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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    09/19/09

    In reply to Jenna Bush Reports for Reporting Duty, but Keeps Day Job
    OMG. I resisted watching this because I thought it would be awful, but it's worse than awful. She can barely pronounce words "An Nay." She comes across as totally phony, a little creepy, and her voice and delivery are that of a boozy, smoked out 50 year old.
    Wonder who put this little gig together?
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    Image of Banjo-Sea Kitten Banjo-Sea Kitten
    09/19/09

    @Novaload: you try conversating with your twin sister over bar din for a decade... Rough on the 'cords....
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    Image of Iamdoingit Iamdoingit
    12/03/09

    @Novaload: This was long ago, but I have never agreed with something more than I agree with this.
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    12/03/09

    @Iamdoingit: Thanks. She's STILL doing this job, believe it or not!
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    12/03/09

    @Novaload: I saw one where she was interviewing kids who fix cars as part of an after school program. It went something like this...

    "I am so proud of your efforts, right Matt?" It made no sense and was very slow and awkward, like she was trying to lie to a cop about expired car insurance.
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    12/03/09

    @Iamdoingit: Ha! I'm going to have to force myself to start watching again!
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    Image of MadamButterfloozy MadamButterfloozy
    09/18/09

    In reply to Jenna Bush Reports for Reporting Duty, but Keeps Day Job
    I've noticed an increasing number of positive Bush stories planted the press recently that are desiged to soften Bush's public image. This Jenna debut obviously forms part of that strategy. Don't be fooled people, just because Bush was not an evil genius, just an evil fuckwit, does not make him any less guilty of overseeing the decline of civilization as we know it!
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    PaisleyPajamas promoted this comment Edited by MadamButterfloozy at 09/18/09 10:50 PM MadamButterfloozy was starred MadamButterfloozy was unstarred
    Image of Rhymenocerous Rhymenocerous
    09/18/09

    In reply to Jenna Bush Reports for Reporting Duty, but Keeps Day Job
    I find this Dalton kid much more annoying than Jenna.
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    Image of PaisleyPajamas PaisleyPajamas
    09/18/09

    In reply to Jenna Bush Reports for Reporting Duty, but Keeps Day Job
    A few years ago my favorite geighs and I were doing Sunday brunch to watch the political pundit shows when we caught a local news cast before George Stephanopolous. It was obviously a training situation for the anchor, who apparently had pissed off the entire crew in the studio. They were leaving her hanging in front of the camera, would cut to her waving her arms wildly (explaining why her voice sounded strangely strained) on the video packages and apparently fucked with the prompter so she had to read her blue sheets, which proved to be difficult--the actual reading, that is (mispronounced words, etc.). She, like Jenna, possessed that "I-drink-the- bong-water-voice," and we decided her daddy must own the station or her career was OVER. I have never been more remorseful for not having the DVR set to record. We nicknamed her "The Chubby Chearleader," (she was thin AND blonde) in honor of that girl whose daddy always buys her way in and often shared with each other what on-air shenaningans we had witnessed starring TCC.

    Some time later, our jaws dropped as we watched the news coverage of the San Angelo, Texas, polygamy ranch raid in which the same effing reporter was doing live stand-ups for the evening national fucking news AND the cable networks. Yeah, she was more polished, poised and prepared BECAUSE SHE GOT AN OPPORTUNITY that others work their entire lives for and no matter how educated, talented and hard working, will never have.

    Don't think this is the way it has been for a long time? Think about what a long list of "journalists" come from families of wealth and status in this day and age and think again.

    Again, MSM journalism no longer aiming the gun at their foot, but have put the barrel in their mouths.
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    Edited by PaisleyPajamas at 09/18/09 4:24 PM PaisleyPajamas was starred PaisleyPajamas was unstarred
    Image of LutherHonduras LutherHonduras
    09/18/09

    @PaisleyPajamas: I mostly come into contact with very young anchors, so I can't say anything about any of them who are over 35 years old. That said, I have yet to meet an anchor who actually knows anything about anything. The empty space in their heads where knowledge should be is breathtaking. One anchor in particular, for Pete's sake, sometimes when they are making snotty remarks to people such as "how do you even know that, you had to look it up DIDN'T you!" I want scream and hit them in the face repeatedly while they're on air. They literally, ever single time, when someone makes a comment about something they've never heard of (which is usually something that EVERYONE WITH A PULSE KNOWS) they accuse them of either being a fraud or being weird for knowing it. They even did this to the Managing Editor once, who just walked away.

