What did America ever do to deserve a major evening news anchor who's afraid of [driving in] the dark?
"CBS Evening News" anchor Katie Couric has a fresh reason to be anxious this fall: more time spent driving in the dark thanks to daylight saving time ending. Here's the tease to her video in a November 2 "Couric & Co." blog post:
Due to Daylight Saving Time this weekend, many drivers will have an extra hour of dark to face on their commute home. And that can be dangerous.
[Shhh, don't break it to Katie that the number of daylight hours we get are not set by an act of Congress, but by the tilt of the Earth on its axis.]
Of course, it's hardly new for Couric to champion petty anxieties on her vlog. In April, Couric used her Notebook segment to clang alarm bells about kids not knowing how to use the library. Her ghostwriter at the time, CBSNews.com's Melissa McNamara, was fired for plagiarizing a Wall Street Journal columnist in the script Couric read from, according to the New York Sun.
Update (Nov. 7 | 10:49): The folks over at the satirical NewsGroper have a "response" from Katie Couric. Enjoy (mild content warning for language).
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I think "fear mongering" is
November 5, 2007 - 17:00 ET by mvfreemanI think "fear mongering" is in her job description.
It gets dark an hour
November 5, 2007 - 17:54 ET by motherbeltIt gets dark an hour earlier!!! Oh, the howwor, the howwor!!!!
Did she happen to mention it gets light an hour earlier too, so early work-goers who were driving in the dark are now in the light????
Vlog
November 5, 2007 - 17:54 ET by PShannonWhat's a vlog?
Video blog, I assume.
November 5, 2007 - 17:57 ET by balboaVideo blog, I assume.
HAHAHAHA
November 5, 2007 - 17:02 ET by tater"Shhh, don't break it to Katie that the number of daylight hours we get are not set by an act of Congress, but by the tilt of the Earth on its axis."
That made me laugh...with her head in the clouds she probably wouldn't believe you or your junk science. She'll probably use Algore logic and tell you some people still think the Earth is flat or the center of the universe.
The glass is always half empty isn't it Katie.
November 5, 2007 - 17:13 ET by Dave in Texas"... many drivers will have an extra hour of dark to face on their commute home. And that can be dangerous."
Um, won't many drivers also have an extra hour of daylight on their commute to work.
Oh shoot, Dave, I just
November 5, 2007 - 17:55 ET by motherbeltOh shoot, Dave, I just replied to the comment above, and then I saw yours! GMTA!!
GMTA!!
November 5, 2007 - 18:25 ET by Dave in TexasGMTA!!
I agree. So why didn't Katie think of it?
So why didn't Katie think...?
November 5, 2007 - 18:29 ET by Chris NormanIsn't that asking a lot from her? :)
It's the "G" she
November 5, 2007 - 18:35 ET by MightyMouthIt's the "G" she lacks.
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
}}---> The Perkie one
November 5, 2007 - 17:17 ET by Cool ArrowMuch better to have Katie driving comfortably than worrying about kids getting run over at the bus stop on those dark Winter mornings. Have we no consideration for her perkiness?
Katie
November 5, 2007 - 17:29 ET by iveseenitallKatie who??
NEVER,NEVER trust a "liberal"
PERKLESS ONE DRIVES?
November 5, 2007 - 17:39 ET by upcountrywaterLimos & cabs & helicopters..
other low lifes drive/ fly FOR her
carbon witch, use your broom
Entitlement over infrastructure every SINGLE time.
Thank goodness our Katie
November 5, 2007 - 17:41 ET by Chris NormanThank goodness our Katie has a limo and driver!
Wonder?
November 5, 2007 - 17:48 ET by MCPO AirdaleI wonder if this woman still has a valid driver's license? As Chris said, she enjoys the services of limos.
As such, she doesn't "have
November 5, 2007 - 17:53 ET by Chris NormanAs such, she doesn't "have to take out a loan" when filling her limo's tank. Remember when she made that statement? I can just picture her pumping her own gas at the self-serve, while her driver sits behind the wheel...
