Sunday, August 30, 2009

MSM: Hager The Horrible

NBC's "Today" show hires George W's daughter Jenna Bush Hager as a special correspondent.

Note:  Both the Huffington Post and AOL are using the ugly ass photo (left).  Politico has a better one.

NYDN poll results as of 8:30a EDT Monday: Do you think Jenna Bush has enough experience to be a correspondent for the 'Today' show?
Yes, she's the daughter of the president and has written a book. 27%
No, what does she know about being a reporter? 55%
I'm not sure, but I'll definitely tune in! 18%

The puzzled are asking me why Jim Bell hired Jenna.  How's this?  Perhaps "Today" has taken notice that other media outlets are glomming on to John McCain's daughter Meghan.  The younger McCain will warm Elisabeth Hasselbeck's chair on "The View" while the former is off on maternity leave. 

Ms. Meghan has no broadcasting experience either.

Today's NYT snarky lede "Even the former first daughter Jenna Bush Hager has to supplement her teacher’s salary with a part-time job. In her case, though, the second job is rather high profile: she is going to work for NBC as the newest “Today” show correspondent."

12 comments:

  1. Good Grief! Certainly they
    could have found a better
    picture of her!

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  2. I hope it is not a naieve move by Jenna. Perhaps she is going undercover, and will correct or chastise the liberal elite hosts when they spout their vindictives against the "previous administration".

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  3. Her fist story is rumored to be on underage drinking in college...

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  4. This is very dumb on her part. Why the fuck would you work for a news organization that spewed vile and hatred for your Father daily?

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  5. Not dumb. She learned from her father and grandfather and uncle and great grandfather that vile and hateful words sometimes come with the jobs they chose to take. She's also smart enough to understand that people who spew that sort of stuff find it much harder to do when they actually know you personally.

    She's also following what appears to be a Bush tradition of setting out on one's own to make their own splash upon the world.

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  6. Of course, anyone with a pulse will be a better sight on the Today Show than the unctious Jenna Wolf (Weekend Today).

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  7. My niece's latest acting role. Trailer.

    The other side of nerds.

    http://youhavetobethistalltogoonthisride.blogspot.com/2009/08/other-side-of-nerds.html

    Thought I would put a plug in ;)

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  8. You can plug anytime you want, KJ!

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  9. We'll see if she's got what it takes. Suffice it to say she's taking ON-Camera 101, the cram course.

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  10. Go Jenna might as well beat the MSNBC debut of the Sacha and Milea show. Can't be far away.

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  11. This is very dumb on her part. Why the fuck would you work for a news organization that spewed vile and hatred for your Father daily?

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