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Katie Couric bemoans the fact that there are not more women news anchors. If the other networks are looking at her ratings there won't likely be any new women anchors anytime soon.
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Comments (20)
I know you must be attempti... (Below threshold)1. Posted by bryanD | January 18, 2007 3:30 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I know you must be attempting a perfect "0" in the comments field with this Extra! Change "Couric" to "x" and you'll have a post with no expiration date.
1. Posted by bryanD | January 18, 2007 3:30 AM |
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Posted on January 18, 2007 03:30
2. Posted by Muslim Unity | January 18, 2007 5:49 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Sister Lorie,
What you said was very wrong against women. We need to give everybody a chance. ALl of us should stop worrying just about how good a person is, but give them a chance.
There is nothing wrong about women and women anchors.
Thank You
MU
2. Posted by Muslim Unity | January 18, 2007 5:49 AM |
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Posted on January 18, 2007 05:49
3. Posted by Bill | January 18, 2007 6:47 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Damn straight there's nothing wrong about women and women anchors! - Hell, I'll even pay extra for that show! Talk about the perfect "O". Change "Couric" to "XXX " - I say!
3. Posted by Bill | January 18, 2007 6:47 AM |
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Posted on January 18, 2007 06:47
4. Posted by Veeshir | January 18, 2007 7:11 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
How about someone who's known for news? The first word anybody thinks when they hear the name,"Katie Couric" is "perky".
Who have they tried? Baba Wawa, Perky Katie and "Thanks for the Memories", none of them are exactly what you first think of when you think, "objective news reporting". I think "speech impediment", "Perky" and "buh?", respectively.
They tried to come out of the closet and openly admit that their "news" show is really just infotainment and should not be confused with real news. Most people who watch network news like to pretend they're watching someone and something important.
She's just as huge a step backward for women as Jessica Simpson.
Not that I don't like looking at Jessica, but she makes Jeanie (of "I Dream of" fame) look like Gloria Steinham.
4. Posted by Veeshir | January 18, 2007 7:11 AM |
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Posted on January 18, 2007 07:11
5. Posted by tom | January 18, 2007 7:17 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Alas, poor Couric.
5. Posted by tom | January 18, 2007 7:17 AM |
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Posted on January 18, 2007 07:17
6. Posted by PorkSaladSandwich | January 18, 2007 7:20 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
tom that was really, really funny!
6. Posted by PorkSaladSandwich | January 18, 2007 7:20 AM |
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Posted on January 18, 2007 07:20
7. Posted by Steve of Norway | January 18, 2007 7:28 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Why are the trolls the first people to piss on your legs and then tell you it's raining?
Why are the trolls always bitching and complaining on this site, yet seem to be some of the first responders on EVERY single post the Wizbangers happen to open?
7. Posted by Steve of Norway | January 18, 2007 7:28 AM |
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Posted on January 18, 2007 07:28
8. Posted by Gianni | January 18, 2007 7:38 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Maybe if the other networks found female anchors just as bad as her, she'd indirectly have a chance at increasing ratings?
8. Posted by Gianni | January 18, 2007 7:38 AM |
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Posted on January 18, 2007 07:38
9. Posted by wavemaker | January 18, 2007 7:39 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Am I the only one here old enough to remember that Barbara Walters used to be the co-anchor of the #1 morning news show (I can't remember if it was Today Show or GMA)?
If Katie Couric wants to be taken seriously, she needs to recognize that in order to be a credible news anchor, you need to avoid people thinking to themselves "I don't believe her" when she's talking.
That's her problem.
Now Elizabeth Vargas, I could "watch" the news all day with her.
9. Posted by wavemaker | January 18, 2007 7:39 AM |
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Posted on January 18, 2007 07:39
10. Posted by Corky Boyd | January 18, 2007 9:18 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Methinks she wants to make sure there is still one female anchor at the next meeting like this, and that it is still Katie.
Her ratings are tanking and CBS trails the other two networks by larger margins than before.
Not a good omen.
10. Posted by Corky Boyd | January 18, 2007 9:18 AM |
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Posted on January 18, 2007 09:18
11. Posted by bryanD | January 18, 2007 10:23 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Steve of Norway, If you're referring to me, you'll notice I made a comment REGARDING the POST, albeit in an observational way. (No "there" there!) But YOU bitching and complaining about "trolls always bitching and complaining"? Go back under your bridge.
11. Posted by bryanD | January 18, 2007 10:23 AM |
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Posted on January 18, 2007 10:23
12. Posted by spurwing plover | January 18, 2007 10:49 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
moean and groan so whate her problem anyway?
12. Posted by spurwing plover | January 18, 2007 10:49 AM |
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Posted on January 18, 2007 10:49
13. Posted by DaveD | January 18, 2007 11:16 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Be careful Steve how you handle bryanD. He didn't like the way I was questioning his comments on one of Lorie's posts last week and he ultimately assumed from that I am gay. He gets really agitated if you don't smile in agreement and just move on.
13. Posted by DaveD | January 18, 2007 11:16 AM |
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Posted on January 18, 2007 11:16
14. Posted by John F Not Kerry | January 18, 2007 1:32 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Maybe if they removed the desk and showed off her legs, she would get better ratings, at least with men. Go FoxNews!
14. Posted by John F Not Kerry | January 18, 2007 1:32 PM |
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Posted on January 18, 2007 13:32
15. Posted by SCSIwuzzy | January 18, 2007 2:24 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
So, BD doesn't like them jews, them catholics or them gays...
I joked that he must be a Westboro baptist a few days back. Maybe it was closer to the truth than I thought.
15. Posted by SCSIwuzzy | January 18, 2007 2:24 PM |
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Posted on January 18, 2007 14:24
16. Posted by Mitchell | January 18, 2007 2:53 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I say, let them set the dinner table. They should be at the table. And kitchen area, in general.
What's the hubbub?
16. Posted by Mitchell | January 18, 2007 2:53 PM |
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Posted on January 18, 2007 14:53
17. Posted by marc | January 18, 2007 7:37 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
We need to give everybody a chance. ALl of us should stop worrying just about how good a person is, but give them a chance.
Thank You
MU
:: by Muslim Unity
Wow...just WOW!
OK MU lets follow your lead.. Lets see, female news anchors, just who could possibly fit the role as outlined by MU, i.e. it isn't a requirement to be a good person.
Here is a list MU they would they fit your criteria.
17. Posted by marc | January 18, 2007 7:37 PM |
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Posted on January 18, 2007 19:37
18. Posted by moseby | January 18, 2007 7:48 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I see an evening news colonoscopy in her near future. That should get the ratings up...especially if they show the scope going in...
18. Posted by moseby | January 18, 2007 7:48 PM |
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Posted on January 18, 2007 19:48
19. Posted by PorkSaladSandwich | January 19, 2007 8:12 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Uh, gross.
19. Posted by PorkSaladSandwich | January 19, 2007 8:12 AM |
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Posted on January 19, 2007 08:12
20. Posted by Muslim Unity | January 20, 2007 6:09 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Good person is what all of us should be.
You can be a good person and still not be the best speaker. Let us pay more importance to humaen values then being the best at the job.
Those serial killers could be great speakers but not good humans.
20. Posted by Muslim Unity | January 20, 2007 6:09 AM |
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Posted on January 20, 2007 06:09