The New York Post's Page Six column reports that well-traveled television news executive (and longtime Bill Clinton pal) Rick Kaplan may join CBS News:
RICK Kaplan, the veteran network news exec who most recently ran MSNBC, is rumored to be coming to CBS News to help boost Katie Couric's ratings on the "Evening News." After a brief stint on top of the ratings when she launched in September, Couric has been mired in third place, right where Bob Schieffer was and where Dan Rather was before him. Kaplan...has been unemployed since Dan Abrams replaced him last summer at MSNBC. CBS News denies Kaplan is coming aboard, but the buzz goes on.
Kaplan served as CNN boss from 1997 until 2000 and, before that, produced ABC News programs such as Nightline and World News Tonight. This past June, Brent Baker detailed Kaplan's pro-Clinton, pro-Rather, anti-conservative bias. Two examples:
--In September 2005, a year after CBS News's Memogate scandal, Kaplan nonetheless claimed that Rather had been "meticulously careful...fair and balanced and accurate" throughout his career, and that those who argued otherwise had "questionable agendas."
--In a May, 1999 speech, Kaplan accused Clinton prosecutor Kenneth Starr of "putting obsession ahead of the best interests of the nation" and asserted that Clinton's "intellect and his heart and his drive to help people should have guaranteed his success, his greatness."
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the veteran network news exec
December 28, 2006 - 14:49 ET by Jack Bauerthe veteran network news exec who most recently ran MSNBC...
Shouldn't that sentence end with ...into the ground
Guess it is true:
Being a liberal and a Democrat means never having to worry as your your pals will always scratch your back with another lucrative media job, no matter how much you suck.
And you'll do the same for them.
That's right CBS -- Katie Couric simply isn't liberal enough, that's why her ratings are in the tank.
What you need is MORE liberals to counterbalance the histroical conservative bias in CBS, like that shown by David Letterman.
Proud member of the all-powerful and vast militarist/industrialist/capitalist/zionist-bagelist complex
Yep, nobody rewards failure l
December 28, 2006 - 14:54 ET by Roger the ShrubberYep, nobody rewards failure like the Left.
This proves that the people w
December 28, 2006 - 14:56 ET by bigtimerThis proves that the people who hire and fire in the mainstream news media with the leftist channels are really idiots...what nimrods, making a profit and having high ratings must be something you do not want.
You would think fool me once shame on you...fool me twice...
Go CBS! Must be getting ready for Kaplan/CBS/Shrillary/Lincoln Bedroom scenario again.....what a circle jerk again. SHillary will have complete control of at least one network....again...free of charge.
"If we ever forget that we are a Nation Under God....then we will be a Nation Gone Under." Ronald Reagan
Help with Katie's ratings? Wh
December 28, 2006 - 15:10 ET by Chris NormanHelp with Katie's ratings? What will he do, adjust her hair, makeup, and wardrobe?
The dogs bark, but the caravan moves on.
- Arabian Proverb
How about a lobotomy? Could
December 28, 2006 - 15:13 ET by BlondeHow about a lobotomy? Couldn't hurt.
Blonde, Sure. just as long as
December 28, 2006 - 15:19 ET by Chris NormanBlonde, Sure. Just as long as the sutures coordinate with her jacket's trim and her shoes, why not?
The dogs bark, but the caravan moves on.
- Arabian Proverb
Chris,ROFLMAO! Good one!I do
December 28, 2006 - 15:32 ET by bigtimerChris,
ROFLMAO! Good one!
I do not think she cares one way or the other about coordination one way or the other when it comes to her dress style though, she has zilch when it comes to that!
"If we ever forget that we are a Nation Under God....then we will be a Nation Gone Under." Ronald Reagan
BT, I think we can safely lab
December 28, 2006 - 15:51 ET by Chris NormanBT, I think we can safely label her style as "star anchorwoman" glitz...
The dogs bark, but the caravan moves on.
- Arabian Proverb
If she does get a lobotomy an
December 29, 2006 - 13:08 ET by SpoonIf she does get a lobotomy and it's filmed, than may confirm the substance in her head is the same as that seen in her colonoscopy!
I've got it! I know how to
December 28, 2006 - 15:29 ET by MightyMouthI've got it! I know how to impove Katie's ratings... Stick her smack dab in between Kieth Olbermoron and Chris Matthspews! Yeah that's it. Olbermann can pinch her ass every now and then and Chris can do rim shots and honk a clown horn. That will get me to watch! hehe...
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
Remember the skits from SNL t
December 28, 2006 - 15:50 ET by rimskyRemember the skits from SNL that made fun of the point/counter point segments from 60 minutes, with Dan Aykroyd and Jane Curtain - Jane, you ignorant **** !" Shana Alexander and James J. Kilpatrick, were the actual P/CP stars, and it was actually pretty interesting and surprisingly, for 60 minutes, fair and balanced. Oh, for the good ole' days. My dream show would be a new P/CP show.. Rush and Katie. Whadaya think?
