So, is this the downfall of Couric?

[Superman Returns]

The CBS website is flooded with numerous anti-Couric statements, many from first time internet posters outraged at her questioning of the Edwardses. There are literally pages fully of angry remarks against Couric's interview and her tone. Even Drudge is picking up on the story and using it as his top headline. Seems like she stired up a lot of angry sentiment this time. Is the end of Katie Couric???

<http://www.ifilm.com/video/2836152>

[whoneedstickets]

1. I thnk she wanted to appear tough and serious.....

...but she came off as badgering. I wonder if was her or the editing? Did they cut out the less intense parts and give us a string of her 'tough' questions?

[Supersedeas]

50. with those fake penciled-on lips--she was supposed to be serious??

[xultar]

57. Well when she needs to be tough...like on the nightly news she acts like a lounge singer.

When she needs to be a caring journalist...she acts like a pitbull on crack.

She needs to go. She has no fuckin clue on how to behave.

[az chela]

2. I have never likes her and always felt she used her husbands

illness and death to further her career.Now that she is down lets all step on her

[emilyg]

12. exactly

my feelings -

[AJ9000]

14. "Now that she is down lets all step on her." AZ, you made my night man. nm

[AwakeAtLast]

29. Which, if true, would make that interview even more infuriating, n/t

[WiseButAngrySara]

48. I just posted this on another thread...

"Couric put her career before her husband's cancer, did she not? Why shouldn't she be accused of using her husband's illness to gain sympathy to enhance her career?"

[wtmusic]

3. The Fox "some say" stratagem, coupled with

"you're capitalizing on this."???

How dare she EVEN go there.

[ginnyinWI]

38. it's called using a "blind quote"

and indicates shoddy journalism, to say the least!

If Couric is exhibit A, exibit B was Meredith V. on the Today show interviewing the Kerrys. TV journalism is getting worse and worse. It's all about them and never about the people they are interviewing.

[Cha]

64. Plus if you put the Edwards interview

in perspective with an interview that couric did with condi..well, let me quote DUer,zulchzulu..

"zulchzulu (1000+ posts) Sun Mar-25-07 11:32 PM

31. Compare Katie's cheesycat smiling interview with Condi to this interview
I find Couric pretty unwatchable, but withstood the interview to see how she would frame her questions. And of course, there was just so many pathetic side swipes at John and Elizabeth Edwards that it's hardly worth counting.

I do remember her soft focus softball interview with Condi Rice a while back...and it was equally pathetic in terms of being so predictably "sweet" and unquestioning of real issues and ended with her naming her favorite R&B tunes she loves to work out to. Or whatever...it was just bad.

I wanted John and Elizabeth Edwards to get up at one point, throw water at Kouris and walk off the set. Better yet, John should have asked why she didn't quit her job when her husband was dying of colon cancer...slap back..."

[gatorboy]

4. An embarrassment to a once great program.

Murrow, Cronkite.....*sigh* Couric....

[LiberalHeart]

5. Can't stand her. The interview cements that feeling.

Drudge's headline is icky.

[Blue_In_AK]

6. She was horrible.

I hated her straw men.

[snowbear]

7. One comment says: "Did you quit the Today Show when your husband was diagnosed?"

I actually thought they posed Couric a pretty damn good question.. Sadly, though she'll probably never read all those comments..

[SoCalDem]

9. Even HE did not quit his show when he was first diagnosed..

I remember seeing him get thinner and thinner, and knew he would not make it (even though he claimed to be getting "better"..)

[Toucano]

8. She would be fine on Entertainment Tonight.

But she's UNQUALIFIED for any news program.

She's not a journalist. She's a "television personality".

Is it the end? It sure doesn't help. Along with her low ratings for the Evening News, I think this interview shows Katie's career is circling the drain.

[Bluestar]

10. Correction--an irritating television personality n/t

[Yukari Yakumo]

19. Say "Hi" to Connie on your way out

I think she'll soon get written off by CBS as another failed attempt to put a woman as the network's anchor. She's failing not because she's a woman, but because she doesn't belong on the evening news.

