Katie Couric bubbled over with delight in her 14 Twitter tweets on the state dinner (half of them pictures, like this one with White House spokesman Robert Gibbs). None of them addressed whether accepting an invitation to a state dinner might hurt your appearance of independence (or whether she has one of those when it comes to the Obamas):
My recap of state dinner: Lots of saris, beautiful orchids, Mrs. O looked amazing! Seemed 2 ft taller than wife of India PM.
Prez looked tired from China, tablecloths were deep celadon, lots of dresses in sea foam green for whatever reason…
Jennifer Hudson was spectacular…she sang somewhere – wish I could sing like her, she’s sick!
They had Indian dancers and the AR Rahman (composer, musician) sang Jai Ho from Slumdog millionaire, which he wrote
Kurt Elling from Chicago…NSO performed…my favorite number was the theme from Candide from the national symphony orchestra (bernstein)
Strangely, a little Googling suggests no other press account of the state dinner reported the overture from Candide was played. The latest tweet came over the party-crashers Tareq and Michaele Salahi, who met Katie and took pictures:
Met and chatted w state dinner crashers who were incredibly friendly and seemed so comfortable... Shld they be charged? what do u think?
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My boyfriend is president
Sat, 11/28/2009 - 11:16 ET by Tom PaineMy boyfriend is president and he is, like, the coolest evah!
Like, OMG! This sounds
Sun, 11/29/2009 - 00:50 ET by Scout FinchLike, OMG! This sounds like Katie posting on MySpace or Facebook. LOL.
Real professional, "perky one".
CBS should take that thing
Sat, 11/28/2009 - 11:57 ET by Chris NormanCBS should take that thing away from Couric. She tweets like a pre-pubescent. If she could, I bet she'd dot her i -s with hearts and use flowers as periods.
Katie + Barak - eeeeeeeeek! Like, if only...
By the way, does anyone think, like I do, that "tweeting" has to be the most useless and inane activity to come along in years? Who gives a rat's hiney what these people are doing at any given moment?
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.
73 yr old grump comedy
Sat, 11/28/2009 - 23:18 ET by GregEBy the way, does anyone think, like I do, that "tweeting" has to be the most useless and inane activity to come along in years?
Yes, but occasionally, hilarity comes along....(warning: explicit language, but...)
www.twitter.com/shitmydadsays
No one in the MSM is worried
Sat, 11/28/2009 - 11:21 ET by motherbeltNo one in the MSM is worried about Katie's objectivity..they know, and they like it just fine.
Exactly
Sat, 11/28/2009 - 11:35 ET by jondelwicheAlas, when the media and elected officials are best friends, trillion dollar deficits are the norm.
Sad for all of us!
The sad thing is that we
Sat, 11/28/2009 - 11:46 ET by ThisnThatThe sad thing is that we can't count on the MSM executives or stock holders to clean house. These MSM parasites will continue their one-sided love affair until absolutely no one believes them anymore -- and they will still get to use their megaphones to spread absolute lies about conservatives (all negative) and liberals (all positive) alike.
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"mmm, mmm, mm. Barrack-Hussain-Øbama↓." - The liberals coolaid drinking song
How far we've "advanced"
Sat, 11/28/2009 - 11:21 ET by American DelightLOL, Tom Paine!
You got to hand it to Katie though. Only she could make hyper-lefty globalist Walter Cronkite look down right respectable again.
How true. Walter may have
Sat, 11/28/2009 - 11:28 ET by Tom PaineHow true. Walter may have been a big lefty but he never resorted to sounding like a contestant on an MTV reality show.
Disneyworld
Sat, 11/28/2009 - 11:31 ET by Forbin001She sounds like Minnie Mouse praising Donald Duck and Goofy.
Strangely, a little
Sat, 11/28/2009 - 11:32 ET by SnappyStrangely, a little Googling suggests no other press account of the state dinner reported the overture from Candide was played
Appearantly that selection was only played at the childerens table where Couric was seated and tweeted from.
