[Spunky]

whose histrionic predictions of doom and gloom before and/or during Operation Iraqi Freedom stand head and shoulders above all others for their shrillness, certainty, and apocalyptic ravings.

I should have read your instructions carefully before I posted.

Disregard my posting at #51. I guess what Katie Couric said wasn't exactly doom and gloom.

Just wishful thinking on her part.

[kristinn]

Katie is so deserving. I watch Fox and Friends, so I haven't followed how the perky one did on this.

[rainingred]

Matt Lauer and Katie Curric could and should, at least, receive dishonorable mentions for asking intelligent people stupid questions.
Paraphrasing an example: Lauer asked the photo-journalist who had undergone 7 hours of intense fighting "Is there any truth to the rumor that you were actually thinking about picking up a gun in order to defend yourself?"