Shut up Rita Cosby on MSNBC !

[goclark]

Her voice drives me crazy.
Is she the best they can do, damn she drives me nuts!!!!!

[The Traveler]

1. Her voice has that same musical quality

one renders by scraping fingernails across a chalkboard. I absolutely cannot bear her voice.

[goclark]

4. That's it ~ fingernails across the chalkboard

It seems like she is on every minute of the day.

Where is Ron Reagan, please!

[pk_du]

2. What do you expect from an ex-Faux stooge? n/t

[TomInTib]

3. I am unable to tune my guitar after hearing her voice...

for at least an hour or so.
How can you stand to listen to her?
On top of that she is mostly BS anyway.

[goclark]

5. I'll go out of the room, leave the tv on and when I return

BINGO, there she is !

I keep thinking that she will go away but she doesn't.

I wish I could program my tv to turn her off automatically.

[caraher]

6. I think she and Chris Matthews must share the same voicebox

They both have voices fit for print media

[TomInTib]

8. Maybe you could put a mirror

in front of the TV and she would disgust herself enough she would turn herself off.

[The Traveler]

7. See! I'm not the only one!

Thanks, man. I thought it was just me. I haven't been exposed for at least 24 hours ... think I can commune properly with my Destroyer again?

[VolcanoJen]

9. Please stop me from saying "Hurricane Rita" in Rita Cosby's voice.

Seriously, I can't stop doing it.

[Tatiana]

16. LMAO!!!!!!!! n/t

[VolcanoJen]

20. I can't stop doing it!! Out loud, even!!! Even in public!!

That voice, you know?

:-)

Even I can find a bit of humor in the midst of war, hurricanes, and failure of leadership.

[Tatiana]

22. Oh Jen!

The funny thing is that before I came to the computer, I was doing my own Rita Cosby impression and my daughter told me Rita from MSNBC sounds like a muppet on too much testosterone.

She's in the second grade, by the way.

P.S. We all need a laugh sometimes! I've spent all day trying to convince relatives to evacuate to Dallas :( I hate stubborn relatives.

[SoCalDem]

48. Kermit is her voice coach

And Tyson, the chicken must be working with her to perfect the "head bob".:)

[VolcanoJen]

51. Your daughter kicks ass, Tat.

From the mouths of babes...!

That is hilarious. :D

[Kukesa]

62. So does mine, Jen. n/t

[skids]

18. Someone with a Tivo...

...check last night's coverage. There's a point where they have the talking heads off to the side on top of the box that says "Rita: winds 130mph Gusts 145". It's a must for a screenshot.

[The Traveler]

23. You are an evil woman, VolcanoJen!

Now that voice is echoing through my brain, rasping "Hurricane Rita" over and over again. And it is ALL YOUR FAULT!

BTW I have a sister named Rita. Appropriately, she is a die hard Bush supporter and neocon apologist. I think she was the first female judge in the history of the state of Utah, and quite liberal until she married this ex-pilot VP of GTE Sylvania. Bob. A nice guy for a right wing nut case.

[VolcanoJen]

24. It's not my fault!!! It's Rita Cosby's fault!

How did this woman ever get a job in radio, even?

With a voice like that? Seriously? Who the hell originally thought this woman would be pleasing to the ear, let alone eye? I mean, how airbrushed is her promo photo on MSNBC?

I can't even take her seriously because, well, I have a voice thing. I'm stupid like that. But how could anyone listen to her even for five minute without busting into laughter?

She just kills me. "Hurricane Rita!!"

Sorry, Traveler. ;-)

Sorry about your neocon apologist sis, too. She might come around. They're starting to, you know.

[The Traveler]

30. Alas, not this one

My Rita would stand on the deck of the Titanic as the icy waves lapped at her ankles and swear the ship was unsinkable still.

