Katie Couric in lead to replace Dan Rather

[medeak]

I'll slash wrists first before tuning in...

http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/36789.htm

[Solly Mack]

1. It's not funny...I know it's not funny

but damn...I'm snickering.

Why not just expand "Entertainment Tonight" to a 24/7 forum and call it news? It couldn't be any worse.

[Botany]

58. Lead News Story w/ Ms. Kuric

New low heat with higher fan speed hair driers coming to the market. Film
after the break and a word from People Magazine.

:puke:

[The Zanti Regent]

60. Don't forget...

...NAVY SEALS ROCK!

Frankly, I can't tell the difference between her and Dan Blabber anyway...

[el_gato]

2. the ever dwindling importance of mainstream corporate media outlets

[ProdigalJunkMail]

3. oh goody...one newsman out

and teleprompter reader in...


Katie is REAL hard hitting journalism at it's best </sarcasm>

theProdigal

[trotsky]

4. "I think Navy SEALS are cool!"

What a stupid fascist-enabling media whore.

[Don Claybrook]

5. Not just cool.... They ROCK!!!

Maybe she can do some good human interest stories about what the SEALs do when they're not torturing and killing brown people.

[trotsky]

8. Argh, you're right, she did say "ROCK" didn't she?

Fuckin' A, sure would be nice to have an independent media.

[w4rma]

14. Navy SEALS *do* rock (when the leadership has them working on worthy

projects). Some folks on here will critisice *anyone*.

[trotsky]

16. Do the SEALs who tortured Iraqis "rock"?

Just wondering.

On edit: Ah, you were editing your post when I submitted this one. Glad to see the clarification.

[w4rma]

18. Navy SEALS *in general* rock.

Lose the broad brush. Also note what Navy SEALS would be doing now with the proper leadership (it wouldn't include any of their members using torture).

[trotsky]

19. Um, please note I was criticizing Couric's use of the broad brush.

To brown-nose on national TV.

[w4rma]

You were criticising Navy SEALS. She was complementing them. (nt)

[trotsky]

34. No, I was bashing Katie Couric

for being a slobbering media whore.

[Don Claybrook]

37. News people aren't supposed to be complimenting combatants

They're supposed to be reporting on them objectively. That's it, no extra commentary needed about how much she likes them.

[Medium Baby Jesus]

50. She's not a news person

It's a morning chat/entertainment show. She might be an OK anchor.

[Ken Burch]

24. the point is

"objective" journalists aren't supposed to say things
like that(at least not on live television.)

[w4rma]

33. They aren't supposed to say that elements of our armed forces "rock"?

because that is somehow less than objective? It is supposed to be contriversial that our armed forces rock? Our armed forces don't rock?

[Don Claybrook]

38. Should she have said that the insurgents rock also?

And do the insurgents rock? They've been pretty successful thus far. Is success at one's mission the criteria that defines "rock-ness"?

So, would it be OK for Couric to state on a newscast that the insurgency rocks?

If you say yes, then you're in essence saying that it's ok for newscasters to spend their on-air time cheering death.

If you say no, it's not OK for her to compliment insurgents, then we get to the crux of the matter. Why isn't it ok for her to compliment insurgents? Because they're on "the other" side? Because they're not American citizens? Because they're the wrong religion? Because their methods are crude? Because Couric and SEALs are Americans, but insurgents aren't?

Katie Couric should be reporting news. She should not be reporting her opinion. It really is just that simple. Objectivity. It's a word that used to hold some meaning.

[Ken Burch]

43. You don't think it sounds unprofessional and a bit childish

For journalists to speak of the military(or for that matter anyone else they happen to be interviewing)like that subject is a rock star and they, the journalist, are a groupie?

[LeftyMom]

55. Hell no

They do awful things when called to do so for the greater good (or political gain, unfortuantely.) Treating them like action figures or rock stars trivializes the damage done by war, not just to the casualites, but to the psyche of the survivors.

