MSNBC's Contessa Brewer: Phony Tough or Crazy Brave?

[PCIntern]

Here she is, sitting in a TV studio criticizing the behavior of the British sailors and denigrating their collective behavior because they apologized on camera, stated that they had been in Iranian waters, and thanked their captors. she's a tinhorn O'Reilly or Hannity as far as I'm concerned. She's so busy misusing the word 'notoriety' that she has no real concept of what is gong on in this world than a mouse. But talking to these people is like attempting to explain alternate-side-of-the-street parking regulations to a cockroach. So I wouldn't dream of sending her a note. But that doesn't stop me from venting here a bit.

First, I've not been in the military, so I have no idea how I'd act if captured. So I leave it those who have been in these circumstances to judge the behaviors exhibited. So far, I haven't heard much from the survivors of various hostage or capture situations on the air. Now why could that be? Hmmm. Is it remotely possible that they understand that given the situation, it was best to 'get along and go along' in an environment where we, the USA, have violated the Geneva Convention in our own handling of prisoners? Just a consideration. I haven't ehard that much in the news these days, has anyone else here?

Second, it is not her role to make the statements she made as a 'newscaster'. If the producers of the show wish to introduce various military personnel and historians whose expertise comprises these situations, that's another matter, but who is she to make these statements? Really, who cares what she thinks as a career newsreader?

[valerief]

1. It's MSNBC. Just like CNN. Just like Fox. MSNBC only has KO for real news. nt

[PCIntern]

2. I suppose what I'm trying to get across

is that these newsreaders have injected themselves into the debate as though they are qualified to make value judgements for the rest of us. Strangely, in journalism, the real tenet is "We Report, you decide", and although FOX has corrupted that in the extreme, it is what should be occurring except that there's very little reporting and a whole lot o' commentating.

...update...we jsut found out that Contessa's mom screams a lot on amusement park rides.

Maybe she was getting in practice for other rides...


Ooops, did I say that? Sorry. Like Imus is sorry.

[valerief]

8. Yeah, but there is no such thing as real journalism in this theocracy.

KO is the exception, the only one, unless you count Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart. And, of course, Air America radio.

[babylonsister]

3. She's inhaled Col. Jack Jacobs' mindset. nt

[leftchick]

4. more like "dumbass newsbunny"

Imus called her a newsbunny to her face. One of the very few times he has made me laugh.

[PCIntern]

Did he?

He does occasionally hit the nail right on the head. As long as it's their nail, that's all I care about.

Unfortunately, he showed his true identity the other day.

[leftchick]

7. yes he did

It was quite a while ago, she was on reading the headlines and he called her a newsbunny to her face. She got red and I could tell she was pissed. I never saw her on again. That other blonde newsbunny took over for her.

[senseandsensibility]

5. Neither

I vote for stupid reader of corporate talking points. If they told her say the Brits were brave supporters of the war on tare, she happily would. And I agree with your criticism of her inserting her opinions into a story when she is supposedly an "anchor." I stopped watching corporate news almost three years ago, and I assume this is fairly common now. If not, it soon will be, I guess.:-(

[PCIntern]

6. Rmember the line from Broadcast News?

At the end of the crisis, the Wm. Hurt character says, the equivalent of "I think we can all breathe a sigh of relief" or words ot that effect, and the producer says: who cares what you think?

Boy was that movie prescient...