Couric Pleads: "Let's Hope" Jokes Will "Soon Be Over for Dean" ( Katie Exasperated )

MRC ^ | 10:25am EST, Monday January 26, 2004 | BrentBaker

[fight_truth_decay]

On Friday, Today's Katie Couric and Al Roker expressed exasperation with how comedians won't stop making fun of Howard Dean's scream. After furthering publicity for the outburst by playing clips of a couple of Jay Leno jokes about it, Couric pleaded: "Let's hope all the jokes are going to soon be over for Howard Dean." Roker chimed in: "Hopefully, today."

MRC analyst Ken Shepherd caught the yearning at the top of the 8am half hour on the January 23 Today:

Couric: "You probably know the late night comedians have been having a ball at Howard Dean's expense for his raucous caucus night speech on Monday. Well, last night, Dean went on Letterman to poke a little fun at himself but it didn't stop Jay Leno from having some more fun."

Jay Leno, on Tonight Show: "I had a nightmare last night Kev. Oh man, I woke up, I was sweating. I dreamed that Howard Dean had somehow gotten ahold of a weapon of mass destruction."

Second Leno joke: "Let's see what's going on with Doctor Dean and Mr. Hyde as they're calling him the campaign trail. Howard Dean's staff is doing everything they can to try to mellow him out after that shouting incident in Iowa. In fact today, I understand they gave him a tennis ball to chew on [Leno growls to imitate rapid dog digging into a tennis ball.]"

Couric: "Ouch. Anyway, let's hope all the jokes are going to soon be over for Howard Dean."

Al Roker: "Hopefully, today."

Lester Holt: "The scream heard around the world, huh?"

[fight_truth_decay]

Leno *bitch slapped* by "Perky" Katie Couric?

Struggles to remember hearing Couric suggest to Leno or Letterman:

Couric: "Let's hope all the jokes are going to soon be over for President Bush".

Al Roker: "Hopefully, today, Katie."

[SunStar]

I guess this is just another example of the "conservative media"... LOL

[jjm2111]

Imagine W doing the scream. Now imagine Couric hoping that the jokes would be over. Couldn't, right? Neither could I.

[gridlock]

Actually they are hoping that the jokes are soon over for Howard Dean because they are hoping that after NH he will be a dim memory. The Democrat establishment wants Howard to lose big tomorrow, so they can start lining up behind the new front-runner, be it Kerry or Edwards.

[End Times Sentinel]

Yeah, and hopefully, Saddam escaped to Syria, right Katie?

 

Awww... maybe that ain't gonna happen either.

Owl_Eagle

”Guns Before Butter.”

Yeah, and hopefully, Saddam escaped to Syria, right Katie?

Awww... maybe that ain't gonna happen either.

[KellyAdmirer]

Couric and the rest there may be liberal trolls, but at least they played the clips. That is way more powerful than their little liberal commentary.

[Conspiracy Guy]

Wowie Howie

Even dems think you’re a freak,
I’d say that’s pretty weird.
No longer you’re the golden boy,
The sheeple had you sheared.
From first to third in one fell swoop,
The nosedive happened fast.
Lucky you that some dropped out,
Kept you from being last.
The last to know there is no chance,
You’ll ever get elected.
Moseley-Braun could see the signs,
She knew she’d be rejected.
But you just kept on spewing out,
Look out Dean, you’re exploding.
And what’s up with that screaming speech,
It looks like you’re imploding.

Conspiracy Guy 1/21/04

[Redbob]

Where can you find the clips?
What did Leno say about Dean?

[leadpenny]

I wonder if Katie and Chris Matthews have exchanged notes. This morning he was on the Imus program and apologizing to himself and the world for playing the, "I have a Scream" speech over and over again on Hardball.

[fight_truth_decay]

[ZULU]

"Couric: "Ouch. Anyway, let's hope all the jokes are going to soon be over for Howard Dean."

The biggest joke, Cupie-doll-face, is that these jerks REALLY think they function as President.

[JustPlainJoe]

Perky, isn't she?

[theDentist]

Poooooooooooooooooooooor Kewpie. All her hopes and dreams for a utopian society are just residing in le toilette.

[Sloth]

Well, nobody forced them to play the Leno bit, so they must not really object that much.

[OldFriend]

She's hoping Dean loses big time and just plain goes away!

[Political Junkie Too]

I must have missed the day when Couric called for an end to all the Bush malapropism jokes.

-PJ

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[knarf]

"Couric pleaded: "Let's hope all the jokes are going to soon be over for Howard Dean."

Hold on thar, fokes ... Jes' a dern minute, heah ....

The Perky Presstitute aired Letterman's exploding Dean Head on the show the morning after the rant.

She's been dressed down for it (she followed the clip with a little, quirky-perky smile) by her handlers and has been told to clean it up.

SHE FREEPIN' STARTED IT !!!!!!

[.cnI redruM]

Oh, I think if Deanster wins or places 2nd tomorrow, those jokes will be around until late March.....;)

[Yo-Yo]

One word, Katie: Potato(e)

You slammed Dan Quayle non-stop, so now shup up and take it as well as you dished it out.