Video: The Tiffany Network’s tradition of objective journalism
posted at 9:30 am on November 24, 2009 by Ed Morrissey
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Just in case you might be wondering about the kind of coverage the CBS Evening News will give the health-care bill in the coming weeks of Senate debate, Noel Sheppard of Newsbusters caught this big signal from Katie Couric on CBS’s website. Couric offers this little poem, based very loosely on “A Visit from St. Nicholas” by Clement Clark Moore, on CBS.com’s Notebook, and gives a cutesy endorsement to Olympia Snowe and any aisle-crossing she might to do save Harry Reid’s bacon:
Twas just weeks before Christmas and what do you know
Senate Democrats are once again praying for Snowe.
They won 60 votes to start the debate
But they’re back to square one and the just have to wait.
Wait for Blue Dogs like Nelson and Lincoln
Who say a public option would mean the economy sinkin’.
Wait for Joe Lieberman who says it won’t pass
And hope Mary Landrieu can change her mind fast.The Republican votes right now total zero
But a trigger could make one woman a hero.
The moderate who hails from the land way up north
Could save Harry Reid’s Christmas with a deal she brought forth.
Urging government plans for when private ones fail
To think: both sides happy, can both sides prevail?
At this point no compromise looms within sight
That means after Thanksgiving it’s on with the fight.
Enjoy your turkey and know we’ll be here
To help make this tough topic just a little more clear.
Yes, I remember fondly when Edward R. Murrow used to bastardize children’s poems in order to flack for policy on the air at the Tiffany Network. This may have been my favorite Murrow ditty:
Mary had a little lamb, whose fleece was white as snow,
And everywhere Kefauver went, Stevenson’s sure to go.
OK, OK, the meter was a little rusty, but it was Murrow, man!
And to think that people don’t take Couric seriously as a journalist ….
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And as Krauthammer pointed out (he no Palin fan at the time), Gibson totally blew as he showed he did not know what the Bush Doctrine was at all. A complete gotcha question which Palin answered correctly. The Bush Doctrine was more complex than Charlie was able to comprehend!
dhunter on November 24, 2009 at 10:34 AM
I’m gonna get shoes thrown at me, but I thought she was a sexy dancer.
That said, this will be shown to REAL journalism students of the future as one of the many low points in their profession and a good example on what NOT to do.
thebrokenrattle on November 24, 2009 at 10:35 AM
Goodness! I can’t watch her.
4shoes on November 24, 2009 at 10:40 AM
Get.
Out.
More.
LibTired on November 24, 2009 at 10:41 AM
Love the lack of bias Katie! /sarc
There’s a reason I watch almost no broadcast TV… *barf*
rockbend on November 24, 2009 at 10:44 AM
I thought she wanted to be taken seriously?
CityFish on November 24, 2009 at 9:35 AM
She does want to be taken seriously. But like so many libs she wants to be taken seriously, and yet at the same time be given the opportunity to act like an ass whenever she pleases, spout nonsense, and generally be a frivolous dope. Then when she wants she’ll sit down and expect full compliance to her self-view as a “serious journalist.” Convention is for dolts, don’t you know. Katie breaks the mold! Hey, she shows us her pulsating colon and still expects us to think she’s sexy…
max1 on November 24, 2009 at 10:45 AM
They call me the perky one,
My name is Katie,
you also might know me as the Ho Dancin’ Lady,
I give the libs cover,
from my anchor chair at night,
I do what they tell me,
I can’t stand the right,
My ratings are tanking,
For the CBS Team,
My friend Nicole Wallace blames it on my low self-esteem,..
I pass on my lib views,
through your TV Screen,
I get my talking points from Howard Dean,
I push out the lies for the Obama Administration,
I want to see Blue spread through the nation,
I may dance like a tramp,
when I am not sober,
but if ObamaCare passes,
you’ll look just as bad when your asked to BEND OVER.
portlandon on November 24, 2009 at 10:47 AM
portlandon on November 24, 2009 at 10:47 AM
Bravo!
Disturb the Universe on November 24, 2009 at 10:51 AM
Worth another post…
mankai on November 24, 2009 at 10:53 AM
Autotune the News is going to have fun with this one.
Scrappy on November 24, 2009 at 10:54 AM
My favorite part was the ditty at the end in which Couric consoled that “they” (CBS) will be there to dumb all this hard to understand healthcare stuff down so your brain won’t hurt. Couric lovingly assures that she’ll be there to spoon feed “the big scary public option” to the plebes like pureed carrots.
mmmmmm. Thank you Katie.
R Square on November 24, 2009 at 10:57 AM
Teenager.
mankai on November 24, 2009 at 10:59 AM
This woman needs to go away and stay gone.
She is a walking, talking, dancing example of the Peter Principle.
Enough already.