[tridim]

6. I can't think of a worse choice

Well, maybe Limbaugh or Coulter would be be worse, but not by much. If they chose Katie Couric that'll be the final nail in MSM's coffin. TV newz is over.

[GreenArrow]

7. heh heh heh

A fucking joke.

[mtnsnake]

9. Katie Couric, with her 3 million dollar makeover, & she's still the most

UNAPPEALING lady around, next to Ann Coulter.

Katie is as artificial as they come. Still tries to act like she's a teenybopper or something.

[proud2BlibKansan]

11. I like Katie

I like her lots better than Matt Lauer.

But she is NOT a newscaster. So I agree this is a bad choice.

[tsuki]

32. Ann Coulter is not a lady.

[Ken Burch]

46. Do you mean she's is not ladylike

Or that, in fact, she is not female?
(I'd go with that, as well as questioning whether she is, in fact, human...)

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[tsuki]

51. Yes, to all three questions.

[Ken Burch]

52. Sorry, tsuki. Didn't mean to ask in triplicate.

Can the mods please delete two of the three times I asked that?

[tsuki]

54. Ken, I meant all three questions in your post, ladylike, female, human.

[Ken Burch]

62. I know, just felt embarrassed

that I somehow put the same damn thing in three times. Weird.

[tsuki]

64. It takes time to get use to posting. BTW, Welcome to DU!

[Ken Burch]

66. Thanks.

[mmonk]

10. I know I'll be watching, NOT!

[lectrobyte]

12. That's a joke, right?

[underpants]

15. Same source that said Gephardt was to be Kerry's VP pick

so consider that.

[kerry-is-my-prez]

13. The right wing hates her & better her than Matt Lauer.

n/t

[underpants]

17. Fox was mentioning LAuer or Russert

as posible replacements. I think they were trying to stear the discussion and I think they played their hand.

[scarlett1]

20. Those Nightly news Jobs usually stay in House

I see someone from CBS filling it even if that person is from The Early Show. Too big a job to go to someone who has spent the vast majority of her life at NBC.

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[nodictators]

22. Envelope Please: And the winner is...

John Roberts, Bush-lover extraordinaire!

A sample from FAIR:

ACTIVISM UPDATE:
CBS Acknowledges-- But Doesn't Include-- Bush "Critics" on Social Security

December 17, 2004

On December 13, FAIR issued an action alert, directed at CBS Evening News and CNN's NewsNight, in response to misleading or unbalanced reports on Social Security that aired on December 9. CBS appeared to respond to those criticisms on the December 15 broadcast of CBS Evening News. But the network's admission fell short of actually providing balanced Social Security coverage.

Reporting from Bush's economic summit, CBS correspondent John Roberts continued to stress that Social Security faces an imminent shortfall: "Franklin Roosevelt's Social Security safety net is quickly developing huge financial holes."

Roberts added: "In 2042, Social Security will become insolvent, and today's young workers risk losing their benefits." An on-screen graphic explained that the workers-to-retirees ratio has been declining since the 1930s, with the final entry for the year 2042 reading: "Insolvent = 0 benefits?" That claim is inaccurate; according to the Social Security trustees report, without any changes whatsoever, the program will still be able to pay 73 percent of scheduled benefits in 2042. <more>

http://www.fair.org/activism/cbs-social-security-update.html

CBS has gone Repub!

[Cat Atomic]

23. I don't know what you people are complaining about.

She's perfect for network news. She'll fit right in.

[AgadorSparticus]

25. lol. i completely disagree with everyone. i think catie couric will

be terrific as the host, um i mean anchor. it's not like they report news anyways, so, why not? she can do all the micheal jackson/scott peterson stories until her perky smile falls off her face. it doesn't make a bit of difference. journalism is dead. at least this way, they are honest about it.

[Solly Mack]

27. I got a good snicker from it, too

[high density]

29. She would also be managing editor

And I can not see her fulfilling that job competently.

[AngryOldDem]

31. That's a network news resume-builder if I ever saw one...

...thanks.

