Katie Couric is 'ruled out' as permanent host
of Jeopardy after asking Bill Maher 'how are
we going to deprogram the cult of Trump?'-
amid fears she has offended the show's
older audience
Daily Mail (UK),
by
Glenn Garner
Original Article
Posted By: Imright,
1/23/2021 11:33:06 PM
Katie Couric recently sounded off on Donald Trump's impeachment and Twitter ban, before the one-term president left office. And the acclaimed journalist is now facing backlash from the mostly 'conservative' audience of Jeopardy!, ahead of her guest hosting gig. It came after she appeared on the first 2021 episode of Real Time with Bill Maher last week, where they discussed extremist beliefs in Congress, following the riot at the Capitol earlier this month. (Photos)
Reply 1 - Posted by:
Flyball Dogs 1/23/2021 11:37:00 PM (No. 672197)
The poster girl for elite ignorance.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
DARling 1/23/2021 11:39:33 PM (No. 672200)
Biden and his supporters advocate for open borders, abortion on demand, slashing jobs and ruining women's sports, as well as cheering or at least condoning BLM and Antifa violence, but call Trump supporters extremists.
Acclaimed journalist? Nope.
168 people like this.
Reply 3 - Posted by:
SweetSweetback 1/23/2021 11:45:26 PM (No. 672205)
Once known as perky, still known as stupid.
Mike Rowe should be the host
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
Maggie2u 1/23/2021 11:50:59 PM (No. 672206)
Hey couric, how's it feel to be cancelled? I've been telling all of you we have the power. We took down the Dixie Chicks, Fox News, Twitter and now this bimbo. And we didn't have to say a word, no protests, no demonstrations just ABC's fear of losing viewers and money. They fear us, we can do this if we stick together. Next Bed, Bath and Beyond. Send them polite emails telling them you aren't going to darken their door again.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
Californian 1/23/2021 11:52:32 PM (No. 672208)
Live by the cancel, die by the cancel. That's a nice career you have there, Katie....
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
Lawsy0 1/23/2021 11:57:32 PM (No. 672211)
Memo to Megaskank KC: If you woke up this morning and opened your mouth, you offended even the people who had once even considered voting for Donald Trump, moreso those who did actually vote for him in 2016 AND in 2020.
Lest we forget, here is her most memorable video ever. They pasted it up like it was truly a medical marvel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15JsYSZIT-Q (A doctor in North Carolina said if you are fair, female and forty, you're due one.)
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
PChristopher 1/24/2021 12:06:15 AM (No. 672214)
Good decision
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
Catherine 1/24/2021 12:08:33 AM (No. 672217)
No one would have watched it with her as host. She's a snobby piece of work who mistakenly believes she's smart.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
Strike3 1/24/2021 12:09:04 AM (No. 672218)
Silly woman. Never Trumpers are the real cult. Those who appreciate a real President in place of a doddering old perverted clown are known as patriots.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
AGGW 1/24/2021 12:10:06 AM (No. 672219)
Good.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
DaBigGuy 1/24/2021 12:20:12 AM (No. 672232)
Why consider her in the first place? She is not intelligent and she is not likable. Which means she is better suited for The View.
124 people like this.
Reply 12 - Posted by:
SALady 1/24/2021 1:01:47 AM (No. 672254)
I just went to the Jeopardy web site and left a very polite comment concerning just what I thought of Katie Couric even being a guest host.
Bombard them, folks!!! https://www.jeopardy.com/contact
50 people like this.
Reply 13 - Posted by:
Readaholic 1/24/2021 1:05:32 AM (No. 672258)
They are waaaaaay down the wrong road to even be considering such a POS. Ken Jennings is awful too.
45 people like this.
Reply 14 - Posted by:
PismoPat 1/24/2021 1:18:12 AM (No. 672265)
Mike Rowe would make a great host.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
4Justice 1/24/2021 1:22:42 AM (No. 672268)
Ha ha ha!! Good to see the knife sometimes cuts the other way! She stepped in it big time.
47 people like this.
