WHAT you are vs. WHO you are

So I guess for all of the reasons that perky Katie Couric gave us for not watching her host the nightly news, the reason her boss chose to blame is good old convenient “sexism“;

“I’m sort of surprised by the vitriol against her. The number of people who don’t want news from a woman was startling,” Mr Moonves said of the audience’s reaction to Ms Couric, who this month brought ratings for the CBS Evening News to a 20-year low.

It couldn’t be because she presents Leftist commentary as hard news, could it? Or maybe her perkiness plays well to stay-at-home moms early in the morning, but not to working people who watch evening news. Nope, it’s gotta be because she’s a woman.

Just like when the Democrats charged America with being anti-Semites when we didn’t elect Joe Lieberman as Vice-President. (But somehow it isn’t racism when they treat him the way they have the last few years) The Left is more concerned about WHAT a person is than WHO a person is.

If you speak ill of Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton it’s because you’re a racist – not because you can recognize a hustler when you see one (or two). If you report suspicious behavior of a group of imams, it’s because you’re an Islamophobe, not because you’re scared of crashing into a building during your flight home.

When I was in college (at the age of 39), I mentioned to my professor that I’d leave the country if Hillary Clinton became President. A co-ed overheard the comment and charged me with being a sexist. I tried to explain that I’d leave the country because I don’t want to live under a socialistic government – but of course there was no explaining – I was a sexist because I didn’t like Hillary Clinton for WHAT she is, rather than WHO she is. But now I see that women support her 2:1 over Obama’s female support. I guess there’s no sexism or racism involved there, huh?

I know it’s only natural for people to avoid confronting their own shortcomings by blaming them on other people’s shortcomings, but sometimes people don’t like you for WHO you are. Trust me on this – alot of you are jerks and no one has ever told you.

Nah, sorry, Les, but CBS bet on the wrong pony – perky Katie Couric is a poor newsperson. That’s not America’s fault; it was a bad business decision from the get-go. And it’s not like you weren’t warned.

Category: Society