And while I understand that, really, it is Rita Cosby's fault ... IT WAS YOU that caused me to hear that "fingernail on the chalkboard voice" in my head repeating over and over again that fatal phrase

"Hurricane Rita"
"Hurricane Rita"
"Hurricane Rita"

Dammit, Jen. You owe me a drink for this! Irish Whiskey, preferably Jameson's, 12 year.

[VolcanoJen]

34. <<< pour >>>

A little heavy, too.

:toast:

[The Traveler]

42. Ahhhhhh

Thanks, Jen!

I forgive ya! Let's have another round ..

:toast:

[Zomby Woof]

31. LOL!

Randi, is that you? :D

[VolcanoJen]

35. See, what sucks is that I don't even get Randi anymore.

Got Sirius, because of Randi. Seriously. OK, and Stern. And, ok, because of the NFL.

Then, AAR moves to XM. Feh.

Finally, Randi gets picked up by the local AAR affiliate... only they choose to air Ed Schultz in her timeslot, and they shifted Randi to the 6:00 pm time-delay slot.

I'm well-esconced in the tending of bar at 6:00 pm. Haven't heard her in months. :-(

So she's all over Rita Cosby's voice? Sweet!

[Zomby Woof]

36. YES!

She says "Hurricane Rita" in her voice! So you reminded me EXACTLY of her. :rofl:

She did this bit the other day... (in Rita voice) "I am standing here in New Orleans with all of this terrible devastation, and my penis is growing in my pants!"

I could have died laughing, literally.

[VolcanoJen]

37. I swear on Prescott Bush's grave, I am not riffing on Randi.

I had no idea... God, now I have this voice in my head of Randi doing Rita Cosby's voice.

I'm in hysterics. Is there a link to this shit?

I miss Randi. :-(

[Zomby Woof]

43. I believe you!

I chalked it up to Great Minds Thinking Alike. :-)

I have no idea if it's available as a sound file or transcription. We get Randi in L.A. on AM 1150, an all-progressive format, which airs above and beyond AAR.

http://www.ktlk.com

Ever listen to Stephanie Miller? She is fucking hilarious! She runs early here, but probably at a reasonable time in Ohio... so maybe you could try her out from the link above.

[DainBramaged]

10. She sounds like an insane person begging for crack while drunk

Her voice reminds me of every bad teacher anyone has ever had, receptionists at bad companies offering lousy jobs, that stupid bitch at the MV office telling you you don't have enough forms of ID to get a license renewed even though last year you did it on line. And every has-been Con at the bottom of the barrel drinking from the wanna-be piss that MSNoBodyCares has become (except Keith Olberman, God I hope someday he gets a network gig).

[longship]

11. I Can't stand to watch her gulping for breath.

She must have some serious breathing problem the way she does that. I can't stand watching her.

[FloridaPat]

12. Does anyone here have an off button? A channel changer? Know how to use it

[caraher]

14. I have one and use it...

but just passing by MSNBC has given me more than enough exposure!

[Barack_America]

15. Yes, but her voice echoes in your head for eternity!..

Haven't seen her in weeks, but I can hear her voice loud and clear.

Yes, she is THAT bad!

[VolcanoJen]

25. Oh, please. She's really fun during times like this... and useful.

During the first few days of Katrina, Rita Cosby was down in Aruba, standing on a windswept beach, saying stuff like, "Gosh, it sounds really awful at the Convention Center!" to the likes of Joe Scarborough.

This woman made me respect Joe Scarborough (don't worry, it's a temporary affection). He always looked like he was about to bust up laughing when she'd cut to him. That voice.

I can't turn away... she just cracks me up too much. And a little humor feels damned good these days.

[Barack_America]

13. Sounds like a sorority girl who woke up with her head in the toilet

I hate her.

[SeattleGirl]

17. "has the voice of a tuba"

John Goodman in King Ralph. That's what I think of when I hear Rita Cosby. I seriously cannot listen to her!

[fishwax]

19. I like her voice

probably b/c it's so out of place. (I also like Diane Rehm, and plenty of people whine about her voice as well :shrug:) I sometimes don't mind the show either.