OMG (obama must go)
Sat, 11/28/2009 - 12:00 ET by jacktheripperDid Katie Kupcake actually tweet this... "wish I could sing like her, she's sick" ? really??? my 9 y/o daughter wouldn't even tweet something so lame!!!! Katie is the past tense of tweet (starts with T and ends in WAT)
Proud HillBilly from NNY
The more I think about this
Sat, 11/28/2009 - 12:00 ET by Tom PaineThe more I think about this whole episode, the more I am struck by the fact that we no longer have politicians, entertainers or news reporters who act like grown ups. How can you gush like a teenager and then expect to be taken seriously as a journalist? Obama fist bumps and uses street jargon in an attempt to connect with young people. I am old enough to remember when John Kennedy was president. Kennedy also connected with young people, but he didn't do it by using the jargon and mannerisms of the beatnicks. Kennedy acted like an adult and we respected him as a result. I am more than a little tired of hearing all of these public figures behaving like a neighbor talking to us over the fence.
Very good point
Sat, 11/28/2009 - 12:03 ET by jacktheripperProud HillBilly from NNY
Tom, yes, there is a level
Sat, 11/28/2009 - 12:20 ET by celatorTom, yes, there is a level of post adolescent immaturity displayed in all these characters you mentioned that we see all too often.
I read a recent study which found that adolescent bevavior has often now extended to the 25-35 year old cohert (not for all, of course) as a result of many factors. So we see a lot of this "I know everything there is to know" arrogance combined with childish utterances (texting language), a so-very-self-satisfied attitude, silly clothing styles, a blindness toward approriate behavior and a complete lack of personal insight.
It's part of the "aging down" phenomenon which Obama, Couric et al demonstrate in abundance.
No citizen's right to life, liberty, pursuit of happiness, or property is safe as long as Obama is President of the United States.
I couldn't agree more.
Sat, 11/28/2009 - 13:12 ET by DutchI couldn't agree more. During the campaign, a dear friend, my age (early thirties) who was also an Obama supporter (guy admits to considering himself a socialist, btw. Also has a degree in jornalism) commented on how cool he thought it was when Obama gave Michelle a fist bump. I caught him a little off-guard when I responded:
"Really? You think it's cool when people in their late forties give fist bumps? Would you think it was cool if you saw your parents doing it?"
He admitted he would not think it was cool to see his parents do it, but in fact would be pretty lame. I may find a lot of the cultural trends among young people to be dumb, but I find them to be even dumber when engaged by people who are not young. 52-year-old Katie Couric referring to somebody's abilities as "sick"? Leave it to those thirty years behind you, Katie. "She's incredible" means the same thing, and doesn't make you look half as lame.
What do you read?
Sat, 11/28/2009 - 12:29 ET by clarkloonHer tweets certain to show up on her approved reading list.
clarkloon
Reading that Katie Couric
Sat, 11/28/2009 - 12:35 ET by TenebrousReading that Katie Couric used the term 'sick' made a small part of me die. :o
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While we have always known
Sat, 11/28/2009 - 13:05 ET by Tom PaineWhile we have always known she is silly, superficial and stupid it is still a shock to have it confirmed this way...
sick
Sat, 11/28/2009 - 13:49 ET by forestYes, I'm very sorry to hear Jennifer Hudson is sick. I hope she feels better soon.
I am surprised...
Sat, 11/28/2009 - 12:38 ET by taocpashe didn't give a "shout-out" to her "homeys" or the "Prez".
When will the madness end? Hopefully, January 20, 2013.
Tom
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Sat, 11/28/2009 - 23:20 ET by GregEhttp://static.zoovy.com/img/toynk/-/MEZ_33500_Da.jpg
This is a prime example of
Sat, 11/28/2009 - 12:41 ET by Mr. MikeThis is a prime example of what's wrong with the media.
I can see Cronkite signing off: "And yo that the way it be! Peace out!".
The anchor of CBS Evening News is an immature little girl. She probably wants to arrange a pajama party with Michelle so they can watch Twilight, eat popcorn and talk about boys!
Thanks, Mr. Mike
Sat, 11/28/2009 - 16:29 ET by UpNorthI did manage to turn my head and spray my drink over my shoulder, not on my keyboard. I can just picture Walter trying to do it the way you described, and looking as lame as Couric does trying to use Twitter.
