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New 'Today' Co-Host an Anti-War Protester
http://newsbusters.org/node/4778 ^

Posted on 04/06/2006 8:29:43 PM PDT by lauriehelds

New 'Today' Co-Host an Anti-War Protester: “Entire Pre-Text for War Built on Lies”

Posted by Brent Baker on April 6, 2006 - 12:41.

Meredith Vieira, one of the hosts on ABC's daytime show The View, who announced on Thursday's program that she has agreed to replace Katie Couric as co-host of NBC's Today, marched in an anti-Iraq war protest back in August of 2004. On the Monday, August 30, 2004 edition of The View, the former CBS 60 Minutes reporter told viewers that she attended the anti-Bush protest held in New York City on the Sunday before the Republican convention opened, insisting: "I didn't go anti-Bush or pro-Kerry. I'm still so upset about this war and I'm so proud I live in a country where you can protest." She showed a photo of herself marching with her pre-teen daughter and her husband, Richard, who was the senior political producer at CBS News for most of the 1980s. Behind her in the photo: A protest sign featuring a “W,” for George W. Bush, with a slash through it.

Earlier in 2004, she declared of the Iraq war: "Everything's been built on lies. Everything! I mean the entire pre-text for war." And, with war impending in March of 2003, Vieira argued that anti-war protests "should be consistent and repeated every day, I believe." On other episodes of The View Vieira has also made clear her opposition to the death penalty and when guest Ann Coulter charged that “liberals hate America,” Vieira called that “stupid" and became defensive: “But some people wrap themselves in the flag -- I mean, that's what some liberals are against.” Then she charged: "Just like McCarthy: 'I'm just being patriotic.'"

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To: lauriehelds

Help Wanted

Co host of morning TV show with Pee Wee Herman look alike.

Qualifications: Must be able to say Iraq war is a lie.

Salary: Millions of bucks.

Send resume to NBC


41 posted on 04/07/2006 12:54:00 AM PDT by Screamname (Pray for me, Hillary is my Senator.)
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To: lauriehelds; onyx; tapatio
New 'Today' Co-Host an Anti-War Protester

She'll fit in quite well.......

Every time I hear a human like Meredith Vieira speak I can't help but think of the old axiom: "A lttle bit of knowledge is a dangerous thing."

42 posted on 04/07/2006 1:49:07 AM PDT by beyond the sea (Oh, for the days when "disrespect" was just a noun.)
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To: Unmarked Package
"Whew...what a relief! I'm going for a personal record for the greatest number of consecutive Today Show broadcasts not seen. This will help me resist any temptation to watch. Thanks, NBC!" --

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Agreed.

43 posted on 04/07/2006 1:50:34 AM PDT by beyond the sea (Oh, for the days when "disrespect" was just a noun.)
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To: lauriehelds

Where in the world is Matt? He must be extremely happy that Perky, Quirky Katie will no longer sit next to him. Problem is that he has to deal with another liberal....Meredith. Appears to be a win-win situation for conservatives.


44 posted on 04/07/2006 2:14:52 AM PDT by Marshall1
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To: lauriehelds

Reshuffling the chairs on the deck of the Titanic while the band plays on. The networks are too arrogant to realize an iceberg is an iceberg is an iceberg.


45 posted on 04/07/2006 2:19:50 AM PDT by auboy
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To: auboy

Your analogy is drastic. I expected a pit of fire instead of freezer burn .......(with global warming and all)!!


46 posted on 04/07/2006 2:27:12 AM PDT by Marshall1
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To: lauriehelds

Big mouth, tiny brain.


47 posted on 04/07/2006 2:39:47 AM PDT by hershey
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To: Captain Peter Blood

Meredith isn't the 'perky' ex-cheerleader type. Bad fit.


48 posted on 04/07/2006 2:41:19 AM PDT by hershey
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To: Hodar

Brain dead person filling dead air time.


49 posted on 04/07/2006 2:42:45 AM PDT by hershey
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To: hershey
Agreed!

Viera should stick with what she knows best. Throwing her hair around, batting her eyes and talking about her sex life. Yuck!

Star's no longer reminding us that she's a 'lawya' wouldn't hurt either.

50 posted on 04/07/2006 2:46:26 AM PDT by TeddyCon
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To: lauriehelds

Married to a former long-time political (Leftist) producer at SeeBS...another example of the incestuous relationships between those in the msm and their political connections to the Democrats.


51 posted on 04/07/2006 2:51:03 AM PDT by kittymyrib
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To: beyond the sea
"Every time I hear a human like Meredith Vieira speak I can't help but think of the old axiom: "A lttle bit of knowledge is a dangerous thing."

Well in that case, she's practically a weapon of mass destruction.

52 posted on 04/07/2006 2:53:15 AM PDT by chief_bigfoot (Welcome to America. Please leave your hyphen at the border.)
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To: chief_bigfoot
LOL........ yes, I guess so.

;-)

53 posted on 04/07/2006 3:03:49 AM PDT by beyond the sea (Oh, for the days when "disrespect" was just a noun.)
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To: Captain Peter Blood
I am surprised they would hire Meredith Vieira to replace Couric. She's over 50 and not what I thought they would replace Couric with. They usually go with the younger Babes. I don't think Meredith Vieira will add much the "The Today Show" and I for one won't be watching her anyone than I did Couric.

Maybe she's being set up to take a fall. Couric didn't replace Jane Pauley, Deborah Norville crashed and burned in between.
54 posted on 04/07/2006 3:33:47 AM PDT by milemark (Proud to be an infidel.)
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To: mylife

Yes. She is a "spewer".
She is also married to a quarterback who plays for either the Jets or Giants.


55 posted on 04/07/2006 5:50:11 AM PDT by CaptainK
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To: lauriehelds
"..I'm so proud I live in a country where you can protest."

The irony just jumps out. Why do you think you still have the freedom to protest in this country Viera?? Here's a clue. See those soldiers you are protesting against?
56 posted on 04/07/2006 6:31:24 AM PDT by D1X1E (The ones protesting the war due to loss of life seem to be the same ones supporting abortion.)
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To: onyx

Yea......too bad they can't get Momma moonbat and a few other radicals on the show too............that way we would not run the risk of seeing them on the 6 o-clock news.


57 posted on 04/07/2006 6:52:05 AM PDT by newcthem (Wonder if Ted Kennedy would support amnesty for Lee Harvey Oswald?)
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To: ImaTexan

ping


58 posted on 04/21/2006 10:45:11 AM PDT by bjcintennessee (Don't Sweat the Small Stuff)
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