[Toucano]

56. True. They're afraid of a real journalist like Christiane Amanpour

or Amy Goodman,

[Bjorn Against]

68. Yes, replace Katie Couric with Amy Goodman...

I would actually start watching the news again if they did that, of course they won't because the corporate media does not allow the truth to be put on the air and Amy Goodman is not afraid to speak the truth.

[Nutmegger]

11. Where's Bob Schieffer?

I can't believe they went with this loon instead of Schieffer.

[devilgrrl]

42. He's not as cute and perky

I still wonder why CBS just didn't hire Mary Hart.

[tulsakatz]

13. I watched it but.........

...when I saw Couric was doing the interview, I almost turned it off.

And the part where she asked if they were using Elizabeth's illness for political reasons, I thought that was an appropriate question. And in fact, it could be a question that John and Elizabeth may have wanted to answer!

[Rhiannon12866]

15. I almost turned it off, too. I wish that anyone else had conducted the interview.

Her tone made me distinctly uncomfortable, but I thought that they answered with candor and grace.

[tulsakatz]

18. yes! anyone other than Couric!

I just don't like Couric! No matter what she calls herself, she is NOT a real news journalist!

I saw her on Colbert's show last week and instead of actually talking about the news, she talked about trivial stuff during the entire interview! I finally got fed up and changed the channel.......

A real news person would have talked about real issues instead of spending all of their time on stupid stuff like that!

[peekaloo]

33. Colbert was too nice to her. She thought she was being "edgy" by claiming

to "sniff" Dan Rathers' chair each night but it came off as, well gee whiz, icky.

[Rhiannon12866]

51. I certainly agree. I've always made it a point to avoid her.

I can't believe that she's even on "60 Minutes," let alone was chosen to replace Dan Rather.x(

As for Colbert, you never know what to expect with him, LOL. When Keith Olbermann was on his show, I was looking forward to that interview, but it was not what I expected, mostly silliness...:silly:

[Olney Blue]

25. tulsakatz, I like your sig line picture and quote from V.

I watched V for Vendetta for the first time a couple weeks ago, and have watched it several times since.
There IS something terribly wrong with this country!!!!!

[tulsakatz]

70. thank you!!

I loved that movie!!! I've watched it so many times, I've lost count!

That sentence certainly got people's attention and it's probably one that many of us have been thinking for quite awhile.

Feel free to use the image if you like....

[Gelliebeans]

16. Capitalizing???

Isn't this the same woman who advertised her colonoscopy on the Today Show because of her husband's death and gave us a view of Katie that I would sooner forget?

She is desparate to get ratings and in the process is willing badger the Edwards'.

It is only a matter of time before she will be history.

[ScreamingMeemie]

21. I won't go after her for the colonoscopy on air, because it did create

and uptick in the number of colonoscopies, and therefore early detection. I applaud her for that. I detest her for this, because it is hypocritical. Most of us could not give up our jobs to help a loved one fight cancer. She's ridiculous.

[earth mom]

17. Sure hope so! Couric has given 60 minutes a bad name!

:puke:

Also, my old computer crashes everytime I go to the CBS site. Anyone want to post some of what's being said over there? TIA!

[WiseButAngrySara]

49. Here are the latest...100% negative. Last night I read almost

almost all of 10 pages, which were 99.9% negative towards Katie. Copied below is page 43(?) ...

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/03/24/60minutes/main2605038.shtml

Well, there's not much to add to what everyone else has already stated. The interview was pathetic. Katie Couric obviously has her own agenda, and being human or professional or competent is not part of it. Neither, apparently is rosgrove based on the first comment above. Who is rosgrove to tell the Edwards what or how they should deal with her cancer?

"some people would say"-that 60 min has reached an unbelievable low point by propagandizing this families attempt at holding on to something positive while battling this new obstacle in their lives. Foreshame cbs, foreshame.
You've lost yet another viewer.

