Today on the today show she was “interviewing” Craig Kelly’s mom and sister in law just 2 days after he died in an avalanche that killed 6 other people. It only took about 30 seconds for Katie to move into “poking for tears” territory. After a minute of talking about what happened she dives into questions about what craig loved and how did they feel when they heard the news. Did they cry? Did it hurt? Ill bet it hurt!? What was his wifes reaction? Was she hurt? Did she cry? etc…
And then for the icing on the cake she says "He has a little baby girl doesn’t he? Isn’t she two? I heard he took that girl eveyrwhere. He carried her around in his backpack when he went hiking."etc… She is saying all this shit to his mom. Two days after he died.
Who decided that she should switch from talking about the latest movies or styles into trying to be a real reporter or interviewer? And haven’t people watched enough today show to know that they will have the knife twisted by going on this show?
At the end she says “Thanks for coming on the show today. We really appreciate it. We know this must be hard for you. Thanks for talking about it” Then his mom starts talking aobut the other families for a few seconds before Katie cuts her off because they are not famous snowboarders.
I"m baffled by people who subject themselves to that treatment after a loved one died AND by the audience who wants it/watches it. Grief is private, IMHO, and it’s just bizzare to consent to an interview 2 days after a death.
You know how not only does KC dig about how much it hurts when some dies, but often has some comment about how dangerous certain activities are, and she asks if maybe people should be stopped from doing the things they love because they aren’t perfectly safe?
OK, here’s the set up: a dear friend has died horribly in a plane crash (which is my “dangerous hobby”) and somehow the grief has driven me insane enough to appear on the Today Show.
KC: “How did you feel when you heard the news?”
Me: (suppressing a sob) “Well, Katie, it was very” sob, gasp “it was very upsetting.”
KC: “You are no doubt aware that flying in a small airplane is dangerous. Do you think private citizens should be doing this? Isnt’ it better left to the professionals, like the military and airlines?”
Me: “Well, katie, I guess I feel that it’s important to do the things that give you joy, even if there’s some risk, because we all die sometime of something. I mean, my friend could have lived a very safe life without risks and died of something like colon cancer. By the way, Katie - how did you feel when your husband died? Did it hurt?”
I find it helpful, when watching those “poking for tears” interviews, to remind myself that nobody is forcing those people to sit there and let KC poke them. A flunky called them up, asked them if they’d be willing to be interviewed, and for whatever reason, they agreed. It’s probably very hard to resist the temptation to have the whole world “feel your pain”, even if it’s only for two minutes of air time.
So I don’t feel too sorry for them when Katie makes them cry.
I get off work at 7am. I can choose between listening to rap hour on Mtv, some dragon tale cartoon, or pick up pieces of the new and weather from the Today show before I go to bed.
I think I may have mentioned it in another thread a while back but I will say it again…
MATT LAUER WHO THE FUCK TOLD YOU TO DO THAT TO YOUR HAIR AND WHY HAVEN"T YOU FIRED THEM YET?
What is she supposed to talk to them about? They agreed to be interviewed about a loved one’s death, so should Katie say “Sorry to hear about your son/mother/dog. Man, is it cold enough for ya’! Sheesh, is it ever cold out. I can’t wait for the Superbowl, how about you? Got any good chili recipes? I do. I think Brad Pitt is cute, how do you feel about that?”
There are a bunch of little buttons on the remote control that would help ease your pain in the future. They make the channel go away when Katie asks obvious questions.
I’m still trying to figure out why newsfolk consider “How do you feel?” to be newsworthy. Maybe it’s just me, but if I tune in the news, I want facts and perhaps a little analysis. I don’t care in the least how someone feels after a disaster or a triumph.
Yeah, it’s a peeve of mine. And I can’t stand Katie either…
It was weird, they were on all the morning shows this morning. I was at the gym and they have a bunch of TVs lined up, so you can see this family go from one TV to the other.
Unless they were dancing with glee and cheering about these people dying, it’s most definitely not newsworthy. Such a ridiculous waste of time. They could have all talked to Simon from American Idol for longer if they hadn’t wasted so much time with the sad people!
It’s amazing to watch all those morning “news” shows next to each other with no sound. They all have exactly the same tripe, just a couple of minutes apart. At least CNN doesn’t have the crowd of idiots standing outside with signs and screaming for a weatherman’s attention.
Remember people, you need to make sure that your loved ones are aware of your last requests:
Do you want to be kept on life support?
Do you want to donate your organs?
Do you want your relatives weeping over your death on talk shows?
Have that conversation today, because tomorrow it may be too late!
Seriously, I have told my parents many times that I do not care how gruesome or newsworthy my death is, they are NOT to discuss me with reporters once I’m gone. My Mom thinks I’m a wacko, but at least she knows what I want.
Or even better, have Simon interview the bereaved.
“I have to tell you, ma’am, after watching the video of your husband dying, that it has to have been the worst-performed fatal tumble off a mountain that I’ve ever seen in my entire career. Do you have any idea what he was thinking, trying to pull off a dramatic death which he was so ill-prepared for?”
After watching one of those “how do feel” interviews on the news one night, my wife turned to me and said, “If I die in a horrible accident and someone tries to interview you, please try to restrain yourself. Shoving the microphone and camera so far up the interviewer’s ass that their proctologist can’t get it out will not bring me back.”