Meridith Viera really IS QUALIFIED to replace Katie!

[MadisonProgressive]

Look at those gams!

[yurbud]

she's very "soccer mom"

[Cooley Hurd]

27. I think the term is...

"soccer MILF." :D

[yurbud]

31. that would require closer inspection first.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

1. but can she read the script?

[LynneSin]

6. Better yet, can she spew the lies from the right wing...

...in a perky, believable manner

Couric: "Mr Dean, what do you say about those democrats who received money from Jack Abramoff?"

Dean: "No democrat has received money from Jack Abramoff"

Couric: "Yes but what do you say about those democrats who received money from Jack Abramoff?"

[RB TexLa]

2. Anyone who can read is qualified to broadcast the news n/t

[autorank]

3. If I ran NBC, here's who I would get...

[Libby2]

4. I like Meredith

I mean we aren't talking a news person here, we are talking a morning entertainment show.

[ronnykmarshall]

10. I like her too.

She's great on "Millionaire".

It's a big step for her to take over from Katie on "Today".

[DainBramaged]

5. And she is a sprightly 52, imagine

[AX10]

7. Theororetically, she will do much better than katie.

The only question is, will she bow to pressure from GE (Defense Contractor)?

[90-percent]

8. I like her point of view on..........

the issue of stockings vs. underwear.

-85% Jimmy

j/k - I do actually liike her as a tv person. a lot more than Cutie

[mitchum]

36. GooD! I'm not the only person who remembers those particular comments...

it's what always comes to mind when ever I see her or hear her name :)

[lpbk2713]

9. Yeah but will she let them shove a camera up her ass?

That's the real test of a professional journalist. :sarcasm:

[Beelzebud]

11. I won't watch that dreck no matter who is hosting....

[Catherine Vincent]

12. I really don't care but why didn't NBC upgrade the lady that was

the backup on that show. I can't think of her name right now. She has dark hair and looks half asian.

edit - Her name is Ann Curry (thanks to the DUer below)

[MadisonProgressive]

19. You just answered you own question!

[schmuls]

20. You are thinking of Ann Curry. I wonder if she is pissed...

[liberalpragmatist]

26. It might be because she was just as signed as the host of Dateline

In addition to being the newsreader.

[Marlie]

13. War Protest

I don't know how she'll do but I respect her because Meridith, her husband and
teen aged daughter marched in a protest against the Iraq war. That makes her OK
in my book. I hope she does very well in her new job.

[LisaM]

14. I agree

Good for her and I hope she does some hard hitting interviews in her new job.

[90-percent]

15. war protestor?

wow! Major creds.

plus generational compatibility!

I support her taking the job.

-85% Jimmy

[New Earth]

16. she must have changed her viewpoint

back in 2000 she was a Bush supporter. I remember her saying it more than once on the "The View".. I hated her for that back then.

[LostinVA]

34. Really??? I've never heard her say that

[New Earth]

38. i don't know what she says these days

but back in 2000 she supported and voted for Bush. Her and Star Jones would argue between Gore and Bush all the time. I remember Barbara Walters would never admit who she was for since she was more of the serious-journalist-type. The odd thing is, if I remember correctly, one of her biggest issues was with defense, and she stood with Republicans on defense. i'm kind of surprised she is against the Iraq war, but i guess anyone can change, and of course her change has been for the better!

[Gidney N Cloyd]

17. Interesting. I thought her husband was deathly ill.

[Marlie]

21. He's not well

He's practically totally blind and in the picture of them in the protest, he was
holding onto her arm for support. It was very touching. I really don't know if
she's a Bush supporter but she spoke out very strongly against the war.

[SteppingRazor]

18. A trained monkey could replace Couric on the Today show

Hey! Now we know what Bush can do after he leaves office :evilgrin:

[MadisonProgressive]

22. Today, LIVE at The Hague!

Special guest host: George W Bush

[kay1864]

25. Waitaminit, you said...

trained monkey... :rofl:



(apologies to real trained monkeys, of course...)

[demgurl]

23. I find this whole thing so weird.

Meredith used to work on '60 Minutes' and then she went into fluff TV such as 'The View'. Now she is taking over Katie's old job and Katie will be sort of moving into Meredith's old job of doing segments on '60 Minutes' along with the evening news anchor position.

Up is down and black is white. Meredith is qualified but she is so much better. After her experience perhaps she should be the one moving into the evening news anchor position.

[madrchsod]

24. i posted this yesterday

but i changed my mind--- i think this a new fox news presenter




http://www.univision.com/content/channel.jhtml?chid=6&schid=6761
Sabado Gigante

[Czolgosz]

28. What are the relative merits of Viera, Curry, Brown, and Morales?

[MadisonProgressive]

29. I don't know - who are they related too?

[Czolgosz]

30. Damn you and your infernal puns!

[jmowreader]

32. She's very attractive. That's the important thing for The Today Show.

And no, I'm not trying to be offensive; please don't be offended.

Most people are not politics junkies. They don't want to turn on their televisions and hear the "Top Ten Bush Administration Atrocities Since 7AM." They want a little bit of news, the weather and some pleasant banter from attractive people so their day gets off to a good start.

This is what they're hiring Meredith for, and she should do okay in it.

Besides, Bush Administration Atrocities are best taken at 7pm...which is enough time to go home, wash off the workday dirt and have three or four strong drinks so you won't start screaming too loudly.

You say you want Bush Administration Atrocities with your cornflakes? Do what I do and eat next to the computer.

On edit: My Italian grandmother always hated it when people named their daughters Meredith. She said it was way too close to "merde."

[LostinVA]

33. Overqualified: real journalism background, liberal, good-looking

[kitkat65]

35. Actually, she's more qualified for Katie' new position than Katie is.

She was a correspondent for 60 Minutes.

[MadisonProgressive]

37. Oh, and did you hear Katie is now the 'Managing Editor'

of the CBS Evening News? (you can make up your own punchline).