Matt Lauer and Tim Russert up for Rather's job?

[WI_DEM]

I heard this on the radio today in Madison that there is speculation that Matt Lauer and Tim Russert might be up for the anchor of CBS Evening News--even though they both are with NBC News. Interesting. Lauer, like Brokaw, would come to anchoring the evening news from the Today Show if it panned out.

Have no link, so don't know if this is just speculation or what.

[JI7]

1. EWWWWWWWW

gross

[BrklynLiberal]

2. PUKE on both of them!!! n/t

[LSparkle]

3. Matt's probably just pissed at Katie's huge salary

and wants to use the CBS offer as leverage. Or, then again, he did start out as the Today news reader ...

[chelsea0011]

4. Which means only that anyone, except women, can do this job

It's hard to believe that no woman is even mentioned for the job. This country has a lot in common with the Taliban.

[420inTN]

15. I've heard that Dianne Sawyer is a top contender...

but it's not sure if CBS can affor $$$ to lure her from ABC's morning show.

[Tripper11]

5. I had heard that John Roberts was all but a shoein.....

good Canadian boy! Getting his start as one of the first VJ's on Much Music years ago.

[Cleita]

6. Why don't they just offer it to O'Reilly or Hannity and be done

with it? The Fourth Estate in the USA is dead. Let the propaganda continue on. No needs to try to look legitimate anymore.

[JI7]

7. personally, I like Scott Pelley who does 60 minutes weekdays

[samtob]

8. Matt Lauer.....why not?

Ok, so I have not watched the Today Show for a few years, but I liked him back in the day. Why not Matt?

[graywarrior]

9. Because he is in hair denial.

[JI7]

12. he is a media whore, tougher on Michael Moore than on Bush

he did interviews with michael moore and gwbush and he was far more tough on michael mooore.

[breadandwine]

10. We must march against Fox and the rigged election.

Not talk. Action. STREET action. Action in the STREETS. Huge public protest. A joint protest against the rigged election and Fox right in front of Fox World Headquarters in New York with the chant, “Rupert Murdoch, tell the truth! Fascists rigged the voting booth!” Fox is headquartered in mid-Manhattan on the SECOND floor. We’re going to be right outside their windows by the thousands screaming our guts out where they can hear us. Bad vibrations? Too bad studio soundproofing isn’t perfect. We must deny them legitimacy at all costs. Bush didn’t win. His election is a fake. Vast numbers of Americans still don’t know this because Bush shills like Fox cover it up. Fox must be targeted. Their headquarters are in New York. The other papers and media in New York will cover this protest because they all hate Fox’s living guts in New York. See this blog:

A Call To March On Fox
For refusing to tell the truth about the rigged election! —

http://acalltomarchonfox.blogspot.com/

Read it. Read it all. Contact the blogger there to get involved.

Go to this thread and participate in the discussion — A call to march against the rigged election — includes extensive discussion about the planned march on Fox/rigged election:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x2688242

Add your comments there, keep that thread kicked. There’s going to be a huge march in New York combining protest against the rigged election and the Bush shills like Fox who cover it up, a double whammy. After that, the cat will be out of the bag and Bush will have lost legitimacy.

Why is that important? Because legitimacy is essential for de facto power. Official or “de jure” power is not enough for a leader to maintain control. He has to also have the INTANGIBLES of legitimacy — de facto authority. That’s why presidents can become lame ducks in their second term. Bush must be denied LEGITIMACY. His whole presidency must be publicly DELEGITIMIZED. People in other countries will hear about the march too. This will add to his difficulties diplomatically overseas. To deny legitimacy we must march against the rigged election.

Where? At the number one shill covering it up — Fox. Fox Headquarters in New York. Fox may or may not admit we are in front of their New York offices but the other New York news organizations will because they hate Fox. See the above blog for full details on that and the whole march plan. See and post on the above thread to get involved. Keep that thread kicked.

[natrat]

11. matt lauer gives me the creeps

most of them do these days though

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

13. tim russert -wingnut friend of limbaugh, lauer-empty suit/infotainer

i was no fan of rather, but things can only get worse

and brian williams appearing on hannity's show the day before taking over at NBC shows that GE will continue to be pleased with coverage of the miliatary/industrial establishment

[xerox]

14. Matt is my choice

[The Night Owl]

16. Actually, Lauer put in an application to be Poppy's caddy. EOM