Yo, Peace out!!!
The White House: Lavish
Sat, 11/28/2009 - 12:48 ET by bse5150The White House: Lavish ceremony. Opulence. Money. Power. Unending banquet. A dress that took 3 weeks and 40 people to design and make. Luxury. Every kind of convenience.
The Rest Of Us: Broke. Unemployed. On The Battlefield.
Now imagine this had been
Sat, 11/28/2009 - 13:02 ET by Tom PaineNow imagine this had been done during the Bush administration
→ Michelle is amazing
Sat, 11/28/2009 - 13:34 ET by Cool ArrowYeah, Yeah, Yeah.
Personally I don't care if America is transfixed at the image of Michelle Obama. Don't really care that Katie Couric has turned fashion critic.
It's Barack Obama who got elected, and there's more than enough corruption within him and his appointees to bring down this country.
And I don't see anybody coming down the mountain with a set of engraved tablets.
America voted 52 - 48 to accept the curse of Jeremiah Wright.
Come out of her, my people, lest you share in her sins, and lest
you receive of her plagues. For her sins have reached to heaven,
and God has remembered her iniquities'" (Revelation
18:4,5).
No, Tom
Sat, 11/28/2009 - 13:51 ET by DEVILDOCMOMSurly you know by now that it is all the fault of George Bush...NOT
adolescents
Sat, 11/28/2009 - 14:37 ET by LorraineIt's quite dismaying for me to read comments from a supposed adult journalist that use language that sounds like my teenager. Does she think it makes her one of the 'cool' crowd?
i like totally agree w u.
Sat, 11/28/2009 - 16:20 ET by Radical1979i like totally agree w u. She's like, so, u know, lame.
This is journalism today?
More Katie Couric White
Sat, 11/28/2009 - 14:41 ET by Jack BauerMore Katie Couric White House Tweets (WHeets) uncovered:
Thank you JB---
Sat, 11/28/2009 - 18:55 ET by matthewdeanFor the laugh(s).
I'm now good for the weekend.
MD
"There is no distinctly American criminal class - except Congress."
Mark Twain (1835-1910)
Aside from the bias and
Sat, 11/28/2009 - 16:45 ET by Chris NormanAside from the bias and unprofessionalism Katie's tweeting shows, she's getting a little long in the tooth to try to hang onto her former "perkiness". Her face is looking more hard than "cute" these days.
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.
Amazing?
Sat, 11/28/2009 - 20:42 ET by ricklailYep, amazingly she looks like a dressed up Aunt Esther from Sanford and Son.
Semper suprene nitens
There is no point dwelling on all the foolish mistakes we have made in our lives. For one thing, it can be very time-consuming. Dr. Thomas Sowell
katie couric
Sat, 11/28/2009 - 21:31 ET by NotFondOfLibsHas cbs ever figured out that katie couric has no audience with Republicans? Maybe that explains why her ratings are so low, but then again, maybe cbs doesn't care, as long as she preaches to the choir.
Ad dollars are set
Sat, 11/28/2009 - 21:39 ET by ricklailAd dollars are set according to the ratings. Their sports division is probably is carrying their butts. There is not way they sell enough ads to pay her salary and all the reporters and producers of the news. By the way their morning ratings are in the tank too. It has to be sports that are keeping them afloat.
Semper suprene nitens
There is no point dwelling on all the foolish mistakes we have made in our lives. For one thing, it can be very time-consuming. Dr. Thomas Sowell
Couric will be much more
Sun, 11/29/2009 - 05:11 ET by RR GOPCouric will be much more tolerable as the eventual has-been she is going to become. Then we won't have to deal with her crap and possibly even pity her.
One of the 34% who thinks George W. Bush was a great President. One of the 86% who wants to bring back the stock and pillory.
Korny Katie
Fri, 12/04/2009 - 02:19 ET by SoloYeah, I have to agree. The pics and video of Katie "gettin' low" and trying to "drop it like it's hot" are pretty sad. Wonder if she would be like some of these moms out here who hit the clubs and party with their own kids. That is just not the business.