Shark Bytes

The shark is now circulating around the world. Yes our beloved gang have all set up camp around the globe . Must be ratings month again. The show has become a total joke. Never thought I'd miss Gumbel and Pauley or even Cutie Couric. But this globetrotting show is the last straw. Watching Ann Coury going up Mt Kilamanjaro is a scream. I give her credit though, she's a trooper. She'll have her own show one day mark my word. Dave Garroway is probably rolling in his grave, come to think of it he probably approves.

What annoys me about the Today show is the way they cut to stock footage while the person is talking, especially if the person is African-American like people can't stand to look at one for more than a few minutes at a time. Richard Pryor's daughter, Rain came on after she had just lost her father. What she had to say was very moving and heartfelt, but it was hard to focus on it because they showed stock footage almost the whole time she was speaking. Then to add insult to injury, Katie and Matt
were trash talking him after the interview.

Matt Laurer is a jerk. Another shark jump was his interview with Katherine Heigel where he leered at her like a creepy old man and came on strong. She looked extremely uncomfortable. I'm sure his wife was uncomfortable too.

Matt Lauer and his obvious conservative biases. He bitched like a woman when Obama and Biden voted around the same time. Ann had to change the subject quickly. He's prickly and sour like he's got a burr stuck in his jockey shorts. As a reporter you are supposed to be neutral about your political beliefs.
I can't believe at one time he was seen as the stud of daytime television. I'd rather have Katie back and him sent somewhere else.

Drudge Report says viewership is down. Can't wait till its biased vile crap is off the air.

"Spreading smears and lies about Sarah Palin, Governor of Alaska and first female candidate for the Vice-President of the United States of America."

ummmm, not making much of a case for your credibility here. Try googling "geraldine ferraro", if you know how to use the google.

NBC's not smearing Palin--they're just repeating the facts--she abused power, she can't name a SINGLE newspaper (!) that she reads, she has an active history with the Alaskan secessionists. The TODAY show does a pretty credible job of NOT making hay with all this material.

Jump the shark when Katie Lee Gifford join the Today show. Doesn't she have a sweatshop to run or something?

NBC is without a doubt the most left wing biased network. I have never seen a network in the support for Obama and the Democratic Party. Take Sunday Today show on 9/28 they reported on how SNL spoofed politics when they should have said Sarah Palin and the GOP. I have no respect for NBC and find them a waste of time.

I wish that during an interview Matt Lauer would cross his leg toward the audience, not away from it, the way actors on the stage are taught to do.

I'm tired of looking at that long, meaty thigh.

Spreading smears and lies about Sarah Palin, Governor of Alaska and first female candidate for the Vice-President of the United States of America.

The only good thing about the "Today" show adding a 4th hour is that it got that horrible soap opera "Passions" off the air.

How that "Passions" show ever made it on the air in the first place is beyond me.

Music choices for redonkulous segments. Sisqo's The Thong Song should not be used to show sandals - though they were discussing cheap thong sandals.

When Kathie Lee came aboard the NBC News family, yikes .

I don't know about the rest of the show but the 4th(really the 11th for them)hour has certainly JtS. What were the powers that be thinking? Matt, Hoda, Natalie, Ann are just getting by, and now they throw the old crow into the mix, hah!

I get it though, the powers are expecting some kind of melt down, power ploy from the insufferable KathyMee. It's the wreck they're banking on. The problem is that could be months, come on KMee give us something to remember you.

May 21, 2008 -- many things are in the news today.

Senator Kennedy, a hugely influential figure in our country for decades, has been stricken with a serious disease.

President Bush has been in Saudi Arabia to try to do something about the supply of oil.

Two primaries took place the day before, two strong Democrats contrinue to work for the nomination of their party.

What is Matt Lauer talking about when all the other networks are analyzing these major events?

A new reality show with a starlet that has had marital problems.

J U M P

It jumped when an awestruck Meredith Vieira interviewed train wreck Tonya Harding. Must have been a REAL slow news day. Vieira does deserve some award for wearing the frumpiest outfits on morning TV.