I'm swamped."
octoberlib
(14,971 posts)Last edited Thu Sep 4, 2014, 01:29 AM - Edit history (1)
Cha
(297,258 posts)let's tell everyone David Gregory was Left-wing leaning so that will make all these rWankers go down easier.. We've got a Winner here!
Botany
(70,508 posts)any chance they can show a picture of Lori Klausutis?
octoberlib
(14,971 posts)Cha
(297,258 posts)some of his friends to drop by..
Vine Gatherer
(94 posts)If the kid turns out to be half the journalist his dad was, he will be infinitely better than David Grovels for Access and Chuck Toadies the Elitist Line.
Cha
(297,258 posts)octoberlib
(14,971 posts)Cha
(297,258 posts)we never would have guessed. I hope the President is ready for rw talking points coming from all angles!
YOHABLO
(7,358 posts)"Were told the move is part of a plan to bring a right-leaning voice to the program to appeal to viewers turned off by the shows famously left-leaning former hosts including the ousted David Gregory. "
So Gregory is considered left-leaning? WTF Tim Russert wasn't left-leaning either. This makes no sense, but then it's corporate media.
TransitJohn
(6,932 posts)Such idiocy in charge.
Cha
(297,258 posts)octoberlib
(14,971 posts)Cha
(297,258 posts)"Turned OFF"?! Yeah, WE WERE Turned Off but not because he was Left Leaning .. you nincomPOOPS!
Watch and see how many get Turned Off by what they're offering up now.
octoberlib~
octoberlib
(14,971 posts)This is what they call "edgy"? Luke Russert and Chuck Todd sitting across the table from each other high-fiving their inside knowledge of the game of politics? Yes, you read that right. Part of the new format will feature Li'l Luke and his pal Chuckie.
Welp. So much for MtP. It's toast before it even started. If we wanted that kind of crap, we could just turn on Morning Joe every day. Who needs it on Sundays?
Cha
(297,258 posts)vanlassie
(5,672 posts)Chuck Todd is a political junkie, at least.... And Joe? He's just a horse's ass. Sheesh.
JEB
(4,748 posts)Jeff Gannon. Meet the Press is dead meat. Thus we have Meat the Press.
Cha
(297,258 posts)Does anyone think chucky will be any less lazy on mtp?
coldbeer
(306 posts)What would you do with the material they have to work with?
The GOP hasn't had new talking points since Obama first kicked their elephant ass.
Same crap different day.
Cha
(297,258 posts)for gopropaganda big lie machine. Lazy and I'll give you "corrupt".
Recursion
(56,582 posts)It's sad.
kath
(10,565 posts)jeebus.
ReRe
(10,597 posts)They're taking a bad thing and making it worse. Whoever is calling the shots at NBC is living in an alternate universe, like in an insane asylum.
Question is, will we no longer have to see those three (Todd, Russert and Scarface) on MSNBC? I want to hear the rest of this story.
winstars
(4,220 posts)"left leaning host"
WTF
Intern Killer???
Cha
(297,258 posts)kath
(10,565 posts)Cough. gasp. Choke.
SoapBox
(18,791 posts)What a load of fuck'n bullshit.
Iwillnevergiveup
(9,298 posts)are not pals - they're competitors fer crying out loud. This dumb show could turn into a fascinating food fight between their competing egos. And hopefully, hurry it's demise.
The Traveler
(5,632 posts)Huh? What? Did I miss something? David Gregory was left leaning????
In what alternate universe was David Gregory leaning left on that show??
I can't be reading that right ...
Trav
TeamPooka
(24,228 posts)liberalla
(9,249 posts)"Luke the Lesser" will one day be the moderator of MTP. NBC wants that Russert name on their program again. Worst thing that could happen is they push him along too fast.
He needs a LOT more seasoning and experience (and intelligence) before hosting the show himself, unless he wants to fall on his face like Gregory did and like Todd will.
Todd is bad enough, but Scarborough and Lukie too? blech!