Reply 16 - Posted by:
DVC 1/24/2021 2:12:42 AM (No. 672288)
A hateful witch, good that she didn't get the job.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
ragu 1/24/2021 2:40:24 AM (No. 672299)
She would have been a terrible host, and would have ruined a terrific show.
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As Golda Meir said "Don't be so humble. You are not that great." Burned too many bridges ? Cute is not for old women.
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
andyboy 1/24/2021 3:22:05 AM (No. 672316)
A: This perky, Republican-hating bimbo is detested by the vast majority of the Jeopardy! audience. Q: Who is Katie Couric?
61 people like this.
Reply 20 - Posted by:
GustoGrabber 1/24/2021 3:48:23 AM (No. 672330)
The Kamala Harris of national telejournalism.
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
jigzsaw 1/24/2021 5:27:07 AM (No. 672346)
Quite surprised to see the left cancel-culturing their own. I guess karma is a thing after all.
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
BirdsNest 1/24/2021 5:33:55 AM (No. 672351)
Mike Rowe, excellent choice. His voice.....love it!
And he's easy on the eyes.
49 people like this.
Reply 23 - Posted by:
anniebc 1/24/2021 5:40:58 AM (No. 672353)
An older audience that is her demographic age wise. She should have never been considered to begin with. The Jeopardy folks thought they could force a marxist onto their conservative audience, but loudmouth marxist couldn't keep her stupid, ugly, self-righteous but evil mouth shut. It's good to see a minority doesn't quite own America and that there is still power in pushback. They cancel US, but there has to come a time when we cancel them and their culture. They've stolen huge parts of America from US, and we have to take back everything they've stolen--churches, education, government, business, entertainment, news media, anything to do with medicine, sports, etc. We have a lot of work to do and now.
24 people like this.
Reply 24 - Posted by:
mifla 1/24/2021 5:42:16 AM (No. 672354)
From news anchor to cancelled game show host. Perhaps she can do commercials at 3 am on TV.
39 people like this.
Reply 25 - Posted by:
nina584 1/24/2021 6:12:26 AM (No. 672368)
She looks like and behaves like Chucky. Can't stand her !!!
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Her gum recession alone should disqualify her. It’s quite unappealing.
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Reply 27 - Posted by:
Krause 1/24/2021 6:18:18 AM (No. 672373)
Stupid woman.
21 people like this.
Reply 28 - Posted by:
franq 1/24/2021 6:43:03 AM (No. 672379)
LOL, #24. But wait, there's more!
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Reply 29 - Posted by:
Califedup 1/24/2021 7:00:02 AM (No. 672389)
Go woke go broke. Jeopardy is in control of the Hollywood commies. The producers considering a bulldog faced propaganda hack as host tells you all you need to know about the direction this show has taken.
I can see it now - I'll take greatest president for $1,000, Reverend Sharpton - Answer who is Obama?
The show is on the not watch list. It died with Alex Trebeck.
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A woman who worked closely with Matt Lauer for years and knew about his antics and said nothing is morally unfit no matter what her politics might be. Or just very dumb.
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Reply 31 - Posted by:
jinx 1/24/2021 7:40:39 AM (No. 672417)
She didn't mind working with Matt and she went to dinner at Jeffrey Epstein's house in NY. She must have known who he was yet she went anyway. Bet she was friends with Harvey W. too. That tells me exactly who and what she is. She is a has-been. So glad she got caught. I can't stand her perkiness.
45 people like this.
Reply 32 - Posted by:
Periwinkel 1/24/2021 7:42:54 AM (No. 672420)
I seldom watch Jeopardy, but that offends me. Poor old Katie, she just doesn't know what she doesn't know!
16 people like this.
Reply 33 - Posted by:
homefry 1/24/2021 7:50:05 AM (No. 672429)
katie should not even guest host Jeopardy.
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Reply 34 - Posted by:
MOBeef4u 1/24/2021 7:54:01 AM (No. 672436)
Mike Rowe is a great guy and great at what he does but it's not being host of Jeopardy. Ken Jennings is the GOAT (Greatest Of All Time, for those of you in Rio Linda) when it comes to Jeopardy. He's personable and smart. We joke amongst ourselves that he probably doesn't even need the "cheat" screen for the answers. The producers can save a lot of time and save us loyal viewers a lot of aggravation if they just go ahead and give Ken the job. Jeopardy is not supposed to be about the host. It's about smart people showing off their smartness.
