Bad ratings = sexism?

Started by Mr. X, Jun 24, 2007, 06:11 PM

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Mr. X

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070624/ap_on_en_tv/ap_on_tv_brian_williams_2


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NEW YORK - One of the small indignities of a high-paying television job is rising after getting home from Texas at 3:05 a.m. for a conversation about why your ratings are going south.

Brian Williams dutifully does it, weary voice and all, even if he and NBC can't fully explain why after two years on top his "Nightly News" broadcast has suddenly been eclipsed by ABC and Charles Gibson.

"It is predictable," Williams said, the morning after anchoring his newscast from Fort Worth. "This is why I haven't allowed any champagne toasts in the newsroom when the ratings have been flawless and spectacular and joyous. This is a back-and-forth dogfight."

Tough competition keeps everyone sharp and benefits the viewers, he said.

ABC's "World News" has been the most popular newscast for eight straight weeks, and 15 out of the last 19, according to Nielsen Media Research. Katie Couric's "CBS Evening News" is a distant third.



So how come when Couric has bad ratings its sexism but when Brian Williams has bad ratings, its due to his bad performance or due to preference?
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The simplest possible explanation, and toughest to deal with: more people want to spend that half hour with Gibson than Williams.


Feminists - "Verbally beating men like dumb animals or ignoring them is all we know and its not working."

CaptDMO

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Jun 25, 2007, 09:23 PM Last Edit: Jun 25, 2007, 09:43 PM by CaptDMO
I wrote* a play about desperately playing out a lie, and rallying impressionable allies at any cost.
I called it "The Crucible"

I wrote* another play about a clueless useful idiot,  and their redirection of personal failure causation.
I called it "Oleanna"

I wrote* another play about malicious liars that are ultimately excused with an immature little girls pussy pass.
I called it "The Childrens Hour".

I wrote* another play about a 'ho that insists she's "all that" and
gets pwned ALL the way back to her proper place.
I called it "The Taming of The Shrew".

I wrote* another play about the consequence of hireing delusional skanks, well
after they've spent all their  their novelty capital.
I called it "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie"

I wrote* another play about what happens to folks that rely on the kindness
of strangers
when assumed entitlement to charity runs out.
I called it "A Streetcar Named Desire".

Hmmmm....maybe musicals, with a HUGE chorus of supernumeraries, would do better in NYC, London, and on tour.
Oh well,...that's showbiz...!



*Outright lie.

rantmeister


It will be the same thing applied politically if Hillary gets elected. Every time her approval rating hits a new low, it will be because of sexism. Kouric, Hillary, and so many others think it's their job simply to occupy a position while possessing a vagina, and that will magically induce major social change, and end "male oppression."  Results? Oh, was that part of the job?


Cordell Walker

"what I cant stand is girl power feminists who rode the coattails of rich and successful men into washington DC, like nancy pelosi, Hillary Clinton and John Kerry"--------Ann Coulter
"how can you kill women and children?"---private joker
"Easy, ya just dont lead em as much" ---Animal Mother

CaptDMO



It will be the same thing applied politically if Hillary gets elected. Every time her approval rating hits a new low, it will be because of sexism. 


I've already run into "Oh, it's because she's a woman!" when I opined I couldn't vote for her.

I asked "What did she actually do to merit high office holder in NY? What has she actually done in such a short time to demonstrate she's presidential material?

The reply was sput..sput..sput of course!

The coup de grace was "I wouldn't vote for ANY contemporary Democrat, I have  PRIDE in the USA"!   

Cordell Walker

Hillary is incompetent on her own........................but she might win because  so many people see her winning as  a 3rd term for bill
"how can you kill women and children?"---private joker
"Easy, ya just dont lead em as much" ---Animal Mother

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