Part of my enjoyment with Rita Cosby is based on the parallel narrative I have running in my head of Saturday Night Live spoofing the show I'm watching. :)

[dhinojosa]

21. "I chut up pumpkin cakes, if you give me a kiss...coocheecoo"

[VolcanoJen]

26. oh oh oh!!

Can't wait to see her parodied on SNL this fall.

I'm thinking Amy Poehler... what a blast it would be, rehearsing in that voice!

[LSK]

27. she is a real life bobblehead n/t

[BeachBuckeye]

28. She must have some sort of medical condition

Her gasping for breath constantly is very annoying.

[DURHAM D]

29. Ok, shame on all of you. Trashing her voice is very trite

and not worthy of the DU. It is also sexist (something that shows its ugly head way to often on this forum without anyone recognizing same or self editing).


She was a total tool on Fox around various celebs but not around poliltics. Does anyone have a complaint about her political bias ?

If not - shut the f... up.

[Zomby Woof]

33. Ok ok ok!

She's a right-wing stooge!

















With a god-awful voice! I keep looking for the Coulter-style Adam's apple.

[DURHAM D]

40. Evidence please. . . eom

[Zomby Woof]

45. Evidence of what?

Her gender? I admit I am only taking her word for it she is a woman. ;-)

[Media_Lies_Daily]

38. Excuse me, but a grating voice is a grating voice no matter who's....

...doing the speaking.

On top of that, she's a total horse's butt, and wears kneepads when "interviewing" Republicans.

Now, why don't you shut the f___ up?

[DURHAM D]

41. Really, evidence please ? eom

[VolcanoJen]

39. What is sexist about making fun of someone's voice???

I do a great O'Reilly, too.

C'mon over, I'll fire up the blender and mix us some margaritas.

[DURHAM D]

44. If everyone was

not so busy trying to cover up their bias, appearing to be politically correct, etc. they would be talking about the fact that she weighs more than Kate Moss. That is the real issue and any female who buys into the discussion about superfluous issues and does not realize that weight (appearance)is the underlying issue is just not thinkin'.

I'm bored now - this is the 21st century and everyone needs to grow up.

[Zomby Woof]

46. This species has been around many thousands of years

And I do not believe we will "grow up" suddenly just because it's the 21st century.

Damn shame you will continue to be bored (and apparently in the mood to poo-poo the non-bored). I myself like a good laugh before death inevitably comes.

[VolcanoJen]

47. You're bored?

I was talking about the woman's voice.

From Rita Cosby's voice to Kate Moss to weight issues? A stretch.

A real stretch.

I guess I'm just not thinkin', though. Apparently, you feel there's some "discussion" in this thread about superfluous issues with weight as the underlying issue.

Put words in anyone's mouth, much?

So, your definition of grown-ups includes those who refuse to make fun of a newscaster's voice?

What in the...?

Seriously... have a margarita. I make them with love.

[Maru Kitteh]

56. OMG. So the weight thing is YOUR HANGUP

OK, so we get it now. You have a weight hangup and you were projecting it onto a thread where it didn't exist so you launched a preemptive strike.

This explains a lot.

[SheepyMcSheepster]

63. it's her voice

people seriously find her voice to be hard to listen to, it has nothing to do with her weight.

i have never once thought about her weight until you brought it up and even then i don't see a problem with her weight. do you believe she is over weight? i could care less.

it's that damn grating voice. she sounds like she is hoarse all the time. that's people's beef with her, nothing else.

[FlaGranny]

67. I never even noticed her being overweight.

I don't think she IS overweight, at least not enough to notice. I guess I'll have to take another look. It's her voice and the expression she gets on her face when she's trying to be serious. It does make one wonder how she ever got on TV.

[crispini]

68. Ha ha ha ha ha!

Yours is the first post in the entire thread to bring up weight! Way to go, that's pretty funny.

