MSNBC's Luke Russert: 'Democrats Are for Women's Health'
In a live stand-up via satellite from the U.S. Capitol shortly after 11 a.m. EDT today, MSNBC's Luke Russert insisted that Senate Democrats were holding up approval of spending bills to fund the federal government through the rest of the fiscal year because they were pro-environment and for "women's health," the latter of course being code for the controversial issue of federal funding for Planned Parenthood.
"Two very partisan political issues are essentially what is holding up whether or not there will be a government shutdown," Russert told anchor Thomas Roberts (emphasis mine):
But when it comes to policy, these are things that both sides do not like to give an inch on, obviously because it caters to both their special interest groups. Democrats are for the environment, Republicans are for big business. Democrats are for women's health, Republicans are pro-life. These are the same arguments we've seen in Washington for years, and they're coming now right here in the eleventh hour in terms of this government shutdown and whether or not it's going to happen.
[Video available here; Audio available here]
Of course such loaded language skews the controversy in favor of Democrats. For example, conservative Republicans would argue they are not so much pro-big business as pro-economic growth and anti-onerous regulation.
What's more, tagging Democrats as pro-environment and pro-women's health suggests Republicans oppose environmental stewardship and women's health.
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LUKE, YOUR FATHER.....
Submitted by OldJarhead77 on Thu, 04/07/2011 - 12:28pm.
Would be ASHAMED OF YOU... I see that we have someone ready to take matties place at the Obama Urinal... (since he is leaving to be Katies beard on another show) DRINK DEEP LUKE....... thats right get all of Obamas RECYCLED KOOL-AIDE...... No you sound JUST like the rest of them DISGUSTING!!!
Team Member
Submitted by Jerry Mack on Thu, 04/07/2011 - 12:32pm.
Luke has definantly became a TEAM MEMBER at MSDNC. He sounds and reports as if he was personally trained by Tingles.
I shudder to think what that might include.
Submitted by SickofLibs on Thu, 04/07/2011 - 12:40pm.
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Lost Chances
Submitted by scottyusmc on Thu, 04/07/2011 - 12:32pm.
I was hoping that a younger generation of media types would be tired of being blindly manipulated by the same old liberal retoric, but looks like this is not to be!!! My god man - grow a pair!!!!
Luke Russert: Mika's brother
Submitted by motherbelt on Thu, 04/07/2011 - 12:49pm.
Luke Russert: Mika's brother from another mother.
Luke, last name, cafeteria.
'nuff said.
mother
Submitted by Tugboat Phil on Thu, 04/07/2011 - 12:52pm.
right idea, wrong sex. Luke is Mika's sistah by another mistah!
Great analogy, mb
Submitted by Galvanic on Thu, 04/07/2011 - 1:09pm.
Both can attribute their TV presence to their last names.
Young Luke is less capable than many local news reporters.
And Luke snagged this gig
Submitted by motherbelt on Thu, 04/07/2011 - 1:14pm.
And Luke snagged this gig right out of college!
Seriously??????
With all do respect to his
Submitted by Soldat44 on Thu, 04/07/2011 - 1:49pm.
With all do respect to his father, Luke hasn't earned his stripes yet.
It doesn't matter at this point
Submitted by Galvanic on Thu, 04/07/2011 - 3:48pm.
He's earning a paycheck for TV news, and that's all that counts in the end.
As for his old man, he was better than most, but (I believe) overrated.
Yeah.
Submitted by Red Jeep on Thu, 04/07/2011 - 7:15pm.
At least there is hope. I think Steve Doocy's son, Peter does good work on FOX.
Fathead Jr Is a Tabloid Activist
Submitted by stratman on Fri, 04/08/2011 - 3:22pm.
You're not the only one that thinks this. Russert was biased but demonstrated it less initially than his colleagues but more so towards the end. Fathead, Jr is a chip off the old blockhead without the control but still all the ambition.
Since when is pro-life the
Submitted by motherbelt on Thu, 04/07/2011 - 12:57pm.
Since when is pro-life the OPPOSITE of being for women's health?????
Nancy Pelosi <waves hand in Jedi mind-control>: Abortion is for women's health.....
You keep telling yourself that, Luke.
Since the Russert-ling learned it in his . . .
Submitted by Galvanic on Thu, 04/07/2011 - 3:59pm.
. . . Women's Studies course at college.
Shame
Submitted by grammajane on Thu, 04/07/2011 - 1:00pm.
msnbc is using and paying this young man big bucks to go on tv and blab about their hate for America and all conservative policies. Wonder what this kid really believes about abortion??
