Hoda Kotb Named to Replace Matt Lauer as Co-Anchor of NBC’s ‘Today’

The New York Times ^ | January 2, 2018 | John Koblin and Prashant S. Rao

[NorthMountain]

I miss Jane Pauley.

One liar is as bad as another ...

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Has the grand jury indicted Matt yet?

[CaptainK]

What’s to become of Kathy Lee?

One benefit of Hoda’s crowning is that it probably wiped the smug off of Willie Geist’s face. You just know he was sitting by the phone waiting for THE call.

[fieldmarshaldj]

"Mr. Lauer had been called “America’s dad” by some before his dismissal"

The "some" being the mentally deranged ?

[DoodleBob]

I'll probably get trashed for saying this, and I may be wrong, but I'm willing to give her a chance.

I have to admit, I didn't know who she was until I searched her name. Then I recognized her, as the one who suffered through dancing with Mee-again.

I then conducted an exhaustive 45 minute search (!) on the interweb and youtube to figure out where she'll likely land on the issues.

I was expecting to find a plethora of statist-supporting utterance, interviews, and postings. I'm happy (and surprised) to report....I didn't find anything outrageous.

To be sure, I didn't find Ted Nugent-like rants

I did find this tweet after the church shooting in Texas...

My heart just broke. Again . #SutherlandSprings Texas church shooting. Please stop the madness

Ok...she's not recommending that everyone pack heat, but she's not demanding confiscation, either.

The closest thing I could find to being political was this quote, from right after Trump won the election:

The TODAY host recalled speaking to a woman working at her gym whose son spent the night crying.

“Imagine you’re an immigrant kid, and someone says he’s gonna take your family away, you are legitimately afraid. And I think if you have an opportunity to make someone feel better, you should,” Kotb said. “If you’re victorious in this, you should be magnanimous and reach out and help somebody who’s feeling insecure. This is no time for gloating. This is time for unity. And I really believe in it. I believe in the goodness in people, everybody. I mean, I’ve lived everywhere in the country different times of my life. I’ve lived in the deep South, I’ve lived up North, I’ve lived here and there and all over, and every place I’ve lived, I’ve loved it. I lived in Greenville, Mississippi, which is probably one of divisive cities ever, and I loved it there. So I see the goodness in people. So I think if you have an opportunity to lighten someone’s mood, just do it. Just do it.”

“We have a great country, it’s not going anywhere, and a lot of people are very pleased that there’s going to be change, and they’re so sick of everything being stuck like it’s been for years and years,” she added. “The country spoke, and it’s time to pay attention. But we shouldn’t have nice, good, hard-working people crying.”

Again, not what I would have said, but it's nowhere near the strident vituperation we got from the vast majority of media types.

Here is the video of Hoda on Today, the day after the election.She plays it right down the middle. In fact, the snippet they played of Trump's acceptance speech was where Trump called for unity, for coming together. They also played footage of people gathering around Susan B. Anthony's grave. Again, she's not Rush, but she's also not MSNBC.

I found this clip from TMZ where Hoda, perhaps in an unguarded moment, said that Women love getting cat calls!

One things that liberals like to do is jump to conclusions without examining the evidence. Our side is more measured, more analytical, a bit of a "wait and see" attitude. I'm not saying she will become a card-carrying member of the VRWC, but I'm going to give Hoda a chance.

[wally_bert]

True.

[tomkat]

I'm so overwhelming unfamiliar with the televised Enemedia that I don't which of those two in the photo is which.

Having confessed such, thanks for digging around for all that stuff.

All our side has ever asked for is objectivity .. the standard 5 Ws that reporting should stick to in a rational society.

None of this should be construed as saying I'll be watching Enemedia news again in this lifetime,
but if Hoda is a step toward rolling back the seditious tide of the presstitute corps, more power to her, cuz she'll surely need it (if she lasts that long).

[beethovenfan]

Or between Kota and Kotc.

[KC_Conspirator]

I am forced to watch the Today show everyday because my best girl likes to watch it as we get ready to go to work. Hoda for the most part is non-political. It usually the new Megyn Kelly or Natalie Morales who is spouting liberal political nonsense.

[PUGACHEV]

Far from a pretty face, but making the most of whatever she has and doing it right, you have to admire that.

[TBP]

What? Not Megyn?

Seriously — bad choice.

[Sans-Culotte]

How is her last name pronounced?

[Old Yeller]

She kinda looks like Chelsea Clinton without makeup.

[morphing libertarian]

didn’t she once grab Kathi Lee’s ass?

[pepsionice]

“News readers. Not even Journalists.”

That’s basically my thought as well. I’ve traveled around the globe and watched these morning shows in at least fifteen different countries. They all seem to float the same formula....light-journalism, housewife-mentality, morning-cup-of-coffee chat, etc.

I will admit there was a time with the Today Show when they had a power-house (Hugh Downs, Barbara Walters, Joe Garagiola) but that basically ended around 1973.

You’d be better off at 7 AM to simply pull out the front page of the Wall Street Journal and spend eight minutes reading it, then tune-into your local city/state news for 15 minutes as you drive to work.

[SirLurkedalot]

You have hereby won this thread.

Still laughing.

[Wolfie]

She’ll probably get a quality 6 hours a week with that child she just adopted.

[gundog]

I could have lived the rest of my life happily without knowing how she trims her lady garden.

[fatima]

Anybody who drinks during their TV show is OK in my book :)I met Kathy Lee many years ago.

[Rebelbase]

“Hoda Kotb”

Every time I see the name I read it as Hot Kabob. Weird.