Your thoughts on Ann Curry vs. Savannah Guthrie
Obviously, NBC made a hash out the involuntary transition from Ann Curry to Savannah Guthrie (with more drama continuing to unfold as a result of skipping over Natalie Morales in the process).
I rarely watch the Today Show (partly because I find the segments with Jennifer Bush totally unwatchable), so I already have one foot out the door. I'm wondering is this switch is a step to increase or decrease the willingness of the news to call bullshit when a right-wing bull craps in a china shop.
Ann seemed too timid sometimes, but she had some good qualities:
Curry asked the question: "do you think that members of the Tea Party caucus know how to govern, or are they — do they understand that standing up for a cause is not the same as governing?'"
Curry described the anti-worker political bullying as an outrage: "We turn now to that outrage, you just heard about in Wisconsin, where the Republican-controlled senate voted last night to cut collective bargaining rights for public employees."
Curry grilled Gov. Christi on the "a coordinated" right-wing effort to "scapegoat" unions for problems "created by Wall Street" and the "banks" and she made the point that "it doesn't sort of make sense...that the unions really are to blame."
Curry criticized the Rep. Ryan budget because "poor people will suffer under this budget."
Curry grilled ex-Rep. Gingrich for "increasingly stepping up your characterization of President Obama as a 'food stamp president,' interestingly, in the lead-up now to South Carolina....Are you intentionally playing the race card to win votes?
Savannah has been cast in the role of the usurping evil step-mother, but she -- too -- had some good qualities:
Guthrie graduated near the top of her Georgetown Law School class and went on to get the highest marks on her state bar exam.
Guthrie was very complimentary of Chief Justice Roberts for siding with the liberal wing of the SCOTUS when he affirmed the the President's health care act.
Guthrie chastised Ex-Sen. Santorum for taking "cheap shots" at the President and for trying to "reignite the culture wars in America."
Guthrie was formerly married to Al-Jazeera producer Mark Orchard and then in a long term relationship with Democratic activist Michael Feldman (Vice President Al Gore’s traveling chief of staff his last presidential campaign).
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Fluff..quasi weather & nonsense.
that said, I do like Savannah. I have nothing against Ann Curry, but if the rest of the show thinks she's not a fit, she was doomed 
She will be paid off handsomely and will probably breathe a sigh of relief to be off that show,
I liked Ann, but she wasn't the right person for the job. But Savannah is definetly not for the job. Why didn't NBC do what Live with Kelly is doing?? Rotating hosts until they can find that perfect person to be the co-host. Especially because they want to keep that idiot Lauer. He was so smug when Ann Curry left. It was so awful to watch. Painful even.
Oh and the rumor here is that Natalie Morales was passed over because she was the one who had an affair with Matt. 
I think the core problem is Matt Lauer. He's smarmy, a bad interviewer, has a stupid haircut and cheats on his wife--what's to like?
I'm sticking with Bill Press in the morning and saving myself all kinds of aggravation.
Diane
Anishinaabe in MI & mom to Taz, Nigel, and new baby brother Sammy, members of Dogs Against Romney, Cat Division
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