BTW I would change the wording in the headline from "older viewers" to "extremely intelligent viewers". But that's just me. No, literally, it's me. (smile)
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Reply 35 - Posted by:
Bur Oak 1/24/2021 8:12:57 AM (No. 672462)
She is acclaimed by the elite but she is no journalist.
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Reply 36 - Posted by:
F15 Gork 1/24/2021 8:18:53 AM (No. 672473)
Unplug your TV from the wall - in about three days you will feel much better about yourself and life in general.
18 people like this.
Reply 37 - Posted by:
WinterParker 1/24/2021 8:20:56 AM (No. 672477)
Ken Jennings has his own history of hideous, nasty partisan behavior. He should also be out of the running.
32 people like this.
Reply 38 - Posted by:
broken01 1/24/2021 8:23:56 AM (No. 672482)
When I heard that Katie Colon Couric was slated to be a Jeopardy host I thought they’re trying to drive ratings into the ground. This ditz calls Trump supporters a cult but if memory serves she was a BJ Clinton cult member during her stint on the Today Show along with that other nitwit Bryant Gumbel. They need to get someone intelligent and photogenic for host and that air headed dummy Colon Couric is not it.
21 people like this.
Reply 39 - Posted by:
rytwng 1/24/2021 8:30:23 AM (No. 672490)
That mental midget little twit should be cancelled.
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Reply 40 - Posted by:
udanja99 1/24/2021 8:44:17 AM (No. 672502)
I don’t watch television so I didn’t know who Mike Rowe is. Perhaps those of you wanting him to host should know that he’s currently hosting a series on Fakebook.
Back in the 80’s Hubby and I used to watch Jeopardy during dinner and compete with each other to get the question first. Having children put an end to that.
7 people like this.
Reply 41 - Posted by:
Jebediah 1/24/2021 8:48:31 AM (No. 672505)
Am delighted that "Jeopardy" had the common sense to eliminate the woman. She is a horrendous lightweight to begin with, but her comments re: re-educating 75 million people were egregious beyond words. I was one of the probably thousands and thousands who wrote "Jeopardy" and told them that they were destroying the franchise even considering her. Trebek was not only non-political but also decent and honest and BRIGHT....if he didn't know an answer himself he never pretended that he did.
19 people like this.
Reply 42 - Posted by:
udanja99 1/24/2021 8:49:00 AM (No. 672507)
BTW, with the hair and the clothes, she looks like a slightly more attractive version of Hillary.
12 people like this.
Reply 43 - Posted by:
Jebediah 1/24/2021 8:49:21 AM (No. 672508)
Poster #3 came up with an EXCELLENT choice to follow Trebek: Mike Rowe!
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Reply 44 - Posted by:
Dodge Boy 1/24/2021 8:49:42 AM (No. 672510)
Katie Corrupt, the deprogramming will start with you. Then we'll go from there. So much to do. Where to start with such a large group of deranged lefties.
13 people like this.
Reply 45 - Posted by:
Jebediah 1/24/2021 8:57:38 AM (No. 672518)
Re: Mike Rowe hosting a series on Facebook, I think the poster should investigate and find out WHAT KIND OF SERIES IT IS. Even Facebook has its good moments. And Rowe is calm, intelligent, ironic and would be perfect!
15 people like this.
Reply 46 - Posted by:
BeatleJeff 1/24/2021 8:59:37 AM (No. 672520)
Hard to imagine she was up for serious consideration in the first place.
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Reply 47 - Posted by:
red1066 1/24/2021 9:35:13 AM (No. 672553)
The amount of projection exhibited by the Socialists each and every hour is just mindboggling, and they do it without any awareness or care about what it makes them look like, or who they offend.
9 people like this.
Reply 48 - Posted by:
bigfatslob 1/24/2021 9:39:23 AM (No. 672555)
Jeopardy franchise could have gotten someone a bit more intelligent than the has been KC maybe the former barmaid turned politician AOC.
8 people like this.