That would be great fun! Only
December 28, 2006 - 15:54 ET by bigtimerThat would be great fun! Only problem is Katie would be flabbergasted and be her real self....blank when it came to any real substantive counter point...she is clueless.
The ratings would triple easily though! Conservatives would watch!
"If we ever forget that we are a Nation Under God....then we will be a Nation Gone Under." Ronald Reagan
The ratings would triple easi
December 28, 2006 - 16:07 ET by rimskyThe ratings would triple easily though! Conservatives would watch!
You're right, but the show would probably only last for one episode, because Rush would waste her on the first Point.... or Counterpoint.. LMAO... she'd have a breakdown!
Just to keep things interesti
December 28, 2006 - 16:01 ET by BlondeJust to keep things interesting....
Flip it a bit.
Laura Ingraham or Anne Coulter vs any of the dumbo male libs.
There ya go.. that'd work!
December 28, 2006 - 16:09 ET by rimskyThere ya go.. that'd work!
"Rush and Katie"N
December 28, 2006 - 16:12 ET by MightyMouth"Rush and Katie"
Now that has some promise. I would also suggest they have regular appearances by Ann Coulter and Alan Colmes ... hear me out... Ann comes in dressed in leather and spiked boots with Alan lead by a leash on all fours (costume can vary)... stay with me... Ann has Alan doing stupid dem tricks like boot licking, playing dead and trying to appease Katie for being bad.. stuff like that.
At the end of the bit Rush pulls out a 44 mag and and starts singing the Star Spangled Banner with Katie dialing her doctor to set up the next colonoscopy exam, meanwhile Ann has Alan begging for doggie treats from her hand while gaging for air because Anns boot heel is in his neck...
Now that's a dream I would tune in for. (Apologies if this induces nightmares in some folks)
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
You win, MM.. OMG.. hyste
December 28, 2006 - 16:14 ET by rimskyYou win, MM.. OMG.. hysterical!
Thanks, what can I say? It'
December 28, 2006 - 16:21 ET by MightyMouthThanks, what can I say? It's the holidays and I missed my therapy session! :-0
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
MM...you always take the cake
December 28, 2006 - 16:43 ET by bigtimerMM...you always take the cake...you rogue you!
I am laughing so hard at the picture you presented I can barely type!
Forget the therapy...stay Au la natural...or however that goes!
Come on in B. and correct me with the french....
"If we ever forget that we are a Nation Under God....then we will be a Nation Gone Under." Ronald Reagan
BT,You're doing fine without
December 28, 2006 - 16:58 ET by BlondeBT,
You're doing fine without me....close enough.
I'm over F'ing. Did you see the pictures of him in Iraq? All by his lonesome? And making friends? Hillarious.
Finally, check out the stories of the helo call signs assigned to Her Highness and Lurch. I guarantee you'll need to put your drink down.
hehe, thanks BT. I get a k
December 28, 2006 - 17:06 ET by MightyMouthhehe, thanks BT. I get a kick out of some of the exchanges between you, Blonde and that rascal Balboa too. Happy new year!
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
MM, Shhhh. Don't say B*****'
December 28, 2006 - 17:21 ET by Chris NormanMM,
Shhhh. Don't type B*****'s name. He senses it and comes...
The dogs bark, but the caravan moves on.
- Arabian Proverb
I hear ya Chris, ziiiiiiiii
December 28, 2006 - 17:36 ET by MightyMouthI hear ya Chris, ziiiiiiiiiiip, mum's the word!
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
MM, that's right the word is
December 28, 2006 - 17:44 ET by Chris NormanMM, that's right. The word's "mum" - not "Balboa" - damn!
The dogs bark, but the caravan moves on.
- Arabian Proverb
...
December 28, 2006 - 17:51 ET by JnobleTalk about rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic...
- the very well-paid deck cha
December 28, 2006 - 18:00 ET by Chris Norman- the very well-paid deck chair...
The dogs bark, but the caravan moves on.
- Arabian Proverb
Now here is the matchup of th
December 29, 2006 - 11:54 ET by donsalesNow here is the matchup of the year.....should be on the cover of TIME magazine.....
"Che Guevarra links up with Tokyo Rose to Boost Sagging Ratings on the CBS Nightly News"
Nowhere to Run....Nowhere To Hide.....
Just a couple of remin
March 11, 2007 - 15:45 ET by Right2thePointJust a couple of reminders about Courics new producer Rick Kaplan and his history
Clinton booster from way back
At ABC when they had the Food Lion investigation mess.
Behind the "Operation Tailwind" false reporting of US troops gassing civilians in Laos while at CNN