Luke Went on to Say
Submitted by Comrade Jim on Thu, 04/07/2011 - 1:18pm.
That Democrats will prove their environmental concern by implementing a carbon tax, a gas tax, a driving tax, a water tax, a breathing tax, a toilet tax,...
I just went through four
Submitted by motherbelt on Thu, 04/07/2011 - 1:39pm.
I just went through four pages of Google results on the words "Tim Russert + "pro-life" because I wanted to see if Luke got his view from his father.
All I got was instances of Russert questioning others on their pro-life stance. Nothing on Tim's own view.
What does this mean? The elder Russert was a true journalist; he didn't wear his beliefs on his sleeve. He was a Catholic, so one might reasonably assume he was pro-life; but you couldn't tell from questions that he asked, and he didn't pontificate on his own views.
This apple fell far from that tree. I can't ever imagine the elder Russert saying "Democrats are for women's health" as the opposite side of "pro-life." He might have said that's how they describe themselves, or something similar, but I can't imagine him making that statement as if it were a well-known fact.
This just proves that young Luke Russert is no journalist. Young Luke just made a blatant, if uncomponsated, endorsement of the Democrat position.
And he doesn't even see it. He thinks he's a reporter.
Stuck in mid morning
Submitted by Texndoc on Thu, 04/07/2011 - 1:33pm.
He's the most uncomfortable embarrassing reporter on TV. MSNBC has never let him out of midmorning where their audience is about 4 people.
....their audience is about 4 people.
Submitted by Tugboat Phil on Thu, 04/07/2011 - 7:09pm.
They've doubled their ratings??
No.
Submitted by Red Jeep on Thu, 04/07/2011 - 7:17pm.
It's 1.
The evening shows get 4. Gee Wiz!
All these little smarmy leftist sons and daughters....
Submitted by BBallleaper on Thu, 04/07/2011 - 2:07pm.
are solely on TV because of their name and parent. Nothing more!
We All Need a "Minime Me". Luke is Chrissie Matthews.
Submitted by gruyere cheese on Thu, 04/07/2011 - 2:20pm.
He even looks a bit like him, with dar hair. Freaky!
Dear Abby, My husband has a
Submitted by jdhawk on Thu, 04/07/2011 - 2:26pm.
Dear Abby,
My husband has a long record of money problems.
He runs up huge credit-card bills and at the end of the month, if I try to pay them off, he shouts at me, saying I am stealing his money. He says pay the minimum and let our kids worry about the rest, but already we can hardly keep up the interest.
Also, he has been so arrogant and abusive toward our neighbors that most of them no longer speak to us. The few that do are an odd bunch, to whom he has been giving a lot of expensive gifts, running up our bills even more.
Also, he has gotten religious. One week he hangs our with the Trinity Church of Christ and the next with people who say the Pope is the Anti-Christ and the next he's with the Muslims.
Finally, the last straw. He's demanding that before anyone can be in the same room with him, they must sign a loyalty oath.
It's just so horribly creepy!
Can you help?
Signed,
Lost in D.C.
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Dear Lost:
Stop whining, Michelle. You can divorce the jerk any time you want. You're getting to live in the White House for free, travel the world, and have others pay for everything for you. The rests of us are stuck with him for two more years!
Abby
Democrats care for women's
Submitted by Liberallies on Thu, 04/07/2011 - 4:34pm.
Democrats care for women's health, as long as women are not inside the womb.
you've got to be kidding!
Submitted by Herbster on Thu, 04/07/2011 - 3:20pm.
luke russert? LUKE RUSSERT? Surely thou jest. This young man with the IQ of a turnip is a "Journalist?" He is being quoted in the media? Are we that desperate for talking heads....in his case, a talking A_ _? Was his hiring in case something happened to Tim part of Tim's contract? No one in their right mind would hire such a drone? Yes. This proves that the MSM is dead.
Democraps are for women's
Submitted by eaglewingz08 on Thu, 04/07/2011 - 5:16pm.
Democraps are for women's health? Someone should tell that to the victims of of the liberal alleged abortionist murderer in Philadelphia. Somehow I don't think they liked their Obamacare treatments.
womens health?
Submitted by Patriot II on Fri, 04/08/2011 - 12:03pm.
Another ignorant A.H.! Its not about womens health you numb nuts...its about the slaughter of unborn babies......!!!
Someone take his journolist card away
Submitted by GW on Fri, 04/08/2011 - 2:50pm.
He said, "Pro-life", not "anti abortion rights"