I wonder who they'll get for their token lefty?
tularetom
(23,664 posts)When baby russert started showing up on NBC, I thought he was being groomed to one day take over that job. Gregory, useless as he was, was doomed from the day he started. Chuck toad is a place holder as well, he'll be out on his ass as soon as russert can string 4 or 5 coherent sentences together.
JI7
(89,250 posts)the same goes for all the rest of the big media whores
JHB
(37,160 posts)...that he looked adorable in his footsie pajamas when he padded into cocktail parties to kiss Daddy goodnight.
Opinions differ, however, whether he was more adorable when he had us teddy-bear with him, or when he was holding his blankie.
After all, this is MTP 2014 we're talking about, not MTP 1964.
RandiFan1290
(6,235 posts)More tax cuts and wars on the way!
WinkyDink
(51,311 posts)wheniwasincongress
(1,307 posts)I can't even...
The people who consider Gregory left-leaning also consider JoeScum and Chuck left-leaning. This won't work.
I suppose I will turn my frustration at this program into joy as it and Turness and Scum Chuck Luke all go down. They are truly dedicated to making the show burst into flames. They're certainly doing a bang up job of it!
madokie
(51,076 posts)anymore if the tv is on and I'm the only one in the house it will be on the science channel. Except when there's a football game on.
Romulox
(25,960 posts)FSogol
(45,487 posts)LOL at the Chuck and Luke read RW talking points that were handed to them by Dick Armey and Karl Rove verbatim and interview John McCain and Lindsey Graham show!
Botany
(70,508 posts)John McCain says he holds the record for 'Meet the Press' appearances
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2014/aug/27/john-mccain/john-mccain-says-he-holds-record-meet-press-appear/
Right now McCain & Lindsey's talking point is that Obama doesn't know what to do about ISIS
but they skip the fact ISIS wouldn't be around if it wasn't for w & Cheney's unneeded and illegal
war in Iraq.
GreatCaesarsGhost
(8,584 posts)Chuck.
Son of Tim.
Morning Ego.
What could possibly go wrong?
Ghost of Tom Joad
(1,355 posts)he is just horrible.
Iwillnevergiveup
(9,298 posts)has it about right. Got this off the "comments" section of Crooks & Liars.
Jon In Ky 10 hours ago
Press the Meat....you weren't really all that. Chunk Toad, er, Schmuck Todd only helped your demise along. I long for the days of Walter Cronkite, nay, Dan Rather, or even Peter Jennings. Gone are the days of truly fair and unbiased news reporting. Ronnie of Ray Gun fucked us with the swipe of His Holy and Most Right Wing Pen, by ending the Fairness Doctrine. Then, Bubba Clinton (at the behest of Nawtie Newt Getrich Gingrich) deregulated communications even further in The Year of the Contract on America, 1996. And finally, with Shitizens United to Kill Our Middle Class handed down by Sammy The Fish, Uncle Tom Clarence, and Fat Tony, we see that the highest bidder buys his influence with you and for only $19.95, gets one US (eless) Senator. My oh my....times are a changin'.
octoberlib
(14,971 posts)vlyons
(10,252 posts)I still won't be watching now. Joe S. banging the table for emphasis is neither enlightening nor entertaining.
fredamae
(4,458 posts)when his dad was on there-I didn't watch it when that "morally challenged" gray headed guy was on there-and I'm not enthused by his replacement...and putting little luke on there is not going enhance my interests one iota.
yortsed snacilbuper
(7,939 posts)"infomercial" was originally applied only to television advertising, it is now sometimes used to refer to any presentation (often on video) which presents a significant amount of information in an actual, or perceived, attempt to promote a point of view. When used this way, the term may be meant to carry an implication that the party making the communication is exaggerating truths or hiding important facts.
Spazito
(50,349 posts)ZX86
(1,428 posts)And people say there's no such thing as White privilege. Can anyone name any person of color in broadcast journalism less qualified than Luke outside Fox News?