[Beelzebud]

70. Sexist? Give me a break... Her voice is crap.

When she is on, I tune out.

Sexist? please... spare me the BS.

[fleabert]

32. I cannot stand that woman.

she's as awful to listen to as cats having sex.

[flygal]

49. Oh my HELL - that's just not right

I watched a clip on msnbc and I can not believe it - who the hell hired her? She have an uncle on the board or something? YIKES!

[VolcanoJen]

50. We're sayin', flygal

Isn't that somethin'?

[goclark]

53. Yes, how in hell did she get the job

and how in hell did she keep it
and how in hell does she merit being given MORE time than ever!

It's not just the sound of her voice, I have throat problems myself, it's her manner.

She gets really excited about EVERYTHING and it's like being on a fast moving train.

It drives ME crazy and I have ADD.

[anarchy1999]

52. i came to the conclusion the other night that it must be MSNBC's best

shot at Wolfie. I could not come up with anything else, but for the "breathlessness" of the two of them. The same cadence in the delivery of the "news" and etc.

God help us all. I've thought many times, Just WHY? Why her? This is the best "they" can do to deliver the "news".

Just shoot me.

[goclark]

55. Larry King and O'Liely bother me too - can't cable do better?

If they were good at what they do it would be different but I can't take it anymore.

I'm about ready to ditch my cable because they just feature these "comedy acts" instead of journalist.


Ron Reagan's manner works for me, Diane Sawyer and Robin Roberts too.

[Digit]

54. Glad to hear it is not just me who finds her voice annoying

When she comes on, I turn the channel.

[npincus]

57. Question: is her RW bias as obvious on MSNBC as it was on FOX?

I remember almost regurgitating from her noxious opinions when she was on FOX, so i don't watch her on MSNBC.

[goclark]

60. I can't get pass the voice and the excitable manner

Now that you mention it, I don't seem to hear a RW bias but it may be there.

She must be married to the owner of NBC!

[kaiden]

58. Is it just me, or does Rita Cosby look and sound like Divine?

Discuss.

[npincus]

61. she sounds like (the late, great) Julia Child to me

[goclark]

65. Agree but Julia Childs was so much calmer

Rita must have ADD or thinks that she needs to shout it out, maybe that worked at fox but she is too loud for MSNBC

[newportdadde]

59. Reminds me of the godfather's raspy voice.

I do a pretty decent impression of her when I accidentaly flip by that channel.

[deutsey]

I watched her show for about 10 minutes once after Katrina hit

In addition to her voice, her melodramatic presentation annoyed the hell out of me. Also, the amateurish way she conducted interviews...I felt she was in way over her head.

How anyone could watch her show nightly is beyond me.

[jhain]

64. i slammed her off last night

nearly broke the poor remote.
That voice is utterly offensive.

[Walt Starr]

66. Actually, I find her husky voice rather sexy

But that's probably just me.

[GreenPartyVoter]

72. Maybe these people hate Kathleen Turner too?

:shrug:

[Marymarg]

69. Man's voice??

When my husband heard her voice, he said, "She hasn't always been a woman." He swears she has had a sex change.

I don't want to start a rumor but that is what he said and it is sooo out of character for him to say this as he is usually the most unobservant person in the world.

[MidnightWind]

71. She's just dumb.

I have no objection to the way she looks, in fact it's a positive thing that a woman with a few extra pounds is on television in my mind. But it's the sound of her voice and then the dumb things that she says that make me run and leap and change the channel ASAP every single time she appears. By the way, MSNBC's new way to promote her appears to be to put her on every single one of their programs. Every 15 minutes it's "Rita Cosby reporting LIVE and Direct from. . . . Great, they ignore Olbermann and push this tabloid 'ho.

[goclark]

73. Why are they giving her MORE time? Do people Like Her?

We must all be crazy!

She is awful, just awful.

Give us some class like Christiana A. at CNN.