Couric by not saying anything, showed her colors... Gene Shallitt

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

just gave American Dreamz a great review. When the review was over, Matt Lauer turns to Couric and says, he (Shallitt) liked it, how did you? Couric gave a tight lipped, nervous laugh and didn't say anything, looking uncomfortable.

This is the movie that lampoons the Shrub. In interviews of two of the movies stars, Hugh Grant and Dennis Quaid, Couric asked inappropriate questions, obviously in defense of the Shrub. In her interview with Grant, she asked if the portrayal of the Shrub was over the top, and the one with Quaid, she asked if it crossed the line from poking fun to being disrespectful.

For all of the Katie lovers out there...start watching and listening to her. She is no friend of America.

[leftchick]

1. I have a Democratic friend who LOVES her!

I ask her all the time why? can't you see what a bush shill she is? duh!

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

2. Amazing how people hear only what they wish too. eom

[Benhurst]

4. Only morons are perky after age 20. She a moron,

and a fascist one at that.

[Protagoras]

46. Dont' forget Rediculously Highly Paid.

Bet she sleeps real well on her money bed.

[Exultant Democracy]

53. hum....

despite the fact that I am a rather perky 24 year old, I like the way you think. I think that perhaps you should have a sliding scale.

For example you grow up in Ethiopia you will lose all perkiness by the age of 8 unless of course you are a fascist moron. Then on the other hand if you grow up in Mass in the burbs you can make it all the way through grad school and retain perkiness until you are forced into the real world.

[Benhurst]

65. And I like your sliding scale!

:hi:

[RagingInMiami]

67. All perkiness should have died with the shrub's first stolen election

But it can always be revived once democracy is restored.

I don't mind perky women older than 24.

[Cha]

61. I know some over

50s who are still perky and they don't have the incentive of bringing in $15 million a year.


couric sure ain't perky when she's interviewing Michael Moore or any other Dem worth their salt.

[RagingInMiami]

68. "Perky" only works the first few times you meet a person

Then after that, you need to bring some type of substance to the table, if you know what I mean.

Couric delivers no substance. The novelty of her as a real newswoman wears off quickly.

[ClassWarrior]

3. Thank the good Lord for Meredith Viera.

NGU.

[The Backlash Cometh]

5. Chris Matthews, Tim Russert and now Couric.

It's like that game where you move your hand up and down in front of your face, and your face keeps changing. Those three seem to vacilate between principle and money.

First principle, now money, princple, money, principle, money, principle, money.

I guess they found a happy medium. They decided on the money that gives them the highest principle.

[tinfoilinfor2005]

6. Don't worry, Matt. Katie will reflect her opinions

on the CBS evening news.

[screembloodymurder]

7. I predict she's gone in two years.

CBS made a horrible mistake. Since her decision, NBC is trying to make her look bad and I think they're succeeding. She should leave.

[Cha]

62. You're kidding!??? nbc-ge is trying to

make couric "look bad"..how so?

[wisteria]

8. She got real defensive of Bush and lashed out at Senator Kerry

when he was on the show and she was interviewing him. She definitely has a thing for Bush or she doesn't like to admit she picked a looser to support. Or maybe, she likes those big tax breaks for the rich that Bush gave her.

[WinkyDink]

20. I'll take "Tax Breaks" for a million, Alex.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

64. Yeah, but she had her "smart interview glasses" on.

So that makes it all right.

[tanyev]

9. Katie Whoric.

[Supersedeas]

10. so things not even corporate lipstick can mask

[Virginia Dare]

11. It's amazing how far down how fast American journalism...

has gone....how did we get from Edward R. Murrow to Katie Couric in a span of 50 years?

[madrchsod]

19. that`s why the rest of the world calls the on air personalities

"news readers" because that is what they are.

[seabeyond]

12. being disrespectful...... gotta earn respect katie

i dont know of any katie lovers on this board. but then, she is pretty useless and i dont go into the threads about her. oooops, here i am

the movie american dreamz looks good. saw quaid on jon stewart last night. told hubby i want to go to theater to see. i never go to the theater.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

16. When she landed the CBS job there were posters that were practically

writing her love letters. I couldn't believe it.

