Katie Couric: A Unpopular Idealogue

CBS Evening News Anchor Katie Couric recently addressed Princeton University graduating seniors and opined on what it means to be a successful woman and delivered blows to conservatives Donald Rumsfeld and Rush Limbaugh. The liberal journalist instructed the newly minted graduates that they avoid “nastiness” and then mocked Alaska Governor Sarah Palin and Miss California Carrie Prejean, while praising Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, First Lady Michelle Obama and Judge Sonia Sotomayor.
She began her address by saying, ?Coming here was a real no brainer! After all, I can see New Jersey from my house!? Couric was obviously referring to an interview Palin gave to ABC News during last year’s presidential campaign, in which Palin had said of Russia, ?They?re our next door neighbors and you can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska, from an island in Alaska.?

On “Saturday Night Live” comic Tina Fey, who impersonated Palin, mocked that remark by changing it to: ?And I can see Russia from my house!? Unfortunately, while Palin did reveal that she may not be ready for national office, that comment from a professional journalist such as Couric, is rude, juvenile, and frankly, beneath her.
The anchor also took a swipe at traditional-marriage-defending Miss California Carrie Prejean in the same passage that she praised Judge Sotomayor and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. In this instance, Couric likened Prejean to Anita Bryant, a popular singer from the 1950s through the 1970s, who led a successful campaign in Miami to repeal a pro-homosexual ordinance. This seems ridiculous to me as statistics prove that most Americans are in favor of traditional marriage. Furthermore, Prejean holds the same view that President Obama holds and nobody is crucifying him for his position on the issue.
It seems interesting to me that people such as Couric and much of the left all pay lip service to tolerance, yet this is a perfect example of how they are often the most intolerant. Couric should spend more time working on attracting more viewers to her show than criticizing conservatives, as the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric had its lowest viewership yet. In fact, it’s the lowest viewership since at least the 1991/92 season, as far back as Nielsen records track.

-sam