1871 - England allows students to enter Oxford and Cambridge without any religious tests, due to the University Tests Act.
1961 - Rudolf Nureyev defects from the USSR
COINCIDENCE? I think NOT!
Milestones: Tim Russert revealed as 30 year snitch for Robert Novak, secretly leaking him information and conversations he had with politicians.
Tim Russert sang like a songbird to the FBI in private, while claiming some journalistic standards in public during the Valerie Plame investigation.
Luke Russert insults journalists worldwide, by labeling himself one on his personal website. (picture heavy)
One of the biggest disappointments of the Bush era was how famous journalists and TV pundits protected and coddled the W administration. One of the worst schemers and butt-lickers was Tim Russert. He went to far to proudly proclaim that "journalists can read polls just like anyone else" as en explanation why he refused to ask VP Cheney any hard questions on the Iraq Invasion and the Bush team perversion of the news throughout its existence.
With a meager, pathetic, and ridiculous history like that, it is hardly surprising that Timmie's progeny would manage to be even worse.
A 2008 graduate of Boston College, Luke was deemed too stupid for the FBI, a real accomplishment, given how many grads end up there. Instead, MSNBC hired him on as a commentator. Given his lack of experience, education, training, insight, knowledge and ability, his promotion by MSNBC seemed to be a tawdry continuation of the ridiculous weeks long homage paid to the deceased Russert.
Now, Lukey appears to the the go-to guy on all things shallowly political. Given his utter lack of judgment, his unbelievably smug "know it all" demeanor on screen, and his complete and willful ignorance on the critical issues of the day, Lukey has been on the air repeatedly complaining about Weiner's weiner. He managed to elevate and erect that issue as though it was a world shattering story. Forget China's riots, Japan's growing nuclear disaster, Nebraska's own nuclear folly, Greece's widespread complaints about cuts to their social budget, and the UK's massive overhaul of the conservative plans to destroy National Health. Forget about jobs, the economy, Wisconsin breaking news, or how each GOP presidential candidate would lose any election in their home state badly. No, Lukey gets to talk trash, to make penis pix more important that real news.
Forget Faux News, as bad as it is. MSNBC has managed to scrape a stinking, shit filled barrel, and scoop out the worst possible example of what is wrong with MSM today. Luke Russert is the symbol of everything that is wrong with journalism today. Promoting this village idiot and giving him so much air time proves that our cistern of journalism is dead. It has no reason to survive. It reports no news, but concocts stories. It concentrates on missing besotted blonde bimbettes, to the exclusion of hard concepts, critical thinking, and investigative journalism. It contributed to, nay, it caused the resignation of a liberal congressman, simply because it could. Yet, those who raped this country, who tortured innocent Iraqis, and who bled our middle class dry - those guys? They are sitting fat and happy, except for Cheney, whose Darth Vader impression grows stronger with each new mechanical implant.
Here's a word of advice to MSNBC. Try something for a change. Fire that ineffably stupid Russert, replace him with a top grad of a real J-school, and give them a budget to investigate real news. I'll bet that you will gain far more in terms of respect and audience numbers than you do by keeping that moron on your staff.