Katie Couric no wonder NBC let you go. Your treatment of the Edwards was more than cruel.
It was obvious to viewers you are a very cold
hearted and two-faced person. If I had been Mrs. Edwards.....I would have came right back at you regarding the death of your husband. You certainly did not stop your career. You didn't
stop to take care of your family. You really fell from grace on this one Katie. I too use to be a fan of yours but this one took the cake.
I will no longer trust you as a reporter because it is clear you have an Republican objective on every topic before you.
CBS...your loosing me. Is this the best (Couric) you can do? If so, I am afraid that my 45 years as a loyal viewer will now be better served by some other station.

I have no idea how i'll vote in 2008; i do know that i believe the Edwards truly want to better this ole world. i applaud their tenacity at this evil cancer and wish them and their family the very best - they truly have a tough road ahead of them. now as far as katie couric, i truly liked her and enjoyed her each morning on the today show; what the hello has happened to her? she's too serious and ruthless. just to get an in depth story, i think she crossed the line with some of the questions she asked john & elizabeth. what happened to the cute, perky girl whom was so devastated when jay died of cancer? out of sight, out of mind? she's turned into a pit bull with lipstick. very disappointed in her

Katie Couric was insensitive to the point of being cringe-inducing. In her effort to be hard-hitting, I suppose, she was incredibly rude to a couple who had just received shattering news. Who is she, or anyone for that matter, to judge them?

"Some people are saying" that Catie Couric is a Republican plant... "I am hearing" that Catie has neglected her children, by pursuing her career after her husband's tragic and untimely death due to colon cancer. "Some people wonder" why anyone would trust a corporate media complex whose profits, tax-breaks, and broadcast band access are tied to a corrupt and incompetent GW Bush administration.
I wonder why anyone would continue to watch Catie Couric or trust the corporate media complex. I certainly won't and don't.
I am anxious to see how 'tough' Catie is when she interviews Republican candidates on their second or third marriage, and in some cases estranged from their own children?... "Newt, how could you divorce your first wife (of three) when she was struglling with cancer?" have always had great admiration for Elizabeth Edwards. My admiration is even higher today than it was yesterday after reading how both she and John handled Katie's questions. Elizabeth is an exceptionally strong person who is looking forward rather than simply taking the cancer as a death sentence. She could easily curl into a ball and ignore the rest of the world while the cancer takes over but rather she's out with her husband trying to change the world. These times won't be easy but she is charging forward. It's very clear looking at Elizabeth and John that they love each other and their decisions don't come lightly.

As for Katie, I agree with the vast majority of you. One would think she'd be more sympathetic given her husband had died of cancer but she's very hard-hearted towards the Edwards'. Could it simply be jealousy in regards to how the Edwards are handling their situation? Perhaps she didn't have the courage John has or Elizabeth is more optomist than Katie's husband was. It could be argued Katie was being the devil's advocate but clearly, she was just trying provoke either into an outburst, I believe.

[earth mom]

53. Thank you, WiseButAngry Sara!

:hi:

[WiseButAngrySara]

55. No problem! If you want more, just let me know!

:hi:

[earth mom]

58. How about all 10 or 12 pages? Just kidding!

I appreciate the offer though! :hi:

[WiseButAngrySara]

61. LOL! (Phew! Thank goodness...) ....n/t

[TexasLawyer]

62. those are some good ones!

thanks.

[WiseButAngrySara]

67. There were better that I read last night, but these were all

from the same and most recent page!

[Cha]

65. Thank you, WBAS!

That was interesting to read the reactions from some people who aren't on DU.

THe interview started out all right and then couric took it a downer..it could have been serious and interesting instead having the feeling that couric couldn't stop telling Elizabeth she could die at anytime.

I love how Elizabeth and John kept telling her.."We're all gonna die!"! HELLO-katie! :think:

[Catfight]

20. She forgot to say, "navy seals Rock!," she's an moran repug. nt

[ScreamingMeemie]

22. Gosh, were the Edwardses even there? That question just goes on

and on. It's a slam piece.

