Why is Norah O'Donnell always so giddy?

[grasswire]

Is there booze in the Green Room? Is someone tickling her under the desk? What?

She giggles and rolls her eyes and carries on as if she were covering Hollywood, rather than covering those who have the power and the apparent intent to set the world aflame and destroy America. Gossip seems to be her happy place, rather than real reporting.

I say she's jumped the shark. Dump her, NBC.

[MSgt213]

1. She acts like someone told her she is really cute to me. I mean she is

in this constant state of almost flirting all the time. I hope that isn't sexist. Sorry if it is but that's the feeling I get watching her.

[Jack from Charlotte]

4. How do you think she got the job? Brains? *

*

[zann725]

40. Curiously...is she related to "Lawrence O'Donnell"...also on MSNBC?

I realize it's a common last name. And I deeply respect Lawrence's writing and reporting. Just curious if she's even remotely related? (No disrespect intended.)

[Walt Disney]

6. She is cute and saying so isn't sexist at all.

I would like to see more journalists that look like her and less that look like Helen Thomas.

And like you, I'm sorry if there are those who think that is sexist.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

8. I'd rather have more real journalists with Helen Thomas' brains and

integrity, and fewer cute, stupid non-journalist news-readers like Nora O'Donnell. If you want to look at cute women, fine; watch beauty pageants. But let's not put useless bits of fluff like Nora on TV and try to pretend they are journalists -- that's insulting both to women and to real journalists.

[annabanana]

13. I don't give a rat's ass what journalists look like

I want journalists to do their job. The content of the reporting is the trump card. This twit isn't fit to lick Helen Thomas's soles.

[oasis]

14. There's more journalistic ability in a wrinkle in Helen's little finger

than ditzo Nora O'Donnell has in her whole body.

[Catherine Vincent]

16. So you only want news from pretty people?

Bitch please!

[bvar22]

18. No, that isn't sexist.....

it is just plain IGNORANT!

[ShortnFiery]

24. Yeah, but her excessive giddyness is a little over the top ...

She acts like a nervous virgin within a prison lock-up and it is a serious embarrassment to other members of her gender, i.e., grow the f**k up princess!

IMO nothing is more of a "turn on" than an attractive member of the opposite sex who is genuine and interested in others vice self. We know that Norah will never experience the joy of a true love affair because she's far too in love with herself. :P

BTW I would venture to guess that Helen Thomas was quite fetching years back by the standards of her day? To me, she's still as cute as a button. Just because one loses the sexual hotness-type looks doesn't mean there's nothing to write home about. ;)

[Karenca]

26. You Helen Thomas comment is shallow

and uncalled for.

[Bozita]

27. I'll take mine with wrinkles. They remember "for the people"

Some of these old government things needed updating.

So, Bush unilaterally deleted the whole "for the people" thing. Executive privilege.

You're not against progress and change, are you?

[SeveneightyWhoa]

29. Less that look like Helen?

Name one, just one journalist that "looks like Helen Thomas."

What a brilliantly idiotic statement that was. Enjoy your short stay here, nonetheless.

[spooky3]

31. You'd prefer Lance Bass to Edward R. Murrow, then.

Unless your preference is for looks over relevant competence only for women. Which would not be sexist.

:sarcasm:

[JI7]

32. and when Norah is 20+ years older ?

are you going to hope they get rid of her and hire the newer, younger journalists.

it's unlikely anyone would make such comments about male reporters. demanding they hire and fire based on their appearance.

[fujiyama]

35. And your point is...

Yes, I find her attractive, but that doesn't mean much when I'm trying to get credible news...

Granted, I don't watch TV news much anyways...mostly breaking news events...and I don't think I'd be watching any more of it just because they add a few good lookin 'whorenalists' on their station...

[Hong Kong Cavalier]

39. Saying it isn't sexist doesn't make it so.

I would like to see more journalists do their damn job (like Helen Thomas does)
rather than look cute and sexy for the damn camera.

