Posted on 06/03/2011 10:22:39 AM PDT by Justaham
Due to perpetually low ratings, we wont see how former CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric would dismiss Weinergate. But on her Twitter page on Thursday, Couric tweeted: I'm curious if anybody thinks this Anthony Weiner Twitter scandal is a legit news story or just fodder for late-night comedians...thoughts?
So much for Couric's Twitter motto: "True journalism separates fact from fiction. Passionate about discovering what makes the world tick." Like many liberals (and feminists), Couric somehow cant believe this could be true, that a 46-year-old married Member of Congress would be stupid and creepy enough to send a crotch picture to a college student young enough to be his daughter. What if Weiner had bulge-tweeted her 19-year-old daughter?
Resident MRC night owl Brent Baker noted to me that most late-night comedians are off this week (except Stewart and Colbert). We can remember how Couric joined the Republican-bashing media herd in making an enormous deal out of Rep. Mark Foleys creepy Internet messages to congressional pages and Sen. Larry Craigs restroom toe-tapping. But she apparently would be tempted to skip this one, just like NBCs Brian Williams.
When one of her fans replied, "Of course it's not real news. You shouldn't even have to ask," Couric suggested she just wanted to hear the vox populi: "I'm asking cuz it's interesting to hear a variety of opinions...including yours!" There were some other doozy tweets in agreement.
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Only if Weiner had an “R” after his name.
We wuz wonderin’ the very same thang back when you gave us that guided TV tour of your chittlin’s. Good of them docs to clean you out so good before you started showin’ it off.
It were inspirin’. Why little James Louis wuz ready to set out trap lines hopin to snag some TV folk like you. The boy wuz sore disappointed to larn no amount of cleanin’ would git rid of the smell.
The former Dolphins' Safety?
It would only be a legit story (in her eyes) if the perp was a Republican.
“True journalism separates fact from fiction. Passionate about discovering what makes the world tick.”
Couric would’t know true journalism if it bit her on the butt.
Is that today’s “talking point” orders for the sycophants?
should we watch reruns of Katie's colonoscopy or should we tune in to Rep. Weiner’s covered ‘twinkie’?
Never once did I watch a Katie news report, don't miss her, care less what she does!!!
Since when does a laid off newsreader get to decide what is and isn’t news?
The Bozo has lost the ability to think.
katie is a wh0re for satan.
LLS
Is Katie Couric a legitimate journalist?
If it was Ryangate I’ll bet Katie would think it was legit.
More legitimate than an ‘interview’ with someone presented as genuine to the public with all the coherent bits left on the cutting room floor.
Ah nuts. I meant Tom Foley.
Nope, try again. Tom was the former Democratic House Speaker.
If Weiner has been hacked then its a National Security concern, but sense he won't call the cops we know that it wasn't.
I am sure their will be a settlement to the girl.
Weiner better be careful paying it ( see John Edwards).
DUH! Yes he does have a security clearance and if he was truly hacked it needs to be found out.
If it were a republican then of course in the medias mind it would be a story.
Ah...the House member from FL who reportedly had an affair with a House page.
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