[fasttense]

23. I changed the channel when I saw she was doing the interview.

She was doing that under the eyebrow glare at the camera with a nasty scowl on her face again. It makes her look psychotic and silly all at the same time. I can't bare to look at her anymore.

[tom_paine]

24. MSM toadies only play journalists on TV. Only act "tough" to Democrats.

These gutless disgusting disgraces to America then play battrered wifey to Bushevik bullying and taunts, never daring to ask a follow-up or behave like supine little kittens when Angry Bushie shakes his fist at them.

Couric is a horrible exmaple of the modern Infogandist.

[Vinca]

26. It was surprising how cruel her questions were.

She's obviously partisan, but you'd think she'd have half a heart after losing a spouse to cancer.

[Czolgosz]

27. should be

[HughBeaumont]

28. Her downfall was when she called free speech a "privilege".

http://newsbusters.org/node/7702

[brentspeak]

39. I never knew we had a Bill Of Privileges.

[HughBeaumont]

44. Someone should seriously ask her that.

I wonder if cruel and unusual punishment, due process and no unwarranted search and seizure are also "privileges" in Colonoscopy Katie's little universe?

[lse7581011]

30. One Can Hope! n/t

[Ioo]

31. Where do I write?

[npincus]

40. Me, too,

Waht a frigging B*tch- and a HYPOCRITE. She worked all through her husband's terminal illness.

Was she exploiting his illness for ratings when she got her on-air colonoscopy??? (I know she WASN'T).

[winston61]

32. CBS did definitely jump the shark with Couric

does anyone actually watch this waste of skin? Her interview with Edwards was a disgrace to real journalism.

[SpiralHawk]

35. CBS Jumps the Shark - Henceforth to be known as the Bimbette Network

What a disgrace. CBS shows itself to be a right-wing propaganda tool.

Shame on them. I will never watch, never trust these republicon party apparatchiks, that's for sure.

Talk about Losing Credibility with the American people to suck up to radical republicons...

pathetic.

[Jacklyn75]

34. I hope it's her downfall, I can't stand her, she's a disgrace!

I think John and Elizabeth did a wonderful job last night!

[tibbiit]

36. in here appearance on Colbert

He asked something like are you going to continue the hatchet job on our president like dan rather... she said something like no, we buried that hatchet.

repug indeed.
tib

[Atman]

37. "SOME PEOPLE" seem to be a huge source for Couric!

I hadn't seen/heard this until this morning. Holy shit...put a fork in Cutie Couric. She's crossed the line this time. She was just making shit up, as evidenced by her constant reliance on "some people..." to get her digs in. Fuck you, Katie.

Oh, btw...how's that hubby with the colon cancer doing? Why didn't you quit broadcasting fake-journalism THEN and save the world from your banal dribblings?

.

[Javaman]

41. just another corporate water carrying stooge...

she's an opportunist of the highest order, sadly I think she's finally realizing that all her ass kissing doesn't hold up when she wants to act like a real journalist.

she's being revealed to be the hack she has always been.

[johnnyrocket]

43. She's should have 'ended' years ago. She's a useless airhead.

[natrat]

45. matt lauer=couric= smelly streetwalking crackwhore

[Catherine Vincent]

46. I didn't see the inteview but reading the comments here about

Couric, I don't know if I want to see it cuz I'll just get :mad:.

[WiseButAngrySara]

47. I watched her for the first time last night ONLY to see the

Edwards. I will not watch her again. I have never watched her on the evening news.

[Dave From Canada]

52. I really don't see what the big deal is, I'm getting sick of certain questions being off-topic

besides, some of her questioning gave John Edwards and his wife the ability to shine even brighter. I thought they handled everything about as well as possible. They were amazing last night!

[dogday]

54. I hear there is a cooking show that needs a host Katie.... nt

[Dr Fate]

63. Semi-Homeade Journalism! LOL! She should do a show with Sandra Lee. n/t

n/t

[otohara]

59. CBS Website - OK I Gave Up, Help Me

do you know the link to those angry statements...