Reply 49 - Posted by:
Zigrid 1/24/2021 9:45:44 AM (No. 672566)
Never will forget her disrespect for Sara Palin...so honey... you reap what you sow... I'm a devoted watcher of Jeopardy... BUT... put that witch on and I'm out of there...WE conservatives walk with our money and our support...don't take it personally... it's just business... the business of honor and respect...President Trump made billions by using his wits...WE are his flock now... welcome to the revolution...as President Trump said..."be careful what you pray for"...
18 people like this.
Reply 50 - Posted by:
mamateach 1/24/2021 9:47:19 AM (No. 672570)
Betty White would make a great Jeopardy host! As far as saying anything about Katie...If you can't say anything nice???
1 person likes this.
Reply 51 - Posted by:
starboard 1/24/2021 9:47:26 AM (No. 672571)
The queen of snark.
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Reply 52 - Posted by:
Arby 1/24/2021 9:59:16 AM (No. 672595)
Wise choice. The local station weather girl in D.C. who went to New York and put on airs. She's still the local numbskull.
4 people like this.
Reply 53 - Posted by:
bpl40 1/24/2021 10:05:37 AM (No. 672609)
The Eva Braun of morning television strikes again. Aren't we lucky people like her are so stupid!
6 people like this.
Reply 54 - Posted by:
msjena 1/24/2021 10:09:52 AM (No. 672625)
She’s still going to be a guest host and I’m pretty sure she was never in the running for permanent host.
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Reply 55 - Posted by:
Italiano 1/24/2021 10:12:07 AM (No. 672630)
All that intestinal surgery she had years ago, and they didn't bother to remove her head.
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Reply 56 - Posted by:
Laotzu 1/24/2021 10:40:13 AM (No. 672669)
This is the woman, who, when interviewing Time's editor on picking American Soldiers as person of the year asked, "why didn't you include a woman soldier in the picture." Answer: We did.
5 people like this.
Reply 57 - Posted by:
YorkieMom 1/24/2021 10:45:23 AM (No. 672675)
Thanks for the info, #24. We should all also say we want that common sense, smart, handsome Mike Rowe.
3 people like this.
Reply 58 - Posted by:
YorkieMom 1/24/2021 10:48:03 AM (No. 672678)
Whoops, that was meant for #12.
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Reply 59 - Posted by:
YorkieMom 1/24/2021 10:53:34 AM (No. 672688)
Whoops, that should be #12.
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Reply 60 - Posted by:
wangbuster 1/24/2021 10:59:10 AM (No. 672692)
Perky, my ass. Probably went the same route as commie harris.
3 people like this.
Reply 61 - Posted by:
greyseal 1/24/2021 11:06:29 AM (No. 672699)
Mike Rowe would be perfect, but I can't see him wanting that dirty job.
As for Jennings, they really need him out of there - he's a mendacious liberal who's trying to hide behind a faux-friendly veneer.
greyseal
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Reply 62 - Posted by:
polarbear2 1/24/2021 11:21:31 AM (No. 672716)
Who in the world thinks thank skanky Catie couric would be a good host for Jeopardy?
3 people like this.
Reply 63 - Posted by:
Chuzzles 1/24/2021 11:45:51 AM (No. 672755)
If the network is so eager to kill their cash cow, no better way than to put Perky Couric in as host. Her ignorance and unlikeability will doom the show. One of the reasons Trebek was so popular was he did massive amounts of research regarding all the subjects being covered on his show. I cannot imagine the conservative/Christian hating Couric ever doing that. The idea that an enthusiastic friend of Epstein and his parties could host this amazing and intelligent show sickens me to no end.
2 people like this.
Reply 64 - Posted by:
Mike6 1/24/2021 11:51:19 AM (No. 672762)
Is she a communist, a Satanist or just an evil Obama Democrat who hates Trump with a purple passion?
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I think the one doing it now is very good, if Courik got job I would nor warch
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Reply 66 - Posted by:
waving flag 1/24/2021 12:29:31 PM (No. 672801)
Is this the first time anyone in media/television has cared about what Conservatives might think? This could be the start of something big. Tho I'm sure the demographics play a large part in this instance.