    They're underwear models wearing clothes that make them look more intelligent than they are.
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    Image of PaisleyPajamas PaisleyPajamas
    09/18/09

    @LutherHonduras: I had similar experiences as an intern at a multi-multi-news Emmy award winning station that completely turned me off to the idea of being a news producer. Who wants to work themselves to death trying to make narcissistic morons--who place "Do Not Disturb" signs on the women's bathroom door while they trowel on their make-up--look well informed?
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    Image of jasonelias jasonelias
    09/18/09

    In reply to Jenna Bush Reports for Reporting Duty, but Keeps Day Job
    This is NBC right? Someone roll Dalton's dad off the couch and send him to America's Biggest Loser. ™
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    Image of allyzay allyzay
    09/18/09

    In reply to Jenna Bush Reports for Reporting Duty, but Keeps Day Job
    You guys sure you want to use something like "Reports for Reporting" in your headline? I'm not usually picky but that headline is hurting my feelings with how bad that is. It's like that hacky reporter stereotype from Hot Fuzz wrote it!

    I don't care about Jenna Bush having a fluff job on the Today Show because she is just interviewing people for happy bunny rabbit stories, unlike other political daughters of no intellectual capacity I could name who are actually trying to influence opinions and policy with their "journalism" so good on Jenna.
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    Image of vampirebris vampirebris
    09/18/09

    @allyzay: I won't stand by idly and let you impugn the reputation of Margarat Truman!
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    Image of PaisleyPajamas PaisleyPajamas
    09/18/09

    @allyzay: Jenna is about as qualified to do this job with her Party Certificate from UT, as I am to be a brain surgeon with my journalism degree. It's been a long, luxurious road for her to never have to worry about the competition and she still sucked rocks in this package.

    Fun fact: Jenna won a debate competition during her years at Austin H.S. that was so obviously fixed that people still snicker about it. I'd venture to guess hearing her fumble her way through questions on The Today Show is going to bring back a lot of memories for some.
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    Image of Rhymenocerous Rhymenocerous
    09/18/09

    @allyzay: I'm with you. This does not bother me. She's cute enough and not trying to shove conservative dogma down my throat. Maybe it's just that Meghan McCain has set the bar so low that everyone else looks harmless in comparison.
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    Image of MadamButterfloozy MadamButterfloozy
    09/18/09

    @allyzay: Would you be bothered when this seemingly innocuous entrance onto the public stage leads to another Bush running for the Presidency?. If Dubya managed to get himself elected President and Palin chosen as McCain's running mate, anything is possible. There's nothing the ruling elite like more than a malleable puppet in high office.
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    Image of doctorzizmor doctorzizmor
    09/18/09

    In reply to Jenna Bush Reports for Reporting Duty, but Keeps Day Job
    Helping kids learn to read is producing something of value. Just because her father is a jackass doesn't make her one by extension.
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    Image of i'm a bottle i'm a bottle
    09/18/09

    In reply to Jenna Bush Reports for Reporting Duty, but Keeps Day Job
    This is painful to watch.
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    Image of flossy flossy
    09/18/09

    In reply to Jenna Bush Reports for Reporting Duty, but Keeps Day Job
    I heard that not-Jenna is working in New York for Transportation Alternatives (the we-love-bicycles people). She goes by Barbara Pierce so that people don't instinctively want to stab her. Her father must be so ashamed, to have raised such an obvious communist.
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    Image of Banjo-Sea Kitten Banjo-Sea Kitten
    09/18/09

    @flossy: 'cept that's her granny's name, isn't it? I've long wanted to stab that mean old bat, especially after her Katrina Astrodome comments.
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    Image of PaisleyPajamas PaisleyPajamas
    09/18/09

    @flossy: Curious she chose the name "Pierce" to fend off stabbiness.
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    Edited by PaisleyPajamas at 09/18/09 6:12 PM PaisleyPajamas was starred PaisleyPajamas was unstarred
    Image of aLostLady aLostLady
    09/18/09

    @Banjo-Sea Kitten: I still can't see or think of her without remembering that hateful, narrow-minded, condescending comment of hers. This thread is making me stabby.
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    Image of sanchosdad sanchosdad
    09/18/09

