Kathy Lee Gifford gets on some people's nerves. Who knew?
Turns out it's not just me that Kathy Lee Gifford imbues with existential dread with a side order of militarized-stomach-virus-level nausea. Turns out it's, oh, a good chunk of the human race.
Since Kathy Lee joined the "Today" show's fourth (and mercifully final) hour in April, its viewership has dropped from 1.9 million to 1.7 million, which is 30 million less than what NBC has been averaging for its prime-time Olympic coverage so far (OK, not a great comparison). But those who have remained are die-hard Kathy Lee fans:
"Every time that fourth hour comes on, I can literally feel my body temperature rising," one "fan" told the New York Times. "I'm getting angry just talking about it." Oh, wait.
Jim Bell, executive producer of "Today," leaps to Kathy Lee's defense: "If you look in the 'Today' show viewer e-mail box, it's a miracle anyone watches the show. People who take the time to post comments on blogs are overwhelmingly negative." Oops, that's not exactly defending her, is it? Oh, well.
And this antipathy toward Gifford is snowballing: The Times cites an anti-Kathy-Lee Facebook page with four members!
Here's an amusing clip mentioned in the Times piece in which Sam the Cooking Guy tells Kathy Lee to shut the f#%& up. She does - for about four seconds.
Can we put that guy on a coin or a stamp or something?
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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.
I was willing to still be her fan for nostalgia's sake even though deep down I knew that she was all along the new Anita Bryant. My suspicions were confirmed when she outright dissed L.A. Gay Pride and Gay marriage all in one breath. I immediately deleted her DVR favorites.
I don't know how Hoda Kotbe can stand it. KL is so passive-aggressive towards her. She is just supremely awful, on so many levels.
This comment is to Kathy Lee: You are very pretty, but your very washed out with no color on your lips. Please try a darker lip stick or lip gloss.
Thanks,
Michele