1 person likes this.
Reply 67 - Posted by:
Vincent Vega 1/24/2021 12:38:04 PM (No. 672814)
This is pure liberal elitism on display. It's unbelievably offensive that people like her think Trump voters are so weak-minded and dimwitted that they can be "deprogrammed". Excuse me sugarbritches, but I think for myself and draw my own conclusions based on facts, reason, and logic.......and arrogant little sh*ts like you are the last people on earth who can influence my thought process. Go away you obnoxious little has-been.
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Reply 68 - Posted by:
udanja99 1/24/2021 12:42:55 PM (No. 672819)
#45, if he’s so intelligent, why is working for Fakebook?
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Reply 69 - Posted by:
RedWhite&Blue2 1/24/2021 1:09:39 PM (No. 672855)
She’s a smiling sphinctoid of stupidity.
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Reply 70 - Posted by:
sternben 1/24/2021 1:58:12 PM (No. 672899)
I've never missed an episode until now. When she's on I'll skip those programs.
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Reply 71 - Posted by:
NYbob 1/24/2021 2:01:03 PM (No. 672900)
Hollyweird idiots are about to destroy another golden goose. Even thinking about couric is a gigantic red flag. Let Mike Rowe do his job. He doesn't need to waste time being a host on this show. Call Ben Bailey from Cash Cab. He seems good natured and has a good connection with regular people. He actually has a cab license. A comedian, but if he is a liberal, he had enough sense to stay out of the news. Biggest problem is he is 6' 6" and that just be too scary for woke people.
1 person likes this.
Reply 72 - Posted by:
sternben 1/24/2021 2:20:52 PM (No. 672918)
H&R Block Jennings is bad enough.
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Reply 73 - Posted by:
vinegrower 1/24/2021 3:57:03 PM (No. 673016)
Katie Couric is not particularly intelligent. I have never understood why she was given positions that need gravitas because she has none, rather a silly woman. As far as I know she has failed at everything she has tried since the Today Show. I can't believe that anyone would even consider her for Jeopardy host. It was only in the last couple of yrs that I became aware that Alex Trebek was liberal. Although I wasn't a regular viewer I thought they kept politics out of that show.
I like your idea #3
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Reply 74 - Posted by:
SALady 1/24/2021 3:57:10 PM (No. 673017)
I really don't like Ken Jennings. But I have to admit that I was pleasantly surprised at how good he did as guest host the last couple of weeks. He clearly did his show preparation (like Alex was so famous for), so that he pronounced all the names and places correctly. I thought he came off reasonably personable, and seemed reasonably comfortable in that position. It was so weird hearing anyone else hosting besides Alex, but at this point, if Ken is named the permanent host, I will be comfortable watching.
But after Katie's little stunt last week, they need to cancel her from even guest hosting. If she wasn't smart enough not to offend the strong majority of Jeopardy viewers, she certainly isn't smart enough to host a show like Jeopardy!!!
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Reply 75 - Posted by:
24tea@Mag 1/24/2021 5:21:15 PM (No. 673092)
She has offended older viewers. She always was a liberal loon no matter who was in office and qualifies as snooty elitist.
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Reply 76 - Posted by:
Folsomguy 1/24/2021 6:13:58 PM (No. 673168)
75 posts and all that needs to said is hahahahahaha
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Reply 77 - Posted by:
Strike3 1/24/2021 9:47:41 PM (No. 673386)
After the way Conservatives smacked down Fox for betraying them, the other networks and shows really should pay attention. Ratings aren't just a trophy, they mean survival and losing half your audience is certainly not survival.
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Reply 78 - Posted by:
joew9 1/24/2021 10:32:08 PM (No. 673419)
In the history of politics "deprogram" means kill. The people get sent away to a deprogramming camp and are never heard from again.
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Reply 79 - Posted by:
Venturer 1/24/2021 10:40:11 PM (No. 673425)
She read what other people wrote.
That's it.
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Reply 80 - Posted by:
RuckusTom 1/25/2021 2:15:54 AM (No. 673532)
1 Katie Couric = about 2.5 pounds. (South Park reference).
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