AZCoyote on November 24, 2009 at 11:02 AM
Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the club
Katie Couric was looking for guys to butt-rub
But the gentlemen found her too haggard and squat
So she showed some young ladies that “It” she’s still got
She stuck out her buttocks like eggs in a basket
While poor Walter Cronkite did flips in his casket
Then I heard her exclaim as she threw back her drink
“Merry Christmas to all! Incidentally, I stink”
Jim Treacher on November 24, 2009 at 11:03 AM
Jim, soon to be a classic!
Thanks for the hearty laugh
R Square on November 24, 2009 at 11:08 AM
Treacher: The New Age RONCO slicer.
My God man….you should make an album.
BobMbx on November 24, 2009 at 11:13 AM
“Journalist” is considered a profession now? Brother.
Cicero43 on November 24, 2009 at 11:16 AM
Wow, I’m gonna cry that was so special.
PattyJ on November 24, 2009 at 11:17 AM
She was a crossover from a morning talk show. CBS wanted to break a barrier that they felt needed to be crossed.
So many other women with true journalistic ability should have been first.
Frankly no one watches her, I wonder why she is a topic here.
FireBlogger on November 24, 2009 at 11:22 AM
Kind of like the first profession.
Holger on November 24, 2009 at 11:22 AM
I swear Perky Katie has gained a lot of Courics lately.
misterpeasea on November 24, 2009 at 11:23 AM
Instant classic!
FireBlogger on November 24, 2009 at 11:24 AM
Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
Katie’s a hack,
Bite me with your horseteeth.
fogw on November 24, 2009 at 11:28 AM
That was so bad I think she just gave me cancer!!
JohnGalt23 on November 24, 2009 at 11:30 AM
Why not Prostitution is!
dhunter on November 24, 2009 at 11:30 AM
I’d give a quarter to see her rappit… better yet…AUTO TUNE IT!
CynicalOptimist on November 24, 2009 at 11:35 AM
tragically unhip
Kini on November 24, 2009 at 11:39 AM
BTW, anyone know where I can find the footage that corresponds with that pic… I don’t mean to class her a “fat buttocks” but… dude… BABY GOT BACK!
CynicalOptimist on November 24, 2009 at 11:40 AM
Don’t make fun of fat assed liberal women.
It’s sexist and degrading and just not F-A-I-R. Wah Wah Wah
Leave Katie alone. Wah-wah-wah
At least she is not you know like Sarah Palin or something Wah-Wah-Wah
kangjie on November 24, 2009 at 11:41 AM
I wish it weren’t morning, and I’d have a stiff drink to try and forget that Katie vid.
TBenton on November 24, 2009 at 11:47 AM
I’d buy it, but only if you have barking dogs and meowing cats performing best-loved holiday tunes!
ya2daup on November 24, 2009 at 11:50 AM
Like Grandad used to say, “Looks like two cats fightin’ in a towsack.”
CynicalOptimist on November 24, 2009 at 11:52 AM
Based on the picture, this is one of those times that I’m thankful for my office blocking video.
Torch on November 24, 2009 at 11:53 AM
Spring on the farm!
The cows, they go “Moo-Moo!”
Let’s all watch Katie step,
In all the cow…..
Well, you know.
pilamaye on November 24, 2009 at 12:03 PM
Brought to you by the letters “A,” “G” and the number 4.
Seriously – WTF is this crap?
RedNewEnglander on November 24, 2009 at 12:08 PM
I really don’t get what possesses people to do things like this. Is it that she came up with this idea and she’d bite the head off of anyone who advised against such idiocy? Honestly, there must be dozens of people who could have said “this is really stupid” and you’ll look like a jackass. Pssst, Katie, there’s a reason that you now have to compete with cable news programs.
RightWinged on November 24, 2009 at 12:08 PM
I thought that this girl was fired from CBS. What happened? Furthermore, what happened?
redwhiteblue on November 24, 2009 at 12:12 PM
I won’t watch the video, but from the pic….while she still looks good, considering she’s getting up there….I will say…Katie? Lay off the tank tops babe. You can’t pull it off anymore. Are those arms, or turkey necks? LOL
As for her personally, I can’t stand her. She had no integrity to begin with, and this poem, and pandering, just sealed it for her.
capejasmine on November 24, 2009 at 12:20 PM
She aint no Murrow.
faol on November 24, 2009 at 12:28 PM
Treacher, you’re a genious!
bloggless on November 24, 2009 at 12:28 PM
Isn’t Couric supposedly a news anchor?
The hero will be the person who gets the socialism bill passed? Well, now that I think about it, that’s news to me!
Danzo on November 24, 2009 at 12:31 PM
Caaack…just threw up in my mouth a little.
Wyznowski on November 24, 2009 at 12:31 PM
Katie is a testiment to Political correctness. Otherwise, she would have been gone a long time ago had she been judged by her performance.
She is there because of female affirmative action in the media. There are much more talented women out there that would thrive on their merrits, but most of them are conservatives and would not fit the media
racialgender profiling.saiga on November 24, 2009 at 12:35 PM
Katie is a
testiment to Political correctness. Otherwise, she would have been gone a long time ago had she been judged by her performance.She is there because of female affirmative action in the media. There are much more talented women out there that would thrive on their merrits, but most of them are conservatives and would not fit the media racial gender profiling testicle.
saiga on November 24, 2009 at 12:35 PM
FIFY
BobMbx on November 24, 2009 at 12:38 PM
I get physically ill every time I see that woman. Couric is a fraud.