[KamaAina]

26. Oh for crying out loud. They have so many talented females in-house

why would they need to bring in Katie, unless they're getting kickbacks from the barf-bag manufacturers? :-)

If it's a female they're looking for, they've already got Mika Brzezinski, Thalia Assuras, Sharyl Attkisson, Sharyn Alfonsi, and Sheila MacVicar, any one of whom could out-report Katie with one mike tied behind her back.

[AgadorSparticus]

28. does this mean Christianne Amanpour is not in contention?

;) I really like Amanpour. But I know there's no snowball's chance in hell....

[AngryOldDem]

30. Is she still doing work for 60 Minutes?

[AgadorSparticus]

35. i didn't realize she was on 60 minutes. i thought she is on permanent

hiatus. :shrug:

[AngryOldDem]

61. I don't know -- that's why I asked

She was doing special reports for them, but I'm never home on Sunday evenings anymore to watch 60 Minutes.

[medeak]

36. I like her too

she's no media whore that's for certain.

[JerseygirlCT]

40. I like her a great deal, too.

And you don't get more serious than she is, do you?

[Logansquare]

41. She's foreign-born, I believe

and the wingers still make a stink about Peter Jennings.

[JerseygirlCT]

39. In her defense:

I've watched her, and oftentimes she's the only one on that show willing to actually ask some tougher questions. (Unless it's Michael Moore; then Matt is perfectly willing to savage him.)

The new makeover, which has her looking downright slutty some mornings (40 something women should NOT wear that much gooey lipgloss...) needs to go. But I think there's a very good chance that in a different format she could do a good job. And frankly, I'm thrilled to see a woman's name in contention, instead of more Kens.

Today is supposed to be about comfortable, warm stuff. It's the role she's had for years. That doesn't mean she's not capable of being serious. Although there's not much msm that's serious anymore anyway, is there?

[lakelly]

42. Katie, you're kidding me, Couric

I like her too. You know, the same way I like my mailman the, guys at my favorite pizza place that always give me a free soda, and that nice lady at the Limited store who always goes to the store room to see if they have that "must have" sweater in my size and color.
All kidding aside it is unimaginable to me that we have come to the point that Katie Couric is being given serious consideration for the evening anchor spot.
I can see it now:
Give me a C. C. Give me an B. B. Give me a S. S. Whats that spell CBS!:puke:
Edited for spelling.

[Garbo 2004]

44. I recall Couric covering the Pentagon during Gulf War I as a reporter.

I noticed her because she asked good tough questions, unlike many of the other reporters. That's my recollection anyway.

But that of course was before she became a host on Today.

[matt819]

45. Makes me glad I haven't watched television in more than a year

Could they find any lighter weight than that? Granted, I can't think of anyone of any substance these days who could fill what should be a pretty critical position at a network news show. Maybe they should just have some cheerleader read WH press releases.

[cally]

49. She's much better than some of the other choices

Russert anyone. Maybe she would attract an audience away from cable news. As bad as network news is, it's much better than cable.

[CatholicEdHead]

53. Paul Magers

Current host of Channel 2 in LA I have heard is in the running. The source is CJ of the StarTribune. Magers was a long time anchor ratings king at KARE-11 TV, Minneapolis/St. Paul.

[Sleepless In NY]

56. Wasn't Katie the one that went after Bush 41?

Some kind of interview while he was running against Clinton, babs was there, thought old man bush & babs got really pissed off. Am I wrong?

[saracat]

57. Why not a real reporter? Ashley Banfeild?

This just sucks. Remember what a bitch Katie was to Kerry?

[roguevalley]

59. Our family, and me, watched CBS News since Edward R. Murrow

and if that little cow pie gets the job, that's it. I won't be watching anything on the networks for news.

[MidwestMomma]

63. It would be very difficult for Katie C to sit behind an anchor desk

Nobody would be able to see her perky and trendy outfits!

[cronincal]

65. not katie...jon!

[ThorsHammer]

68. Great idea, he's leaps and bounds better (nt)

[msgadget]

67. I don't like her but I could accept her if she was better at what she did.