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Couric: ‘I can see New Jersey from my house’
Politico ^ | June 01, 2009 | Michael Calderone

Posted on 06/01/2009 2:34:56 PM PDT by redk

Katie Couric, in her commencement speech today at Princeton, made a few jokes at the expense of Rush Limbaugh, Donald Rumsfeld and Sarah Palin.

The full speech is at HuffPost, but here are a few highlights.

- When Princeton called to invite me, I was thrilled. It also gave me a perfect excuse for turning down Harvard and Yale — my safety schools! And since I’ve been called a cougar lately in the tabloid press — today I’m very happy to be an honorary tiger! Coming here was a real no-brainer! After all, I can see New Jersey from my house!

- There may be some opportunities in the Republican Party. They’re still looking for an effective spokesman, and the only person they can find so far is Rush Limbaugh ... and he won’t take the job because he doesn’t want to give up his prescription plan.

- I understand Class of 54’s Donald Rumsfeld has been charged with guarding the Big Cannon. I don’t want to say he’s taking his job too far, but he’s reportedly been telling President Obama there are weapons of mass destruction hidden at Rutgers.

(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: couric; katietheclown; palin; pds; rush
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I don't care what they say, I don't care how many times they claim they wish we would nominate her, they are obsessed with Sarah and frankly they are scared to death of her.
1 posted on 06/01/2009 2:34:56 PM PDT by redk
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To: redk

The CBS trophy bimbo shouldn’t be knocking women who actually have measurable IQs.


2 posted on 06/01/2009 2:36:30 PM PDT by Da Coyote
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To: redk
a real no-brainer!

A perfect self-description.

3 posted on 06/01/2009 2:37:10 PM PDT by Ben Mugged (Unions are the storm troopers of socialism.)
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To: redk

Political jokes at a commencement speech? What if some graduates aren’t Dimwits? How are they supposed to feel?


4 posted on 06/01/2009 2:37:37 PM PDT by avacado
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To: redk

Well, good thing the CBS anchor-idiot isn’t partisan at all... news we can really trust.


5 posted on 06/01/2009 2:42:31 PM PDT by Cementjungle
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To: redk

Ba-dum-bum!

I see Leno’s writers have gotten there first new gig.


6 posted on 06/01/2009 2:42:33 PM PDT by PBRSTREETGANG
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To: redk

This “I can see Russia from here” joke is nothing more than using standard leftist tactics of portraying your opponent as dumb. They did the same thing to Quayle over “potatoe” even though it was the dumb-ass teacher who handed him the misspelled card. But anyway, Palin never said this, Tina Fey said this on SNL and the left ran with it and put it on Palin.


7 posted on 06/01/2009 2:43:08 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist ("President Obama, your agenda is not new, it's not change, and it's not hope" - Rush Limbaugh 02/28)
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To: redk

I will get banned if I call her the first word that comes to my mind.


8 posted on 06/01/2009 2:43:26 PM PDT by Big_Monkey
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To: Da Coyote

I worked with her some at CNN. Not only was she a hateful person, she
had an affair with a man who was a producer at CNN. He was engaged
to an anchorwoman, Denise LeClaire. Katie continued the affair even after
he married Denise. Katie and the man in question were always
getting caught making out in the edit rooms. I’m sorry she didn’t tell
the students that sleeping with your boss is one way to get a career
going. Of course, working hard, like Sarah Palin, is another way to
have a successful career.


9 posted on 06/01/2009 2:44:45 PM PDT by gussiefinknottle (woof!woof!woof!)
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To: Da Coyote

I worked with her some at CNN. Not only was she a hateful person, she
had an affair with a man who was a producer at CNN. He was engaged
to an anchorwoman, Denise LeClaire. Katie continued the affair even after
he married Denise. Katie and the man in question were always
getting caught making out in the edit rooms. I’m sorry she didn’t tell
the students that sleeping with your boss is one way to get a career
going. Of course, working hard, like Sarah Palin, is another way to
have a successful career.


10 posted on 06/01/2009 2:44:49 PM PDT by gussiefinknottle (woof!woof!woof!)
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Princeton, eh?

Probably more people saw her speaking there than on her newscast.

11 posted on 06/01/2009 2:45:16 PM PDT by N. Theknow (Kennedys: Can't fly, can't ski, can't drive, can't skipper a boat, but they know what's best.)
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“The full speech is at HuffPost”

I have absolutely no desire to read the full speech or to go to HuffPost, thank you very much.


12 posted on 06/01/2009 2:45:49 PM PDT by rwa265
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To: redk

Lets take a Freeper Poll?:
ho would You rather spend a Day with? an Hour ith? A Week with?

A. Sarah Palin

B. Katie Colonic


13 posted on 06/01/2009 2:45:53 PM PDT by True Republican Patriot (GOD BLESS AMERICA and Our Last Great President George W. Bush)
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Couric: ‘I can see New Jersey from my house’

..good, can you see this?

14 posted on 06/01/2009 2:46:15 PM PDT by Doogle (USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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Katie Couric = More people listen to Rush in one hour than see Katie’s newscast in one month.


15 posted on 06/01/2009 2:46:47 PM PDT by N. Theknow (Kennedys: Can't fly, can't ski, can't drive, can't skipper a boat, but they know what's best.)
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Katie Corkit still has not attained her predecessor’s (The interim anchor) ratings, true? Failures should not make fun of achievers.
16 posted on 06/01/2009 2:47:19 PM PDT by Ghengis
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To: redk

Katie Couric is a dumb bimbo..I wanted to say the word that rhymed with witch but didn’t want to take any chances. of course they are scared to death of Sarah, because they know she can beat Obama..EASILY..Funny how Katie doesn’t mention her interview with Joe Biden and how he said that FDR went on TV in 1929, she just sat there with a shocked look on her face and said NOTHING


17 posted on 06/01/2009 2:47:59 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: Da Coyote

Katie Couric is so yesterday. She is on the down side of the arc and gaining speed.


18 posted on 06/01/2009 2:48:07 PM PDT by chiefqc
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To: Big_Monkey
I will get banned if I call her the first word that comes to my mind

Say after me: "Charlie, Uniform, November, Tango.

19 posted on 06/01/2009 2:49:45 PM PDT by RVN Airplane Driver ("To be born into freedom is an accident; to die in freedom is an obligation..)
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To: gussiefinknottle

Can you post some more really juicy details? Did you happen to see them doing it? How tall is she? Is she as Ditzy as she appears? Just how nasty was she? Did the Producer finally dump her for a better plot so to speak?


20 posted on 06/01/2009 2:50:12 PM PDT by True Republican Patriot (GOD BLESS AMERICA and Our Last Great President George W. Bush)
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