Ricohoc on November 24, 2009 at 12:43 PM
Note to self: Do not have mouth full of food, while reading.
MNHawk on November 24, 2009 at 12:45 PM
Katie is one whose voice turns me off. I don’t mind accents or even idiocyncratic habits.
She reminds me of an emotional attitude….passive-aggressive to the max.
AnninCA on November 24, 2009 at 12:51 PM
pros·ti·tute \ˈpräs-tə-ˌtüt\
Inflected Form(s): pros·ti·tut·ed; pros·ti·tut·ing
1. a person who uses their talent and ability in a base or unworthy way: whore, harlot.
2. to hire (oneself) out as a prostitute.
3. to put one’s (talent or ability) to unworthy use.
I don’t want to be mean or nasty, but I’ve never seen any “talent” exhibited by Miss Perky. She and the rest of the newsreaders remind me of Bill Murray’s assessment of his character’s co-workers in the film “Groundhog Day” when he referred to them as “hair-do’s”.
oldleprechaun on November 24, 2009 at 1:08 PM
I support Katie Couric’s pubic option.
JEM on November 24, 2009 at 1:11 PM
Yes, but in Murrow’s day, the administration didn’t hand out “I (heart) Obama” kneepads to all the sycophants.
Katie’s must be gettin’ all wore out, by now.
.
locomotivebreath1901 on November 24, 2009 at 1:13 PM
Before Loxodonta starts blaming Cindy Munford….I blame all of today’s rhyming on Jim Treacher, doriangrey and Lox. ( :
yoda on November 24, 2009 at 1:18 PM
There was a chubby anchor from the media,
She liked to ramble sounding like an encyclopedia,
Yet while caught in a dance,
Bulging out while she pranced,
She should be more concerned what her network is feeding her.
Hening on November 24, 2009 at 1:35 PM
OH!!!
Doughboy on November 24, 2009 at 10:24 AM
DO YOU REALLY THING THEY WENT UP FOR WATER???
NJ Red on November 24, 2009 at 2:00 PM
T’was the month before Christmas and out on the set,
Katie Couric looked hard ridden and put away wet,
She twisted and grinded her soft, saggy flesh,
and she sucked in her gut, a cellulite mess.
Look at me, she hithered, as she skanked the dance floor,
Look at me, she begged, look, I have more.
But the men had all vanished, but it did not deter,
Katie Couric was happy to bump with a her.
bloggless on November 24, 2009 at 2:03 PM
Biiotch doin’ the bootyquake in last shot.
LtE126 on November 24, 2009 at 3:15 PM
ah….kudos to all you wonderful poets out there!!!
I’m not ashmaned to admit I am significantly less talented. So, here’s my cut:
Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house
TVs we were watching, but, like most every home in America,
NONE of them were tuned in to CBS News.
wildweasel on November 24, 2009 at 3:45 PM
Katie O’Couric sat in a corner
Selling Obama’s lies
If she wasn’t so dumb
She’d sit on her thumb
And look less of a fool to the wise.
-
RalphyBoy on November 24, 2009 at 5:08 PM
Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the club
Katie Couric was looking for guys to butt-rub
But the gentlemen found her too haggard and squat
So she showed some young ladies that “It” she’s still got
She stuck out her buttocks like eggs in a basket
While poor Walter Cronkite did flips in his casket
Then I heard her exclaim as she threw back her drink
“Merry Christmas to all! Incidentally, I stink”
Jim Treacher on November 24, 2009 at 11:03 AM
A classic is born.
tigerlily on November 24, 2009 at 5:22 PM
you got a real talent there. lol
Daemonocracy on November 24, 2009 at 7:47 PM
Did she have the glasses on when she wrote this.
Whatta maroon.
HAnthonyWayne on November 24, 2009 at 10:55 PM
Crap. I meant to put a question mark in my post.
Whatta maroon.
HAnthonyWayne on November 24, 2009 at 10:56 PM
Kaie gives Cougars a bad name.
di butler on November 24, 2009 at 11:13 PM
Wow, that was disturbing.
In the spirit of Christmas, poor Katie should be banished to the Island of Misfit Toys.
And to think, earlier this year the USC Annenberg School for Communication presented Katie Couric with the prestigious Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Television Journalism.
Mr. Parker: It’s a Major Award. I won it!
Swede: D*mn, h3ll, you say won it?
Mr. Parker: Yeah, mind power, Swede; mind power.
A Christmas Story (1983)
ReagansRight on November 24, 2009 at 11:13 PM
Take note dear friends….the face of the enemy. Strange, how smiles and giggles can mask the dagger behind the back. Either we get it together,become proactive, and hang together, or we shall surly hang individually.
genemitchell on November 25, 2009 at 9:49 AM
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