Moonves makes himself look ....
CBS chief calls Rather comments `sexist'
By SETH SUTEL, AP Business Writer 56 minutes ago
NEW YORK - CBS Corp. Chief Executive Leslie Moonves shot back at former CBS news anchor Dan Rather on Tuesday, saying remarks Rather made about his successor, Katie Couric, were "sexist."
THIS IS SOOO FUNNY. Because if she had been a MAN she would still be doing what CBS wants and Moonves wants which is to dumb down the news and tart it up. There's plenty of men out there doing this exact same thing. For god's sake Moonves. You made an ass of yourself.
Rather, speaking on MSNBC by phone on Monday, said CBS had made the mistake of taking the evening news broadcast and "dumbing it down, tarting it up," and playing up topics such as celebrities over war coverage. (silly ol americans .. ya just can't fool ALL OF US)
The comments appeared in blogs and in a story published Tuesday in the New York Daily News.
While referring to Couric as a "nice person,"(really Dan, it's okay, I said it for you: IT IS NOT NICE to play games with the freedom of the press and the right of the American people to KNOW !!!) Rather said "the mistake was to try to bring the 'Today' show ethos to the 'Evening News,' and to dumb it down, tart it up in hopes of attracting a younger audience."
Moonves, asked about the remarks at an appearance in New York sponsored by the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University, called the remarks "sexist" and said he was surprised at the amount of negative coverage Couric was receiving. Couric, the first solo female news anchor, has been struggling in the ratings.
"She's been on the air for nine months," Moonves said. "Let's give her a break."
And, I could SWEAR I've seen her around longer than that. LOL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! She's been on the air for AWHILE. She did this to herself trying to make US believe that Tom Cruise's baby was more important than the news.
Now, I know who to blame it on because I have not watched CBS since. Katie Couric, while a nice person, quite sucks at discerning WHAT is NEWS. But, it's purposeful I believe which perhaps then makes her NOT so NICE but just kinda cute. Lots of cute chicks out there get one who know what news IS.
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