[seabeyond]

17. wow, hm/... go figure. who would have guessed. lol. n/t

[Cobalt Violet]

50. Some people are suckers for twits.

And chimps and chipmunks too.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

22. Here is a link to a long thread about her. There are many who challenged

the OP, but there were a few others who agreed.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=364&topic_id=854795

[seabeyond]

24. bah hahahah i dont need to read peoples garbage. lol

thanks. didnt go into thread the first time, dont need to now. i trust your accessment

thank you though

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

26. lol! It's best that you don't! I was on the verge of tearing my hair out

reading some of the responses. The frustration that there are people on DU that actually support this corporate whore makes me want to :puke:

[seabeyond]

32. i turned off the news oct 2004. after kerry speech finally on msm

thinking finally they will hear the plan they keep saying he doesnt have. he layed out in 20 minutes, clearly, the plan for iraq, education, small business and health care. pretty good accomplishment, 20 minutes full of information. adn the tweety's and others came on and did nothing but attack about the crap they always talked about him, a flopper, and no plan and i said what the fuck. and turned off news. use to be a 24/7 three channel news watcher. havent watched since. not good for my heart

except what *sniff sniff* liveoak would give us. i knew they would always be things i could watch, lo lol

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

34. I understand completely seabeyond. I am still twitting between the

stations and use up lots of energy cursing the heck out the screen(s). I have been a bit better lately and will watch the Food Network to calm myself. The stress is tremendous and YES!!! I miss liveoaktx a whole bunch too.

[seabeyond]

38. lol

:pals:

[Arugula Latte]

49. Me too. I've given up cable news in favor of the Food Network.

My new problem: It makes me HUNGRY the entire time I'm watching!

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

56. lol Oregonian! Actually it stops me from being hungry but there is another

problem! Since I've been watching, I've been buying lots of cooking equipment and its not cheep! I will say though, my cooking skills which were decent are really improving. :)

[Arugula Latte]

57. They say the most essential piece of equipment is a good knife ...

But, I know what you mean, I start jonesing for some of the cool gadgets they show on FN. My husband is actually the main cook of the family, but I do get inspired to make things for special occasions, etc. :hi:

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

60. Lucky you! I find that a man who can cook is a real turn on! I'm

the one here delegated to the kitchen though. I have been giving myself at least two new cooking "projects" a week, and so far the kids are quite happy. Especially since most of those "projects" deal with baking. For most of my life, I was blocked with baking but since I bought (used on eBay) a Kitchen Aid Stand Mixer, I've been in heaven!

Have a beautiful day! :hi:

[elehhhhna]

13. Her shiny eyeshadow gives her away as a tacky Republican.

Only Reep women can work up enough denial to think that looks good.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

25. lol! You should have seen Mary Matlin who had been on earlier in the

show. Garish! Yikes!

[elehhhhna]

28. she's a mess too but it's the boozing that hurts her the most

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

31. I didn't know she was an alchoholic, but that seems to make sense

because of her speech pattern.

[elehhhhna]

36. the red eyes and thick red cheeks-- she's a wino

has been for years.

[Cha]

63. Did katie suck up to that

matlin perpetrator of ill will?

[SammyWinstonJack]

14. Can't stand her or Lauer.

:puke:

[elehhhhna]

29. Me neither but I like Anne Curry.

[Carni]

37. Oh man she's also a bush apologist!

I didn't see it but my Mother said Curry was whoring so heavily for bush in one interview that she hasn't watched the Today show since!

I can't recall who she was interviewing -- maybe I can google around and find it.

[hexola]

15. Hah...nobody wants to claim Katie!

The right has never liker her...the left doesnt trust her...

Any takers?

[madrchsod]

18. these is nothing between her ears but air

they will bring in bob if her handlers think she`ll be to "perky" for a serious news story...yup she`s an airhead

[Redbear]

21. Though I agree its about 300 steps down from Murrow, I like Katie.

She has never shown herself to be a professional journalist, but professional journalism is not what people want anymore.

[MelissaB]

23. You are entitled to you opinion, but have you seen her interview

a politician lately, especially a Democrat? Her bias isn't hidden.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

27. I'm waiting for the video at MSNBC..she interviewed Ted Kennedy this

morning and if I recall the words properally..she in her strident voice said that the Democrats have been Dismal at expressing what their views are. The reason I need the video is to get the words correctly, but not only the words, the tone that she uses.

[Redbear]

43. All morning show interviews are "talking points" journalism.

When you interview a Dem, ask their response to the Republican talking points. The fact those talking points have no basis in reality does not matter. It creates conflict and arguments.

[Chiyo-chichi]

66. Oh, so does that mean that she treats Repubs & Dems the same?

That aside, why does she do things like try to get Mad Money's Jim Cramer to say that Bush's poll numbers are going to rise because of good economic news - and practically put her hand over his mouth when he criticizes Bush instead?

