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Originally posted by Mr. Man
When do we get to the part about this being a freakin weatherperson on freakin network tv? The banality of network tv personalities is not bounded by race, gender, age, sexual preference or prior coolness. Watch Fox pregame lately?
I believe that willingly allowing yourself to get sucked into watching network tv should foreclose any ability to complain about content or personalities (hi ncs!). The knowledge that all content and personalities on network tv are crap is at the same level as the knowledge that cigarettes will kill you and that fast food will make you fat. [Diatribe concluded].
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Don't give me that bullshit. When Rush Limbaugh was brought on ABC or ESPN to stir the shit and did by saying McNabb got attention and acclaim because he was black and if he was white would be just another quarterback, Tom Jackson, I believe broke from football analysis to let everyone know how he felt about it. Bryant Gumble, a former Today Show shil left to take control of his own destiny and has his own show where he chooses the stories, comments on them, asks tough questions (race, class, whatever) and pompous as he may be, doesn't turn off who he is to shuffle to an homogenous beat.
The point is not about whether Roker is a weathermen or works for a network. The point is that he has no substance or personality. He has the job and is appealing because he has removed any hint of race from his persona so completely, that he is an embarassment. He shuffles along, dodging any and every issue that would reveal an independent thought and he's happy to do it.
Network tv has plenty of people who exhibit personality. Hell, on The View, they supposedly go back and forth on political issues all the time. Katie Couric has been known to throw tough questions out there. Oprah Winfrey is on a network and she most certainly has an opinion on most everything. There are countless examples.
Al Roker is not just a weatherman. He is an icon and an integral part of The Today Show. He conducts interviews and does his own pieces. Although he's had his opportunities, he has designed his career around being nothing and that's the point.
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