Katie Couric provided some comic relief on this morning's Early Show, preaching the importance of objectivity in reporting. As evidence of her impartiality, the CBS Evening News anchor cited the fact that, as did Cronkite, she has gotten "grief from both sides of the aisle."
Now I suppose some of the more radical elements of the Red Army Faction might have found something to quibble with in Couric's coverage over the years. But how can the woman who has come to epitomize MSM liberal bias suggest with a straight face that criticism has come in comparable degree from the left and right?
Couric appeared as part of CBS's continuing coverage of Cronkite's passing and career. Her description of a dinner she had with him at the time she took over as Evening News anchor included this gem.
KATIE COURIC: He also talked about being fair and impartial and objective and said that he got grief from both sides of the aisle--as have I--during the course of my career but it made me feel much better about some of the criticism you often take when you're in this position.
Couric has been a veritable treasure trove of liberal bias, as our parent organization MRC has documented over the years, as here. A crowning moment of Couric's career came when she was awarded MRC's 2007 Dan Rather Award for Stupidest Analysis, for lecturing Condi Rice about America's role in the world.
—Mark Finkelstein is a NewsBusters contributing editor and host of Right Angle. Contact him at mark@gunhill.net.
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July 20, 2009 - 07:13 ET by obageegeeYes, all three viewers were surveyed
Partially correct.
July 20, 2009 - 07:26 ET by sevenDemocrats are whiners. They can whine and attack their own for not attacking enough.
Curic will however only target her attack in a single direction.
YEAH, RIGHT
July 20, 2009 - 07:14 ET by SgthulkaI'm sure you do Katie.
It must be tough dealing with the raging left, what with all that heavy lifting you do for center-right causes.
Uh hoh my god.
July 20, 2009 - 07:14 ET by superconThat was funny. Watching Katie praise herself as if someday there will be a statue to honor her courage to stack an interview was pretty good. That was such a brief clip Mark, I have to wonder....did they discuss her ratings ?
Hey Janet Napolitano...I'm proud to be a Right-winger.
"That was such a brief clip
July 20, 2009 - 07:18 ET by Mark Finkelstein"That was such a brief clip Mark, I have to wonder....did they discuss her ratings?"
There wasn't time for that amidst all the homage to impartiality. Katie did manage to mention that Cronkite strongly approved of her taking over the Evening News anchor chair, though.
Don't be surprised if there
July 20, 2009 - 10:57 ET by fitzfongDon't be surprised if there is a statue in her honor soon. In the community organizer's America, mediocrity and failure are highly valued. Look for the likenesses of George McGovern, Walter Mondale, Chevy Chase, Magic Johnson (the talk show host days), Jimmy Carter, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Rod Blagojevich, Elliot Spitzer, Jim McGreevey and Gray Davis to be bronzed along with Katie and That One over the next few years. After all, last place is the new first place.
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best
Ooooooh! Will the Perky
July 20, 2009 - 12:42 ET by Chris NormanOoooooh! Will the Perky One's statue look like the one they have of Mary Tyler Moore in Minneapolis, perkily throwing her hat in the air?
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.
She's actually telling the truth this time. (Sort of)
July 20, 2009 - 07:17 ET by c5thenShe gets greif from the democrats that she's not advocating the liberal position hard enough. She gets greif from the republicans that she's not being fair or objective.
See...she gets it from both sides of the aisle.
Throw 'da bums out!
no one re-elected who voted for socialism or debt
www.loyaltoliberty.com
LOL!
July 20, 2009 - 09:07 ET by KC MulvilleIt's like the old line: "just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren't following you." In the same way, just because everyone criticizes you doesn't mean you're neutral. It could equally prove that you never get it right.
Sorry Katie, the criticism
July 20, 2009 - 07:36 ET by JerrySorry Katie, the criticism you are receiving from "both sides" just means they don't like you, they really don't like you.
When asked if he went to war with Iraq to derail the impeachment vote: “I don’t think any serious person would believe that any President would do such a thing." - President Clinton (Dec 1998).
Ratings don't lie so much
July 20, 2009 - 08:13 ET by sevenMore and more do not want to see Curic
Curic can't be cured.