    In reply to Jenna Bush Reports for Reporting Duty, but Keeps Day Job
    my sister in law went to COLUMBIA F'in JOURNALISM SCHOOL, she is not the daughter of a war criminal. she actually knows her ass from a hole in the ground. she has been trying to break into TV for a decade. and this HACK gets on TV?

    what, Mussolini had no grandkids that we can put on TV? what about Pol Pot? Charles Taylor has a son. get him his own show.

    no, no nepotism or favoritism to be seen here, move along.
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    Image of vampirebris vampirebris
    09/18/09

    @sanchosdad: maybe your sister isn't attractive enough to be on American television.
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    Image of You Cannot Untoast You Cannot Untoast
    09/18/09

    @vampirebris: Neither is the troglodyte they paraded out for this bit.
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    Image of bluebears bluebears
    09/18/09

    @You Cannot Untoast: wow.
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    Image of HypocriticalOath HypocriticalOath
    09/18/09

    @sanchosdad: EXACTLY the point of this. How many really intelligent worthy individuals with education and skills were passed over so "George Bush with a Blond Wig on" can blubber up morning TV with her dribble.
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    09/18/09

    @HypocriticalOath: The answer to that is "exactly zero individuals" because that is not what they hire for the Today Show. This program is entirely staffed by marionettes and sassy cheerleaders and alcoholic former trophy wives, why on earth is everyone pretending that some Columbia J student* is the type of person that the Today Show would hire?

    * lol they paid $50k a year for J School.
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    Image of vampirebris vampirebris
    09/18/09

    @HypocriticalOath: I think she looks less like George Bush with a blonde wig as she ages. She still has his apple cheeks but now has the pit vipor eyes of her mother.
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    Image of Rhymenocerous Rhymenocerous
    09/18/09

    @allyzay: J School is one of the biggest scams in the history of education. I work in media alongside people who went, and I just want to ask, "Does it bother you that I'm two years younger than you, didn't have to pay for or work my way through grad school, and we have the same job and the same salary?" It would bother me.
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    Image of southbeachriot southbeachriot
    09/18/09

    In reply to Jenna Bush Reports for Reporting Duty, but Keeps Day Job
    am i being rude in saying there's something odd about a blogger calling a teacher "a useless leech on society who's produced nothing or value to anyone, ever."
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    09/18/09

    @southbeachriot: Yes.
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    Image of momof3wildkids momof3wildkids
    09/18/09

    @southbeachriot: No, you are being funny.

    Those who can, do. Those who cannot, teach. Those who can, but are too lazy to do, blog.
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    bytememehard promoted this comment Edited by momof3wildkids at 09/18/09 3:55 PM momof3wildkids was starred momof3wildkids was unstarred
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    09/18/09

    @momof3wildkids: And those who can neither teach nor blog, live off their husbands and make comments on blog posts between sips.
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    Image of momof3wildkids momof3wildkids
    09/18/09

    @bytememehard: I think you mean 'nips.' Cheers!
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    Edited by momof3wildkids at 09/18/09 4:15 PM momof3wildkids was starred momof3wildkids was unstarred
    Image of jinxnb jinxnb
    09/18/09

    @momof3wildkids:

    I can do, and I teach your wild kids.
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    Image of momof3wildkids momof3wildkids
    09/18/09

    @jinxnb: If you are a teacher,you have my gratitude. It is a job I could never do.
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    Image of Muggs Bigglesworth Muggs Bigglesworth
    09/18/09

    In reply to Jenna Bush Reports for Reporting Duty, but Keeps Day Job
    My daily dose of, "it doesn't matter, you weren't born rich."

    FUCK.
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    Image of DaveDavies DaveDavies
    09/18/09

    In reply to Jenna Bush Reports for Reporting Duty, but Keeps Day Job
    She's lucky she has her mother's good looks.
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    Image of BettyCrocker BettyCrocker
    09/18/09

    @DaveDavies: Oh my eyes!
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    Image of RandomLunatic RandomLunatic
    09/17/09

    In reply to Someone Disagrees with Michael Moore
    Wow, Today Show. Your efforts to remake the Bushes into some kind of down-home, warm & fuzzy answer to the Kennedy Clan may just succeed after all, ya bunch of brain-dead dinks.
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    Image of bluebears bluebears
    09/17/09

    In reply to Someone Disagrees with Michael Moore
    Well fuck me but I thought the Today Show segment was kinda cute.
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