Posted on 06/09/2009 10:59:44 AM PDT by meandog
(CNSNews.com) – CBS News Anchor Katie Couric told Princeton's graduating seniors last week that they should avoid "nastiness" and then mocked Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and Miss California Carrie Prejean, while praising Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, First Lady Michelle Obama and Judge Sonia Sotomayor. The latter two are Princeton graduates.
Couric was speaking at Princeton's "Class Day," an annual event held by the school's seniors the day before they graduate. She was chosen to speak by a vote of the graduating class itself.
As she started her address to the Class of 2009, Couric told the students, “Coming here was a real no brainer! After all, I can see New Jersey from my house!”
The anchor was 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!”
Couric 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.
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What is hypocrisy to one who has no principles?
And her ratings at CBS are at a new all time low...
A jealous skank with her claws out.
Moistened Bing
Doesn’t this recuse Katie Couric from reporting on Sarah Palin?
This is the same sort of bias that was on blatant display during her interview with Gov. Palin.
Couric is exceedingly stupid...even for a newsreader.
Another reason why he ratings continue to plummet.
Couric has been and is irrelevant.
I’ll send her a memo....
Hey Katie, I saw your ratings today..I got a joke for ya..
Can you see the unemployment office from your house
How can you tell the difference between Katie Couric and Dan Rather?
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Lipstick!
Don’t have the words...
All of the MSM are commies.
Dan always did use too much makeup.
Big deal. She’s still got another 5.1 million viewers she can alienate.
When conservatives mock liberals they are being “nasty”. When liberals mock conservatives they are being witty.
Katie I can see your pink slip in your mailbox.
I remember when CBS was the Tiffany Network and watched Walter every night.
Dear God that's precious!
I want to see her quarterback a dream team of the Lingerie Football League.
CNS News is one of the only sources which accurately report what Palin said. She never said”I can see Russia from my house” it was Tina Fey doing a bad impersonation. I bet that 90% of Americans would not know that.
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