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DeepModem Mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-02-06 09:16 AM Original message |
NYT/Reuters: Couric Hopes to End "Pretentious Era" in News |
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nickinSTL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-02-06 09:19 AM Response to Original message |
1. The "pretentious era"? |
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tanyev (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-02-06 09:20 AM Response to Original message |
2. And thus begins the short-skirted leg-swinging, gum-popping era. |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-02-06 10:52 AM Response to Reply #2 |
21. gigglegigglegiggle |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-02-06 09:23 AM Response to Original message |
3. Whatever happened to just reporting the news, w/o having to |
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Bigmack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-02-06 09:44 AM Response to Reply #3 |
11. Cronkite DID show personality.... |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-02-06 09:54 AM Response to Reply #11 |
15. You know what I meant; perhaps believability and truth are the |
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cantstandbush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-02-06 09:24 AM Response to Original message |
4. Katie, how about just telling the people the truth? That might work. n/t |
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Lost4words (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-02-06 09:25 AM Response to Original message |
5. How about just reporting the TRUTH!! |
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annabanana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-02-06 09:32 AM Response to Original message |
6. Does that mean they're going to stop even |
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WI_DEM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-02-06 09:34 AM Response to Original message |
7. is she implying that Rather and Cronkite were "pretentious" and |
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papau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-02-06 09:40 AM Response to Original message |
8. Go Katie - drop on the other hand reporting and chase FACTS - what |
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Dudley_DUright (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-02-06 09:42 AM Response to Original message |
9. This statement at least hold some promise for hope |
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leftyladyfrommo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-02-06 09:43 AM Response to Original message |
10. Oh, God, Please. I have always been a CBS fan - but I'm |
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npincus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-02-06 09:45 AM Response to Original message |
12. I was hoping for a "Substantive Era" myself |
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FreeStateDemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-02-06 09:46 AM Response to Original message |
13. Speaking of pretentious will she wearing her "I'm serious glasses?" |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-02-06 09:49 AM Response to Original message |
14. Talk about pretentious! |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-02-06 09:57 AM Response to Original message |
16. Yah, the Perky Era will be ever so much better... |
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frylock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-02-06 10:16 AM Response to Original message |
17. NAVY SEALS ROCK!!! |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-02-06 10:46 AM Response to Original message |
18. Coming from the Queen of Pretense-what a laugh and what a joke! |
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Yollam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-02-06 10:51 AM Response to Reply #18 |
20. B-b-but she's, she's PERKY! |
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Yollam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-02-06 10:50 AM Response to Original message |
19. Katie, professionalism is not "pretentiousness". |
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lpbk2713 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-02-06 10:54 AM Response to Original message |
22. Sounds to me like she wants to put mor "fluff" in the news. |
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Marr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-02-06 10:54 AM Response to Original message |
23. And she's kicking off the effort with a FOUR HOUR EXTRAVAGANZA |
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PA Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-02-06 10:54 AM Response to Original message |
24. Oh good! Is Katie going to do the evening news in her Marilyn Monroe |
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Golden Raisin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-02-06 09:14 PM Response to Original message |
25. Yeah! Now we'll jump from "pretentious" to terminally PERKY. |
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Vidar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-02-06 09:42 PM Response to Original message |
26. "Naked News" has more credibility that Katie Couric. |
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