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A Needed Laugh

With our world filled with tragedy and disappointments, it is important to keep our senses of humor. Luckily, Digby finds a gem for our laughing pleasure:

Why Not Young Luke Russert for [ABC's] This Week?

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As hard as they tried, fans of NBC correspondent Luke Russert never really had a chance of getting him installed as the host of Meet the Press after his dad, Tim Russert, died in June 2008. The job went to David Gregory. But now as ABC struggles to find a replacement for George Stephanopoulos, who left as host of This Week to cohost Good Morning America, young Luke's fans are starting to suggest again that he might make a good host or cohost, especially as the Sunday shows drive for a younger audience.

[. . . S]aid a third fan of Russert's: "The kid's proven himself since he hit the scene. What the heck—I'd go for it."

Why not indeed. Young Luke would be the perfect choice to highlight the insipid, idiotic, inbred world of the Beltway Media. The perfect choice for our laughing pleasure.

Speaking for me only

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    That's "Little Luke" to you, madam! (5.00 / 1) (#1)
    by Donald from Hawaii on Thu Jan 14, 2010 at 08:25:37 PM EST
    Jeralyn: "Why not indeed. Young Luke would be the perfect choice to highlight the insipid, idiotic, inbred world of the Beltway Media. The perfect choice for our laughing pleasure."

    Well, if things weren't so serious, this would indeed be a laughing matter. And were ABC to hire young Master Russert, they might just as well go ahead and change the show's opening theme music to Dueling Banjoes.

    BTD (none / 0) (#2)
    by Big Tent Democrat on Thu Jan 14, 2010 at 08:32:53 PM EST
    Not Jeralyn.

    Speaking for me only of course.

    Parent

    Oops. My mistake, BTD! (none / 0) (#3)
    by Donald from Hawaii on Thu Jan 14, 2010 at 08:33:04 PM EST
    But that's still "Little Luke" to you. And you better not be mean to him, or he'll tell his mom, and she'll make some phone calls, and next thing you know, you'll be enduring enhanced security measures courtesy of the TSA the next time you travel to and from the mainland.

    And if you think I'm joking about an abuse of clout, I'm not. The State Dept. kept me from getting my passport renewed for over two years after my very public run-in in April 2003 with Chuck Quackenbush, former California GOP Golden Boy and Pete Wilson protege until he ran into that little issue about the $19 million slush fund while he was CA Insurance Commissioner.

    Parent

    Sick stuff (5.00 / 1) (#4)
    by Big Tent Democrat on Thu Jan 14, 2010 at 08:34:10 PM EST
    We live in a f*cked up world

    Parent
    Wow, how very banana republic (5.00 / 1) (#5)
    by andgarden on Thu Jan 14, 2010 at 08:42:06 PM EST
    Wow, sorry (none / 0) (#6)
    by Militarytracy on Thu Jan 14, 2010 at 09:33:13 PM EST
    Fricken pathetic

    Parent
    Sheesh. Tain't funny McGee. (none / 0) (#7)
    by oldpro on Thu Jan 14, 2010 at 10:48:09 PM EST
    Sorry, Donald.

    Parent
    i think a wannabe (none / 0) (#8)
    by cpinva on Fri Jan 15, 2010 at 12:32:16 AM EST
    jedi knight would be perfect.

    oh, wait, wrong luke! dohhhhhhhhhhhhh!

    Well it would free up another hour of my Sunday (none / 0) (#9)
    by ruffian on Fri Jan 15, 2010 at 06:59:31 AM EST
    Giving up MTP was nice, but I still cling to This Week. Might be nice to dump it too. Because I do swear before all that is holy that I Will Never Watch It Again. Ever. if Luke Russert is the host.

    "Young Luke"? (none / 0) (#10)
    by lentinel on Fri Jan 15, 2010 at 07:41:28 AM EST
    What is this?
    A 50's TV horse-opera?
    Gotta go bail the hay.
    Get Young Luke to clean the slop from the trough.