Due to perpetually low ratings, we won’t see how former CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric would dismiss Weinergate. But on her Twitter page on Thursday, Couric tweeted: “I'm curious if anybody thinks this Anthony Weiner Twitter scandal is a legit news story or just fodder for late-night comedians...thoughts?”
So much for Couric's Twitter motto: "True journalism separates fact from fiction. Passionate about discovering what makes the world tick." Like many liberals (and feminists), Couric somehow can’t believe this could be true, that a 46-year-old married Member of Congress would be stupid and creepy enough to send a crotch picture to a college student young enough to be his daughter. What if Weiner had bulge-tweeted her 19-year-old daughter?
Resident MRC night owl Brent Baker noted to me that most late-night comedians are off this week (except Stewart and Colbert). We can remember how Couric joined the Republican-bashing media herd in making an enormous deal out of Rep. Mark Foley’s creepy Internet messages to congressional pages and Sen. Larry Craig’s restroom toe-tapping. But she apparently would be tempted to skip this one, just like NBC’s Brian Williams.
AmberNoone: FODDER. The man's brilliant. Let's just believe him and stop BULLYING everyone!!
BenBryant13: Fear media has made story out of accusation that now tars Weiner for having a fun private life. No hypocrisy/infidelity so far.
DeMo2009: Weiner story is fodder, but Fox Noise making it a world ending event.
Nevertheless, there were a few less partisan answers:
Pegcor: I do believe it is legit. If any teacher were to do it they would be fired & government reps should be held to same standards
And the conservative rebuttal:
ReaderOtweets: Earth to Katie: THIS is why no one watched you on CBS!
