David Kronke was appointed Mayor of Television after a bloodless coup in 2000. Since then, he has improved infrastructure, championed greater educational opportunities and fought for reforms that have utterly erased corruption and incompetence from the television industry. Since Mr. Kronke has ascended to power, Television is a far better place. America turns against Katie Couric
According to a new Gallup Poll, a third of us just plain don’t like Katie Couric. (Half of us still do, though, Katie, so don’t feel too down.)
How did this come about? Wasn’t she the 21st century’s “America’s Sweetheart?” Sure, industry folks have all heard anecdotes about her behind-the-scenes diva-like behavior, but I doubt a third of the country has. There’s a difference between thinking she’s not serving her position as “CBS Evening News” anchor well and having actual negative feelings about her, isn’t there?
And anyway, what’s the point of a public-opinion poll like that? (It also found that NBC’s Brian Williams and ABC’s Charlie Gibson were both more liked and less disliked, to relatively similar measures.) I can see a network doing an internal study, but why do the Galluping inquisitors think this is the sort of information we’re hungering for?
What’s next, intrepid Gallup Pollsters? Lasagna or spaghetti or ravioli? Stilettos or strappy sandals or sensible shoes? Universal remotes or remotes for specific functions or turning on the set manually? Pony rides in the park or rollerblading on the beach or skeet shooting in the meadow? America wants answers, dammit!
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Lasagna! Sandals! Universal remote! Pony ride on Matthew McConaughey! Oh wait. That wasn't a choice, was it?
Posted by: Suzy Q | May 4, 2007 4:28 PM