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Hurricane Katrina: Anderson Cooper, Shep Smith, Brian Williams & Harrigan Battle for 'Rather Prize'
Cable Newser ^ | 8/29/05

Posted on 08/29/2005 12:07:21 PM PDT by gopwinsin04

'Poor Dan Rather,' writes Jonah Goldberg at National Review Magazine. 'This is really his kind of story.'

Tim Graham says CNN's Anderson Cooper 'has his eyes on the Dan Rather prize.' The network had lots of anchors out in the storm, but Cooper seems to be closest to the anchor wrapped around a pole look.

Steve Harrigan dominated FNC's excellent coverage of Katrina. He stood at a 90 degree angle to the camera, buffeted by the Gulfport, Mississippi winds. 'Harrigan is doing an amazing job of riding this thing out. He's staring down the hurricane without hyping anything up,' an emailer writes.

Brian Williams was wise to position himself at the Louisiana Superdome. His cell phone reports became increasingly important as the situation began to deteriorate at 9AM.

FNC star Shep Smith was the first anchor on air from the French Quarter. His coverage, via phone, from downtown continues to be compelling.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; US: Louisiana
KEYWORDS: hurricanekatrina
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1 posted on 08/29/2005 12:07:22 PM PDT by gopwinsin04
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I wish they's send CNN's Nancy Grace out there ... I'd love to see her big eylashes fly off down the street


2 posted on 08/29/2005 12:19:47 PM PDT by Lorianne
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3 posted on 08/29/2005 12:24:05 PM PDT by gopwinsin04
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To: Lorianne

LOL! Rita Cosby can go with her.


4 posted on 08/29/2005 12:25:33 PM PDT by Andy'smom
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To: Lorianne

I really like Steve Harrigan. He is the most natural and most believable.


5 posted on 08/29/2005 12:27:11 PM PDT by Millie
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To: Lorianne
"I wish they's send CNN's Nancy Grace out there ... I'd love to see her big eylashes fly off down the street"

LOL! Very funny.

6 posted on 08/29/2005 12:27:28 PM PDT by maxter
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To: gopwinsin04

Good golly! That ox is flying straight toward his head!
7 posted on 08/29/2005 12:30:08 PM PDT by rabidralph
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8 posted on 08/29/2005 12:30:42 PM PDT by gopwinsin04
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To: Lorianne

>>>I wish they's send CNN's Nancy Grace out there ... I'd love to see her big eylashes fly off down the street

That could be deadly to the person they hit...


9 posted on 08/29/2005 12:32:01 PM PDT by Keith in Iowa (Liberals...they're so quixotic...)
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To: rabidralph

'There goes a piece of the roof flying past ready to impale me!'


10 posted on 08/29/2005 12:32:02 PM PDT by gopwinsin04
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To: gopwinsin04
FNC star Shep Smith was the first anchor on air from the French Quarter. His coverage, via phone, from downtown continues to be compelling.

And he had an F-Bomb dropped in his lap to boot!

11 posted on 08/29/2005 12:36:34 PM PDT by theDentist (The Dems have put all their eggs in one basket-case: Howard "Belltower" Dean.)
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yeah, I heard that.


12 posted on 08/29/2005 12:38:55 PM PDT by FreeAtlanta (never surrender, this is for the kids)
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To: gopwinsin04

Did anybody see Bill Hemmer anchoring the coverage on Sunday evening on Fox? When did he leave CNN?


13 posted on 08/29/2005 12:39:39 PM PDT by rabidralph
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Notice, not a single woman out in the rain!!!

And they say that the men are smarter??????? LOL

14 posted on 08/29/2005 12:57:25 PM PDT by OldFriend (MERCY TO THE GUILTY IS CRUELTY TO THE INNOCENT ~ Adam Smith)
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This 'stand outside in the wind and rain' coverage is so old already! Geeze, don't they realize how foolish they look... as in 'not having sense enough to get outta the rain?'


15 posted on 08/29/2005 1:01:40 PM PDT by demkicker ((Life has many choices. Eternity has only two. Which one have you chosen?))
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And now Sean is kissing their rear ends, talking about how brave they are for going into the hurricane.


16 posted on 08/29/2005 1:09:01 PM PDT by OldFriend (MERCY TO THE GUILTY IS CRUELTY TO THE INNOCENT ~ Adam Smith)
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To: OldFriend

I usually like Sean, but he can really go over the top sometimes and this is one of those times....


17 posted on 08/29/2005 1:10:30 PM PDT by demkicker ((Life has many choices. Eternity has only two. Which one have you chosen?))
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To: gopwinsin04
but Cooper seems to be closest to the anchor wrapped around a pole look.

No comment.

18 posted on 08/29/2005 1:11:07 PM PDT by GSWarrior
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Maybe if one of these camera hogging idiots gets speared in the head by some sheet metal or a tree branch while on camera, they'll all agree to STOP TORTURING US!


19 posted on 08/29/2005 1:13:52 PM PDT by demkicker ((Life has many choices. Eternity has only two. Which one have you chosen?))
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To: Lorianne

LMAO!!


20 posted on 08/29/2005 1:15:22 PM PDT by Constitution Day
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