[WiseButAngrySara]

69. Here are some recent ones. See also post #49. Link below.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/03/24/60minutes/main2605038.shtml

I watched last night's interview in total disbelief. I cringed at every word that came out of Katie Couric's mouth. What is wrong with her, that she could be so rude & insensitive? How could the 60 Minutes producers air that piece? CBS & Ms Couric owe John & Elizabeth Edwards an apology. I couldn't help but think what a better job Leslie Stahl would have done with that interview

Katie Couric's interview with John and Elizabeth Edwards was one of the worst segments I have EVER seen on television. She made me cringe each time she opened her mouth. I have always been a loyal 60 Minutes watcher, but now I think I would much prefer to watch Dateline round up child molesters, rather than see Ms. Couric in GOP action again. She reminded me last night of Ann Coulter and Laura Ingram rolled up in one. CBS, you should be ashamed of yourself for believing that she is helping your network.

YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF. NEVER HAVE I SEEN SUCH AN UGLY INTERVIEW. YOU WERE TALKING TO TWO LOVELY AND CLASSY FOLKS AS IF THEY WERE SUSPECTED OF SOME HEINOUS CRIME. THEY ARE GOING AHEAD AND LIVING THEIR LIVES IN A POSITIVE AND USEFUL WAY AND YOU JUST DRILLED THEM. YOU NEVER DID GET THE ANWERS YOU WANTED.
THEY WERE HONEST AND STAIGHT FORWARD WITH THEIR CONVERSATION WITH YOU AND YOU JUST WOULD NOT STOP. SHAME SHAME I AM JUST DISGUSTED BEYOND WORDS. MAM I AM 82 YEARS OLD AND WORDS CANNOT EXPRESS MY HORROR WITH THAT INTERVIEW. YOU HURT YOURSELF BADLY. NOW YOU WILL HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT

I am sick to death of Katie Couric. Most times she is just plain rude as she seems to think this makes her a tough newswoman. She has alot to learn.
Many of her questions offenened me, but I think to say to a couple who is dealing with these life and death issues, many people think your using this to get votes. What is wrong with this woman? Why CBS thinks she's wonderful is beyond me. Even if some uneducated people wou;d think this, for her to say it to them is incredulous.
But then again we all know how biased and totally out of touch she is.
Couric's interrogation of the Edwardses virtually stank with self-righteousness and hypocrisy. Did she quit her job when her husband was sick with cancer? Would she have told her sick husband to cease doing that for which he had a passion and to turn his back on all that was important to her once he found out he was sick? Would her late husband have insisted that she leave behind the possibility of a broadcasting career in order to stay at home with him? I like John Edwards but probably won't vote for him. If I do, it will be based on the issues, not on how he and his spouse decided to deal with her illness. Whether or not I choose him, Clinton, or Obama, I am proud of both John and Elizabeth and all the ways that they have dealt with life's difficulties. Shame on you, Couric.

I was so shocked and angry regarding Katie Couric's interview with Elizabeth and John Edwards. How dare you ask Elizabeth "How do you feel that now you are facing death?" How insensitive is that? What message did you send to all Metastatic Breast Cancer women in this country?And then to ask John Edwards "Do you think this will affect your campaign for the Presidency?" Who is preparing these insensitive questions? As a woman who was diagnosed 4 years ago with Metastatic Inflammatory Breast Cancer and has had successful treatments, no one has ever been so insensitive with their questions and comments as Katie Couric and CBS News. SHAME ON YOU ALL. You Should bow your heads and apologize to all the beautiful women fighting this chronic but treatable disease. My best to Elizabeth and John Edwards.

Couric came across as staggeringly insensitive and even hostile. This was all the more remarkable since her own husband died of cancer. I don't recall her stopping work to care for him. Yet she appeared to imply this was a heartless choice on the part of John Edwards. It was a mystifying performance.

[cassiepriam]

60. Amazing. Bush and his pals get a pass, but a Dem with cancer is raked over the coals.

[buddinganarchist]

66. So much for her liberal media creds.

Ann Coulter must be envious.