Saturday, November 17, 2007
Couric Mocks Dan Rather in Web Video
Oh yeah, you know things are getting bad at CBS news when the new anchor who no one watches takes cheap shots at the old anchor who no one watched. Here's more from the AP:Though battles between news anchors have historically been between rival networks, today's ripest feud is a purely CBS affair: Katie vs. Dan. The rivalry took a humorous turn Thursday when a video was posted on the Web showing Katie Couric mocking Dan Rather while preparing to anchor a broadcast from Nashville, Tenn., last week.
While her CBS crew prepared for the Nov. 8 evening broadcast and makeup was applied to her, Couric mocked Rather. A video of Rather surfaced last month, showing the former "CBS Evening News" anchor obsessing over his appearance before a remote broadcast — particularly questioning the wearing of an overcoat.
"I'm going to be like Dan Rather on YouTube," joked Couric, alluding to Rather by fiddling with her coat. "Geez, don't you think he deserves a little payback?"
She then added, laughing: "This tart is ready to go!"
Rather, who left CBS News in March 2005, in June referred to his successor as "a nice person," but said "the mistake was to try to bring the `Today' show ethos to the `Evening News,' and to dumb it down, tart it up in hopes of attracting a younger audience."
The video of Couric was posted by comedian Harry Shearer on MyDamnChannel.com, a video Web site co-founded by Shearer. He also posted the video of Rather, taken from his anchoring days, last month.Labels: Are You Mocking Me?, Dan Rather, Katie Couric
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