Yeah, the overreaction to
November 5, 2007 - 17:57 ET by balboaYeah, the overreaction to that was great stuff. :-)
Oh, Balboa. You think
November 5, 2007 - 18:14 ET by Chris NormanOh, Balboa. You think everything here is "overreaction". Have you nothing new to say?
Much of it is.
November 5, 2007 - 18:41 ET by balboaMuch of it is.
Why did you bother? We
November 5, 2007 - 18:54 ET by Chris NormanWhy did you bother? We already knew your position, before you wrote it.
And I know your opinion
November 5, 2007 - 18:55 ET by balboaAnd I know your opinion before you write it. So we're even.
Your reply is dangerously
November 5, 2007 - 19:03 ET by Chris NormanYour reply is dangerously close to "I'm rubber, you're glue..." So, prove it. Write my opinion on the next posting. I'll let you know if you were correct.
Didn't she says her
November 5, 2007 - 18:15 ET by motherbeltDidn't she says her "minivan"? Well I guess she's likely to have a car of her own for use in her "off" hours. But on what she makes, claiming to have to "take out a loan" for gas was a slap in the face to all us "working families."
MB, Actually, I always think
November 5, 2007 - 18:40 ET by Chris NormanMB, Actually, I think comments like hers are unintentionally hilarious. Hearing a multi-millionaire celebrity, like her, pretending to be "just folks" and clumsily trying to "identify and connect" with viewers always makes for a good sardonic laugh...
Except for the Clintons.
November 5, 2007 - 18:50 ET by motherbeltExcept for the Clintons. They never miss a chance to inform everyone how much money they have now.
I'm still waiting for Bill to give back the tax cut that he says Bush gave him, that he doesn't need......
mb... Maybe Bill ought to
November 5, 2007 - 18:56 ET by bigtimermb...
Maybe Bill ought to donate that tax cut he doesn't need to poor little Katie so can she pay off that nasty little gas loan she had to get....after-all, he always seems to want to lend a helping hand to a gal...one way or the other.
I can just hear him....Now you put some ice on that....
she should be used to being
November 5, 2007 - 17:58 ET by oldArmyshe should be used to being in the dark. She reports the news with her head up her butt.
oA... ROFL!
November 5, 2007 - 18:03 ET by bigtimeroA...
ROFL!
"Due to Daylight Saving
November 5, 2007 - 18:03 ET by forest"Due to Daylight Saving Time this weekend, many drivers will have an extra hour of dark to face on their commute home. And that can be dangerous."
The switch was from Daylight Savings Time to Standard Time, no? And I do kinda like having some light in the morning, but only common workin' folks care about what the sun is doing at 6 am, so Couric need not worry about that.
Facts are wrong and the attitude is elitist - perfect MSM moment.
We all know..
November 5, 2007 - 21:33 ET by owlpelletsEveryone knows that global warming is causing decreased winter daylight...sheesh
I always wanted to get into politics, but I was never light enough to make the team.
owl... Howdy NW
November 5, 2007 - 21:46 ET by bigtimerowl...
Howdy NW neighbor....brrr....it's cold up in these parts, yep, looks like another global warming winter here too..I agree with your theory too.
LOL...
Isn't is time for a redo on
November 5, 2007 - 22:30 ET by jdhawkIsn't is time for a redo on Couric's colonoscopy?
}}---> Katie's colon
November 6, 2007 - 01:10 ET by Cool ArrowThat will be featured in "The Impact Segment" won't it? Just couldn't pass up the opportunity to put in a plug for Katie.
-
November 6, 2007 - 00:19 ET by dahliatraversI look forward to her vlog post about the dangers of gravity.
BREAKING NEWS
November 6, 2007 - 09:32 ET by lunaticcringeradioshorter daylight hours in the winter could be linked to global warming.
why not, everything else is.
could brushing your hair contribute to global warming? find out at eleven in our special report.
ala sheryl crow, tonight find out which is the best way to wipe, front to back or back to front to help fight global warming.
this isn't news, how does katie couric pass this as news.
lunaticcringeradio