Carville, with Russert's college-age son, to host radio sports show!

[DeepModem Mom]

mediabistro.com: fishbowlDC, Monday, Jan 23
Backscratching

It's been a while since Arianna Huffington last attacked Tim Russert, but rest assured she's back on the case: "Today on Meet the Press, a Meet the Press classic. No, not a rerun, but a show that so clearly exemplifies what's wrong with this show and with the mainstream/Beltway media culture it represents that it should be sent straight to the Smithsonian."

See Arianna was wondering why Russert yesterday trotted out the "tired and depressing vaudeville routine" of Mary Matalin and James Carville. Answer? Because Carville is set to announce tonight on Jay Leno that he's hosting a new XM Sports show with Tim Russert's son.

Wait!? Luke Russert? As in Tim's college-age son? Yes indeed-y. You might remember Luke from Facebook.com and his hot posse of coeds (scroll down).

There was lots of funny ha-ha banter back and forth about what the secret thing that Carville was going to announce was. Oodles of good-ole-boy backscratching, as Arianna says. "Does Tim think nobody's going to notice that he's having a guest on his 'news' show who is making it possible for his son to co-host a national sports radio show before he's out of college?"

http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlDC/television/backscratching_31216.asp


Link to Arianna's full story on this: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arianna-huffington/russert-watch-announcing_b_14268.html

[Sandpiper]

1. I've heard his on air name will be

Nep O'Tism

[DeepModem Mom]

2. LOL!

[medeak]

3. shouldn't there be some type of disclaimer? n/t

[AX10]

4. Nepotism.

[linazelle]

5. Is Russert's son as pig-faced as Russert is?

I can't stand him. But, beyond that, the fact that Russert keeps bringing Matalin and Carville to his show when they are linked in other dealings is the problem. Just another case to highlight the death of journalism.

[NYCGirl]

10. Absolutely not....check out this pic!

http://www.gawker.com/news/education/the-children-of-the-media-elite-luke-russert-134146.php

[Skidmore]

6. Is that something like a quid pro quo?

[Jara sang]

7. Carville and Russert had a kid together?

Yikes!

[DeepModem Mom]

8. I added commas, to try to dispel that frightening notion.

:)

[longship]

9. I didn't even know they were married.

I wonder what Mary thinks of this. And I wonder how Russert hid his pregnancy from the viewers?
:evilgrin:

[DeepModem Mom]

11. Now edited for clarity.

:)

[longship]

14. Just having some fun.

I understood, but it's fun to play games with alternate parsings.
:-)

Come to think of it, it is a very scary thought, isn't it. I now wish I hadn't posted it. Gives me the shivers. hehehe

[benddem]

12. why isn't

Luke in the military? His dad seems to feel that fealty to the all powerful Bushits would include giving up your first born.

[FreedomAngel82]

17. He's an adult and how do you know he's for it?

That's quite wrong. For all you know he could be against it. We don't know what he's for.

[KoKo]

13. So...Carville and Begalla are pumping their book, Matalin is pumping

her love for Bush/Cheney/Russert is pumping Carville and Begalla's book -- and Matalin's love for Bush/Cheney -- and Russert is pumping both their book and Carville's new radio show with Russert's son and Matalin's love for Bush/Cheney. :crazy: In other words it a "Circular Promotion Squad?"

In the meantime Russert manages to throw the clock back to the 1950's hitting Obama with comments made by singer Harry Belafonte who is not an elected official and has nothing to do with Obama.

Pumping and Smearing....and Russert and Tweety seem to be full of it since it looks like Liddy is out of the way and Fitz hasn't gotten Rove yet.

:wtf: is going on with this "In Your Face" nepotism, cronyism and cross and self promotion?

[Horse with no Name]

15. Where are the Carville apologists now?

Carville is of the same cloth as Tweety and of Russert.
There is NO difference.

[zbdent]

16. Spot the one who has actually been in the armed services

and I'd bet it ain't Luke . . .

[WildEyedLiberal]

18. There was a thread here earlier about why some DUers didn't like Carville

This is the answer. What a hack. And we're supposed to be "galvanized" by his new book "Take it Back" (subtitled: HILLARY IN '08!)?