Contributed by: filbert Friday, April 07 2006 @ 06:30 AM CST
What’s more interesting about Ms.Couric’s becoming managing editor of a major network news show is thatit will mean the end of the anchor as political cipher. In days past,whatever we suspected about their leanings, anchorpersons feltcompelled at least to pose as disinterested reporters of “the way itis.” Ms. Couric dropped that veil long ago.
The list of her utterances and leading questions posted on the Media Research Center’s fretful Web site (www.mrc.org/projects/couric/welcome.asp[*2] )may not fully represent the range of her opinions and peeves. Unlessshe’s a total fake on camera, though, there’s little doubt about whereKatie stands across the great red-blue divide. Democrats and their petcauses get tender respect; Republican and “conservative” policies getintroduced in terms of the alleged threat they represent to our greatnation.
Sadly, my Snookums is among the Perky One’s big fans . . .