“You can't please everyone, and you can't make everyone like you.” --Katie CouricEven though Charles Schulz said, “Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It is already tomorrow in Australia.”, I cant help but view the placement of Katie Couric behind the anchor desk at CBS News as a sign of the apocalypse. Why, you ask? That’s what gets me, I don’t know why, but the sight and sound of her makes me sick to my stomach. You know, the way you feel after drinking a brussel sprout and eggplant milkshake.
Is it her voice? Her giddiness? I think that might be some of it. In fact, when I die and if I go to hell, I am pretty certain that I will be spending the infernal eternity sitting between Katie Couric and Rachel Ray, and they will never shut up. While Katie squawks on about some human interest story involving a farmer who trained his goat to sing opera, Rachel Ray will be giggling about how E-V-O-O makes her SAMMYS taste YUM-OH!!! The only thing worse would be if they’re both sitting there naked. Hell, indeed.
Does it annoy me that it is a woman taking over the anchor’s chair? Of course not, I think that women should be encouraged to take on ALL positions…er..so to speak. It does; however, annoy me that it is THIS woman. If I want to hear the latest report about Natalie Holloway or the birth of twin pandas, Katie will do just fine. However, if it has to be a woman delivering the news involving the latest tragic events in the Middle East, give me Paula Zahn or Claire Shipman. Sending in Couric to do “serious” news is like sending in Boones Farm to do the job of Wild Irish Rose. It just ain’t gonna work.
On the more superficial side, look at her. She looks like a cross between Emmit Kelly and the Joker. I think maybe it is in fact my aversion to clowns that invokes my repulsion towards Katie. When she is all painted up, my mind visualizes her juggling bowling pins under the Big Top, or starring in Stephen King’s “IT” as Pennywise. Errrrrrguuuhhhh. I shudder just thinking of it.
I feel badly that I feel this way towards her, and I guess it is really not worth ranting about because I won’t watch her anyway. I guess I just miss Walter Cronkite, and that’s the way it is.
And Now, Our Moment of Hinn…
“If I did not believe God healed, I'd quit tomorrow and go get a job.”
--Benny Hinn
9 comments:
I know what you mean. Hell, I miss Dan Rather. The guy was a fucking nut, but he had a presence I enjoyed. I was crushed when Jennings died. It's the end of an era. Brian Williams is okay. He's a little too plastic, but you can tell he comes from the Brokaw school, so there is some hope left. But I was never a fan of Couric. Hell, even Michelle Vargas is better.
And you know, perhaps the most profound human torture you can inflict on a person would be to duct tape headphones to their head and press play on a tape containing a continuous loop of Rachel Ray's laugh.
Ooooooh the humanity...giggle giggle giggle...I'd love to cut off her empty head and put it in her "Garbage Bowl"...oh excuse me, her "GB"
egads... two of my least favorite people: Rachel Ray & Katie Couric -- to be trapped between them in hell... I think I may need to take up drinking again at the thought of eternity with those two harpies! life's too short to be sober if that's what ya have to look forward to in the big beyond!
Sorry to put the thought in your mind Mo...I'll send some Rose your way directly.
Pennywise! EEEK!! Scare me! Allie, I, too, miss Peter Jennings. I still can't believe he's gone. He was my favorite. I really don't see Katie in the same light. Heck, even Meredith Viera would be better. I still remember her from 60 Minutes rather than that hellish show she just left. Gosh, what was that called? And now she's taking Katie's place?! I have to admit, Tom Cruise actually has a good point with the whole Kate/Katie name. Can't take a Katie seriously. Never thought I'd agree with Tom Cruise about anything! Guess I'll continue getting my news from the Daily Show and the Internet. Gotta follow my demographic!
"They all FLOAT down here..." Maybe she should try, "Katherine Couric"
She is so over-rated. She will be one of those people everyone will talk about whether they like her or not. I can't wait until she is not a household word any longer.
I feel your pain, Penny
Ok... I used to like Katie Couric, many years ago.
Then I heard how so many other people found her incredibly annoying, and I listened to their reasoning, and I realized "Ohhh, hey, YEAH... she IS annoying!"
As my mother once put it, "She thinks her S*** doesn't stink-- but it DOES!"
I didn't have the heart to ask my mother what evidence she might have of this, and just nodded in somber agreement instead.
But Rachel Ray?? This is new to me. I've seen her show a few times, so I know about the whole "garbage bowl" thing, and the "EVOO" and the "Yum-OH"... But I've never met anyone who disliked her this intensely. How interesting!
The Food Network person I really hated was Sara-somebody-or-other, from "Sara's Secrets." I dunno if that's even on the air anymore. Hopefully not.
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