[Laura PourMeADrink]

30. She's dating a Republican and I think she is a "woman who loves

too much" type. I remember several years ago when I was in Boston, she was dating someone from there and she would fly up to see him and then be late or call in sick for Today Show.

My point is, I bet you she would do and say what pleases her new repuke boyfriend.

I don't get the impression she has a deep soul and gives a shit about anything important in the world.

[Narraback]

47. Tom Werner - part owner of the Red Sox

At least that is what I recall.

[KurtNYC]

33. Forgive me if I post this story one more time but it explains a lot

Here is Michael Moore in 2004 after he was on the Today Show:

You know. I was on a, one of those morning talk shows and after we went to commercial, the person who was interviewing me said you know, you are right, I mean when the war started, it was very difficult here to book the people we wanted to book, ask the questions we wanted to ask. In fact, I got a memo about my tone of voice. And apparently the brass had received a call from the Dick Cheney's office is what – and said that he didn't like my tone of voice. And I got a memo on it to watch my tone of voice. Well you've got to tell that story! You've got to tell that story. I can't. Well why? They can't fire you.

You are like one of the most well-known people in America. And, you know, you've got to tell this story. If you don't tell it, I'm going to wait like maybe another week. What's today? Within the week, I will put this on my web site. I'll tell the whole story and I'll name who said it. So this person is unnoticed now and I am doing it in a friendly way. Because this is a good person. You know? Just that I think the people deserve the truth and they need to know how the decisions get made behind the curtain. Who is pulling the strings here? Who's calling the shots? It's like, coming from where I come from politically, we always are in this place of yeah, the man this and the man that and this corporation and this and that and there's probably a part of us that says oh, you know, it's really, there's, maybe it's not that bad. You want to believe it isn't that bad. You know? And then, they have made the mistake of giving me a peek behind this curtain and I've seen this happen and it's stunning to me,

http://www.alternet.org/story/19385/

[MelissaB]

35. Do you know who he was talking about? n/t

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

40. Are you referring to the interview where Couric tried to trash him and

Fahrenheit 9/11 to bits? I recall that interview and she was spewing pure venom. I just can't believe it was her that he was referring to.

[KurtNYC]

41. He never named the person but it had to be Couric or Lauer

most likely whoever was doing the interview with him.

You can see Couric get argumentative with guests like those this morning and with this little tidbit in the back of my mind I'm usually thinking "Cheney should be happy with her today."

I should see if I can find the transcript from the show you mention. I'm pretty sure that is the one Moore is refering to in this clip.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

55. Transcript and Video Clip...Maybe Lauer. On edit..or Couric..

Moore's article is from July 2004 and Lauer interviewed him for Dateline in the middle of June 2004. Couric interviewed him on September 1, 2004...no transcript seems to be available.

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/5239322/

On edit..it could have been Couric. She interviewed him after Lauer on June 21st. She might have read his article and maybe that's why she was snottie with him in September.

[proud2BlibKansan]

39. She will be a news READER!!

Now please tell me how her bias will a problem while she READS stories other people write?

This crap about Katie Couric is so over the top it is beyond silly. I for one am grateful she will now be merely reading the news. I also plan to not watch her.

Can we get back to other issues, like the possibility that the idiot in the WH may send nuclear weapons into Iran?

[izzybeans]

48. I'd love to be the guy who writes "Go Fuck Yourself America" on her tele-

prompter. She probably wouldn't even flinch.

[proud2BlibKansan]

51. LOL

:rofl:

[jbnow]

54. No, she is more then the reader. She also

will be managing editor

[Beaverhausen]

58. She will be Managing News Editor

All the anchors have that title, sad to say.

edit: Oops...it helps to read the thread before duplicating what another poster already said.

:hi:

[mdmc]

42. k/r for you

:hi:
Dislike her and Quaid

[rniel]

44. She's probably got a great big tattoo of a

Swastika in her back that she doesn't let anyone see.

[ShortnFiery]

45. "Seals Rock!"

[Cha]

52. I can see more how

someone like couric(a shill for ge) would be lapping up the whole bush thing when he was still popular(gag) but now that he and his henchmen are in the toilet, ratings wise..what in the holy mother of pearl is her trip?

Way curious.

I'm hoping Meridith Viera won't be shilling for ge like that and will let her own true self come through.

[Imagevision]

59. I disagree, I believe history should show Bush being impeached for war

crimes and lying to the american people.

[linazelle]

69. Yep, Couric is full of Kool Aide. I am officially a former fan. n/t