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senseandsensibility

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16. Katie Couric grew on me
Mon Mar 22, 2021, 03:08 PM
Mar 2021

I was not looking forward to her hosting at all, but she was surprisingly good, and seemed to bring a fresh attitude to the job without making it all about her. The teacher thing didn't bother me, maybe because I am a teacher (LOL) and find the attitude familiar and calming. The more I thought about it, though, it wasn't so much that she was acting like a teacher as she was acting "feminine", and we are just NOT used to seeing a woman host Jeopardy. If that is her true personality, she was just being herself as men are always allowed to do. Don't know if any of this makes sense, but I guess I felt bad about my ill feelings towards her at the beginning. Also, the rightwing hates her and was posting all kinds of hate comments on the Jeopardy twitter page.

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Is it too much to ask to get someone who speaks truth?? Storybook612 Mar 2021 #1
NO,no, no,no. CTyankee Mar 2021 #2
Looks like I get a week off from jeopardy bottomofthehill Mar 2021 #3
Odd choice. LisaM Mar 2021 #4
Agree happybird Mar 2021 #15
Austin would be a good choice. I loved watching him when he was on the show. blueinredohio Mar 2021 #20
Katie Couric grew on me senseandsensibility Mar 2021 #16
Your post Diamond_Dog Mar 2021 #19
Good, I'm glad someone could relate senseandsensibility Mar 2021 #21
My dad was a teacher. And I taught pre-school for four years. LisaM Mar 2021 #25
I liked her Orangepeel Mar 2021 #18
How did they pry him out of Hannity's ass? 50 Shades Of Blue Mar 2021 #5
I'll take "What Does My Poop Look Like" for a thousand Dread Pirate Roberts Mar 2021 #6
Big Money! No Whammies!!! n/t Xavier Breath Mar 2021 #24
You've GOT to be kidding me! IL Dem Mar 2021 #7
Maybe there will be a category about medicine? Buckeye_Democrat Mar 2021 #8
This message was self-deleted by its author LetMyPeopleVote Mar 2021 #9
I will boycott this week LetMyPeopleVote Mar 2021 #10
I'll watch "Gunsmoke" on INSP for the next 2 weeks liberaltrucker Mar 2021 #11
Won't be watching this week either. yuck! likesmountains 52 Mar 2021 #12
More Ripper Street for me. Yea!!! n/t SheilaAnn Mar 2021 #13
I think he'll be the second-worst, and I do not like Dr. Oz. At all. Politicub Mar 2021 #14
I detest Oz, too, but I liked the producer guy better than either Ken or Katie. Vinca Mar 2021 #22
;-{) Goonch Mar 2021 #17
Guess I'm watching M*A*S*H reruns this week Rastapopoulos Mar 2021 #23
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