Okay I WANT to like Luke Russert but...

[truthN08]

He's just too stiff,he lacks....something. Is it just me? Do you think he's doing a good job?

[glowing]

1. No, and the creepy looks chris and Keith keep giving one another is weird.

[thepurpose]

2. Maybe he could use a comb. He always looks like he is been running a foot race.

[Breeze54]

22. He IS running a foot race!

:P

He's supposed to be interviewing "the youth' on the floor.

It's a mob scene there!

[AlCzervik]

3. i like Demetri Martin, he'd do a much better and more entertaining job.

[Coexist]

5. I agree.

[GCP]

4. Give him a chance

He's a young guy, imagine how nervous you'd feel in his place.

[jpertello]

6. One mistake

Little Luke made was-- the 1st night of the convention he brought up a skewed negative Repiglican poll which showed Obama behind. Why do that at the DNC? Is he trying to be edgy?

[tularetom]

7. I got a job from my dad once too

Driving a propane truck. It was so bad I was actually relieved when I got drafted.

[Barack_America]

8. He reminds me of all the Young Republicans I went to school with...

So that's 2.5 strikes against him right there, but I'm trying to give him a shot.

[rufus dog]

9. He sucked on that interview

The kid he interviewed was great!

[stranger_with_candy]

10. he's pretty full of himself

i think he comes across as an ass.

[Mike Nelson]

11. I think he's awful

A result of their blathering fandom

[book_worm]

12. he reminds me of a Bush like frat boy, to be honest, but I could be wrong.

[carpe diem]

13. most reporters/journalists/talking heads...whatever you want to call them

have some kind of job in a small, local station or in radio or a newspaper...they don't get to go to the big leagues the day they graduate...even the spokesmodels on fauxnews have some kind of preparatory experience...it's really unfair to him to allow him out there into a situation he's clearly not ready for...i would imagine even his father would say 'you're not ready'...

[SpookyCat]

14. Yes. An odd parallel, but

years ago Julian Lennon did a big ticket concert and apparently was just awful, for the same reason...never cut his teeth in small clubs, what have you, paid dues, made mistakes, developed as a performer, etc...

But for his father...<moment of silence>...he never would have gotten that forum.

It's unfortunate.

[NashVegas]

21. Yup.

I know a guy who literally started out in Peoria. (It helped he was born there, at least.)

And most start out at salaries that would make even a 7-11 worker cringe in sympathy.

[Breeze54]

24. He has some experience in Sirius on a sports show called 20/60 or something like that

Most college grads need experience and this job is a temp job for the conventions, according to NBC.

Give him a break. I'm sure you sucked at your job when you were new too.

[Honeycombe8]

15. He's a kid, not a pro. Give the guy a break. nt

[CATagious]

16. I'm not a pro photographer...

but you don't see me taking pictures for, say, National Geographic.

[Drunken Irishman]

18. But if they asked you...

[Breeze54]

23. Most 22 yr olds have to get experince, which he's doing now.

Give the kid a break! He's new!

[WinkyDink]

28. Why was he hired then?

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

17. I got the fix for Luke.

If he wants to stick with broadcasting, he has to learn his trade. He needs to be taken under the wing of some old, crusty, smoke-smellin', hard-drinkin', nasty-mouthed news dog and learn how to perform his craft. That isn't accomplished on a national feed for your first gig. That is accomplished by covering planning board and school board meetings, traffic accidents and local elections. By stinking up the place in a small venue, until you learn the hard lessons, stop stinking up the place and then moving up to bigger markets and beats.

The lucky sperm club will only get you in the door. It won't give you a clue.

[Breeze54]

19. Maybe he lacks experience?

He is NEW and this is his first 'real' job at a convention

and he's a floor runner for the youth.

I'm sure he's exhausted and nervous. Give him a chance.

[Bucky]

20. He's got all the camera presense of, like, a 22 year old kid. Geeze.

Sure, it's nepotism, but he seems to be doing an okay job covering the young voters beat.

[woolldog]

25. He's not qualified.

He's terrible.

[Breeze54]

26. And you're qualified to say how qualified he is?

:rofl:

Most new college grads don't have a lot of experience.

Gheesh.... unlike you, I'm sure. :sarcasm:

[woolldog]

27. Just compare him to his colleagues.

He's terrible. That's clear to anyone who's watched his performances. Should've started off with a small outfit and learned the ropes instead of trading on his last name. Almost all of the journalists/broadcasters at MSNBC started off small and worked their way up. There's a very good reason for that and it's obvious why in comparing him to his colleagues.