Right. Both sides of the
July 20, 2009 - 08:28 ET by malcumRight. Both sides of the aisle think you suck.
katie Couric couldn't hold a
July 20, 2009 - 08:53 ET by wjsmom01katie Couric couldn't hold a candle to the reporting that Mr. Cronkite did. That was the error of reporting, not forming opinions and reporting it as news.
couris ?
July 20, 2009 - 09:11 ET by rowdygirlThe idea that she could ever comapre herself to Mr. Cronkite, in ANY way, just proves that she's completely insane. She will NEVER have the talent, let alone the journalistic integrity, that he possessed. She needs to take a step back and look at her performance and behavior, especially over the last year or so. She is obviously way out of touch with what it means to be a professional journalist.
^
July 20, 2009 - 09:48 ET by jacktheripperOh I disagree, she is right up there with "Uncle Wally" as a leading pundint for the Liberals
"I LOVE DEAD KENNEDY'S"
I get grief from both sides of the aisle
July 20, 2009 - 09:56 ET by KellyRFunniest joke I've heard all year.
A 3 Hour Tour
July 20, 2009 - 10:15 ET by sergeant stogieBoth sides of the "aisle"? Perhaps she meant "Gilligan's Isle". That would be about the collective IQ of her viewership.
July 20, 2009 - 11:34 ET by jessieHSorry, Katie, Cronkite was a reporter, not a hack.
The measure of a Couric
July 20, 2009 - 12:05 ET by bloolooTo this day, still one of the funniest South Park episodes ever is where Randy Marsh is constipated and takes a dump that is measured to be approximately 6 and 1/2 "Courics". In this episode, according to the "European Weights and Standards" a "Couric" is said to be about 2 and 1/2 lbs. of fecal matter. Even now, I can't look at Katie without thinking about that episode and having a hearty chuckle.
Pa pa Walter ?
July 20, 2009 - 12:43 ET by Edward CropperIt is rumored that Katie is the illegitimate daughter of Walter Cronkite and
Helen Thomas.
Katie Couric does something
July 20, 2009 - 12:52 ET by fitzfongKatie Couric does something interesting (not to mention very difficult) here: she manages to damn herself with faint praise and flatter herself simultaneously.
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best
Katie
July 20, 2009 - 13:08 ET by east tennessee johnYeah she does have something in common with Cronkite, he's dead and so are her ratings. For all the impact she has they could rerun his newscasts and the elites probably couldn't tell the difference, watch more and cbs says $15 mil.
"In his footsteps." OK,
July 20, 2009 - 14:41 ET by RR GOP"In his footsteps."
OK, I'm by no means one of these folks that were broken up at seeing Mr. Cronkite go to the happy hunting grounds, but fully realize that the man was a widely-respected, true American icon in both our popular culture and the news media, regardless of my personal feelings about the him. I'd take Cronkite over Rather, Olbermann, Matthews and many, many others out there any day.
For Couric to try to somehow marry her place in journalism to someone of Mr. Cronkite's stature is pathetic.
One of the 34% who thinks George W. Bush was a great President. One of the 61% who wants to bring back the stock and pillory (yep...approval for Congress now at 39%...do you believe that!?).
I remember Katie's first night as anchor on CBS
July 20, 2009 - 20:04 ET by ctyankeeIn the background was a video of GW Bush, speaking of Bin Laden as a 21st century Hitler. CBS went to a split screen, with Bush speaking on one side and a clip of Hitler speaking on the other.
It's not what Katie said; the graphic compared GW Bush with Hitler! I haven't watched CBS Evening News since that first night. I don't like to get indigestion, while eating dinner.
Did she actually compare herself to Walter Cronkite?
July 20, 2009 - 23:23 ET by Tom1969caIf so, I'm stunned no one has come back with...
Katie, I watched Walter Cronkite when I was growing up. Walter Cronkite was the news anchor everyone in my family watched.
Katie, you're no Walter Cronkite.
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Katie Cupcake..please take
July 20, 2009 - 23:28 ET by bigtimerKatie Cupcake..please take Breitbart's advice below....
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
Yes, I did a good deed ONCE...
July 21, 2009 - 00:09 ET by caiobabeBut I didn't compare myself to Jesus.