The debut of Katic Couric as the latest of the CBS Evening News anchors will probably be remembered as "The Big Sneezy".
You know what they say about a sneeze, don't you? That it is the closest thing to an orgasm one can feel. But, too soon, after that goody-good feeling, with a shrug of one's shoulders and a shake of the head, life moves on and reality once again sets in.
Time was when the world breathlessly anticipated such an event. But, events like this are not the events that they used to be.
Who appear to be the copycat cable news media barely-out-of-their-teens producers and writers seem to be infatuated with the phrases, "Wait'll you see the next story" and "You're not going to believe this" as well as an overuse of the word "exclusive". "Exclusive" used to be used when only one media outlet had the story or an interiew. Today, we're under the barrage of a dozen "exclusives" of the same story or interviewee, from the breathless Rita Cosby to the nitwit logic of Joe Scarborough.
The list of those who will appear on Couric's upcoming newscasts is impressive. Presidents Bush and Clinton, Bill Maher and others want to get within the glow of her debut spotlight. But, the true test of her credibility will be whether or not she has real journalistic teeth behind that Pepsodent smile. Can she ask the hard questions and, more importantly, can she doggedly pursue the "follow up" question that so many TV newsies have abandoned?
Rush Limbaugh is being touted as her big "get" this week. Is he going to be asked for political analysis or is he being interviewed about his own life? Will she dance around the tough questions or will she bring up Limbaugh's drug problem? The big question - as Bob Novak would say - Katie, is this: Ask Rush Limbaugh if he is still on a prescription pain-killer for his ongoing back pain. And be careful about "The Viagra Thing", Katie. At last count he still had 29 out of the 30 pills that were secretly prescribed to his Florida doctor and given to him to protect his "privacy".
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