But if you want to live in a Fantasyland filled with fluff, go right ahead..

[brucefan]

41. I'd have dinner and a movie

with Helen Thomas anyday!

[BrklynLiberal]

2. Lack of oxygen to the brain?

[0007]

3. She's nuts

[Doctor_J]

5. Her favorite "Prez" has been in power for 6 years

All she's had to do to rocket to the top of the Cabal "News" heap is slobber all over Smirk and everyone he works for. You'd be happy too if you had managed to get rich with so little talent.

[bullimiami]

7. why is she so damned blinky?

[BlueEyedSon]

9. Maybe this is a clue......

[caligirl]

10. Nice you remembered this pic.

[IowaGuy]

11. Met her once--

real snarky, self absorbed....had this strange compulsion to go get some penicillin shots after meeting her.

[Nimrod2005]

12. She is bitch...Not good for us at all, she is as much of an air head

as Culter is journalist!

[joeprogressive]

15. You can have both brains and good looks

example being my wife and Lara Logan. Logan is on her way to big things I believe. She would have been a much wiser choice than Couric.

[high density]

17. I agree with you 100% about Lara Logan

Once they fire dumbass Couric in a few years, I hope they give Logan the job. Heck I think Logan would be a much better editor of the newscast than Couric, not to mention a much more pleasant and intelligent on screen personality as well.

[joeprogressive]

19. Did you see that piece when she was defending the press

against charges they were painting only a negative picture of Iraq? I believe it was Laura Ingraham that she let have it. It was brilliant.

[high density]

20. yep, that was great!

I think her body language said more than anything else when Laura Ingraham came up.



Then there was the great reply to Howard Kurtz: "Well who says things aren't falling apart in Iraq?"

She seems to be very good at getting to the truth in a very succinct way and I'd love to see somebody like that anchoring the CBS Evening News... Lara Logan and Keith Olbermann are the only two current TV news people that come to mind which I have any respect for.

[Doctor_J]

21. Do you mean "exceptions"

being yer wife & Lara? If not, which does mrs. joe have? ;-)

[JI7]

33. i would have liked to see Christianne Amanpour

but she would bring the same "problems" that Dan Rather did which is why they forced him to step down.

[frankenforpres]

22. since everyone has nothing to say anymore

ill take a cute girl


i think katrina vanden heuval(sp) is pretty hot too, but i dont know if she is still a regular. i dont watch much cable news in the offseason

[Karenca]

28. you'll take a cute gil?

you know, this is News we're supposed to be getting
not a lap dance.

[frankenforpres]

36. what should be vs. what is

you are saying the news SHOULD have intelligent people, i agree with that.

i am saying that since they dont, id rather see a pretty fool than an ugly fool. i think the main point is to not get info from cable news.

[Karenca]

37. So you define Helen Thomas as "AN UGLY FOOL"?

[frankenforpres]

42. is helen thomas a cable news regular?

i dont remember seeing her too much when i watched cable news


i think youre just looking to argue

[Karenca]

45. you're right.....and I'm

Sorry, No, I did not mean to argue.
I misread your post.

[ladjf]

23. Same problem with the lady in the early minoring show on CNN.

Can't remember her name, laughs and giggles all the time right through the grim news.

[Castilleja]

25. Liquor shots?

:shrug:

[BluegrassDem]

30. Maybe she's getting some action before going on the air?

There's more than one use for a copy machine. :-D

[fujiyama]

34. Maybe somebody's doing more than tickling

sorry I had to say it! :silly:

But she seems real ditzy. Real vacuous. Basically a hack and a mouthpiece for the administration.

She's not bad looking, but that doesn't mean she has journalistic skills...

[SOS]

38. Bush's tax cuts for the rich?

nt

[MissMarple]

43. The same reason Katie Holmes is?

Scientology must be real euphoric. Insanity causing, but quite euphoric.

[WinkyDink]

44. Because she's in Hog Heaven. She's a Republican.