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leftyladyfrommo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 10:18 AM Original message |
Poor Katie Couric is still going down - worst week yet. |
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Enrique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 10:19 AM Response to Original message |
1. Katie will be alright |
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leftyladyfrommo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 10:21 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Oh, money wise she will be fine. |
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iconoclastic cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 10:24 AM Response to Reply #2 |
7. She needs the same advice that Radiohead does: |
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Botany (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 10:22 AM Response to Original message |
3. C-ya Katie "Doing a heck of job Kate .... heck of a job." |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 10:23 AM Response to Original message |
4. Can Katie. Catch Keith. |
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Az (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 10:23 AM Response to Original message |
5. Katie Couric is symbolic of the problem |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 10:23 AM Response to Original message |
6. they put her on 60 Minutes?! Why don't they just call it Hard Copy then? |
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leftyladyfrommo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 10:26 AM Response to Reply #6 |
9. I know. Why on earth did CBS pick her? I will never understand. |
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calimary (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-03-07 02:56 AM Response to Reply #9 |
38. Maybe they thought the female demographic would resonate to Gidget Doing the News. |
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leftyladyfrommo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 10:27 AM Response to Reply #6 |
10. Wasn't that completely awful interview twith Edwards on 60 Minutes? |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 10:31 AM Response to Reply #10 |
15. she used "some say" the fox news trick? I do remember that she hounded him about wife's cancer |
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godai (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 10:33 AM Response to Reply #15 |
20. Some people say she's an overpaid, airhead, loser n/t |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 11:10 AM Response to Reply #20 |
30. that said, I would still do her. |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 12:12 PM Response to Reply #10 |
33. She did the Fox News trick of "Some people say" |
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Blueberry_raspberry (61 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-03-07 02:33 AM Response to Reply #6 |
34. Why'd she use her clout to get an anchor job? Stick with what you know. |
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DeeDeeNY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 10:25 AM Response to Original message |
8. Why did they hire her ? |
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Az (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 10:27 AM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Because news is about ratings |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 10:33 AM Response to Reply #11 |
19. if it was really all about ratings, Jeff Gannon would be a bigger household name than Lewinsky |
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Az (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 10:35 AM Response to Reply #19 |
23. Only in as much as |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 10:59 AM Response to Reply #23 |
27. Bush gives them favors that protect power & profits, so they protect him |
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Philosoraptor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 10:28 AM Response to Original message |
12. If there are no infomercials or t.v. preachers on, I'll watch her. |
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leftyladyfrommo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 10:30 AM Original message |
I can't watch her. She makes me shudder. Not as bad as Bush |
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fasttense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 10:29 AM Response to Original message |
13. The woman can't seem to pull off looking serious without |
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leftyladyfrommo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 10:31 AM Response to Reply #13 |
16. O know. She looks awful when she looks up into the camera. n'/t |
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Az (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 10:31 AM Response to Reply #13 |
17. The irony is if we had real news how we feel about her wouldn't matter |
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cloudbase (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 10:30 AM Response to Original message |
14. That's life in the big leagues. |
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npincus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 10:33 AM Response to Original message |
18. using focus group to find out "what audiences want to hear" |
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Rydz777 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 10:34 AM Response to Original message |
21. She is lost without her "perky" schtick. The "evening news" as |
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Blackhatjack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 10:34 AM Response to Original message |
22. She exhibits no journalistic integrity, and comes across as having no depth.... |
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sinkingfeeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 10:37 AM Response to Original message |
24. I will never understand how CBS, the home of Murrow and Cronkite, ever chose Katie. |
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MasonJar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 10:38 AM Response to Original message |
25. Well, they sacrificed Dan Rather and they deserve everything they get |
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lpbk2713 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 10:41 AM Response to Original message |
26. I really can't understand how she might be considered a *real* journalist. |
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Blueberry_raspberry (61 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-03-07 02:36 AM Response to Reply #26 |
35. She can't. She hasn't paid her dues as a news person. |
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KharmaTrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 11:05 AM Response to Original message |
28. She's Be On That New CNN Show... |
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rusty_parts2001 (728 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 11:18 AM Response to Reply #28 |
31. They can have a confab on how many "Depends" |
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Yukari Yakumo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-03-07 02:45 AM Response to Reply #28 |
37. "Newswomen Without Gravitas" |
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Neecy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 11:09 AM Response to Original message |
29. too many people distrust her |
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pacalo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 12:09 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. "Some people may say" my theory about Katie Couric is of tin-foil-hat substance... |
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BlueIris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-03-07 03:12 AM Response to Reply #32 |
41. Excellent post! |
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Decruiter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-03-07 02:40 AM Response to Original message |
36. Yep, I feel sorry for Katie. Not. Not in my lifetime or yours. n/t |
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Yukari Yakumo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-03-07 02:58 AM Response to Original message |
39. BONUS! |
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charlie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-03-07 03:04 AM Response to Original message |
40. Kinda fun, watching a Tim Russert protege |
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razzleberry (877 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-03-07 04:01 AM Response to Original message |
42. when there is NPR news ... |
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