Preface: I hate Kathie Lee Gifford. I always have. Its one of those natural things that will never change. When NBC brought her back to television, I wanted to start rioting in the Plaza outside 30 Rock. The woman is more of a train wreck than Britney Spears on a bad day, she just has less paparazzi following her around because she's Fucking Kathie Lee Gifford and who gives a shit about her?
Right now, I do.
In this final night of The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien, there's certainly quite a bit of buzz surrounding this entire mess incited by NBC affiliates dropping Jay Leno's 10pm show. As this ironically real life yet completely on screen drama comes to a close, it seems that the NBC cats have started to bare their claws... or at least started meowing so obnoxiously that I want to throw my shoe out the window at them.
I keep NBC on for background noise most of the time (since that's all its really good for). On the last hour of the Today Show this morning (which NBC really needs to work on reformatting by the way), Hoda and Kathie Lee opened their "Scoop" segment with a discussion about Conan's behavior on
his show the last few days. This bit included calling Conan classless and suggesting that he reimburse the broadcasting company for the amount of NBC money he's been spending just because he can.
First and Foremost: Kathie Lee Gifford calling anyone classless is a joke. She's the most painted up excuse for white trash in this country. She sits on her soapbox inside Studio 1A and subjects all of America to her ignorant ramblings and judgements. Without her expensive makeup, wigs, jewelry and great lighting, you can imagine her in cutoff jeans and a halter top outside the trailer home with a cigarette in one hand yelling for Frank and the kids to come in for supper... or not to touch the dog there.
In this "time of cutbacks," Kathie Lee, how about you reimburse NBC for the amount of cash you regularly spend trying to look so good for the hour you're on TV. You publicly shunning Conan O'Brien isn't going to do anything for you in your career (which has needed plenty of help since the early years) so why bother? Why bother saying anything? Remember, Those in Glass Houses Shouldn't Throw Stones.
Also, using the last hour of the Today Show to suck up to your NBC Executives isn't exactly what they call graceful. So by being tactless you're guilty of doing the exact same thing you're accusing your late-night counterpart of doing: being classless.
Lets see how well your big, opinionated mouth reacts if they pulled you off the air for something that wasn't your fault, Kathie Lee. This is your boss' fault, not the employee's so how about keeping the lunchroom drama behind closed doors instead of in the open air.
All in all: I can't believe I was so infuriated by her asinine comments that I actually had to write a blog entry about them (especially since its been about 3 months since I last posted). I feel like a sheep because ringing up more controversy over the complete mismanagement of this catastrophe is me playing into her hand. Argh! Hey Kathie Lee, bake your own pie instead of trying to take a piece from the post primetime crew's.
This all said: I like Hoda Kotb. She deserves better.
Edit: PS I'm usually way more coherent but I was kinda pissed when I wrote this. Blegh
